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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8159401 | Antenna for sealed transmitter assembly in subsurface utility installations An antenna (14, 15) for installation in a subsurface ground enclosure has an F-shaped radiating element (15) having a rectangular strip (15c) disposed on edge and two spaced apart bars (15a, 15b) disposed subst... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8118278 | Aseptic flow control valve with outside diameter valve closure An aseptic diaphragm valve in which a valve seat (37) is formed by a groove including a concave surface of engagement that positioned along an outer diameter of an upper end of an inlet tube (32), and a resilient valve member portion (41) that i... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8015020 | Meter register with water vapor seal A method and article of manufacture for providing a mechanical bond and an improved water vapor seal between a lens (11, 41) and a base (17, 47) in an instrument housing (10, 40), includes heating the components and a hot butyl rubber sealant ( | 09/06/2011 |
| 7930392 | Method and system for providing a self-populating database for the network collection of meter data The invention provides a method and a system for collection of meter readings from the field and for providing a self-populating database for storing and retrieving the meter data. A network data collection computer operating according to a stored computer program r... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7847707 | Method and system for collecting meter readings in wireless transmissions from unlisted customers An out-of-route collection capability is provided for an AMR data collection system of a type that collect readings within a geographic area using a radio. If a transmission is received from an out-of-route transmitter, its location is based on a geographic location... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7639203 | Spiral coil loaded short wire antenna A antenna (10) comprises a straight stem portion (11) and a spiral coiled portion (12) for providing the necessary length, but being compact enough for assembly in a pit tube (23) of a transmitter assembly (20) for subsurface enclo... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7626511 | AMR transmitter and method for both narrow band and frequency hopping transmissions The invention provides a method and circuitry for transmitting signals in both a narrow band, mobile-receiver type of AMR network and also for operation in the frequency-hopping, spread-spectrum, fixed-receiver type of AMR network. Unlike systems provided with multi... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7605717 | AMR transmitter with programmable operating mode parameters The invention provides a method and circuitry for programming an AMR transmitter to operate in different modes. The device can be programmed as to any one or all of the following parameters: transmission power according to the physical environment of the installatio... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7535635 | Transparent meter register cover with integral light pipe The invention provides a method and a transparent housing cover for a meter index for communicating optical signals through an optical port formed on a front face of the transparent housing cover, for further communicating optical signals in a straight line past one... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7412882 | Meter with integral register having no visual display of consumption A combined utility meter and meter register assembly (10) is disclosed in which a housing (11, 13, 31) for both a utility metering element and a meter register has no visual readout or display of metering data. Metering data is signaled through a data ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7143645 | Meter housing assembly and method of assembly A water meter housing assembly (10) comprises a cylindrical, plastic housing body (11), a non-cast housing bottom (13) of hydroformable or stamped brass, a single-piece strainer and sealing member (40) that is disposed in the housing bott... | 12/05/2006 |
| 6948363 | Disc metering assembly for resisting rotational forces A fluid meter (10) has a casing (11) providing a measuring chamber (27) and an inlet (18) and outlet (19) communicating with the measuring chamber (27). A partition (20) in the chamber (27) separating said inle... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6928728 | Meter register with water vapor seal A method and article of manufacture for providing a mechanical bond and an improved water vapor seal between a lens (11, 41) and a base (17, 47) in an instrument housing (10, 40), includes heating the components and a hot butyl rubber sealant ( | 08/16/2005 |
| 6659306 | Electronic lube gun with master station control A system for delivering a preset volume of fluid, such as oil, includes a master control station (1) and one or more metering device (8) communicatively linked through a wireless communications network. The master control station (1) provides command sign... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6611769 | Meter register with programming and data port and meter input resolution factor An electronic, programmable meter register (10) includes an input section (18, 19, 30) for generating pulses in response to units of flow in a water meter, a stored control program (46), a microelectronic CPU (31) for executing the program (46) to read in... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6606070 | Tunable antenna for RF metering networks An antenna assembly (10) for RF communication of signals representing utility meter data. The antenna assembly (10) comprises a first conductor (30) forming at least a portion of an antenna radiating element, a second conductor (28), and a dielectric (34)... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6581457 | Compound fluid meter with flow distributor A compound meter assembly (10) has a housing (15, 17, 19), a high volume flow meter (14) disposed in a main flow passageway (22) for detecting a flow rate of relatively higher volume flows and a low volume flow meter (12) disposed in the secondary flow pa... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6502468 | Metering pulse transducer A metering pulse transducer for utility meters, including meters for water, gas and electric service, includes a rotor (20) with five magnetically switchable elements (22-26) spaced around the axis of rotation (21), a sensing coil (27) disposed around the... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6443328 | Electronic lube gun with low battery protection A device for delivering a preset volume of fluid, such as oil, includes a casing (10) with an inlet port (16), an outlet port (17) and supply passages (22, 24) for flow of fluid from the inlet port (16) to the outlet port (17). A valve including a valve m... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6434493 | Method and circuit for summing utility metering signals A summing module (10) and method for interfacing a compound meter with two metering signals to a plurality of different output devices for displaying or retransmitting meter data includes an enclosure (20), a summing circuit (32), networks (41) for settin... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6383643 | Leach-protective coatings for water meter components A coated substrate for plumbing applications in which the leaching of metals into water contacting the substrate is significantly reduced, comprises an alloy having copper has a majority constituent and also comprising tin, zinc and lead; and a coating ha... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6378817 | Kit and method for mounting a transmitter in subsurface meter pits A kit for variably positioning an antenna housing (20) and a transmitter housing (18) in a subsurface enclosure (10) with a utility meter (15) and a meter register (16) includes a bracket (30) which is rotatable with the antenna housing (20) to a selected... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6300907 | Antenna assembly for subsurface meter pits An antenna assembly (10) for subsurface utility metering equipment includes a disk-shaped radiating element (50) which is connected through a wire (51) having a self-inductance to a capacitor C and then to a ground plane (41) and a connector (31) for a co... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6162082 | Submersible electrical connector and method for quick connection and disconnection including tamper indication A sealed connector assembly (10) for use with equipment subject to submersion under water includes two electrical connector shells (25, 29) which are inserted in bayonet fashion into opposite sides of a locking member (40), which is then manually rotated ... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6111519 | Battery assembly An improved assembly (10) for housing electronics for remote reading to meter reading data in a subsurface enclosure (11) includes a first inner enclosure (40) of metal for housing the receiver/transmitter circuitry (90), a second inner enclosure (69, 86)... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6058761 | Measurement of relative density of combustible gases The relative density of a sample of a supply gas under test is determined by measuring an atmospheric pressure and a pressure differential for the reference gas and the sample gas as each is passed through a small orifice (16) with smooth walls, such as a... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5882115 | Measuring heating value of a gas using flameless combustion The heating value of a sample gas is calculated by a microcontroller (12) from the heating value of a reference gas, and from flow ratios and power levels determined as the gas is combusted by a flameless combustion process. The combustible gas is mixed w... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5877703 | Utility meter transmitter assembly for subsurface installations An improved assembly (10) for housing electronics for remote reading of meter reading data in a subsurface enclosure (11) includes a first inner enclosure (40) of metal for housing the receiver/transmitter circuitry (90), a second inner enclosure (69, 86)... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5825303 | Sealed housing and method of sealing for apparatus in meter pit enclosures A sealed housing for a transponder unit (10) in a utility meter pit enclosure has a tube (28), approximately 33/4 inches long and 11/2 inches in diameter, in which transponder electronics carried by a circuit board and an antenna are inserted from the bot... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5820260 | Measuring heating value using predetermined volumes in non-catialytic combustion The heating value of a sample gas is calculated by a microcontroller (12) from the heating value of a reference gas, and from an oxidation energy ratio determined as the gas is combusted by a flameless combustion process. The combustible gas is mixed with... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5816705 | Measuring heating value of a gas using flameless combustion The heating value of a sample gas is calculated by a microcontroller (12) from the heating value of a reference gas, and from flow ratios and power levels determined as the gas is combusted by a flameless combustion process. The combustible gas is mixed w... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5759862 | Measuring heating value using catalytic combustion The heating value of a sample gas is calculated by a microcontroller from the heating value of a reference gas, and from flow ratios determined as the gas is consumed by catalytic combustion. The combustible gas is mixed with a combustion supporting gas, ... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5751797 | Automatic meter reading system with multitasking control A meter reading system is provided in which a plurality of modems are connected to telephone lines and to a single computer which is operated through a stored program to sequentially perform portions of communication activities and portions of servicing a... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5748492 | Measuring heating value using catalytic combustion The heating value of a sample gas is calculated by a microcontroller (12) from the heating value of a reference gas, and from flow ratios determined as the gas is consumed by catalytic combustion. In a preferred embodiment, chambers (5, 14) of fixed volum... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5744714 | Instrument housing with electrical discharge gap An assembly for electrostatic discharge has a chassis (14, 24) inside the instrument housing (11, 12) with a support for holding wires (21), a pair of insulated wires (21) having portions where the insulation (31) is partially removed and where the wires ... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5734103 | Sealed wire entry for instrument housing and method of sealing A sealed wire entry port for a housing (10) having a base (12) and a top (11), and a body of sealing material (16) joining the top (11) to the base (12) and a pair of insulated wires (21) in which the insulation (31) is removed where the wires (21) run th... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5685571 | Pipe socket A socket accommodates pipes of different wall thicknesses that are to be joined by a fillet weld. The socket has a body with a central opening in one face. The face includes a series of physical indicators each of which are spaced from the opening a dista... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5554981 | Capacitive number wheel encoder for utility meters A number wheel assembly (10) for a counter mechanism has a plurality of number wheels (13-18), each number wheel (13-18) having a sleeve (48) around its circumference with a plurality of positions representing successive increments in a count, a substrate... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5551282 | Method and apparatus for measuring volume correction using molar quantities A method and apparatus for measuring volume correction in a gas pipeline using a variable volume chamber where the gas is sampled at the temperature and pressure of gas in the pipeline. A portion of a known volume of sample gas is released and a change of... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5476731 | Field-replaceable battery pack and method for underground installations At least one new battery (60, 61) is added to a transponder unit (10) used in a subsurface pit enclosure (11), by removing a transponder housing (25, 26) from the pit enclosure (11), removing a breakout portion (33) of a top wall (32) of the transponder h... | 12/19/1995 |
