US Patent Issued to Itron on Sept. 8 for "Utility meter transparent colored nameplate" (South Carolina Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,982, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Itron Inc. (Liberty Lake, Wash.).

"Utility meter transparent colored nameplate" was invented by Kirby Kimble Nelson (Seneca, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A utility meter comprising an inner cover for covering an interior of the utility meter. The inner cover comprising a plate, one or more characters disposed on a front surface of the plate, and one or more attachment mechanisms disposed in or on the front surface of the plate. A transparent color film is removably attached to the plate over the one or more characters via the one or more attachment mechanisms disposed on the front surfac...