Antenna for a wireless hearing aid system
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1. A wireless hearing aid having a communication system positioned within a housing structure for receiving and processing wireless signals and for presenting those signals to a wearer of the hearing aid, the housing structure being positioned in close proximity to the human body of the wearer, the wireless hearing aid comprising:
- a loop antenna configured on a flexible dielectric substrate; and
a matching network coupling the loop antenna to the communication system, wherein at least a portion of the matching network is affixed to the flexible dielectric substrate;
wherein the flexible dielectric is affixed to the housing structure of the wireless hearing aid.
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Abstract
A wireless communication system having a loop antenna is provided. The wireless communication system may be a wireless hearing aid having a housing structure and a communication system for receiving wireless signals. The loop antenna may be affixed to a flexible dielectric substrate, along with at least a portion of a matching network for coupling the loop antenna to the communication system.
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1. A wireless hearing aid having a communication system positioned within a housing structure for receiving and processing wireless signals and for presenting those signals to a wearer of the hearing aid, the housing structure being positioned in close proximity to the human body of the wearer, the wireless hearing aid comprising:
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a loop antenna configured on a flexible dielectric substrate; and
a matching network coupling the loop antenna to the communication system, wherein at least a portion of the matching network is affixed to the flexible dielectric substrate;
wherein the flexible dielectric is affixed to the housing structure of the wireless hearing aid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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