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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2005
Filed:
May. 16, 2003
Thomas W. Kornbau, Bellbrook, OH (US);
Hirsch M. Chizever, Rockwall, TX (US);
Ivan W. Soper, Xenia, OH (US);
Thomas W. Kornbau, Bellbrook, OH (US);
Hirsch M. Chizever, Rockwall, TX (US);
Ivan W. Soper, Xenia, OH (US);
Mission Research Corporation, Dayton, OH (US);
Abstract
An automotive spoiler-type device to house a suite of sensors is described. Such sensors can include, for example, transmit antennas, receive antennas, video cameras, Infrared (IR) sensors, Electro-Optic (EO) sensors, air sensors, etc. Examples of the information transmitted and received include voice, data, navigation, and other communications functions, including, but not limited to, two-way radios, GPS, wireless Internet applications, etc. In one embodiment, the spoiler antenna installations are lower in profile and more compact than conventional vehicle antennas. In one embodiment, a top-load portion of a monopole antenna is used as a ground plane for a patch-type or cavity type antenna.