US 12,081,947 B2
Hearing device incorporating conformal folded antenna
Zhenchao Yang, Eden Prairie, MN (US); Deepak Hosadurga, Bloomington, MN (US); Karl Hilde, St. Paul, MN (US); and Beau Jay Polinske, Eden Prairie, MN (US)
Assigned to Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US)
Filed by Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US)
Filed on Jun. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/214,822.
Application 18/214,822 is a continuation of application No. 17/137,809, filed on Dec. 30, 2020, granted, now 11,729,561.
Application 17/137,809 is a continuation of application No. 16/750,871, filed on Jan. 23, 2020, granted, now 10,886,603, issued on Jan. 5, 2021.
Application 16/750,871 is a continuation of application No. 16/249,421, filed on Jan. 16, 2019, granted, now 10,581,144, issued on Mar. 20, 2020.
Application 16/249,421 is a continuation of application No. 15/351,643, filed on Nov. 15, 2016, granted, now 10,256,529, issued on Apr. 9, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0370794 A1, Nov. 16, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H01Q 1/27 (2006.01); H01Q 1/22 (2006.01); H01Q 1/38 (2006.01); H01Q 1/40 (2006.01); H01Q 5/335 (2015.01); H01Q 9/04 (2006.01); H04R 25/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 25/609 (2019.05) [H01Q 1/2291 (2013.01); H01Q 1/273 (2013.01); H01Q 1/38 (2013.01); H01Q 1/40 (2013.01); H01Q 5/335 (2015.01); H01Q 9/0414 (2013.01); H04R 25/554 (2013.01); H04R 25/60 (2013.01); H04R 2225/51 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hearing device adapted to be worn by a wearer, comprising:
a shell configured for placement at an ear of the wearer, the shell comprising opposing sides and an axial length;
circuitry comprising at least signal processing circuitry, radio circuitry, a power source, and an acoustic transducer; and
an antenna encompassing at least some of the circuitry, the antenna coupled to the radio circuitry via a feed arrangement and comprising:
opposing first and second sides extending along the opposing sides of the shell;
an electrically conductive element connected to and extending between the opposing first and second sides, the electrically conductive element having an axial length that is shorter than an axial length of the opposing first and second sides; and
an elongated gap opposite the electrically conductive element and extending continuously between the opposing first and second sides and in a direction parallel to the axial length of the shell.