ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,706,372, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Co. LTD. (Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea).

"Antenna and electronic apparatus including same" was invented by Junwoo Kim (Suwon-si, South Korea), Himchan Yun (Suwon-si, South Korea), Cheolhong Son (Suwon-si, South Korea), Sangha Lee (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Soonho Hwang (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic apparatus includes: a first housing; a second housing rotatably connected to the first housing; an opening formed along a third edge of the second housing; a switch located on a path that connects the opening and a ground region; and a wireless c...