Fuel dispenser transponder antenna arrangement
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1. A fuel dispenser antenna configuration comprising:
- a. a fuel dispenser housing having a front panel separating an interior portion of said fuel dispenser and a fueling position in front of said panel;
b. an antenna having a directional radiation pattern for receiving or transmitting electromagnetic energy, said antenna mounted in said interior portion of said fuel dispenser in a first plane so that said directional radiation pattern extends in a first direction; and
c. a reflective surface mounted adjacent to said antenna in said fuel dispenser housing in a second plane and at an angle different from said first plane for redirecting said directional radiation pattern of said antenna so that said directional radiation pattern of said antenna reflects off of said reflective surface and extends in a second direction through said front panel of said fuel dispenser and over a fueling position wherein said electromagnetic energy transmitted from said antenna is initiated with said dispenser housing and ultimately directed over the fueling position.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a fuel dispenser antenna configuration having an antenna with a directive radiation pattern for receiving or transmitting electromagnetic energy, and a reflective surface on the fuel dispenser housing for redirecting the directive radiation pattern of the antenna so that the directive radiation pattern reflects off of the reflective surface and extends in a second direction over a fueling position.
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35 Claims
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1. A fuel dispenser antenna configuration comprising:
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a. a fuel dispenser housing having a front panel separating an interior portion of said fuel dispenser and a fueling position in front of said panel; b. an antenna having a directional radiation pattern for receiving or transmitting electromagnetic energy, said antenna mounted in said interior portion of said fuel dispenser in a first plane so that said directional radiation pattern extends in a first direction; and c. a reflective surface mounted adjacent to said antenna in said fuel dispenser housing in a second plane and at an angle different from said first plane for redirecting said directional radiation pattern of said antenna so that said directional radiation pattern of said antenna reflects off of said reflective surface and extends in a second direction through said front panel of said fuel dispenser and over a fueling position wherein said electromagnetic energy transmitted from said antenna is initiated with said dispenser housing and ultimately directed over the fueling position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A fuel dispenser comprising:
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a. a fuel dispenser housing having a front face and including fuel delivery hardware; b. an antenna having a directional radiation pattern for receiving or transmitting electromagnetic energy, said antenna mounted within said fuel dispenser housing in a first plane forming an angle with a vertical plane so that said directional radiation pattern extends in a first direction at an angle with the vertical plane; and c. a reflective surface proximate to said antenna on said fuel dispenser housing in a second plane at an angle different from said first plane for redirecting said directional radiation pattern of said antenna so that said directional radiation pattern of said antenna reflects off of said reflective surface and extends in a second direction over a fueling position wherein said electromagnetic energy transmitted from said antenna is initiated with said dispenser housing an ultimately directed over the fueling position. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A fuel dispenser comprising:
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a. a fuel dispenser housing having an electromagnetic wave transparent front face with a first surface extending inward from said front face at a direct angle and a second surface extending inward from said front face toward said first surface at a second angle, said housing including fuel delivery hardware; b. an antenna having a directional radiation pattern for receiving or transmitting electromagnetic energy mounted on said first surface so that said directional radiation pattern extends in a first direction normal to said first surface; and c. a reflective surface on said second surface for redirecting said directional radiation pattern of said antenna so that said directional radiation pattern of said antenna reflects off of said reflective surface and extends in a second direction over a fueling position wherein said electromagnetic energy transmitted from said antenna is initiated with said dispenser housing an ultimately directed over the fueling position. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method of providing a directive radiation pattern in a fuel dispenser comprising:
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a. providing a directive radiation pattern in a first direction from a radio frequency antenna inside a fuel dispenser housing; and b. redirecting the directive radiation pattern in a second direction over a fueling position associated with the fuel dispenser with a reflective surface wherein said electromagnetic energy transmitted from said antenna is initiated with said dispenser housing an ultimately directed over the fueling position. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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