US 12,438,274 B1
LTE antenna and backer plate assembly
Phil Lafleur, Ontario (CA); and Ronald Straz, Annadale, VA (US)
Assigned to ORBCOMM INC., Sterling, VA (US)
Filed by ORBCOMM, INC., Rochelle Park, NJ (US)
Filed on Dec. 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/401,624.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/478,141, filed on Dec. 31, 2022.
Int. Cl. H01Q 1/24 (2006.01); G06Q 10/0833 (2023.01); H01Q 9/04 (2006.01)
CPC H01Q 9/0407 (2013.01) [G06Q 10/0833 (2013.01)] 1 Claim
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tracking device comprising:
a plurality of securing wings, wherein the securing wings are configured to attach the tracking device to an external surface;
a main circuit board;
a patch antenna, wherein the patch antenna is electrically connected to the main circuit board;
a main housing, wherein the main housing comprises a front face, wherein the front face extends out from a main horizontal plane of the tracking device, wherein the main housing comprises a first opening; and
a solar panel array, wherein the solar panel array inserts within the first opening, wherein the solar panel array is electrically connected to the main circuit board by at least one electronic choke, wherein the electronic choke is tuned to remove selected RF frequencies transmitted/received by the patch antenna.