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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2023
Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Babak Talebanpour, Plymouth, MN (US);
Ganesh Borra, Plymouth, MN (US);
Ryan Owens, Hopkins, MN (US);
Gregory John Haubrich, Champlin, MN (US);
Zhenchao Yang, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Abstract
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.