Patent ID: 8723750

Claim:
A dual-dipole, multi-band conformal antenna for facilitating optimized wireless communications of a utility meter, the antenna comprising: an antenna backing, the backing adapted to conform to an inside surface of a utility meter; and an antenna trace affixed to the antenna backing, the antenna trace comprising a conductive material and including: a low-band portion for radiating in a low-band frequency range and having a left low-band arm and a right low-band arm, the left low-band arm being substantially the same as the right low-band arm such that the low-band portion is substantially symmetrical about a central axis of the antenna trace; and a high-band portion for radiating in a high-band frequency range and having a left high-band arm having a left length and a right high-band arm having a right length, the left high-band arm and the right high-band arm being asymmetrical about the central axis of the antenna trace such that the right length of the right high-band arm is not substantially equal to the left length of the left high-band arm, the left length being the sum of lengths of all segments of the left high-band arm, and the right length being the sum of lengths of all segments of the right high-band arm; wherein a left-side conductive area of the antenna trace is substantially equal to a right-side conductive area of the antenna trace.