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- Patent Title: Hearing aid antenna for high-frequency data communication
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Application No.: US17366457Application Date: 2021-07-02
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Publication No.: US11785400B2Publication Date: 2023-10-10
- Inventor: Ezdeen Elghannai , Karl Joseph Hilde , Zhenchao Yang
- Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MN Eden Prairie
- Assignee: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Eden Prairie
- Agency: Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A.
- Main IPC: H04R25/00
- IPC: H04R25/00 ; H04R1/10 ; H01Q1/27

Abstract:
Hearing aids having example antennas tuned to transmit and receive signals having a frequency greater than or equal to 2.4 GHz are described. The antenna includes a first segment and a second segment. The first segment is configured to fit inside a housing of the hearing aid and to be within the ear canal when the hearing aid is inserted into an ear of a wearer. The second segment is configured to be within the housing and disposed near a side of the housing facing toward an outside of the ear canal when the hearing aid is inserted into the ear of the wearer.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210337323A1 HEARING AID ANTENNA FOR HIGH-FREQUENCY DATA COMMUNICATION Public/Granted day:2021-10-28
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