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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2022
Tesla, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Anand S. Konanur, San Jose, CA (US);
Shreya Singh, La Jolla, CA (US);
Richard Breden, Mountain View, CA (US);
Yasutaka Horiki, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Aycan Erentok, Mountain View, CA (US);
George Zucker, San Francisco, CA (US);
Nagarjun Bhat, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Rui Moreira, San Jose, CA (US);
Aydin Nabovati, Toronto, CA;
Rishabh Bhandari, San Carlos, CA (US);
Austin Rothschild, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jae Hoon Yoo, San Jose, CA (US);
Loic Le Toumelin, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Tesla, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A multi-band antenna system is provided. The antenna system can be placed under and embedded within a glass exterior surface of a vehicle. Such an antenna system can include a capacitively coupled metallic element on or adjacent to the glass exterior surface, which can serve as both a parasitic element to enhance gain and as a heating element to melt snow and/or ice accumulation over the glass area that covers the antenna. In certain applications, the antenna's structure itself can be used as a heater to improve performance in adverse weather conditions while the heating elements are positioned away from the thermally sensitive electronics. The antenna system with integrated heating can include a spiral antenna.