Relateing to pipeline pigs
AssigneeCokebusters Ltd.
InventorsJohn Phipps, Hugh Lewis
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Abstract
An intelligent pig for pipeline monitoring comprises a singles body containing signal transmitters and receivers provided with replaceable rings for centering the body within the pipeline, the rings may be provided with brushes which help centre the pig within the pipeline and also aid its passage through pipelines which may contain bends and/or be of variable diameter, the pig may be used in combination with a cleaning pig to provide combined activities using a common driving force.
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An intelligent pig comprising a single body comprising a transmitter and a receiver for signals to monitor the interior of a tube or a pipe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.