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Apparatus for determining the position of a signal from a pipe

US6595038B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 5, 2001
Grant dateJul 22, 2003
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Expiry dateJan 5, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01M3/24
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus for determining the position of a signal from a pipe, the apparatus comprising a first sensor capable of being coupled to the pipe for detecting a signal from the pipe, a second sensor being moveable with respect to the pipe for detecting a signal from the pipe and determining a variation between the signals detected by the first and second sensors, due to the differing position of the first and second sensors with respect to the pipe.

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