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Phonak AG

336Patents
171Active
336Granted
53Portfolio score

Filing activity: Nov 7, 1994 → Apr 11, 2014 · 160 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7945065B2 Method for deploying hearing instrument fitting software, and hearing instrument adapted therefor Electricity 269 Active
US7512448B2 Electrode placement for wireless intrabody communication between components of a hearing system Electricity 257 Expired
US6850775B1 Fitting-anlage Electricity 187 Expired
US7149319B2 Telecommunication system, speech recognizer, and terminal, and method for adjusting capacity for vocal commanding Electricity 179 Expired
US6108431A Loudness limiter Electricity 154 Expired
US6620110B2 Hearing aid implant mounted in the ear and hearing aid implant Electricity 96 Expired
US7450730B2 Personal monitoring system for a user and method for monitoring a user Performing Operations; Transporting 94 Active
US6663575B2 Device for electromechanical stimulation and testing of hearing Human Necessities 87 Expired
USD462077S1 Scroll bar for a binaural hearing aid device computer display General 81 Expired
US6327366A Method for the adjustment of a hearing device, apparatus to do it and a hearing device Electricity 78 Expired
US7394909B1 Hearing device with embedded channnel Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 71 Expired
USD457635S1 Hearing aid with module General 67 Expired
US7050876B1 Manufacturing methods and systems for rapid production of hearing-aid shells Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 67 Expired
USD490438S1 Graphical display for a binaural hearing aid General 60 Expired
US6533062B1 Production process for custom-moulded ear-plug devices Electricity 59 Expired
US6978155B2 Fitting-setup for hearing device Electricity 53 Expired
US6837857B2 Method for the recording of acoustic parameters for the customization of hearing aids Electricity 52 Expired
US6547715B1 Arrangement for mechanical coupling of a driver to a coupling site of the ossicular chain Electricity 46 Expired
US7826632B2 Method of adjusting a hearing instrument Electricity 45 Active
US6595317B1 Custom-moulded ear-plug device Electricity 44 Expired
US6766878B2 Custom-moulded ear-plug, and process for producing a custom-moulded ear-plug device Human Necessities 40 Expired
US7791551B2 Wireless audio signal receiver device for a hearing instrument Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 39 Active
US7349549B2 Method to log data in a hearing device as well as a hearing device Electricity 39 Expired
US8666102B2 Hearing system comprising an earpiece Electricity 38 Active
US8166312B2 Method of individually fitting a hearing device or hearing aid Electricity 37 Active

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