Apparatus for inspecting the condition of the pipewall of a pipeline
US12259359B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 2, 2021 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2291/2636
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
There is provided a pipeline inspection apparatus and an ultrasonic module for use in a pipeline inspection apparatus, the module comprising: ultrasonic transducers configured to assess the condition of a pipeline; and an elongate body including a front end and a rear end opposed to the front end, the body configured to mount the ultrasonic transducers around the circumference of the elongate body aligned along adjacent transverse planes wherein the ultrasonic transducers aligned along one transverse plane are rotationally offset from the ultrasonic transducers aligned along an adjacent transverse plane.
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