US 12,249,758 B2
Multi-purpose accessory system for wireless communication device
Peter Burke, Hilton, NY (US); Richard J. Nink, Melbourne, FL (US); Joel Womack, El Paso, TX (US); Malcolm Packer, Hillsborough, NC (US); Thomas Howe, Rochester, NY (US); and Aaron Hendershot, Webster, NY (US)
Assigned to L3Harris Global Communications, Inc., Melbourne, FL (US)
Filed by Harris Global Communications, Inc., Melbourne, FL (US)
Filed on Mar. 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/703,352.
Prior Publication US 2023/0307822 A1, Sep. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. H01Q 1/28 (2006.01); H01Q 1/48 (2006.01); H01Q 9/30 (2006.01)
CPC H01Q 1/28 (2013.01) [H01Q 1/48 (2013.01); H01Q 9/30 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), comprising:
a wireless communication device (WCD) disposed interior of a fuselage of the UAV; and
a multi-purpose WCD accessory comprising:
a first plate comprised of opposing first and second major faces;
the first major face comprising a heat transfer surface configured to contact a body of the WCD interior of the UAV when the WCD is secured to the first major face;
a second plate attached to the second major face in a cantilever configuration and including a portion which extends exterior of the fuselage in a direction away from the second major surface, the second plate including a first broad face on a first major side and a second broad face on a second major side opposed from the first major side;
wherein the second plate comprises a ground plane portion for an antenna system of the WCD accessory utilized by the WCD, and together with the first plate the second plate forms a heat sink for the WCD.