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Pipeline pig

US8407844B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12References

5Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Prototech AS · NO

Inventor

Ketil Boe · Osøyro, NO

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 8, 2009
Grant date	Apr 2, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 31, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB08B9/055
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A device for travelling along a pipeline having fluid flowing along it comprises a turbine for extracting power from the fluid flow and using that power to move the device along the pipeline against the fluid flow. The device is arranged in a series of coupled modules.

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