Patents

US 10622709 B2: Combination external vehicle antenna housing and installation method

Granted
2020-04-14
Filed
2018-04-02 application 15943054
Type
Utility · 18 claims
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Abstract

An antenna housing facilitates retrofitting a repeater/router and/or an LTE antenna on a vehicle. The combination antenna housing comprises a housing including a base adapted to be assembled to the vehicle, an intermediate portion, and an upper antenna enclosure portion for a radio and television antenna. A method for providing a vehicle with one or more communication links includes the steps of first assembling a plurality of cables within a wall of the vehicle that extend from inside the vehicle to a location on a roof of the vehicle. A radio and television antenna is attached to one or more of the cables within the combination antenna housing. An extra cable is secured inside the housing without electrically connecting the extra cable to another device until after assembly of the vehicle is completed.

Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg200414.xml).

Assignees

AssigneeTypePlaceAlso on furp.orgSource
MAGNADYNE CORPORATION 18 patentsUS company or organizationCompton, CAPVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

Inventors

InventorPlacePatentsPerson pageSource
Barry L. CarenBeverly Hills, CA4PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
Mark E. HockettSanta Cruz, CA3PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
C M WongScarborough, CA1PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
Wentsan YEHTorrance, CA2PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

CPC categories

SubclassCategoryFirst groupSource
H01QAntennas, i.e. radio aerialsH01Q1/3275PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
H04BTransmissionH04B7/155PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
H04WWireless communication networksH04W84/005PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).

Assignments and security interests

RecordedWhatFromToReel/frameSource
2018-04-02Assignment
Assignment of assignor's interest
CAREN, BARRY signed 2018-03-27
HOCKETT, MARK E. signed 2018-03-27
WONG, CM signed 2018-03-27
YEH, WENTSAN signed 2018-03-27
MAGNADYNE CORPORATION COMPTON, CA45414/643ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25

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