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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2003
Filed:
May. 06, 2002
Timothy J. Belski, Washington, PA (US);
Rex A. Johnson, Uniontown, PA (US);
Bruce E. Gray, Murrysville, PA (US);
Invensys Metering Systems-North America Inc., Uniontown, PA (US);
Abstract
A meter for collecting and communicating flow data for a commodity including a liquid, a gas, or electricity transported via a metered system, using wireless data transfer, the meter including a housing, a sensor for sensing a resource flow rate, and a register for registering data input thereto, the register including a processor for processing data input thereto. A wireless transmitter is also provided for outputting the sensed data from the meter or receiving instruction information through an antenna. A TouchRead interface may also be provided for outputting the sensed data from the meter or receiving instruction information from a device external to the meter, which receives data output from the meter and/or outputs instruction information to the meter. The sensor, the processor, and the wireless transmitter are disposed within the housing.