Starkey’s patent # 12302084, Hearing device with multiple neural networks for sound enhancement, discusses the use of simplified Deep Noise Network (DNN) models to enhance not only the user’s perception of speech, but also specialty applications to enhance any type of sound whose signals can be characterized, such as music, animal noises (e.g., bird calls), machine noises, pure or mixed tones, etc.
The May 2025 patent list
| Description | Patent Number | Assignee or Applicant | Issued |
| Heating elements for thermally-driven phase transition implantable micropump | 12290660 | Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) | 5/06/2025 |
| Safety critical electronic device lock | 12290677 | Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) | 5/06/2025 |
| Reinforced electrode leads and methods for manufacturing the same | 12290679 | Advanced Bionics AG (Staefa, CH) | 5/06/2025 |
| Wearable system for intra-ear sensing and stimulating
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12290684 | The Regents of the University of Colorado, a Body Corporate (Denver, CO) | 5/06/2025 |
| Detection of a positioning state of an electrode lead during a lead insertion procedure | 12290685 | Advanced Bionics AG (Staefa, CH) | 5/06/2025 |
| Systems and devices for equalizing telemetry signals transmitted by way of a transcutaneous narrowband inductive link | 12290686 | Advanced Bionics AG (Staefa, CH) | 5/06/2025 |
| Dual diaphragm dielectric sensor | 12291445 | Knowles Electronics LLC (Itasca, IL) | 5/06/2025 |
| Methods and systems for generating customized audio experiences | 12293131 | Bose Corporation (Framingham, MA) | 5/06/2025 |
| Apparatus and method for earbud augmented reality | 12293475
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3M Innovative Properties Company (St Pau, MN) | 5/06/2025 |
| Voice control method and apparatus, chip, earphones, and system | 12293775 | Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co Ltd (Shenzhen, CN) | |
| Communication between a case and an earbud with reduced power consumption | 12294824 | Apple Inc (Cupertino, CA) | 5/06/2025 |
| Wireless ear bud system with pose detection | 12294825 | Apple Inc (Cupertino, CA) | 5/06/2025 |
| Cable retention features in a custom-fitted hearing device shell | 12294827 | Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) | 5/06/2025 |
| Automatic handsfree extendable microphone in earbuds and/or headsets | 12294829 | Nelson, Greggory (Framingham, MA) | 5/06/2025 |
| Ear-worn electronic device incorporating microphone fault reduction system and method | 12294833 | Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) | 5/06/2025 |
| Cochlear implant system with antenna detection, frequency switching and/or frequency tuning | 12294834 | Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) | 5/06/2025 |
| System and method for personalized auditory training | 12294835 | Tuned Ltd (Gan Yoshiya, IL) | 5/06/2025 |
| Remote microphone for a hearing aid | 12294836 | Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK) | 5/06/2025 |
| Spatial audio for interactive audio environments | 12294852 | Magic Leap Inc (Plantation, FL) | 5/06/2025 |
| Earbud | D1073649 | Amazon Technologies Inc (Seattle, WA) | 5/06/2025 |
| Hearing aid | D1073952 | Shenzhen Shokz Co Ltd (Shenzhen, CN) | 5/06/2025 |
| Eliminating acquisition-related artifacts in electrophysiological recording | 12295751 | Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) | 5/13/2025 |
| Dual hearing protection system | 12295813 | 3M Innovative Properties Company (St Paul, MN) | 5/13/2025 |
| Vestibular stimulation control | 12296174 | Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) | 5/13/2025 |
| Load sharing between wireless earpieces | 12299479 | Bragi GmbH (Munich, DE) | 5/13/2025 |
| Wearable active noise reduction (ANR) device having low frequency feedback loop modulation | 12300209 | Bose Corporation (Framingham, MA) | 5/13/2025 |
| Audio signal processing for automatic transcription using ear-wearable device | 12300248 | Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) | 5/13/2025 |
| Ear-worn electronic device incorporating gesture control system using frequency-hopping spread spectrum transmission | 12302054 | Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) | 5/13/2025 |
| Vibroacoustic earbud
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12302056 | Barnacka, Anna; Ring, Martin D; Cunsolo, John V (Cambridge, MA) | 5/13/2025 |
| Adaptive virtual microphone for earbuds | 12302057 | Apple Inc (Cupertino, CA) | 5/13/2025 |
| Systems and methods for frequency-specific localization and speech comprehension enhancement | 12302065 | Advanced Bionics AG (Staefa, CH) | 5/13/2025 |
| Hearing device comprising a transmitter | 12302067 | Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK) | 5/13/2025 |
| Sub-surface indicator lighting | 12302068 | Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) | 5/13/2025 |
| Hearing aid including a piezo assembly and an electromagnetic assembly | 12302069 | Oticon Medical A/S (Smorum, DK) | 5/13/2025 |
| Implantable hearing device for enhancing the hearing capability of a user | 12302070 | Oticon Medical A/S (Smorum, DK) | 5/13/2025 |
| Hearing aid adapted for embedded electronics | 12302071 | Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) | 5/13/2025 |
| Multiple flexible tips for a hearing assistance device | 12302072 | Eargo Inc (San Jose, CA) | 5/13/2025 |
| Hearing device with multiple neural networks for sound enhancement | 12302084 | Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) | 5/13/2025 |
| Earbud | D1074646 | Bose Corporation (Framingham, MA) | 5/13/2025 |
| Earbud | D1074647 | Bose Corporation (Framingham, MA) | 5/13/2025 |
| Earbud | D1074648 | Yibai Science & Technology (Shenzhen) Co Ltd (Shenzhen, CN) | 5/13/2025 |
| Hearing aid | D1075016 | GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) | 5/13/2025 |
| Hearing aid | D1075017 | GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) | 5/13/2025 |
| Hearing device-based systems and methods for determining a heart rate value | 12303258 | Sonova AG (Staefa, CH) | 5/20/2025 |
| Polyphonic pitch enhancement in a cochlear implant | 12303689 | MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbH (Innsbruck, AT) | 5/20/2025 |
| Audio-based method for determining device distance | 12306283 | Bose Corporation (Framingham, MA) | 5/20/2025 |
| Hearing device system, devices and method of creating a trusted bond between a hearing device and a user application | 12306927 | GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) | 5/20/2025 |
| Earbud sensory assembly | 12307014 | Naqi Logix Inc (Vancouver, CA) | 5/20/2025 |
| Wearable audio device with control platform | 12309543 | Bose Corporation (Framingham, MA) | 5/20/2025 |
| Hearing system containing a hearing instrument and a method for operating the hearing instrument | 12309549 | Sivantos Pte Ltd (Singapore, SG) | 5/20/2025 |
| Hearing device or system comprising a communication interface | 12309551 | Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK) | 5/20/2025 |
| Hearing device with dynamic neural networks for sound enhancement | 12309552 | Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) | 5/20/2025 |
| In-ear hearing device with cable assembly | 12309553 | Knowles Electronics LLC (Itasca, IL) | 5/20/2025 |
| Automatic selection of hearing instrument component size | 12309554 | Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) | 5/20/2025 |
| Earbud | D1075722 | Jiang, Shuangfeng (Hunan, CN) | 5/20/2025 |
| Fall prediction system including an accessory and method of using same | 12310716 | Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) | 5/27/2025 |
| Hearing device comprising a speech intelligibility estimator | 12317037 | Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK) | 5/27/2025 |
| Ear-worn electronic hearing device incorporating an antenna with cutouts | 12317038 | Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) | 5/27/2025 |
| Self-calibrating microphone and loudspeaker arrays for wearable audio devices | 12317057 | Apple Inc (Cupertino, CA) | 5/27/2025 |
| Hearing device | 12317063 | GN Audio A/S (Ballerup, DK) | 5/27/2025 |
| Acoustic output device with antenna | 12311171 | Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) | 5/27/2025 |
| Systems and methods for measuring evoked responses from a brain of a patient | 12311172 | Advanced Bionics AG (Staefa, CH) | 5/27/2025 |
| Systems and methods for locating mobile electronic devices with ear-worn devices | 12313762 | Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) | 5/27/2025 |
| System and method of using right and left eardrum otoscopy images for automated otoscopy image analysis to diagnose ear pathology | 12315143 | Ohio State Innovation Foundation (Columbus, OH) | 5/27/2025 |
| Adapters for microphones and combinations thereof | 12317019 | Knowles Electronics LLC (Itasca, IL) | 5/27/2025 |
| Raised feature on earbud body | 12317022 | Bose Corporation (Framingham, MA) | 5/27/2025 |
| Ear hook personal sound device | 12317026 | Shenzhen Longwei Technology Co Ltd (Shenzhen, CN) | 5/27/2025 |
| Hearing device for occlusion reduction and components thereof | 12317035 | GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) | 5/27/2025 |
| Hearing device with adaptive pinna restoration | 12317036 | GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) | 5/27/2025 |
| Electrical cable assembly for ear-worn hearing devices | 12317040 | Knowles Electronics LLC (Itasca, IL) | 5/27/2025 |
| Balanced armature receiver having improved frequency response | 12317045 | Knowles Electronics LLC (Itasca, IL) | 5/27/2025 |
| Self-calibrating microphone and loudspeaker arrays for wearable audio devices | 12317057 | Apple Inc (Cupertino, CA) | 5/27/2025 |
| Hearing device | D1077234 | Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) | 5/27/2025 |
| Hearing-aid set | D1077235 | Zhang, Hongbo (Shenzhen, CN) | 5/27/2025 |
