CA1001809A - Sphere handling apparatus for cleaning pipe lines - Google Patents
Sphere handling apparatus for cleaning pipe linesInfo
- Publication number
- CA1001809A CA1001809A CA191,559A CA191559A CA1001809A CA 1001809 A CA1001809 A CA 1001809A CA 191559 A CA191559 A CA 191559A CA 1001809 A CA1001809 A CA 1001809A
- Authority
- CA
- Canada
- Prior art keywords
- handling apparatus
- cleaning pipe
- pipe lines
- sphere handling
- sphere
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
Links
Classifications
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- 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
- F16L55/46—Launching or retrieval of pigs or moles
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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
- B08B9/053—Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes moved along the pipes by a fluid, e.g. by fluid pressure or by suction
- B08B9/055—Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes moved along the pipes by a fluid, e.g. by fluid pressure or by suction the cleaning devices conforming to, or being conformable to, substantially the same cross-section of the pipes, e.g. pigs or moles
- B08B9/0552—Spherically shaped pigs
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T137/00—Fluid handling
- Y10T137/4891—With holder for solid, flaky or pulverized material to be dissolved or entrained
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Pressure Vessels And Lids Thereof (AREA)
- Investigating Or Analyzing Materials By The Use Of Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US00334043A US3809113A (en) | 1973-02-20 | 1973-02-20 | Sphere handling apparatus and method |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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CA1001809A true CA1001809A (en) | 1976-12-21 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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CA191,559A Expired CA1001809A (en) | 1973-02-20 | 1974-02-01 | Sphere handling apparatus for cleaning pipe lines |
Country Status (4)
Country | Link |
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US (1) | US3809113A (nl) |
CA (1) | CA1001809A (nl) |
GB (1) | GB1421085A (nl) |
NL (1) | NL157099B (nl) |
Families Citing this family (23)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4199834A (en) * | 1978-07-27 | 1980-04-29 | Willis Oil Tool Co. | Pig ball transfer unit |
US4351079A (en) * | 1979-06-08 | 1982-09-28 | Fitzpatrick Associates, Inc. | Sphere launching and receiving valve |
US4759579A (en) * | 1987-05-12 | 1988-07-26 | Swenson Alvin L | Pig extractor |
US5208937A (en) * | 1990-12-27 | 1993-05-11 | Cooper Clarence G | Apparatus for launching pigs into pipelines |
US8312584B2 (en) * | 2010-04-05 | 2012-11-20 | Power Associates International, Inc. | Pig receiver assembly |
US8689384B2 (en) | 2010-04-05 | 2014-04-08 | Power Associates International, Inc. | Pig receiver assembly |
US9310016B2 (en) | 2010-04-05 | 2016-04-12 | Power Associates International, Inc. | Pig receiver assembly |
US9593794B2 (en) | 2010-04-05 | 2017-03-14 | Power Associates International, Inc. | Pig receiver assembly |
CN102921686A (zh) * | 2012-11-09 | 2013-02-13 | 西安冠林智能科技有限公司 | 新型射频识别自动投球器 |
US10024768B1 (en) | 2016-06-17 | 2018-07-17 | Markwest Energy Partners, L.P. | System, method, and apparatus for determining air emissions during pig receiver depressurization |
US10001240B1 (en) * | 2016-11-02 | 2018-06-19 | Markwest Energy Partners, L.P. | Pig ramp, system and method |
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US11686070B1 (en) | 2022-05-04 | 2023-06-27 | Marathon Petroleum Company Lp | Systems, methods, and controllers to enhance heavy equipment warning |
US12012082B1 (en) | 2022-12-30 | 2024-06-18 | Marathon Petroleum Company Lp | Systems and methods for a hydraulic vent interlock |
US12043361B1 (en) | 2023-02-18 | 2024-07-23 | Marathon Petroleum Company Lp | Exhaust handling systems for marine vessels and related methods |
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Family Cites Families (8)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US2493152A (en) * | 1946-12-23 | 1950-01-03 | Chapman Valve Mfg Co | Seal for spindles of vacuum valves |
US2948143A (en) * | 1957-09-16 | 1960-08-09 | Standard Oil Co | Apparatus for impelling objects within a pipeline |
US3148689A (en) * | 1960-11-22 | 1964-09-15 | Colorado Interstate Gas Compan | Method and system for gas transmission |
US3166094A (en) * | 1962-01-08 | 1965-01-19 | Charles Wheatley Company | Receiving valve |
US3169263A (en) * | 1962-01-23 | 1965-02-16 | Charles Wheatley Company | Sphere launching apparatus |
US3291217A (en) * | 1964-03-09 | 1966-12-13 | Richfield Oil Corp | Flow line pig injector |
US3387483A (en) * | 1965-11-05 | 1968-06-11 | M & J Valve Co | Flowmeter proving apparatus |
GB1166850A (en) * | 1966-12-22 | 1969-10-08 | Gen Descaling Co Ltd | Improvements in and relating to Uni-Directional Meter Provers |
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1973
- 1973-02-20 US US00334043A patent/US3809113A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1974
- 1974-02-01 CA CA191,559A patent/CA1001809A/en not_active Expired
- 1974-02-05 GB GB531574A patent/GB1421085A/en not_active Expired
- 1974-02-19 NL NL7402253.A patent/NL157099B/nl unknown
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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US3809113A (en) | 1974-05-07 |
GB1421085A (en) | 1976-01-14 |
NL157099B (nl) | 1978-06-15 |
NL7402253A (nl) | 1974-08-22 |
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