ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,523,511, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to SAGEMCOM ENERGY & TELECOM SAS (Bois-Colombes, France).

"Method for reading qualimetric data and system implementing said method" was invented by Henri Teboulle (Rueil Malmaison, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for reading qualimetric data by a qualimetry device configured for communicating with N meters includes, for each of said N meters: calculating, by said meter, qualimetric data over a time period and timestamping said qualimetric data; sending, by the qualimetry device, a request for qualimetric data to said meter; in response to said request, sending, by said meter, said t...