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Pipeline leak detection system

US10481036B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 29, 2015
Grant dateNov 19, 2019
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Expiry dateSep 14, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01M3/243
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

This disclosure is related to the in-service detection of a leak in a flow line, whether the medium is a fluid, liquid or gas, a mixture of fluids (gas and liquids). More particularly, the invention is related to a device or devices in series and interconnected that monitor the flow and detects immediately the occurrence of a leak, accurately pinpointing its location and calculating the quantity of the leak.

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