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Samsung patents phone antenna using side metal for dual signals

Samsung has filed a patent for an electronic device that uses the metal frame on its side as part of the antenna system. The design connects a separate conductive pattern to this side metal, allowing the device to send and receive signals with two different wave orientations simultaneously.

Why it mattersThis design could help phones handle wireless connections more efficiently by using the existing physical frame to support multiple signal types without adding bulky internal components.

In the filing’s own words

An electronic device may include: a front plate forming at least a portion of a front surface of the electronic device; a rear plate forming at least a portion of a rear surface of the electronic device; a side forming at least a portion of a side surface of the electronic device; an antenna structure including a first side metal included in the side and a conductive pattern electrically connected to the first side metal; and a wireless communication circuit configured to transmit and/or receive a signal of a selected or designated first frequency band through the antenna structure, wherein the first side metal is configured to radiate a first polarized wave, and the conductive pattern is configured to radiate a second polarized wave different from the first polarized wave.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. An electronic device, comprising: a front plate forming at least a portion of a front surface of the electronic device; a rear plate forming at least a portion of a rear surface of the electronic device; a side forming at least a portion of a side surface of the electronic device; an antenna structure comprising a first side metal included in the side and a conductive pattern electrically connected to the first side metal; and a wireless communication circuit configured to transmit and/or receive a signal of a selected or designated first frequency band through the antenna structure, wherein the first side metal is configured to radiate a first polarized wave, and the conductive pattern is configured to radiate a second polarized wave different from the first polarized wave.

Facts

Company
Samsung (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
Official title
ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING ANTENNA
Publication number
US20260280129A1
Application number
19665201
Filed
May 1, 2026
Published
Sep 17, 2026
Inventors
4
Claims
15

Classified under

H01Q 9/0428 Electricity & electronicsH01Q 1/243 Electricity & electronicsH01Q 5/20 Electricity & electronicsH01Q 5/30 Electricity & electronics
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