Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Plugging undesired openings in fluid conduits
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Application No.: US16603921Application Date: 2018-04-25
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Publication No.: US11293578B2Publication Date: 2022-04-05
- Inventor: Robert Phillis , Randy C Tolman , Roger L. Schultz , Andrew M. Ferguson , Brock W. Watson
- Applicant: THRU TUBING SOLUTIONS, INC.
- Applicant Address: US OK Oklahoma City
- Assignee: THRU TUBING SOLUTIONS, INC.
- Current Assignee: THRU TUBING SOLUTIONS, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US OK Oklahoma City
- Agency: Smith IP Services, P.C.
- International Application: PCT/US2018/029395 WO 20180425
- International Announcement: WO2018/200698 WO 20181101
- Main IPC: F16L55/162
- IPC: F16L55/162 ; F16L55/10 ; F16L55/16 ; F16L55/164

Abstract:
A method of plugging at least one undesired opening in a fluid conduit can include introducing one or more plugging devices into the conduit, conveying the plugging devices by flow to the opening, and blocking the flow through the opening with the plugging devices. A system for plugging at least one undesired opening in a fluid conduit can include a deployment apparatus configured to introduce one or more plugging devices into the conduit, a sensor that measures a physical parameter indicative of leakage from the conduit, and a controller that activates an actuator of the deployment apparatus in response to receipt from the sensor of an indication of leakage from the conduit.
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