Patents by Inventor Rod Redlin

Rod Redlin 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).

  • Satellite-based low power resource meter reading systems and methods
    Patent number: 10260902
    Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring a utility resource are disclosed. One system includes a plurality of utility resource usage capture components connected to a utility resource management computing system via a satellite communications network. Each of the utility resource usage capture components includes a utility resource meter interface and a satellite communication module. The utility resource meter interface is configured to communicate with a plurality of different types of utility resource meters from a plurality of different manufacturers. Each of the plurality of utility resource usage capture components has a low power state and an operational state and configured to automatically enter the operational state, interrogate an associated utility resource meter to obtain a reading and communicate the reading via the satellite communication module, and return to the low power state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Information Data Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Les Robinson, Rod Redlin, Angelo A. Polsinelli, Keith W. Carlson, Stephen A. Uban
  • SATELLITE-BASED LOW POWER RESOURCE METER READING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20160109262
    Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring a utility resource are disclosed. One system includes a plurality of utility resource usage capture components connected to a utility resource management computing system via a satellite communications network. Each of the utility resource usage capture components includes a utility resource meter interface and a satellite communication module. The utility resource meter interface is configured to communicate with a plurality of different types of utility resource meters from a plurality of different manufacturers. Each of the plurality of utility resource usage capture components has a low power state and an operational state and configured to automatically enter the operational state, interrogate an associated utility resource meter to obtain a reading and communicate the reading via the satellite communication module, and return to the low power state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: Informational Data Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: LES ROBINSON, ROD REDLIN, ANGELO A. POLSINELLI, KEITH W. CARLSON, STEPHEN A. UBAN
  • Satellite-based low power resource meter reading systems and methods
    Patent number: 9173011
    Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring a utility resource are disclosed. One system includes utility resource usage capture components connected to a utility resource management computing system via a satellite communications network. Each of the utility resource usage capture components includes a utility resource meter interface and a satellite communication module. The utility resource meter interface is configured to communicate with different types of utility resource meters from different manufacturers. Each of the utility resource usage capture components has a low power state and an operational state, and is configured to automatically enter the operational state, interrogate an associated utility resource meter, communicate the reading via the satellite communication module, and return to the low power state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Informational Data Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Les Robinson, Rod Redlin, Angelo A. Polsinelli, Keith W. Carlson, Stephen A. Uban
  • Satellite-Based Low Power Resource Meter Reading Systems and Methods
    Publication number: 20120197552
    Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring a utility resource are disclosed. One system includes utility resource usage capture components connected to a utility resource management computing system via a satellite communications network. Each of the utility resource usage capture components includes a utility resource meter interface and a satellite communication module. The utility resource meter interface is configured to communicate with different types of utility resource meters from different manufacturers. Each of the utility resource usage capture components has a low power state and an operational state, and is configured to automatically enter the operational state, interrogate an associated utility resource meter, communicate the reading via the satellite communication module, and return to the low power state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Inventors: Les Robinson, Rod Redlin, Angelo A. Polsinelli, Keith W. Carlson, Stephen A. Uban