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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2018
Applicant:
Mueller International, Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Cody Badger, San Francisco, CA (US);
Clifton Braun, Concord, CA (US);
Adam Tank, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Mueller International, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 55/162 (2006.01); F16L 55/1645 (2006.01); G01M 3/24 (2006.01); F16L 101/20 (2006.01); F16L 101/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 55/16455 (2013.01); F16L 55/1645 (2013.01); G01M 3/243 (2013.01); F16L 55/162 (2013.01); F16L 2101/20 (2013.01); F16L 2101/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
Example aspects of a pipe repair device and a method for repairing a pipeline are disclosed. The pipe repair device can comprise a body; a sensor attached to the body for detecting the leak in the pipe; a transport mechanism attached to the body for transporting the pipe repair device along the pipe; and a repair mechanism comprising a repair material for repairing the leak.