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Otologics, LLC

43Patents
17Active
43Granted
42Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jun 7, 1995 → Dec 6, 2012 · 16 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6726618B2 Hearing aid with internal acoustic middle ear transducer Electricity 79 Expired
US6517476B1 Connector for implantable hearing aid Electricity 64 Expired
US7522738B2 Dual feedback control system for implantable hearing instrument Electricity 59 Active
US6491622B1 Apparatus and method for positioning implantable hearing aid device Electricity 49 Expired
US7386143B2 Retention apparatus for an external portion of a semi-implantable hearing aid Electricity 48 Expired
US6707920B2 Implantable hearing aid microphone Electricity 38 Expired
US5702342A Directionally-controllable mounting apparatus Electricity 33 Expired
US6293903A Apparatus and method for mounting implantable hearing aid device Electricity 30 Expired
US7214179B2 Low acceleration sensitivity microphone Electricity 30 Expired
US6620094B2 Method and apparatus for audio input to implantable hearing aids Electricity 30 Expired
US6879693B2 Method and system for external assessment of hearing aids that include implanted actuators Electricity 28 Expired
US8892205B2 Sleep apnea control device Human Necessities 27 Active
US7137946B2 Electrophysiological measurement method and system for positioning an implantable, hearing instrument transducer Electricity 23 Expired
US6712754B2 Method and system for positioning implanted hearing aid actuators Electricity 20 Expired
US7840020B1 Low acceleration sensitivity microphone Electricity 20 Active
US6705985B2 Apparatus and method for ossicular fixation of implantable hearing aid actuator Electricity 17 Expired
US7204800B2 Implantable hearing aid transducer interface Electricity 15 Expired
US7197152B2 Frequency response equalization system for hearing aid microphones Electricity 15 Expired
US7463745B2 Phase based feedback oscillation prevention in hearing aids Electricity 14 Active
US6537201B1 Implantable hearing aid with improved sealing Human Necessities 14 Expired
US7186211B2 Transducer to actuator interface Electricity 13 Expired
US7153257B2 Implantable hearing aid transducer system Electricity 13 Expired
US7468028B2 Implantable hearing aid transducer Electricity 12 Active
US7447319B2 Method and system for external assessment of hearing aids that include implanted actuators Electricity 12 Active
US7556597B2 Active vibration attenuation for implantable microphone Electricity 11 Active

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