Hearing aid with an antenna

US9237405B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9237405-B2
Application numberUS-201414199511-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 6, 2014
Priority dateNov 11, 2013
Publication dateJan 12, 2016
Grant dateJan 12, 2016

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A hearing aid with an assembly, the assembly includes: a microphone; a signal processor for processing a first audio signal into a second audio signal compensating a hearing loss of a user; a wireless communication unit configured for wireless data communication; and an antenna for emission of an electromagnetic field, the antenna being coupled with the wireless communication unit, the antenna having a total length between three quarters of a wavelength of the emitted electromagnetic field and five quarters of the wavelength; wherein a part of the antenna extends from a first side of the assembly to a second side of the assembly; and wherein the antenna has a midpoint located at the part of the antenna extending from the first side to the second side, or a distance between the midpoint of the antenna and the part of the antenna is less than a quarter of the wavelength.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A hearing aid with an assembly, the assembly comprising: a microphone for reception of sound and conversion of the received sound into a corresponding first audio signal; a signal processor for processing the first audio signal into a second audio signal compensating a hearing loss of a user of the hearing aid; a wireless communication unit configured for wireless data communication; and an antenna for emission of an electromagnetic field, the an…

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What does patent US9237405B2 cover?
A hearing aid with an assembly, the assembly includes: a microphone; a signal processor for processing a first audio signal into a second audio signal compensating a hearing loss of a user; a wireless communication unit configured for wireless data communication; and an antenna for emission of an electromagnetic field, the antenna being coupled with the wireless communication unit, the antenna …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
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What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04R25/554. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 12 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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