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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2019
Applicant:
Aclara Technologies Llc, St. Louis, MO (US);
Inventors:
Steven Donkle, St. Charles, MO (US);
Lewis E. Fink, III, Sanford, ME (US);
Michael Smith, Ballwin, MO (US);
Wayne Therrien, Rochester, NH (US);
Assignee:
Aclara Technologies LLC, St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/04 (2006.01); H01Q 1/22 (2006.01); H01Q 9/28 (2006.01); G01D 4/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/2233 (2013.01); G01D 4/008 (2013.01); H01Q 9/285 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are devices, designs, and methods of attaching an antenna to a utility meter faceplate. The faceplate is capable having an antenna adhesively attached to a side surface of the faceplate in a manner that minimizes noise from meter components.