Timothy P Beck

US Patent:

6801865, Oct 5, 2004

Filed:

Mar 21, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/103659

Inventors:

Alan M. Gilgenbach - Waukesha WI
Richard Armbrust - Brookfield WI
Daniel J. Collins - Mequon WI
James P. Conigliaro - Milwaukee MI
Jeffery Zingsheim - Franklin WI
Timothy A. Beck - Caledonia WI
Usha H. Venkatesh - Milwaukee WI
Andrew H. Aiken - Milwaukee WI
Kenneth G. Dunahee - Greenfield WI

Assignee:

Engage Networks, Inc. - Milwaukee WI

International Classification:

G06F 1132

US Classification:

702 61, 714 25

Abstract:

A commodity-meter management system including commodity meters (e. g. , electrical energy meters, gas meters, and/or water meters), one or more servers, and a communications application to communicate between the meters and the servers. The meters are connected to the servers via communication mediums. The communications application can communicate bi-directionally in real-time between the meters and the servers via the communication mediums. The communications application can determine the actual configuration parameters according to which the meter is operating at any given time. In order to detect theft of a commodity, the communications application can compare the actual configuration parameters to default configuration parameters. If the actual and default configuration parameters are not equal, substantially equal, or within a predetermined threshold, the communications application indicates that a tamper event has occurred.

US Patent:

41172027, Sep 26, 1978

Filed:

Jun 14, 1977

Appl. No.:

5/806362

Inventors:

Timothy A. Beck - Hermosa Beach CA

International Classification:

H01M 816

US Classification:

429 2

Abstract:

A solar powered biological fuel cell is provided which is capable of generating a direct electric current in response to incident solar energy. The cell includes a suspension of mesophyll cells isolated from Digitaria sanguinalis (crab grass), malic enzyme, a nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, a xanthine oxidase enzyme, a potential mediator such as benzyl viologen or methylene blue, and a catalyst such as pyruvate in an aqueous solution; and an appropriate electrode assembly.