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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2023
Applicant:
Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Inventors:
Trevor Webster, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Brent Anthony Bauman, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/554 (2013.01); H04R 25/70 (2013.01); H04R 25/552 (2013.01); H04R 2225/021 (2013.01); H04R 2225/51 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hearing device, such as a hearing aid, includes an antenna for wireless communication. The antenna is housed in the hearing aid with an orientation determined to approximately minimize change in performance of the wireless communication when the hearing aid goes onto a wearer's head from free space. In various embodiments, the orientation of the antenna can be optimized by considering various factors including head loading and performance of wireless communication with various other devices.