Flexible hearing aid circuit with motherboard and peripheral attachments

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10827283
APP PUB NO 20160057546A1
SERIAL NO

14463329

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A hearing aid circuit includes a plurality of sub-circuits implemented as a plurality of flexible circuit boards. In various embodiments, the plurality of flexible circuit boards includes a motherboard that can be used with multiple hearing aid models and different peripheral boards that can provide different hearing aid models with their unique styles and/or functional features. In various embodiments, the hearing aid circuit is assembled in an automated process that connects the motherboard to one or more peripheral circuit boards using surface mount technology (SMT).

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  • STARKEY LABORATORIES, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Johansson, Susie Eden Prairie, US 4 47
Lyon, Mark Eden Prairie, US 2 9

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