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Data communication appratus, system, and method

US9961418B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY · US

Inventors

Ernesto M. Rodriguez, Jr. · Austin, US
Vaughn G. Amann · Austin, US
Lars Schrix · Duisburg, DE
Jens Weichold · Erkelenz, DE
Anne-Maud B. Laprais · Paris, FR
David H. Redinger · Afton, US
Ronald D. Jesme · Plymouth, US
David J. Badzinski · Minneapolis, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 18, 2015
Grant date	May 1, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 18, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04Q2209/88
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A data communication apparatus, system, and method are described. The data communication system comprises a transceiver disposed on an entrance port to an enclosure, such as an underground enclosure. The transceiver includes a housing, the housing mountable to the entrance port, wherein the transceiver is configured to communicate with a network outside of the underground enclosure. The data communication system also includes a monitoring device disposed in the underground enclosure that provides data related to a real-time condition within the underground enclosure. The data communication system also includes a sensor analytics unit to process the data from the monitoring device/sensor and generate a processed data signal and to communicate the processed data signal to the transceiver.

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