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Kyle Olson — 26 Patents

SLStarkey Laboratories: 19 patents #20 of 336Top 6%
IBM: 3 patents #26,335 of 70,183Top 40%
St. Louis Park, MN: #24 of 602 inventorsTop 4%
Minnesota: #2,446 of 52,454 inventorsTop 5%
Overall (All Time): #150,017 of 4,157,543Top 4%
26 Patents All Time
Kyle Olson has been granted 26 US patents while listed as an inventor at Starkey Laboratories. The first was granted in 2018 and the most recent in December 2025. Kyle Olson ranks #150,017 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 3.6%). Patent records list Kyle Olson in St. Louis Park, MN, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2018 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 7 patents in 2024.peak 72018: 1 patents20182019: 3 patents20192020: 2 patents20202021: 1 patents20212022: 2 patents20222023: 3 patents20232024: 7 patents20242025: 7 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 26 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12501734 Electro-optical physiologic sensor Sidney A. Higgins, Michael Karl Sacha, Andy Lin 2025-12-16
12489264 Rotational cable connector and disconnector tool Joseph Scaglione, Paul Samaniego, Oswald J. Mantilla, Daniel Ruiz, Mateusz Koziol +3 more 2025-12-02
12407971 Ear-wearable electronic device including multi-function removal handle Sidney A. Higgins, Jay Stewart, Fue Yang, Casey Murray 2025-09-02
12389166 Sensor based ear-worn electronic device fit assessment Andy S. Lin, Peter Flanagan, Fa Wang 2025-08-12
12380255 Device security for cable threat actors John S. Werner, Abigail E. Wise, Steven Leslie Shafer 2025-08-05
12369857 Infection risk detection using ear-wearable sensor devices Archelle Georgiou Feldshon, Krishna Chaithanya Vastare, Justin R. Burwinkel, Andy S. Lin, Michael Karl Sacha +1 more 2025-07-29
12239461 Hearing assistance device housing for improved biometric sensing Jay Stewart, Michael Karl Sacha 2025-03-04
12126965 Buttonless on/off switch for hearing assistance device Sidney A. Higgins 2024-10-22
12119703 System configured to decrease battery ageing of ear wearable device due to transportation or storage of the device while ensuring high charge before initial use Justin R. Burwinkel, Michael Karl Sacha 2024-10-15
12101588 System for charging an ear-worn electronic device Erik Carlson, Thomas Howard Burns, Kent Giswold 2024-09-24
12023147 Alertness determination for non-alert detection using ear-worn electronic devices Justin R. Burwinkel, Jeffrey Paul Solum, Yoshi Kasahara, Gregory J. Haubrich, Christine Marie Tan 2024-07-02
12015899 Light sensor in hearing instrument Peter Flanagan, Michael Karl Sacha, Andy S. Lin, Fa Wang 2024-06-18
11974088 User-actuatable touch control for an ear-worn electronic device Sidney A. Higgins, Dustin Degen 2024-04-30
11974099 Connector tip with bristles for hearing instruments Sidney A. Higgins, David Tourtelotte 2024-04-30
11768225 Removable contactless probe Matteo Cocchini, Noah Singer 2023-09-26 $8,116,000
11729540 Water immune user-actuatable touch control for an ear-worn electronic device Sidney A. Higgins, Brad Guertin 2023-08-15
11647925 Alertness mode initiation for non-alert detection using ear-worn electronic devices Justin R. Burwinkel, Jeffrey Paul Solum, Yoshi Kasahara, Gregory J. Haubrich, Christine Marie Tan 2023-05-16
11265643 Hearing device including a sensor and hearing system including same Sidney A. Higgins 2022-03-01
11213252 Devices and sensing methods for measuring temperature from an ear Peggi S. Cross, Sourav Bhunia, Kaysar Rahim, Dave Tourtelotte 2022-01-04
10923929 Charging system with compressible contacts Sidney A. Higgins, David Tourtelotte 2021-02-16
10661598 Article having braided fiber and rod end connection Charles S. Spanjers 2020-05-26
10666067 Portable charging unit with accelerated charging for hearing assistance devices Sidney A. Higgins, Christopher David Young, Brantly Sturgeon 2020-05-26
10491024 Charging systems for contact chargers and related methods Sidney A. Higgins, David Tourtelotte 2019-11-26
10424955 Charging system with compressible contacts Sidney A. Higgins, David Tourtelotte 2019-09-24
10409545 Digital identification of devices attached to serial communication cables 2019-09-10