Timothy J Belski

US Patent:

6657552, Dec 2, 2003

Filed:

May 6, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/138332

Inventors:

Timothy J. Belski - Washington PA
Rex A. Johnson - Uniontown PA
Bruce E. Gray - Murrysville PA

Assignee:

Invensys Metering Systems-North America Inc. - Uniontown PA

International Classification:

G08B 2300

US Classification:

34087002, 34087003, 455 671

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.

US Patent:

58567917, Jan 5, 1999

Filed:

Jun 4, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/658238

Inventors:

Bruce E. Gray - Murraysville PA
Timothy J. Belski - Washington PA

Assignee:

M&FC Holding Company, Inc. - Wilmington DE

International Classification:

H04Q 1100

US Classification:

34087002

Abstract:

An electronic expander (12) allows for reading a plurality of utility meters (14) with an interrogation device (30) via a common electronic access point (16) wherein the interrogation device (30) interrogates and receives meter usage data from all of the meters (14) during a single coupling with the common electronic access point (16).