- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for improving hearing aid antenna efficiency
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Application No.: US14248609Application Date: 2014-04-09
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Publication No.: US09628924B2Publication Date: 2017-04-18
- Inventor: Brent Bauman
- Applicant: Brent Bauman
- Applicant Address: US MN Eden Prairie
- Assignee: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Eden Prairie
- Agency: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
- Main IPC: H04R25/00
- IPC: H04R25/00 ; H01Q19/10 ; H01Q1/27

Abstract:
A hearing assistance system includes one or more hearing aids capable of wireless communication and an antenna assembly external to the one or more hearing aids for improving performance of the wireless communication. In various embodiments, the antenna assembly includes one or more fabric patches configured to be worn by a hearing aid user to function as an antenna or an antenna reflector. In various embodiments, the one or more fabric patches are integrated with a garment worn by the hearing aid user.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150296311A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING HEARING AID ANTENNA EFFICIENCY Public/Granted day:2015-10-15
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