US 11,837,782 B2
Nozzle cap assembly
Jorge Isaac Ortiz, Wausau, WI (US); David James Carlos Dunn, Limehouse (CA); Yanlong Li, Hixson, TN (US); and Jesse Alvin Faunce, Raynham, MA (US)
Assigned to Mueller International, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by Mueller International, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Jun. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/833,230.
Application 17/833,230 is a continuation of application No. 17/245,181, filed on Apr. 30, 2021, granted, now 11,527,821.
Application 17/245,181 is a continuation of application No. 16/354,939, filed on Mar. 15, 2019, granted, now 11,469,494.
Application 16/354,939 is a continuation of application No. 15/043,057, filed on Feb. 12, 2016, granted, now 10,283,857, issued on May 7, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0302580 A1, Sep. 22, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H01Q 1/42 (2006.01); H01Q 1/22 (2006.01); H01Q 1/38 (2006.01); H01Q 1/44 (2006.01); E03B 9/06 (2006.01); H01Q 21/20 (2006.01)
CPC H01Q 1/42 (2013.01) [E03B 9/06 (2013.01); H01Q 1/22 (2013.01); H01Q 1/38 (2013.01); H01Q 1/44 (2013.01); H01Q 21/205 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
16. A nozzle cap assembly comprising:
a nozzle cap body defining a top end and a bottom end, the nozzle cap body defining a base positioned at the top end and a curved side wall extend from the base down to the bottom end, the curved side wall at least partially defining internal threading and a bore extending from the bottom end to the base;
an enclosure coupled to the top end, the enclosure rotationally fixed relative to the nozzle cap body, the enclosure rotationally fixed relative to the nozzle cap body, the enclosure at least partially defining an enclosure cavity;
a nut base positioned opposite from the nozzle cap body, the enclosure positioned between the nut base and the base, the nut base rotationally fixed relative to the nozzle cap body;
a first antenna structure positioned within the enclosure cavity, the first antenna structure configured to communicate over a GPS frequency band;
at least one power source positioned within the enclosure cavity;
a modem positioned within the enclosure cavity; and
an antenna assembly comprising a second antenna structure, the antenna assembly coupled in electrical communication to the modem.