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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2015
Crc-evans Pipeline International, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Shankar T. Rajagopalan, Cypress, TX (US);
Siddharth Mallick, Spring, TX (US);
Brian L. Kirk, Kingwood, TX (US);
Jose C. Bouche, Houston, TX (US);
Jason W. Curbo, League City, TX (US);
Jonathan B. Kettelkamp, Tomball, TX (US);
Lawrence Sniderman, Dallas, TX (US);
Shailesh Radhakrishnan, Spring, TX (US);
CRC-EVANS PIPELINE INTERNATIONAL, INC., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A weld system for welding two pipes includes a frame, a plurality of rollers, a drive motor, a brake system, an inspection detector, a weld torch, one or more battery cells and one or more processors. The frame is configured to be placed within the pipes. The plurality of rollers is configured to rotatably support the frame. The drive motor drives the rollers to move the frame within the pipes. The brake system secures the frame from movement at a desired location within the pipes. The weld torch, the inspection detector and the one or more battery cells are carried by the frame. The inspection detector is configured to detect a characteristic of an interface region between the pipes. The one or more battery cells are configured to power the drive motor, the inspection detector and the weld torch.