Thomas A Garner

US Patent:

20020030604, Mar 14, 2002

Filed:

Jun 29, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/897701

Inventors:

Randall Chance - Round Rock TX, US
David Young - Austin TX, US
Donald Davis - Austin TX, US
Thomas Garner - Austin TX, US
Michael Young - Pflugerville TX, US
Michael Devine - Austin TX, US
Spencer Nimberger - Houston TX, US
Kevin Cessac - Houston TX, US
Richard Smalling - Austin TX, US
Kejun Chen - Austin TX, US

International Classification:

G08C019/10

US Classification:

340/870090, 340/870110

Abstract:

A system comprising a remote telemetry device to monitor at least one sensor input, a central station, responsive to the remote telemetry device, a central database to store and organize information communicated by the telemetry device, and a computer network user interface that provides a user with remote access to the information stored at the central database. The telemetry device may be programmable to communicate with a central station upon at least one of an alarm condition and a regular time interval. The central station may include a central station computer server and software embedded therein to provide connection with a wide area network communications module, a database hosting module hosting a central database, and a notification module to issue alarm notification messages.

US Patent:

20020039069, Apr 4, 2002

Filed:

Jun 29, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/897700

Inventors:

Randall Chance - Round Rock TX, US
David Young - Austin TX, US
Donald Davis - Austin TX, US
Thomas Garner - Austin TX, US
Michael Young - Pflugerville TX, US
Michael Devine - Austin TX, US
Spencer Nimberger - Houston TX, US
Kevin Cessac - Houston TX, US
Richard Smalling - Austin TX, US
Kejun Chen - Austin TX, US

International Classification:

G08C019/10

US Classification:

340/870090, 340/870110

Abstract:

A system and method for remote monitoring of a cathodic protection system are disclosed. In one embodiment of a system incorporating teachings of the present disclosure, a remote telemetry device may be communicatively coupled to at least one cathodic protection device operable to provide direct current to a metallic object, the telemetry device may be programmable to communicate with a central station, and the telemetry device may incorporate a transmitter and a processor. The processor may include memory and programming code to control operation of the telemetry device, and the transmitter may be operable to communicate information to a central station.