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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
May. 26, 2023
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Dimitrios Papantonis, Cupertino, CA (US);
Eduardo Jorge Da Costa Bras Lima, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Yuko N Kanagy, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jiaxiao Niu, Shanghai, CN;
Mario Martinis, Cupertino, CA (US);
Andrea Ruaro, San Jose, CA (US);
Jayesh Nath, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Mattia Pascolini, San Francisco, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
An electronic device may have conductive sidewalls and a rear wall. The rear wall may have a first portion mounted to the sidewalls and a second portion protruding away from the first portion to define a cavity. A sensor board may be mounted within the cavity. A coil structure may be mounted within the cavity and surrounding the sensor board. An antenna may have an antenna ground separated from a patch element by an antenna volume. The patch element may include a first conductive trace on the first portion of the rear wall, a second conductive trace on the sensor board, and a conductive interconnect structure that couples the first conductive trace to the second conductive trace. The coil structure may be disposed outside of the antenna to minimize impact of the coil structure on performance of the antenna.