Telecommunication enclosure monitoring system

US8135352B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY · US

Inventors

• Ronald L. Langsweirdt · Austin, US
• Herbert Anders · Dortmund, DE
• Bernd Lindenbeck · Leverkusen, DE
• Bernhard Schneider · Speyer, DE
• Joerg Hahn · Neuss, DE
• Marian Starosta · Neuss, DE
• Manuel Steinbrink · Neuss, DE
• Manfred Stieglitz · Wuppertal, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 2, 2007
• Grant date: Mar 13, 2012
• Expiry date: May 23, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04Q1/149
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A remote monitoring system for telecommunication enclosures includes a low profile or flush mounted sealed transceiver or antenna unit, an electronic module inside of the enclosure electrically connected to the transceiver and a communication device to send signals to the electronic module through the transceiver. The sealed housing generally comprises a portion extending through the exterior surface of the enclosure. In some embodiments, the transceiver may include a radio frequency antenna, a photoelectric cell, a light sensor or an infrared sensor, and the communication device may be a handheld device, a transponder, or a networked computer.