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Patent No.:

US 12650195 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026

Filed:

Nov. 26, 2021

Method and system for mapping and inspecting live fluid pipes

Applicant:

Reduct NV, Schelle, BE;

Inventors:

William Benincosa, Chicago, IL (US);

Dennis Jarnecke, River Forest, IL (US);

Jeff Mainzer, Wheeling, IL (US);

Francis X. Hennessey, III, Arlington Heights, IL (US);

Jason Sphar, Mount Prospect, IL (US);

Otto Ballintijn, Schilde, BE;

Hans Van Nieuwenhuyze, Wilrijk, BE;

Daan Tamsyn, Londerzeel, BE;

Assignee:

REDUCT NV, Schelle, BE;

Attorney:

Ipsilon USA—NLO

Primary Examiner:

Laura Martin

Assistant Examiner:

Anthony W Megna Fuentes

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 55/28 (2006.01); F16L 55/46 (2006.01); F16L 55/48 (2006.01); F16L 101/30 (2006.01); G01C 7/06 (2006.01); F17D 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 55/28 (2013.01); F16L 55/46 (2013.01); F16L 55/48 (2013.01); F16L 2101/30 (2013.01);
Abstract

Method and system for mapping and/or inspecting an underground pipeline infrastructure, using: a sensor probe for collecting geospatial data while travelling through a pipeline of the pipeline infrastructure, and a driving mechanism comprising a tether, for driving the sensor probe, wherein the sensor probe is provided to enter the pipeline at a vertical angle through a live-fluid entry apparatus and once inside the pipeline make a 90° angle change of direction to align with the orientation of the pipeline.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Benincosa, William. (2026). Method and system for mapping and inspecting live fluid pipes (U.S. Patent No. 12650195). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12650195

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