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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2022
Applicant:
Professional Flexible Technologies, Inc., Katy, TX (US);
Inventors:
Michael David Nash, Katy, TX (US);
Stuart Mitchell, Katy, TX (US);
Assignee:
Professional Flexible Technologies, Inc., Katy, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 3/18 (2006.01); G01M 3/40 (2006.01); F17D 5/06 (2006.01); G01M 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 3/182 (2013.01); F17D 5/06 (2013.01); G01M 3/007 (2013.01); G01M 3/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for the continuous monitoring of a pipeline or a pipeline network carrying flowing media that can not only detect the presence of a leak but also locate the source of the leak through the use of rarefaction wave detection and methods of using the same is disclosed within. The apparatus and method are specifically configured to locate the leak source within less than 36 inches using a calibration means and a noise cancellation means.