USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Sonova Ag

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 340 granted patents across 50 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H04R (LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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340

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

17.6

Avg claims per patent

+109%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Sonova holds 340 US patents across 50 technology areas, rank #1,245 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,245
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 2%
by Innovation Score (62.2/100): 17.6
avg claims per patent: +109%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Sonova Ag has been granted 340 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Sonova Ag at rank #1,245 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 50 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 17.6 claims per patent with primary concentration in H04R (LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS). As a Foreign Corporation, Sonova Ag is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Sonova sits between 8x8, Inc. (341 patents, rank #1,241) and TOYO TIRE & Rubber Co., Ltd. (339 patents, rank #1,249) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 62.2/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 230 grants, compared with 110 in the 2015–2019 window, a +109% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The Foreign Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Sonova Ag's 17.6 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 50 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Sonova Ag against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

8x8

341
Cargill Incorpora…

341
Exxon Mobil Techn…

341
Parallel Wireless

340
Wirtgen

340
Sonova ◀

340
HP Indigo B V

339
Smith & Nephew

339
TOYO TIRE & Rubber

339

What this shows Sonova holds 340 patents at rank #1,245, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Sonova

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,245 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04R (Loudspeakers)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Sonova's primary technology class.

Sonova's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

62 Top 2% higher than 98% of 50,000 US assignees

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Sonova Ag patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	1.8%
2016	29	8.5%
2017	30	8.8%
2018	18	5.3%
2019	27	7.9%
2020	37	10.9%
2021	58	17.1%
2022	60	17.6%
2023	36	10.6%
2024	23	6.8%
2025	16	4.7%

Which technologies does Sonova Ag patent most?

H04R - LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS 317

G10L - SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING 40

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 38

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 28

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 26

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 25

H04B - TRANSMISSION 15

H04M - TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION 14

H01Q - ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS 12

A61F - FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRS 10

H02J - CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY 9

H04S - STEREOPHONIC SYSTEMS 9

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 7

G10K - SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 6

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 5

Top 15 of 50 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,245

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

62.2 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Sonova Ag hold?

Sonova Ag holds 340 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 50 technology areas.

What is Sonova Ag's Innovation Score?

Sonova Ag has an Innovation Score of 62.2 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Sonova Ag focus on?

Sonova Ag's top technology area is H04R (LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS) with 317 patents. The company has filed patents in 50 CPC subclasses total.

Is Sonova Ag's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Sonova Ag's recent filing velocity is +109% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Sonova Ag's patents?

Sonova Ag's patents average 17.6 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Sonova Ag patent data sourced?

All patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office covering US granted utility patents from 2015 to 2025.

How to use this portfolio

Sonova's 340 grants land it in the top 2% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Sonova ranks #1,245 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in H04R - see who else leads that technology area. H04R leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the USPTO PatentsView database. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sources used on this page

USPTO PatentsView - the disambiguated bulk patent-grant, assignee, and CPC data this page's figures are derived from. patentsview.org
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) - the joint USPTO/EPO classification scheme used to group patents by technology area. cooperativepatentclassification.org
USPTO Patent Public Search - the official interface to verify the status of any individual patent. ppubs.uspto.gov

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.