Patent ID: 7333059

Claim:
A window having an integrated antenna, said window comprising: a nonconductive pane of transparent material; a patch element formed of a conductive material and disposed on said nonconductive pane; said patch element having a pair of radiating sides disposed opposite each other and a pair of spacer sides disposed opposite each other; a first axis defined through a center of said radiating sides; a second axis defined though a center of said spacer sides; a ground plane formed of a conductive material and disposed substantially parallel to and spaced from said patch element; a dielectric sandwiched between said patch element and said ground plane; a feed line formed of a conductive material and disposed within said dielectric; said feed line disposed substantially parallel to and offset from said first axis for providing said antenna with a circular polarization radiation characteristic; and wherein each of said radiating sides projects inward toward said second axis and provides said patch element with a concave shape.