DE69737871D1 - Zufallsintervall-inventarisierungssystem - Google Patents

Zufallsintervall-inventarisierungssystem

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DE69737871D1
DE69737871D1 DE69737871T DE69737871T DE69737871D1 DE 69737871 D1 DE69737871 D1 DE 69737871D1 DE 69737871 T DE69737871 T DE 69737871T DE 69737871 T DE69737871 T DE 69737871T DE 69737871 D1 DE69737871 D1 DE 69737871D1
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Warren E Guthrie
Kenneth D Gorham
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Northrop Grumman Corp
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    • Y04SSYSTEMS INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO POWER NETWORK OPERATION, COMMUNICATION OR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR IMPROVING THE ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION, MANAGEMENT OR USAGE, i.e. SMART GRIDS
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US667896 1996-06-20
US08/667,896 US6058374A (en) 1996-06-20 1996-06-20 Inventorying method and system for monitoring items using tags
PCT/US1997/010657 WO1998000945A2 (en) 1996-06-20 1997-06-19 Random interval inventory system

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