Antenna adapted for placement in the window of a vehicle
First Claim
1. An antenna adapted for placement in the window of a vehicle,said antenna comprising a flexible substrate having a pair of opposing surfaces, at least one of which is provided with a series of electrically conductive metal traces in the form of a pattern configured to receive and transmit one or more electromagnetic signals,said metal traces having a structure characterized by a pitch, trace width, and thickness dimensioned to provide said antenna with an area-averaged resistivity of no greater than about 1 ohm/square for a pre-determined area-averaged transmission value in the visible region.
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Abstract
An antenna adapted for placement in the window of a vehicle includes a flexible substrate having a pair of opposing surfaces, at least one of which is provided with electrically conductive metal traces in the form of a pattern configured to receive and transmit one or more electromagnetic signals. The pitch, trace width, and thickness of the metal traces are selected such that the antenna has an area-averaged resistivity of no greater than about 1 ohm/square for a pre-determined area-averaged transmission value in the visible region.
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17 Claims
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1. An antenna adapted for placement in the window of a vehicle,
said antenna comprising a flexible substrate having a pair of opposing surfaces, at least one of which is provided with a series of electrically conductive metal traces in the form of a pattern configured to receive and transmit one or more electromagnetic signals, said metal traces having a structure characterized by a pitch, trace width, and thickness dimensioned to provide said antenna with an area-averaged resistivity of no greater than about 1 ohm/square for a pre-determined area-averaged transmission value in the visible region.
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14. A method for enabling a vehicle having one or more windows to receive and transmit one or more electromagnetic signals comprising incorporating in a window of said vehicle an antenna comprising a flexible substrate having a pair of opposed surfaces on at least one of which is provided electrically conductive metal traces in the form of a pattern configured to receive and transmit one or more electromagnetic signals,
said metal traces having a structure characterized by a pitch, trace width, and thickness dimensioned to provide said antenna with an area-averaged resistivity of no greater than about 1 ohm/square for a pre-determined area-averaged transmission value in the visible region.
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