US 12,223,396 B2
Processing data for predicting pipe failure
Daichi Yoshikawa, Cupertino, CA (US); Matti Salomon Kakkori, Carlsbad, CA (US); and Julio Daniel Buendia, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Fracta, Redwood City, CA (US)
Filed by Fracta, Redwood City, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 26, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/365,522.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/743,483, filed on Oct. 9, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/743,485, filed on Oct. 9, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/743,477, filed on Oct. 9, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/671,601, filed on May 15, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/658,189, filed on Apr. 16, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/649,058, filed on Mar. 28, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2019/0301963 A1, Oct. 3, 2019
Int. Cl. G06Q 10/10 (2023.01); G01M 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/18 (2006.01); G06F 30/00 (2020.01); G06N 7/01 (2023.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G06N 20/20 (2019.01); G06Q 10/06 (2023.01); G06Q 10/0631 (2023.01); G06Q 30/02 (2023.01); G06Q 30/06 (2023.01); G06F 16/787 (2019.01); G06F 113/14 (2020.01); G06Q 10/00 (2023.01); G06Q 10/087 (2023.01); G06Q 30/012 (2023.01)
CPC G06N 20/00 (2019.01) [G01M 3/00 (2013.01); G06F 17/18 (2013.01); G06F 30/00 (2020.01); G06N 7/01 (2023.01); G06N 20/20 (2019.01); G06Q 10/0631 (2013.01); G06F 16/787 (2019.01); G06F 2113/14 (2020.01); G06Q 10/00 (2013.01); G06Q 10/087 (2013.01); G06Q 30/012 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for improving pipe networks of underground pipes for carrying a fluid to consumers, the method comprising:
receiving by a computer system a set of pipe data that includes a plurality of pipe attributes for one or more of said networks of underground pipes;
identifying with the computer system one or more pipes in at least one of said networks for which one or more pipe attributes is incorrect;
automatically generating imputed data for the one or more pipe attributes resulting in an improved set of pipe data;
wherein said generating of imputed data comprises replacing said incorrect pipe attributes with correct attributes that include two or more of: pipe material, diameter, installation year, and surface area; and
managing one or more aspects of one or more of said networks of underground pipes based on the improved set of pipe data, including:
generating maintenance and replacement plans for said networks of underground pipes utilizing computer processing of environmental data in vector form and predicted likelihood of future failure of individual pipes;
providing job planning; and
replacing pipe sections accordingly.