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.

12,149 US filings from 1,876 companies since 2023 · 2023: 3,593 · 2024: 3,623 · 2025: 3,428 · 2026 YTD: 1,505

Loudspeakers & Microphones

Top companies

Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.

#	Company	Since 2023	2023	2024	2025	2026 YTD	YoY
1	GOOGLE LLC	804	227	284	219	74	-22.9%
2	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.	705	254	197	182	72	-7.6%
3	International Business Machines Corporation	299	121	83	68	27	-18.1%
4	Amazon Technologies, Inc.	296	82	90	87	37	-3.3%
5	Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC	251	85	75	64	27	-14.7%
6	Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.	222	64	64	70	24	+9.4%
7	DeepMind Technologies Limited	211	62	88	53	8	-39.8%
8	QUALCOMM Incorporated	200	54	68	53	25	-22.1%
9	Nvidia Corporation	195	38	41	66	50	+61.0%
10	Apple Inc.	144	43	44	49	8	+11.4%
11	SONY GROUP CORPORATION	135	21	47	43	24	-8.5%
12	Robert Bosch GmbH	134	30	45	40	19	-11.1%
13	Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation	126	35	59	31	1	-47.5%
14	Sonos, Inc.	124	48	37	21	18	-43.2%
15	Oticon A/S	123	35	37	32	19	-13.5%
16	DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION	121	31	34	43	13	+26.5%
17	Starkey Laboratories, Inc.	117	25	39	35	18	-10.3%
18	TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED	111	18	46	33	14	-28.3%
19	Bose Corporation	103	34	24	34	11	+41.7%
20	INTEL CORPORATION	101	26	30	27	18	-10.0%
21	Sivantos Pte. Ltd.	93	17	32	37	7	+15.6%
22	DEEPX CO., LTD.	92	13	27	32	20	+18.5%
23	ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE	91	36	17	24	14	+41.2%
24	UNLIKELY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE LIMITED	71	21	32	16	2	-50.0%
25	Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.	71	21	19	22	9	+15.8%