Patents by Inventor Morrice D. Blackwell

Morrice D. Blackwell 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).

  • Publication number: 20170314962
    Abstract: A method and system for collection and display of meter data through a wide area network from at least one receiver communicating in a local network with meter reading devices. The method includes receiving meter data including utility consumption data for that meter reading device, transmitting collected received meter data from meter reading devices to an application server, and storing the received meter data in an application server database using the application server, wherein the received meter data for each meter reading device is stored in a record, specific to a single meter reading device, that includes a plurality of received meter data entries for the single meter reading device. Displaying includes displaying consumer consumption data using a web server depicting an amount of utility consumption for the single meter reading device since a last billing cycle, and displaying the received meter data using a wireless communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Morrice D. Blackwell, Randall L. Schultz, Yarum Locker
  • Patent number: 9709421
    Abstract: A method and a system for collection of meter readings from meter reading and transmitting devices (12, 14) and for viewing on a web-enabled wireless communication device (28) comprises addressing at least one receiver (15) through the Internet (21) and obtaining a data file of meter data for a plurality of meter reading devices (12, 14) that have previously communicated with the receiver (15). The receiver (15) can then re-transmit the meter data through a wide area network such as the Internet (21) to a web site (10) operated by an organization marketing AMR systems. The meter data is then accessed and displayed at a customer demonstration site using a handheld wireless smart phone (28) which receives a web page (22) that is reduced in size for transmission through the cellular network to the smart phone (28).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Badger Meter, Inc.
    Inventors: Morrice D. Blackwell, Randall L. Schultz, Yarum Locker
  • Publication number: 20140320304
    Abstract: A method and a system for collection of meter readings from meter reading and transmitting devices (12, 14) and for viewing on a web-enabled wireless communication device (28) comprises addressing at least one receiver (15) through the Internet (21) and obtaining a data file of meter data for a plurality of meter reading devices (12, 14) that have previously communicated with the receiver (15). The receiver (15) can then re-transmit the meter data through a wide area network such as the Internet (21) to a web site (10) operated by an organization marketing AMR systems. The meter data is then accessed and displayed at a customer demonstration site using a handheld wireless smart phone (28) which receives a web page (22) that is reduced in size for transmission through the cellular network to the smart phone (28).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Badger Meter, Inc.
    Inventors: Morrice D. Blackwell, Randall L. Schultz, Yarum Locker
  • Patent number: 8644804
    Abstract: A method and a system for collection of meter readings from meter reading and transmitting devices (12, 14) and for viewing on a web-enabled wireless communication device (28) comprises addressing at least one receiver (15) through the Internet (21) and obtaining a data file of meter data for a plurality of meter reading devices (12, 14) that have previously communicated with the receiver (15). The receiver (15) can then re-transmit the meter data through a wide area network such as the Internet (21) to a web site (10) operated by an organization marketing AMR systems. The meter data is then accessed and displayed at a customer demonstration site using a handheld wireless smart phone (28) which receives a web page (22) that is reduced in size for transmission through the cellular network to the smart phone (28).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Badger Meter, Inc.
    Inventors: Morrice D. Blackwell, Randall L. Schultz, Yarum Locker
  • Publication number: 20110081893
    Abstract: A method and a system for collection of meter readings from meter reading and transmitting devices (12, 14) and for viewing on a web-enabled wireless communication device (28) comprises addressing at least one receiver (15) through the Internet (21) and obtaining a data file of meter data for a plurality of meter reading devices (12, 14) that have previously communicated with the receiver (15). The receiver (15) can then re-transmit the meter data through a wide area network such as the Internet (21) to a web site (10) operated by an organization marketing AMR systems. The meter data is then accessed and displayed at a customer demonstration site using a handheld wireless smart phone (28) which receives a web page (22) that is reduced in size for transmission through the cellular network to the smart phone (28).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Inventors: Morrice D. Blackwell, Randall L. Schultz, Yarum Locker