Y10T 29/4957
Sound device making
Y10T29/4957 (Sound device making) appears on 366 US grants and 362 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in Y10T- Granted patents
- 366
- Published applications
- 362
- Assignees
- 144
- Inventors
- 486
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 7 |
| 2003 | 5 | 6 |
| 2004 | 9 | 11 |
| 2005 | 8 | 7 |
| 2006 | 6 | 12 |
| 2007 | 5 | 17 |
| 2008 | 9 | 21 |
| 2009 | 8 | 36 |
| 2010 | 13 | 18 |
| 2011 | 19 | 32 |
| 2012 | 31 | 34 |
| 2013 | 39 | 45 |
| 2014 | 47 | 46 |
| 2015 | 38 | 37 |
| 2016 | 32 | 8 |
| 2017 | 19 | 7 |
| 2018 | 7 | 5 |
| 2019 | 6 | 4 |
| 2020 | 5 | 2 |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Material selection system and method for constructing a musical instrument25 Aug 2026US 12,716,875 B1
- Methods for fabricating layered appliances24 Feb 2026US 12,558,193 B2Align Technology, Inc.
- Antennas for standard fit hearing assistance devices16 Jul 2024US 12,041,420 B2Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
- Methods and devices for radio frequency (RF) mitigation proximate the ear28 Nov 2023US 11,832,044 B2Staton Techiya LLC
- Layered aligners with discontinuities12 Sep 2023US 11,751,978 B2Align Technology, Inc.
- Antennas for standard fit hearing assistance devices2 Jan 2025US 2025/0008277 A1Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
- Methods for fabricating layered appliances16 Nov 2023US 2023/0363862 A1Align Technology, Inc.
- Bone conduction device8 Jun 2023US 2023/0179929 A1Cochlear Limited
- Methods and devices for radio frequency (rf) mitigation proximate the ear17 Nov 2022US 2022/0369018 A1Staton Techiya LLC
- Methods and devices for radio frequency (rf) mitigation proximate the ear16 Jun 2022US 2022/0191608 A1Staton Techiya LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Aligners with elastic layer95US 11,154,382 B2Align Technology, Inc. · 2021
- Method of manufacturing an in-the-ear hearing aid86US 5,455,994 AU. S. Philips Corporation · 1995
- Optical waveguide vibration sensor for use in hearing aid81US 7,444,877 B2The Regents of the University of California · 2008
- Ceiling speaker assembly76US 8,479,871 B2RGB Systems, Inc. · 2013
- Ceiling speaker assembly75US 8,297,402 B2RGB Systems, Inc. · 2012