US 12,330,698 B2
End of train device with integrated antenna
Padam Dhoj Swar, Clarksburg, MD (US); Benjamin L. Henniges, Mt. Airy, MD (US); Michael B. Colson, Woodbine, MD (US); Carl L. Haas, Walkersville, MD (US); and David Andrew Gloyd, Ellicott City, MD (US)
Assigned to Transportation IP Holdings, LLC, Norwalk, CT (US)
Filed by Transportation IP Holdings, LLC, Norwalk, CT (US)
Filed on Apr. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/133,391.
Application 18/133,391 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/313,888, filed on May 6, 2021, granted, now 11,716,111.
Application 18/133,391 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/164,338, filed on Oct. 18, 2018, granted, now 11,654,943.
Prior Publication US 2023/0242163 A1, Aug. 3, 2023
Int. Cl. B61L 15/00 (2006.01); H01Q 1/32 (2006.01)
CPC B61L 15/0054 (2013.01) [B61L 15/0027 (2013.01); H01Q 1/3233 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An end-of-train (EOT) device, comprising:
an enclosure having walls that enclose an interior volume;
a communication device disposed in the interior volume of the enclosure; and
an antenna coupled with the communication device and configured to wirelessly communicate signals with the communication device from a trailing rail vehicle of a rail vehicle system to another rail vehicle of the rail vehicle system, the antenna embedded within one or more of:
one or more of the walls of the enclosure,
an exterior handle of the enclosure, or
a combination thereof.