Patent ID: 11950059
Assignee: STARKEY LABORATORIES, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 12:
13. A hearing device comprising:
an enclosure configured for at least partial insertion within an ear of a user, the enclosure comprising a shell and a faceplate;
an antenna structure comprising:
a substrate comprising a dielectric material;
a planar antenna that extends along a plane of the faceplate disposed on a first surface of the substrate; and
an electrically conductive ground plane that extends along the plane of the faceplate, the electrically conductive ground plane disposed on a second surface of the substrate opposite the first surface such that the electrically conductive ground plane fully or partially overlaps the planar antenna and the dielectric material of the substrate is disposed between the planar antenna and the electrically conductive ground plane and the planar antenna and the electrically conductive ground plane are electrically connected at one or more locations; and

electronic circuitry disposed within the shell, the electronic circuitry being electrically coupled to send and/or receive signals via the antenna structure.