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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2014
Applicant:
David Dai, Novi, MI (US);
Inventor:
David Dai, Novi, MI (US);
Assignee:
Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/12 (2006.01); H01P 1/04 (2006.01); H01Q 1/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/1271 (2013.01); H01P 1/047 (2013.01); H01Q 1/325 (2013.01);
Abstract
A connector for an automotive windshield antenna includes a thin trace portion that is electrically equivalent to a series inductor and a wide trace portion that is electrically equivalent to a shunt capacitor. The capacitor and the inductor form a matching LC network that is adjustable to match antenna impedance and transmission line impedance.