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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2018
Gentex Corporation, Zeeland, MI (US);
Benjamin P. Appold, Spring Lake, MI (US);
Douglas C. Papay, Zeeland, MI (US);
GENTEX CORPORATION, Zeeland, MI (US);
Abstract
A communication apparatus for a vehicle is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a window comprising a metallic coating and forming an interior surface enclosing a portion of an interior compartment of the vehicle. The apparatus further comprises a wireless communication circuit comprising an antenna configured to communicate via a radio frequency. The antenna comprises an electrical conductor and a plurality of elongated openings formed in the metallic coating. The electrical conductor extends in a first direction and is in conductive connection with the communication circuit. The electrical conductor is disposed proximate to the interior surface of the window. The elongated openings extend in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The elongated openings in combination with the electrical conductor provide for an improved transmission of the radio frequency.