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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2013
Applicant:
Cokebusters Ltd., Chester, GB;
Inventors:
John Phipps, Cheshire, GB;
Hugh Lewis, Oxfordshire, GB;
Assignee:
Cokebuster Ltd., Chester, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 9/04 (2006.01); B08B 9/055 (2006.01); G01M 3/00 (2006.01); F16L 55/26 (2006.01); G01M 3/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 9/0551 (2013.01); B08B 9/0557 (2013.01); G01M 3/005 (2013.01); F16L 55/26 (2013.01); G01M 3/246 (2013.01);
Abstract
An intelligent pig for pipeline monitoring comprises a single body containing signal transmitters and receivers provided with replaceable rings for centering the body within the pipeline, the rings may be provided with brushes which help center the pig within the pipeline and also aid its passage through pipelines which may contain bends and/or be of variable diameter, the pig may be used in combination with a cleaning pig to provide combined activities using a common driving force.