Invention Publication
- Patent Title: MULTI-BAND ANTENNA
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Application No.: US18259764Application Date: 2022-01-19
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Publication No.: US20240088547A1Publication Date: 2024-03-14
- Inventor: Anand S. Konanur , Shreya Singh , Richard Breden , Yasutaka Horiki , Aycan Erentok , George Zucker , Nagarjun Bhat , Rui Moreira , Aydin Nabovati , Rishabh Bhandari , Austin Rothschild , Jae Hoon Yoo , Loic Le Toumelin
- Applicant: Tesla, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Austin
- Assignee: Tesla, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Tesla, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Austin
- International Application: PCT/US2022/012965 2022.01.19
- Date entered country: 2023-06-28
- Main IPC: H01Q1/32
- IPC: H01Q1/32 ; B60R1/12 ; H01Q1/02 ; H01Q13/10 ; H01Q15/14

Abstract:
A multi-band antenna system is provided. The antenna system can be placed under and embedded within a glass exterior surface of a vehicle. Such an antenna system can include a capacitively coupled metallic element on or adjacent to the glass exterior surface, which can serve as both a parasitic element to enhance gain and as a heating element to melt snow and/or ice accumulation over the glass area that covers the antenna. In certain applications, the antenna's structure itself can be used as a heater to improve performance in adverse weather conditions while the heating elements are positioned away from the thermally sensitive electronics. The antenna system with integrated heating can include a spiral antenna.
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