Panasonic #12126963, Vehicle assistive hearing, describes a system of various audio sources within a vehicle for generating a number of different communications, ranging from safety alerts to streaming audio infotainment.
The October 2024 patent list
| Description | Patent Number | Assignee | Issued |
| User authentication via in-ear acoustic measurements | 12102427 | Bose Corporation (Framingham, MA) | 10/01/2024 |
| Method for external ear canal pressure regulation to alleviate disorder symptoms | 12102506 | Nocira LLC (Tempe, AZ) | 10/01/2024 |
| Speech signal processing method and apparatus with external and ear canal speech collectors | 12106765 | Honor Device Co Ltd (Shenzhen, CN) | 10/01/2024 |
| Systems and methods for synchronizing transmission of wireless data | 12107669 | Bose Corporation (Framingham, MA) | 10/01/2024 |
| Acoustic sensor assembly having improved frequency response | 12108204 | Knowles Electronics LLC (Itasca, IL) | 10/01/2024 |
| Self-check protocol for use by ear-wearable electronic devices | 12108213 | Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) | 10/01/2024 |
| Hearing device adapted to provide an estimate of a user’s own voice | 12108214 | Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK) | 10/01/2024 |
| Hearing aid configured to select a reference microphone | 12108215 | Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK) | 10/01/2024 |
| Impact and resonance management | 12108216 | Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) | 10/01/2024 |
| CROS unit for a CROS hearing device system | 12108217 | GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) | 10/01/2024 |
| Hearing system, accessory device and related method for situated design of hearing algorithms | 12108218 | GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) | 10/01/2024 |
| Processing chip for processing audio signals using at least one deep neural network in a hearing device | 12108219 | Sonova AG (Staefa, CH) | 10/01/2024 |
| System for aiding hearing and method for use of same | 12108220 | Olah, Laslo (Richardson, TX) | 10/01/2024 |
| Assembly for hearing aid | 12108221 | Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK) | 10/01/2024 |
| Seamless role switch for true wireless ear buds | 12108493 | Google LLC (Mountain View, CA) | 10/01/2024 |
| Wireless earbuds | D1044778 | Shenzhen Beatime Technology Co Ltd (Shenzhen, CN) | 10/01/2024 |
| Earbud tip | D1044780 | Apple Inc (Cupertino, CA) | 10/01/2024 |
| Background stimulation for fitting cochlear implants | 12109414 | MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbH (Innsbruck, AT) | 10/08/2024 |
| Open active noise cancellation system | 12112734 | Harman International Industries Inc (Stamford, CT) Int’l | 10/08/2024 |
| Ear-worn electronic system employing in-ear device and battery charging using at-ear device battery charger | 12114131 | Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) | 10/08/2024 |
| Ear-worn electronic system employing cooperative operation between in-ear device and at-ear device | 12114132 | Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) | 10/08/2024 |
| Hearing device comprising a feedback control system | 12114133 | Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK) | 10/08/2024 |
| Enhancement equalizer for hearing loss | 12114134 | Amazon Technologies Inc (Seattle, WA) | 10/08/2024 |
| Hearing device to be worn at least partly behind an ear of an user | 12114135 | Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK) | 10/08/2024 |
| Hearing device earpiece having intermediate module | 12114140 | GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) | 10/08/2024 |
| Hearing protection device | 12115039 | 3M Innovative Properties Company (St Paul, MN) | 10/15/2024 |
| Compressive hear-through in personal acoustic devices | 12119016 | Bose Corporation (Framingham, MA) | 10/15/2024 |
| System configured to decrease battery ageing of ear wearable device due to transportation or storage of the device while ensuring high charge before initial use | 12119703 | Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) | 10/15/2024 |
| Capacitance detection apparatus and earphone | 12120479 | Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co Ltd (Shenzhen, CN) | 10/15/2024 |
| Modular connection assembly for a hearing assistance device | 12120487 | Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) | 10/15/2024 |
| Auxiliary microphone and methods for improved hearing in smart glass applications | 12120491 | Meta Platforms Technologies LLC (Menlo Park, CA) | 10/15/2024 |
| Pair of earbuds | D1046824 | Shenzhen Divoom Technology Co Ltd (Guangdong, CN) | 10/15/2024 |
| Wireless earbud | D1046825 | Nothing Technology Limited (London, GB) | 10/15/2024 |
| Method to estimate hearing impairment compensation function | 12121349 | The Diablo Canyon Collective LLC (Wilmington, DE) | 10/22/2024 |
| Inner ear plug | 12121415 | Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) | 10/22/2024 |
| Methods for treating hearing loss incident to cochlear implant surgery | 12121501 | Hough Ear Institute (Oklahoma City, OK) | 10/22/2024 |
| Systems and methods for facilitating optimal alignment of cochlear implant system components | 12121724 | Advanced Bionics AG (Staefa, CH) | 10/22/2024 |
| Charging system and charging device for a hearing device | 12126192 | Sivantos Pte Ltd (Singapore, SG) | 10/22/2024 |
| System and method for adaptive sound equalization in personal hearing devices | 12126313 | DTS Inc (Calabasas, CA) | 10/22/2024 |
| Side-view head and ear image capturing for head related transfer functions | 12126895 | Sony Group Corporation (Tokyo, JP) | 10/22/2024 |
| Hearing device comprising a controllable valve device and a method for controlling the valve device | 12126956 | GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) | 10/22/2024 |
| Hearing assistance system with automatic hearing loop memory | 12126962 | Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) | 10/22/2024 |
| Vehicle assistive hearing | 12126963 | Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America (Peachtree City, GA) | 10/22/2024 |
| Hearing device antenna with optimized orientation | 12126964 | Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) | 10/22/2024 |
| Buttonless on/off switch for hearing assistance device | 12126965 | Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) | 10/22/2024 |
| Medical device having an impulse force-resistant component | 12126966 | Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) | 10/22/2024 |
| Hearing device | 12126967 | GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) | 10/22/2024 |
| Hearing aid adjustment system and hearing aid adjustment method | 12126968 | Otocure Inc (Tochigi, JP) | 10/22/2024 |
| Hearing device with in-ear microphone and related method | 12126972 | GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) | 10/22/2024 |
| Earbud | D1047974 | Bose Corporation (Framingham, MA) | 10/22/2024 |
| Ear-mountable bio-sensor device | D1048400 | Inova Design Solutions Ltd (London, GB) | 10/22/2024 |
| Method of manufacturing a self curling cochlear electrode lead | 12128233 | Advanced Bionics AG (Staefa, CH) | 10/29/2024 |
| Sound suppression apparatus, sound suppression system and wearable sound device | 12131726 | xMEMS Labs Inc (Santa Clara, CA) | 10/29/2024 |
| Personal hearing device | 12133036 | Buderflys Technologies Inc (Denver, CO) | 10/29/2024 |
| Non-blocking dual driver earphones | 12133043 | Magic Leap Inc (Plantation, FL) | 10/29/2024 |
| Electronic hearing device and method | 12133051 | GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) | 10/29/2024 |
| Bone anchored hearing implant device, hearing device system and signal processing method | 12133052 | Oticon Medical A/S (Smorum, DK) | 10/29/2024 |
| Hearing aid with speaker unit and dome | 12133053 | Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK) | 10/29/2024 |
| Devices and methods for hearing | 12133054 | Earlens Corporation (Menlo Park, CA) | 10/29/2024 |
| Hearing system and method of its operation for providing audio data with directivity | 12133058 | Sonova AG (Staefa, CH) | 10/29/2024 |
| Hearing aid | 12127832 | Widex A/S (Lynge, DK) | 10/29/2024 |
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.
