Patents by Inventor Jorge I. Ortiz

Jorge I. Ortiz 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).

  • Pit mount interface device
    Patent number: 8378847
    Abstract: A pit mount interface device includes a body having a head and an elongate stem extending from a bottom surface of the head. The elongate stem is sized and configured to be received in and extend through a hole formed in a cover of a pit. A nut defines a central aperture that is sized and configured to receive the elongate stem of the body. A passive radiator is disposed within the body and configured receive a radio frequency (RF) signal transmitted by an automatic meter reading (AMR) device located below the cover through inductive coupling and to radiate the RF signal from a position located above the cover of the pit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Elster Amco Water, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen J. Bartram, Jorge I. Ortiz
  • Horizontal pit mount interface device
    Patent number: 8223034
    Abstract: A mounting assembly for an automatic meter reading (AMR) unit includes a body having a head and an elongate stem extending from a bottom surface of the head. The elongate stem is sized and configured to be received in and extend through a hole formed in a cover of a pit, and the head has a size greater than a size of the hole formed in the cover of the pit. A nut defines a central aperture sized and configured to receive the elongate stem of the body, and a support channel has a pair of spaced apart arms each including a ledge configured to be received in a slot formed in the elongate stem of the body. The support channel defines an opening that is sized and configured to receive at least a portion of the AMR unit therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Eister AMCO Water, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen J. Bartram, Jorge I. Ortiz
  • PIT MOUNT INTERFACE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20110063124
    Abstract: A pit mount interface device includes a body having a head and an elongate stem extending from a bottom surface of the head. The elongate stem is sized and configured to be received in and extend through a hole formed in a cover of a pit. A nut defines a central aperture that is sized and configured to receive the elongate stem of the body. A passive radiator is disposed within the body and configured receive a radio frequency (RF) signal transmitted by an automatic meter reading (AMR) device located below the cover through inductive coupling and to radiate the RF signal from a position located above the cover of the pit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: ELSTER AMCO WATER, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen J. BARTRAM, Jorge I. ORTIZ
  • HORIZONTAL PIT MOUNT INTERFACE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20110062298
    Abstract: A mounting assembly for an automatic meter reading (AMR) unit includes a body having a head and an elongate stem extending from a bottom surface of the head. The elongate stem is sized and configured to be received in and extend through a hole formed in a cover of a pit, and the head has a size greater than a size of the hole formed in the cover of the pit. A nut defines a central aperture sized and configured to receive the elongate stem of the body, and a support channel has a pair of spaced apart arms each including a ledge configured to be received in a slot formed in the elongate stem of the body. The support channel defines an opening that is sized and configured to receive at least a portion of the AMR unit therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: ELSTER AMCO WATER, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen J. BARTRAM, Jorge I. ORTIZ