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KNOWLES ELECTRONICS, LLC

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497Patents
411Active
497Granted
59Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jun 7, 1982 → Mar 20, 2024 · 30 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6781231B2 Microelectromechanical system package with environmental and interference shield Electricity 289 Expired
US5870482A Miniature silicon condenser microphone Electricity 257 Expired
US9111548B2 Synchronization of buffered data in multiple microphones Electricity 247 Active
US7166910B2 Miniature silicon condenser microphone Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 189 Expired
US5490220A Solid state condenser and microphone devices Electricity 184 Expired
US6535460B2 Miniature broadband acoustic transducer Electricity 168 Expired
US5740261A Miniature silicon condenser microphone Electricity 145 Expired
US7242089B2 Miniature silicon condenser microphone Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 129 Expired
US9640194B1 Noise suppression for speech processing based on machine-learning mask estimation Physics 108 Active
US9558755B1 Noise suppression assisted automatic speech recognition Physics 96 Active
US7434305B2 Method of manufacturing a microphone Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 95 Expired
US7537964B2 Method of fabricating a miniature silicon condenser microphone Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 95 Active
US7439616B2 Miniature silicon condenser microphone Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 93 Active
US7381589B2 Silicon condenser microphone and manufacturing method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 91 Active
US8018049B2 Silicon condenser microphone and manufacturing method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 89 Active
US7477756B2 Isolating deep canal fitting earphone Electricity 84 Active
US6847090B2 Silicon capacitive microphone Electricity 82 Expired
US9799330B2 Multi-sourced noise suppression Electricity 77 Active
US7501703B2 Acoustic transducer module Electricity 70 Expired
US7382048B2 Acoustic transducer module Electricity 62 Active
US5222050A Water-resistant transducer housing with hydrophobic vent Electricity 58 Expired
US5193116A Hearing and output transducer with self contained amplifier Electricity 54 Expired
US5960093A Miniature transducer Electricity 54 Expired
US6552469B1 Solid state transducer for converting between an electrical signal and sound Electricity 51 Expired
US8121331B2 Surface mount silicon condenser microphone package Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 47 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.