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Remote meter reading system

  • US 3,313,160 A
  • Filed: 06/29/1964
  • Issued: 04/11/1967
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/29/1964
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A SYSTEM FOR READING A PLURALITY OF REMOTELY LOCATED METERS WHICH METERS ARE LOCATED AT VARIOUS POINTS SERVICED BY AN ENCLOSED FLUID NETWORK AND ARE ADAPTED FOR MEASURING THE FLOW OF FLUID FROM SAID NETWORK SAID SYSTEM COMPRISING:

  • (1) TRANSMITTING MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED WITH SAID ENCLOSED FLUID NETWORK AND ADAPTED TO TRANSMIT ADDRESSING SONIC ENERGY SIGNALS THROUGH THE FLUID IN SAID ENCLOSED FLUID NETWORK, SAID ADDRESSING SONIC ENERGY SIGNALS IDENTIFYING THE METER TO BE READ (2) RECEIVING MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED WITH EACH OF SAID METERS AND SAID ENCLOSED FLUID NETWORK FOR RERECEIVING ADDRESSING SONIC ENERGY SIGNALS TRANSMITTED BY SAID TRANSMITTING MEANS AND ADAPTED TO BE ACTUATED BY A PREDETERMINED ADDRESSING SONIC ENERGY SIGNAL TO CONVERT THE READING OF THE REMOTELY LOCATED METER IDENTIFIED BY SAID PREDETERMINED ADDRESSING SONIC ENERGY SIGNAL INTO A METER READING SONIC ENERGY SIGNAL

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