Appeal No. 1998-3336 Page 2
Application No. 08/527,788
that have to be transported by pipe, for example, require
monitoring to insure against underground leakage.
Unfortunately, conventional control and alarm systems are
integrally built into overall liquid/fluid transport systems
and are complex and costly.
In contrast, the appellant's invention is an easily
installed, inexpensive device that allows a homeowner to
monitor the water consumed for given periods. It includes an
alarm system to alert the homeowner if too much water has been
consumed. The invention can also shut down the inflow of
water if a particular volume of water per period has been
exceeded.
Claim 1, which is representative for our purposes,
follows:
Claim 1. A portable system to monitor, control,
and provide an alarm for excessive use of an inlet
water supply though [sic, through] an inlet pipe
from a water source under pressure, comprising:
a measuring means for providing measurements of
the inlet pipe volume of water per unit time, said
measuring means comprising a rotatable impeller, a
timer, and an electronic counter;
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