US Patent Issued to Starkey Laboratories on May 27 for "Ear-worn electronic hearing device incorporating an antenna with cutouts" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,317,038, issued on May 27, was assigned to Starkey Laboratories Inc. (Eden Prairie, Minn.).

"Ear-worn electronic hearing device incorporating an antenna with cutouts" was invented by Danita Prabhu (Minneapolis), Ryan Owens (Hopkins, Minn.), Aaron Anderson (Mayer, Minn.) and Paul Anders Shriner (Hopkins, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ear-worn electronic hearing device comprises an enclosure configured to be supported by, at, in or on an ear of the wearer. Electronic circuitry is disposed in the enclosure and comprises a wireless transceiver. An antenna is disposed in or on the enclosure and operably coupled to the wireless trans...