# US 12,009,587 B2 · Antenna module > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,009,587 B2 - Document ID: US12009587B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/585,821 - Filed: 2022-01-27 - Published: 2022-06-02 - Granted: 2024-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2020-02-28 - Assignees: Kespion Co., Ltd. - Applicants: KESPION Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Hee Su Kim; Gwan Woo Son; Won Ro Lee - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12009587B2 ## CPC - H01Q 1/243: {with built-in antennas} - H01Q 1/38: formed by a conductive layer on an insulating support {(patch antennas H01Q9/0407; microstrip dipole antennas H01Q9/065; microstrip slot antennas H01Q13/106; transmission line microstrip antennas H01Q13/206; manufacturing reflecting surfaces using insulating material for supporting the reflecting surface H01Q15/142)} - H01Q 1/364: {using a particular conducting material, e.g. superconductor} - H01Q 1/526: {Electromagnetic shields} - H01Q 7/00: Loop antennas with a substantially uniform current distribution around the loop and having a directional radiation pattern in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the loop - H04B 5/26: using coils - H04B 5/43: Antennas - H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72) - H04B: TRANSMISSION ## Abstract An antenna module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure enables the size of a wireless communication terminal to be reduced by the implementation, as a first antenna formed by an MID method and a second antenna formed on an FPCB, of the antenna module used in the wireless communication terminal. The antenna module is capable of performing a plurality of communication functions through a single antenna module by enabling the first antenna to function as a near-field communication (NFC) antenna and the second antenna to function as a magnetic secure transmission (MST) antenna. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An antenna module comprising: a first antenna formed on one surface of an injection-molded product; a contact circuit formed on the other surface of the injection-molded product and electrically connected to the first antenna; and a shielding layer formed on the other surface of the injection-molded product at a position corresponding to the first antenna and configured to at least partially overlap the first antenna formed on one surface of the injection-molded product to shield electromagnetic waves, wherein the injection-molded product has a thickness greater than a sum of a thickness of the first antenna and a thickness of the shielding layer, so that the shielding layer is spaced apart from the first antenna by the thickness of the injection-molded product. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The antenna module of claim 1, wherein the injection-molded product includes an antenna carrier or a case of a wireless communication terminal. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The antenna module of claim 2, wherein the injection-molded product includes an antenna carrier mounted on a main board of a wireless communication terminal and having an opening area in which electronic components are installed, the first antenna is formed on one surface of the antenna carrier in adjacent to the opening area of the antenna carrier, and the contact terminal is configured to come into contact with a terminal of the main board. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The antenna module of claim 1, further comprising a second antenna spaced apart from the first antenna and formed on one surface of a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB). ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The antenna module of claim 4, wherein the first antenna includes an antenna for Near Field Communication (NFC), and the second antenna includes an antenna for Magnetic Secure Transmission (MST). ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The antenna module of claim 5, wherein the shielding layer is formed on the other surface of the injection-molded product at a position corresponding to a position of the first antenna. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The antenna module of claim 4, wherein a nano sheet layer is formed on the other surface of the second antenna. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The antenna module of claim 7, wherein a protective film layer is formed on one surface of the second antenna. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The antenna module of claim 1, wherein the shielding layer includes ferrite. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The antenna module of claim 1, wherein the shielding layer is configured to correspond to an outer peripheral shape of the first antenna. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The antenna module of claim 1, wherein the first antenna includes a first plating layer including Cu and a second plating layer including Ni. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The antenna module of claim 11, wherein the first plating layer has a thickness of 10-15 μm, and the second plating layer has a thickness of 1-5 μm. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The antenna module of claim 1, wherein a contact circuit is formed on the other surface of the injection-molded product of the first antenna, and the first antenna and the contact circuit are electrically connected to each other. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The antenna module of claim 1, wherein the first antenna and the contact circuit are connected to each other through a via hole.