Pipe and duct run locator
US5553498A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 31, 1994 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10K1/10
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus and method for identifying a conduit at a second location remote from a known first location of the conduit, characterized by a vibration device and means for removably coupling the vibration device to a wall of the conduit for transmission of vibration to and/or generation of vibration in the conduit, thereby enabling identification of the conduit at the remote second location.
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