Patent ID: 9653777
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: G06F,H01Q

Claim:
1. A portable computer, comprising: a metal housing having an upper housing portion that contains a display and having a lower housing portion, wherein the upper and lower housing portions are separated by a slot-shaped opening and the lower housing portion has opposing first and second conductive surfaces; first and second hinges that connect the upper housing portion to the lower housing portion; and at least one cavity antenna in the lower housing portion that is aligned with at least a portion of the slot-shaped opening, wherein the cavity antenna includes antenna traces on a dielectric support structure, the antenna traces are shorted to the first conductive surface of the lower housing portion through a first conductive structure that contacts the first conductive surface, and the antenna traces are shorted to the second conductive surface of the lower housing portion through a second conductive structure that contacts the second conductive surface.