Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Non-metallics enhanced reliability via embedded sensors (NERVES): optical and electrical sensory nerves
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Application No.: US17653216Application Date: 2022-03-02
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Publication No.: US11953352B2Publication Date: 2024-04-09
- Inventor: Ali Al Shehri , Faisal AlThenayan , Kamal Youcef-Toumi
- Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Applicant Address: SA Dhahran
- Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
- Current Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: SA Dhahran
- Agency: Leason Ellis LLP
- Main IPC: G01M3/38
- IPC: G01M3/38 ; F16L11/08 ; G01D5/353 ; G16Y10/35 ; G16Y20/20 ; G16Y40/10

Abstract:
A smart pipe segment for use in construction of a pipeline. The smart pipe segment includes a pipe body and a sensing nerve network that is associated with the pipe body and is configured to monitor a condition of the pipe segment in real-time. The sensing nerve network comprises optical nerves, electrical nerves or a combination thereof.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220349732A1 NON-METALLICS ENHANCED RELIABILITY VIA EMBEDDED SENSORS (NERVES): OPTICAL AND ELECTRICAL SENSORY NERVES Public/Granted day:2022-11-03
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