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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:
Oct. 02, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2005
Applicants:
Timothy D. Euler, Shawnee Mission, KS (US);
Harold W. Johnson, Roach, MO (US);
Inventors:
Timothy D. Euler, Shawnee Mission, KS (US);
Harold W. Johnson, Roach, MO (US);
Assignee:
Sprint Communications Company L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 11/63 (2006.01); H04B 3/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method that allows a consumer to monitor the electrical power usage in a residence is disclosed. The electrical use may be monitored at the service level, the circuit level, or at the group level. The electrical usage is communicated to a power monitoring system using a power line communications network (PLC). The monitored electrical usage can be accessed by both the utility supplying the electricity and by the consumer or owner of the residence.