ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,455,251, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to Rosen IP AG (Stans, Switzerland).
"Pig including an X-ray fluorescence sensor" was invented by Patrik Rosen (Meppen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pig for use in a pipeline is provided for determining the material of the pipeline in the context of an inline inspection. The pig includes a position determination unit and at least one braking arrangement for immobilizing the pig at a certain position in the pipeline. The pig also includes an X-ray fluorescence sensor."
The patent was filed on May 20, 2020, under Application No. 17/613,422.
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