US 11,862,843 B1
Underground sensor mount and telemetry device
Michael Immer, Minneapolis, MN (US); Troy Schmidtke, Minneapolis, MN (US); Dipesh Karki, Minneapolis, MN (US); and Jerry Thompson, Minneapolis, MN (US)
Filed by Earth Scout, GBC, Minneapolis, MN (US)
Filed on Mar. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/699,344.
Int. Cl. H01Q 1/24 (2006.01); H05K 5/03 (2006.01); H05K 5/02 (2006.01); H04W 4/38 (2018.01)
CPC H01Q 1/241 (2013.01) [H04W 4/38 (2018.02); H05K 5/0204 (2013.01); H05K 5/03 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for containing a remote data transmit module below grade, the apparatus comprising:
a containment housing having sidewalls and an open top, wherein the containment housing is adapted for placement in a ground below a grade level;
a cover supported by the containment housing at the open top of the containment housing;
an antenna assembly having a breakaway base, pole sections coupled to the breakaway base, and an active element coupled to a free end of the pole sections;
wherein the containment housing is adapted to contain a remote data transmit module within the containment housing in the ground below grade level, and wherein the remote data transmit module is adapted to electrically couple to the active element of the antenna assembly; and
wherein the containment housing is adapted to contain at least a portion of an environment sensor within the containment housing in the ground below grade level, and wherein the environment sensor is capable of coupling to the remote data transmit module.