Patents by Inventor Martin Francis Lucien Harper

Martin Francis Lucien Harper has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Leak locator
    Patent number: 7523666
    Abstract: A method of determining the presence and location of leaks in a pipeline (2) comprising inserting a leak location device capable of detecting and recording the occurrence of noise into the flow of fluid (1) within the pipeline (2); allowing the leak location device to travel through the pipeline (2) with the fluid flow; causing the leak location device to detect and record noise in the fluid; and causing the leak location device to record the time at which noise is detected. Generally the leak location device is retrieved from the pipeline (2) downstream to its insertion point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Advnaced Engineering Solutions Ltd.
    Inventors: Martin Thompson, Martin Francis Lucien Harper