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GB2305333B - Remote automatic meter reading apparatus - Google Patents

Remote automatic meter reading apparatus

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Publication number
GB2305333B
GB2305333B GB9626662A GB9626662A GB2305333B GB 2305333 B GB2305333 B GB 2305333B GB 9626662 A GB9626662 A GB 9626662A GB 9626662 A GB9626662 A GB 9626662A GB 2305333 B GB2305333 B GB 2305333B
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
reading apparatus
meter reading
automatic meter
remote automatic
remote
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Fee Related
Application number
GB9626662A
Other versions
GB2305333A (en
GB9626662D0 (en
Inventor
John T Shincovich
Jan K Michalek
Norman C Baldwin
Ebrahim Shahrodi
Allen V Pruehs
Robert O Learmont
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Ekstrom Industries Inc
Original Assignee
Ekstrom Industries Inc
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Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Ekstrom Industries Inc filed Critical Ekstrom Industries Inc
Priority claimed from GB9516284A external-priority patent/GB2292044B/en
Publication of GB9626662D0 publication Critical patent/GB9626662D0/en
Publication of GB2305333A publication Critical patent/GB2305333A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2305333B publication Critical patent/GB2305333B/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M11/00—Telephonic communication systems specially adapted for combination with other electrical systems
    • H04M11/002—Telephonic communication systems specially adapted for combination with other electrical systems with telemetering systems
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01D—MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G01D4/00—Tariff metering apparatus
    • G01D4/002—Remote reading of utility meters
    • G01D4/004—Remote reading of utility meters to a fixed location
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R21/00—Arrangements for measuring electric power or power factor
    • G01R21/133—Arrangements for measuring electric power or power factor by using digital technique
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R22/00—Arrangements for measuring time integral of electric power or current, e.g. electricity meters
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02B—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
    • Y02B90/00—Enabling technologies or technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
    • Y02B90/20—Smart grids as enabling technology in buildings sector
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y04—INFORMATION OR COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES HAVING AN IMPACT ON OTHER TECHNOLOGY AREAS
    • Y04S—SYSTEMS INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO POWER NETWORK OPERATION, COMMUNICATION OR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR IMPROVING THE ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION, MANAGEMENT OR USAGE, i.e. SMART GRIDS
    • Y04S20/00—Management or operation of end-user stationary applications or the last stages of power distribution; Controlling, monitoring or operating thereof
    • Y04S20/30—Smart metering, e.g. specially adapted for remote reading

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Arrangements For Transmission Of Measured Signals (AREA)
GB9626662A 1993-02-12 1994-02-10 Remote automatic meter reading apparatus Expired - Fee Related GB2305333B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US1765093A 1993-02-12 1993-02-12
GB9516284A GB2292044B (en) 1993-02-12 1994-02-10 Remote automatic meter reading apparatus and methods for metering alternating electric power consumption

Publications (3)

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GB9626662D0 GB9626662D0 (en) 1997-02-12
GB2305333A GB2305333A (en) 1997-04-02
GB2305333B true GB2305333B (en) 1997-07-09

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GB9626662A Expired - Fee Related GB2305333B (en) 1993-02-12 1994-02-10 Remote automatic meter reading apparatus

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US8407333B2 (en) 2002-11-18 2013-03-26 Mueller International, Llc Method and apparatus for inexpensively monitoring and controlling remotely distributed appliances
US8549131B2 (en) 2002-11-18 2013-10-01 Mueller International, Llc Method and apparatus for inexpensively monitoring and controlling remotely distributed appliances
US9202362B2 (en) 2008-10-27 2015-12-01 Mueller International, Llc Infrastructure monitoring system and method
US8823509B2 (en) 2009-05-22 2014-09-02 Mueller International, Llc Infrastructure monitoring devices, systems, and methods
US8931505B2 (en) 2010-06-16 2015-01-13 Gregory E. HYLAND Infrastructure monitoring devices, systems, and methods
US8833390B2 (en) 2011-05-31 2014-09-16 Mueller International, Llc Valve meter assembly and method
US8660134B2 (en) 2011-10-27 2014-02-25 Mueller International, Llc Systems and methods for time-based hailing of radio frequency devices
US8855569B2 (en) 2011-10-27 2014-10-07 Mueller International, Llc Systems and methods for dynamic squelching in radio frequency devices
US9494249B2 (en) 2014-05-09 2016-11-15 Mueller International, Llc Mechanical stop for actuator and orifice
US9565620B2 (en) 2014-09-02 2017-02-07 Mueller International, Llc Dynamic routing in a mesh network

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GB9626662D0 (en) 1997-02-12

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