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Starkey Laboratories, Inc.

732Patents
699Active
732Granted
64Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jan 12, 1990 → Jun 14, 2024 · 78 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8169938B2 Communication system for wireless audio devices Electricity 289 Active
US8885856B2 Hearing aid with integrated flexible display and touch sensor Electricity 114 Active
US4986281A Method for obtaining a signal for analyzing human and animal joint functions Human Necessities 106 Expired
US7593538B2 Antennas for hearing aids Electricity 88 Expired
US6829363B2 Hearing aid with time-varying performance Electricity 84 Expired
US7809151B2 Microphone assembly comprising magnetically activatable element for signal switching and field indication Electricity 79 Active
US5862238A Hearing aid having input and output gain compression circuits Electricity 73 Expired
US8503703B2 Hearing aid systems Electricity 62 Expired
US7256747B2 Method and apparatus for a wireless hearing aid antenna Electricity 62 Expired
US5502769A Interface module for programmable hearing instrument Electricity 59 Expired
US5825631A Method for connecting two substrates in a thick film hybrid circuit Electricity 58 Expired
US7529565B2 Wireless communication protocol Electricity 57 Active
US8565457B2 Antennas for standard fit hearing assistance devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 53 Active
US7809150B2 Method and apparatus to reduce entrainment-related artifacts for hearing assistance systems Electricity 52 Active
USD348361S Acoustic environment module General 48 Expired
US8494197B2 Antennas for custom fit hearing assistance devices Electricity 44 Active
US8041066B2 Wireless system for hearing communication devices providing wireless stereo reception modes Electricity 42 Active
US9848273B1 Head related transfer function individualization for hearing device Electricity 38 Active
US8208642B2 Method and apparatus for a binaural hearing assistance system using monaural audio signals Electricity 38 Active
US8744101B1 System for controlling the primary lobe of a hearing instrument's directional sensitivity pattern Electricity 38 Active
US7929713B2 External ear canal voice detection Electricity 38 Active
USD853993S1 Hearing device General 37 Active
US8699733B2 Parallel antennas for standard fit hearing assistance devices Electricity 37 Active
US7446720B2 Method and apparatus for a wireless hearing aid antenna Electricity 36 Active
US7443992B2 Method and apparatus for modular hearing aid Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Expired

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