# US 2019/0319345 A1 · Antenna assembly for mobile devices and vehicles > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0319345 A1 - Document ID: US20190319345A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/387,124 - Filed: 2019-04-17 - Published: 2019-10-17 - Earliest claimed: 2018-04-17 - Assignees: Furrion Property Holding Limited - Applicants: Furrion Property Holding Limited - Inventors: Steven Neill Bell; Karl Wai Ho Fung - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190319345A1 ## CPC - H01Q 1/3275: {mounted on a horizontal surface of the vehicle, e.g. on roof, hood, trunk} - H01Q 1/243: {with built-in antennas} - H01Q 9/0407: {Substantially flat resonant element parallel to ground plane, e.g. patch antenna (dipole H01Q9/285; monopole H01Q9/40)} - H01Q 21/24: Combinations of antenna units polarised in different directions for transmitting or receiving circularly and elliptically polarised waves or waves linearly polarised in any direction {(circularly polarised patch antennas H01Q9/0428; circularly polarised horns H01Q13/0241; cross-polarised horns H01Q13/0258; polarisation converters H01Q15/242; cross-polarised rear feeds H01Q19/136; crossed polarisation dual antenna H01Q25/001)} - H01Q 21/28: Combinations of substantially independent non-interacting antenna units or systems {(multiple beam H01Q25/00)} - H04B 7/0413: MIMO systems - H04B 7/0802: {using antenna selection (H04B7/0868 takes precedence; antenna beam directivity switching H01Q3/24)} - H04B 7/10: Polarisation diversity; Directional diversity - H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72) - H04B: TRANSMISSION ## Abstract An antenna assembly for a mobile device has a base, a first antenna affixed to the base, a second antenna affixed to the base, and a housing affixed to the base. The first antenna is aligned on the base along a first axis, and the second antenna is aligned on the base along a second axis. The first axis is offset at an angle from the second axis. The housing at least partially encloses the first antenna and the second antenna. In embodiments, the first antenna is the same type of antenna as the second antenna. A vehicle or a mobile phone may contain the antenna assembly as described herein. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An antenna assembly for a mobile device comprising: a base; a first antenna affixed to the base, wherein the first antenna is aligned on the base along a first axis; a second antenna affixed to the base, wherein the second antenna is aligned on the base along a second axis, wherein the second axis is offset at a non-zero angle from the first axis, and wherein the second antenna is one or both of (1) the same type of antenna as the first antenna, or (2) identical to the first antenna; and a housing affixed to the base at least partially enclosing the first antenna and the second antenna. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The antenna assembly of claim 1, wherein the second axis is offset at an angle from about 85° to about 90° from the first axis. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The antenna assembly of claim 1, wherein the first and second antennas are directional antennas, and are selected from the group consisting of a microwave strip antenna, a radio frequency printed circuit board antenna, and a planar array antenna. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The antenna assembly of claim 1, wherein the first antenna and the second antenna each have a maximum directive gain of from about 2 dBi to about 10 dBi. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The antenna assembly of claim 1, wherein each of the first antenna and the second antenna comprises a cellular antenna selected from the group consisting or a 3G antenna, a 4G antenna, a 5G antenna, a 6G antenna, a CDMA antenna, and a LongTerm Evolution (LTE) antenna. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The antenna assembly of claim 1, further comprising a long range antenna affixed to the base, wherein the long range antenna is selected from the group consisting of a broadcast television antenna, a satellite antenna, and digital radio antenna. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The antenna assembly of claim 1, further comprising a short range wireless antenna selected form the group consisting of a Wi-Fi™ antenna, a Bluetooth™ antenna, and a Zigbee™ antenna. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The antenna assembly of claim 1, wherein the first antenna and the second antenna are selected from the group consisting or a monopole antenna, an inverted F antenna, an inverted L antenna, a planar F antenna, a patch antenna, and a multiple patch antenna. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The antenna assembly of claim 1, wherein the first antenna is located within about 15 cm of the second antenna. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The antenna assembly of claim 1, and further comprising a third antenna affixed to the antenna assembly and aligned along a third axis, wherein the third antenna is one or both of (1) the same type of antenna as the first antenna and the second antenna, or (2) identical to the first antenna and the second antenna, wherein the third axis is offset at a non-zero angle from the first axis, and wherein the third axis is offset at a non-zero angle from the second axis. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The antenna assembly of claim 10, wherein the third axis is offset at an angle from about 85° to about 90° from the first axis, and the third axis is offset at an angle from about 85° to about 90° from the second axis. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The antenna assembly of claim 1, and further including a vehicle, wherein the antenna assembly is affixed to the vehicle. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The antenna assembly of claim 1, and further including a mobile phone, wherein the antenna assembly is affixed to the mobile phone. ### Claim 14 An antenna assembly for a mobile device comprising: a base; a first antenna affixed to the base, wherein the first antenna is aligned on the base along a first axis; a second antenna affixed to the base, wherein the second antenna is aligned on the base along a second axis, wherein the second axis is offset at an angle from about 85° to about 90° from the first axis, and wherein the second antenna is one or both of (1) the same type of antenna as the first antenna, or (2) identical to the first antenna; a third antenna affixed to the base, wherein the third antenna is aligned on the base along a third axis, wherein the third axis is offset at an angle from about 85° to about 90° from the first axis and offset at an angle from about 85° to about 90° from the second axis, and wherein the third antenna is one or both of (1) the same type of antenna as the first and second antennas, or (2) identical to the first and second antennas; a housing affixed to the base at least partially enclosing the first antenna, the second antenna and the third antenna. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The antenna assembly of claim 14 wherein the first antenna, the second antenna, and the third antenna, are identical to one another. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The antenna assembly of claim 15 wherein the first, second and third antennas are directional antennas, and are selected from the group consisting of a microwave strip antenna, a radio frequency printed circuit board antenna, and a planar array antenna. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The antenna assembly of claim 16 wherein the first, second and third antennas each have a maximum directive gain of from about 2 dBi to about 10 dBi. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The antenna assembly of claim 17 wherein the first, second and third antennas are located within about 15 cm of one another. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The antenna assembly of claim 18, further comprising a long range antenna affixed to the base, wherein the long range antenna is selected from the group consisting of a broadcast television antenna, a satellite antenna, and digital radio antenna. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The antenna assembly of claim 19, further comprising a short range wireless antenna affixed to the base, wherein the short range wireless antenna is selected form the group consisting of a Wi-Fi™ antenna, a Bluetooth™ antenna, and a Zigbee™ antenna.