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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2011
Enrique Ayala Vazquez, Watsonville, CA (US);
Hao Xu, Cupertino, CA (US);
Gregory A. Springer, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Bing Chiang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Eduardo Lopez Camacho, Watsonville, CA (US);
Douglas B. Kough, San Jose, CA (US);
Enrique Ayala Vazquez, Watsonville, CA (US);
Hao Xu, Cupertino, CA (US);
Gregory A. Springer, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Bing Chiang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Eduardo Lopez Camacho, Watsonville, CA (US);
Douglas B. Kough, San Jose, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Wireless portable electronic devices such as laptop computers are provided with antennas. An antenna may be provided within a clutch barrel in a laptop computer. The clutch barrel may have a dielectric cover. Antenna elements may be mounted within the clutch barrel cover on an antenna support structure. There may be two or more antenna elements mounted to the antenna support structure. These antenna elements may be of different types. A first antenna element for the clutch barrel antenna may be formed from a dual band antenna element having a closed slot and an open slot. A second antenna element for the clutch barrel antenna may be formed from a dual band antenna element of a hybrid type having a planar resonating element arm and a slot resonating element. Flex circuit structures may be used in implanting the first and second antenna elements for the clutch barrel antenna.