公开(公告)号：US20190074706A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-07

申请号：US16122787

申请日：2018-09-05

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Michael B. Wittenberg ,  Makiko K. Brzezinski ,  Stefan A. Kowalski ,  Christopher S. Graham ,  Morgan T. McClure ,  Erik G. de Jong ,  Trevor J. Ness ,  Peter J. Kardassakis ,  Jayesh Nath ,  Adam T. Clavelle ,  Rex Tyler Ehman

IPC: H02J7/02 ,  H02J50/10 ,  H01F27/28 ,  H01Q7/06 ,  H02J7/00

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein describe a wireless power receiving system for an electronic device includes: a first inductor coil configured to receive power primarily at a first frequency and from magnetic fields propagating in a first direction; and a second inductor coil configured to receive power primarily at a second frequency and from magnetic fields propagating in a second direction, wherein the first frequency is different than the second frequency.

公开(公告)号：US20180069588A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-08

申请号：US15257521

申请日：2016-09-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yi Jiang ,  Jiangfeng Wu ,  Lijun Zhang ,  Siwen Yong ,  Jiaxiao Niu ,  Mattia Pascolini ,  Jayesh Nath ,  Carlo Di Nallo ,  Zheyu Wang ,  Mario Martinis ,  Eduardo Jorge Da Costa Bras Lima ,  Steven P. Cardinali ,  Rex Tyler Ehman ,  James G. Horiuchi ,  Trevor J. Ness ,  Scott D. Morrison ,  Siddharth Nangia ,  Mushtaq A. Sarwar

IPC: H04B1/40 ,  H05K5/00 ,  H05K5/04 ,  H03K17/96

CPC classification number: H04B1/40 ,  G06F1/1626 ,  G06F1/163 ,  G06F1/1637 ,  G06F1/1658 ,  G06F1/1698 ,  H01Q9/30 ,  H04B1/3888 ,  H04M1/0202

Abstract: An electronic device may have a display cover layer mounted to a metal housing. Electrical component layers such as a display layer, touch sensor layer, and near-field communications antenna layer may be mounted under the display cover layer. An antenna feed may have a positive feed terminal coupled to the electrical component layers and a ground feed terminal coupled to the metal housing. The electrical component layers may serve as an antenna resonating element for an antenna. The antenna may cover cellular telephone bands and may receive satellite navigation system signals. A system-in-package device may be mounted to the metal housing. A flexible printed circuit may extend between the electrical component layers and the system-in-package device. A mounting bracket for the system-in-package device may be provided with electrical isolation to enhance antenna performance in bands such as a satellite navigation system band.

公开(公告)号：US20180048057A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-15

申请号：US15234907

申请日：2016-08-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Rex T. Ehman ,  Jayesh Nath ,  Carlo Di Nallo ,  James G. Horiuchi ,  Erik G. de Jong ,  Jason C. Sauers ,  Makiko K. Brzezinski ,  Siwen Yong ,  Lijun Zhang ,  Yi Jiang ,  Zheyu Wang ,  Mario Martinis ,  Eduardo Da Costa Bras Lima ,  Xu Han ,  Mattia Pascolini ,  Trevor J. Ness

IPC: H01Q1/27 ,  H04B5/00 ,  H01Q1/50 ,  H01Q1/48 ,  H01Q1/24

CPC classification number: H01Q1/273 ,  H01Q1/243 ,  H01Q1/48 ,  H01Q1/50 ,  H01Q7/00 ,  H01Q9/0421 ,  H01Q9/14 ,  H04B5/00 ,  H04B5/0012 ,  H04B5/0031

Abstract: An electronic device such as a wristwatch may have a housing with metal portions such as metal sidewalls. The housing may form an antenna ground for an antenna. An antenna resonating element for the antenna may be formed from a stack of capacitively coupled component layers such as a display layer, touch sensor layer, and near-field communications antenna layer at a front face of the device. An additional antenna may be formed from a peripheral resonating element that runs along a peripheral edge of the device and the antenna ground. A rear face antenna may be formed using a wireless power receiving coil as a radio-frequency antenna resonating element or may be formed from metal antenna traces on a plastic support for light-based components.

公开(公告)号：US20160093955A1

公开(公告)日：2016-03-31

申请号：US14500819

申请日：2014-09-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Enrique Ayala Vazquez ,  Mattia Pascolini ,  Hongfei Hu ,  Erdinc Irci ,  Yuehui Ouyang ,  Jennifer M. Edwards ,  Jayesh Nath ,  Salih Yarga ,  Yijun Zhou ,  Hao Xu

IPC: H01Q9/04 ,  H01Q1/24

CPC classification number: H01Q9/0442 ,  H01Q1/243 ,  H01Q5/328 ,  H01Q5/335 ,  H01Q9/42

Abstract: An electronic device may have wireless circuitry with antennas. An antenna may have an inverted-F antenna resonating element, an antenna ground, and other resonating element structures. A tip of the antenna resonating element and the antenna ground may be separated by a peripheral housing gap filled with plastic. The antenna may be sensitive to capacitance changes induced by the presence of a user's hand overlapping the gap or other portions of the antenna. A hand capacitance sensing electrode may be mounted in the plastic of the gap or elsewhere in the vicinity of the antenna. A transmission line may couple the hand capacitance sensing electrode to the antenna to retune the antenna in the event that the user's hand overlaps the antenna.

Abstract translation: 电子设备可以具有带天线的无线电路。 天线可以具有倒F天线谐振元件，天线接地和其它谐振元件结构。 天线谐振元件的尖端和天线接地可以由填充有塑料的外围壳体间隙分开。 天线可能对由与天线的间隙或其他部分重叠的用户手的存在引起的电容变化敏感。 手电容感测电极可以安装在间隙的塑料或天线附近的别处。 在用户的手与天线重叠的情况下，传输线可以将手电容感测电极耦合到天线以重新调谐天线。

公开(公告)号：US09293828B2

公开(公告)日：2016-03-22

申请号：US13851471

申请日：2013-03-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Peter Bevelacqua ,  Hao Xu ,  Jayesh Nath ,  Jennifer M. Edwards ,  Mattia Pascolini

IPC: H01Q9/04 ,  H01Q5/378 ,  H01Q5/392 ,  H01Q1/22 ,  H01Q9/42 ,  H01Q5/371

CPC classification number: H01Q9/0442 ,  H01Q1/2266 ,  H01Q5/371 ,  H01Q5/378 ,  H01Q5/392 ,  H01Q9/42

Abstract: Electronic devices may include radio-frequency transceiver circuitry and antenna structures. The antenna structures may form a dual arm inverted-F antenna and an additional antenna such as a monopole antenna sharing a common antenna ground. The antenna structures may have three ports. A first antenna port may be coupled to an inverted-F antenna resonating element at a first location and a second antenna port may be coupled to the inverted-F antenna resonating element at a second location. A third antenna port may be coupled to the additional antenna. An adjustable component may be coupled to the first antenna port to tune the inverted-F antenna. The inverted-F antenna may be near-field coupled to the additional antenna so that the inverted-F antenna may serve as a tunable parasitic antenna resonating element that tunes the additional antenna.

Abstract translation: 电子设备可以包括射频收发器电路和天线结构。 天线结构可以形成双臂倒F天线和附加天线，例如共享公共天线地的单极天线。 天线结构可以具有三个端口。 第一天线端口可以在第一位置处耦合到倒F天线谐振元件，并且第二天线端口可以在第二位置处耦合到倒F天线谐振元件。 第三天线端口可以耦合到附加天线。 可调组件可以耦合到第一天线端口以调谐倒F天线。 反F天线可以近场耦合到附加天线，使得倒F天线可以用作调谐附加天线的可调谐寄生天线谐振元件。

公开(公告)号：US20150372656A1

公开(公告)日：2015-12-24

申请号：US14310240

申请日：2014-06-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Matthew A. Mow ,  Thomas E. Biedka ,  Liang Han ,  Ming-Ju Tsai ,  James G. Judkins ,  Enrique Ayala Vazquez ,  Jayesh Nath ,  Hongfei Hu ,  Nanbo Jin ,  Hao Xu ,  Yijun Zhou ,  Yuehui Ouyang ,  Victor Lee ,  Mattia Pascolini ,  Ruben Caballero

IPC: H03H7/38 ,  H04B17/29 ,  H04B1/48

CPC classification number: H03H7/38 ,  H04B1/0458 ,  H04B1/18 ,  H04B1/48 ,  H04B17/29

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with wireless circuitry. Control circuitry may be used to adjust the wireless circuitry. The wireless circuitry may include antennas that are tuned, adjustable impedance matching circuitry, antenna port selection circuitry, and adjustable transceiver circuitry. Wireless circuit adjustments may be made by ascertaining a current usage scenario for the electronic device based on sensor data, information from cellular base station equipment or other external equipment, signal-to-noise ratio information or other signal information, antenna impedance measurements, and other information about the operation of the electronic device.

Abstract translation: 电子设备可以设置有无线电路。 控制电路可用于调整无线电路。 无线电路可以包括被调谐的天线，可调阻抗匹配电路，天线端口选择电路和可调收发器电路。 可以通过基于传感器数据，来自蜂窝基站设备或其他外部设备的信息，信噪比信息或其他信号信息，天线阻抗测量等来确定电子设备的当前使用场景来进行无线电路调整 关于电子设备的操作的信息。

公开(公告)号：US09084124B2

公开(公告)日：2015-07-14

申请号：US13725769

申请日：2012-12-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Joshua G. Nickel ,  Jr-Yi Shen ,  Anand Lakshmanan ,  Jayesh Nath ,  Matthew A. Mow ,  Mattia Pascolini ,  Vishwanath Venkataraman ,  Peter Bevelacqua ,  Xin Cui

IPC: H04B1/04 ,  H04W24/00 ,  G01R31/28 ,  H04B17/12 ,  G01R27/26 ,  G01R29/08 ,  G01R27/28 ,  G01R29/10

CPC classification number: H04W24/00 ,  G01R27/26 ,  G01R27/28 ,  G01R29/08 ,  G01R29/10 ,  G01R31/2822 ,  H04B17/12

Abstract: A wireless electronic device may contain at least one adjustable antenna tuning element for use in tuning the operating frequency range of the device. The antenna tuning element may include radio-frequency switches, continuously/semi-continuously adjustable components such as tunable resistors, inductors, and capacitors, and other load circuits that provide desired impedance characteristics. A test system that is used for performing passive radio-frequency (RF) testing on antenna tuning elements in partially assembled devices is provided. The test system may include an RF tester and a test host. The tester may be used to gather scattering parameter measurements from the antenna tuning element. The test host may be used to ensure that power and appropriate control signals are being supplied to the antenna tuning element so that the antenna tuning element is placed in desired tuning states during testing.

Abstract translation: 无线电子设备可以包含用于调整设备的工作频率范围的至少一个可调天线调谐元件。 天线调谐元件可以包括射频开关，连续/半连续可调组件，例如可调电阻器，电感器和电容器，以及提供所需阻抗特性的其它负载电路。 提供了一种用于对部分组装的设备中的天线调谐元件进行无源射频（RF）测试的测试系统。 测试系统可以包括RF测试器和测试主机。 测试仪可用于从天线调谐元件收集散射参数测量值。 可以使用测试主机来确保向天线调谐元件提供功率和适当的控制信号，使得天线调谐元件在测试期间被置于期望的调谐状态。

公开(公告)号：US20140329558A1

公开(公告)日：2014-11-06

申请号：US13888110

申请日：2013-05-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Dean F. Darnell ,  Enrique Ayala Vazquez ,  Hongfei Hu ,  Yuehui Ouyang ,  Mattia Pascolini ,  Robert W. Schlub ,  Peter Bevelacqua ,  Hao Xu ,  Jayesh Nath ,  Yijun Zhou ,  Nanbo Jin ,  David Pratt ,  Matthew A. Mow ,  Ming-Ju Tsai ,  Liang Han ,  Thomas E. Biedka

IPC: H04W88/06

CPC classification number: H04B1/0458 ,  H04B1/18

Abstract: Electronic devices may include antenna structures. The antenna structures may form an antenna having first and second feeds at different locations. A first transceiver may be coupled to the first feed using a first circuit. A second transceiver may be coupled to the second feed using a second circuit. The first and second feeds may be isolated from each other using the first and second circuits. The second circuit may have a notch filter that isolates the second feed from the first feed at operating frequencies associated with the first transceiver. The first circuit may include an adjustable component such as an adjustable capacitor. The adjustable component may be placed in different states depending on the mode of operation of the second transceiver to ensure that the first feed is isolated from the second feed.

Abstract translation: 电子设备可以包括天线结构。 天线结构可以形成在不同位置具有第一和第二馈送的天线。 第一收发器可以使用第一电路耦合到第一馈送。 第二收发器可以使用第二电路耦合到第二馈送。 第一和第二馈送可以使用第一和第二电路彼此隔离。 第二电路可以具有陷波滤波器，其在与第一收发器相关联的工作频率下将第二馈送与第一馈送隔离。 第一电路可以包括诸如可调电容器的可调节部件。 取决于第二收发器的操作模式，可调整部件可以被置于不同的状态，以确保第一进给与第二进给隔离。

公开(公告)号：US20230420868A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-28

申请号：US18324827

申请日：2023-05-26

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Dimitrios Papantonis ,  Yuko N Kanagy ,  Jiaxiao Niu ,  Mario Martinis ,  Andrea Ruaro ,  Jayesh Nath ,  Mattia Pascolini ,  Eduardo Jorge Da Costa Bras Lima

IPC: H01Q21/06 ,  H01Q21/00

CPC classification number: H01Q21/064 ,  H01Q21/0043

Abstract: An electronic device may have conductive sidewalls, a conductive turret, and a conductive bridge. The turret may be separated from the sidewalls by a slot. A display may be mounted to the turret and may include conductive display structures and a conductive ring that couples the display to the turret. An antenna in the device may have a radiating element formed from the conductive display structures, the ring, and the turret. The conductive bridge may form a short path across the slot to the sidewalls. The slot may define radiating edges of the radiating element. Integrating the antenna into the device in this way may maximize the bandwidth of the antenna by extending the antenna area to include the entire lateral area of the electronic device. This may also serve to maximize the active area of the display.

公开(公告)号：US11853016B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-26

申请号：US16584472

申请日：2019-09-26

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Andrea Ruaro ,  Eduardo Jorge Da Costa Bras Lima ,  Mario Martinis ,  Dimitrios Papantonis ,  Jayesh Nath ,  Mattia Pascolini

IPC: H01Q1/22 ,  H01Q1/27 ,  H01Q1/38 ,  H01Q3/10 ,  H01Q5/25 ,  H01Q5/307 ,  G04R60/10 ,  H01Q13/10 ,  G04G17/08

CPC classification number: G04R60/10 ,  G04G17/08 ,  H01Q1/2291 ,  H01Q1/273 ,  H01Q1/38 ,  H01Q5/25 ,  H01Q5/307 ,  H01Q13/10

Abstract: An electronic device such as a wristwatch device may have a housing with metal sidewalls and a display module having conductive display structures. The conductive display structures may be separated from the sidewalls by a slot element for a first antenna that runs around the display module. A feed element for the first antenna may be coupled between the display structures and the sidewalls. An antenna resonating element for a second antenna may be disposed within the slot element. A printed circuit may include additional antenna elements for the second antenna. The antenna resonating element may extend away from the feed element for the first antenna to provide improved isolation between the two antennas. The first antenna may be operable to provide coverage for frequencies that are lower than frequencies for which the second antenna may be operable to provide coverage.