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Reporting regulator for managing a gas transportation system

  • US 7,049,975 B2
  • Filed: 01/23/2002
  • Issued: 05/23/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/02/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A reporting regulator for controlling gas line pressure, the reporting regulator comprising:

  • a throttling element for controlling a gas pressure; and

    a reporting module for distributing fluid transportation system sensor data to a plurality of receivers comprising;

    an input for receiving sensor data from a fluid transportation system;

    a memory coupled to the input and adapted to store the received sensor data, an instruction set, and an identification number, the identification number representative of the location of the reporting module;

    a processor adapted to execute the instruction set, the instruction set instructing the processor to mark the sensor data with the identification number; and

    a communication circuit coupled to the processor and the memory and adapted to transmit the marked data to the plurality of receivers.

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