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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7443313 | Water utility meter transceiver A water meter transceiver coupled to a water meter has a head portion that houses a processor having a transceiver. The transceiver transmits water utility consumption data received from the water meter. A stem is coupled to the head portion and has a hollowed porti... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7382208 | Operating method for the resonant operation of high-pressure lamps in longitudinal mode, and an associated system and electronic ballast The operating method is based on the simultaneous application of FM and AM. In this process, the fundamental frequency of the AM is derived from at least one, preferably the second, longitudinal mode. In continuous operation of the lamp, the color temperature is set... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7336201 | Remote access energy meter system and method A remote energy meter system and method is provided having a meter server and a client module located remotely from the meter server. The meter server communicates with the client via a wireless communications link to recover energy production parameter values. The ... | 02/26/2008 |
| RE39871 | Particulate detection and air advice provision A novel basic allergen/particulate data collection device and a novel multi-function personal air quality management device are disclosed. Both devices include sensor sub-assembly detecting and reporting on allergen/particulate data (preferably, for allergen/particu... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7263073 | Systems and methods for enabling a mobile user to notify an automated monitoring system of an emergency situation Systems and methods for enabling a mobile user to notify an automated monitoring system of an emergency situation are provided. The automated monitoring system may be configured for monitoring and controlling a plurality of remote devices and may comprise a site con... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7209840 | Systems and methods for providing remote monitoring of electricity consumption for an electric meter A system for providing remote monitoring of electricity consumption is provided. In one embodiment the system may comprise electric meters, communication devices having a unique address and defining a wireless communication network, and a site controller. Each elect... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7191269 | Method for multiple sensors to communicate on a uni-directional bus The present invention provides a system of and a method for multiple transmitters to communicate data over a single uni-directional communication bus. In one form of the present invention, a data communication system using time-domain multiplexing includes a uni-dir... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7142106 | System and method of visualizing network layout and performance characteristics in a wireless network A system for visually detailing the layout of a wireless network and for providing performance statistics regarding the network. Graphical diagrams are generated in accordance with a request wherein the diagrams illustrate nodes and data collectors in the wireless n... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7098850 | Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method A wireless communication device includes an antenna for wireless communication with a remote interrogator. Several embodiments are disclosed to increase the options available to designers of wireless communication devices. In some embodiments, the antenna is a quart... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7065457 | Methods and apparatus for updating firmware in an electronic electricity meter The present invention, in one embodiment, is a method for operating an electronic electric meter having current and voltage sensors configured to generate measurements of current and voltage, respectively; a microcomputer coupled to the current and voltage sensors a... | 06/20/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7013178 | Implantable medical device communication system An implantable medical device communication system communicates information between an implantable medical device and at least one slave device by way of a two-wire bus. Slave devices may include remote sensors and other implantable medical devices. The implantable ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7010294 | Wireless control of a field device in an industrial process A mobile terminal is arranged to communicate over a cellular communication system with a control system connected to a plurality of field devices in an industrial process, in order to remote control, configure or monitor the field devices. The mobile terminal access... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6957158 | High density random access memory in an intelligent electric device Methods and devices for monitoring distributed electric power are disclosed, including energy devices with a sensor for monitoring an electric circuit, and a memory to store sensor measurements. Various techniques are disclosed for using polymeric RAM, 1T-DRA... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6904361 | Municipal utility mapping system and method The computer system and method provides a community map of a plurality of types of utility resources. Software displays a graphic map with visual references to a plurality of types of utility resources. The software also includes instructions that associate data rel... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6509841 | System and method for communication between remote locations A communication system transmits data between a plurality of locations. The communication system is suitable for use by a utility provider to monitor a plurality of metering devices from a remote location. The communication system in accordance with use b... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6389423 | Data synchronization method for maintaining and controlling a replicated data The aim of the present invention is, as for a data communication among the nodes sharing, managing and maintaining the replicated data, to reduce the communication traffic by utilizing attributes of individual communication media. The application program ... | 05/14/2002 |
| 4866436 | Device for transmitting measurement values of a sensor During the transmission of measurement values of a sensor from a transmitter circuit to a receiver circuit, for example via an optical fibre, use has been made of a device which must be activated by the receiver circuit before a measurement value can be t... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4812746 | Method of using a waveform to sound pattern converter A method of using a waveform to sound pattern converter that produces an audible image of a time dependent signal by digitizing the signal to produce a plurality of discrete level signals, and produces a different audible tone signal for each level of the... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4779075 | Device for absolute displacement determination To make possible a technically uncomplicated and reliable absolute displacement determination--in particular for the position determination of robot drives--a cyclic position transmitter (L) and a revolution transmitter (U) rigidly coupled therewith are p... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4748447 | Timing signal generating apparatus for rotating devices In a timing signal generating apparatus for generating a timing signal showing that a rotating member has reached a target rotational angle position, the apparatus comprises a first generator for generating scale pulses every time the rotating member rota... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4607527 | Method and apparatus for sensing rotation of a dial arm of a utility meter Trip devices are disclosed for attachment to existing utility meters to detect revolutions of a dial arm of the meter. Two embodiments are disclosed, each including a spring-biased shaft extending through a base and a shoe on the end of the shaft. As the ... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4334222 | Optical selector switch and display apparatus An optical pulse-forming switch includes a pair of spaced apart photodetectors and a rotatable shutter arranged to permit sequentially illuminating first one photodetector and then the other, depending on the sense of rotation, to produce out-of-phase pul... | 06/08/1982 |
| 4237517 | Motion monitoring apparatus Apparatus for monitoring the motion of a movable element, such as a rotatable shaft, comprising sensor means for producing a series of repetitive pulses in response to the motion of the movable element, ramp generator means for producing an increasing ram... | 12/02/1980 |
| 3978729 | Circuit for monitoring temperature of high-voltage equipment This invention relates to an improved circuit for measuring temperature in a region at high electric potential and generating a read-out of the same in a region at lower potential. The circuit is specially designed to combine high sensitivity, stability, ... | 09/07/1976 |
| 3971362 | Miniature ingestible telemeter devices to measure deep-body temperature A miniature, ingestible and encapsulated telemeter device for transmitting information relating to deep-body temperature of a subject comprising a battery source of power, and a free running multivibrator circuit having fixed biasing means connected to os... | 07/27/1976 |