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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2022
Garmin International, Inc., Olathe, KS (US);
Abu T. Sayem, Overland Park, KS (US);
Juhi H. Godhwani, Lenexa, KS (US);
Mohamed Bouchoucha, Les Pennes Mirabeau, FR;
Jacob T. Zeller, Spring Hill, KS (US);
John M. Kenkel, Kansas City, KS (US);
Oliver R. F. Gagliano, Marseilles, FR;
Georgios Atmatzakis, Olathe, KS (US);
Lionel J. Dupuy, Pourrieres, FR;
Garmin International, Inc., Olathe, KS (US);
Abstract
An electronic device comprises a housing, a display stack, a bezel, a solar cell, and a first antenna. The housing includes a bottom wall and a side wall coupled to the bottom wall, the side wall and the bottom wall define a portion of an internal cavity. The display stack includes a display cover and a solar cell configured to output an electric power having a power level corresponding to an intensity of light received by the solar cell. The bezel is coupled to an upper edge of the side wall of the housing, the bezel enclosing the display cover. The solar cell includes a substrate and a photovoltaic layer, the photovoltaic layer including a mesh of electrically conductive material positioned on the substrate and a first opening. The first antenna is formed by the first opening of the photovoltaic layer.