U.S. patents available from 1976 to present.
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Electrical appliance control

Patent 4638299 Issued on January 20, 1987. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject January 20, 2004. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

Patent References

3564433

Multiple remote terminal digital control system
Patent #: 4156866
Issued on: 05/29/1979
Inventor: Miller

Three-phase power distribution network communication system
Patent #: 4357598
Issued on: 11/02/1982
Inventor: Melvin, Jr.

Remote control system of an optical repeater
Patent #: 4369523
Issued on: 01/18/1983
Inventor: Seki ,   et al.

Digital signal distribution system
Patent #: 4412335
Issued on: 10/25/1983
Inventor: Froment ,   et al.

Electric utility communication system with field installation terminal and load management terminal with remotely assignable unique address Patent #: 4467314
Issued on: 08/21/1984
Inventor: Weikel ,   et al.

Inventor

Assignee

Application

No. 06/479397 filed on 03/28/1983

US Classes:

370/501, Repeater340/310.14, Zero crossing370/503, Synchronizing375/211REPEATERS

Examiners

Primary: Olms, Douglas W.
Assistant: Kuntz, Curtis

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Classes

H04B 3/54 (20060101)
H02J 13/00 (20060101)

Foreign Application Priority Data

1982-04-06 GB

Abstract

An electrical appliance remote control system comprises a transmitter supplying digital control messages onto a power main and a receiver for receiving those messages to activate an appliances accordingly. Each message comprises words each of which is transmitted twice. A repeater is coupled to the main to receive the first occurrence of the word and to retransmit that word onto the main, or onto another main, in the period containing the second occurrence of the word.

Other References

  • Hoshino et al, "Centralized Load Control and Automatic Meter Reading System", Nov. 1977, all
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