Wireless receptor for communications within housings
First Claim
1. A filtering system comprisinga. an electrically conductive housing dome,b. a filtering assembly comprising electronic circuitry, said filtering assembly located within said dome,c. a housing base,d. an electrical insulating gasket interposed between said dome and said base so as to keep them physically and electrically isolated;
- e. means for pressing said dome, said gasket and said base together so as to create a liquid-tight seal wherein said means maintains said electrical isolation between said dome and said base; and
f. a device, external to said housing dome, adapted to wirelessly communicate with said circuitry, said external device adapted to utilize an antenna, and wherein said housing dome is in communication with said device so as to serve as said pole of said antenna.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system and method for transmitting information between a device within a housing to a second device, preferably a test or monitoring unit, outside of the housing. There are numerous issues associated with transferring information from within a sealed housing to an external device. In some cases, the use of wires inside the housing may be impractical, due to internal conditions, such as fluid flow, pressure or temperature. In one embodiment, the antenna of the external RF reading device is electrically connected to the dome of the housing. In another embodiment, the device within the housing is electrically connected to a housing component. In another embodiment, the gasket is used to pass information from within the housing to an external device.
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1. A filtering system comprising
a. an electrically conductive housing dome, b. a filtering assembly comprising electronic circuitry, said filtering assembly located within said dome, c. a housing base, d. an electrical insulating gasket interposed between said dome and said base so as to keep them physically and electrically isolated; -
e. means for pressing said dome, said gasket and said base together so as to create a liquid-tight seal wherein said means maintains said electrical isolation between said dome and said base; and f. a device, external to said housing dome, adapted to wirelessly communicate with said circuitry, said external device adapted to utilize an antenna, and wherein said housing dome is in communication with said device so as to serve as said pole of said antenna. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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