Patents by Inventor Gerhard Kopp

Gerhard Kopp 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).

  • Determination of peaking of pipes
    Patent number: 12730094
    Abstract: In a method for determining the seam peaking of a pipeline, measured values of the internal pipe geometry are recorded adjacent to a sought point P of the seam peaking, at which the measurement of meaningful measured values is difficult or impossible due to a weld seam present there, and a trend is determined from the measured values and a value of the seam peaking is determined on the basis of the trend.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2026
    Assignee: NDT Global Corporate Ltd.
    Inventors: Gerhard Kopp, Michael Frank
  • Determination of Peaking of Pipes
    Publication number: 20240377365
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining peaking of a pipeline, wherein measurement values of the internal geometry of the pipe are recorded adjacent to a searched point P of the peak, wherein the measurement of meaningful measurement values is made more difficult or impossible due to the weld seam that is present there, and wherein a trend is determined based on the measurement values and a value of the peaking is determined based on the trend.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Gerhard Kopp, Michael Frank