MUMBAI, India, Aug. 24 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641097388 A) filed by Vellore Institute Of Technology on August 12, 2026, for Autonomous Self-Healing Pipeline Node For Detecting And Containing Fluid Leaks.
Inventors include Porkodi; Mohammed Kaif K; Gowtham S; and Pravin G.
The application for the patent was published on August 21, 2026, under issue no. 34/2026.
Abstract: An autonomous self-healing pipeline node (108) for detecting and containing a fluid leak at a pipeline joint of a pipeline (110) is provided. The autonomous self-healing pipeline node (108) includes one or more acoustic sensors (206), a compression collar (216), an electric motor (214), one or more strain sensors (208), a com...