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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:
May. 16, 2017

Filed:

Aug. 19, 2015
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Joshua G. Nickel, San Jose, CA (US);

Juan Zavala, Watsonville, CA (US);

Yijun Zhou, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Mattia Pascolini, San Francisco, CA (US);

Robert W. Schlub, Cupertino, CA (US);

Ruben Caballero, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/38 (2006.01); H01Q 1/24 (2006.01); H01Q 9/04 (2006.01); H01Q 1/48 (2006.01); H01Q 9/42 (2006.01); H01Q 5/364 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/243 (2013.01); H01Q 1/48 (2013.01); H01Q 5/364 (2015.01); H01Q 9/0421 (2013.01); H01Q 9/42 (2013.01);
Abstract

Electronic devices are provided that contain wireless communications circuitry. The wireless communications circuitry may include radio-frequency transceiver circuitry and antenna structures. An inverted-F antenna may have first and second short circuit legs and a feed leg. The first and second short circuit legs and the feed leg may be connected to a folded antenna resonating element arm. The antenna resonating element arm and the first short circuit leg may be formed from portions of a conductive electronic device bezel. The folded antenna resonating element arm may have a bend. The bezel may have a gap that is located at the bend. Part of the folded resonating element arm may be formed from a conductive trace on a dielectric member. A spring may be used in connecting the conductive trace to the electronic device bezel portion of the antenna resonating element arm.


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