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US 11,953,352 B2Granted
Non-metallics enhanced reliability via embedded sensors (NERVES): optical and electrical sensory nerves
AssigneeSaudi Arabian Oil Company
InventorsAli Al Shehri, Faisal AlThenayan, Kamal Youcef-Toumi
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Abstract
A smart pipe segment for use in construction of a pipeline. The smart pipe segment includes a pipe body and a sensing nerve network that is associated with the pipe body and is configured to monitor a condition of the pipe segment in real-time. The sensing nerve network comprises optical nerves, electrical nerves or a combination thereof.
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A pipe segment for use in construction of a pipeline comprising:
- a pipe body;
- and
- a sensing nerve network that is associated with the pipe body and is configured to monitor a condition of the pipe segment in real-time;
- wherein the sensing nerve network comprises optical nerves, electrical nerves or a combination thereof;
- wherein the sensing nerve network is part of a retrofitting article that is disposed internally within the pipe body against an inner surface thereof, the retrofitting article including an inflatable jacket that is inserted into the pipe body and the sensing nerve network is disposed along an outer surface of the inflatable jacket.
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A pipe segment for use in construction of a pipeline comprising:
- a pipe body;
- and
- a sensing nerve network that is associated with the pipe body and is configured to monitor a condition of the pipe segment in real-time;
- wherein the sensing nerve network comprises optical nerves, electrical nerves or a combination thereof;
- wherein the optical nerves comprise plastic optical nerves and the sensing nerve network comprises an organic electronic sensory system that includes a charge transport mechanism in the form of a conductive polymer coating that is disposed along an outermost surface of each of the plastic optical nerves to provide electrical functionality to the plastic optical nerve.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.