ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,326,330, issued on June 10, was assigned to TUBULAR SOLUTIONS INC. (Houston).
"Method ad apparatus for digital thread inspection" was invented by Aubrey A. Stigall (Houston) and Timothy M. Bedore (Houston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A compact inspection assembly comprising digital sensors and/or laser measurement systems to measure and validate attributes of pipe and associated threaded connections. A custom designed end-effector sensor assembly is selectively attached to a robotic arm having software and control systems. An automated sensor assembly, selectively positioned relative to a pipe section, measures data regarding the pipe ...