System and method for automated pipe measurement and alignment

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9372076
APP PUB NO 20150292872A1
SERIAL NO

14679778

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A method of aligning a portable machining system to a pipe end portion includes automatically moving a measurement sensor mounted to the portable machining system about the pipe end portion in a first measurement plane to generate a first set of measurement data. The method includes translating the measurement sensor from the first measurement plane to a second measurement plane. The method includes automatically moving the measurement sensor about the pipe end portion in the second measurement plane to generate a second set of measurement data and processing the first and second sets of measurement data with a processing module to determine a center and an axis of the pipe end portion.

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TRI TOOL INC3806 SECURITY PARK DRIVE RANCHO CORDOVA CA 95742

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
LeMaster, Anthony Ray Rancho Cordova, US 1 2
Tripp, Justin Peter Rancho Cordova, US 1 2

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