公开(公告)号：WO2022173628A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-18

申请号：PCT/US2022/014899

申请日：2022-02-02

Applicant: STARKEY LABORATORIES, INC.

Inventor： ELGHANNAI, Ezdeen ,  MURRAY, Casey ,  BORRA, Ganesh

IPC: H04R1/10 ,  H04R25/00

Abstract: A hearing instrument comprises a housing that defines a cavity; a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed within the cavity; an antenna that comprises an internal portion and an external portion, wherein a first location on the internal portion of the antenna is disposed within the cavity and is physically connected to the PCB and a different second location on the internal portion of the antenna is physically connected to the external portion of the antenna; and a cable protruding from the housing and configured for use as a handle for removal of the hearing instrument from an ear of a user, wherein the cable encloses the external portion of the antenna.

公开(公告)号：WO2020132542A1

公开(公告)日：2020-06-25

申请号：PCT/US2019/068011

申请日：2019-12-20

Applicant: STARKEY LABORATORIES, INC.

Inventor： MURRAY, Casey ,  GLENN, Janet Marie ,  YANG, Zhenchao

IPC: H01Q1/27 ,  H01Q1/38 ,  H01Q9/04 ,  H01Q9/28 ,  H01Q21/08 ,  H04R25/00

Abstract: Ear-worn devices may include one or more structural elements formed of highdielectric material. The position and shape of the structural element may be selected relative to an antenna of the ear-worn device to provide specific enhancements of the electric and/or magnetic field generated by the antenna. The structural elements may include a host resin material and a plurality of dielectric material elements. The structural elements may have an effective dielectric constant greater than 5. One or more loading strips may be used to tune a resonating structure formed by the antenna and the structural elements. The antenna may be an antenna array with structural elements disposed between elements of the array.

公开(公告)号：EP4292294A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-20

申请号：EP22705279.2

申请日：2022-02-02

Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： ELGHANNAI, Ezdeen ,  MURRAY, Casey ,  BORRA, Ganesh

IPC: H04R1/10 ,  H04R25/00

公开(公告)号：EP3900109A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-27

申请号：EP19842513.4

申请日：2019-12-20

Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： MURRAY, Casey ,  GLENN, Janet Marie ,  YANG, Zhenchao

IPC: H01Q1/27 ,  H01Q1/38 ,  H01Q9/04 ,  H01Q9/28 ,  H01Q21/08 ,  H04R25/00

公开(公告)号：EP4161102A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-05

申请号：EP22198114.5

申请日：2022-09-27

Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： OLSON, Kyle ,  HIGGINS, Sidney A. ,  STEWART, Jay ,  YANG, Fue ,  MURRAY, Casey

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  H04R1/10

Abstract: An ear-wearable electronic device comprises a shell and a faceplate connected to the shell. Electronic circuitry and a power source are respectively disposed in the shell. A removal handle includes a proximal end connected to the faceplate. First and second electrical conductors extend along the removal handle and comprise first and second proximal ends coupled to the electronic circuitry. An electrical contact module is disposed at a distal end of the removal handle. The electrical contact module comprises a substrate. A first electrical contact is mounted on, or supported by, the substrate and coupled to a first distal end of the first electrical conductor. A second electrical contact is mounted on, or supported by, the substrate and coupled to a second distal end of the second electrical conductor.