Patents by Inventor Anthony J. Besett

Anthony J. Besett has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Multiple antennas on meter enclosure
    Patent number: 11119133
    Abstract: An electricity meter includes: a housing; a plurality of antennas, each of the plurality of antennas comprising a contacting portion, the contacting portion formed on an interior surface of the housing; a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed within the housing, the PCB including a plurality of communications circuits, each of the plurality of communications circuits operable to communicate using different communications technologies; and a plurality of contacts disposed on the PCB, each of the plurality of contacts configured to provide a solderless electrical connection between contacting portions of one or more of the plurality of antennas and one of the plurality of communications circuits when the PCB is installed in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Landis+Gyr Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Damian Bonicatto, Anthony J. Besett
  • MULTIPLE ANTENNAS ON METER ENCLOSURE
    Publication number: 20200264218
    Abstract: An electricity meter includes: a housing; a plurality of antennas, each of the plurality of antennas comprising a contacting portion, the contacting portion formed on an interior surface of the housing; a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed within the housing, the PCB including a plurality of communications circuits, each of the plurality of communications circuits operable to communicate using different communications technologies; and a plurality of contacts disposed on the PCB, each of the plurality of contacts configured to provide a solderless electrical connection between contacting portions of one or more of the plurality of antennas and one of the plurality of communications circuits when the PCB is installed in the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Damian Bonicatto, Anthony J. Besett