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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2006
Jack I. Trowbridge, Jr., Bend, OR (US);
Ricky L. Wright, Prineville, OR (US);
Delano S. Richie, Montgomery, TX (US);
David D Barton, Houston, TX (US);
Jack I. Trowbridge, Jr., Bend, OR (US);
Ricky L. Wright, Prineville, OR (US);
Delano S. Richie, Montgomery, TX (US);
David D Barton, Houston, TX (US);
MacSema, Inc., Bend, OR (US);
EPI, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure includes systems, apparatus, and methods for monitoring a pipeline network having plural inspection sites. The system comprises a memory module associated with one or more inspection sites, with each memory module storing one or more performance parameters corresponding to the associated inspection site. The system also comprises a measuring device operable to collect performance data of each associated inspection site. The system further comprises a portable reader configured to read the memory module, and in association with the measuring device, to compare the one or more performance parameters with the performance data to validate the performance data while in proximity to the associated inspection site.