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Neural Network Audio Processing

Application of neural networks and AI/ML models within hearing devices or audio systems to enhance, filter, or process audio signals for improved user experience, such as speech understanding or noise reduction.

11,869 US filings from 1,861 companies since 2023 · 2023: 3,313 · 2024: 3,623 · 2025: 3,428 · 2026 YTD: 1,505

Loudspeakers & Microphones

Top companies

Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.

#	Company	Since 2023	2023	2024	2025	2026 YTD	YoY
1	GOOGLE LLC	787	210	284	219	74	-22.9%
2	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.	691	240	197	182	72	-7.6%
3	International Business Machines Corporation	291	113	83	68	27	-18.1%
4	Amazon Technologies, Inc.	289	75	90	87	37	-3.3%
5	Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC	243	77	75	64	27	-14.7%
6	Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.	216	58	64	70	24	+9.4%
7	DeepMind Technologies Limited	207	58	88	53	8	-39.8%
8	Nvidia Corporation	189	32	41	66	50	+61.0%
9	QUALCOMM Incorporated	188	42	68	53	25	-22.1%
10	Apple Inc.	143	42	44	49	8	+11.4%
11	SONY GROUP CORPORATION	133	19	47	43	24	-8.5%
12	Robert Bosch GmbH	132	28	45	40	19	-11.1%
13	Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation	123	32	59	31	1	-47.5%
14	Oticon A/S	121	33	37	32	19	-13.5%
15	DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION	120	30	34	43	13	+26.5%
16	Sonos, Inc.	118	42	37	21	18	-43.2%
17	Starkey Laboratories, Inc.	114	22	39	35	18	-10.3%
18	TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED	108	15	46	33	14	-28.3%
19	Bose Corporation	100	31	24	34	11	+41.7%
20	INTEL CORPORATION	98	23	30	27	18	-10.0%
21	Sivantos Pte. Ltd.	92	16	32	37	7	+15.6%
22	DEEPX CO., LTD.	91	12	27	32	20	+18.5%
23	ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE	88	33	17	24	14	+41.2%
24	UNLIKELY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE LIMITED	71	21	32	16	2	-50.0%
25	Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.	71	21	19	22	9	+15.8%