Patent · US Active

Integrated antennas for portable electronic devices

US10957969B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

1References

24Claims

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Assignee

Apple Inc. · US

Inventors

Sameer Pandya · Sunnyvale, US
Mario Martinis · Cupertino, US
Baris Ozgen · Mountain View, US
Tyler S. Bushnell · Mountain View, US
Sherry Tang · Cupertino, US
Henry H. Yang · Los Gatos, US
Christopher M. Werner · Cupertino, US
Jayesh Nath · Milpitas, US
Carlo Di Nallo · Redwood City, US
Andrea Ruaro · Pederstrup, DK

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 18, 2018
Grant date	Mar 23, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 2, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01Q1/38
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Aspects of the subject technology relate to electronic devices with antennas. The antenna may be a display-integrated antenna. An antenna feed for the antenna may be located in a recess in a sidewall of a housing of the device. The antenna feed may be coupled to transceiver circuitry on a logic board of the device by a pair of flex circuits. A first one of the pair of flex circuits may form a portion of an antenna feed assembly. A second one of the pair of flex circuits may be an impedance-matching flex having an end that is soldered to the main logic board. The antenna may be coupled to a conductive portion of the housing of the device.

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