Samsung patents earring that uses jewelry as a wireless antenna
Samsung has filed a patent for an earring that doubles as a wireless antenna. The design uses a conductive pattern in the jewelry itself to send and receive radio signals, while the earring back holds the necessary communication circuitry.
In the filing’s own words
An earring may include: an accessory including a first conductive pattern; and an earring back including a wireless communication circuit configured to transmit and/or receive a signal of at least one designated frequency band through the first conductive pattern.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. An earring comprising: an accessory including a first conductive pattern comprising conductive material; and an earring back, including wireless communication circuitry, configured to transmit and/or receive a signal in at least one predetermined frequency band via the first conductive pattern.
Facts
- Company
- Samsung (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
- Official title
- EARRING COMPRISING ANTENNA
- Publication number
- US20260314762A1
- Application number
- 19684673
- Filed
- May 21, 2026
- Published
- Oct 15, 2026
- Inventors
- 9
- Claims
- 15
Classified under
A44C 7/00 Human necessitiesH01Q 1/273 Electricity & electronicsMore from Samsung in Wearables
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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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