Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Pipeline leak sealing system and method
- Patent Title (中): 管道泄漏密封系统及方法
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Application No.: US14996939Application Date: 2016-01-15
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Publication No.: US09587780B2Publication Date: 2017-03-07
- Inventor: Jesse R. Cheatham, III , William David Duncan , William Gates , Roderick A. Hyde , Muriel Y. Ishikawa , Jordin T. Kare , Nathan P. Myhrvold , Tony S. Pan , Robert C. Petroski , Clarence T. Tegreene , Lowell L. Wood, Jr. , Victoria Y. H. Wood
- Applicant: Elwha LLC
- Applicant Address: US WA Bellevue
- Assignee: Elwha LLC
- Current Assignee: Elwha LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Bellevue
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Main IPC: F16L55/16
- IPC: F16L55/16 ; F16L55/1645 ; F16L55/165 ; F16L55/163

Abstract:
A system for sealing a leak within a pipeline for transporting fluid includes a sealing device that is deployable to seal the leak. The sealing device includes a flexible wall formed into a substantially tubular shape defining an opening, and an internal frame coupled to the flexible wall and configured to control a movement of the flexible wall by applying a force to the flexible wall, wherein the movement of the flexible wall moves the sealing device through the pipeline. The system also includes a sensor assembly configured to monitor a pipeline condition and send a signal representing the pipeline condition, and a control module configured to receive the signal and control the force applied by the internal frame based on the signal.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160131297A1 PIPELINE LEAK SEALING SYSTEM AND METHOD Public/Granted day:2016-05-12
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