Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electricity meter antenna configuration
- Patent Title (中): 电表天线配置
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Application No.: US14230658Application Date: 2014-03-31
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Publication No.: US09466870B2Publication Date: 2016-10-11
- Inventor: John R. Holt, Jr.
- Applicant: Elster Solutions, LLC
- Applicant Address: US NC Raleigh
- Assignee: Elster Solutions, LLC
- Current Assignee: Elster Solutions, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Raleigh
- Agency: Baker & Hostetler LLP
- Main IPC: H01Q1/24
- IPC: H01Q1/24 ; H01Q1/22 ; H01Q1/52 ; H01Q1/38 ; G01R22/06

Abstract:
An improved electricity meter antenna configuration is disclosed herein. An electricity meter may include, for example, a radio, a first printed circuit board element, a second printed circuit board element and a flexible printed circuit element. The first printed circuit board element may be, for example, a main printed circuit board to which one or more electrical components are attached. The flexible printed circuit element may include at least a portion of an antenna element that is connected to the radio. In some cases, the second printed circuit board element may serve to shield the antenna element on the flexible printed circuit element from noise generated by electrical components on the first printed circuit board element. In some cases, an electrical connection path between the antenna element and the radio may be configured such that it does not include any coaxial cabling.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150280308A1 ELECTRICITY METER ANTENNA CONFIGURATION Public/Granted day:2015-10-01
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