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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:
Nov. 17, 1987
Filed:
Feb. 02, 1987
Jerry M Kennon, Raleigh, NC (US);
Leland E Hayden, Raleigh, NC (US);
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
An electric meter is provided with a magnetically sensitive switch and a means for detecting the activation of the switch. A program is provided for sensing, recording and transmitting the status history of the magnetically sensitive switch to a remote device. The electric meter is connected in signal communication with a power line communication system and provided with the capability of transmitting and receiving messages in conjunction therewith. The electric meter senses the presence of a strong magnetic field in the region of the electric meter and, if other appropriate flags are not set, this information is used to determine that an effort to tamper with the meter by using magnetic fields has occurred.