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Title:
LEAK DETECTING HOSE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/098849
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A leak detecting hose for transporting fluid. The hose has an inner and outer layer. The outer layer circumscribes the inner layer. A transition layer is located between the inner and outer layer, and the transition layer provides a flow path for the fluid in the hose when the inner layer is breached. A first conductive wire is placed in contact with the transition layer, and a second conductive wire is placed in contact with the transition layer. The conductive wires are adjacent to and spaced from each other. When the inner layer of the hose is breached, the first and second wires will contact the fluid in the flow path. The conductive wires are radially equidistant from the center of the hose and helically wound around the inner layer. The transition layer may include reinforcement material, which can have filaments that provide a flow path for the fluid.

Inventors:
BETZ JAMES C
BARNES GEOFFREY A (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2010/000550
Publication Date:
November 25, 2010
Filing Date:
February 25, 2010
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Assignee:
BETZ JAMES C
BARNES GEOFFREY A (US)
International Classes:
G01M3/16; F16L11/00; F16L57/00; G01M3/02; G08B21/00; G08B21/18
Domestic Patent References:
WO2000061472A12000-10-19
Foreign References:
KR20030070416A2003-08-30
JPS61262300A1986-11-20
JP2006220537A2006-08-24
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
MARSTON, Michael, D. et al. (LLP105 E. Jefferson boulevard, Suite 40, South Bend IN, US)
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