Title:
SYSTEM FOR MAINTAINING CONDUITS AND PIPES IN A PIPELINE SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2015/134915
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A system for maintaining conduits and pipes after their installation into a pipeline system used to transport material in a fluid or flowable form. The system includes a maintenance tool adopted for use inside the pipe, an umbilical attached to the maintenance tool for pulling the tool through the pipe; and a pluralities of bearings positioned around the umbilical in order to allow the tool to be pulled through the pipe around bends and turns in the pipe.
Inventors:
MOTZNO DOUGLAS W (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2015/019268
Publication Date:
December 03, 2015
Filing Date:
March 06, 2015
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MOTZNO DOUGLAS W (US)
International Classes:
F16L55/26; F16L55/28; F16L55/30; F16L55/40; F16L101/30
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2010100480A2 | 2010-09-10 | |||
| WO2009074884A2 | 2009-06-18 |
Foreign References:
| US20130019684A1 | 2013-01-24 | |||
| US3525111A | 1970-08-25 | |||
| US2742259A | 1956-04-17 | |||
| US20040099175A1 | 2004-05-27 | |||
| US4050384A | 1977-09-27 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 3117134A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
PETERSON, Thomas L. (NWSuite 70, Washington DC, US)
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