# US 2021/0242575 A1 · Wireless communication system within an external enclosure for attachment to a vehicle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0242575 A1 - Document ID: US20210242575A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/236,134 - Filed: 2021-04-21 - Published: 2021-08-05 - Earliest claimed: 2019-07-12 - Assignees: uAvionix Corporation - Applicants: uAvionix Corporation - Inventors: Christian Ramsey; Paul Beard; Jeff Walker; Ryan Braun - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210242575A1 ## CPC - G08G 5/20: Arrangements for acquiring, generating, sharing or displaying traffic information (arrangements for monitoring traffic G08G5/72) - G08G 5/27: for managing network coverage, e.g. ensuring transmission connections for UAVs - G01S 13/767: {Responders; Transponders (teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying using reflecting targets or active targets F41G3/26)} - G01S 13/781: {Secondary Surveillance Radar [SSR] in general} - G01S 13/86: Combinations of radar systems with non-radar systems, e.g. sonar, direction finder - G01S 13/933: of aircraft or spacecraft - G01S 19/33: Multimode operation in different systems which transmit time stamped messages, e.g. GPS/GLONASS - H01Q 1/241: {used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM (H01Q1/247, H01Q1/248 take precedence)} - H01Q 1/283: {Blade, stub antennas} - H01Q 9/16: with feed intermediate between the extremities of the antenna, e.g. centre-fed dipole (H01Q9/44 takes precedence) - G01S 19/15: Aircraft landing systems - G01S 19/35: Constructional details or hardware or software details of the signal processing chain - G08G: TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS (guiding railway traffic, ensuring the safety of railway traffic B61L; arrangement of road signs or traffic signals E01F9/00; radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for traffic control G01S13/91, G01S15/88, G01S17/88; {radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for anti-collision purposes G01S13/93, G01S15/93, G01S17/93}) - G01S: RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES - H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72) ## Abstract Disclosed herein are systems for routing wireless communications. Some systems may include an apparatus comprising an enclosure configured to attach to an external portion of an aircraft and which may contain: a wireless communications device, and an antenna in communication with the wireless communications device and configured to send or receive signals to and/or from aircraft. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus for routing wireless communications, the apparatus comprising: an enclosure configured to attach to an external portion of an aircraft, wherein the enclosure: comprises a first portion angled upward and a second portion angled downward; and contains: a wireless communications device, and an antenna in communication with the wireless communications device, the antenna being configured to: send or receive signals to or from the aircraft; send or receive signals above the aircraft; and send or receive signals below the aircraft. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the enclosure is configured to attach to an external lighting interface of the aircraft. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The apparatus of claim 2, further comprising a light, wherein: the light is one of a navigation light, anti-collision light, rear-position light, rotating beacon light, or landing light. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the enclosure is configured to attach to one of a wing or tail of the aircraft. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the enclosure is configured to allow a light to attach to the enclosure. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wireless communications device comprises a transponder. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the enclosure is configured to attach to an external lighting interface of the aircraft. ### Claim 8 (canceled) ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the antenna is a dipole antenna. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising a light, wherein: the light is one of a navigation light, anti-collision light, rear-position light, rotating beacon light, or landing light. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the enclosure is configured to attach to one of a wing or tail of the aircraft. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the enclosure is configured to allow a light to attach to the enclosure. ### Claim 13 (depends on 6) The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the transponder is configured to send and/or receive an ADS-B signal. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the enclosure contains a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the enclosure contains a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) antenna. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the enclosure contains a barometric altimeter. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the enclosure contains a radio antenna. ### Claim 18 (depends on 6) The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the transponder operates according to one of Modes 1, 2, 3, A, C, S, ES, 4, or 5. ### Claim 19 (canceled) ### Claim 20 (canceled) ### Claim 21 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the antenna is a monopole antenna. ### Claim 22 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the enclosure is configured to attached to a mounting plate. ### Claim 23 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, the apparatus further comprising a sensor configured to detect a contextual aspect of the apparatus or the aircraft.