5 patents currently held
376 more in force are now held by other companies
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
1 more record may belong here and awaits a decision; it is not counted.
The next term ends in Sep 2029. from the record
Of the 376 now held by other companies, 374 name GN Hearing a S as their current owner, and 2 more name another party. Each row says which.
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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
1
Ending by 2030
Sep 2029
Next term end
5
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
all others
Updated Nov 14, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 14, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
Notable: the highest-ranked patents in this portfolio by citations and family size.
Notable patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Ends Jun 2041 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Sep 2029 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Dec 2032 · High confidence
Adaptive Multi-Band Hearing Device
US 11,546,705
The newest of the three, granted 2023. It anchors the portfolio to 2041, later than anything else here.
Apparatus and Method for Enhancing a Condition in a Gaming Application
US 11,224,812
A family of 36 related applications built on the 2022 grant. Protection runs to 2029. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
Method and Apparatus for Configuring and Selectively Sensing Use of a Device
US 10,635,194
A family of 5 related applications built on the 2020 grant. Protection runs to 2032. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Dec 2033 · High confidence
Cited by 103 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2033.
now held by GN Hearing A/S
Also notable
Ends May 2033 · High confidence
Cited by 70 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2033.
now held by GN Hearing A/S
Also notable
Ends Feb 2031 · High confidence
Cited by 39 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2012 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2031.
now held by GN Hearing A/S
Fee deadlines
Maintenance fees fall due 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years after grant. A missed fee ends a patent at the end of the six month grace period that follows, not on the due date.
- 1 fee due Oct 28, 2027The maintenance fee for Method and Apparatus for Configuring and Selectively Sensing Use of a Device (US 10,635,194) comes due Oct 28, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 28, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 7 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 4 largest of its 5 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Headset | 1 in force | to Mar 2041 |
| Behind the Ear Headset | 1 in force | to Feb 2041 |
| Method and Apparatus for Configuring and Selectively Sensing Use of a Device | 1 in force | to Dec 2032 |
| Apparatus and Method for Enhancing a Condition in a Gaming Application | 1 in force | to Sep 2029 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
Showing 1 to 5 of 5
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 11,224,812 | Apparatus and Method for Enhancing a Condition in a Gaming Application In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,635,194 | Method and Apparatus for Configuring and Selectively Sensing Use of a Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D1,113,814 | Behind the Ear Headset In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D1,119,860 | Headset In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,546,705 | Adaptive Multi-Band Hearing Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 5: 376 patents in force now held by others · 3 patents ended · 18 applications pending · 19 applications abandoned. List them
Sources and methods
Compiled from USPTO application file histories, grants and recorded assignments, with the company's own names reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Portfolio grouped automatically from ownership conveyances to the names matched to this company, usually every name that begins with its own, so it counts patents an affiliate holds; each list row names the holder of record. Security interests are excluded and ambiguous records are not reviewed by hand.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.