Wireless communication device for electric meter and method of manufacture thereof
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1. For use with an electric meter chassis having a dielectric housing protruding therefrom, a wireless communication device, comprising:
- a communication circuit within said chassis coupled to electric meter circuitry;
an antenna element within said dielectric housing, said antenna element coupled to said communication circuit.
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For use with an electric meter chassis having a dielectric housing protruding therefrom, a wireless communication device that permits information to be communicated to and from the electric meter and a method of manufacturing the same. In one embodiment, the device is comprised of: (1) a communication circuit within the chassis coupled to electric meter circuitry, and (2) an antenna element within the dielectric housing, the antenna element coupled to the communication circuit.
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1. For use with an electric meter chassis having a dielectric housing protruding therefrom, a wireless communication device, comprising:
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a communication circuit within said chassis coupled to electric meter circuitry;
an antenna element within said dielectric housing, said antenna element coupled to said communication circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of manufacturing a device for communicating meter information to and from an electric meter chassis having a dielectric housing protruding therefrom, comprising:
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locating a wireless communication circuit within said chassis, and coupling said wireless communication circuit to electric meter circuitry;
locating an antenna element within said dielectric housing, said antenna element coupled to said wireless communication circuit. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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16. An electric meter chassis having a dielectric housing protruding therefrom, comprising:
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a wireless communication circuit within said chassis for communicating meter information, said wireless communication circuit coupled to electric meter circuitry;
an antenna element coupled to said wireless communication circuit and located within said dielectric housing.
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