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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2019
Applicant:
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation, Wilmerding, PA (US);
Inventors:
Robert Hoffman, Germantown, MD (US);
Padam Swar, Clarksburg, MD (US);
Tim Gibson, Germantown, MD (US);
Assignee:
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/32 (2006.01); H01Q 1/12 (2006.01); H01Q 1/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/3275 (2013.01); H01Q 1/1207 (2013.01); H01Q 1/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system may be provided that may include an end of vehicle device, and an antenna coupled to an exterior of the end of vehicle device. The antenna may be configured to communicate signals to or from the end of vehicle device, and may include a conductive member configured to communicate the signals to or from the end of vehicle device, and a flexible support member disposed within the conductive member and configured to receive, absorb, and displace force from the conductive member.