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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2020
Sonova Ag, Stafa, CH;
Mark Schmidt, Breslau, CA;
Gabriel Perez, Maennedorf, CH;
John Whitmore, Heidelberg, CA;
Dave Ma, Kitchener, CA;
Munsoo Bae, Waterloo, CA;
SONOVA AG, Stäfa, CH;
Abstract
A hearing device including a shell to be worn at least in part in the ear canal and having an outer opening; a faceplate covering the outer opening of the shell and facing outwardly of the ear canal when the hearing device is worn in the ear canal; a transceiver configured to operate in an operating frequency range which is located within 2.4 GHz to 2.5 GHz; and a dipole antenna. The dipole antenna is integrated within the faceplate or at an outer surface of the faceplate in a manner so as to follow the contour of the outer surface of the faceplate to maximize radiation gain of the dipole antenna.