RAYMOND S KELLEY, MD
Anesthesiologist Assistant at Elm St, Greensboro, NC

6867707, Mar 15, 2005

Apr 24, 2002

10/128851

Raymond H Kelley - Raleigh NC, US
Donna L. Bruce - Raleigh NC, US
Sasan H. Ardalan - Cary NC, US

Elster Electricity, LLC - Raleigh NC

G08B023/00

34087002, 34087011, 700291, 702 57, 702 62, 379 21, 379 2201

The invention is directed to a method and system for verifying an installation of an meter, for example, an electric power meter. The inventive method includes identifying the electric power meter to a central computer using a mobile computing device. The electric power meter receives computer-executable instructions from the central computer via the mobile computing device, and transmits meter information (e. g. , power consumption readings, meter identification information, and meter location) to the central computer. The meter information received from the central computer is compared with meter information available at the electric power meter. The comparison may be accomplished visually by reading the meter and comparing the readings with the information received on the mobile computing device. Also, the comparison may be accomplished automatically by the mobile computing device based on the information it receives from the central computer and the information it receives from the electric power meter.

2007014, Jun 28, 2007

Dec 23, 2005

11/317870

Raymond Kelley - Raleigh NC, US
Dileep Rudran - Cary NC, US

Elster Electricity, LLC - Raleigh NC

H04L 12/28, H04L 12/16, H04L 12/66

370254000, 370352000, 370260000

Collectors within a wireless metering network that control a wireless Local Area Network (LAN) of nodes. The collectors typically interact over a WAN with a head-end system, which has network management and control of all collector LANs. Control is distributed from the head-end system down to the data collectors by using TCP/IP data networks to interconnect the data collectors. The data collectors are interconnected on high bandwidth TCP/IP networks and can establish peer-to-peer communications and participate in the overall network control. The data collectors coordinate information about the mesh LAN-connected nodes with one another in a peer-to-peer manner to distribute overall network control to establish peer-to-peer registration of data collectors during self installations, and optimize overall self-healing and adaptive reconfiguration capabilities of the network when nodes migrate such that data collection processes can proceed without interruption.

7046682, May 16, 2006

Mar 2, 2001

09/798084

Richard Christopher Carpenter - Fuquay-Varina NC, US
Raymond Kelley - Raleigh NC, US
Sean Michael Scoggins - Raleigh NC, US
Sasan Ardalan - Cary NC, US

Elster Electricity, LLC. - Raleigh NC

H04L 12/56

370401, 34087002, 34087011

To allow meter data users to have access to needed information and at the same time address the rapidly shifting requirements of the deregulated marketplace, a new business model, apparatus and system are provided. A common metering device measures raw data and a system composed of independent services or applications collect and process raw metered data and then make that data available to interested parties. This new model removes the dependence upon an automatic meter reading (AMR) system provider, as the sole provider, by creating a system to enable a competitive environment where services (applications, information, networking, etc. ) rather than systems are selected and paid for on a leased or pay-per-use basis. One example of such a networked-based, extensible metering system comprises a network server, a wide area network coupled to the network server, and a plurality of network-enabled meters coupled to the network. The meters collect data and the network server provides at least one metering application to the meters.

7940679, May 10, 2011

May 8, 2008

12/117150

Raymond H. Kelley - Raleigh NC, US
Kenneth C. Shuey - Zebulon NC, US

Elster Electricity, LLC - Raleigh NC

H04L 12/26

370242, 370225, 370328, 34087002, 34087039, 702 57

Techniques for power outage management and power support restoration for devices in a wireless network are disclosed herein. Such a wireless network may include a number of bi-directional nodes in bi-directional wireless communication with one or more central nodes. Each bi-directional node may have a wireless communication path to one of the central nodes that is either a direct path or an indirect path through one or more intermediate bi-directional nodes serving as relays. Each bi-directional node may be configured to detect when it has become stranded such that it can no longer communicate with its assigned central node via its assigned communication path, to determine a reason for its stranding, and to transmit a stranding notification and the reason therefore.

2013027, Oct 17, 2013

Apr 13, 2012

13/446569

Raymond H. Kelley - Raleigh NC, US
Sean M. Scoggins - Rolesville NC, US
Donato Colonna - Raleigh NC, US
Richard Rogers - Raleigh NC, US

ELSTER SOLUTIONS, LLC - Raleigh NC

G06F 15/177

713 1

A metering device may be configured to communicate with other devices on a plurality of metering communication networks, such as an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) network. For example, a metering end device may be programmed or reconfigured via an AMI network. A metering end device may receive, via the AMI network, a program recipe comprising one or more configuration parameters. The program recipe may be specific to the end device and formatted according to a generic program table of the end device. The end device may decrypt and validate the program recipe. The end device may implement the decrypted program recipe to configure the end device with the one or more configuration parameters.

7170425, Jan 30, 2007

Sep 24, 2004

10/949927

Russell G. Christopher - Clayton NC, US
Raymond Kelley - Raleigh NC, US
Dileep Rudran - Cary NC, US
Susane K. Nemecz - Garner NC, US

Elster Electricity, LLC - Raleigh NC

G08B 23/00

34087002, 34087001

The present invention enables multiple operating territories to be defined, named, and managed within a meter reading system. Each operating territory may correspond to a geographic sub-section of the meter reading system that is regulated by a particular regulatory agency. Each operating territory may be assigned a set of time of use (TOU) schedules required by its corresponding regulatory agency. The set of TOU schedules assigned to each operating territory may be stored in a database.

7327998, Feb 5, 2008

Dec 22, 2004

11/020694

Navaneet Kumar - Cary NC, US
Raymond Kelley - Raleigh NC, US
Dileep Rudran - Cary NC, US
Sean M. Scoggins - Raleigh NC, US

Elster Electricity, LLC - Raleigh NC

H04M 11/00

455405, 340870, 345440, 345419, 7071041, 709224

A geographic view rendering tool receives geographic location data for nodes in a wireless network and renders a geographic view displaying the nodes at their corresponding geographic locations. The geographic view may be displayed overlaying a digital map. The geographic view may also display network information such as, for example, node connections data, communication success rates for the nodes, and occurrences of communications events at the nodes. The nodes may be displayed in a manner representative of corresponding network information using, for example, a variety colors and icons.

6088659, Jul 11, 2000

May 21, 1998

9/082647

Raymond H. Kelley - Raleigh NC
Richard Christopher Carpenter - Fuquay-Varina NC
Robert H. Lunney - Cary NC
Maureen Martinez - Raleigh NC

ABB Power T&D Company Inc. - Raleigh NC

G06F 1563

702 62

An automated meter reading (AMR) server having an open, distributed architecture that collects, loads, and manages system-wide data collected from energy meters and routes the data automatically to upstream business systems. The AMR server includes a repository of metering data, and additionally provides timely access to information by including collection, storage, validation, estimation, editing, publishing and securing of meter consumption and interval data. The AMR server obtains data from meters equipped with modems via standard telephone lines or public RF networks. The data is converted from the format of the meter/communications infrastructure to a format usable by the AMR server and the repository. The data is converted from the AMR-compatible form to a format of a specific upstream business system prior to transmission. The data may also be validated in accordance with the upstream business system requirements.

7505453, Mar 17, 2009

May 11, 2006

11/432959

Richard Christopher Carpenter - Fuquay-Varina NC, US
Raymond Kelley - Raleigh NC, US
Sean Michael Scoggins - Raleigh NC, US
Sasan Ardalan - Cary NC, US

Elster Electricity, LLC - Raleigh NC

H04L 12/66

370352, 370465, 709203

To allow meter data users to have access to needed information and at the same time address the rapidly shifting requirements of the deregulated marketplace, a new business model employs a common metering device that measures raw data and a system composed of independent services or applications that collect and process raw metered data and then make that data available to interested parties. This new model removes the dependence upon an automatic meter reading (AMR) system provider, as the sole provider, by creating a system to enable a competitive environment where services (applications, information, networking, etc. ) rather than systems are selected and paid for on a leased or pay-per-use basis.