Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Schreiner

Jeffrey Schreiner 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).

  • Mobile network back-up for fixed meter reading networks
    Patent number: 8378846
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed for providing a metering site transceiver (12 or 15) with the ability to operate in a mobile back-up network (26) to signal utility consumption data that would otherwise be transmitted to a fixed receiver (30) in a fixed network AMR system. A mobile collection back-up capability allows a vehicle collection system (26, 27) to be used to read the remote meters (11, 14) in the fixed network, when a gateway (30) is detected as not communicating with the site transceiver (12 or 15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Badger Meter, Inc.
    Inventors: John A. Olson, Kelly Laughlin-Parker, Mark Lazar, Michele R. B. Malinowski, Jeffrey Schreiner
  • Mobile Network Back-Up for Fixed Meter Reading Networks
    Publication number: 20110140910
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed for providing a metering site transceiver (12 or 15) with the ability to operate in a mobile back-up network (26) to signal utility consumption data that would otherwise be transmitted to a fixed receiver (30) in a fixed network AMR system. A mobile collection back-up capability allows a vehicle collection system (26, 27) to be used to read the remote meters (11, 14) in the fixed network, when a gateway (30) is detected as not communicating with the site transceiver (12 or 15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: John A. Olson, Kelly Laughlin-Parker, Mark Lazar, Michele R. B. Malinowski, Jeffrey Schreiner