Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electronic devices having housing-integrated antennas
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Application No.: US15717821Application Date: 2017-09-27
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Publication No.: US10854953B2Publication Date: 2020-12-01
- Inventor: Pietro Romano , Umar Azad , Harish Rajagopalan , David Garrido Lopez , Lu Zhang , Rodney A. Gomez Angulo , Mattia Pascolini
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Treyz Law Group, P.C.
- Agent Michael H. Lyons; Matthew R. Williams
- Main IPC: H01Q1/24
- IPC: H01Q1/24 ; H01Q13/10 ; H01Q1/52 ; H04B1/3827 ; H01Q21/06 ; H04M1/02 ; H01Q21/28

Abstract:
An electronic device may include a peripheral conductive housing sidewall with an integral ledge extending towards the device interior. A display cover layer may be supported by the integral ledge. A slot antenna may be formed from a slot in the integral ledge. The integral ledge may be mounted to a surface of a substrate and coupled to a conductive rear housing wall by a conductive layer extending over an additional surface of the substrate. The sidewall may include a vertical portion extending from the ledge to the rear wall. The slot antenna may be fed via near-field coupling using a conductive patch that is located within the slot at the surface of the substrate. The conductive layer, rear housing wall, and vertical portion may form a cavity for the slot antenna. The conductive layer may isolate the slot from interference with a battery, display circuitry, or other components.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190097306A1 Electronic Devices Having Housing-Integrated Antennas Public/Granted day:2019-03-28
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