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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2006
Applicants:
William H. Berkman, New York, NY (US);
Paul A. Kline, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Inventors:
William H. Berkman, New York, NY (US);
Paul A. Kline, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Assignee:
Current Technologies, LLC, Germantown, MD (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An automated meter reading power line communications system is provided, which may include measuring the utility usage of a first customer premises to provide first utility usage data, storing the first utility usage data in memory of a first device, wirelessly transmitting the first utility usage data from the first device, receiving the wirelessly transmitted first utility usage data at a second device coupled to a medium voltage power line, and transmitting the first utility usage data over the medium voltage power line.