Patents by Inventor Rivory Philippe

Rivory Philippe 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).

  • Meter and method for detecton of a meter having been tampered with
    Patent number: 10514288
    Abstract: A method for detection of a utility meter having been tampered with, in particular a water or heat meter having been tampered with, and a meter for detecting such tampering are provided. The utility meter comprises a flow measurement portion in which the flow of water is measured. The method comprises detecting a presence of air in the flow measurement portion and evaluating a fraud condition, wherein the fraud condition comprises that air is present in the flow measurement portion for a first period of time or more. In response to the fraud condition being evaluated as met, an alert is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Itron Global SARL
    Inventors: Frederic Droin, Michel Esteves, Rivory Philippe
  • METER AND METHOD FOR DETECTON OF A METER HAVING BEEN TAMPERED WITH
    Publication number: 20180023989
    Abstract: A method for detection of a utility meter having been tampered with, in particular a water or heat meter having been tampered with, and a meter for detecting such tampering are provided. The utility meter comprises a flow measurement portion in which the flow of water is measured. The method comprises detecting a presence of air in the flow measurement portion and evaluating a fraud condition, wherein the fraud condition comprises that air is present in the flow measurement portion for a first period of time or more. In response to the fraud condition being evaluated as met, an alert is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Frederic Droin, Michel Esteves, Rivory Philippe