Patents
US 11506326 B2: Repair of active leaks in industrial systems using cold spray
- Granted
- 2022-11-22
- Filed
- 2018-06-13 application 17251638
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method of repairing an active leak in embodiments of the present invention may include one or more of the following steps: (a) identifying the active leak on a pipe structure, tank or pressure vessel, (b) setting cold spray system settings to repair the pipe structure, (c) administering pressurized gas and metal powder to an active pipe leak, (d) identifying any potential hazards surrounding the active pipe leak, (e) eliminating and/or reducing the potential hazards surround the active pipe leak, (f) inserting a wedge within an active leak pipe hole, (g) ceasing administration of pressurized gas and metal powder to the active pipe leak when it appears sealed, (h) verifying the active pipe leak is sealed, and (i) re-administering the pressurized gas and the metal powder to the active leak is the active leak is not fully sealed.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg221122.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF REGENTS 87 patents | US company or organization | Pierre, SD | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Widener | Rapid City, SD | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Bharath Jasthi | Rapid City, SD | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Dimeji Oladepo | Rapid City, SD | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F16L | Pipes; joints or fittings for pipes; supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing; means for thermal insulation in general | F16L55/18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B05B | Spraying apparatus; atomising apparatus; nozzles | B05B7/1486 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C23C | Coating metallic material; coating material with metallic material; surface treatment of metallic material by diffusion into the surface, by chemical conversion or substitution; coating by vacuum evaporation, by sputtering, by ion implantation or by chemical vapour deposition, in general | C23C24/04 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B23P | Metal-working not otherwise provided for; combined operations; universal machine tools | B23P6/04 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-22 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | JASTHI, BHARATH signed 2020-12-09 OLADEPO, DIMEJI signed 2020-12-11 WIDENER, CHRISTIAN signed 2020-12-11 | SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF REGENTS PIERRE, SD | 54730/769 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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