Magic Leap is an imaginative company, whimsically exploring new/niche AR/VR, as manifest in patent #12055719 (Systems and methods for sign language recognition). The patent starts with this Fig.1 illustration, which has little to do with the patent but is a fun way to grab attention and fire up your imagination.
Getting to the purpose (and not shown in Fig 1), the patent describes a cool eyewear system for
sensing, recognizing and interpreting sign language, and presenting the translated information to a user of the mixed reality device.
The August 2024 patent list
| Description | Patent Number | Assignee | Issued |
| Methods for the prevention and treatment of hearing loss using Oseltamivir | 12053446 | Ting Therapeutics LLC, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital (Omaha, NE; Memphis, TN) | 8/06/2024 |
| Holding magnets and magnet system for implantable systems optimized for MRI | 12053629 | MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbH (Innsbruck, AT) | 8/06/2024 |
| Systems and methods for sign language recognition | 12055719 | Magic Leap Inc (Plantation, FL) | 8/06/2024 |
| Ear-mountable listening device with magnetic connector | 12058490 | Iyo Inc (Redwood City, CA) | 8/06/2024 |
| Hearing device comprising an own voice processor | 12058493 | Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK) | 8/06/2024 |
| Media system and method of accommodating hearing loss using a personalized audio filter | 12058494 | Apple Inc (Cupertino, CA) | 8/06/2024 |
| Using a camera for hearing device algorithm training | 12058495 | Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) | 8/06/2024 |
| Hearing system and a method for personalizing a hearing aid | 12058496 | Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK) | 8/06/2024 |
| Transducer with dual suspension | 12058497 | Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) | 8/06/2024 |
| Loudspeaker for hearing device | 12058504 | Knowles Electronics LLC (Itasca, IL) | 8/06/2024 |
| Hearing aid | D1038407 | Zepp, Inc, Anhui Huami Health Technology Co Ltd (Cupertino, CA; Anhui FTZ, CN) | 8/06/2024 |
| Wearable electronic device controlling noise canceling of external wearable electronic device and method of operating the same | 12062127 | Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (Suwon-si, KR) | 8/13/2024 |
| Charging case for portable wireless listening device | 12063466 | Apple Inc (Cupertino, CA) | 8/13/2024 |
| Reducing clock skew between clock signals of first and second hearing devices | 12063475 | GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) | 8/13/2024 |
| In-car assistive audio technologies for users with hearing loss | 12063476 | Cerence Operating Company (Burlington, MA) | 8/13/2024 |
| Hearing system comprising a database of acoustic transfer functions | 12063477 | Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK) | 8/13/2024 |
| Custom hearing device equipped with optical sensors for biometrical sensing | 12063478 | Sonova AG (Staefa, CH) | 8/13/2024 |
| Bilateral hearing aid system and method of enhancing speech of one or more desired speakers | 12063479 | GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) | 8/13/2024 |
| Hearing aids and related devices and methods | 12063480 | Bose Corporation (Framingham, MA) | 8/13/2024 |
| Balanced armature receiver having damping compound-locating structure | 12063481 | Knowles Electronics LLC (Itasca, IL) | 8/13/2024 |
| Hearing assistance device incorporating virtual audio interface for therapy guidance | 12064261 | Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) | 8/20/2024 |
| Fixation of a removable magnet or a similar element in an elastic implant material | 12064626 | MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbH (Innsbruck, AT) | 8/20/2024 |
| Active sound management in noise cancelation systems | 12067964 | Bose Corporation (Framingham, MA) | 8/20/2024 |
| Hearing device with own-voice detection and related method | 12068002 | GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) | 8/20/2024 |
| Direct alcohol fuel cell | 12068512 | Widex A/S (Lynge, DK) | 8/20/2024 |
| Antenna designs for hearing instruments | 12069421 | Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) | 8/20/2024 |
| Method of operating a hearing assistive device having a rechargeable battery | 12069433 | Widex A/S (Lynge, DK) | 8/20/2024 |
| Hearing protection, noise measurement and communication system | 12069435 | Schumaier, Daniel R (Elizabethton, TN) | 8/20/2024 |
| Ear-worn electronic device employing acoustic environment adaptation for muffled speech | 12069436 | Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) | 8/20/2024 |
| Direct informative communication through an ear-wearable device | 12069437 | Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) | 8/20/2024 |
| Sensor mounting features in a custom-fitted hearing device shell | 12069438 | Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) | 8/20/2024 |
| Alignment between charging elements of a hearing device and a charger | 12069439 | GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) | 8/20/2024 |
| Hearing device with active antenna switching | 12069440 | GN Hearing 2 A/S (Ballerup, DK) | 8/20/2024 |
| Hearing device earpiece and receiver with vent assembly | 12069441 | GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) | 8/20/2024 |
| Earpieces | 12069442 | Bose Corporation (Framingham, MA) | 8/20/2024 |
| User hearing protection method, apparatus, and electronic device | 12069451 | Honor Device Co Ltd (Shenzhen, CN) | 8/20/2024 |
| System and method for assisting selective hearing | 12069470 | Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung eV, Technische Universitaet Ilmenau (Ilmenau, DE) | 8/20/2024 |
| Wireless earpieces for hub communications | 12069479 | Bragi GmbH (Munich, DE)
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| Compositions and methods for the prevention and treatment of hearing loss | 12070465 | Ting Therapeutics LLC (Omaha, NE) | 8/27/2024 |
| Clinical-based automated delivery of treatment substances to the inner ear | 12070575 | Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) | 8/27/2024 |
| Prosthesis management of body physiology | 12070596 | Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) | 8/27/2024 |
| Suspension for a mems vibration sensor | 12072350 | Knowles Electronics LLC (Itasca, IL) | 8/27/2024 |
| Audio-visual hearing aid | 12073844 | Google LLC (Mountain View, CA) | 8/27/2024 |
| Refuelling unit for refuelling fuel cell of hearing aid | 12074351 | Widex A/S (Lynge, DK) | 8/27/2024 |
| System for refuelling a hearing aid fuel cell | 12074352 | Widex A/S (Lynge, DK) | 8/27/2024 |
| Hearing aid and method for use of same | 12075214 | Texas Institute of Science Inc (Richardson, TX) | 8/27/2024 |
| Method, apparatus and system for neural network hearing aid | 12075215 | Chromatic Inc (New York, NY) | 8/27/2024 |
| Hearing protection apparatus and system with sound source localization, and related methods | 12075218 | Falcom A/S (Ballerup, DK) | 8/27/2024 |
| Systems and methods for broadcasting audio | 12075225 | Bose Corporation (Framingham, MA) | 8/27/2024 |
| Wireless earbuds | D1040140 | Shenzhen Beatime Technology Co Ltd (Shenzhen, CN) | 8/27/2024 |
Holly Hosford-Dunn, PhD, owned and operated a dispensing audiology practice in Tucson and was active in management of HearingHealthMatters.org through 2017. She holds BA degrees in Communication Sciences, Psychology and Economics; MA in Communication Disorders; PhD in Hearing Sciences. Following post-doctoral work at Max Planck Institute (Munich, DE) and Eaton-Peabody Auditory Physiology Lab (Boston), she joined the Stanford medical school faculty as director of audiology. She has authored/edited numerous text books, chapters, journals, and articles and taught Marketing and Practice Management in a variety of academic settings. She continues to consult and write on topics related to hearing health care vis-à-vis consumer demands, professional training, technological advancement, capital investment, industry consolidation, regulatory control, product and service distribution, and strategic pricing.
