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Apparatus and method to facilitate wireless communications of automatic data collection devices in potentially hazardous environments

US7271679B2 · kind B2 · utility

21Cited by
5References
29Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 30, 2005
Grant dateSep 18, 2007
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Expiry dateMar 17, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01Q1/22
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system useful in providing communications with automatic data collection (ADC) devices employs an antenna located in a potentially hazardous environment, a radio circuit located in a non-hazardous environment, and a coupling apparatus to provide an interface between the antenna and the radio circuit that prevents electrical discharges from occurring in the potentially hazardous environment.

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