Patent ID: 11901616
Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 8:
9. An ultra wide band antenna, comprising:
a sloped surface;
a stepped surface arranged on the sloped surface; and
an antenna body including:
a first tapered portion that tapers between a first edge and a second edge of the first tapered portion, wherein the first edge is arranged above a first location of the stepped surface;
an intermediate portion located above the sloped surface and including a first edge and a second edge, wherein the intermediate portion has a curved side profile, and wherein the first edge of the intermediate portion extends from the second edge of the first tapered portion; and
a second tapered portion that tapers between a first edge and a second edge of the second tapered portion, wherein the first edge of the second tapered portion extends from the second edge of the intermediate portion, and wherein the second edge of the second tapered portion is connected to a second location of the sloped surface located vertically below the first location.