Patent Theme
Smart Hearable Device Features
Integration of advanced functionalities into headphones, earphones, or hearing aids, such as multi-device connectivity, health monitoring sensors, custom fitting mechanisms, and intelligent audio switching or control.
12,551 US filings from 1,653 companies since 2023 · 2023: 3,241 · 2024: 4,025 · 2025: 3,696 · 2026 YTD: 1,589
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 | Sonos, Inc. | 847 | 198 | 287 | 263 | 99 | -8.4% |
| 2 | Apple Inc. | 781 | 210 | 253 | 241 | 77 | -4.7% |
| 3 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 763 | 184 | 214 | 236 | 129 | +10.3% |
| 4 | SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD. | 592 | 97 | 196 | 172 | 127 | -12.2% |
| 5 | Starkey Laboratories, Inc. | 396 | 99 | 112 | 118 | 67 | +5.4% |
| 6 | Bose Corporation | 327 | 98 | 85 | 109 | 35 | +28.2% |
| 7 | GOOGLE LLC | 309 | 92 | 116 | 79 | 22 | -31.9% |
| 8 | GN Hearing A/S | 288 | 74 | 80 | 98 | 36 | +22.5% |
| 9 | Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. | 285 | 57 | 95 | 97 | 36 | +2.1% |
| 10 | Oticon A/S | 265 | 69 | 82 | 83 | 31 | +1.2% |
| 11 | Cochlear Limited | 214 | 62 | 86 | 43 | 23 | -50.0% |
| 12 | Sivantos Pte. Ltd. | 190 | 46 | 68 | 57 | 19 | -16.2% |
| 13 | Sonova AG | 154 | 43 | 54 | 41 | 16 | -24.1% |
| 14 | Amazon Technologies, Inc. | 137 | 37 | 54 | 30 | 16 | -44.4% |
| 15 | SONY GROUP CORPORATION | 123 | 18 | 40 | 42 | 23 | +5.0% |
| 16 | DELL PRODUCTS L.P. | 120 | 24 | 42 | 42 | 12 | 0.0% |
| 17 | GOERTEK INC. | 115 | 31 | 40 | 32 | 12 | -20.0% |
| 18 | QUALCOMM Incorporated | 107 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 17 | -9.4% |
| 19 | Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc. | 105 | 23 | 42 | 35 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 20 | AAC Microtech (Changzhou) Co., Ltd. | 97 | 19 | 40 | 29 | 9 | -27.5% |
| 21 | LG ELECTRONICS INC. | 85 | 21 | 22 | 31 | 11 | +40.9% |
| 22 | MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC | 78 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | -4.8% |
| 23 | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC | 77 | 20 | 28 | 21 | 8 | -25.0% |
| 24 | VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD. | 77 | 25 | 21 | 26 | 5 | +23.8% |
| 25 | HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD. | 76 | 7 | 22 | 30 | 17 | +36.4% |