Patents by Inventor Ethan Stobbe

Ethan Stobbe has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Handheld electronic device
    Patent number: 12676924
    Abstract: A mobile phone may include a connector module configured to couple to a charging cable, antenna circuitry conductively coupled to a first housing component and a second housing component, and a processing system configured to, in accordance with a determination that the connector module is decoupled from the charging cable, cause the second housing component to operate as a first radiating element for the antenna circuitry, and in accordance with a determination that the connector module is coupled to the charging cable and that an operational condition of the connector module is satisfied, cause the first housing component to operate as at least a portion of a second radiating element for the antenna circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2026
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Laura M. Burke, Woonyong Bae, Joel Ravi, Daniel W. Jarvis, Jason P. Shannon, Marwan Rammah, Alexander K. Mark, Maxwell Zhang, Ekaterina Pease, Sara Salmon, Ethan Stobbe
  • HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20240267447
    Abstract: A mobile phone may include a connector module configured to couple to a charging cable, antenna circuitry conductively coupled to a first housing component and a second housing component, and a processing system configured to, in accordance with a determination that the connector module is decoupled from the charging cable, cause the second housing component to operate as a first radiating element for the antenna circuitry, and in accordance with a determination that the connector module is coupled to the charging cable and that an operational condition of the connector module is satisfied, cause the first housing component to operate as at least a portion of a second radiating element for the antenna circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventors: Laura M. Burke, Woonyong Bae, Joel Ravi, Daniel W. Jarvis, Jason P. Shannon, Marwan Rammah, Alexander K. Mark, Maxwell Zhang, Ekaterina Pease, Sara Salmon, Ethan Stobbe