MUMBAI, India, Nov. 7 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202411025411 A) filed by Chandigarh University; and Chandigarh University Technology Business Incubator, Mohali, Punjab, on March 28, 2024, for 'automated field joint protecting device for pipelines.'
Inventor(s) include Kulwinder Singh.
The application for the patent was published on Nov. 7, under issue no. 45/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "An automated field joint protecting device for pipelines, comprises a body 1 developed to be positioned on a ground surface, plurality of motorized wheels 2 for providing movement to the body 1 on the surface, an artificial intelligence-based imaging unit 3 to evaluate a 3D mapping of the surrounding as well as determine presence of interim pipeline, a touch interactive display panel 4 for displaying the evaluated mapping and also enabling the user to select a portion of the pipeline where the user desires to apply a protective layer of coating, a LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) sensor detecting exact location and dimensions of field joint present on the pipeline, an electronically controlled nozzle 5 for spraying epoxy solution over the detected field joint, and a ball and socket joint 8 for providing multi-axis rotational motion to the robotic arm 6."
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