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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2019
Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Ezdeen Elghannai, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Zhenchao Yang, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Stephen P. Flood, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Abstract
An ear-worn electronic device is configured to be worn by a wearer and comprises a housing configured to be supported at, by, in or on the wearer's ear. A processor is disposed in the housing. A speaker or a receiver is operably coupled to the processor. A radio frequency transceiver is disposed in the housing and operably coupled to the processor. An antenna is disposed on or in the housing and operably coupled to the transceiver. The antenna comprises a radiating element, a ground plane, and a substrate disposed between the radiating element and the ground plane. The substrate comprises one or both of a dielectric gel and a dielectric liquid.