Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Automated circumferential pipe scanning system
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Application No.: US17402248Application Date: 2021-08-13
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Publication No.: US11639905B2Publication Date: 2023-05-02
- Inventor: John Musgrave , Elliott Morris , Kelly Morris
- Applicant: Mistras Group, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US NJ Princeton
- Assignee: Mistras Group, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Mistras Group, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Princeton
- Agency: Norton Rose Fulbright US LLLP
- Main IPC: G01N23/18
- IPC: G01N23/18 ; G01N23/083 ; G01N23/04

Abstract:
The present disclosure provide pipe scanning systems suitable for performing integrity and reliability inspection of pipelines, including insulated and non-insulated pipelines. The pipe scanning system may include a track disposed about a surface of the pipeline (e.g., on top of the insulation for insulated pipelines or on top of the pipe for non-insulated pipelines) and a scanning device mounted on the track via a drive carriage. The drive carriage includes components to facilitate movement of the drive carriage and the scanning device along the track such that the scanning device travels about the circumference of the pipeline. The scanning device includes an x-ray emitter and a digital x-ray detector that may capture media content indicative of a scanned section of the pipeline (e.g., a 360° circumferential scan), and the media content may be analyzed to detect the presence of one or more defects, such as corrosion under insulation (CUI).
Public/Granted literature
- US20230049542A1 AUTOMATED CIRCUMFERENTIAL PIPE SCANNING SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2023-02-16
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