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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7061398 | Two-way wide area telemetry A method and apparatus for two-way telemetry is provided. For one embodiment, a telemetry interface module may receive data regarding the strength of transmitted signals. The telemetry interface module may transmit a query message to another telemetry interface modu... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7061924 | Methods and apparatus for remote metering A monitoring system includes a central gateway. The central gateway is configured to interface the monitoring system to a WAN. The monitoring system also includes a network of radio telemetry devices. Each radio telemetry device includes a monitoring device, a radio... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059200 | Flow measurement system and method Flow measurement systems and techniques may allow flow information to be wirelessly transmitted. The systems and techniques may include a meter index cover and a wireless meter transmitter adapter. The meter index cover may be configured and arranged to house a mete... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7055822 | Card game The invention is a six-card-stud poker game. A Player who is not a Banker may play Poker Bet playing against a Banker's hand, and/or one or up to seven side bets betting on the contents of the Player's own hand. From their six dealt cards, every Player and the Banke... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7057513 | RF transmission—reception device This invention relates to an RF transmission-reception device an antenna, a transmission part that includes a power amplifier that outputs an RF signal with modulated power to the antenna, a reception part, a digital processing and interface module, in which the inp... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7058420 | Power automation system using trunked radio system network and control method thereof Disclosed are a power automation system using a TRS network and a control method thereof which can reduce the power failure time and power failure areas when an obstacle is raised by providing a pure radio transmission path using a TRS network, in which base transce... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7058524 | Electrical power metering system A wireless electrical power metering system is provided. A processor having a multichannel power line transceiver, a wireless transceiver, and a power meter attached thereto measures power consumption information on a power line inductively coupled with the power me... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7057525 | One way automatic meter reading system A meter interface unit for use in a one way automatic meter reading system comprises first means for frequently transmitting a short burst transmission suitable for reception by a hand held or mobile receiver, and second means for transmitting narrow band data messa... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7053790 | Remote meter reading system using grouped data structure The present invention relates to a remote meter reading system using a grouped data structure. The central processing unit of the electronic electric power meter collects the data having similar function and groups the same. Each group is classified into main items,... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7053767 | System and method for monitoring and controlling remote devices The present invention is generally directed to a system for monitoring a variety of environmental and/or other conditions within a defined remotely located region. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, a system is configured to monitor utility meters in a ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7054770 | System and method for on-line monitoring and billing of power consumption The present invention comprises systems and methods related to monitoring of energy usage on a power line. In a preferred embodiment, this system comprises (a) an electronic microprocessor-controlled digital electricity metering device coupled to the power line and ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7053586 | Brushless repulsion motor speed control system A system for controlling the speed of a brushless repulsion motor having a series of switches mounted on a rotating armature for shorting circumferentially spaced armature coils comprising first stationary signaling means and a plurality of rotating detectors for ac... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7053756 | Facilitating communication of data signals on electric power systems The invention includes a method, system, and device for communicating a data signal on an electric power system. The inventive method includes communicating the data signal to the electric power system, and modifying the characteristics of the electric power system ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7050808 | Method and system for transmitting, receiving and collecting information related to a plurality of working components A method and system for transmitting, receiving, and collecting information related to a plurality of working components, such as street lamps, allows for efficient and effective monitoring and controlling of working components through short-distance radio communica... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7049975 | Reporting regulator for managing a gas transportation system A reporting regulator for use in a gas transportation system includes an electrical interconnection that couples a plurality of input ports to a processor and a memory. Sensor data is received at the input ports and the data is stored into the memory. The reporting ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7049976 | User-installable power consumption monitoring system A system and method for remotely monitoring power usage from a watt-hour meter or power meter. The system may include a sensor, sensor terminal, and data collection unit. The sensor may be disposed external from the power meter and be consumer installable in an unob... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7049932 | Control system In a system for remotely controlling the supply of electric power to customer premises, each customer premises is fitted with a power-switching arrangement coupled to a paging receiver (5-1, 5-2, 5-3). A utility company supplying the elec... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7046124 | Power line coupling device and method of using the same The coupler of the present invention couples broadband RF signals to and from a power line conductor. The coupler of one embodiment that is for use with overhead power lines includes a length of URD MV cable with the neutral conductor removed and that is communicati... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7046682 | Network-enabled, extensible metering system To allow meter data users to have access to needed information and at the same time address the rapidly shifting requirements of the deregulated marketplace, a new business model, apparatus and system are provided. A common metering device measures raw data and a sy... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7047274 | Virtual modular relay device A computerized power management control system (10) includes a virtual modular relay device (82) for providing input and output data to and from a corresponding, actual modular relay device (47 or 49). Virtual modular relay device (82 | 05/16/2006 |
| 7043577 | Auto-detecting universal appliance communication controller Apparatus and methods for communicating a communications controller with a connected device over a serial bus is provided. The connected device is connected to the bus at one of a plurality of addresses, and the method includes sending a first request to the device ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7043381 | Substation system A network which simplifies structure, realizes autonomous automation, digitalizes data, and effectively uses data is disclosed. A measuring card for measuring voltage and current according to values detected by the state detector that detects voltage and current of ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7042230 | Multi-parameter sensing system Systems and methodologies that provide for multi-parameter sensing via micro fabricated sensing structures operatively connected to oscillators, each micro-fabricated sensing structure in part defines a frequency of a respective associated oscillator. Output from su... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7042351 | Data communication over a power line Data signals are communicated between a power line and a computer, wherein the power line provides power to the computer via a distribution transformer and the computer is in communication with a wireless communication path. A first data signal is communicated with ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7043459 | Method and apparatus for metering electricity usage and electronically providing information associated therewith A Metering Billing and Information Solutions (“MBIS”) system for metering electricity usage and processing associated information includes an automated meter which electronically communicates metering information to a data processing system. The data processing ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7042368 | Automated meter reader device having optical sensor with automatic gain control The present invention achieves technical advantages as an AMR device and method of use having an optical transceiver adapted to read analog meter faces. The transceiver advantageously includes an optical receiver having an amplifier receiving signals from photodiode... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7038425 | Method of measuring and displaying actual quantity of electricity of rechargeable battery being charged by external power source via charger A method of measuring and displaying the actual quantity of electricity of a rechargeable battery being charged by an external power source via a charger. The method includes issuing a power out signal from the charger to temporarily disable the power source; sendin... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7039532 | Method and apparatus for reading and controlling utility consumption A method and system for controlling electric power consumption using a computer to create a forecast and then controlling devices that use power based on the forecast. An automatic reader device is used to gather power consumption data from a point of utility servic... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7035065 | Electrical ground isolation and secondary failure reduction detection and isolation A system for isolating electrical ground faults and secondary failures in an electrical system, the system comprising an AC ground isolation state machine for detecting and isolating an AC ground, a DC ground isolation state machine for detecting and isolating a DC ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7034707 | System and device for monitoring at least one household electric user, in particular a household appliance A system that monitors at least a household electric user (HA1–HA4), in particular a household appliance, includes a monitoring device (MSA) that is connected between a source of electric energy (OUT) and the electric user, the monitoring device (MSA... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7035719 | Tone generating electronic device with paging module for verification of energy curtailment A curtailment module is disclosed for enabling an energy provider to send a request to curtail energy use to a user. The curtailment module includes an interface for electronic communications with a temperature control device. A paging module is used to receive the ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7031963 | Green ice printout sorting and delivery program An apparatus for and method of utilizing an internet terminal coupled to the world wide web to access an existing proprietary data base management system having a dialog-based request format. The user request is received by a web server from the world wide web and c... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7031854 | Universal power measurement SoC and measuring method A universal power measurement SoC includes an analog signal conditioning circuit, analog-to-digital converter circuit, memory and micro control unit. The analog signal conditioning circuit receives physical signals from a signal sensor and adjusts the polarities and... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7030514 | Power transfer switch assembly A modularly attachable transfer switch assembly for operative connection to two alternate power sources and a power load is disclosed. The transfer switch can be quickly and easily installed upon existing electrical meters and therefore does not require modification... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7028088 | System and method for providing statistics for flexible billing in a cable environment A system for providing flexible billing in a cable environment can establish billing practices based on tier level of service, quality of service or the amount of network resources consumed. A plurality of tiers or levels of service can be defined by parameters incl... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7027055 | Data view of a modelling system An observation sub-system is described wherein in three-dimensional (3D) views of objects and their interactions over time are provided. Each different view is based on a fundamental visualization paradigm. Heavily interacting objects can be depicted as being locate... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7023909 | Systems and methods for a wireless modem assembly A RF wireless modem with an integral antenna. The antenna is a compact, horizontally-polarized, balanced, multi-element, directional antenna with integral balun, constructed on one end of a printed wire board (PWB) and radiating preferably away from the modem circui... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7020566 | Utility power meter A utility meter comprises an electromechanical metering portion connectable to a power drop to a premises and an electronic portion coupled to the electromechanical portion. The electromechanical portion comprises a rotating disk portion rotating at speeds proportio... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7020178 | Microprocessor decoder frequency hopping spread spectrum communications receiver The present invention is directed to a frequency hopping spread spectrum transceiver. The transceiver includes a microcontroller; a transmitter having a voltage controlled oscillator, a direct digital synthesizer, and a power amplifier; and a receiver having an ampl... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7019667 | System and method for accurate reading of rotating disk A novel system and method for achieving accurate readings of the rotational speed, number of revolutions and direction of rotation of a utility system. More specifically, a system and method for retrofitting existing utility meters with a lightweight tape, having co... | 03/28/2006 |
