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Patent No.:

US 9590662 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017

Filed:

Sep. 24, 2015

Integrated antenna and sensor element apparatus for a portable wireless terminal

Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Inventors:

Gyu-Bok Park, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Hee-Jun Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Cheol-Hong Son, Seoul, KR;

Austin Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Joon-Ho Byun, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Se-Hyun Park, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Seong-Tae Jeong, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Assignee:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Attorney:

Cha & Reiter, LLC

Primary Examiner:

Pablo Tran

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/00 (2006.01); H04B 15/00 (2006.01); H04B 1/38 (2015.01); H01Q 1/24 (2006.01); H01Q 1/44 (2006.01); H03K 17/955 (2006.01); H01Q 9/42 (2006.01); H04B 1/3827 (2015.01); H04W 52/24 (2009.01); H04W 52/28 (2009.01); H03K 17/96 (2006.01); H04W 88/06 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/0053 (2013.01); H01Q 1/243 (2013.01); H01Q 1/44 (2013.01); H01Q 9/42 (2013.01); H03K 17/955 (2013.01); H04B 1/3838 (2013.01); H04B 15/00 (2013.01); H04W 52/243 (2013.01); H04W 52/283 (2013.01); H03K 2017/9606 (2013.01); H03K 2217/960755 (2013.01); H04W 88/06 (2013.01);
Abstract

An apparatus interworking with a metal member used both as an antenna and a sensor element in a portable terminal is disclosed. The apparatus includes the metal member, responsive to a sensed body, and for transmitting and receiving a signal in at least one or more communication service bands, and a main board having a communication module for processing a signal transmitted and received by the metal member and a sensor module for obtaining information in response to the approach of a sensed body.

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