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Antennas for standard fit hearing assistance devices

  • US 9,179,227 B2
  • Filed: 09/19/2013
  • Issued: 11/03/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A hearing assistance device, comprising:

  • a housing configured to be worn outside an ear of a wearer;

    a power source;

    a radio circuit within the housing and electrically connected to the power source;

    a flex antenna configured to form an aperture, wherein the radio circuit is at least substantially within the aperture, and wherein the flex antenna has at least a portion including a shape memory that tends to straighten the flex antenna from a flexed position, and bias a portion of the flex antenna into contact with an interior surface of the housing; and

    a transmission line to electrically connect the flex antenna to the radio circuit.

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