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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2004
Korkut Yegin, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Daniel G. Morris, Ovid, MI (US);
Elias H. Ghafari, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Randall J. Snoeyink, Clarkson, MI (US);
William R. Livengood, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Korkut Yegin, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Daniel G. Morris, Ovid, MI (US);
Elias H. Ghafari, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Randall J. Snoeyink, Clarkson, MI (US);
William R. Livengood, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
An antenna unit is disclosed. The antenna unit includes a patch antenna element with a dielectric substrate positioned on a circuit board. A parasitically enhanced perimeter extends from the circuit board and encompasses the patch antenna to utilize surface waves in order to enhance low-elevation terrestrial antenna performance.