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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:
Jun. 06, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 11, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
LeeAnn Marougi, Bloomfield Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
Lear Automotive Dearborn, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
343713 ; 343711 ; 343712 ;
Abstract
An antenna for an RF transmitter is incorporated into the front door pillar trim member in a vehicle cab. This location for the antenna maximizes the transmission characteristics of the antenna. A switch and a transmitter are also preferably mounted on the trim member. The switch and transmitter are incorporated into a garage door opening system. The antenna is ideally positioned to transmit a signal to the garage door opener.