Invention Grant
- Patent Title: In-pipe coating integrity monitor for very long pipes
- Patent Title (中): 管道涂层完整性监视器,用于非常长的管道
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Application No.: US11844845Application Date: 2007-08-24
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Publication No.: US07768270B2Publication Date: 2010-08-03
- Inventor: Matias Brusco , Anouar Jamoussi , Roderic K. Stanley , Fathi H. Ghorbel
- Applicant: Matias Brusco , Anouar Jamoussi , Roderic K. Stanley , Fathi H. Ghorbel
- Applicant Address: US TX Stafford
- Assignee: itRobotics, Inc.
- Current Assignee: itRobotics, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Stafford
- Agency: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
- Main IPC: G01N27/00
- IPC: G01N27/00 ; G01N27/28

Abstract:
Systems, methods and program products related to a tether free pigable inspection tool capable of detecting holidays and able to read and store non-conductive internal coating thickness values in very long conductive pipes, along with distance values for further off-line analysis, are provided. The inspection tool includes a plurality of thickness probes, a data storage unit, a control unit, a plurality of navigation wheels and a holiday detector that uses an electrical conductive medium, such as a gas or fluid, as the ground connection. A closed loop configuration is adopted allowing the system to autocorrect itself for different coating thicknesses along the pipe.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080048682A1 IN-PIPE COATING INTEGRITY MONITOR FOR VERY LONG PIPES Public/Granted day:2008-02-28
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