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Top 50 Fast-growings companies in Microphone
by Most Patent Filing In 1 Year in the United States in 2020

The Microphone top 50 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 50 Most Patent Filing In 1 Year Microphone Fast-growings in the United States. Discovery has identified the top key players, startups & unicorns, fast-growings, news entrants in 2020, ranking from differnt perspectives, including patent filing intensity, academic research capability, news media heat. The company list is generated from various data types.
A microphone, colloquially named mic or mike (/maɪk/), is a device – a transducer – that converts sound into an electrical signal. Microphones are used in many applications such as telephones, hearing aids, public address systems for concert halls and public events, motion picture production, live and recorded audio engineering, sound recording, two-way radios, megaphones, radio and television broadcasting, and in computers for recording voice, speech recognition, VoIP, and for non-acoustic purposes such as ultrasonic sensors or knock sensors.
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Company Name
Region
Tech Topics
Total
1
Apple, Inc.
Software,Computer hardware,Peripheral,
...[+2]
Patent: 87
2
Industrial Products, Inc.
Forging,Casting,Automation,
...[+2]
Patent: 70
3
Bose Corp.
Loudspeaker,Audio equipment,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
Patent: 63
4
Google LLC
Advertising,Enterprise software,Search engine,
...[+2]
Patent: 56
5
Harman International Industries, Inc.
Electronics,Loudspeaker,Digital signal processing,
...[+2]
Patent: 47
6
Sonos, Inc.
Music,Wireless,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
Patent: 38
7
Intel Corp.
Semiconductor,Software,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
Patent: 37
8
Shure, Inc.
Microphone,Audio electronics,Electronics,
...[+2]
Patent: 34
9
Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Patent: 32
10
Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corp.
Franchise agreement
Patent: 29
11
Audio-Technica US, Inc.
Audio equipment,Headphones,Wireless,
...[+2]
Patent: 25
12
Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
Electronics,Intellectual property
Patent: 23
13
QUALCOMM, Inc.
Telecommunications,Wireless,Mobile device,
...[+2]
Patent: 22
14
Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
Hearing aid,Computer hardware,Health care,
...[+2]
Patent: 21
15
Robert Bosch Corp.
Shopping mall,Truck
Patent: 21
16
RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.
American tobacco
Patent: 18
17
International Business Machines Corp.
Software,Computer hardware,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
Patent: 15
18
Cirrus Logic, Inc.
Digital signal processing,Semiconductor,Electronics,
...[+2]
Patent: 15
19
3M Innovative Properties Co.
Intellectual property,Product design
Patent: 14
20
Meta Platforms Technologies LLC
Software,Enterprise software,Publishing
Patent: 13
21
Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC
Franchise agreement
Patent: 13
22
Synaptics, Inc.
Computer hardware,Human–computer interaction,Software,
...[+2]
Patent: 11
23
Rovi Guides, Inc.
Advertising,Digital media,Publishing
Patent: 11
24
Plantronics, Inc.
Headset,Audio equipment,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
Patent: 11
25
Magic Leap, Inc.
Software,Wearable technology,Augmented reality,
...[+2]
Patent: 10
26
Sennheiser Electronic Corp.
Electronics,Microphone,Headphones,
...[+2]
Patent: 9
27
DTS, Inc.
Digital media,Software,Microphone,
...[+2]
Patent: 9
28
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
Wireless,Network security,Mobile device,
...[+2]
Patent: 9
29
Cisco Technology, Inc.
Patent: 8
30
Vesper Technologies, Inc.
Microphone,Telecommunications,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
Patent: 8
31
DEKA Products LP
Patent: 8
32
Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc.
Semiconductor,Microelectronics,Electronic component,
...[+2]
Patent: 8
33
Snap, Inc.
Mobile app,Mobile device,Photography,
...[+2]
Patent: 8
34
Meta Platforms, Inc.
Broadcasting,Publishing,Pre-money valuation,
...[+2]
Patent: 7
35
Battelle Memorial Institute
Revenue code,Applied science,Gunfire locator,
...[+2]
Patent: 7
36
Fortemedia, Inc.
Microphone,Semiconductor,Biometrics,
...[+2]
Patent: 6
37
ARRIS Enterprises LLC
Broadband,Telecommunications,Wireless,
...[+1]
Patent: 6
38
Whirlpool Corp.
Refrigeration,Computer hardware,Air conditioning,
...[+2]
Patent: 6
39
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.
Aerospace,Business travel,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
Patent: 6
40
Crestron Electronics, Inc.
Home automation,Electronics,Building automation,
...[+2]
Patent: 6
41
Polycom, Inc.
Unified communications,Enterprise software,WebRTC,
...[+2]
Patent: 6
42
University of Washington
Machine learning,Lecture hall,Energy storage,
...[+2]
Patent: 6
43
Visa International Service Association
Transaction processing,Mobile service,Clearing,
...[+2]
Patent: 5
44
The Nielsen Company (US) LLC
Data analysis,Consumer neuroscience,Information technology consulting,
...[+2]
Patent: 5
45
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
Electronics,Demand response,Fixture,
...[+2]
Patent: 5
46
BSH Home Appliances Corp.
Washer,Electronics
Patent: 5
47
Motional AD LLC
Software
Patent: 5
48
Tempus
Cloud database,Software,Genomic sequencing,
...[+2]
Patent: 5
49
Waymo LLC
Software,Simulation testing,Robotics,
...[+2]
Patent: 5
50
InvenSense, Inc.
Semiconductor,Mobile device,Electronic product,
...[+2]
Patent: 4
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