Meter register
First Claim
1. A meter register, comprising:
- a sealed register body having a face portion and a body defining an internal cavity;
a rotatable follower magnetic member provided in said internal cavity, said follower magnetic member adapted to be rotated by a driving magnetic member external of said sealed meter register, said follower magnetic member provided within said internal cavity;
an antenna provided within said internal cavity, and a visual display provided within said internal cavity and visible through said face portion; and
a microprocessor coacting with said antenna, wherein said rotatable member coacts with said microprocessor to determine a volume of flow and/or a flow rate through a meter and wherein said antenna is adapted to transmit a signal identifying the flow rate and/or the volume of flow measured by said register, and wherein said visual display displays a volume of flow measured by the register that corresponds to a number of rotations of said rotatable member.
0 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A meter register includes a register body having a rotatable drive shaft coupled thereto. A drive gear is attached to the drive shaft and at least one follower gear is rotatably attached to the register body and coupled with the drive gear. An antenna is provided that includes a first electrically conductive sheet, a second electrically conductive sheet, and an axially extending leg electrically connected to the first electrically conductive sheet and the second electrically conductive sheet. A first electrically conductive sheet is spaced an axial distance away from the second electrically conductive sheet wherein at least a portion of the register body is sandwiched between the first electrically conductive sheet and the second electrically conductive sheet. The meter register can be attached to a meter body and, further, an auxiliary antenna can be attached to the meter register. Also disclosed is a method of operation of a utility measuring system that incorporates the above-described meter register.
-
Citations
19 Claims
-
1. A meter register, comprising:
-
a sealed register body having a face portion and a body defining an internal cavity;
a rotatable follower magnetic member provided in said internal cavity, said follower magnetic member adapted to be rotated by a driving magnetic member external of said sealed meter register, said follower magnetic member provided within said internal cavity;an antenna provided within said internal cavity, and a visual display provided within said internal cavity and visible through said face portion; and a microprocessor coacting with said antenna, wherein said rotatable member coacts with said microprocessor to determine a volume of flow and/or a flow rate through a meter and wherein said antenna is adapted to transmit a signal identifying the flow rate and/or the volume of flow measured by said register, and wherein said visual display displays a volume of flow measured by the register that corresponds to a number of rotations of said rotatable member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
-
-
15. A utility meter, comprising:
-
a meter body having a chamber through which material passes; a measuring unit contained within said chamber, said chamber comprising a rotating magnetic drive; and a sealed register attached to said chamber, said register comprising; a sealed register body having a face portion and a body defining an internal cavity;
a rotatable follower magnetic member provided in said internal cavity, said follower magnetic member adapted to be rotated by said rotating magnetic drive of said measuring unit, said follower magnetic member provided within said internal cavity;an antenna provided within said internal cavity, and a visual display provided within said internal cavity and visible through said face portion; and a microprocessor coacting with said antenna, wherein said rotatable member coacts with said microprocessor to determine a volume of flow and/or a flow rate through a meter and wherein said antenna is adapted to transmit a signal identifying the flow rate and/or volume of flow measured by said register, and wherein said visual display displays a volume of flow measured by the register that corresponds to a number of rotations of said rotatable member. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
-
Specification