Health and Physiology Platforms Nestle up to the Ear
- Monitoring and Guidance
- Meta’s patent # 12440167 (Real-time in-ear electroencephalography signal verification) thinks its device may help measure what the user is attending to (e.g., trying to listen to) in real-time (e.g., in a crowded restaurant) and improve auditory perception of the user.
- Stimulation and Reinforcement Learning
Ceregate’s patent #12447340 (Auditory neural interface device) aims to use repetitive stimulation to enable wearers to associate the information content of physical sound signals with non-auditory perceptions elicited by the multi-channel neurostimulation signal.
- Therapeutic modifications
- Neuraxis patent #12453864 (External auditory canal photobiomodulation device) proposes photobiomodulation in one or both ears to treat a plethora of conditions, ranging from Parkinson’s, IBS, tinnitus, vertigo migraine, TMJ, restless leg syndrome, insomnia … the list goes on…
The October 2025 patent list
| Description | Patent Number | Assignee or Applicant | Issued |
| Hearing aid comprising one or more sensors for biometrical measurements | 12433537 | Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK) | 10/07/2025 |
| Implantable stimulating assembly | 12434048 | Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) | 10/07/2025 |
| Bilaterally-coordinated channel selection | 12434056 | Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) | 10/07/2025 |
| Digital signature using phonometry and compiled biometric data system and method | 12437049 | Bragi GmbH (Munich, DE) | 10/07/2025 |
| Wearable electronic device for emitting a masking signal | 12437745 | GN Audio A/S (Ballerup, DK) | 10/07/2025 |
| Charging-induced implant operation | 12439211 | Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) | 10/07/2025 |
| Hearing assistive device comprising an attachment element | 12439212 | Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK) | 10/07/2025 |
| Hearing evaluation and configuration of a hearing assistance-device | 12439213 | Concha Inc (San Francisco, CA) | 10/07/2025 |
| Hearing aid, in particular in-the-ear hearing aid | 12439214 | Sivantos Pte Ltd (Singapore, SG) | 10/07/2025 |
| Wearable device control module with electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection | 12439573 | Bose Corporation (Framingham, MA) | 10/07/2025 |
| System and method for leak correction and normalization of in-ear pressure measurement for hemodynamic monitoring | 12440112 | MindMics Inc (Cambridge, MA) | 10/14/2025 |
| Real-time in-ear electroencephalography signal verification | 12440167 | Meta Platforms Technologies LLC (Menlo Park, CA) | 10/14/2025 |
| Cochlear implants having MRI-compatible magnet apparatus and associated systems and methods | 12440668 | Advanced Bionics AG (Staefa, CH) | 10/14/2025 |
| Active damping of resonant canal modes | 12444399 | Bose Corporation (Framingham, MA) | 10/14/2025 |
| System and method for adjusting active noise cancellation tuning parameters | 12444396 | Harman International Industries Inc (Stamford, CT) | 10/14/2025 |
| Remote control of ear mounted audio devices | 12445762 | Davidson, Curt (San Marcos, CA) | 10/14/2025 |
| Electromagnetic transducer with piezoelectric spring | 12445783 | Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) | 10/14/2025 |
| Brain-inspired hearing aid method and apparatus, hearing aid device, computer device, and storage medium | 12445784 | The Chinese University Of Hong Kong (Shenzhen),Shenzhen Research Institute Of Big Data (Shenzhen, CN) | 10/14/2025 |
| Execution and initialisation of processes for a device | 12445785 | Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) | 10/14/2025 |
| Active noise control for sound quality in hearing devices | 12445786 | Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) | 10/14/2025 |
| Method for operating a hearing device, and hearing device system | 12445787 | Sivantos Pte Ltd (Singapore, SG) | 10/14/2025 |
| Power management in low power wireless link in a hearing aid system | 12445788 | Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK) | 10/14/2025 |
| Earbud tip | D1098077 | Nuheara Ip Pty Ltd (Northbridge, AU) | 10/14/2025 |
| Hearing aid set | D1098449 | Zhengze Technology (Hangzhou) Co Ltd (Hangzhou, CN) | 10/14/2025 |
| Hearing assistance systems and methods for monitoring emotional state | 12446778 | Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) | 10/21/2025 |
| Hearing assistance device incorporating virtual audio interface for therapy guidance | 12446824 | Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) | 10/21/2025 |
| Hearing system with cardiac arrest detection | 12446835 | GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) | 10/21/2025 |
| Torque limiting drive tools | 12446940 | Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) | 10/21/2025 |
| Auditory neural interface device
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12447340 | Ceregate GmbH (Munich, DE) | 10/21/2025 |
| Evoked response-based systems and methods for determining electrode positioning within a cochlea | 12447341 | Advanced Bionics AG (Staefa, CH) | 10/21/2025 |
| Use of one or more evoked response signals to determine an insertion state of an electrode lead during an electrode lead insertion procedure | 12447342 | Advanced Bionics AG (Staefa, CH) | 10/21/2025 |
| Accessory device for a hearing device | 12450027 | GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) | 10/21/2025 |
| Wearable audio device with feedback instability control | 12451111 | Bose Corporation (Framingham, MA) | 10/21/2025 |
| Headphone audio controller | 12452577 | Bose Corporation (Framingham, MA) | 10/21/2025 |
| Methods for synthesis-based clear hearing under noisy conditions | 12452610 | Wang, Fuliang (Mountain View, CA) | 10/21/2025 |
| Feedback cancellation in a hearing aid device using tap coherence values | 12452611 | Nuance Hearing Ltd (Shoham, IL) | 10/21/2025 |
| Methods and systems for configuring bone conduction hearing aids | 12452612 | Shenzhen Shokz Co Ltd (Shenzhen, CN) | 10/21/2025 |
| Method of separating ear canal wall movement information from sensor data generated in a hearing device | 12452613 | Sonova AG (Staefa, CH) | 10/21/2025 |
| Hearing device having bilateral beamforming with binaural cues | 12452615 | GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) | 10/21/2025 |
| Method for providing visual markings on a connector for a hearing device | 12452617 | GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) | 10/21/2025 |
| Electronic module for a hearing instrument to be worn in the ear canal and hearing instrument to be worn in the ear canal | 12452618 | Sivantos Pte Ltd (Singapore, SG) | 10/21/2025 |
| Mobile device compatibility determination | 12452648 | Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) | 10/21/2025 |
| Charging case for earbuds | D1099016 | Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation (Brookfield, WI) | 10/21/2025 |
| Perception change-based adjustments in hearing prostheses | 12453499 | Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) | 10/28/2025 |
| Hearing devices and methods for initiating operation of a physiological sensor | 12453515 | Sonova AG (Staefa, CH) | 10/28/2025 |
| External auditory canal therapy device | 12453856 | Neuraxis Inc (Carmel, IN) | 10/28/2025 |
| External auditory canal photobiomodulation device | 12453864 | Neuraxis Inc (Carmel, IN) | 10/28/2025 |
| Advanced noise cancellation | 12456474 | Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) | 10/28/2025 |
| In-ear wearable device and panel assembly thereof | 12457439 | Earweiss Technology (Shenzhen) Co Ltd (Shenzhen, CN) | 10/28/2025 |
| Reducing clock skew between clock signals of first and second hearing devices | 12457458 | GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) | 10/28/2025 |
| Method for ensuring symmetric audio quality for hands-free phoning | 12457460 | Sonova AG (Staefa, CH) | 10/28/2025 |
| Removable battery designs for custom hearing instruments | 12457461 | Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) | 10/28/2025 |
| Hearing device with multi-source audio reception | 12457462 | GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) | 10/28/2025 |
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.
