Leak detection apparatus and method
US6820016B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 1, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01M3/243
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus and method for detecting a leak in a pipe, the apparatus comprising a sensor (11) located at a pipe (7), configured to detect a signal from the pipe, converter means to convert the signal detected by the sensor into a digital signal, and transform means to transform the digital signal into a different orthogonal space. The apparatus also comprises a transmitter (15) for transmitting the transformed digital signal back to a remote processor.
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