Patents by Inventor Gary C. Crider

Gary C. Crider 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).

  • Server and method for processing meter data into a common format
    Patent number: 7741976
    Abstract: A method for processing meter data into a common format includes receiving, in a first transmission, meter data using a satellite communications network in a common protocol, the meter data representing information read at time intervals from associated utility meters in at least two data formats, each data format associated with a type of utility meter. The meter data in the plurality of formats is processed into a common data format. The meter data is stored in the common format as interval data for transmission to a customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Hunt Power, L.P.
    Inventors: Gary C. Crider, Carol Gomez, John D. Nguyen, Paul E. Hake, Kantol Khek