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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2015
Applicant:
Aclara Meters Llc, Hazelwood, MO (US);
Inventor:
Curtis Whitmore Crittenden, Dover, NH (US);
Assignee:
Aclara Meters, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 1/04 (2006.01); G01R 22/06 (2006.01); G01R 31/28 (2006.01); G01R 31/04 (2006.01); G01D 4/00 (2006.01); G01D 4/02 (2006.01); G01L 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 22/068 (2013.01); G01D 4/00 (2013.01); G01D 4/02 (2013.01); G01L 5/0057 (2013.01); G01R 1/0416 (2013.01); G01R 31/045 (2013.01); G01R 31/2891 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a system and method for evaluating the adequacy of a connection between a utility line and a utility meter. In one embodiment, a force sensing unit is disposed between a first half and a second half of a first terminal of the utility meter and is configured to measure a contact force between the first terminal and a socket jaw.