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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2020
Filed:
May. 23, 2018
Pii Pipetronix Gmbh, Stutensee, DE;
Volker Frueh, Stutensee, DE;
Heiko Witte, Stutensee, DE;
PII Pipetronix GmbH, Stutensee, DE;
Abstract
Pipeline inspection systems are provided. In one embodiment, a pipeline inspection system can include at least one sensor module having a module body and a plurality of sensor holders mounted to the module body. Each sensor holder can include a holder body with a first body end, a second body end, and a plurality of sensors positioned therebetween, and a plurality of rotational guides that can be coupled to the holder body and configured to be biased towards an interior surface of the pipeline wall so as to define a standoff distance between each sensor and the interior surface of the pipeline wall. Each sensor holder can be at least partially pivotable about a longitudinal axis of the holder body extending between the first body end and the second body end. Methods of inspecting a pipeline are also provided.