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The USPTO published patent application US20260108164A1 filed by inventors Chenghao Sui, Junjie Pan, Yaocheng Liu, and Yanan Zhou on December 17, 2025. The application covers a method for controlling a heart sound data detecting device using earbuds, involving synchronized acquisition of first and second heart sound data from a first and second earbud respectively, analyzing each dataset to obtain user state analysis results, and outputting results when a consistency requirement is met. CPC classifications include A61B 5/02438, G16H 40/67, and G16H 50/30, placing this application within the health informatics domain. The application was published April 23, 2026 under application number 19422631.

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The USPTO published patent application US20260108164A1 for a method controlling a heart sound data detecting device using earbuds. The method involves obtaining synchronized heart sound data from first and second earbuds, analyzing each dataset to generate user state analysis results, and outputting results only when the results meet a defined consistency requirement. The filing date was December 17, 2025, and the application was published April 23, 2026 under application number 19422631.

Manufacturers and developers of wearable biometric devices, particularly smart earbuds or hearable technology with health monitoring capabilities, should monitor the prosecution of this application to assess potential IP blocking risks for similar dual-earbud heart sound detection designs. Competitors developing cardiac monitoring earbuds should review the published claims for overlap with their own product roadmaps, and consider conducting freedom-to-operate analyses.

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METHOD FOR CONTROLLING HEART SOUND DATA DETECTING DEVICE, DEVICE, EARPLUG, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

Application US20260108164A1 Kind: A1 Apr 23, 2026

Inventors

Chenghao SUI, Junjie PAN, Yaocheng LIU, Yanan ZHOU

Abstract

A method for controlling heart sound data detecting device includes: obtaining a first heart sound data acquired by a first earbud and a second heart sound data synchronously acquired by a second earbud; analyzing the first heart sound data to obtain a first user state analysis result and analyzing the second heart sound data to obtain a second user state analysis result; and in response to that the first user state analysis result and the second user state analysis result meet a consistency requirement, and outputting the first user state analysis result and/or the second user state analysis result.

CPC Classifications

A61B 5/02438 G16H 40/67 G16H 50/30

Filing Date

2025-12-17

Application No.

19422631

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Classification

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USPTO
Published
April 23rd, 2026
Instrument
Rule
Branch
Executive
Legal weight
Non-binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Minor
Document ID
US20260108164A1

Who this affects

Applies to
Manufacturers Technology companies
Industry sector
3345 Medical Device Manufacturing
Activity scope
Patent application filing Wearable device monitoring Biometric data acquisition
Geographic scope
United States US

Taxonomy

Primary area
Intellectual Property
Operational domain
Legal
Topics
Healthcare Medical Devices

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