H04S 7/306
For headphones
Official title: {For headphones}
H04S7/306 (For headphones) appears on 308 US grants and 392 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04S- Granted patents
- 308
- Published applications
- 392
- Assignees
- 106
- Inventors
- 505
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 4 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 4 | 5 |
| 2015 | 4 | 7 |
| 2016 | 13 | 19 |
| 2017 | 17 | 23 |
| 2018 | 26 | 32 |
| 2019 | 28 | 36 |
| 2020 | 47 | 31 |
| 2021 | 21 | 35 |
| 2022 | 23 | 22 |
| 2023 | 38 | 32 |
| 2024 | 23 | 53 |
| 2025 | 31 | 44 |
| 2026 | 22 | 37 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Conditional disabling of a reverberator25 Aug 2026US 12,718,790 B2Nokia Technologies Oy
- Passively measuring room reverb18 Aug 2026US 12,713,179 B2Google Inc.
- Method and apparatus for scene dependent listener space adaptation11 Aug 2026US 12,707,224 B2Nokia Technologies Oy
- Generating binaural audio in response to multi-channel audio using at least one feedback delay network11 Aug 2026US 12,707,228 B2Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
- Own voice reinforcement using extra-aural speakers4 Aug 2026US 12,701,381 B1Apple Inc.
- Spatial Audio Representation and Rendering8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313312 A1Nokia Technologies Oy
- Electronic device for providing audio service, and operating method thereof10 Sep 2026US 2026/0270618 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Generation device, generation method, and generation program10 Sep 2026US 2026/0270641 A1Sony Group Corporation
- System and method for assisting selective hearing3 Sep 2026US 2026/0261819 A1Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e. V.
- System and method for audio diffusor20 Aug 2026US 2026/0247099 A1Spotify AB
Most cited
By later US patents
- Augmented reality (AR) audio with position and action triggered virtual sound effects94US 8,831,255 B2Disney Enterprises, Inc. · 2014
- Audio reproducing apparatus corresponding to picture69US 5,696,831 ASony Corporation · 1997
- Realistic occlusion for a head mounted augmented reality display69US 9,122,053 B2Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC · 2015
- Methods and apparatus for processing spatialised audio61US 6,021,206 ALake DSP Pty Limited · 2000
- Binaural filters for monophonic compatibility and loudspeaker compatibility51US 8,515,104 B2Dobly Laboratories Licensing Corporation · 2013