US 12,267,449 B2
Handheld electronic device
James A. Bertin, San Jose, CA (US); Jaden A. Barney, East Palo Alto, CA (US); Matthew W. Miller, Cupertino, CA (US); Robert Ward, Cupertino, CA (US); Kurtis J. Mundell, Cupertino, CA (US); and Garrett R. Owoc, Cupertino, CA (US)
Assigned to APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/835,887.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/316,333, filed on Mar. 3, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0283701 A1, Sep. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. H04M 1/02 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01)
CPC H04M 1/0266 (2013.01) [G06F 1/1626 (2013.01); G06F 1/1656 (2013.01); H04M 1/0262 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mobile phone comprising:
a housing structure;
a front cover assembly coupled to the housing structure and comprising:
a transparent cover defining at least a portion of a front exterior surface of the mobile phone; and
a display assembly coupled to the transparent cover and comprising:
a display element configured to produce graphical outputs visible through the transparent cover;
a first conductive display cowling below a first region of the display element; and
a second conductive display cowling below a second region of the display element and spaced apart from the first conductive display cowling, thereby forming a gap between the first conductive display cowling and the second conductive display cowling;
a battery positioned below the gap;
a circuit board assembly positioned below the front cover assembly; and
a back cover coupled to the housing structure and defining at least a portion of a back exterior surface of the mobile phone.