Company patents

GN Hearing A/S

GN Hearing A/S maintains a strong focus on its core Loudspeakers & Microphones technology, which constitutes 87.8% of its patent portfolio, despite a -55.1% decline in patent filings so far in 2026 compared to 2025. Surprisingly, the company is rapidly expanding its Wireless Networks portfolio, showing a remarkable 266.7% year-over-year growth in 2025, indicating an emerging strategic emphasis on connectivity within its products.

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378 US filings (since 2023) · 12 categories · 23 themes

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Smart Hearable Device Features

Integration of advanced functionalities into headphones, earphones, or hearing aids, such as multi-device connectivity, health monitoring sensors, custom fitting mechanisms, and intelligent audio switching or control.

Loudspeakers & Microphones
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319since 2023
+22.5%YoY
Cochlear Implants & Tinnitus Therapy

Medical devices and methods for treating hearing loss or tinnitus, primarily through electrical stimulation via implanted electrodes in the cochlear region, including fitting and neural response modeling.

Loudspeakers & Microphones
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140since 2023
0.0%YoY
Advanced Audio Signal Processing

Techniques for enhancing, encoding, decoding, or separating speech and audio signals, often involving multi-microphone arrays, acoustic echo cancellation, beamforming, or advanced audio compression for improved clarity and quality.

Speech Processing
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73since 2023
+5.9%YoY
Neural Network Audio Processing

Application of neural networks and AI/ML models within hearing devices or audio systems to enhance, filter, or process audio signals for improved user experience, such as speech understanding or noise reduction.

Loudspeakers & Microphones
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68since 2023
+56.2%YoY
MEMS Microphone Structures

Design and manufacturing techniques for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) microphones, focusing on physical components like diaphragms, movable masses, and housing for improved performance, heat management, or fluid interaction.

Loudspeakers & Microphones
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32since 2023
-30.0%YoY
Wearable & Mobile Interaction

Designing user interfaces and interaction methods specifically for mobile or wearable devices, enabling control of external systems, monitoring user states, or facilitating real-world transactions.

Input/Output & User Interfaces
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30since 2023
+275.0%YoY
Wireless Power Transfer Systems

Systems and methods for transferring electrical energy without physical contact, often utilizing inductive or resonant coupling, including antenna design, resonance tracking, and control mechanisms for efficient power delivery.

Power Distribution & Storage
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23since 2023
-14.3%YoY
Microphone Array Beamforming

Signal processing techniques for multi-microphone systems to enhance desired audio signals and suppress noise or interference by spatially filtering sound sources, improving signal-to-noise ratio and channel separation.

Loudspeakers & Microphones
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15since 2023
+100.0%YoY
Integrated & Embedded Antennas

Design and manufacturing techniques for incorporating antenna structures directly into electronic devices, product housings, or materials, often under constraints of space, aesthetics, or environmental factors.

Antennas
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15since 2023
-75.0%YoY
Advanced Electronic Packaging

Methods and structures for integrating and enclosing electronic components into compact, multi-functional modules, often involving embedded components, multi-layer substrates, and electromagnetic shielding for performance and miniaturization.

Printed Circuits & Electronic Assemblies
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13since 2023
-33.3%YoY
Antenna Isolation & Interference Mitigation

Techniques and structures used to reduce unwanted electromagnetic coupling, scattering, or interference between multiple antennas, different frequency bands, or sensitive electronic components within a device.

Antennas
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12since 2023
n/a
Speech-based Health & Accessibility

Applications of speech processing and artificial intelligence for medical diagnosis, therapeutic interventions, or accessibility solutions, particularly for conditions affecting speech production or hearing.

Speech Processing
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9since 2023
+150.0%YoY
Loudspeaker Acoustic Design

Engineering solutions for optimizing the acoustic performance and mechanical stability of loudspeakers, including diaphragm materials, spider geometries, vibration suppression, and integration into other devices.

Loudspeakers & Microphones
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8since 2023
+50.0%YoY
Device Enclosure & Material Engineering

Methods and materials used to construct robust and protective enclosures for electronic devices, focusing on structural integrity, impact resistance, thermal dissipation, and specialized material properties for enhanced durability.

Printed Circuits & Electronic Assemblies
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7since 2023
-50.0%YoY
Access Control & Identity Management

Systems and methods for authenticating users, devices, or applications, authorizing their access to resources based on policies, and managing digital identities across various platforms.

Network Security & Access ControlComputer Security
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6since 2023
+100.0%YoY
EV Charging Systems & Control

Technologies for efficiently delivering power to electric vehicles, encompassing fast charging, wireless charging, and smart grid integration, alongside vehicle-side control and management of the charging process.

Power Distribution & Storage
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6since 2023
0.0%YoY
Deepfake Voice Detection

Methods and systems for identifying synthetic or manipulated speech (deepfake audio) using forensic analysis of audio features, such as breath patterns, vocoder signatures, or machine learning models to determine authenticity.

Speech Processing
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5since 2023
-33.3%YoY
Phased Array & Beamforming Antennas

Systems and methods for electronically steering or shaping antenna beams by controlling the phase and amplitude of signals fed to individual elements in an array, including calibration techniques and multi-antenna configurations.

Antennas
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3since 2023
new
Flexible and Printed Circuitry

Manufacturing processes and material compositions for creating electronic circuits on flexible or conformable substrates, enabling novel form factors, enhanced durability, and new applications beyond rigid PCBs.

Printed Circuits & Electronic Assemblies
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3since 2023
-50.0%YoY
Video Quality & Encoding Optimization

Methods and apparatus for improving the visual fidelity, resolution, or compression efficiency of video signals, often through advanced processing, up-scaling, or neural network-based filters.

Pictorial / Video Communications
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2since 2023
new
Multi-Sensor Imaging & Synthesis

Systems that combine data from multiple camera sensors or capture multiple images from different perspectives or qualities, often involving image processing techniques like synthesis to create enhanced or comprehensive views.

Pictorial / Video Communications
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1since 2023
new
Wearable Physiological Sensing

Development of devices and methods for non-invasive or minimally invasive collection and analysis of physiological data, often from wearable sensors, to monitor health, activity, or specific conditions.

Medical Diagnostics & Surgery
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1since 2023
new
Secure Data Sharing & Rights Management

Mechanisms to facilitate the secure exchange of data between different entities or systems while enforcing usage policies, managing digital content rights, and ensuring data consistency during replication or transfer.

Computer Security
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1since 2023
n/a

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US 20260189866 A1APPLICATION
H04R29/00

AUDIO DEVICE WITH MICROPHONE ARM ORIENTATION DETECTOR

Filed:2025-12-26Pub:2026-07-02
Applicant:GN Hearing A/S

The present invention relates to an audio device with a housing, a microphone arm and a detector for determining an orientation of the microphone arm relative to the housing. The invention may advantageously be applied in audio devices having a microphone arm, such as headsets, earphones, hearing protectors and other audio devices used for sound pickup. The audio device comprises a housing, a microphone arm that is mechanically and movably connected to the housing, a microphone unit arranged at or in the microphone arm and configured to pick up sound from the environment of the audio device and provide a corresponding microphone audio signal, a signal processor arranged at or in the housing and configured to provide electric power to the microphone unit, and a flexible substrate extending in a length direction between a first end mechanically connected to the housing and a second opposite end mechanically connected to the microphone arm. The flexible substrate is configured to bend in dependence on the microphone arm moving relative to the housing and comprises one or more electrical conductors electrically connecting the microphone unit and the signal processor to convey the electric power from the signal processor to the microphone unit and/or the microphone audio signal from the microphone unit to the signal processor. The flexible substrate further comprises a bend sensor that is configured to change the value of an electric property in dependence on a bending of a first portion of the flexible substrate, and the audio device further comprises a bend detector electrically connected to the bend sensor and configured to estimate an orientation of the microphone arm relative to the housing in dependence on the value of the electric property of the bend sensor. Arranging the bend sensor at or in the flexible substrate may provide a both reliable and cost-effective estimation of the orientation of the microphone arm.

US 20260189840 A1APPLICATION
H04R1/10

AUDIO SYSTEM WITH ADAPTIVE USER INTERFACE

Filed:2025-12-26Pub:2026-07-02
Applicant:GN Hearing A/S

An audio system comprising an audio device and a charging cradle for storing the audio device. The charging cradle comprises a cradle housing with a device bay, a status detector, a cradle input interface, a rechargeable battery, and a cradle controller. The device bay is configured to accommodate the audio device when the audio device is stored in the charging cradle. The status detector is configured to detect whether the audio device is stored in the charging cradle, determine a corresponding storing status, and provide the determined storing status in a cradle status signal to the cradle controller. The cradle input interface is configured to detect user input actions and provide indications of detected user input actions in a cradle input signal to the cradle controller. The rechargeable battery is configured to receive electric energy from an external energy source, store the received electrical energy, and provide stored electric energy to the audio device through the cradle controller and/or the device bay. In the audio system, the cradle controller is configured to provide a user output signal comprising an indication of control commands in response to receiving indications of detected user input actions in the cradle input signal and in dependence on the cradle status signal. This enables using the controls of the cradle input interface for different purposes, depending on whether the audio device is stored in the charging cradle, and may thereby reduce the number of user controls required on the audio device and/or the charging cradle.