Electronic energy meter

- General Electric
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electronic energy meter showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a side view of the electronic energy meter of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a top view of an electronic energy meter of the present invention; and,

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of an electronic energy meter of the present invention.

The rear panel of the electronic energy meter is unornamented and forms no part of the present invention.

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Patent History
Patent number: D343803
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 13, 1992
Date of Patent: Feb 1, 1994
Assignee: General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY)
Inventors: Maurice J. Ouellette (North Berwick, ME), Warren R. Germer (Dover, NH), Donald F. Bullock (Madbury, NH), Raymond E. Fearnley (Rochester, NH), Leslie J. Rosenau (Dover, NH), David H. Masury (Kittery Point, ME), Thomas H. Stevens (Cape Neddick, ME)
Primary Examiner: Nelson C. Holtje
Assistant Examiner: Antoine D. Davis
Law Firm: Bell, Seltzer, Park & Gibson
Application Number: 7/928,166
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Electric (D10/100)