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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2023
Applicant:
Timothy Healy, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Inventor:
Timothy Healy, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 55/46 (2006.01); F16L 55/38 (2006.01); F16L 101/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 55/38 (2013.01); F16L 55/46 (2013.01); F16L 2101/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is provided for the autonomous assessment of pipelines. The apparatus combines one or more conventional modes of pipeline assessment in a unique untethered and unconstrained pipeline assessment device that is deployed at an upstream sewer access point and then propelled through multiple pipeline segments by the flow of liquid in the pipeline, thus allowing for the assessment of several pipeline segments much cheaper, faster, safer and less disruptive to the community than the current assessment methods.