Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Impedance surface treatment for mitigating surface waves and improving gain of antennas on glass
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Application No.: US15426600Application Date: 2017-02-07
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Publication No.: US10446907B2Publication Date: 2019-10-15
- Inventor: Amit M. Patel , Timothy J. Talty , Hyok Jae Song , Keerti S. Kona , James H. Schaffner , Duane S. Carper , Eray Yasan
- Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Detroit
- Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Current Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Detroit
- Agency: Cantor Colburn LLP
- Main IPC: H01Q1/38
- IPC: H01Q1/38 ; H01Q1/32 ; H01Q15/02 ; H01Q15/24 ; H01Q1/12 ; H01Q5/314 ; H01Q1/24 ; H01Q9/04 ; H01Q15/00

Abstract:
An antenna assembly including a planar antenna formed on a dielectric substrate and a frequency selective impedance surface formed on the substrate and at least partially surrounding the antenna. The frequency selective impedance surface receives surface waves propagating along the dielectric substrate generated by the antenna, where the impedance surface mitigates negative effects of the surface waves by converting the surface wave energy into leaky-wave radiation, and also possibly providing some control of the radiation gain pattern of the antenna. In one embodiment, the dielectric substrate is vehicle glass, such as a vehicle windshield.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170237148A1 IMPEDANCE SURFACE TREATMENT FOR MITIGATING SURFACE WAVES AND IMPROVING GAIN OF ANTENNAS ON GLASS Public/Granted day:2017-08-17
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