SYSTEM FOR FINDING SLAB LEAK LOCATION

• US 20180136074A1
• Filed: 11/16/2016
• Published: 05/17/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2016
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: James Kearns
• Original Assignee: James Kearns
• Inventors: Kearns, James
• Application Number:
  US15/352,922
• Publication Number:
  US 20180136074A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01M 3/042 by using materials which expand, contract, disintegrate, or decompose in contact with a fluid G01M3/12 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01M 3/22 for pipes, cables or tubes; for pipe joints or seals; for valves; for welds; for containers, e.g. radiators

Abstract

A leak detection system configured to detect a plurality of leaks within a pipe line. The leak detection system comprising a tracer unit introduced into the pipe line, having a signal generator positioned within the tracer unit, and the signal generator configured to transmit a signal through the inner lining of the pipe line to detect a leak. A feedback transmitter is in communication with the signal generator to transmit any feedback from the signal generator to a hand-held sensor. The hand-held sensor comprises a user display interface. A signal transmission module transmits the signal to the feedback transmitter. The transmitted signal prompts the feedback transmitter to retrieve information regarding the location and magnitude of the leak. A signal receiver module will receive a feedback signal from the feedback transmitter and also display the feedback signal on the user display interface.

Claims

1. A leak detection system configured to detect a plurality of leaks within a pipe line, the leak detection system comprising;

a tracer unit introduced into the pipe line which contains a fluid flow, the tracer unit configured to traverse along the fluid flow through the length of the pipe line, the tracer unit comprising;

a signal generator positioned within the tracer unit, the signal generator configured to transmit a signal through the inner lining of the pipe line to detect a leak within the pipe line; and

a feedback transmitter in communication with the signal generator to transmit feedback from the signal generator to a hand-held sensor unit;

the hand-held sensor unit comprising;

a user display interface;

a signal transmission module to transmit a signal to the feedback transmitter, wherein the transmitted signal prompts the feedback transmitter to retrieve information regarding the location and magnitude of the leakage detected within inner lining of the pipe line; and

a signal receiver module to receive a feedback signal from the feedback transmitter, and display the feedback signal on the user display interface.

2. The leak detection system of claim 1, further comprising a temperature sensor to sense the temperature fluid flow inside the pipe line.

3. The leak detection system of claim 1, wherein the feedback transmitter transmits an acoustic signal.

4. The leak detection system of claim 3, wherein the feedback transmitter emits at least one frequency above 20 KHz.

5. The leak detection system of claim 1, wherein the tracer unit comprises a Styrofoam®

ball that internally houses the signal generator and the feedback transmitter.

6. The leak detection system of claim 1, wherein the signal generator emits a predetermined frequency range between 40 to 90 KHz.

7. The leak detection system of claim 1, further comprising a battery to power the signal generator and the feedback transmitter.

8. The leak detection system of claim 1, wherein the tracer unit is configured to have a predefined diameter less than the diameter of the pipe line to be inspected.

9. The leak detection system of claim 1, wherein the user display interface is selected from the group consisting of LCD display device, LED display device and a keypad device.

10. The leak detection system of claim 1, wherein the communication is established between the tracer unit and the hand-held unit via a wireless protocol.