Patents by Inventor RAYMOND G. ACKER

RAYMOND G. ACKER 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).

  • Glass-mounted antenna package for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 11444367
    Abstract: An antenna assembly configured to be mounted on a glass structure. The antenna assembly comprises a multilayer structure comprising i) a superstrate layer comprising a thin dielectric material; ii) an antenna layer on which the superstrate layer is disposed, the antenna layer comprising an electrically conducting material; and ii) a first substrate layer on which the antenna layer is disposed. The antenna assembly further comprises a housing in which the multilayer structure is disposed. The housing is adapted for attachment to a surface of the glass structure. A dielectric characteristic of the superstrate layer compensates for a dielectric characteristic of the glass structure in order to reduce the variability of the operating frequency of the antenna assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Timothy Brockett, Hyok Jae Song, James H. Schaffner, Duane S. Carper, Raymond G. Acker
  • Glass-Mounted Antenna Package for a Motor Vehicle
    Publication number: 20220052434
    Abstract: An antenna assembly configured to be mounted on a glass structure. The antenna assembly comprises a multilayer structure comprising i) a superstrate layer comprising a thin dielectric material; ii) an antenna layer on which the superstrate layer is disposed, the antenna layer comprising an electrically conducting material; and ii) a first substrate layer on which the antenna layer is disposed. The antenna assembly further comprises a housing in which the multilayer structure is disposed. The housing is adapted for attachment to a surface of the glass structure. A dielectric characteristic of the superstrate layer compensates for a dielectric characteristic of the glass structure in order to reduce the variability of the operating frequency of the antenna assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Timothy BROCKETT, Hyok Jae Song, James H. Schaffner, Duane S. Carper, Raymond G. Acker
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VERIFYING ROAD CURVATURE MAP DATA
    Publication number: 20180347993
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for processing map data. The systems and methods calculate road curvature data for a curved road segment along a road based on measured data obtained from a measuring unit of a vehicle moving along the road. The systems and methods perform a map processing function on road map data for the road including the curved road segment based on the calculated road curvature data correlated with the global positioning data. The systems and methods include outputting result data resulting from the map processing function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: SARMAD Y. HERMIZ, BING DENG, ROBERT D. SAUVOLA, ABHISHEK SHUKLA, RAYMOND G. ACKER