# US 12,113,270 B2 · Electronic device comprising antenna > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,113,270 B2 - Document ID: US12113270B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/994,233 - Filed: 2022-11-25 - Published: 2023-03-23 - Granted: 2024-10-08 - Earliest claimed: 2021-06-10 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Seongjin Park; Bumjin Cho; Yoonjung Kim; Hosaeng Kim; Jaehoon Jo; Jinwoo Jung - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12113270B2 ## CPC - H01Q 1/24: with receiving set - H01Q 1/243: {with built-in antennas} - H01Q 1/422: {comprising two or more layers of dielectric material (H01Q1/425 takes precedence)} - H01Q 9/0407: {Substantially flat resonant element parallel to ground plane, e.g. patch antenna (dipole H01Q9/285; monopole H01Q9/40)} - H01Q 21/06: Arrays of individually energised antenna units similarly polarised and spaced apart - H01Q 25/00: Antennas or antenna systems providing at least two radiating patterns (arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern H01Q3/00) - H04B 7/0413: MIMO systems - H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72) - H04B: TRANSMISSION ## Abstract An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first frame, a first opening formed in one area of the first frame, a first antenna that includes a first printed circuit board including first conductive patches, a first dielectric material that is disposed in the first opening and has a first dielectric constant, a second dielectric material disposed between the first dielectric material and the first conductive patches, and a wireless communication circuit that is electrically connected to the first antenna, wherein the second dielectric material may have a second dielectric constant that is lower than the first dielectric constant of the first dielectric material, and the wireless communication circuit may be configured to feed power to the first conductive patches to transmit and/or receive a signal in a frequency band of 10 gigahertz (GHz) or higher. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device comprising: a first frame forming a first side surface of the electronic device; a first opening formed in one area of the first frame; a first antenna that is disposed in the electronic device to wirelessly radiate a signal toward the first opening of the first frame, wherein the first antenna includes a first printed circuit board and first conductive patches disposed on one surface of the first printed circuit board that faces the first opening; a first dielectric material that is disposed in the first opening and has a first dielectric constant; a second dielectric material that is disposed between the first dielectric material and the first conductive patches, wherein the second dielectric material has a second dielectric constant that is lower than the first dielectric constant of the first dielectric material; and a wireless communication circuit electrically connected to the first antenna, wherein the wireless communication circuit is configured to feed power to the first conductive patches to transmit and/or receive a signal in a frequency band of 10 gigahertz (GHz) or higher. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising: a third dielectric material that has a third dielectric constant lower than the first dielectric constant of the first dielectric material, wherein the third dielectric material is disposed in the first opening, and is positioned in a first direction from the first antenna toward the first opening with respect to the first dielectric material disposed in the first opening. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the third dielectric constant of the third dielectric material is substantially equal to the second dielectric constant of the second dielectric material. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the third dielectric material forms the first side surface together with the first frame. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the signal in the frequency band of 10 GHz or higher that is received by the wireless communication circuit passes through the first dielectric material and the second dielectric material. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first opening includes a first edge and a second edge perpendicular to the first edge, and wherein the first edge has a first length and the second edge has a second length longer than the first length. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the signal in the frequency band of 10 GHz or higher that is received by the wireless communication circuit includes a first signal having a first polarization characteristic in a first direction and a second signal having a second polarization characteristic in a second direction. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the first direction is parallel to the first edge, and wherein the first length of the first edge of the first opening is smaller than a ½ wavelength of a wavelength of the first signal. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising: a fixing member coupled to the second dielectric material, wherein the fixing member is coupled to the first dielectric material to fix the first dielectric material to the first opening. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first opening has a first depth, and wherein the first dielectric material has a thickness greater than or equal to 1/10 of the first depth. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first opening has a rectangular shape. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising: a second frame forming a second side surface of the electronic device; a second opening formed in one area of the second frame; a second antenna that is disposed in the electronic device to wirelessly radiate a signal toward the second opening of the second frame, wherein the second antenna includes a second printed circuit board and second conductive patches disposed on one surface of the second printed circuit board that faces the second opening; a third dielectric material that is disposed in the second opening and has a third dielectric constant; and a fourth dielectric material that is disposed between the third dielectric material and the second conductive patches and has a fourth dielectric constant lower than the third dielectric constant of the third dielectric material, wherein the wireless communication circuit electrically connected to the second antenna is configured to feed power to the second conductive patches. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the second opening has a second depth, and wherein the third dielectric material has a thickness greater than or equal to 1/10 of the second depth. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first dielectric constant of the first dielectric material has a value between 5.5 and 10. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the second dielectric constant of the second dielectric material has a value between 2 and 4. ### Claim 16 An electronic device comprising: a first frame forming a first side surface of the electronic device; a first opening formed in one area of the first frame; a first antenna that is disposed in the electronic device to wirelessly radiate a signal toward the first opening of the first frame, wherein the first antenna includes a first printed circuit board and first conductive patches disposed on one surface of the first printed circuit board that faces the first opening; a first dielectric material that is disposed in the first opening and has a first dielectric constant; a second dielectric material that is disposed between the first dielectric material and the first conductive patches, wherein the second dielectric material has a second dielectric constant that is lower than the first dielectric constant of the first dielectric material; a third dielectric material that has a third dielectric constant lower than the first dielectric constant of the first dielectric material, wherein the third dielectric material is disposed in the first opening and is positioned in a first direction from the first antenna toward the first opening with respect to the first dielectric material disposed in the first opening; and a wireless communication circuit that is electrically connected to the first antenna, wherein the wireless communication circuit is configured to feed power to the first conductive patches to transmit and/or receive a signal in a frequency band of 10 gigahertz (GHz) or higher. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the signal in the frequency band of 10 GHz or higher that is received by the wireless communication circuit passes through the first dielectric material, the second dielectric material, and the third dielectric material. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the first opening includes a first edge and a second edge perpendicular to the first edge, and wherein the first edge has a first length, and the second edge has a second length greater than the first length. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The electronic device of claim 18, wherein the signal in the frequency band of 10 GHz or higher that is received by the wireless communication circuit includes a first signal having a first polarization characteristic parallel to the first edge, and wherein the first length of the first edge of the first opening is smaller than a ½ wavelength of wavelength of the first signal. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the first opening has a first depth, and wherein the first dielectric material has a thickness greater than or equal to 1/10 of the first depth.