Patents by Inventor Stephane BENICHOU

Stephane BENICHOU 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).

  • Device for inspecting a pipe, in particular with regard to clandestine tapping
    Patent number: 12399155
    Abstract: A device for inspecting a pipe, includes a scraper carriage, substantially cylindrical about an axis coinciding with an axis of the pipe and which is inserted into the pipe and propelled by a liquid transported by the pipe, and a measurer carried by the carriage. The measurer includes a first crown, carrying a first set of ultrasound transducers, arranged on a first circle centered on the axis and of diameter substantially equal to an inside diameter of the pipe, alternating a transmitting ultrasound transducer and a receiving ultrasound transducer, arranged so that a wave transmitted by a transmitting ultrasound transducer is reflected, by a wall of the pipe facing it, towards a counterpart receiving ultrasound transducer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2025
    Assignee: SOCIETE DES TRANSPORTS PETROLIERS PAR PIPELINE TRAPIL
    Inventors: Marc Radisson, Stephane Benichou
  • Device For Inspecting A Pipe, In Particular With Regard To Clandestine Tapping
    Publication number: 20230076535
    Abstract: A device for inspecting a pipe, includes a scraper carriage, substantially cylindrical about an axis coinciding with an axis of the pipe and which is inserted into the pipe and propelled by a liquid transported by the pipe, and a measurer carried by the carriage. The measurer includes a first crown, carrying a first set of ultrasound transducers, arranged on a first circle centered on the axis and of diameter substantially equal to an inside diameter of the pipe, alternating a transmitting ultrasound transducer and a receiving ultrasound transducer, arranged so that a wave transmitted by a transmitting ultrasound transducer is reflected, by a wall of the pipe facing it, towards a counterpart receiving ultrasound transducer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: SOCIETE DES TRANSPORTS PETROLIERS PAR PIPELINE TRAPIL
    Inventors: Marc RADISSON, Stephane BENICHOU