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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:
Feb. 27, 1990
Filed:
Jan. 21, 1986
Mark N Bonner, Yardley, PA (US);
Ralph H Carmen, Lebanon, NJ (US);
Geoffrey F Ringle, Trenton, NJ (US);
Douglas W Smith, Belle Mead, NJ (US);
Izrail Tsals, Princeton Junction, NJ (US);
Thomas G Moore, Jr, Kirkwood, MO (US);
Ronald K Hamlin, St. Peters, MO (US);
Emerson Electric Co., St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
A remote transponder unit is secured to the front of an electricity meter which, in turn, is electrically connected to an electric distribution system. The remote transponder unit is adjacent the power measuring disk of the electricity meter without obscuring the analog display of the meter. The transponder transmits data over the electric distribution system, including data representing the energy used by a user. The transponder unit includes a housing which is secured to the base of the meter and is electrically connected through the electricity meter through the electric distribution system.