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Granted Patent B2
US 12,191,902 · App. 18/768,599 · Granted Jan 7, 2025

Mobile electronic device cases for electromagnetic shielding

Inventors: Seungjun Lee (Seoul, KR); Seungjoo Kim (Seongnam-si, KR); Sunwoo Yun (Seoul, KR); Jaehong Cho (Seoul, KR); Dae-Young Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: SPIGEN KOREA CO., LTD.
H04B1/3888A45C11/00A45C13/1069H02J7/0042H02J50/10A45C2011/002A45C2011/003H04B1/3877
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Patent No.
US 12,191,902
App. No.
18/768,599
Granted
Jan 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Devices and products for shielding a mobile electronic device enclosed in a case from an effect of electromagnetic flux generated when a magnetic auxiliary device for the mobile electronic device having a magnet is attached to the case are described. According to one embodiment, the case comprises a protective cover configured to at least partially cover the mobile electronic device and a ferromagnetic plate made of SPCC disposed on the protective cover. In one example embodiment, the at least one ferromagnetic plate is to magnetically couple with the magnet of the magnetic auxiliary device attached to a contact surface of the case, and the at least one ferromagnetic plate is to shield the mobile electronic device from the magnetic flux generated.

Claims (30)

1. A case for a mobile electronic device having a coil for wireless charging, wherein the coil is disposed in the mobile electronic device and has an inner boundary and an outer boundary, the case comprising:

a protective cover configured to at least partially cover the mobile electronic device; and

at least one ferromagnetic plate disposed on the protective cover,

wherein the at least one ferromagnetic plate is positioned not to block magnetic waves passing through an area formed by the inner boundary of the coil,

wherein the at least one ferromagnetic plate is positioned not to overlap with an orthographic parallel projection of the area formed by the inner boundary of the coil when the mobile electronic device is at least partially covered by the protective cover,

wherein the at least one ferromagnetic plate is to magnetically couple with a magnet of a magnetic auxiliary device attached to a contact surface of the case; and

wherein the at least one ferromagnetic plate is to shield the mobile electronic device from magnetic flux generated when the magnetic auxiliary device is attached to the contact surface of the case.

2. The case of claim 1 , wherein the at least one ferromagnetic plate comprises a steel plate cold commercial (SPCC).

3. The case of claim 1 , further comprising a second magnet in a shape of the at least one ferromagnetic plate to couple with the at least one ferromagnetic plate.

4. The case of claim 1 , wherein a gap between the mobile electronic device and an inner surface of the protective cover is at least 0.3 milli-meter.

5. The case of claim 2 , wherein a thickness of the SPCC is at least 0.6 milli-meter.

6. The case of claim 2 , wherein a size of the SPCC is equal or greater than a size of the magnet of the magnetic auxiliary device.

7. The case of claim 2 , wherein the SPCC is treated with a rust inhibitor.

8. The case of claim 1 , wherein the at least one ferromagnetic plate is attached to the protective cover by an adhesive or a tape.

9. The case of claim 1 , wherein the at least one ferromagnetic plate is attached to an inner surface of the protective cover.

10. The case of claim 9 , wherein the inner surface of the protective cover has a recess in which the at least one ferromagnetic plate is received.

11. The case of claim 1 , further comprising a protective frame sheet attached to the at least one ferromagnetic plate.

12. The case of claim 1 , wherein the at least one ferromagnetic plate is arranged to form a rounded shape having an inner boundary.

13. The case of claim 12 , wherein the inner boundary of the rounded shape symmetrically aligns to orthographic parallel projections of the inner boundary and the outer boundary of the coil.

14. The case of claim 13 , wherein the inner boundary of the rounded shape is circular.

15. A case for a mobile electronic device having a coil for wireless charging, wherein the coil is disposed in the mobile electronic device and has an inner boundary and an outer boundary, the case comprising:

a protective cover configured to at least partially cover the mobile electronic device; and

a ferromagnetic plate made of steel plate cold commercial (SPCC) disposed on the protective cover,

wherein the ferromagnetic plate is positioned not to block magnetic waves passing through an area formed by the inner boundary of the coil, and

wherein the ferromagnetic plate is positioned not to overlap with an orthographic parallel projection of the area formed by the inner boundary of the coil when the mobile electronic device is at least partially covered by the protective cover.

16. The case of claim 15 , wherein the ferromagnetic plate is to magnetically couple with a magnet of a magnetic auxiliary device attached to a surface of the protective cover.

17. The case of claim 16 , wherein the ferromagnetic plate is to block magnetic flux generated by the magnet of the magnetic auxiliary device from passing through the ferromagnetic plate.

18. The case of claim 15 , wherein a thickness of the SPCC is at least 0.6 milli-meter.

19. The case of claim 16 , wherein a size of the SPCC is equal or greater than a size of the magnet of the magnetic auxiliary device.

20. The case of claim 15 , wherein a gap between the mobile electronic device and an inner surface of the protective cover is at least 0.3 milli-meter.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 14, 2026
From: INTELLECTUAL DISCOVERY CO., LTD
To: MAGNOVA, LLC
Reel/Frame 073790/0677 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 19, 2025
From: SPIGEN, KOREA CO., LTD.
To: INTELLECTUAL DISCOVERY CO. LTD.
Reel/Frame 073267/0558 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 10, 2024
From: LEE, SEUNGJUN; KIM, SEUNGJOO; YUN, SUNWOO; CHO, JAEHONG; KIM, DAE-YOUNG
To: SPIGEN KOREA CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 067950/0289 →
Continuity (10)
Continuation In Part 18660932 · May 10, 2024
Continuation In Part 18518303 · Nov 22, 2023
Continuation In Part 18518265 · Nov 22, 2023
Continuation 17443183 · Jul 22, 2021
Continuation 17443183 · Jul 22, 2021
Division 16581596 · Sep 24, 2019
Continuation 15989033 · May 24, 2018
Provisional Application 63650790 · May 22, 2024
Provisional Application 62511280 · May 25, 2017
Related Publication 20240364380A1 · Oct 31, 2024
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