The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2023
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Uriel Zvi Odes, Givaat Shmuel, IL;
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
An ultra wide band (UWB) antenna includes: a planar portion arranged above and parallel to a ground plane; a ground connecting portion configured to electrically connect the UWB antenna to the ground plane; a tapered portion configured to be electrically connected to a feed, the tapered portion extending around at least 40 percent of a periphery of the planar portion and extending from the planar portion toward the ground plane, where a height of the tapered portion decreases around the periphery of the planar portion moving away from the feed, and where a lower edge of the tapered portion is spaced from the ground plane by a gap; and a circuit board including one or more circuit components and configured to electrically connect: the feed to the tapered portion; and the one or more circuit components to the ground plane.