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Patent Activity
Research related to Smart Meters has been in progress since 1931.
However, significant patenting activity in this area has been observed since 1991 and as of today,
a large number of patent and non-patent publications are available. Smart Meters provide
a wide range of advanced features, including ability to remotely turn power on or off to
a customer, read usage information from a meter, detect a service outage, detect the unauthorized
use of electricity, change the maximum amount of electricity that a customer can demand at any time;
and remotely change the meter's billing plan from credit to prepay as well as from flat-rate to multi-tariff.
In this Patent tracker, SciTech brings out an overview of patents published in the area of Smart Meters.
Our patent search based on key words and class codes has identified the top patent filers,
research/ academic institutes, independent inventors as well as possible research collaborations in this area.
The period of study is from 1931 till date.
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Top filers
The top patent filers in this area during this period are:
Itron Inc
General Electric
CVC Capital Partners Ltd
Schneider Electric SA
Silver Spring Networks
and Others...
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Academic / Research Institutes
There is only patent filed by University of Oxford
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Focus of top filers
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Research collaborations
There are 9 patents filed as a result of collaborations in this area. Some of them are:
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Most cited patents
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Patent filing trends
A study of filing trends indicates an increase in research efforts in this
area after 1991 and more particularly after 2000. The patent activity peaked during 2005-2006.
- Badger meter Inc has revived its interest in this area after a gap of several years.
- The Patent filings from Itron Inc peaked during 2003 – 2006.
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Recent published literature
- Linking Smart Meters and Social Networks
- Smart Multiagent Architecture for Congestion Control to Access Remote Energy Meters
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Some products
- CENTRON GPRS SmartMeter
- CENTRON® C1SC Meter
- CENTRON Polyphase meter
- Tariff application using the SmartMeter C100R
- SM150VR+ Visual Read (N1.5m3/h)
- GE kV2c™ polyphase commercial and industrial meter
- GE I-210+™ Meters
- PRI Meters
- WiMax Smart Meter Solution (WiMax-based MDS Mercury 3650 radio)
- I-210+c® SmartMeter
- Smart Metering solution
- Automated Metering and Information System (AMIS)
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