Unified Patents added a new PATROLL contest, with a $2,000 cash prize, seeking prior art on at least claim 1 of U.S. Patent 7,088,239, owned by Advanced Meter Systems, LLC (f/k/a Akoloutheo, LLC). The ‘239 patent relates to an apparatus for remote utility meter reading, including responses at the premises to fires, gas leaks, and other hazards, by sending alarms to utility companies, the fire department, and other emergency responders, and also emergency adjustment of electricity and gas connections. It has been asserted against Schneider Electric.

The contest will expire on August 30, 2024. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for this contest.