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Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2024

Filed:

May. 20, 2020
Applicant:

Rosen Swiss Ag, Stans, CH;

Inventor:

Patrik Rosen, Meppen, DE;

Assignee:

ROSEN SWISS AG, Stans, CH;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 55/48 (2006.01); F16L 101/12 (2006.01); F16L 101/30 (2006.01); G01S 11/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 55/48 (2013.01); G01S 11/14 (2013.01); F16L 2101/12 (2013.01); F16L 2101/30 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for positioning and/or communicating with a pig located in a hollow and elongate object is provided. The object is preferably a pipeline. At least one inner transducer of the pig is arranged on the inner side of a wall of the object. At least one outer transducer is arranged on an outer side of the wall of the object, and at least one ultrasound signal is generated in the wall. By means of an evaluation and/or communication device, and from the amplitude of the ultrasound signal preferably generated by the inner transducer, and in particular from a change of the amplitude, a relative position and/or a spacing A between the two transducers is derived and/or a communication is initiated via the transducers.


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