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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2013
Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Andrew Joseph Johnson, Edina, MN (US);
Scott Jacobs, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Stephen Paul Flood, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein, among other things, are systems and methods for tuning hearing assistance device antennas. One aspect of the present subject matter includes a method including providing a flexible antenna for a hearing assistance device. The flexible antenna includes at least one variable distributed tuning element embedded in the flexible antenna, in various embodiments. According to various embodiments, the tuning element is configured for tuning the flexible antenna for wireless hearing assistance device communication.