Patents by Inventor Ezdeen Elghannai

Ezdeen Elghannai has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • HEARING AID ANTENNA FOR HIGH-FREQUENCY DATA COMMUNICATION
    Publication number: 20200145766
    Abstract: Hearing aids having example antennas tuned to transmit and receive signals having a frequency greater than or equal to 2.4 GHz are described. The antenna includes a first segment and a second segment. The first segment is configured to fit inside a housing of the hearing aid and to be within the ear canal when the hearing aid is inserted into an ear of a wearer. The second segment is configured to be within the housing and disposed near a side of the housing facing toward an outside of the ear canal when the hearing aid is inserted into the ear of the wearer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Ezdeen Elghannai, Karl Hilde, Zhenchao Yang
  • Ear-worn electronic device incorporating antenna with reactively loaded network circuit
    Patent number: 10631109
    Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to an ear-worn electronic device configured to be worn by a wearer. The device comprises an enclosure configured to be supported by or in an ear of the wearer. Electronic circuitry is disposed in the enclosure and comprises a wireless transceiver. An antenna is situated in or on the enclosure and coupled to the wireless transceiver. The antenna comprises a first antenna element, a second antenna element, and a strap comprising a reactive component connected to the first and second antenna elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Ezdeen Elghannai, Nikhil Nilakantan, Aaron Anderson, Greg Haubrich
  • Hearing aid antenna for high-frequency data communication
    Patent number: 10547957
    Abstract: Hearing aids having example antennas tuned to transmit and receive signals having a frequency greater than or equal to 2.4 GHz are described. The antenna includes a first segment and a second segment. The first segment is configured to fit inside a housing of the hearing aid and to be within the ear canal when the hearing aid is inserted into an ear of a wearer. The second segment is configured to be within the housing and disposed near a side of the housing facing toward an outside of the ear canal when the hearing aid is inserted into the ear of the wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Ezdeen Elghannai, Karl Hilde, Zhenchao Yang
  • EAR-WORN ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCORPORATING CHIP ANTENNA LOADING OF ANTENNA STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20190373381
    Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to an ear-worn electronic device configured to be worn by a wearer. The device includes an enclosure configured to be supported by or in an ear of the wearer. Electronic circuitry is disposed in the enclosure and includes a wireless transceiver. An antenna is situated in or on the enclosure and coupled to the wireless transceiver. The antenna includes a first antenna element, a second antenna element, and a chip antenna operably coupled to the first and second antenna elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Ezdeen Elghannai, Karl Joseph Hilde
  • Ear-worn electronic device incorporating combined dipole and loop antenna
    Patent number: 10396442
    Abstract: An ear-worn electronic device comprises an enclosure and electronics positioned in the enclosure. A power source is disposed in the enclosure and coupled to the electronics. An antenna is disposed in or supported by the enclosure and coupled to the electronics. The antenna comprises a dipole antenna combined with a loop antenna. An input impedance of the antenna remains substantially constant over a predetermined dielectric constant bandwidth and a predetermined frequency bandwidth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventor: Ezdeen Elghannai
  • EAR-WORN ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCORPORATING COMBINED DIPOLE AND LOOP ANTENNA
    Publication number: 20190165456
    Abstract: An ear-worn electronic device comprises an enclosure and electronics positioned in the enclosure. A power source is disposed in the enclosure and coupled to the electronics. An antenna is disposed in or supported by the enclosure and coupled to the electronics. The antenna comprises a dipole antenna combined with a loop antenna. An input impedance of the antenna remains substantially constant over a predetermined dielectric constant bandwidth and a predetermined frequency bandwidth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventor: Ezdeen Elghannai
  • EAR-WORN ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCORPORATING ANTENNA WITH REACTIVELY LOADED NETWORK CIRCUIT
    Publication number: 20190098420
    Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to an ear-worn electronic device configured to be worn by a wearer. The device comprises an enclosure configured to be supported by or in an ear of the wearer. Electronic circuitry is disposed in the enclosure and comprises a wireless transceiver. An antenna is situated in or on the enclosure and coupled to the wireless transceiver. The antenna comprises a first antenna element, a second antenna element, and a strap comprising a reactive component connected to the first and second antenna elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Ezdeen Elghannai, Nikhil Nilakantan, Aaron Anderson, Greg Haubrich