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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:
Jul. 23, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2008
Applicant:
John Phipps, Cheshire, GB;
Inventor:
John Phipps, Cheshire, GB;
Assignee:
Cokebusters Ltd, Chester, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 9/093 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of monitoring a tube or pipeline, wherein an IP comprising an electronics module arrangement, is driven along the interior of the tube or pipeline by fluid pressure, wherein the IP transmits monitoring signals through the fluid that provides the pressure to the wall of the tube or pipeline, receives signals returned from the wall, analyzes the returned signals and stores data relating to the condition of the wall of the pipeline.