Embedded antenna apparatus for utility metering applications

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2011-08-09

2011-08-09

Mancuso, Huedung (Department: 2821)

Communications: radio wave antennas

Antennas

Buried underground or submerged under water

Reexamination Certificate

active

07994994

ABSTRACT:
An embedded antenna for facilitating wireless transmission of utility meter data is disclosed, where in one embodiment an RF antenna is a part of the faceplate of the utility meter. In another embodiment the utility meter faceplate is a single-layer or a multi-layer printed circuit board (PCB) with the RF antenna printed on any desired layer. Such faceplates may be labeled to be viewable from outside of the meter housing and/or have openings to accommodate visual access to an output display of the meter consumption information.

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