A system for vehicle communications is provided. The system may include a processor, a first wireless coupler, and a housing. The processor generates and receives communication messages external to the vehicle. The first wireless coupler being in communication with the processor to transmit the communication messages through a windshield. The housing surrounding and enclosing the processor and the first wireless coupler. The first wireless coupler being aligned with and communicating through the windshield with a second wireless coupler to transmit the communication messages through an integrated or externally connected antenna.

A glass antenna for a vehicle is disposed adjacent to an upper edge portion of a window glass. The glass antenna for receiving two types of frequency bands includes a feed point; a first antenna conductor; and a second antenna conductor. The first antenna conductor includes a vertical element for feed connection; a first transverse element; and a second transverse element. The second antenna conductor includes a transverse element for feed connection; a vertical element for connection; a third transverse element; a fourth transverse element; an upper vertical element; and an upper transverse element. The first transverse element and the third transverse element are capacitively coupled to each other to form a first capacitively-coupled portion. The second transverse element and the fourth transverse element are capacitively coupled to each other to form a second capacitively-coupled portion. The upper transverse element is located above the second capacitively-coupled portion.

A wireless power bridge that allows magnetic transmission of energy across a solid barrier such as a wall. A circuit is described for controlling the operation.

A glass antenna with improved reception sensitivity was provided. A glass antenna formed on a surface of a window of a motor vehicle includes: an FM antenna element; and a heater that is capacitively coupled to the FM antenna element, and includes a plurality of heating wires, wherein a distance S between the FM antenna element and the heater is more than 40 mm.

Antennas such as flat panel, leaky wave antennas with directional coupler feeds and waveguides are disclosed. In one example, an antenna includes a surface having antenna elements, a guided wave transmission line, and a coupling surface. The guided wave transmission line provides a guided feed wave. The coupling surface is between and separates the guided wave transmission line and the surface having antenna elements. The coupling surface controls coupling of the guided feed wave to the antenna elements. The coupling surface can also spatially filter the guided feed wave to provide a more uniform power density for the antenna elements. The guided feed wave can be a high power density electromagnetic wave or a density radially decaying electromagnetic wave.

An antenna assembly including: an insulating substrate; a conductive coating covering a surface of the substrate at least section-wise and serving at least section-wise as a planar antenna receiving electromagnetic waves; a first coupling electrode electrically coupled to the conductive coating extracting useful signals from the planar antenna; a source of interference disposed such that interfering signals can be received by the planar antenna; an electrically conductive ground; and a second coupling electrode electrically coupled to the conductive coating coupling out interfering signals received by the planar antenna from the planar antenna. The second coupling electrode includes a first coupling surface and the conductive structure includes a second coupling surface capacitively coupled to the first coupling surface, the two coupling surfaces configured to selectively allow passage of a frequency range corresponding to the interfering signals to be extracted from the planar antenna.

The glass antenna of the present invention includes a first element connected to a hot-side feeding point, a second element connected to an earth-side feeding point and a coaxial cable having an inner conductor and an outer conductor that is connected to a part of a vehicle body. The glass antenna of the present can improve receiving sensitivity.

A laminated glass antenna structure includes: a lower glass sheet including a first surface facing inside and a second surface at the upper end thereof; an upper glass sheet including a third surface adjacent to the lower glass sheet; an adhesive film positioned between the upper glass sheet and the lower glass sheet; and an antenna unit including a plurality of microstrip patch unit cells provided on the second surface and the third surface with respect to a ground plane provided on the first surface.

A windshield includes a glass plate; a dielectric; an electrothermal layer that is disposed between the glass plate and the dielectric, and includes a conductive layer and strip electrodes having a resistance lower than a resistance of the conductive layer; and an antenna including a pair of electrodes disposed to face the electrothermal layer across the dielectric, and a slot at least a part of which is formed in one of the strip electrodes such that the slot is disposed between the pair of electrodes in plan view. The strip electrodes are disposed along at least two opposing outer edges of the conductive layer and are DC-coupled to the conductive layer such that the conductive layer is energized via the strip electrodes. One end of the slot is an open end that is open at an outer edge of the electrothermal layer.

A glass antenna for a vehicle is disposed adjacent to an upper edge portion of a window glass. The glass antenna for receiving two types of frequency bands includes a feed point; a first antenna conductor; and a second antenna conductor. The first antenna conductor includes a vertical element for feed connection; a first transverse element; and a second transverse element. The second antenna conductor includes a transverse element for feed connection; a vertical element for connection; a third transverse element; a fourth transverse element; an upper vertical element; and an upper transverse element. The first transverse element and the third transverse element are capacitively coupled to each other to form a first capacitively-coupled portion. The second transverse element and the fourth transverse element are capacitively coupled to each other to form a second capacitively-coupled portion. The upper transverse element is located above the second capacitively-coupled portion.