Starkey Laboratories, Inc.

Ganesh Borra

Ryan J Owens

Gregory John Haubrich

Craig M Standish

Zhenchao Yang

Thaddeus Rockwell Hoffman

Mark Allen Pankratz

Joseph Matthias Reis, Jr

Peter J Nestoss

Cindy S Walters

Babak Talebanpour

A hearing instrument comprises a housing having an exterior surface and an interior surface; a rechargeable battery; a first conductor having an external segment tracing a first path on the exterior surface of the housing; and a second conductor having an external segment tracing a second path on the exterior surface of the housing. The first conductor and the second conductor are configured to operate as both an antenna and to conduct electricity from a charger to recharge the rechargeable battery.

Combined charging contact and antenna for hearing instruments

A hearing instrument may comprise a housing that defines a cavity, wherein the housing includes an inner side that is formed to conform with user anatomy, an outer side that is externally visible when the hearing instrument is placed within an ear of a user. The hearing instrument may further comprise circuitry disposed inside the cavity, wherein the circuitry includes an antenna disposed adjacent an inner surface of the outer side of the housing. A battery door may be attached to the housing, wherein the battery door is positioned such that a battery can be inserted and removed via the battery door, wherein upon insertion of the battery into the hearing instrument, the battery is disposed behind the antenna relative to the outer side of the housing.

Removable battery designs for custom hearing instruments

Embodiments herein relate to ear-wearable devices. In an embodiment, a hearing aid assembly is included having a housing with a top case and a bottom case. The housing defines an electronics cavity between the top case and the bottom case and a housing inlet between the bottom case and the top case. The hearing aid assembly can include an electronics assembly positioned within the electronics cavity, the electronics assembly defining a microphone inlet, wherein an acoustic passageway extends inward from the housing inlet to the microphone inlet. The electronics assembly includes a microphone, and the acoustic passageway includes a front trap portion located below the front microphone inlet. Other embodiments are also included herein.

Ear-wearable device with foreign material trap

Hearing device

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Plymouth, MN, United States of America

Ganesh Borra