Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Caliper pig for detecting geometrical deformation of a pipeline
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Application No.: US17237472Application Date: 2021-04-22
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Publication No.: US11598475B2Publication Date: 2023-03-07
- Inventor: Sai Kiran Tummapalli , Pradeep Kumar Sharma , Dhirendra Pratap , Purushottam Kashinath Nimje , Mohammad Amir Qasi , Kannan Chandrasekaran , Sanjiv Kumar Mazumdar , Sankara Sri Venkata Ramakumar
- Applicant: Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Applicant Address: IN Mumbai
- Assignee: Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Current Assignee: Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Current Assignee Address: IN Mumbai
- Agency: Blank Rome LLP
- Priority: IN202021017335 20200422
- Main IPC: F16L55/26
- IPC: F16L55/26 ; F16L55/44 ; F16L55/48 ; F16L101/30

Abstract:
A caliper pig for detecting geometrical deformation of a pipeline is disclosed. The caliper pig includes a body and a first sensor arm assembly. The first sensor arm assembly includes a primary caliper sensor ring adapted to be mounted on the body. Further, the first sensor arm assembly includes a plurality of sensor arms adapted circumferentially distributed on the primary caliper sensor ring. Each of the plurality of sensor arms includes a sensing arm adapted to be in contact with an internal surface of the pipeline and a pair of magnets adapted to rotate along the sensing arm. Each of the plurality of sensor arms includes a sensing unit configured to detect a change in magnetic field based on the movement of the sensing arm. The sensing unit is configured to generate an output indicative of an angle of deflection of the sensing arm while traversing on the internal surface of the pipeline.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210332930A1 CALIPER PIG FOR DETECTING GEOMETRICAL DEFORMATION OF A PIPELINE Public/Granted day:2021-10-28
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