Starkey Laboratories, Inc.

Micro Ear Technology, Inc.

Starkey Laboratory, Inc.

Rabel, Jay

Sanguino, Jorge F.

Jorge F Sanguino

Jeffrey Paul Solum

Beau Jay Polinske

David Tourtelotte

Jay Rabel

Michael Helgeson

Randall Wayne Roberts

Brent Anthony Bauman

Gregory John Haubrich

Bryant Sorensen

Greg Haubrich

Nasser Thomas Pooladian

John Edward Overland

Jay Ashwin Shah

John Juri Jurisoo

Charles William Reid, Ii

Andrea Lea Pociecha

Krishna Sarbadhikari Rodemerk

An embodiment of a hearing assistance device comprises a housing, a power source, a radio circuit, an antenna and a transmission line. The radio circuit is within the housing and electrically connected to the power source. The antenna has an aperture, and the radio circuit is at least substantially within the aperture. The transmission line electrically connects to the antenna to the radio circuit. Various antenna embodiments include a flex circuit antenna.

Antennas for standard fit hearing assistance devices

Parallel antennas for standard fit hearing assistance devices

A hearing aid includes an antenna for wireless communication with another device. The antenna includes a primary element connected to the circuit of the hearing aid and one or more secondary elements parasitically coupled to the primary element. This antenna configuration substantially increases radiation efficiency when compared to an antenna with the primary element alone, without substantially increasing the size, power consumption, and complexity of the hearing aid.

Hearing aid with inductively coupled electromagnetic resonator antenna

An embodiment of a hearing assistance device comprises an enclosure that includes a faceplate and a shell attached to the faceplate, a power source, a flex antenna, a transmission line connected to the flex antenna, and radio circuit connected to the transmission line and electrically connected to the power source. The flex antenna has a shape of at least a substantially complete loop around the power source, and maintains separation from the power source.

Antennas for custom fit hearing assistance devices

Disclosed herein, among other things, is an apparatus for connection to a hearing assistance device having a DAI compatible interface compatible with direct audio input (DAI) signals. According to an embodiment, the apparatus includes a connector to connect to the DAI-compatible interface. The connector includes audio and ground connections compatible with the DAI-compatible interface. The connector further includes a power connection adapted to provide power to the hearing assistance device. The apparatus also includes a power source electrically connected to the connector. The power source is adapted to charge one or more energy storing devices, such as batteries, within the hearing assistance device, according to various embodiments. In an embodiment, the power source is adapted to supplement power provided to the hearing assistance device by the one or more energy storing devices within the device.

Systems for providing power to a hearing assistance device

A hearing aid includes electronics, a physically manipulable member, and a receiver. The receiver is configured to output sound in a first mode at a first decibel level and in a second mode at a second decibel level higher than the first decibel level. The first mode is based on an input from a microphone. The second mode is based on the physically manipulable member not having been manipulated over a selected period of time. In various examples, wireless approaches are used to perform location identification. Examples using antennas and radio frequency identification (RFID) are provided. Various location approaches are possible using different location tones and methods for generation of such tones. Other apparatus are provided for location identification in a system with one or more hearing aids.

Method and apparatus for hearing aid location

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Hopkins, MN, United States of America

Jorge F Sanguino