Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electronic devices having antennas that radiate through three-dimensionally curved cover layers
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Application No.: US17865241Application Date: 2022-07-14
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Publication No.: US12206163B2Publication Date: 2025-01-21
- Inventor: Yi Jiang , Jiangfeng Wu , Lijun Zhang , Siwen Yong , Mattia Pascolini , Samuel A. Resnick , Anthony S. Montevirgen
- 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; Jinie M. Guihan
- Main IPC: H01Q1/38
- IPC: H01Q1/38 ; H01Q1/24 ; H01Q1/42 ; H01Q1/22

Abstract:
An electronic device may have a cover layer and an antenna. A dielectric adapter may have a first surface coupled to the antenna and a second surface pressed against the cover layer. The cover layer may have a three-dimensional curvature. The second surface may have a curvature that matches the curvature of the cover layer. Biasing structures may exert a biasing force that presses the antenna against the dielectric adapter and that presses the dielectric adapter against the cover layer. The biasing force may be oriented in a direction normal to the cover layer at each point across dielectric adapter. This may serve to ensure that a uniform and reliable impedance transition is provided between the antenna and free space through the cover layer over time, thereby maximizing the efficiency of the antenna.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220384941A1 Electronic Devices Having Antennas that Radiate Through Three-Dimensionally Curved Cover Layers Public/Granted day:2022-12-01
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