ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,259,094, issued on March 25, was assigned to The Charles Machine Works Inc. (Perry, Okla.).
"Pipeline following sensor arrangement" was invented by Brian K. Bailey (Stillwater, Okla.), Kelvin P. Self (Stillwater, Okla.), Richard F. Sharp (Perry, Okla.), Scott B. Cole (Edmond, Okla.) and Michael F. Gard (Perry, Okla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and apparatus for installing a monitoring cable or other utility near an existing pipeline. An electromagnetic signal may be induced on the pipeline, either directly, or by transmitting a signal from a vehicle carrying a sensor array. The sensors disposed on the vehicle communicate wit...