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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2015
Applicant:
Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 55/00 (2006.01); F16L 11/12 (2006.01); B65C 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 11/124 (2013.01); B65C 3/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
An identifier for a conduit includes a first tag having a body with a first aperture formed therein for receiving the conduit and a first identifying feature, and a second tag having a body with a second aperture formed therein for receiving the conduit and a second identifying feature that matches the first identifying feature. The first tag is attached to the conduit adjacent one end, the second tag is attached to the conduit adjacent another end, and the ends are identified as ends of the same conduit by the matching first and second identifying features.