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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7182632 | Connection systems and methods for utility meters A connection system for allowing access to a primary power signal flowing through a utility meter. The connection system comprises a collar assembly, an adapter assembly, and adapter electronics. The collar assembly comprises a collar housing, main terminals, and se... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7106576 | Jaw spacing stabilizer A removable spacing stabilizer for a jaw meter bus assembly having two pairs of generally parallel flat, elongated busses, each bus having a cantilevered second leg. The removable spacing stabilizer includes a generally planar member made from a generally rigid, non... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7101226 | Compact contour electrical converter package A circuit assembly and package incorporates a front cover with power contacting blades extending from a front surface thereof for electrical engagement in a receptacle having a standard peripheral dimension. A housing is attached to the front cover and extends perpe... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7068184 | Electric power meter including a temperature sensor and controller An electric power meter (102) includes a temperature sensor (114) and a controller (112). The controller (112) is operable, based on the temperature reported from the temperature sensor (114), to generate alarm(s) when the temperat... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059896 | Configurable adapter for use with narrow base socket meter in switchboard applications The configurable adapter uses a relatively few components which allow it to be configured to have different heights to fit different switchboard cases. It includes a bracket designed to hold a particular type of meter or power monitor, with different brackets availa... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7040920 | Connection systems and methods for utility meters A connection system for allowing access to a primary power signal flowing through a utility meter. The connection system comprises a collar assembly, an adapter assembly, and adapter electronics. The collar assembly comprises a collar housing adapted to engage the w... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6644989 | Electrical service apparatus with light transmission guide A light transmissive guide transmits light bidirectionally between a first end disposed interiorly of an electrical power service apparatus housing and a second end visible externally of the housing. The transmitted light by the light guide can be a statu... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6583359 | Cover for electric meter A protective cover for an electric meter includes a base and a face plate. The face plate attaches to the base by hinges. The face plate defines a hole sized to pass a glass cylinder that houses the meter display. In a closed position, the glass cylinder ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6561844 | Lug for providing both electrical and mechanical connection between buses and watt hour meter sockets An electrically conductive lug for use with a meter socket for a watt-hour meter, which permits the meter to have integral line and load buses. The lug provides an electrical connection between the meter socket and each wire, and it provides mechanical su... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6478589 | Electrical service apparatus safety shield with wire guides A safety shield for an electrical service apparatus is in the form of an enclosure surrounding in the apparatus jaw contacts. Latch members formed on the shield releasibly engage apertures in the apparatus housing to mount the shield in the housing. The l... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6299477 | Self-centering power adapter A Yo-Yo shaped power adapter is provided to better organize and manage its power cable. Its physical configuration further protects the power cable from damage. It is both convenient to use and aesthetically pleasing in appearance. In operation, the combi... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6200158 | Apparatus for mounting an external receptacle to a watthour meter socket adapter An apparatus for mounting an enclosure to a watthour meter socket adapter includes a mounting strap lockingly encircleable about a side wall of the socket adapter and the enclosure connected to the strap for positioning exteriorly adjacent the side wall o... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6074246 | Meter extender mount for generator interface A meter extender mount unit which is positioned between the ordinarily supplied electrical meter and the utility, meter mounting socket. The extender mount provides a male, push-in connection to the existing utility socket mount and the meter is received ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6059605 | Watthour meter socket adapter A watthour meter socket adapter has front and rear housings which encompassingly surround jaw contacts, electrical conductors and terminals. Apertures in the front housing allow insertion of a meter blade terminal into the jaw contacts. The jaw contacts i... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5762522 | Fused jaw blade for watthour meter socket adapter A fused jaw blade for use as a line or load jaw blade in a watthour meter socket adapter has a fuse body with a first lug extending from a first end and a second lug in the form of a blade terminal extending from an opposite second end. The second lug or ... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5588874 | Watthour meter socket adapter for replacing an OB watthour meter A watthour meter adapter includes jaw contacts for receiving blade terminals of a plug-in watthour meter. Apertures formed in an annular side wall of the adapter housing receive external line and load conductors therethrough. A terminal block disposed wit... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5571024 | Disconnect for electric meters A device for covering meter side blades on electric power meters is disclosed. The device includes a sleeve defining an envelope and sealed at one end and open at the other end for enclosing an object. The sleeve includes a pair of generally flat faces sp... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5244399 | Meter socket protector A protector formed of a suitable dielectric material is adapted to be inserted into an electrical utility meter box socket. The protector is provided to insulate energized terminals in the meter box from each other and from any ground potential. The prote... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5145403 | Safety cover for meter socket This invention relates to a safety cover assembly for a meter socket having a plurality of electrically-energizable contacts adapted to receive the rearwardly-projecting contact blades or terminals of various types of electrical meters including those use... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5006076 | Bladed meter socket cover A cover for an electric meter socket has a planar base and a plurality of blades extending from one surface of the base for releasable engagement with the jaw terminals in the meter socket. Ribs are connected between the base and the blades to support the... | 04/09/1991 |
