Invention Grant
- Patent Title: LTE MIMO antenna system for automotive carbon fiber rooftops
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Application No.: US14753970Application Date: 2015-06-29
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Publication No.: US09666937B2Publication Date: 2017-05-30
- Inventor: Vijay Asrani , Felix Jose Alvarez Rivera , Douglas Blake Kough
- Applicant: Google Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Waymo LLC
- Current Assignee: Waymo LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
- Main IPC: H01Q1/24
- IPC: H01Q1/24 ; H01Q1/32 ; H01Q1/48 ; H01Q21/24

Abstract:
The present disclosure is related to an antenna system for a vehicle, such as a vehicle that has a non-metallic roof. The antenna system includes two metallic supports coupled to the roof. Additionally, the antenna system includes a first MIMO antenna pair. A first antenna of the first MIMO antenna pair is coupled to a first support of the two metallic supports, and a second antenna of the first MIMO antenna pair is coupled to a second support of the two metallic supports. The antenna system further includes a second MIMO antenna pair. A first antenna of the second MIMO antenna pair is coupled to the first support of the two metallic supports, and a second antenna of the second MIMO antenna pair is coupled to the second support of the two metallic supports. Yet further, the two metallic supports of the antenna system are physically separated from each other.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160380343A1 LTE MIMO Antenna System for Automotive Carbon Fiber Rooftops Public/Granted day:2016-12-29
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