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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2016
Applicant:
Aegion Coating Services, Llc, Conroe, TX (US);
Inventors:
Rick R. Kimpel, Jr., Conroe, TX (US);
Randall L. Perkins, Houston, TX (US);
Bryan Karasek, Huffman, TX (US);
Assignee:
Aegion Coating Services, LLC, Conroe, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 21/30 (2006.01); G01M 99/00 (2011.01); F17D 5/00 (2006.01); G01N 29/22 (2006.01); G01N 29/265 (2006.01); G01N 21/952 (2006.01); G01B 7/06 (2006.01); G01N 21/84 (2006.01); G01B 21/08 (2006.01); G01B 11/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 99/00 (2013.01); F17D 5/00 (2013.01); G01B 7/066 (2013.01); G01B 11/0616 (2013.01); G01B 21/08 (2013.01); G01B 21/30 (2013.01); G01N 21/8422 (2013.01); G01N 21/952 (2013.01); G01N 29/225 (2013.01); G01N 29/265 (2013.01); G01N 2021/8427 (2013.01); G01N 2291/2634 (2013.01);
Abstract
A pipe outer surface inspection apparatus. The apparatus may include a carriage adapted for turning on a pipe to be inspected and includes a pipe inspection head. The apparatus may include at least one of a surface profile gauge, coating thickness gauge, and coating holiday detector. The apparatus may include a pendulum encoder, a cable guard, and/or a magnetic fastener. Associated methods are also disclosed.