Inventor · Sunnyvale, CA, US

Sunil Puria

66Patents
33h-index
24Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 29, 1999 → Nov 23, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6629922B1 Flextensional output actuators for surgically implantable hearing aids Electricity 153 Expired
US6554761B1 Flextensional microphones for implantable hearing devices Electricity 118 Expired
US6840908B2 System and method for remotely administered, interactive hearing tests Electricity 102 Expired
US7421087B2 Transducer for electromagnetic hearing devices Electricity 90 Expired
US6944474B2 Sound enhancement for mobile phones and other products producing personalized audio for users Electricity 80 Expired
US7668325B2 Hearing system having an open chamber for housing components and reducing the occlusion effect Electricity 78 Active
US8401212B2 Multifunction system and method for integrated hearing and communication with noise cancellation and feedback management Electricity 71 Active
US8295523B2 Energy delivery and microphone placement methods for improved comfort in an open canal hearing aid Electricity 68 Active
US8396239B2 Optical electro-mechanical hearing devices with combined power and signal architectures Electricity 68 Active
US7529545B2 Sound enhancement for mobile phones and others products producing personalized audio for users Electricity 66 Active
US8715152B2 Optical electro-mechanical hearing devices with separate power and signal components Electricity 66 Active
US8715154B2 Optically coupled cochlear actuator systems and methods Electricity 59 Active
US8824715B2 Optical electro-mechanical hearing devices with combined power and signal architectures Electricity 59 Active
US8858419B2 Balanced armature devices and methods for hearing Electricity 59 Active
US8715153B2 Optically coupled bone conduction systems and methods Electricity 59 Active
US9392377B2 Anatomically customized ear canal hearing apparatus Electricity 57 Active
US9226083B2 Multifunction system and method for integrated hearing and communication with noise cancellation and feedback management Electricity 56 Active
US9049528B2 Optical electro-mechanical hearing devices with combined power and signal architectures Electricity 55 Active
US9154891B2 Hearing system having improved high frequency response Electricity 54 Active
US8506473B2 Hearing-aid transducer having an engineered surface Electricity 54 Active
US8401214B2 Eardrum implantable devices for hearing systems and methods Electricity 52 Active
US9544700B2 Optically coupled active ossicular replacement prosthesis Human Necessities 51 Active
US8845705B2 Optical cochlear stimulation devices and methods Electricity 49 Active
US8986187B2 Optically coupled cochlear actuator systems and methods Electricity 48 Active
US9749758B2 Devices and methods for hearing Electricity 47 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.