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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2005
Applicants:
Imtiaz Zafar, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Jerral A. Long, Kokomo, IN (US);
Joseph R. Dockemeyer, Jr., Kokomo, IN (US);
Inventors:
Imtiaz Zafar, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Jerral A. Long, Kokomo, IN (US);
Joseph R. Dockemeyer, Jr., Kokomo, IN (US);
Assignee:
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A satellite antenna module is disclosed. The satellite antenna module includes at least one antenna element disposed on a ground plane. The ground plane is capacitivly coupled to a vehicle surface. The ground plane is disposed over the vehicle surface at an elevation angle that achieves a higher gain of the at least one antenna element.