Apparatus configured to detect gas usage, method of providing same, and method of detecting gas usage

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9222816
APP PUB NO 20110282596A1
SERIAL NO

12780713

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In some embodiments, an apparatus can be configured to detect gas usage. The apparatus can include: (a) a processing module configured to run on a computational unit; and (b) a sensing unit configured to be coupled to a gas regulator, the sensing unit having: (1) at least one acoustic sensor configured to detect two or more acoustic signals produced by the gas regulator and convert the two or more acoustic signals into one or more first data signals; and (2) a transmitter electrically coupled to the at least one acoustic sensor and configured to transmit the one or more first data signals to the computational unit. The processing module is configured to use the one or more first data signals to determine the gas usage. Other embodiments are disclosed.

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BELKIN INTERNATIONAL INC12045 E WATERFRONT DRIVE PLAYA VISTA CA 90094

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Gupta, Sidhant Seattle, US 25 650
Patel, Shwetak N Seattle, US 79 1719
Reynolds, Matthew S Durham, US 84 2623

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