Patent · US Expired

Installation of service connections for sensors or transmitters in buried water pipes

US7001106B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 26, 2004
Grant dateFeb 21, 2006
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Expiry dateMay 26, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16L41/04
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A system for installing warning units in a buried pipeline. A small hole is drilled in the ground to the pipeline. A collar is affixed to one of the pipes of the pipeline. A valve with an internal passage is connected to the collar. A hole is drilled in the pipe. A warning unit is installed in the pipe by moving the warning unit through the internal passage, the collar, and the hole in the pipe.

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