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公开(公告)号：US12146860B2
公开(公告)日：2024-11-19
申请号：US18158967
申请日：2023-01-24
Applicant: ULC Technologies
Inventor： Baiyang Ren
Abstract: An electro-magnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT) system and method for controlling the EMAT system are provided. The system includes an electromagnet array with one or more electromagnets. Each electromagnet includes a magnetic core and a wound coil wrapped around the magnetic core. The electromagnet array generates bias magnetic fields having different patterns when the wound coils are energized differently.
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公开(公告)号：US12105233B2
公开(公告)日：2024-10-01
申请号：US18461383
申请日：2023-09-05
Applicant: ULC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Inventor： John Jayne , Baiyang Ren , Michael Hauser , Steven McKeefrey
IPC: G01V1/00 , G01N29/24 , G01N29/265 , G01S1/74 , E21B7/04 , E21B47/095
CPC classification number: G01V1/001 , G01N29/2437 , G01N29/2481 , G01N29/265 , G01S1/74 , E21B7/046 , E21B47/095 , G01N2291/2636
Abstract: An assembly and method for detecting cross bores and the location of underground pipe system assets includes an acoustic generator placed within an interior of the sewer system and an acoustic receiver placed within proximity of the lateral(s) of the pipe system. The acoustic generator generates an acoustic signal to transmit through the interior of a sewer pipe of the sewer system. A controller detects, in response to the acoustic receiver hearing the acoustic signal, a location of the underground pipe.
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公开(公告)号：US11747496B2
公开(公告)日：2023-09-05
申请号：US16441529
申请日：2019-06-14
Applicant: ULC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Inventor： Ryan S. Goldband , Baiyang Ren
IPC: G01V1/00 , G01N29/24 , G01S1/74 , G01N29/265 , E21B7/04 , E21B47/095
CPC classification number: G01V1/001 , G01N29/2437 , G01N29/2481 , G01N29/265 , G01S1/74 , E21B7/046 , E21B47/095 , G01N2291/2636
Abstract: An assembly and method for detecting cross bores involving a sewer system and a gas pipe includes an acoustic generator placed within an interior of the sewer system and an acoustic receiver placed either within an interior of the gas pipe or in proximity to an end of the gas pipe. The acoustic generator generates an acoustic signal to transmit through the interior of a sewer pipe of the sewer system. A controller detects, in response to the acoustic receiver hearing the acoustic signal, a cross bore involving the sewer pipe and the gas pipe. A microphone may be placed within the interior of the sewer system at a location remote from the acoustic generator. In this case, the controller determines, in response to the acoustic receiver not hearing the acoustic signal and the microphone hearing the acoustic signal, that a cross bore involving the sewer pipe and the gas pipe is absent.
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公开(公告)号：US11561205B2
公开(公告)日：2023-01-24
申请号：US16863455
申请日：2020-04-30
Applicant: ULC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Inventor： Baiyang Ren
Abstract: An electro-magnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT) having an electromagnet array is provided. The electromagnet array includes electromagnets. Each electromagnet includes a magnetic core and a wound coil wrapped around the magnetic core. The electromagnet array generates bias magnetic fields having different patterns when the wound coils are energized differently. For instance, the electromagnet array generates a bias magnetic field having a given pattern, for the EMAT to transmit a first type of ultrasonic wave such as shear-horizontal wave, when the wound coils are energized in a given manner; and generates a bias magnetic field having a different pattern, for the EMAT to transmit a second type of ultrasonic wave such as a Lamb wave, when the wound coils are energized in a different manner.
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公开(公告)号：US20240184306A1
公开(公告)日：2024-06-06
申请号：US18528249
申请日：2023-12-04
Applicant: ULC Technologies LLC
Inventor： Ali Asmari , Baiyang Ren
IPC: G05D1/246 , G05D1/224 , G05D1/646 , G05D105/00 , G05D105/80 , G05D111/10 , G05D111/30
CPC classification number: G05D1/246 , G05D1/2246 , G05D1/646 , G05D2105/17 , G05D2105/80 , G05D2111/17 , G05D2111/30
Abstract: A portable robotic platform system and method for automatically detecting, locating, and marking underground assets are provided. The portable robotic platform includes a housing with a sensor module including ground penetrating radar (GPR), LiDAR, and electromagnetic (EM) sensors. The robotic platform automatically collects GPR and EM data and uses onboard post-processing techniques to interpret the sensor data and identify the location(s) of underground infrastructure. The portable robotic platform can be deployed to apply paint to a ground surface to identify the located underground assets.
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公开(公告)号：US20230417937A1
公开(公告)日：2023-12-28
申请号：US18461383
申请日：2023-09-05
Applicant: ULC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Inventor： John Jayne , Baiyang Ren , Michael Hauser , Steven McKeefrey
IPC: G01V1/00 , G01N29/24 , G01S1/74 , G01N29/265
CPC classification number: G01V1/001 , G01N29/2437 , G01N29/2481 , G01S1/74 , G01N29/265 , G01N2291/2636 , E21B7/046
Abstract: An assembly and method for detecting cross bores and the location of underground pipe system assets includes an acoustic generator placed within an interior of the sewer system and an acoustic receiver placed within proximity of the lateral(s) of the pipe system. The acoustic generator generates an acoustic signal to transmit through the interior of a sewer pipe of the sewer system. A controller detects, in response to the acoustic receiver hearing the acoustic signal, a location of the underground pipe.
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公开(公告)号：US20230160858A1
公开(公告)日：2023-05-25
申请号：US18158967
申请日：2023-01-24
Applicant: ULC Technologies
Inventor： Baiyang Ren
CPC classification number: G01N29/2412 , B06B1/04 , G01N29/043 , G01N29/041 , G01N2291/0427 , G01N2291/0422 , B06B2201/54
Abstract: An electro-magnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT) system and method for controlling the EMAT system are provided. The system includes an electromagnet array with one or more electromagnets. Each electromagnet includes a magnetic core and a wound coil wrapped around the magnetic core. The electromagnet array generates bias magnetic fields having different patterns when the wound coils are energized differently.
