Remote meter reading method and apparatus

Details Remote meter reading method and apparatus Remote meter reading method and apparatus

1990-02-22

1992-08-18

Gonzalez, Frank

Optical waveguides

Optical fiber bundle

Imaging

G02B 606

Patent

active

051403510

ABSTRACT:
A new and novel apparatus and method for remotely reading a meter, and more specifically a utility meter, is disclosed. In the present invention an apparatus is provided which can be used to remotely read a utility meter which is not affected by electro-magnetic interference (EMI) or radio-magnetic interference (RFI). In the present invention an apparatus for remotely reading a utility meter which is not susceptible to lightning strikes and voltage transients and surges is disclosed. The present invention employs a coherent-light fiber optic link operatively coupled between an image transmitter and an image receiver.

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patent: 3573773 (1971-04-01), O'Hanion
patent: 3639747 (1972-02-01), Schmidt
patent: 3990778 (1976-11-01), Magee et al.
patent: 4734918 (1988-03-01), Bauer et al.

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