US Patent 7672142 Grounded flexible circuits

Patent 7672142 was granted and assigned to Apple (company) on March, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Apple (company)

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7672142

Date of Patent

March 2, 2010

Patent Application Number

11650116

Date Filed

January 5, 2007

Patent Primary Examiner

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Jinhee J. Lee

Patent abstract

Electronic devices may be provided with one or more electrical components that may be coupled to one or more circuit boards by flexible circuits that can have reduced ground lengths. Each flexible circuit can include at least one ground conductor that may run along its length and that may have at least one portion exposed for coupling to a grounding element that may also be coupled to a ground plane.