Abstract: An internet ready electronic power meter with automatic reporting capabilities, the electronic power meter recording electrical power usage and other utility usage, and periodically transmitting utility usage reports to a remote site using internet and conventional protocols of the public or private computer network, with selective access of customer data by customers and others for determining usage and accounting matters, with added capabilities of site automation, site security and appliance controls providing new business models for revenue generation.

Abstract: An apparatus and method is disclosed for separating multiphasic mixtures of such things as gas and oil, from liquids, such as petroleum production fluids. It includes a centrifugal gas/liquid separator having a generally conical inner surface, a gas/liquid inlet located on this inner surface, an area for retaining the liquid and for allowing further gravity separation of the gas/liquid phase, an enclosure for the above mentioned elements, a gas outlet, and a liquid outlet.The device functions by initially separating the gas from the oil by centrifugation in the conical separator, then by allowing the remaining liquid to further separate by gravity in the retention area.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to devices and methods used to suppress the motion of an offshore structure due to wind, wave, seismic, and current forces. More specifically, the invention suppresses structural excitation due to secondary wave forces.The apparatus comprises a mechanical energy absorbing means and a submerged mass. The mechanical energy absorbing means may be a combination of linear or non-linear springs and dampers and is attached to the structure so the vibrating motion may be transferred to the motion damper. The proper weight or size of the damper and mechanical energy absorbing means is determined by first measuring the natural frequency of the structure and the mass of the structure then using those numbers in an equation to calculate the mass and spring constant for the desired apparatus.