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Hybrid antenna for a personal electronic device

US10854954B2 · kind B2 · utility

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8References

13Claims

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Assignee

Apple Inc. · US

Inventors

Richard Hung Minh Dinh · San Jose, US
Hao Xu · Cupertino, US
Jayesh Nath · Milpitas, US
Peter Bevelacqua · Cupertino, US
Jennifer M. Edwards · San Francisco, US
Daniel W. Jarvis · Sunnyvale, US
Jared M. Kole · San Francisco, US
Mattia Pascolini · San Francisco, US
Robert W. Schlub · Cupertino, US
Ruben Caballero · San Jose, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 31, 2018
Grant date	Dec 1, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 6, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49016
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A housing for a personal electronic device is described herein. The housing may include at least one modular subassembly configured to be arranged within an internal cavity of the housing. The at least one modular subassembly is aligned with a feature external to the housing, is affixed to an interior surface of the internal cavity, and is configured to function both as an antenna and as an internal support member of the housing. A hybrid antenna is also described herein. The hybrid antenna can include first and second flexible members capable of facilitating wireless communication, where the first and second flexible members are affixed to one another via a metal member.

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