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US 5,612,499 AGranted
Method of inserting a sensor into a pipeline
AssigneeTDW Delaware, Inc.
InventorsBill D. Andrew, Edward W. Levy
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AssigneeTDW Delaware, Inc.
InventorsBill D. Andrew, Edward W. Levy
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A method of inserting a sensor into a pipeline including the steps of securing a fitting onto the pipeline, tapping an opening in the pipeline through the fitting, installing a housing on the fitting, the housing having a nipple extending at an angle to the pipeline, attaching a sensor insertion assembly to the nipple, the insertion assembly having a launch tube movable axially between the insertion assembly and the pipeline, extending the launch tube from the insertion assembly and through the pipeline opening into the pipeline, the launch tube intersecting the pipeline at an acute angle and providing communication between the sensor insertion assembly and the interior of the pipeline, and passing a sensor from the insertion assembly and through the launch tube into the pipeline.
A process to insert a sensor into a pipeline having an axis, which process comprises:
A method of inserting a sensor into and remove a sensor from a pipeline having an axis, comprising:
A method of inserting a sensor as set forth in claim 15 wherein said jack means is in the form of a jacking assembly forming a part of said insertion assembly, the jacking assembly engaging said launch tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.