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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2015
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Ernesto M. Rodriguez, Jr., Austin, TX (US);
Vaughn G. Amann, Austin, TX (US);
Lars Schrix, Duisburg, DE;
Jens Weichold, Erkelenz, DE;
Anne-Maud B. Laprais, Paris, FR;
David H. Redinger, Afton, MN (US);
Ronald D. Jesme, Plymouth, MN (US);
David J. Badzinski, Blaine, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A data communication apparatus, system, and method are described. The data communication system comprises a transceiver disposed on an entrance port to an enclosure, such as an underground enclosure. The transceiver includes a housing, the housing mountable to the entrance port, wherein the transceiver is configured to communicate with a network outside of the underground enclosure. The data communication system also includes a monitoring device disposed in the underground enclosure that provides data related to a real-time condition within the underground enclosure. The data communication system also includes a sensor analytics unit to process the data from the monitoring device/sensor and generate a processed data signal and to communicate the processed data signal to the transceiver.