US Patent Issued to UNDER COVER TECHNOLOGIES on Aug. 18 for "Pipeline inspection apparatus comprising multiple barrel sections, articulating components, and radially extending structures" (Canadian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,710,561, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to UNDER COVER TECHNOLOGIES CORP. (Calgary, Canada).

"Pipeline inspection apparatus comprising multiple barrel sections, articulating components, and radially extending structures" was invented by Richard Maiklem (Calgary, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pipeline inspection apparatus for moving through an interior of a pipeline and inspecting a region surrounding the pipeline, comprising a neutron source and scintillator sensors housed within one or more sections and including a positioning system that cooperates to position the one or more sections within the pipeline."

The patent was fi...