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Christopher Butts — 44 Patents

SOSonos: 43 patents #27 of 446Top 7%
Evanston, IL: #27 of 1,719 inventorsTop 2%
Illinois: #1,048 of 84,256 inventorsTop 2%
Overall (All Time): #66,838 of 4,157,543Top 2%
44 Patents All Time
Christopher Butts has been granted 44 US patents while listed as an inventor at Sonos. The first was granted in 2017 and the most recent in July 2025. Christopher Butts ranks #66,838 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 1.6%). Patent records list Christopher Butts in Evanston, IL, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2017 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 8 patents in 2021.peak 82017: 2 patents20172018: 6 patents20182019: 5 patents20192020: 6 patents20202021: 8 patents20212022: 2 patents20222023: 6 patents20232024: 4 patents20242025: 5 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 44 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12361048 Generating digital media based on blockchain data Dayn Wilberding, Gregory McAllister, Ryan Michael Bello 2025-07-15
12277368 Handling of loss of pairing between networked devices Mark Plagge, Simon Jarvis 2025-04-15
12242769 Room association based on name Dayn Wilberding, Chris Bierbower, Mish Fabok, J D Hooge, Tristan Wood +2 more 2025-03-04
12231859 Music service selection Simon Jarvis, Mark Plagge 2025-02-18
12192713 Voice control of a media playback system Jonathan P. Lang, Mark Plagge, Simon Jarvis, Romi Kadri, Yean-Nian W. Chen +4 more 2025-01-07
12167062 Blockchain data based on synthetic content generation Dayn Wilberding, Gregory McAllister, Ryan Michael Bello 2024-12-10 $1,107,000
12050642 Suggested application download 2024-07-30 $3,705,000
11983463 Metadata exchange involving a networked playback system and a networked microphone system Mark Plagge, Simon Jarvis 2024-05-14 $4,913,000
11979960 Contextualization of voice inputs Jonathan P. Lang, Romi Kadri 2024-05-07 $11,593,000
11832068 Music service selection Simon Jarvis, Mark Plagge 2023-11-28 $2,547,000
11736860 Voice control of a media playback system Jonathan P. Lang, Mark Plagge, Simon Jarvis, Romi Kadri, Yean-Nian W. Chen +4 more 2023-08-22 $2,426,000
11726742 Handling of loss of pairing between networked devices Mark Plagge, Simon Jarvis 2023-08-15 $1,482,000
11669299 Playback device with device base Jonathan P. Lang 2023-06-06 $23,266,000
11664023 Voice detection by multiple devices Jonathon Reilly, Gregory Burlingame, Romi Kadri, Jonathan P. Lang 2023-05-30 $20,389,000
11556306 Voice controlled media playback system Simon Jarvis, Romi Kadri 2023-01-17 $5,271,000
11514104 Suggested application download 2022-11-29
11481182 Room association based on name Dayn Wilberding, Chris Bierbower, Mish Fabok, Jake Szymanski, JD Hooge +3 more 2022-10-25
11200024 Playback device with device base Jonathan P. Lang 2021-12-14
11184704 Music service selection Simon Jarvis, Mark Plagge 2021-11-23
11184969 Contextualization of voice inputs Jonathan P. Lang, Romi Kadri 2021-11-23
11137979 Metadata exchange involving a networked playback system and a networked microphone system Mark Plagge, Simon Jarvis 2021-10-05
11106423 Evaluating calibration of a playback device Romi Kadri, Timothy Sheen, Simon Jarvis 2021-08-31
11042355 Handling of loss of pairing between networked devices Mark Plagge, Simon Jarvis 2021-06-22
10997234 Suggested application download 2021-05-04
10976992 Playback device mode based on device base Jonathan P. Lang 2021-04-13