Patents Assigned to Elster Amco Water, LLC
  • Publication number: 20130127671
    Abstract: A pit mount interface device includes a body having a head and an elongate stem extending from a bottom surface of the head. The elongate stem is sized and configured to be received in and extend through a hole formed in a cover of a pit. A nut defines a central aperture that is sized and configured to receive the elongate stem of the body. A passive radiator is disposed within the body and configured receive a radio frequency (RF) signal transmitted by an automatic meter reading (AMR) device located below the cover through inductive coupling and to radiate the RF signal from a position located above the cover of the pit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: ELSTER AMCO WATER, LLC
    Inventor: ELSTER AMCO WATER, LLC
  • Patent number: 8378847
    Abstract: A pit mount interface device includes a body having a head and an elongate stem extending from a bottom surface of the head. The elongate stem is sized and configured to be received in and extend through a hole formed in a cover of a pit. A nut defines a central aperture that is sized and configured to receive the elongate stem of the body. A passive radiator is disposed within the body and configured receive a radio frequency (RF) signal transmitted by an automatic meter reading (AMR) device located below the cover through inductive coupling and to radiate the RF signal from a position located above the cover of the pit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Elster Amco Water, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen J. Bartram, Jorge I. Ortiz