# US 10,374,298 B2 · Antenna housing > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,374,298 B2 - Document ID: US10374298B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/237,504 - Filed: 2016-08-15 - Published: 2018-02-15 - Granted: 2019-08-06 - Earliest claimed: 2016-08-15 - Assignees: Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Applicants: Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Inventors: Tuan Anh Be; Allen R. Murray; David Joseph Orris; Oliver Lei - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10374298B2 ## CPC - H01Q 1/3275: {mounted on a horizontal surface of the vehicle, e.g. on roof, hood, trunk} - H01Q 1/02: Arrangements for de-icing; Arrangements for drying-out {; Arrangements for cooling; Arrangements for preventing corrosion} - H01Q 1/2291: {used in Bluetooth® or Wi-Fi® devices of Wireless Local Area Networks [WLAN] (H01Q1/241 takes precedence; WLAN in general H04W)} - H01Q 1/42: Housings not intimately mechanically associated with radiating elements, e.g. radome - H01Q 1/48: Earthing means; Earth screens; Counterpoises - B60S 1/566: {including wiping devices (B60S1/563, B60S1/583 take precedence)} - H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72) - B60S: SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract An antenna housing assembly includes: a first housing enclosing an antenna assembly and a grounding plate; a second housing enclosing the first housing and a heating ring defining apertures and comprising resistive heating elements; a wiper blade driven by a motor and rotatable about the second housing to clear snow from an exterior of the second housing. The antenna assembly and the grounding plate are located vertically above a top-most surface of the heating ring. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A vehicle comprising: an antenna housing assembly including: a first housing enclosing an antenna assembly and a grounding plate; a second housing enclosing the first housing and a heating ring defining apertures and including resistive heating elements, wherein the antenna assembly and the grounding plate are located vertically above a top-most surface of the heating ring; and a wiper blade driven by a motor and rotatable about the second housing to clear snow from an exterior of the second housing; and processor(s) configured to transmit wireless signals via the antenna assembly. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the antenna housing assembly includes spacer(s) that raise the antenna assembly and the grounding plate vertically above the heating ring. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The vehicle of claim 2, wherein the second housing includes a lower inner surface and the spacer(s) and the heating ring sit on the lower inner surface. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the resistive heating elements are circumferentially spaced from the apertures such that none of the resistive heating elements is located directly above or below one of the apertures. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1, wherein none of the resistive heating elements are collinear with any of the apertures. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the grounding plate occupies an entire lower surface area of the first housing. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the first housing is shark-fin shaped and the second housing is cone shaped. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the processor(s) are configured to activate the motor based on received weather information. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1, wherein weather information is received via a moisture sensor. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The vehicle of claim 9, wherein the weather information is received via the Internet. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the first housing encloses a first temperature sensor and defines an aperture selectively covered by a moveable door. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The vehicle of claim 11, wherein the processor(s) are configured to move the door based on a temperature detected by the first temperature sensor. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The vehicle of claim 12, wherein the second housing encloses a second temperature sensor and the processor(s) are configured to move the door based on temperatures detected by the first and second temperature sensors, wherein the first and second temperature sensors of the antenna housing assembly are located vertically below the grounding plate. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the processor(s) are configured to determine torque supplied to the motor and a rotational speed of the wiper blade. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The vehicle of claim 14, wherein the processor(s) are configured to activate the resistive heating elements based on the torque and the rotational speed. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the antenna assembly includes an antenna housing that encloses an antenna. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The vehicle of claim 16, wherein none of the resistive heating elements are collinear with any of the apertures and wherein the grounding plate occupies an entire lower surface area of the first housing. ### Claim 18 A vehicle comprising: an antenna housing assembly including: a first housing enclosing an antenna assembly and a grounding plate; and a second housing enclosing the first housing and a heating ring defining apertures and including resistive heating elements; a wiper blade driven by a motor and rotatable about the second housing to clear snow from an exterior of the second housing; and processor(s) configured to transmit wireless signals via the antenna assembly.