Patents Assigned to Elster American Meter Company
  • Patent number: 8525650
    Abstract: A retrofit system includes a body, a cup and a valve. The body has a top wall and a plurality of side walls defining a opening and a chamber and is configured to be connected to a gas meter such that the chamber is in fluid communication with a chamber of the gas meter. An inlet channel is configured to be in fluid communication with an inlet of a diaphragm disposed within the gas meter and an outlet channel configured to be in fluid communication with an outlet of the diaphragm. The cup is disposed within an aperture located in the top wall and defines compartment configured to receive a radio frequency (RF) controller and a power supply. The valve is connected to one of the inlet or outlet channels and is electrically coupled to the RF controller and the power supply. The valve is configured to close in response to receiving an electrical signal from the RF controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Elster American Meter Company
    Inventors: Joseph Leonard Turgeon, Tod Wallace Bradley, John Carlton Kelly, Brian William Kochanowicz
  • Publication number: 20100289667
    Abstract: A retrofit system includes a body, a cup and a valve. The body has a top wall and a plurality of side walls defining a opening and a chamber and is configured to be connected to a gas meter such that the chamber is in fluid communication with a chamber of the gas meter. An inlet channel is configured to be in fluid communication with an inlet of a diaphragm disposed within the gas meter and an outlet channel configured to be in fluid communication with an outlet of the diaphragm. The cup is disposed within an aperture located in the top wall and defines compartment configured to receive a radio frequency (RF) controller and a power supply. The valve is connected to one of the inlet or outlet channels and is electrically coupled to the RF controller and the power supply. The valve is configured to close in response to receiving an electrical signal from the RF controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: ELSTER AMERICAN METER COMPANY
    Inventors: Joseph Leonard TURGEON, Brian William KOCHANOWICZ, Tod Wallace BRADLEY, John Carlton KELLY
  • Patent number: D614057
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Elster American Meter Company
    Inventors: John Carlton Kelly, Brian William Kochanowicz, Tod Wallace Bradley, Joseph Leonard Turgeon
  • Patent number: D614058
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Elster American Meter Company
    Inventors: John Carlton Kelly, Brian William Kochanowicz, Tod Wallace Bradley, Joseph Leonard Turgeon
  • Patent number: D614059
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Elster American Meter Company
    Inventors: John Carlton Kelly, Brian William Kochanowicz, Tod Wallace Bradley, Joseph Leonard Turgeon
  • Patent number: D614060
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Elster American Meter Company
    Inventors: John Carlton Kelly, Brian William Kochanowicz, Tod Wallace Bradley, Joseph Leonard Turgeon
  • Patent number: D614061
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Elster American Meter Company
    Inventors: John Carlton Kelly, Brian William Kochanowicz, Tod Wallace Bradley, Joseph Leonard Turgeon