The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2002
Filed:
May. 13, 1999
Donald Duane Brooker, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Michael Edward Fahrion, Houston, TX (US);
Byron Von Klock, Beaumont, TX (US);
George Neal Richter, San Marino, CA (US);
Texaco Inc., White Plains, NY (US);
Abstract
A corrosion sensor ( ) for sensing corrosion includes a housing ( ) and a device ( ) for jointing the housing ( ) to a wall of a pipeline ( ) that receives a fluid ( ). The sensor ( ) also includes a rupture member ( ) which extends across a portion of the housing ( ) to define a seal chamber ( ) in the housing ( ). The rupture member ( ), upon rupture, provides an opening to the sealed chamber ( ). The rupture member ( ) is formed of a material and thickness such that the rupture member ( ) will fail from corrosion before the enclosure wall will fail from corrosion. The sensor also includes a sensory device ( ) which is connected to the housing ( ) at the sealed chamber ( ) to signal a rupture condition.