Patents by Inventor Derek Laverdiere

Derek Laverdiere 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).

  • Method and apparatus for coupling a meter register to an automatic meter reading communication device
    Publication number: 20060218104
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for coupling a meter register to a communication device such that output data signals from the meter register can be transmitted to a remote location. The coupling arrangement includes a data transfer wire that is connected to the meter register and is inductively coupled to the communication device such that the data transfer wire does not need to be conductively connected to the communication device. During installation of the communication device, the inductive coupling between the data transfer wire and the communication device eliminates the requirement of a conductive connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2005
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Inventors: Rex Johnson, Derek Laverdiere