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Speech analysis, synthesis & recognition
Ranked by the PatentIndex Score — a 1–99 percentile within G10L · public-visibility date · generated 2026-07-19
top 25 per window · public-visibility date
Rising· last 2 yrs
Inventors whose newest G10L patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier
- 199Thomas R. Gruber60 patents · 7,946 citations
- 296Didier Rene Guzzoni25 patents · 5,625 citations
- 392Harry J. Saddler38 patents · 4,616 citations
- 488Keith Braho20 patents · 2,475 citations
- 583Christopher Butts28 patents · 1,486 citations
- 679Tony David29 patents · 1,875 citations
- 775Baiyang Liu28 patents · 1,131 citations
- 871Kristofer Kjorling48 patents · 1,693 citations
- 967Mark Plagge29 patents · 1,095 citations
- 1063Romi Kadri34 patents · 1,425 citations
- 1158Simon Jarvis24 patents · 880 citations
- 1254Frederic Johan Georges Deramat33 patents · 1,437 citations
- 1350Ryan Paul Thomas17 patents · 1,834 citations
- 1446Rajen Subba28 patents · 702 citations
- 1542Rohan Mutagi46 patents · 1,788 citations
- 1638Donald R. High45 patents · 1,016 citations
- 1733Brandon J. Newendorp31 patents · 1,395 citations
- 1829Michael D. Atchley33 patents · 834 citations
- 1925Jeffrey Pike13 patents · 1,620 citations
- 2021Bjorn Hoffmeister44 patents · 3,097 citations
- 2117Ha Tran31 patents · 591 citations
- 2213Elon Gasper9 patents · 1,532 citations
- 238Onur Tackin20 patents · 912 citations
- 244David C. Winkle32 patents · 751 citations
- 251Nikko Strom42 patents · 2,699 citations
Active· last 5 yrs
Sustained G10L output across the last 5 years
- 199Thomas R. Gruber60 patents · 7,946 citations
- 296Didier Rene Guzzoni25 patents · 5,625 citations
- 392Christopher Dean Brigham21 patents · 5,622 citations
- 488Harry J. Saddler38 patents · 4,616 citations
- 583Michael R. Kennewick, Jr.19 patents · 3,896 citations
- 679Amir Ansari48 patents · 2,566 citations
- 775Atousa Raissyan48 patents · 2,566 citations
- 871George A. Cowgill48 patents · 2,566 citations
- 967Jude P. Ramayya48 patents · 2,566 citations
- 1063Ramprakash Masina47 patents · 2,534 citations
- 1158Alvin R. Mcquarters47 patents · 2,502 citations
- 1254Leon E. Nicholls45 patents · 2,486 citations
- 1350Richard Donald Giuli16 patents · 2,868 citations
- 1446Marcello Bastea-Forte8 patents · 2,129 citations
- 1542Dag Kittlaus7 patents · 1,996 citations
- 1638Mike Kennewick14 patents · 2,877 citations
- 1733Robert S. Cooper11 patents · 3,198 citations
- 1829Todd F. Mozer28 patents · 5,859 citations
- 1925Keith Braho20 patents · 2,475 citations
- 2021Jerome R. Bellegarda64 patents · 8,471 citations
- 2117Jean-Claude Junqua70 patents · 8,805 citations
- 2213Christopher Butts28 patents · 1,486 citations
- 238Tony David29 patents · 1,875 citations
- 244Baiyang Liu28 patents · 1,131 citations
- 251Kristofer Kjorling48 patents · 1,693 citations
All-time canon
Career PatentIndex Score in G10L
- 199Thomas R. Gruber60 patents · 7,946 citations
- 296Didier Rene Guzzoni25 patents · 5,625 citations
- 392Christopher Dean Brigham21 patents · 5,622 citations
- 488Harry J. Saddler38 patents · 4,616 citations
- 583Richard Kennewick16 patents · 5,541 citations
- 679Michael R. Kennewick, Jr.19 patents · 3,896 citations
- 775David Locke11 patents · 3,810 citations
- 871Amir Ansari48 patents · 2,566 citations
- 967Atousa Raissyan48 patents · 2,566 citations
- 1063George A. Cowgill48 patents · 2,566 citations
- 1158Jude P. Ramayya48 patents · 2,566 citations
- 1254Ramprakash Masina47 patents · 2,534 citations
- 1350Alvin R. Mcquarters47 patents · 2,502 citations
- 1446Leon E. Nicholls45 patents · 2,486 citations
- 1542Richard Donald Giuli16 patents · 2,868 citations
- 1638Marcello Bastea-Forte8 patents · 2,129 citations
- 1733Dag Kittlaus7 patents · 1,996 citations
- 1829Michael Tjalve22 patents · 3,995 citations
- 1925Scott A. Moskowitz14 patents · 3,118 citations
- 2021Lynn Elise Armstrong15 patents · 3,891 citations
- 2117Mike Kennewick14 patents · 2,877 citations
- 2213Bandi Ramesh Babu10 patents · 4,004 citations
- 238Kishor Morkhandikar10 patents · 4,004 citations
- 244Pallaki Gururaj10 patents · 4,004 citations
- 251Robert S. Cooper11 patents · 3,198 citations
Rising· last 2 yrs
The top-scoring G10L patents made public in the last 2 years
- 199US12143941B1✦ AIWireless system87 cites · 202489% earned
- 296US11990139B1✦ AISystem that conducts dialogs using artificial intelligence31 cites · 202486% earned
- 392US12210849B1✦ AIMethod for AI language self-improvement agent using language modeling and tree search tech17 cites · 202589% earned
- 488US12185134B1Wireless system16 cites · 202489% earned
- 583US12154236B1Assisted drawing and writing in extended reality20 cites · 202485% earned
- 679US12469483B1Comprehensive AI-enabled systems for immersive voice, companion, and augmented/virtual rea6 cites · 202585% earned
- 775US12051400B1Synthetic audio output method and apparatus, storage medium, and electronic device10 cites · 202487% earned
- 871US12352976B1Computer-implemented system and method for providing VR/AR visual experiences to users by 5 cites · 202584% earned
- 967US11893981B1Search system and method having civility score13 cites · 202479% earned
- 1063US11915689B1Generating audio using auto-regressive generative neural networks12 cites · 202474% earned
- 1158US11862031B1System and/or method for directed aircraft perception12 cites · 202476% earned
- 1254US12100393B1Apparatus and method of generating directed graph using raw data8 cites · 202480% earned
- 1350US12141675B1Wireless system8 cites · 202486% earned
- 1446US11908476B1System and method of facilitating human interactions with products and services over a net11 cites · 202478% earned
- 1542US12094474B1Verifying the provenance of a digital object using watermarking and embeddings11 cites · 202488% earned
- 1638US12132267B1Wireless system7 cites · 202486% earned
- 1733US12113934B1Systems and methods for intelligent call agent evaluations7 cites · 202486% earned
- 1829US11948563B1Conversation summarization during user-control task execution for assistant systems20 cites · 202464% earned
- 1925US12182502B1Systems and methods for automatically generating conversation outlines and annotation summ10 cites · 202481% earned
- 2021US11947872B1Natural language processing platform for automated event analysis, translation, and transc20 cites · 202485% earned
- 2117US12112752B1Cohort determination in natural language processing13 cites · 202488% earned
- 2213US12045568B1Span pointer networks for non-autoregressive task-oriented semantic parsing for assistant 16 cites · 202484% earned
- 238US11915690B1Automatic speech recognition16 cites · 202489% earned
- 244US11934792B1Identifying prompts used for training of inference models9 cites · 202467% earned
- 251US12001599B2Head-worn device with connection region9 cites · 202477% earned
Active· last 5 yrs
The top-scoring G10L patents of the last 5 years
- 199US12143941B1✦ AIWireless system87 cites · 202489% earned
- 296US11128636B1✦ AISystems, methods, and apparatus for enhanced headsets166 cites · 202186% earned
- 392US11227626B1✦ AIAudio response messages229 cites · 202289% earned
- 488US10978056B1Grammaticality classification for natural language generation in assistant systems215 cites · 202194% earned
- 583US11024292B2Building system with entity graph storing events148 cites · 202186% earned
- 679US11095468B1Meeting summary service146 cites · 202194% earned
- 775US11431660B1System and method for collaborative conversational AI87 cites · 202293% earned
- 871US11281945B1Multimodal dimensional emotion recognition method78 cites · 202293% earned
- 967US10971158B1Designating assistants in multi-assistant environment based on identified wake word receiv120 cites · 202193% earned
- 1063US11445301B2Portable playback devices with network operation modes73 cites · 202186% earned
- 1158US11411763B2Ducking and erasing audio from nearby devices72 cites · 202186% earned
- 1254US11354092B2Noise classification for event detection85 cites · 202183% earned
- 1350US11127405B1Selective requests for authentication for voice-based launching of applications103 cites · 202189% earned
- 1446US11206052B1Smart speaker77 cites · 202193% earned
- 1542US11763096B2Computer implemented method for the automated analysis or use of data51 cites · 202371% earned
- 1638US11212612B2Voice control of a media playback system76 cites · 202173% earned
- 1733US11086858B1Context-based utterance prediction for assistant systems101 cites · 202170% earned
- 1829US11017778B1Switching between speech recognition systems101 cites · 202187% earned
- 1925US11514898B2Voice control of a media playback system61 cites · 202182% earned
- 2021US12236767B2Machine learning based monitoring system36 cites · 202387% earned
- 2117US11038934B1Digital assistant hardware abstraction70 cites · 202183% earned
- 2213US10911596B1Voice user interface for wired communications system104 cites · 202193% earned
- 238US11227187B1Generating artificial intelligence solutions using raw data and simulated data68 cites · 202292% earned
- 244US11336011B2Blockchain cellular system66 cites · 202171% earned
- 251US10896295B1Providing additional information for identified named-entities for assistant systems86 cites · 202189% earned
All-time canon
The defining G10L patents of the whole record
- 199US6804330B1✦ AIMethod and system for accessing CRM data via voice2,320 cites · 200496% earned
- 296US6621834B1✦ AISystem and method for voice transmission over network protocols2,219 cites · 200389% earned
- 392US6699177B1✦ AIMethod and apparatus for performing minimally invasive surgical procedures1,923 cites · 200496% earned
- 488US5918213ASystem and method for automated remote previewing and purchasing of music, video, software1,745 cites · 199996% earned
- 583US5862260AMethods for surveying dissemination of proprietary empirical data1,676 cites · 199996% earned
- 679US6911916B1Method and apparatus for accessing medical data over a network1,472 cites · 200593% earned
- 775US6122403AComputer system linked by using information in data objects1,462 cites · 200089% earned
- 871US6505160B1Connected audio and other media objects1,359 cites · 200387% earned
- 967US6614914B1Watermark embedder and reader1,265 cites · 200388% earned
- 1063US5613004ASteganographic method and device1,261 cites · 199786% earned
- 1158US6311214B1Linking of computers based on optical sensing of digital data1,259 cites · 200193% earned
- 1254US5636292ASteganography methods employing embedded calibration data1,088 cites · 199795% earned
- 1350US5319735AEmbedded signalling1,015 cites · 199495% earned
- 1446US6329925B1Rearview mirror assembly with added feature modular display996 cites · 200186% earned
- 1542US8340975B1Interactive speech recognition device and system for hands-free building control989 cites · 201295% earned
- 1638US6411725B1Watermark enabled video objects985 cites · 200288% earned
- 1733US5774859AInformation system having a speech interface965 cites · 199895% earned
- 1829US6990453B2System and methods for recognizing sound and music signals in high noise and distortion919 cites · 200286% earned
- 1925US7693720B2Mobile systems and methods for responding to natural language speech utterance892 cites · 200493% earned
- 2021US6895084B1System and method for generating voice pages with included audio files for use in a voice 888 cites · 200593% earned
- 2117US7949529B2Mobile systems and methods of supporting natural language human-machine interactions871 cites · 200788% earned
- 2213US6144938AVoice user interface with personality864 cites · 200088% earned
- 238US5841978ANetwork linking method using steganographically embedded data objects846 cites · 199887% earned
- 244US6510417B1System and method for voice access to internet-based information834 cites · 200395% earned
- 251US6757362B1Personal virtual assistant830 cites · 200489% earned
Rising· last 2 yrs
Assignees whose newest G10L patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier
- 199DIGIMARC CORP330 patents · 53,356 citations
- 296APPLE INC770 patents · 26,561 citations
- 392IBM2,256 patents · 64,335 citations
- 488AMAZON TECH INC1,739 patents · 42,327 citations
- 583SONOS INC289 patents · 5,960 citations
- 679MASIMO CORP9 patents · 1,832 citations
- 775TOSHIBA KK366 patents · 8,213 citations
- 871QUALCOMM INC547 patents · 7,864 citations
- 967INTEL CORP394 patents · 7,819 citations
- 1063NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS INC650 patents · 9,704 citations
- 1158STANFORD RES INST INT68 patents · 3,850 citations
- 1254ERICSSON TELEFON AB L M313 patents · 6,061 citations
- 1350TRAN BAO41 patents · 758 citations
- 1446CANON KK278 patents · 7,213 citations
- 1542SORENSON IP HOLDINGS LLC81 patents · 1,564 citations
- 1638NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE327 patents · 4,059 citations
- 1733SNAP INC120 patents · 1,135 citations
- 1829ULTRATEC INC39 patents · 1,746 citations
- 1925FRAUNHOFER GES FORSCHUNG806 patents · 4,251 citations
- 2021SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD1,801 patents · 7,494 citations
- 2117BOSCH GMBH ROBERT78 patents · 1,708 citations
- 2213SEIKO EPSON CORP37 patents · 1,779 citations
- 238NEC CORP472 patents · 8,610 citations
- 244GOOGLE LLC1,897 patents · 5,767 citations
- 251CREATIVE TECH LTD41 patents · 2,054 citations
Active· last 5 yrs
Sustained G10L output across the last 5 years
- 199DIGIMARC CORP330 patents · 53,356 citations
- 296APPLE INC770 patents · 26,561 citations
- 392IBM2,256 patents · 64,335 citations
- 488AMAZON TECH INC1,739 patents · 42,327 citations
- 583MICROSTRATEGY INC20 patents · 3,275 citations
- 679SONOS INC289 patents · 5,960 citations
- 775FACEBOOK INC113 patents · 1,984 citations
- 871MASIMO CORP9 patents · 1,832 citations
- 967TOSHIBA KK366 patents · 8,213 citations
- 1063QUALCOMM INC547 patents · 7,864 citations
- 1158SONY CORP830 patents · 16,872 citations
- 1254AVAYA INC74 patents · 2,298 citations
- 1350INTEL CORP394 patents · 7,819 citations
- 1446NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS INC650 patents · 9,704 citations
- 1542AT & T IP II LP238 patents · 4,479 citations
- 1638STANFORD RES INST INT68 patents · 3,850 citations
- 1733TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC261 patents · 12,924 citations
- 1829ERICSSON TELEFON AB L M313 patents · 6,061 citations
- 1925UNIV CALIFORNIA50 patents · 2,609 citations
- 2021TRAN BAO41 patents · 758 citations
- 2117CANON KK278 patents · 7,213 citations
- 2213SORENSON IP HOLDINGS LLC81 patents · 1,564 citations
- 238NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE327 patents · 4,059 citations
- 244SNAP INC120 patents · 1,135 citations
- 251ULTRATEC INC39 patents · 1,746 citations
All-time canon
All-time PatentIndex Score in G10L
- 199DIGIMARC CORP330 patents · 53,356 citations
- 296APPLE INC770 patents · 26,561 citations
- 392PHOENIX SOLUTIONS INC25 patents · 11,744 citations
- 488VOICEBOX TECHNOLOGIES INC15 patents · 6,910 citations
- 583ANSARI AMIR11 patents · 1,424 citations
- 679IBM2,256 patents · 64,335 citations
- 775AMAZON TECH INC1,739 patents · 42,327 citations
- 871SENSORY INC14 patents · 5,305 citations
- 967DONNELLY CORP7 patents · 2,142 citations
- 1063DRAGON SYSTEMS INC43 patents · 9,328 citations
- 1158GOOGLE INC530 patents · 19,242 citations
- 1254AVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP23 patents · 3,468 citations
- 1350SHUFFLE MASTER INC5 patents · 1,198 citations
- 1446AT & T CORP255 patents · 19,989 citations
- 1542PRODEA SYSTEMS INC5 patents · 647 citations
- 1638DOLBY LAB LICENSING CORP75 patents · 6,216 citations
- 1733MICROSTRATEGY INC20 patents · 3,275 citations
- 1829SONOS INC289 patents · 5,960 citations
- 1925APPLE COMPUTER63 patents · 10,078 citations
- 2021MICROSOFT CORP640 patents · 34,384 citations
- 2117COMPUTER MOTION INC5 patents · 3,125 citations
- 2213CORTICA LTD20 patents · 700 citations
- 238DIGITAL THEATER SYST INC6 patents · 1,956 citations
- 244KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV174 patents · 7,285 citations
- 251LANDMARK DIGITAL SERVICES LLC6 patents · 1,967 citations
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