Patents by Inventor Douglas D. Faith

Douglas D. Faith 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).

  • System and method for communication between remote locations
    Patent number: 6509841
    Abstract: A communication system transmits data between a plurality of locations. The communication system is suitable for use by a utility provider to monitor a plurality of metering devices from a remote location. The communication system in accordance with use by a utility provider to monitor metering devices comprises a control for at least receiving data, a plurality of metering devices arranged in a defined number of metering groups for transmitting data associated with an amount of usage of a utility, and a defined number of concentrators, each operably connected to the control and one metering group for transmission of data between the control and plurality of metering devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Assignee: CIC Global, LLC
    Inventors: Laurence Jay Colton, Douglas D. Faith, Richard David Rioboli, Jonathan Peter Worman
  • System and method for communication between remote locations
    Patent number: 6239722
    Abstract: A communication system transmits data between a plurality of locations. The communication system is suitable for use by a utility provider to monitor a plurality of metering devices from a remote location. The communication system in accordance with use by a utility provider to monitor metering devices comprises a control for at least receiving data, a plurality of metering devices arranged in a defined number of metering groups for transmitting data associated with an amount of usage of a utility, and a defined number of concentrators, each operably connected to the control and one metering group for transmission of data between the control and plurality of metering devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: CIC Global, LLC
    Inventors: Laurence Jay Colton, Douglas D. Faith, Richard David Rioboli, Jonathan Peter Worman