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

Claim 0:
1. An ultra wide band antenna, comprising:
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 a sloped surface by a predetermined gap;
an intermediate portion located above the sloped surface and including a first edge and a second edge, wherein the first edge of the intermediate portion extends from the second edge of the first tapered portion;
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 at a second location of the sloped surface located vertically below the first location; and
a stepped surface arranged on the sloped surface and including a first surface and a second surface, wherein an antenna feed point is connected to the first edge of the first tapered portion above the first surface of the stepped surface,
wherein the first tapered portion is arranged perpendicular to the first surface of the stepped surface.