Patents by Inventor Udaykiran Rokkam

Udaykiran Rokkam 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).

  • Pipe joint inspection
    Patent number: 11085885
    Abstract: A system for inspecting an interior surface of a girth weld region of a pipeline includes a robot that includes a scanner mounted on a carriage for scanning the interior surface of the girth weld region to generate surface profile data. A profile analyzer receives the surface profile data and outputs an indication of whether the interior surface of the girth weld region is suitable for being coated. In some embodiments, an imaging system captures images of the girth weld region as it is being scanned. In a method of coating the girth weld regions of a pipeline, the images of a girth weld region found to be unsuitable for being coated based on the scanning data are used to certify whether the girth weld region is suitable for being coated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Aegion Coating Services, LLC
    Inventors: Renato Sanchez, Darrell Davis, Stephen Sears, Kirk Schmitz, Udaykiran Rokkam
  • PIPE JOINT INSPECTION
    Publication number: 20180202944
    Abstract: A system for inspecting an interior surface of a girth weld region of a pipeline includes a robot that includes a scanner mounted on a carriage for scanning the interior surface of the girth weld region to generate surface profile data. A profile analyzer receives the surface profile data and outputs an indication of whether the interior surface of the girth weld region is suitable for being coated. In some embodiments, an imaging system captures images of the girth weld region as it is being scanned. In a method of coating the girth weld regions of a pipeline, the images of a girth weld region found to be unsuitable for being coated based on the scanning data are used to certify whether the girth weld region is suitable for being coated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: Aegion Coating Services, LLC
    Inventors: Renato Sanchez, Darrell Davis, Stephen Sears, Kirk Schmitz, Udaykiran Rokkam