Patents by Inventor Robert H. Rowley

Robert H. Rowley 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).

  • Prepaid utility service system
    Publication number: 20010051933
    Abstract: A prepay utility service system for facilitating prepayment of utility services by consumers. The prepay utility service system includes a client end portion, a processing center portion, and a client access portion. The client end portion serves to monitor usage of utility services. The processing center portion is communicatively connected to said client end portion for retrieving, storing and processing data obtained by the client end portion. The client access portion is communicatively interconnected to the processing center portion for enabling a remotely located client to create, modify, monitor, and terminate an account. There is also a second embodiment of the prepay utility service system, which utilizes a hub, a cell transmitter station and a remote transceiver unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Publication date: December 13, 2001
    Inventors: Robert H. Rowley, Jon F. Rowley