Pipe and conduit wear detection system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9689771
APP PUB NO 20140366975A1
SERIAL NO

14303350

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A pipe section, such as a pipe elbow, coated with a ceramic coating containing a fusible link displaced within. The link includes two exposed testing leads which are connected to a sensor which sends a signal across the link. Over time, the pipe section and the coating are worn away by material flowing through the pipe. Eventually the fusible link is severed due to the wear, signaling the sensor to send an alert, notifying that the pipe section needs to be replaced. The method of manufacture includes coating a standard pipe section with a ceramic coating, displacing a fusible link therein, and curing the coating. The coating may contain any number of fusible links in any conceivable arrangement.

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PROGRESSIVE PRODUCTS INC3305 AIRPORT CIRCLE PITTSBURG KS 66762

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Allison, Todd N Pittsburg, US 13 36
Hinton, Stephen T Pittsburg, US 3 7

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