Antenna tuning components in patterned conductive layers
US10200105B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 29, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 5, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/0602
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic device may include a peripheral conductive housing wall. The housing wall may be patterned to form first and second continuous regions defining opposing edges of a patterned region. The patterned region may include slots that divide the wall into conductive structures between the first and second continuous regions. A tuning element for an antenna in the device may be formed from the conductive structures and the slots in the patterned region. The slots and the conductive structures in the patterned region may be configured to mitigate any excessive capacitances between the first and second continuous regions in one or more desired frequency bands to optimize antenna efficiency. The slots may be narrow enough so as to be invisible to the un-aided human eye. This may configure the first and second continuous regions to appear to a user as a single continuous piece of conductor.
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