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Patent Number
Patent Inventor Names
Larry L. Savage1
Michael D. Rock1
Kirby K. Nelson, III1
Date of Patent
March 27, 2007
1Patent Application Number
109852671
Date Filed
November 10, 2004
1Patent Citations Received
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Patent 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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