Probe blockage detection and removal
US12320825B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 11, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64D15/04
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system includes a body, a sensor, a pressurized fluid source, and a blockage detection module. The body defines a cavity open to an ambient environment at a port. The sensor communicates with the cavity to produce a signal representative of a fluid pressure within the cavity. The blockage detection module includes a pressure regulator and a valve disposed along a conduit fluidly connecting the pressurized fluid source to the cavity. The blockage detection module includes a processor and memory encoded with instructions of a blockage detection method.
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