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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2017
Applicant:
Aptiv Technologies Limited, St. Michael, BB;
Inventors:
George J. Purden, Westlake Village, CA (US);
Shawn Shi, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
David W. Zimmerman, Noblesville, IN (US);
Assignee:
APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED, St. Michael, BB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01P 5/107 (2006.01); H01P 5/10 (2006.01); H01Q 1/32 (2006.01); H01Q 21/00 (2006.01); H01Q 13/10 (2006.01); H01Q 13/06 (2006.01); H01P 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/3283 (2013.01); H01P 5/107 (2013.01); H01Q 13/06 (2013.01); H01Q 13/10 (2013.01); H01Q 21/005 (2013.01); H01P 3/121 (2013.01); H01Q 1/3233 (2013.01); H01Q 13/106 (2013.01);
Abstract
An illustrative example transmission device, which is useful for an automated vehicle, includes a substrate having a metal layer near one surface of the substrate and a waveguide area. The metal layer includes a slot that at least partially overlaps the waveguide area. A source of radiation includes a first radiation output situated on a first side of the slot and a second radiation output situated on a second, opposite side of the slot.