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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5049810 | Watt-hour meter cover with battery hatch reset switch and optical communication port A watt-hour meter cover is provided which has an optical coupler including a conduit, lens, and means for engaging an external programmer/reader. The conduit has improved signal transmission properties. The cover may be designed to disable test mode hardw... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4959607 | Restrictor for multiple switch external control actuator for electronic energy meter An electronic energy meter is provided with a plurality of push button switches on the face of the meter which are selectively actuated by an actuator extending through the transparent cover to display various different meter functions. Switch restrictors... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4605842 | Spring-loaded installation for electronic register module A skid plate retained below an electronic register module includes a plurality of cantilevered spring fingers formed by parallel pairs of slots in the skid plate. Each cantilevered spring finger includes a frusto-conical button which bears against a back ... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4602211 | Multiple external control actuator for electronic demand register An electronic demand register for an electric meter includes a plurality of pushbutton controls for controlling material displayed or a mode of operation of the demand register. A lockable switch actuator includes an actuating paddle within a cover or hou... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4559494 | Maximum demand meter A maximum demand meter comprises a driving part for transmitting a rotation depending on a consumed electric energy, a differential gear mechanism comprising a first sun gear rotated by the driving part in a predetermined direction, a second sun gear driv... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4188575 | Key operated meter access lock and reset mechanism A meter cover (housing) mounted mechanism incorporating a combination key operated tamper resistant security lock, externally controllable meter reset actuator and meter access hatch.... | 02/12/1980 |
| 4177922 | Motor driven reset mechanism for cumulative demand register A meter includes a single sweep hand dial for indicating maximum demand in a predetermined time period as well as a multidial decade register for recording cumulative demand. The sweep hand dial is driven by a pusher gear. A pusher arm urges the pusher ge... | 12/11/1979 |
| 4164647 | Unidirectional register having different gear ratios for normal and reverse input drive rotation A unidirectional drive assembly for a mechanically driven meter register includes a gear shift operated gear ratio mechanism which allows a dial on the meter register to be driven up-scale at a normal rate with the forward direction of rotation of the met... | 08/14/1979 |
| 4147983 | Remote meter reading maximum KW demand meter A remote meter reading maximum KW demand meter includes a register having an integral pulse initiator. The register drives the pulse initiator in response to maximum demand measuring movement of the meter. In one mode of operation, demand indicating pulse... | 04/03/1979 |
| 4074192 | Keyless unidirectional reset for cumulative demand register A manual mechanism for resetting a rotatable member to its initial position is disclosed which provides for rotation of 360° or more, rotates in one direction only, and can be simply locked and unlocked for periodic use. In one embodiment the resetting m... | 02/14/1978 |
| 3981439 | Unidirectional drive assembly for a gear driven meter register A unidirectional drive assembly that is operable to rotate an indicating pointer in an up-scale direction responsive to rotation of an input drive gear wheel in either a forward or a reverse direction. The assembly is characterized by having an idler gear... | 09/21/1976 |
