Patent · US Expired

Dial inbound meter interface unit which uses two elements for coupling to and isolating from meter

US5815558A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 8, 1996
Grant dateSep 29, 1998
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Expiry dateJul 8, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M11/002
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention is a dial inbound MIU which includes only two elements, a transformer and an optoisolator, to couple timing and power signals to the meter whose data is being measured and to retrieve data from the meter.

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