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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
May. 03, 2024
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Mario Martinis, Cupertino, CA (US);
Bingzi Liu, Shanghai, CN;
Yuko N Kanagy, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Eric T Chiang, San Francisco, CA (US);
Zhe Wang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Andrea Ruaro, San Jose, CA (US);
Dimitrios Papantonis, Cupertino, CA (US);
Ahmed Atef Mostafa Mekawy, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
An electronic device may have conductive sidewalls and a rear wall. A sensor board may be mounted within a cavity defined by the rear wall. The device may have an antenna with a resonating element that includes a first trace on the rear wall, a second trace on the sensor board, and a conductive interconnect between the first and second traces. A sensor flex may be coupled to the sensor board. The sensor flex may include signal traces that control sensors on the sensor board. The sensor flex may include ground traces coupled to the conductive sidewalls by a conductive interconnect. The ground traces may be coupled to a first grounding point on the first conductive trace and may be coupled to a second grounding point on the second conductive trace. A switch may be disposed on the ground traces for tuning a response of the antenna.