Patents by Inventor Martin Robert COGHILL

Martin Robert COGHILL 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).

  • Patent number: 11293581
    Abstract: A pipeline inspection system is described. The system comprises a body, cameras, support members, and light sources. The cameras are coupled to the body and configured to obtain image information related to an interior surface of the pipe. The support members extend away from the body in a radial direction to contact the interior surface of the pipe and support the body. An individual support member has a first end coupled to the body, and a second end configured to contact the interior surface of the pipe. The light sources are configured to light the interior surface of the pipe. They are coupled to the support members at or near the second end such that the light sources are located in one or more radial positions near the interior surface of the pipe, separated from the one or more cameras and the body by the one or more support members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY
    Inventor: Martin Robert Coghill
  • Publication number: 20200393075
    Abstract: A pipeline inspection system is described. The system comprises a body, cameras, support members, and light sources. The cameras are coupled to the body and configured to obtain image information related to an interior surface of the pipe. The support members extend away from the body in a radial direction to contact the interior surface of the pipe and support the body. An individual support member has a first end coupled to the body, and a second end configured to contact the interior surface of the pipe. The light sources are configured to light the interior surface of the pipe. They are coupled to the support members at or near the second end such that the light sources are located in one or more radial positions near the interior surface of the pipe, separated from the one or more cameras and the body by the one or more support members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY
    Inventor: Martin Robert COGHILL
  • Publication number: 20200103610
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes an outer utility pipe having a first diameter. In a first embodiment, the present disclosure describes an inner liner having a second diameter. The second diameter is smaller than the first diameter. The inner liner is positioned inside the outer utility pipe such than an annular space is created between the inner liner and the outer utility pipe. The inner liner is configured to conduct fluid. The present disclosure describes a communication conduit positioned in the annular space between the inner liner and the outer utility pipe. The communication conduit is configured to receive one or more components, such as fiber optic cables, configured to transmit information. In a second embodiment without an inner liner or an annular space, the communication conduit is received by a channel cut in an inner diameter surface of the outer utility pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Hiram Glenn THORPE, Martin Robert COGHILL, James Edward FISHER, Colin David KEMPER, Brent James FOUNTAIN