Patents by Inventor Alan E. Hansford

Alan E. Hansford has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Telemetry terminal
    Patent number: 4850010
    Abstract: A telemetry terminal for controlling and metering consumption of electricity, water, etc., at a consumer's premises having a programmable processor. The programmable processor includes a receiver to receive instructions over the phone line to operate switching controls and a transmitter to transmit readings stored in the processor from meters to a central control station over the phone line. The processor also has a switching control routine in the event of an interruption to the phone line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1989
    Assignee: Alcatel N.V.
    Inventors: Evan J. Stanbury, Gregory D. Watkins, Peter J. Naish, Graeme J. Bellis, Alan E. Hansford