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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2012
Applicant:
Bruce E. Randall, Rock Hill, SC (US);
Inventor:
Bruce E. Randall, Rock Hill, SC (US);
Assignee:
Landis+Gyr LLC, Lafayette, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 4/00 (2006.01); H04B 1/04 (2006.01); H01Q 1/22 (2006.01); H04Q 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/04 (2013.01); G01D 4/002 (2013.01); H01Q 1/2233 (2013.01); H04Q 9/00 (2013.01); H04Q 2209/40 (2013.01); H04Q 2209/60 (2013.01); H04Q 2209/823 (2013.01); H04Q 2209/88 (2013.01); Y02B 90/241 (2013.01); Y04S 20/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
An arrangement for providing power in a utility meter includes a power supply and at least one capacitor. The power supply is configured to convert input AC voltage to a DC bias voltage, and is further configured to provide the bias voltage to metering circuitry within the utility meter. The metering circuitry includes an analog to digital converter and at least one processor. The capacitor is operably coupled to provide power to the RF transmitter at least when power requirements of the RF transmitter exceed an amount of power available from the power supply.