Hearing glasses ideas are everywhere, including these new patents examples:
- Merry Electronics (Shenzhen)’s patent #12332506 for Wearable device and earbud
- Sony Group’s patent #12334076 entitled Selective speech-to-text for deaf or severely hearing impaired
The patent list for June 2025
| Description | Patent Number | Assignee or Applicant | Issued |
| Sound delivery apparatuses for audiometric measurements | 12318194 | Advanced Bionics AG (Staefa, CH) | 6/03/2025 |
| Implantable device migration control | 12318605 | Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) | 6/03/2025 |
| Monitoring stimulating assembly insertion | 12318606 | Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) | 6/03/2025 |
| Implantable cochlear system with integrated components and lead characterization | 12318607 | Envoy Medical Corp (White Bear Lake, MN) | 6/03/2025 |
| Cochlear implant system with integrated signal analysis functionality | 12318613 | Envoy Medical Corp (White Bear Lake, MN) | 6/03/2025 |
| Input and edit functions utilizing accelerometer based earpiece movement system and method | 12321668 | Bragi GmbH (Munich, DE) | 6/03/2025 |
| Environmentally adaptive masking sound | 12322365 | Bose Corporation (Framingham, MA) | 6/03/2025 |
| In-ear wearable device
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12323756 | Listening Wisdom (Nanjing) Technology Co Ltd (Nanjing, CN) | 6/03/2025 |
| Generating an audio signal from multiple inputs | 12323765 | Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) | 6/03/2025 |
| Binaural hearing system comprising frequency transition | 12323766 | Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK) | 6/03/2025 |
| Hearing system comprising a database of acoustic transfer functions | 12323767 | Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK) | 6/03/2025 |
| Method for audio signal processing on a hearing system, hearing system and neural network for audio signal processing | 12323768 | Sonova AG (Staefa, CH) | 6/03/2025 |
| Ear-worn device configured for over-the-counter and prescription use | 12323769 | Chromatic Inc (New York, NY) | 6/03/2025 |
| Hearing device comprising a module | 12323770 | GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) | 6/03/2025 |
| Systems for accommodating separation of body parts in auditory prostheses | 12323771 | Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) | 6/03/2025 |
| Ear-wearable device with foreign material trap | 12323772 | Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) | 6/03/2025 |
| Hearing aid and charger set
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D1077738 | Xiamen Anvyshing Hearing Technology Co Ltd (Beijing, CN) | 6/03/2025 |
| Hearing aid | D1078054 | GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) | 6/03/2025 |
| Hearing aid component | D1078055 | GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) | 6/03/2025 |
| Hearing aid component | D1078056 | GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) | 6/03/2025 |
| Low latency hearing aid | 12328550 | Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK) | 6/10/2025 |
| Method and apparatus for performing audio enhancement with aid of timing control | 12324915 | Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) | 6/10/2025 |
| Method and apparatus for performing audio enhancement with aid of timing control | 12324915 | Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) | 6/10/2025 |
| Implantable medical device system with multi-band antenna arrangement | 12324921 | Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) | 6/10/2025 |
| Method and apparatus for automatic correction of real ear measurements | 12328551 | Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) | 6/10/2025 |
| Hearing aid with handsfree control | 12328552 | Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK) | 6/10/2025 |
| Electro-acoustic transducer including a miniature voice coil | 12328560 | Bose Corporation (Framingham, MA) | 6/10/2025 |
| Multifunctional earphone system for sports activities | 12328561 | Bragi GmbH (Munich, DE) | 6/10/2025 |
| Method and apparatus for performing audio enhancement with aid of timing control | 12328564 | Mediatek Inc (Hsinchu, TW) | 6/10/2025 |
| Synchronization of audio streams and sampling rate for wireless communication | 12328692 | Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) | 6/10/2025 |
| Charging case | D1078621 | Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) | 6/10/2025 |
| Retention member for an earbud | D1078693 | Bose Corporation (Framingham, MA) | 6/10/2025 |
| Earbud | D1078694 | Bose Corporation (Framingham, MA) | 6/10/2025 |
| Hearing aid | D1079012 | GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) | 6/10/2025 |
| Wearable device and earbud | 12332506 | Merry Electronics (Shenzhen) Co Ltd (Guangdong, CN) | 6/17/2025 |
| Auditory ability test device and method based on optical coherence tomography | 12329518 | Kyungpook National University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation (Daegu, KR) | 6/17/2025 |
| Selective speech-to-text for deaf or severely hearing impaired | 12334076 | Sony Group Corporation (Tokyo, JP) | 6/17/2025 |
| Hearing system including a hearing instrument and method for operating the hearing instrument | 12334100 | Sivantos Pte Ltd (Singapore, SG) | 6/17/2025 |
| Method for operating a hearing device based on a speech signal, and hearing device | 12334101 | Sivantos Pte Ltd (Singapore, SG) | 6/17/2025 |
| Audio limiter | 12335678 | Bose Corporation (Framingham, MA) | 6/17/2025 |
| Artifact detection and logging for tuning of feedback canceller | 12335688 | Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) | 6/17/2025 |
| Computing devices and methods for processing audio content for transmission to a hearing device | 12335689 | Sonova AG (Staefa, CH) | 6/17/2025 |
| Near-field magnetic inductance communication with in-ear acoustic devices | 12335690 | Bose Corporation (Framingham, MA) | 6/17/2025 |
| Battery compartment of a hearing device configured to inhibit the ingress of debris into the battery compartment | 12335691 | Sonova AG (Staefa, CH) | 6/17/2025 |
| Implantable tinnitus therapy | 12335692 | Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) | 6/17/2025 |
| Computer technology for prediction of hearing issues | 12335693 | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 6/17/2025 |
| Customizable hearing protection devices with interchangeable inserts and accessories | 12336885 | You Tune Hearing Protection LLC (Dayton, OH) | 6/24/2025 |
| Eyeglasses with associated true wireless earbuds | 12339521 | Skullcandy Inc (Park City, UT) | 6/24/2025 |
| Hearing apparatus with bone conduction sensor | 12340789 | GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) | 6/24/2025 |
| Systems and methods for adjusting clarity of an audio output | 12340818 | Bose Corporation (Framingham, MA) | 6/24/2025 |
| Microphone placement in open ear hearing assistance devices | 12342121 | Bose Corporation (Framingham, MA) | 6/24/2025 |
| Temperature sensor based ear-worn electronic device fit assessment | 12342131 | Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) | 6/24/2025 |
| Method for operating a hearing device, hearing device and system including a hearing device and a charging device | 12342134 | Sivantos Pte Ltd (Singapore, SG) | 6/24/2025 |
| Earbud | D1080585 | Stealth Labs Inc (Brookline, MA) | 6/24/2025 |
| Earbud | D1080586 | Amazon Technologies Inc (Seattle, WA) | 6/24/2025 |
| Hearing aid | D1080876 | GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) | 6/24/2025 |
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.
