Patent · US Active

Handheld electronic device

US12009576B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

102References

20Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Apple Inc. · US

Inventors

Arun R. Varma · San Jose, US
David A. Hurrell · San Mateo, US
Eric N. Nyland · Santa Clara, US
Ihtesham H. Chowdhury · Cupertino, US
Jennifer M. Edwards · San Francisco, US
Matthew D. Hill · Santa Clara, US
Benjamin J. Kallman · Menlo Park, US
Trent Canales · Roseville, US
Daniel C. Wagman · Los Gatos, US
Bilgehan Avser · Pacifica, US
Elisabeth Lang · Cupertino, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 12, 2020
Grant date	Jun 11, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 7, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01Q25/005
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A mobile phone includes a housing structure, the housing structure defining a side surface of the mobile phone, a front cover coupled to the housing structure and defining a front surface of the mobile phone, a rear cover coupled to the housing structure and defining a rear surface of the mobile phone, a display positioned below the front cover, a first directional antenna defining a first radiation pattern extending through the front surface of the mobile phone, a second directional antenna defining a second radiation pattern extending through the rear surface of the mobile phone, and a third directional antenna defining a third radiation pattern extending through the side surface of the mobile phone.

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