General Electric Company

Timex Group B.v.

Manjunath Garalapuraiaha

John T Houlihan

Ronald S Lizzi

Richard D Ciervo

Leslie J Rosenau

Eric B Reed

Karl D Pedersen

Edward Daly

John L Garay

Skip Kurdi

Matthew D Marple

Robert Demarchi

Nino L Sarmiento

A method of setting a multimode electronic device operable in a current mode, a mode setting mode and a next mode. If a predetermined number of electrical signals are generated prior to the expiration of a predetermined period of time, the electronic device exits the current mode and enters the next mode. Locking conditions are also provided to assist in ensuring the device remains in a &ldquo;home,&rdquo; such as the time-of-day, mode. In one embodiment, the switching mechanism includes a rotating setting stem and the electronic device is a watch.

Method for setting a multimode electronic device

A disk analog display for a solid state electricity meter includes a series of segments that illuminate sequentially to indicate the direction of current flowing through the meter and the rate at which energy is being consumed by the load. The sequential illumination provides notice to a technician that the meter is completing the measurement of one energy consumption unit so that the measurement by the meter of one energy consumption unit can be accurately timed. In one embodiment, there are three segments that illuminate sequentially to indicate that the meter is completing measurement of one energy consumption unit. The segments then simultaneously blank to indicate that the meter has completed the measurement of one energy consumption unit.

Solid-state residential meter including a disk analog display

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Farmington, CT, United States of America

Manjunath Garalapuraiaha