PATENT SEARCH ON PIPELINE LEAK DETECTION

A LEGAL ISSUES AND INDUSTRY STANDARDS REPORT

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OMER FARUQE
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in partial fulfillment of project for the award of the degree of

BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN CHEMICAL
ENGINEERING (HONS)

School of Chemical Engineering and Physical Sciences

LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY
Phagwara, Punjab

April, 2020

Submitted to
Dr. Runjhun Tandon
Introduction
What is Patent search?
As a matter of fact a patent search, in different terms oddity or patentability search, explains
whether a development is novel or existed previously. In the event that the criteria isn't satisfied,
at that point the business visionary or designer won't have the option to get the patent. The main
necessity that requirements to meet is curiosity. The curiosity search doesn't reveal any
significant reports, at that point the designer might have the option to get a patent. The patent
inquiry demonstrates a probability, not an assurance that you will get a patent. A huge number of
comparable kind of licenses are now existing in documentation so uniqueness is an
unquestionable requirement.

Criteria for patent search

Licensed innovation, particularly licenses, are one of the most significant impalpable resources
of a business – particularly the ones that support significantly by imagining and improving.
Given that the advancement of any sort of development devours a great deal of time and cash, it
just bodes well to ensure the innovations by securing/licensing them.

Getting a patent for the development guarantees that no other individual cases your creation as
their property. Regardless of whether somebody winds up doing as such – by selling a duplicate
of your protected creation or assembling an item that covers on your patent – they could be
halted from continuing these exercises with the assistance of stop this instant letters, and lawful
plan of action could be taken to keep others from profiting by your licensed development.

Given that a patent offers its chosen one the advantage to reject others from encroaching on their
patent for an exceptionally significant stretch of time (20 years from the date of documenting in
the US), it just bodes well that licenses are not conceded to each thought that is ever ideated.

Consequently, licenses are just conceded to innovations that meet certain criteria.

Importance of patent search

Often ignored, a patent search is, indeed, a significant instrument that can assist creators with
setting aside time and cash by evading the most widely recognized traps associated with patent
arraignment.

Under U.S. patent law, for an application to try and be thought of, the creation must meet certain
patent prerequisites. The creation must be new, helpful, non-self-evident, and topic qualified.
After the "Aha! Minute", numerous creators need to plunge straight into the application
procedure. They may accept that since the creation that they have imagined isn't as of now
available, at that point it should consequently meet said prerequisites. Would it be able to truly
be that basic?

Shockingly, it isn't. Within excess of 40 million patent reports previously distributed around the
world, and a million more included each year, just a small part of these innovations will wind up
going to showcase. Explanations behind this may differ, with the most well-known being that the
innovator flopped in tending to at least one of the accompanying parts of the procedure as
represented beneath.
The journey from the conception of an idea, to the grant of a patent, can often be arduous, time-
consuming and costly. It makes sense to start by researching the prior art to get an idea of what
technology already exists. This will enable the inventor to make an informed decision on
whether investing further in the invention is feasible.
Apart from the distinct advantage of making sure that no existing intellectual property is going to
be infringed upon, there are other benefits to conducting a patent search.
Every year millions of new patents are documented all over the world by authorities. Before
prosecuting idea, patent search should be done cost effectively.

Types of patent searches

Intellectual properties, especially patents, are one of the most critical intangible belongings of a
commercial enterprise – specifically the ones that sustain majorly through inventing and
innovating. Given that the improvement of any form of invention consumes a whole lot of time
and money, it only makes feel to guard the innovations by shielding/patenting them.

Getting a patent for the invention ensures that no different individual claims your invention as
their belongings. Even if a person finally ends up doing so – by promoting a duplicate of your
patented invention or production a product that overlaps for your patent – they could be stopped
from resuming those sports with the help of give up and desist letters, and prison recourse might
be taken to prevent others from taking advantage of your patented invention.

Given that a patent gives its assignee the advantage to exclude others from infringing on their
patent for a totally lengthy time period (two decades from the date of filing in the US), it
simplest makes sense that patents aren't granted to every idea this is ever ideated.

Hence, patents are best granted to innovations that meet positive standards.

Getting a patent isn't always clean. A patent is examined on multiple factors to make sure that it
is novel, obvious and is not much like someone else’s invention/idea earlier than the date of
filing. Only submit pleasing all the required standards, a patent is granted with the aid of the
patent workplace of the precise kingdom.

In sure instances, if a patent is granted and upon reexamination discovered now not to meet any
precise criterion, the rights could be revoked from the inventor/assignee. We might be discussing
extra in this later, but it's miles to be stated that that is one of the maximum vital strategies used
by organizations to weaken their opposition’s patent portfolio.
But that’s the superior stuff. Taking a step returned – There are unique forms of patent searches
that exist. While a number of them are conducted earlier than a patent is filed, others serve their
motive high-quality most effective post a patent is granted. Each of those searches has its
personal precise cause and reasons for being conducted.
Four types of search are :
1. Patentability search
2. Freedom to operate search
3. Patent invalidity search
4. State of the art search
Pipeline leak detection
Risk management is essential while expanding a business. For instance, whilst adding or
increasing long variety pipelines for LNG or liquid ammonia, ethylene, sulfur, compressed fuel,
or different dangerous substances, it's miles important to shape a chance prevention plan not
most effective for inside the facilities but also for the surrounding areas. Failing to gather the
necessities for guaranteeing protection makes it not possible to add or amplify vegetation, and
doubtlessly policies the organization out from primary commercial enterprise possibilities.
Patents on Pipeline leak detections
Yokogawa Company Ltd, India
For example, The DTSX distributed temperature optical fiber sensor is a pipeline leak detection
solution whose core fee lies not simplest in avoiding threat all through operations, however
additionally in making certain safety when adding or increasing flora. In positive tasks, including
the safety instrumented structures that are key to the ones identical programs wins approval from
independent government groups to put in pipelines for liquid ammonia near residential areas.
Pipelines that join factories to shipping yards about 5 km away assist customers expand their
export companies. And pipeline leak detection packages play a primary function in growing new
commercial enterprise.
This DTSX is already a patented invention that will monitor all minor leaks in less than 1 meter
for 365 days and 24 hours avoiding risks and keeping running costs low.

Yokogawa Company Ltd, India has access to some pipeline detection system such as

1. DTSX200 Distributed Temperature Sensor,

2. DTSX1 Fiber Optic Heat Detector,

3. DTSX3000 Distributed Temperature Sensor,

4. Distributed Temperature Sensor

Pipeline Leakage Detection Methods

Exterior methods Visual/Biological Methods Interior/computational

based methods

Acoustic sensing

Mass/Volume
AUV/Drone

Accelerometer

Trained
Negative pressure
Dog/Human
Fibre optic sensing

Vapour sampling Pressure point

Visual-based bolted
analysis
joints monitoring

Infrared
thermography
Digital signal

Ground penetration

Dynamic modelling

Fluorescence

Electromechanical State estimators

impedance

Capacitive sensing

Other methods
Google patents on Pipeline leak detections
US9366596B2

United States

Inventor
Samir Mekid
Rached Ben-Mansour
Current Assignee
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

The present invention relates generally to fluid conveyance using pipes, conduits, and the like,
and particularly to a pipeline leak detector employing a drive system for the helical motion of an
array of pressure sensing ports along the interior wall of the pipe.
It’s an example from thousands of patents listed in google patents online.Its a really good source
of checking whether the patent is is valid or copyright violations.
German patents on pipeline leaks detections

Match Document Document Title

1 DE202019003357U1 Preventive detection of water damage for early localization of

leaks  
Preventive detection of water damage using sensors with a
predetermined density for localization and then to visualize a
display, characterized in that the measurement of moisture is
measured...

2 DE102018106360A1 Sewer pipe inspection and / or sewer pipe renovation device with
a push rod  
A sewer pipe inspection and / or sewer rehabilitation apparatus
(100) comprising a push bar (10) and a sewer pipe inspection and
/ or sewer rehabilitation unit (20) located at one end of the push...

3 DE102018103909A1 Arrangement comprising a pipeline and a device for monitoring

thereof  
The band (16) is susceptible to stretching and upon stretching or
deformation of the pipeline (10) there is a stretch break of the
band, through which the flow of current through the band is...

4 DE202016008758U1 Sewer inspection unit with movably mounted guide rod  

Channel inspection unit comprising a camera unit (10) for
inspecting a channel (30; 40) which is rotatable at least about an
axis (A) and provided with at least one guide device comprising a
guide...

5 DE112011100419B4 Data processing method and system for pipeline leak detection  
A data processing method for inspecting pipeline leaks in a
pipeline network, which is logically divided into a plurality of
regions, the process comprising: Receiving detection
parameters...

6 DE102010023776B4 Method and device for detecting and locating a leak in a drinking
water supply network  
Method for detecting and locating a leak, in particular in a
drinking water supply network, by amplitude and frequency
analysis of leak noise spectra (10, 17), which at several points of
the...
Some examples of German patents available on freepatentsonline.com
Plagiarism Report

Conclusion
There are intellectual property offices in Canada, UK, China, India and in many other countries
that have published patents regarding pipeline leak detections. If someone develop a novel pipe
leak detection system then he must follow above instructed guidelines to get his invention
patented .If a business chooses a leak detection system that must be cost effective and less risky
to handle by its employees. Different systems are developed by various authority which are
patented for various time period by intellectual property offices. A user sometimes need to pay
value to use those systems .Some are made free for humankind and research proposes
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