Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for securing a box cover to a watt-hour meter socket box. In certain embodiments, the apparatus has a clamping member that fits over a wall of a meter box, and a lock housing that locks to the clamping member after a box cover has been installed, thereby securing the cover to the box in a manner such that the box cover cannot be installed unless the clamping member has been installed correctly. In various other embodiments, the clamping member includes a clamp disposed between a clamp actuating member and a fastening shelf. In various other embodiments, the clamp includes a stopping member for indicating when the clamp actuating member is actuated into a fully secured position.

Abstract: A method for boring a well with a laser beam is provided, the method comprising: shining the laser beam into a conduit, wherein the laser beam is guided through the conduit by the internal reflectivity of said conduit; and extending the conduit into the well, so that the laser beam exiting the conduit shines onto an area in the well to be bored. A system for boring a well with a laser beam is also provided, the system comprising: a means for shining the laser beam into a conduit; wherein the laser beam is guided through the conduit by the internal reflectivity of said conduit; and a means for extending the conduit into the well, so that the laser beam exiting the conduit shines onto an area in the well to be bored. An apparatus is provided as well, comprising a conduit that is extendable into the well, and an inner surface inside of the conduit, wherein the inner surface is reflective to the laser beam.

Abstract: Data integration including extracting a first native record having a first native format from a first native repository through a first adapter, the first adapter loosely coupled for data integration to a data integration application, the first native format having a datatype; transforming the first native record having first native format to a first native record having dynamic common format, the dynamic common format being a subset of a dynamic common model, the dynamic common model comprising mappings to and from the dynamic common format for all native records in all datatypes; transforming the format of the first native record having dynamic common format to a first native record having second native format; and inserting through a second adapter, also loosely coupled to the application, the first native record the second native format into a second native repository.