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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2023
Filed:
May. 27, 2020
Master Meter, Inc., Mansfield, TX (US);
Scott H. Seehoffer, Uniontown, PA (US);
Jerry Potter, Mansfield, TX (US);
Master Meter, Inc., Mansfield, TX (US);
Abstract
A system, method, and computer program product for identifying an incorrectly sized utility meter having a measuring system for fluid passing through the utility meter, including monitoring a plurality of utility meters, each utility meter being installed at a utility location, receiving utility meter data, transmitted by at least one utility meter of the plurality of utility meters to a central computer including at least one processor, wherein the utility meter data comprises a measurement of a volumetric amount of fluid passing through the utility meter or other utility meter data for deriving the volumetric amount of fluid passing through the utility meter, identifying the incorrectly sized utility meter by detecting whether a flow rate associated with the volumetric amount of fluid passed through the utility meter is outside of a flow rate range; and providing an interactive interface to report/receive a status associated with the incorrectly sized utility meter.