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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:
Jan. 05, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 24, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
David Arlan Copp, Sharpsville, IN (US);
Quentin Earl Gurney, Kokomo, IN (US);
Assignee:
Delco Electronics Corp., Kokomo, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
455345 ; 455 41 ; 3437 / ;
Abstract
In a preferred embodiment, an apparatus for extending the receiving range of an RF receiver mounted in a non-metallic housing, including: at least one metallic strip attached to an element of the non-metallic housing; and the metallic strip being disposed so as to receive an RF signal transmitted to the RF receiver and air couple the RF signal into the RF receiver.