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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. 23, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 06, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenneth C Shuey, Raleigh, NC (US);
Kathryn J Smith, Raleigh, NC (US);
Rodney C Hemminger, Raleigh, NC (US);
Arnold W Bragg, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
ABB Power T & D Company Inc., Raleigh, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
34087002 ; 34087003 ; 34087018 ; 34082558 ; 34082569 ; 455 66 ; 375211 ; 375269 ;
Abstract
An automatic meter reading system utilizes repeater technology to access hard to read meters within a fixed network structure. The components of the radio system that are needed for two-way communications are employed without adding significant cost to the meter. Using this approach, each meter in the network has the ability to repeat messages as required.