Badger Meter, Inc.

Patrick Winkler

Eric M Metzger

Jin Hao

An assembly () for installation in a subsurface ground enclosure has an electronic transmitter, an antenna and other circuitry that are encapsulated against moisture conditions. The assembly () comprises a circuit board () supporting radio frequency transmitter circuitry, the circuit board () having at least two orthogonal edges (), an antenna () having two 90-degree bent portions extending from orthogonal edges () of the circuit board (), a housing bottom portion () with an internal barrier () separating an L-shaped antenna compartment () adjacent two sides of the circuit board () from a battery compartment () underneath the circuit board (), sealing material for encapsulating the circuit board () and the batteries () in the battery compartment (), and a cover () that protects the antenna compartment () from entry of the sealing material.

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East Troy, WI, United States of America

Patrick Winkler