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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.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2021

Filed:

May. 28, 2018
Applicants:

Roger Allcorn, Newcastle, MO (US);

Floyd Stanley Salser, Ocala, FL (US);

William Monty Simmons, Lenoir, NC (US);

Inventors:

Roger Allcorn, Newcastle, MO (US);

Floyd Stanley Salser, Ocala, FL (US);

William Monty Simmons, Lenoir, NC (US);

Assignee:

Other;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64B 1/06 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); H04W 52/28 (2009.01); E02D 29/12 (2006.01); H01Q 1/22 (2006.01); G01F 15/06 (2006.01); G01D 4/00 (2006.01); H04Q 9/00 (2006.01); G01F 15/18 (2006.01); G01R 22/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64B 1/06 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); E02D 29/12 (2013.01); G01D 4/002 (2013.01); G01F 15/063 (2013.01); H01Q 1/2233 (2013.01); H04Q 9/00 (2013.01); H04W 52/283 (2013.01); B64C 2201/122 (2013.01); G01F 15/18 (2013.01); G01R 22/063 (2013.01); G01R 22/065 (2013.01); H04Q 2209/40 (2013.01); H04Q 2209/50 (2013.01); H04Q 2209/60 (2013.01); Y02B 90/241 (2013.01); Y02B 90/248 (2013.01); Y04S 20/32 (2013.01); Y04S 20/52 (2013.01);
Abstract

The disclosed inventions include and apparatus and method for providing a universal Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) system configured with fly-by functionality. Such system may be configured to work in a plurality of modes including a walk-bay, drive-by, fixed network, and fly-by mode without hardware modifications. The system is configured to automatically calibrate so that the water meter transmitter operates at a minimum transmitted signal power level. Additional features include automatic hardware self-healing features where the system continues to function after certain hardware failures occur.


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