US 12,113,274 B2
Antenna assembly for a vehicle
Kevin Thill, Scottsdale, AZ (US); Callum Noon, San Diego, CA (US); and Larry Greenstein, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to Airgain, Inc., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by Airgain, Inc., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/232,024.
Application 18/232,024 is a continuation of application No. 18/079,792, filed on Dec. 12, 2022, granted, now 11,764,463.
Application 18/079,792 is a continuation of application No. 17/178,200, filed on Feb. 17, 2021, granted, now 11,527,817.
Application 17/178,200 is a continuation of application No. 16/570,448, filed on Sep. 13, 2019, granted, now 10,931,325, issued on Feb. 23, 2021.
Application 16/570,448 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/237,678, filed on Jan. 1, 2019, granted, now 10,511,086, issued on Dec. 17, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0387576 A1, Nov. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. H01Q 1/32 (2006.01); H01Q 1/02 (2006.01); H04B 1/3822 (2015.01); H04L 27/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/48 (2018.01)
CPC H01Q 1/3275 (2013.01) [H04B 1/3822 (2013.01); H04W 4/48 (2018.02); H01Q 1/02 (2013.01); H04L 27/0002 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An antenna assembly comprising:
a base composed of an aluminum material and comprising a body, an interior surface, a sidewall and a plurality of heat dissipation elements extending from the interior surface;
a modem disposed within the base and on the plurality of heat dissipation elements, the modem comprising a communication chip;
a top lid for the base, the top lid composed of an aluminum material, the top lid comprising at least one antenna element disposed on an exterior surface of the top lid;
a housing covering the top lid and the base, the housing composed of a polypropylene material;
a communication cable connected to the modem at one end and configured to connect to a vehicle internal router at an opposite end;
a combiner configured for to input wide area network connection from the vehicle internal router for send and receive data to and from the internet using a 5G communication protocol;
wherein the top lid and the base act as an electro-magnetic barrier for the modem;
wherein a connection from the vehicle internal router to the modem by the communication cable allows the modem to be located remotely from the vehicle internal router and closer to the at least one antenna element to reduce a connection length from the at least one antenna element to the modem.