# US 10,320,053 B2 · Wideband coplanar waveguide fed monopole applique antennas > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,320,053 B2 - Document ID: US10320053B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/415,483 - Filed: 2017-01-25 - Published: 2017-08-17 - Granted: 2019-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2016-02-16 - Assignees: GM Global Technology Operations LLC - Applicants: GM Global Technology Operations LLC - Inventors: Hyok Jae Song; Timothy J. Talty; James H. Schaffner; Keerti S. Kona; Amit M. Patel; Duane S. Carper; Eray Yasan - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10320053B2 ## CPC - H01Q 1/1271: {for mounting on windscreens} - H01Q 1/325: {characterised by the location of the antenna on the vehicle} - H01Q 1/38: formed by a conductive layer on an insulating support {(patch antennas H01Q9/0407; microstrip dipole antennas H01Q9/065; microstrip slot antennas H01Q13/106; transmission line microstrip antennas H01Q13/206; manufacturing reflecting surfaces using insulating material for supporting the reflecting surface H01Q15/142)} - H01Q 1/48: Earthing means; Earth screens; Counterpoises - H01Q 9/42: with folded element, the folded parts being spaced apart a small fraction of the operating wavelength - H01Q 21/0037: {linear waveguide fed arrays} - H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72) ## Abstract A thin, flexible antenna that has particular application to be mounted to a dielectric structure on a vehicle, such as vehicle glass, where the antenna has a wideband antenna geometry for various communications applications, and where the conductive portion of the antenna can employ transparent conductors. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An antenna structure comprising: a dielectric substrate; a thin film substrate adhered to the dielectric structure by an adhesive layer; a planar antenna conductor formed to the substrate opposite to the adhesive layer; a feed structure positioned in the same plane as the antenna conductor and being electrically coupled thereto, wherein the feed structure is a co-planar waveguide (CPW) structure; and wherein the CPW structure includes opposing ground planes defining a gap therebetween, a signal line positioned within the gap and a feed conductor electrically coupling the ground planes at a connector region to provide for installation of at least one of a surface mount connector, a direct mount of a pigtail, and a coaxial cable, said antenna conductor being electrically coupled to the signal line; the feed structure including the conductor and the connector are all in the same plane. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The antenna structure according to claim 1 wherein the antenna conductor has a pentagon shape where a tip of the antenna conductor is coupled to the signal line. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The antenna structure according to claim 1 further comprising a connector, a pig-tail or a coaxial cable electrically coupled to the feed structure. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The antenna structure according to claim 1 wherein the dielectric structure is a vehicle window. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The antenna structure according to claim 4 wherein the vehicle window is a vehicle windshield. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The antenna structure according to claim 5 wherein the thin film substrate is secured to an outer surface of an outer glass layer, an inner surface of the outer glass layer, an outer surface of an inner glass layer, an inner surface of the inner glass layer, or a surface of a polyvinyl butyral (PVB) layer. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The antenna structure according to claim 1 wherein the antenna conductor is a transparent conductor. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The antenna structure according to claim 1 wherein the thin film substrate is a mylar substrate. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The antenna structure according to claim 1 wherein the adhesive layer is a transfer tape. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The antenna structure according to claim 1 wherein the adhesive layer is transparent. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The antenna structure according to claim 1 further comprising a passivation layer provided over the antenna conductor. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The antenna structure according to claim 1 wherein the antenna structure operates in a frequency band for a dedicated short range communications (DSRC) system, a GPS system, or a long term evolution (LTE) cellular system. ### Claim 13 An antenna structure comprising: a vehicle window; a thin film substrate adhered to the vehicle window by an adhesive layer; a transparent planar antenna conductor formed to the substrate opposite to the adhesive layer; and a co-planar waveguide (CPW) feed structure positioned in the same plane as the antenna conductor and being electrically coupled thereto, wherein the CPW feed structure includes opposing ground planes defining a gap therebetween, a signal line positioned within the gap and a feed conductor electrically coupling the ground planes at a connector region to provide for installation of at least one of a surface mount connector, a direct mount of a pigtail, and a coaxial cable, said antenna conductor being electrically coupled to the signal line, said antenna conductor being electrically coupled to the signal line; the feed structure including the conductor and the connector are all in the same plane. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The antenna structure according to claim 13 wherein the antenna conductor has a pentagon shape where a tip of the antenna conductor is coupled to the signal line. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The antenna structure according to claim 13 wherein the vehicle window is a vehicle windshield, and wherein the thin film substrate is secured to an outer surface of an outer glass layer, an inner surface of the outer glass layer, an outer surface of an inner glass layer, an inner surface of the inner glass layer, or a surface of a polyvinyl butyral (PVB) layer. ### Claim 16 An antenna structure configured to operate in a frequency band for a dedicated short range communications (DSRC) system, a GPS system, or a long term evolution (LTE) cellular system, said antenna structure comprising: a vehicle windshield; a thin film substrate adhered to the vehicle windshield by an adhesive layer, wherein the thin film substrate is secured to an outer surface of an outer glass layer, an inner surface of the outer glass layer, an outer surface of an inner glass layer, an inner surface of the inner glass layer, or a surface of a polyvinyl butyral (PVB) layer; a transparent planar antenna conductor formed to the substrate opposite to the adhesive layer; and a co-planar waveguide (CPW) feed structure positioned in the same plane as the antenna conductor and being electrically coupled thereto, wherein the CPW feed structure includes opposing ground planes defining a gap therebetween, a signal line positioned within the gap and a feed conductor electrically coupling the ground planes at a connector region to provide for installation of at least one of a surface mount connector, a direct mount of a pigtail, and a coaxial cable, said antenna conductor being electrically coupled to the signal line, said antenna conductor being electrically coupled to the signal line, the feed structure including the conductor and the connector are all in the same plane. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The antenna structure according to claim 16 wherein the antenna conductor has a pentagon shape where a tip of the antenna conductor is coupled to the signal line.