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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2019
Applicant:
Subsea 7 Limited, Sutton, GB;
Inventor:
David Alexander Lines, London, GB;
Assignee:
Subsea 7 Limited, Sutton, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/00 (2006.01); F16L 55/42 (2006.01); G01B 7/00 (2006.01); G01L 1/22 (2006.01); F16L 101/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 55/42 (2013.01); G01B 7/00 (2013.01); G01L 1/22 (2013.01); F16L 2101/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
A pig has a body of resiliently compressible material extending along a central longitudinal axis. At least one strain gauge is embedded in the material of the body. The or each strain gauge extends transversely with respect to the central longitudinal axis and is arranged to deflect and elongate longitudinally with longitudinal deflection of a forward end of the body.