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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:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2013
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
David R. Petrucci, Warren, MI (US);
Gregg R. Kittinger, Pontiac, MI (US);
Duane S. Carper, Davison, MI (US);
Douglas C. Martin, Oxford, MI (US);
Laurence G. Ekstrom, Madison Heights, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/12 (2006.01); H01Q 1/32 (2006.01); G01R 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/006 (2013.01); H01Q 1/12 (2013.01); H01Q 1/1214 (2013.01); H01Q 1/3275 (2013.01);
Abstract
An antenna is provided. The antenna includes an antenna base; and a detection mechanism removably coupled to the antenna base that generates a detection signal for detecting whether an antenna mast is coupled to the antenna base.