Patents
US 12584766 B2: Utility restriction compliance monitoring and mitigation
- Granted
- 2026-03-24
- Filed
- 2024-01-17 application 18415543
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Techniques for obtaining and processing utility consumption data (e.g., gas, water, electricity, etc.) of a utility network to determine if a violation has occurred with respect to a restriction schedule associated with a service site. By way of example, a number of utility restriction schedules associated with a number of service sites may be generated that indicate, for example, a type of restricted activity and/or event (e.g., irrigation), seasons and/or which days activity is allowed or not allowed, duration activity is allowed, and/or mitigation to take place if a violation is detected. A device (e.g., a smart utility meter, a router, etc.) may monitor utility consumption and detect a particular usage activity (e.g., irrigation) via data disaggregation. The device may compare the activity to the restriction schedule for that particular service site and perform automatic mitigation if a violation is detected.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-24 (ipgb20260324.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Itron, Inc. 476 patents | US company or organization | Liberty Lake, WA | ITRON, INC. Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state ITRON, INC. SEC filer EXACT medium confidence: identical full name, one of each nationally | PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-24 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Lee Kann | Mica, WA | 25 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-24 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G01D | Measuring not specially adapted for a specific variable; arrangements for measuring two or more variables not covered in a single other subclass; tariff metering apparatus; measuring or testing not otherwise provided for | G01D4/004 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-24 |
| G06Q | Information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes; systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes, not otherwise provided for | G06Q50/06 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-24 |
| G08C | Transmission systems for measured values, control or similar signals | G08C17/02 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-24 |
| H04Q | Selecting | H04Q2209/60 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-24 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-06 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | KANN, JAMES LEE signed 2022-08-30 | ITRON, INC. LIBERTY LAKE, WA | 74287/873 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2025-09-15 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | ITRON, INC. signed 2025-09-12 | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION CHARLOTTE, NC | 72870/873 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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