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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2017
Applicant:
Viper Innovations Limited, Bristol, GB;
Inventor:
Steve Simpson, Bristol, GB;
Assignee:
Viper Innovations Limited, Bristol, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 11/00 (2006.01); G01R 31/08 (2006.01); G01R 31/11 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/083 (2013.01); G01M 11/3154 (2013.01); G01R 31/11 (2013.01);
Abstract
A monitoring arrangement is described for use in monitoring the condition of an umbilical extending between a first location and a second location, the monitoring arrangement comprising a first SSTDR monitoring unit electrically connected to the umbilical at the first location and monitoring the condition of a first part of the umbilical, and a second SSTDR monitoring unit electrically connected to the umbilical at the second location and monitoring the condition of a second part of the umbilical.