Patents by Inventor Clair Rayanne Seager

Clair Rayanne Seager has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • METHOD FOR AUTOMOBILE ROOF EDGE MOUNTED ANTENNA PATTERN CONTROL USING A FINITE FREQUENCY SELECTIVE SURFACE
    Publication number: 20100201584
    Abstract: An antenna for a vehicle where the antenna is positioned close to an edge of a roof-top of the vehicle. A frequency selective surface is provided on a glass of the vehicle, generally the vehicle windshield, to extend the antenna ground plane beyond the roof-top to maintain a maximum antenna pattern directivity parallel to the ground. The frequency selective surface may be formed on a substrate that is adhered to the vehicle glass and includes a pattern of conductive portions and dielectric portions that provide proper current generation for the particular antenna frequency band of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2009
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: James H. Schaffner, Clair Rayanne Seager, Hui-Pin Hsu, Timothy J. Talty