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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2017
Applicant:
Ami Research & Development, Llc, Windham, NH (US);
Inventors:
John T. Apostolos, Lyndeborough, NH (US);
William Mouyos, Windham, NH (US);
Assignee:
AMI Research & Development, LLC, Merrimack, NH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/32 (2006.01); H01Q 21/20 (2006.01); H01Q 5/42 (2015.01); H01Q 5/385 (2015.01); H01Q 9/06 (2006.01); H01Q 9/32 (2006.01); H01Q 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/3291 (2013.01); H01Q 1/32 (2013.01); H01Q 5/385 (2015.01); H01Q 5/42 (2015.01); H01Q 9/06 (2013.01); H01Q 9/065 (2013.01); H01Q 9/32 (2013.01); H01Q 15/02 (2013.01); H01Q 21/20 (2013.01); H01Q 21/205 (2013.01);
Abstract
An antenna array for use in a passenger vehicle. Four of the roof support pillars are used as antenna elements. Each of the four pillars is electrically connected or coupled to one end of a corresponding meanderline component. The other end of each meanderline is in turn coupled to a radio receiver, typically through a combining network.