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Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026

Filed:

Sep. 20, 2023
Applicant:

Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Inventors:

Yi-Hsiang Kung, Taipei, TW;

Cheng-Fan Wei, New Taipei City, TW;

Chao-Kuei Chang, Taipei City, TW;

Assignee:

QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/02 (2006.01); H04B 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/0218 (2013.01); H04B 1/1615 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of configuring a signal transducer of a foldable UE includes: providing a first panel comprising a first conductor configured to provide a first portion of the signal transducer; providing a second panel comprising a second conductor configured to provide a second portion of the signal transducer; providing a hinge connected to the first panel and the second panel and configured to allow the first panel to rotate relative to the second panel about a pivot axis of the hinge, the hinge comprising a third conductor configured to provide a third portion of the signal transducer, the third conductor electrically coupling the first conductor to the second conductor; providing a fourth conductor that is physically separate from the first conductor, the second conductor, and the third conductor; and selectively causing the fourth conductor to provide a fourth portion of the signal transducer.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Kung, Yi-Hsiang. (2026). Foldable device with hinge-integrated antenna (U.S. Patent No. 12627752). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12627752

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