Latest Patents

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Title Filing Date Publication Date Grant Date
System and method for utilizing district metering areas based on meter … 2022-3-30 2022-10-06
Apparatus And Method For Measuring Water Quality In A Water Distribution System 2022-1-28 2022-8-18
Valve providing supplemental feedback during operation 2021-11-11 2022-5-27
Sensor Centric Datastore for a Customer Information System 2021-10-12 2023-4-13
System and method for providing flow rate information 2021-9-24 2022-4-07
System And Method For Utilizing District Metering Areas Based On Meter … 2021-4-02 2021-7-22
Ultrasonic flow meter calibration system and method 2020-8-03 2022-6-22
System And Method For Utilizing District Metering Areas Based On Meter … 2020-6-09 2020-11-26
Ultrasonic flowmeter element 2020-6-05 2020-12-10
System and method for outdoor leak detection 2020-5-05 2020-11-12
Ultrasonic water meter configured to facilitate measurement electronics … 2020-2-12 2020-8-27
System and method for correcting meter sizing 2019-2-28 2023-2-08 2023-2-08
Insertion Vortex Flowmeter Element 2019-1-08 2019-6-27
System and method for sealing potting material from an antenna cavity. 2018-8-02 2020-9-28
Method And System For Providing Web-Enabled Cellular Access To Meter Reading … 2017-7-14 2017-11-02
Water meter with magnetically driven flow restriction valve 2017-6-13 2022-11-29 2022-11-29
Flow Conditioner 2016-2-18 2016-8-18
Apparatus And Method For Priority Addressing And Message Handling In A Fixed … 2015-3-17 2015-9-10
Method and apparatus for mounting a control valve positioner 2014-12-04 2015-6-11
AMR Transmitter And Method Using Multiple Radio Messages 2014-11-03 2015-3-12
Systems and Methods of Interaction with Water Usage Information 2013-12-31 2014-8-28
System and method for improving chemical efficiency of a battery in a flow … 2013-11-19 2016-12-07
Electronic meter register and method having a bottom formed by sealing material … 2012-10-12 2013-4-16
Kit For Installation Of Water Meter Reading Equipment In Three Configurations 2012-5-09 2013-11-14
Water meter with integral flow restriction valve. 2012-1-30 2012-8-07
Hopper wall mounting for concrete vibrator 2011-5-03 2015-3-24 2015-3-24
Mobile network back-up for fixed meter reading networks. 2010-12-09 2011-10-28
Apparatus and method for establishing communication from remote sites in a … 2010-12-09 2011-6-20
Metering enclosure with specially hinged front cover 2010-5-17 2010-12-02
Sealed transmitter assembly for subsurface utility installations. 2010-1-14 2010-7-15
Antenna for sealed transmitter assembly in subsurface utility installations. 2010-1-14 2010-7-15
Aseptic flow control valve with outside diameter valve closure 2009-11-17 2010-6-17
Method and system for controlling path redundancy in the acquisition of utility … 2009-7-27 2010-2-04
Utility metering system with compact and robust antenna for subsurface … 2009-7-24 2010-2-04
System and method for wireless networked control of consumer utility … 2009-7-15 2010-1-28
Concrete vibrator system and motor therefor 2009-1-30 2012-4-19
Wireless data programmer for electronic utility registers and meters 2008-9-22 2012-5-29 2012-5-29
Method and system for providing a self-populating database for the network … 2008-8-06 2011-4-19 2011-4-19
Spiral Coil Loaded Short Wire Antenna 2008-5-27 2009-1-15
Method and system for mobile wireless shut-off of utility service 2008-5-21 2008-11-21
Transparent meter register cover with integral light pipe 2008-4-15 2016-10-18 2016-10-18
Method and system for collecting meter readings in wireless transmissions from … 2008-3-07 2009-2-26
High power amr transmitter with data profiling 2008-2-01 2016-7-19 2016-7-19
Amr transmitter with programmable operating mode parameters. 2007-8-08 2009-1-27
Amr transmitter and method for both narrow band and frequency hopping … 2007-6-11 2008-12-12
Sonic flow meter and method 2007-5-30 2011-9-13 2011-9-13
Meter with integral register having no visual display of consumption 2007-1-29 2007-8-23
Wireless networked system for dispensing a lubricating fluid 2006-5-23 2006-9-08
Meter register with water vapor seal 2005-5-27 2011-9-06 2011-9-06
Meter housing assembly and method of assembly 2005-4-22 2005-10-26
Disc metering assembly for resisting rotational forces. 2005-4-22 2006-9-19
Flow meter with magnetoresistive sensors and method of measuring flow 2005-3-22 2006-10-31 2006-10-31
Tunable antenna for rf metering networks. 2002-11-01 2003-5-15
Electronic lube gun with master station control 2002-9-03 2003-6-26
Compound fluid meter with flow distributor. 2002-6-14 2005-7-25
Meter register with programmable meter pulse output resolution. 2002-3-26 2004-1-29
Meter register with programmable meter pulse output resolution 2002-3-26 2002-10-28
Electronic lube gun with battery low votage protection 2001-5-04 2003-7-09
Electronic lube gun with low battery protection 2001-5-04 2002-3-21
Kit and method for mounting a transmitter in subsurface meter pits. 2001-5-04 2003-5-14
Antenna assembly for subsurface meter pits. 2001-1-18 2003-2-12
Method and circuit for summing utility metering signals. 2000-6-16 2004-10-29
Low profile transducer for flow meters 2000-5-09 2003-8-26 2003-8-26