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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2021
Applicant:
Quest Integrity Usa, Llc, Stafford, TX (US);
Inventors:
Ron Maurier, Stafford, TX (US);
Robert De Lorenzo, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
Quest Integrity USA, LLC, Stafford, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 3/24 (2005.12); F16L 101/30 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 3/246 (2012.12); F16L 2101/30 (2012.12);
Abstract
A method for performing ultrasonic inspection to a pipe is described, comprising: introducing an in-line inspection tool assembly into a pipe, wherein the in-line inspection tool assembly comprises a gel reservoir and an ultrasonic inspection tool flanked by a pair of batching pigs, wherein the gel reservoir holds a first gel couplant; and driving the in-line inspection tool assembly along the pipe while performing ultrasonic inspection; wherein a gel slug is formed between the pair of batching pigs, and the gel slug facilitates the ultrasonic inspection.