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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 02, 2008
Phillip M. Hobson, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Robert J. Hill, Salinas, CA (US);
Robert W. Schlub, Campbell, CA (US);
Juan Zavala, Watsonville, CA (US);
Tang Yew Tan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Richard Hung Minh Dinh, San Jose, CA (US);
Kenneth A. Jenks, Cupertino, CA (US);
Robert Sean Murphy, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Erik L. Wang, Redwood City, CA (US);
Phillip M. Hobson, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Robert J. Hill, Salinas, CA (US);
Robert W. Schlub, Campbell, CA (US);
Juan Zavala, Watsonville, CA (US);
Tang Yew Tan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Richard Hung Minh Dinh, San Jose, CA (US);
Kenneth A. Jenks, Cupertino, CA (US);
Robert Sean Murphy, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Erik L. Wang, Redwood City, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A handheld device may include one or more antennas and a connector both disposed at a base of the handheld device. The connector may have a shell comprising a conductive material. The connector shell may include at least one opening in a portion of the conductive material to reduce electromagnetic interference between the connector shell and the one or more antennas.