Patents
US 10944159 B2: Combination external vehicle antenna housing and installation method
- Granted
- 2021-03-09
- Filed
- 2020-04-13 application 16847373
- Type
- Utility · 9 claims
- Elsewhere
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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 (ipg210309.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAGNADYNE CORPORATION 18 patents | US company or organization | Compton, CA | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry L. Caren | Beverly Hills, CA | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Mark E. Hockett | Santa Cruz, CA | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| CM Wong | Scarborough, CA | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Wentsan YEH | Torrance, CA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H01Q | Antennas, i.e. radio aerials | H01Q1/3275 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04B | Transmission | H04B7/155 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04W | Wireless communication networks | H04W84/005 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-04-13 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CAREN, BARRY L. 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, CA | 52383/240 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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