ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,445,549, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Co. Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Antenna structure for improving radiation performance and electronic device including same" was invented by Nakchung Choi (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), Himchan Yun (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), Jaebong Chun (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea) and Soonho Hwang (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a foldable electronic device including an antenna structure having an adjustable electric length by way of a switch circuit, thereby reducing antenna performance degradation in the foldable electronic device."

The patent was filed ...