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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 24, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroshi Endo, Tokyo, JP;
Akira Wakui, Yokohama, JP;
Michihiko Hashimoto, Yokohama, JP;
Masatoshi Saitoh, Machida, JP;
Mahmood Ahrabian, Novi, MI (US);
Assignee:
Harada Industry Co., Ltd., , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/32 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/32 ;
Abstract
A windowpane antenna apparatus for vehicles according to the present invention includes a defogger mounted on a window of a vehicle, for defogging the window, means for causing the defogger to serve as a slot antenna, and a driven antenna arranged close and opposite to the defogger with a given gap therebetween in such a manner that one side of the driven antenna is mutually coupled to one side of the defogger.