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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2005
Applicants:
Robert E. Lee, Jr., Dover, NH (US);
Leslie Rosenau, Dover, NH (US);
Inventors:
Robert E. Lee, Jr., Dover, NH (US);
Leslie Rosenau, Dover, NH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Systems, methods, and apparatuses are disclosed for electricity meters to detect electricity theft. An indication of electricity theft may be generated if after an occurrence of a first power outage, the meter detects received energy and if after the occurrence of a subsequent power outage, the meter detects delivered energy. The utility company may then be alerted to the indication of the electricity theft.