GB2391948B - Apparatus for detecting tampering with a utility meter - Google Patents

Apparatus for detecting tampering with a utility meter

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Publication number
GB2391948B
GB2391948B GB0219035A GB0219035A GB2391948B GB 2391948 B GB2391948 B GB 2391948B GB 0219035 A GB0219035 A GB 0219035A GB 0219035 A GB0219035 A GB 0219035A GB 2391948 B GB2391948 B GB 2391948B
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Prior art keywords
utility meter
detecting tampering
tampering
detecting
meter
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GB0219035A
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GB2391948A (en
GB0219035D0 (en
Inventor
Kaushik Ghosh
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Secure Meters UK Ltd
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Polymeters Response International Ltd
PRI Ltd
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Priority to GB0219035A priority Critical patent/GB2391948B/en
Publication of GB0219035D0 publication Critical patent/GB0219035D0/en
Priority to CN03824303.2A priority patent/CN1688887A/en
Priority to NZ538200A priority patent/NZ538200A/en
Priority to AU2003252966A priority patent/AU2003252966B2/en
Priority to EP03787861A priority patent/EP1532457A1/en
Priority to ZA200501303A priority patent/ZA200501303B/en
Priority to PCT/GB2003/003371 priority patent/WO2004017077A1/en
Priority to EG2003080787A priority patent/EG23466A/en
Priority to MYPI20033078A priority patent/MY135680A/en
Publication of GB2391948A publication Critical patent/GB2391948A/en
Priority to IL166819A priority patent/IL166819A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2391948B publication Critical patent/GB2391948B/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R22/00—Arrangements for measuring time integral of electric power or current, e.g. electricity meters
    • G01R22/06—Arrangements for measuring time integral of electric power or current, e.g. electricity meters by electronic methods
    • G01R22/061—Details of electronic electricity meters
    • G01R22/066—Arrangements for avoiding or indicating fraudulent use
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R11/00—Electromechanical arrangements for measuring time integral of electric power or current, e.g. of consumption
    • G01R11/02—Constructional details
    • G01R11/24—Arrangements for avoiding or indicating fraudulent use
GB0219035A 2002-08-15 2002-08-15 Apparatus for detecting tampering with a utility meter Expired - Lifetime GB2391948B (en)

Priority Applications (10)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0219035A GB2391948B (en) 2002-08-15 2002-08-15 Apparatus for detecting tampering with a utility meter
NZ538200A NZ538200A (en) 2002-08-15 2003-08-04 Apparatus for detecting tampering with a utility meter
CN03824303.2A CN1688887A (en) 2002-08-15 2003-08-04 Apparatus for detecting tampering with a utility meter
AU2003252966A AU2003252966B2 (en) 2002-08-15 2003-08-04 Apparatus for detecting tampering with a utility meter
EP03787861A EP1532457A1 (en) 2002-08-15 2003-08-04 Apparatus for detecting tampering with a utility meter
ZA200501303A ZA200501303B (en) 2002-08-15 2003-08-04 Apparatus for detecting tampering with a utility meter
PCT/GB2003/003371 WO2004017077A1 (en) 2002-08-15 2003-08-04 Apparatus for detecting tampering with a utility meter
EG2003080787A EG23466A (en) 2002-08-15 2003-08-12 Apparatus for detecting tampering with a utility meter
MYPI20033078A MY135680A (en) 2002-08-15 2003-08-13 Apparatus for detecting tampering with a utility meter
IL166819A IL166819A (en) 2002-08-15 2005-02-10 Apparatus for detecting tampering with a utility meter

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0219035A GB2391948B (en) 2002-08-15 2002-08-15 Apparatus for detecting tampering with a utility meter

Publications (3)

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GB0219035D0 GB0219035D0 (en) 2002-09-25
GB2391948A GB2391948A (en) 2004-02-18
GB2391948B true GB2391948B (en) 2006-11-15

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GB0219035A Expired - Lifetime GB2391948B (en) 2002-08-15 2002-08-15 Apparatus for detecting tampering with a utility meter

Country Status (10)

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EP (1) EP1532457A1 (en)
CN (1) CN1688887A (en)
AU (1) AU2003252966B2 (en)
EG (1) EG23466A (en)
GB (1) GB2391948B (en)
IL (1) IL166819A (en)
MY (1) MY135680A (en)
NZ (1) NZ538200A (en)
WO (1) WO2004017077A1 (en)
ZA (1) ZA200501303B (en)

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GB2101782A (en) * 1981-07-17 1983-01-19 United Gas Ind Plc Commodity meters
US4707679A (en) * 1984-10-22 1987-11-17 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Magnetic tamper detector
US4859944A (en) * 1987-08-25 1989-08-22 Analog Devices, Inc. Single-winding magnetometer with oscillator duty cycle measurement
WO1989010570A1 (en) * 1988-04-21 1989-11-02 Omega Electric Limited Magnetic field detection system
US5086292A (en) * 1989-10-31 1992-02-04 Iris Systems Inc. Tamper detection device for utility meter
US5744956A (en) * 1994-06-08 1998-04-28 Hawks; Timothy J. Low power magnetometer circuits having zero offset compensation
US5910774A (en) * 1996-09-18 1999-06-08 Itron, Inc. Sensor for count and tamper detection
GB2334338A (en) * 1998-02-12 1999-08-18 Abb Metering Syst Ltd Tamper detection in electro-mechanical electricity consumption meters
US6014025A (en) * 1998-02-24 2000-01-11 Methode Electronics, Inc. PWM flux-gate circuit for measuring magnitude and direction of a magnetic field
GB2347225A (en) * 1999-02-25 2000-08-30 C K Electronics Sdn Bhd Electric utility meter with means to detect and report theft
US6218831B1 (en) * 1999-05-19 2001-04-17 Arthur D. Little, Inc. Low power fluxgate circuit with current balance

Patent Citations (13)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE2728896A1 (en) * 1977-06-03 1978-12-07 Landis & Gyr Ag Electricity meter unauthorised magnetic interference detector - undergoes permanent change in magnetic field using either magnetically-operated leaf microswitch or resonant circuit
DE2906621A1 (en) * 1979-02-21 1980-09-04 Licentia Gmbh Electricity supply meter with protection against tampering - has device to detect and compensate for the influence of foreign magnetic field using shorted turns
GB2101782A (en) * 1981-07-17 1983-01-19 United Gas Ind Plc Commodity meters
US4707679A (en) * 1984-10-22 1987-11-17 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Magnetic tamper detector
US4859944A (en) * 1987-08-25 1989-08-22 Analog Devices, Inc. Single-winding magnetometer with oscillator duty cycle measurement
WO1989010570A1 (en) * 1988-04-21 1989-11-02 Omega Electric Limited Magnetic field detection system
US5086292A (en) * 1989-10-31 1992-02-04 Iris Systems Inc. Tamper detection device for utility meter
US5744956A (en) * 1994-06-08 1998-04-28 Hawks; Timothy J. Low power magnetometer circuits having zero offset compensation
US5910774A (en) * 1996-09-18 1999-06-08 Itron, Inc. Sensor for count and tamper detection
GB2334338A (en) * 1998-02-12 1999-08-18 Abb Metering Syst Ltd Tamper detection in electro-mechanical electricity consumption meters
US6014025A (en) * 1998-02-24 2000-01-11 Methode Electronics, Inc. PWM flux-gate circuit for measuring magnitude and direction of a magnetic field
GB2347225A (en) * 1999-02-25 2000-08-30 C K Electronics Sdn Bhd Electric utility meter with means to detect and report theft
US6218831B1 (en) * 1999-05-19 2001-04-17 Arthur D. Little, Inc. Low power fluxgate circuit with current balance

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Publication number Publication date
CN1688887A (en) 2005-10-26
EG23466A (en) 2005-10-22
EP1532457A1 (en) 2005-05-25
IL166819A0 (en) 2006-01-15
AU2003252966B2 (en) 2008-07-17
GB2391948A (en) 2004-02-18
ZA200501303B (en) 2006-10-25
IL166819A (en) 2010-11-30
GB0219035D0 (en) 2002-09-25
NZ538200A (en) 2006-09-29
MY135680A (en) 2008-06-30
WO2004017077A1 (en) 2004-02-26
AU2003252966A1 (en) 2004-03-03

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Owner name: POLYMETERS RESPONSE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

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PE20 Patent expired after termination of 20 years

Expiry date: 20220814