Abstract

b) as a means for identification and for the sending, receiving and storing of data. The pipeline pig (5) may be used in pipeline systems used for the production of sterile food or pharmaceutical products.

IPC Classes  ?

• F16L 55/48 - Indicating the position of the pig or mole in the pipe or conduit
• B08B 9/055 - Cleaning the internal surfacesRemoval of blockages using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes moved along the pipes by a fluid, e.g. by fluid pressure or by suction the cleaning devices conforming to, or being conformable to, substantially the cross-section of the pipes, e.g. pigs or moles
• G01V 15/00 - Tags attached to, or associated with, an object, in order to enable detection of the object
• F16L 101/12 - Cleaning

Abstract

A clean-in-place launching station with cleaning chamber (2) for cleaning a pipeline pig (16) is disclosed. The cleaning chamber (2) is equipped and configured to enable the pig to be completely surrounded by turbulently flowing cleaning fluid during the cleaning process. A plunger (3) capable of axially moving the pig (16) is completely encased within the cleaning chamber. The plunger (3) has at least one internal fluid channel (10) which connects the space in front of the front end (6) of the plunger facing the pig (16) with the space behind the back end (8) of the plunger.

IPC Classes  ?

• B08B 9/04 - Cleaning the internal surfacesRemoval of blockages using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes
• F16L 55/46 - Launching or retrieval of pigs or moles
• B08B 3/04 - Cleaning involving contact with liquid
• B08B 9/055 - Cleaning the internal surfacesRemoval of blockages using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes moved along the pipes by a fluid, e.g. by fluid pressure or by suction the cleaning devices conforming to, or being conformable to, substantially the cross-section of the pipes, e.g. pigs or moles

Abstract

A pipeline pig (5) for cleaning pipelines (6) and/or for recovering products from a pipeline is disclosed. The pipeline pig (5) comprises at least one radiofrequency identification tag (4a, 4b) as a means for identification and for the sending, receiving and storing of data. The pipeline pig (5) may be used in pipeline systems used for the production of sterile food or pharmaceutical products.

IPC Classes  ?

• B08B 9/02 - Cleaning pipes or tubes or systems of pipes or tubes
• F16L 55/48 - Indicating the position of the pig or mole in the pipe or conduit
• G01V 15/00 - Tags attached to, or associated with, an object, in order to enable detection of the object

Abstract

A pipeline pig (5) for cleaning pipelines (6) and/or for recovering products from a pipeline is disclosed. The pipeline pig (5) comprises at least one radiofrequency identification tag (4a, 4b) as a means for identification and for the sending, receiving and storing of data. The pipeline pig (5) may be used in pipeline systems used for the production of sterile food or pharmaceutical products.

IPC Classes  ?

• B08B 9/055 - Cleaning the internal surfacesRemoval of blockages using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes moved along the pipes by a fluid, e.g. by fluid pressure or by suction the cleaning devices conforming to, or being conformable to, substantially the cross-section of the pipes, e.g. pigs or moles
• F16L 55/48 - Indicating the position of the pig or mole in the pipe or conduit
• G01V 15/00 - Tags attached to, or associated with, an object, in order to enable detection of the object

Goods & Services

Common metals and their alloys; building materials of metal; transportable buildings of metal; non-electric cables and wires of metal; ironmongery and small items of metal hardware; pipes of metal; goods of common metal not included in other classes; valves (pipe faucets) of stainless steel, other than parts of machines; valves of metal (other than parts of machines), included in this class; valves for gaseous, liquid and pumpable fluids, valves for use in the beverages and foodstuffs industry as well as for the pharmaceutical, chemical and food industries, included in this class; connection and retaining valves for tanks and containers, tank bottom valves, retaining valves for tanks, included in this class; expansion compensators, particularly expansion compensators for all the aforementioned valves; tanks of metal; pipes, elbows for tubes and conduits; scrapers, scraper stoppers, scraper forwarding and receiving stations, any metal product included in this class; penstock pipes of metal; pipe muffs, pipe clips and flanges of metal; accessories for the aforementioned products, included in this class. Machines and machine tools; motors and engines (other than for land vehicles); parts of machines, particularly valve housings, valves (parts of machines), valves for gaseous, liquid and pumping fluids, valves for use in the beverages and foodstuffs industry, as well as the pharmaceutical, chemical and food industries, connection and/or retaining valves for tanks, containers, machines; parts and accessories of machines, particularly pressure valves, pressure reducing valves, electric (motorized) valves, hydraulic valve actuators, pneumatic valve actuators; expansion compensators, in particular expansion compensators for the aforementioned valves; cleaners (machine parts), particularly orbital cleaners, rotary cleaners, static cleaners; stainless steel pipework for machine boilers, reinforcing materials with control glass (pipe fittings) of stainless steel as parts of machines; scrapers, scraper stops, scraper forwarding and receiving stations (parts of machines) for cleaning; machines and apparatus for operating pipework scrapers; machines and apparatus for operating pipework; machines and apparatus for operating scraper systems; transmitting and receiving stations for scraper systems (parts of machines); valves (pipe faucets) of stainless steel, as parts of machines; scrapers, scraper stoppers, scraper forwarding and receiving stations, intended for inspection; accessories for all the aforementioned products, included in this class. Forwarding and receiving stations for scraping systems; scraper forwarding and receiving stations. Plastic products not included in other classes; non-metallic valves (other than parts of machines), included in this class; valves for gaseous, liquid and pumpable fluids, valves for use in the beverages and foodstuffs industry as well as for the pharmaceutical, chemical and food industries, included in this class; connection and retaining valves for tanks and containers, tank bottom valves, retaining valves for tanks, included in this class; expansion compensators of wood, plastic, cork, reed or horn, included in this class; scrapers, scraper stoppers, scraper forwarding and receiving stations, any non-metallic product included in this class; accessories for all the aforementioned products, included in this class.

Goods & Services

(1) Common metals and their alloys; Metal building materials, namely pipes, pipe fittings, sight glass fittings, T-pieces and metal valves; Transportable buildings of metal, namely pipes, pipe fittings, sight glass fittings, T-pieces and metal valves; Non-electric cables and wires of common metal, namely fastening cables; Ironmongery; Pipes and tubes of metal, namely drain pipes, stock pipes, pitot tubes, down pipes, wash pipes; Metal hardware, namely metal valves, T-pieces, nails, screws, bolts, pipe sleeves, pipe fittings; Valves for gaseous, liquid and pumpable fluids, valves for the food and drink industry and the pharmaceutical, chemical and foodstuff industries, namely pressure valves, pressure relief valves, stop valves, safety valves, shut-off valves, way valves, check valves, ball valves, exhaust valves, throttle valves, process valves, control valves, butterfly valves, duckbill valves and angle seat valves; Valves for connecting or shutting off tanks and containers, tank bottom valves, tank shut-off valves; Expansion compensators, in particular expansion compensators for all the aforesaid valves; Tanks of metal, namely storage tanks for fluids and semisolids; Pipes, namely drain pipes, stock pipes, pitot tubes, down pipes, wash pipes, Pipe elbows and Ducting, namely ducts and pipes of metal for air, pressured air, liquid and semisolid products, cleaning liquids; Pigs, pig stoppers, pig trap stations of metal; Penstock pipes of metal; Pipe muffs, Pipe clips and Metal flanges; Accessories for the aforesaid goods, namely sub-plates, cover plates, adapter plates, fasteners, actuator attachments, T-pieces, sealing and dividing elements for valves (2) Machines and machine tools, namely pipeline cleaning machines (so-called pigging machines) and tools thereof; Motors and engines (except for land vehicles), namely motors and engines used in pipeline cleaning machines (so-called pigging machines); pipeline cleaning machine parts, in particular valve housings, valves (parts of machinery), valves for gaseous, liquid and for pumpable fluids, valves for the beverages and food processing industries, as well as the pharmaceutical, chemical and food industries, namely pressure valves, pressure relief valves, stop valves, safety valves, shut-off valves, way valves, check valves, ball valves, exhaust valves, throttle valves, process valves, control valves, butterfly valves, duckbill valves and angle seat valves; valves for connection or shut-off of tanks, containers, machines; Fittings for pipeline cleaning machines (so-called pigging machines), namely sight glass fittings, pipe fittings, pipe clamps, screw fittings, T-pieces and flanges; pipeline cleaning machine parts, in particular pressure valves, Pressure reducing valves, Power operated valves, Hydraulic valve actuators, Pneumatic valve actuators; Expansion compensators, in particular expansion compensators for the aforesaid valves; Cleaners (parts of machines), in particular orbital cleaners, rotating cleaners, static cleaners; Pipe fittings of stainless steel for engine boilers, sightglasses (pipe fittings) of stainless steel being parts of pipeline cleaning machines (so-called pigging machines); Pigs, pig stoppers, pig trap stations (parts of pipeline cleaning machines (so-called pigging machines)) for cleaning purposes; pipeline cleaning Machines (so-called pigging machines) for operation of pipeline inspection gauges; pipeline cleaning machines (so-called pigging machines) for operation of pipelines; pipeline cleaning machines (so-called pigging machines) for the operation of pigging systems; Valves (pipe fittings) of stainless steel, being pipeline cleaning machine parts (3) Pigs, pig stoppers, pigging stations for inspection purposes; Transmitting and receiving stations for pigging systems; Transmitting and receiving stations for pigs; Non-electric cables and wires of common metal, namely audio/video cables, telephone wires, fibre optic cables and data transmission cables; pressure relief valves (4) Goods made of plastics, namely pipeline pigs for cleaning and product recovery purposes; Valves for gaseous, liquid and pumpable fluids, valves for the food and drink industry and the pharmaceutical, chemical and foodstuff industries, namely pressure valves, pressure relief valves, stop valves, safety valves, shut-off valves, way valves, check valves, ball valves, exhaust valves, throttle valves, process valves, control valves, butterfly valves, duckbill valves and angle seat valves; Valves for connecting or shutting off tanks and containers, tank bottom valves, tank shut-off valves; Pigs, pig stoppers, pig trap stations; Accessories for all aforementioned products, namely sub-plates, cover plates, adapter plates, fasteners, actuator attachments, T-pieces, sealing and dividing elements for valves

Abstract

A clean-in-place launching station with cleaning chamber (2) for cleaning a pipeline pig (16) is disclosed. The cleaning chamber (2) is equipped and configured to enable the pig to be completely surrounded by turbulently flowing cleaning fluid during the cleaning process. A plunger (3) capable of axially moving the pig (16) is completely encased within the cleaning chamber. The plunger (3) has at least one internal fluid channel (10) which connects the space in front of the front end (6) of the plunger facing the pig (16) with the space behind the back end (8) of the plunger.

IPC Classes  ?

• B08B 3/04 - Cleaning involving contact with liquid
• B08B 9/055 - Cleaning the internal surfacesRemoval of blockages using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes moved along the pipes by a fluid, e.g. by fluid pressure or by suction the cleaning devices conforming to, or being conformable to, substantially the cross-section of the pipes, e.g. pigs or moles
• F16L 55/46 - Launching or retrieval of pigs or moles

Abstract

A clean-in-place launching station with cleaning chamber (2) for cleaning a pipeline pig (16) is disclosed. The cleaning chamber (2) is equipped and configured to enable the pig to be completely surrounded by turbulently flowing cleaning fluid during the cleaning process. A plunger (3) capable of axially moving the pig (16) is completely encased within the cleaning chamber. The plunger (3) has at least one internal fluid channel (10) which connects the space in front of the front end (6) of the plunger facing the pig (16) with the space behind the back end (8) of the plunger.

IPC Classes  ?

• B08B 3/04 - Cleaning involving contact with liquid
• B08B 9/055 - Cleaning the internal surfacesRemoval of blockages using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes moved along the pipes by a fluid, e.g. by fluid pressure or by suction the cleaning devices conforming to, or being conformable to, substantially the cross-section of the pipes, e.g. pigs or moles
• F16L 55/46 - Launching or retrieval of pigs or moles

Goods & Services

Common metals and their alloys; Metal building materials; Transportable buildings of metal; Non-electric cables and wires of common metal; Ironmongery, small items of metal hardware; Pipes and tubes of metal; Metal hardware; Valves (pipe fittings) of stainless steel, None being parts of a machine; Valves of metal (other than parts of machine), In class 6; Valves for gaseous, liquid and pumpable fluids, valves for the food and drink industry and the pharmaceutical, chemical and foodstuff industries; Valves for connecting or shutting off tanks and containers, tank bottom valves, tank shut-off valves; Expansion compensators, in particular expansion compensators for all the aforesaid valves; Tanks of metal; Pipes, Pipe elbows and Ducting; Pigs, pig stoppers, pig trap stations; Penstock pipes of metal; Pipe muffs, Pipe clips and Metal flanges; Accessories for the aforesaid goods, In class 6. Machines, Namely machines for pigging, pig stoppers, pig trap stations and pigging systems; Motors and engines (except for land vehicles); Machine parts, In particular valve housings; Valves (parts of machinery), namely valves for gaseous, liquid and for pumpable fluids, valves for the beverages and food processing industries, as well as the pharmaceutical, chemical and food industries, valves for connection or shut-off of tanks, containers, machines; Fittings, Namely fittings for pigging, pig stoppers, pig trap stations and pigging systems; Machine parts, In particular pressure valves, Pressure reducing valves, Power operated valves, Hydraulic valve actuators, Pneumatic valve actuators; Expansion compensators, in particular expansion compensators for the aforesaid valves; Cleaners (parts of machines), in particular orbital cleaners, rotating cleaners, static cleaners; Pipe fittings of stainless steel for engine boilers, sightglasses (pipe fittings) of stainless steel being parts of machines; Pigs, pig stoppers, pig trap stations (parts of machines); Machines and apparatus for operation of pipeline inspection gauges; Machines and apparatus for operation of pipelines; Machines and apparatus for the operation of pigging systems; Transmitting and receiving stations for pigging (parts of machines); Transmitting and receiving stations for pigging systems (parts of machines); Valves (pipe fittings) of stainless steel, Being machine parts; Fittings for all the aforesaid goods, In class 7. Valves, not of metal, other than parts of machines, Included in class 20, Especially of plastic; Valves for gaseous, liquid and pumpable fluids, valves for the food and drink industry and the pharmaceutical, chemical and foodstuff industries; Valves for connecting or shutting off tanks and containers, tank bottom valves, tank shut-off valves; Expansion compensators; Pigs, pig stoppers, pig trap stations; accessories for all aforementioned products, Included in class 20, Especially of plastic.