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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2014
Agc Automotive Americas R&d, Inc., Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Agc Flat Glass North America, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Ming Lee, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Jesus Gedde, Dexter, MI (US);
Frederick M. Schaible, III, Grosse Pointe Park, MI (US);
Yasutaka Horiki, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Jun Noda, Canton, MI (US);
AGC AUTOMOTIVE AMERICAS R&D, INC., Ypsilanti, MI (US);
AGC FLAT GLASS NORTH AMERICA, INC., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Abstract
A window assembly includes an electrically conductive transparent layer and an antenna element disposed on a substrate. The antenna element includes a first antenna segment and a second antenna segment. The first antenna segment is elongated and disposed in an outer region devoid of the transparent layer. The second antenna segment extends from the first antenna segment toward the transparent layer such that the second antenna segment crosses a periphery of the transparent layer. The second antenna segment abuts and is in direct electrical contact with the transparent layer. A feeding element is coupled to the antenna element and energizes the first and second antenna segments and the transparent layer such that the first and second antenna segments and the transparent layer collectively transmit and/or receive radio frequency signals.