WO2015134915A3 - System for maintaining conduits and pipes in a pipeline system - Google Patents

System for maintaining conduits and pipes in a pipeline system Download PDF

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WO2015134915A3
WO2015134915A3 PCT/US2015/019268 US2015019268W WO2015134915A3 WO 2015134915 A3 WO2015134915 A3 WO 2015134915A3 US 2015019268 W US2015019268 W US 2015019268W WO 2015134915 A3 WO2015134915 A3 WO 2015134915A3
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pipe
pipes
tool
pipeline
conduits
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Douglas W. MOTZNO
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Motzno Douglas W
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Priority to EP15757866.7A priority Critical patent/EP3117134A4/en
Priority to CA2942167A priority patent/CA2942167A1/en
Priority to JP2016573710A priority patent/JP7084108B2/en
Priority claimed from US14/640,426 external-priority patent/US10576489B2/en
Publication of WO2015134915A2 publication Critical patent/WO2015134915A2/en
Publication of WO2015134915A3 publication Critical patent/WO2015134915A3/en

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08—CLEANING
    • B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B9/00—Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto 
    • B08B9/02—Cleaning pipes or tubes or systems of pipes or tubes
    • B08B9/027—Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages
    • B08B9/04—Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes
    • B08B9/043—Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes moved by externally powered mechanical linkage, e.g. pushed or drawn through the pipes
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03B—INSTALLATIONS OR METHODS FOR OBTAINING, COLLECTING, OR DISTRIBUTING WATER
    • E03B7/00—Water main or service pipe systems
    • E03B7/006—Arrangements or methods for cleaning or refurbishing water conduits
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03F—SEWERS; CESSPOOLS
    • E03F9/00—Arrangements or fixed installations methods or devices for cleaning or clearing sewer pipes, e.g. by flushing
    • E03F9/002—Cleaning sewer pipes by mechanical means
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L55/00—Devices or appurtenances for use in, or in connection with, pipes or pipe systems
    • F16L55/26—Pigs or moles, i.e. devices movable in a pipe or conduit with or without self-contained propulsion means
    • F16L55/265—Pigs or moles, i.e. devices movable in a pipe or conduit with or without self-contained propulsion means specially adapted for work at or near a junction between a main and a lateral pipe
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L55/00—Devices or appurtenances for use in, or in connection with, pipes or pipe systems
    • F16L55/26—Pigs or moles, i.e. devices movable in a pipe or conduit with or without self-contained propulsion means
    • F16L55/28—Constructional aspects
    • F16L55/30—Constructional aspects of the propulsion means, e.g. towed by cables
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L55/00—Devices or appurtenances for use in, or in connection with, pipes or pipe systems
    • F16L55/26—Pigs or moles, i.e. devices movable in a pipe or conduit with or without self-contained propulsion means
    • F16L55/28—Constructional aspects
    • F16L55/40—Constructional aspects of the body
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L2101/00—Uses or applications of pigs or moles
    • F16L2101/10—Treating the inside of pipes
    • F16L2101/12—Cleaning
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L2101/00—Uses or applications of pigs or moles
    • F16L2101/10—Treating the inside of pipes
    • F16L2101/16—Coating by application of fluent materials, e.g. painting
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L2101/00—Uses or applications of pigs or moles
    • F16L2101/10—Treating the inside of pipes
    • F16L2101/18—Lining other than coating
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L2101/00—Uses or applications of pigs or moles
    • F16L2101/30—Inspecting, measuring or testing

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.
PCT/US2015/019268 2014-03-06 2015-03-06 System for maintaining conduits and pipes in a pipeline system WO2015134915A2 (en)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP15757866.7A EP3117134A4 (en) 2014-03-06 2015-03-06 System for maintaining conduits and pipes in a pipeline system
CA2942167A CA2942167A1 (en) 2014-03-06 2015-03-06 System for maintaining conduits and pipes in a pipeline system
JP2016573710A JP7084108B2 (en) 2014-03-06 2015-03-06 Conduit and pipe maintenance and inspection system in pipeline system

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US201461949092P 2014-03-06 2014-03-06
US61/949,092 2014-03-06
US14/640,426 US10576489B2 (en) 2014-03-06 2015-03-06 System for maintaining conduits and pipes in a pipeline system
US14/640,426 2015-03-06

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Citations (7)

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US2742259A (en) * 1953-04-06 1956-04-17 Cormack E Boucher Conduit tractor
US3525111A (en) * 1967-06-28 1970-08-25 Paul Von Arx Apparatus for treating the inner wall surface of a generally cylindrical duct
US4050384A (en) * 1974-09-09 1977-09-27 Babcock & Wilcox Limited Tube inspection and servicing apparatus
US20040099175A1 (en) * 2000-07-18 2004-05-27 Yann Perrot Robot vehicle adapted to operate in pipelines and other narrow passages
WO2009074884A2 (en) * 2007-10-18 2009-06-18 Neidhardt Dietmar J Method and apparatus for detecting defects in oilfield tubulars
WO2010100480A2 (en) * 2009-03-03 2010-09-10 Jd7 Limited Water mains inspection and servicing
US20130019684A1 (en) * 2011-06-27 2013-01-24 Daniel Krywyj Pipe inspection and servicing

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2742259A (en) * 1953-04-06 1956-04-17 Cormack E Boucher Conduit tractor
US3525111A (en) * 1967-06-28 1970-08-25 Paul Von Arx Apparatus for treating the inner wall surface of a generally cylindrical duct
US4050384A (en) * 1974-09-09 1977-09-27 Babcock & Wilcox Limited Tube inspection and servicing apparatus
US20040099175A1 (en) * 2000-07-18 2004-05-27 Yann Perrot Robot vehicle adapted to operate in pipelines and other narrow passages
WO2009074884A2 (en) * 2007-10-18 2009-06-18 Neidhardt Dietmar J Method and apparatus for detecting defects in oilfield tubulars
WO2010100480A2 (en) * 2009-03-03 2010-09-10 Jd7 Limited Water mains inspection and servicing
US20130019684A1 (en) * 2011-06-27 2013-01-24 Daniel Krywyj Pipe inspection and servicing

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