Patents by Inventor Carl A. Potaczala

Carl A. Potaczala 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).

  • Automatic meter reading system
    Patent number: 5897607
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for measuring use of a commodity and for transmitting the measurement over a global computer information network to a remote location. The apparatus comprises a data acquisition and reporting device and an automatic meter reading device operatively arranged to measure use of a commodity and transmit the measurement over a global information network to the data acquisition and reporting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1999
    Assignee: Jenney Systems Associates, Ltd.
    Inventors: William P. Jenney, Lawrence G. Szydlowski, Richard D. Ferguson, Carl A. Potaczala