Eduardo S Camacho

US Patent:

8269677, Sep 18, 2012

Filed:

Sep 3, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/553943

Inventors:

Jerzy Guterman - Mountain View CA, US
Eduardo Lopez Camacho - Watsonville CA, US
Mattia Pascolini - Campbell CA, US
Enrique Ayala Vazquez - Watsonville CA, US
Robert W. Schlub - Campbell CA, US
Ruben Caballero - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

H01Q 1/24
H01Q 1/42

US Classification:

343702, 343789

Abstract:

An electronic device may have a housing with conductive housing walls. A dielectric antenna window may be formed in an opening in one of the conductive housing walls. A dielectric logo may form the dielectric antenna window. A dielectric support structure may have an outline that matches the dielectric logo. An antenna resonating element for an antenna may be formed on the dielectric support structure. An antenna cavity for the antenna may be formed by a conductive cavity structure. A pattern of voids in the dielectric support structure may reduce dielectric loading for the antenna. The conductive cavity structure may be formed from solderable plated metal. The conductive cavity structure may have a planar lip that is attached to the conductive housing walls using conductive adhesive. Rear wall portions of the conductive cavity structure may be oriented at a non-perpendicular non-zero angle with respect to the planar lip.

US Patent:

20120068893, Mar 22, 2012

Filed:

Sep 22, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/888350

Inventors:

Jerzy Guterman - Mountain View CA, US
Hao Xu - Cupertino CA, US
Douglas Blake Kough - San Jose CA, US
Eduardo Lopez Camacho - Watsonville CA, US
Mattia Pascolini - Campbell CA, US
Robert W. Schlub - Cupertino CA, US
Ruben Caballero - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

H01Q 1/24
H01Q 9/04
H01Q 21/00

US Classification:

343702, 343893, 343700 MS

Abstract:

Electronic devices may include radio-frequency transceiver circuitry and antenna structures. The antenna structures may include antenna resonating elements such as dual-band antenna resonating elements that resonate in first and second communications bands. The antenna structures may also contain parasitic antenna elements such as elements that are operative in only the first or second communications band and elements that are operative in both the first and second communications bands. The antenna resonating elements and parasitic elements may be mounted on a common dielectric carrier. The dielectric carrier may be mounted within a slot or other opening in a conductive element. The conductive element may be formed from conductive housing structures in an electronic device such as a portable computer. The portable computer may have a clutch barrel with a dielectric cover. The dielectric cover may overlap and cover the slot and the dielectric carrier.