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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025

Filed:

Sep. 06, 2022
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Michael R. Parker, Cupertino, CA (US);

Devon K. Copeland, Cupertino, CA (US);

Jody C. Fu, Cupertino, CA (US);

Tyler S. Atura Bushnell, Mountain View, CA (US);

Trent Canales, Roseville, CA (US);

Assignee:

APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/27 (2006.01); H01Q 1/24 (2006.01); H01Q 1/44 (2006.01); H01Q 13/10 (2006.01); H01Q 21/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/273 (2013.01); H01Q 1/243 (2013.01); H01Q 1/44 (2013.01); H01Q 13/10 (2013.01); H01Q 13/106 (2013.01); H01Q 21/064 (2013.01);
Abstract

Housings for electronic devices are disclosed, as well as electronic devices including the housings. A wireless communication system of the electronic device may include an antenna element within a display assembly. The antenna element within the display assembly may be operatively coupled to a conductive upper portion of the housing. The housing may define a slot between the conductive upper portion and a conductive lower portion of the housing, and a dielectric material may be positioned within the slot.


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