EP3776445A1 - Pipe Failure Prediction by Fracta

The European Patent Office published patent EP3776445A1 for Fracta, covering systems and methods for processing data to predict pipe failures using machine learning techniques, including ensemble learning approaches (G06N 20/20). The patent is classified under G06Q 50/06 for utilities and G06N for artificial intelligence.

Water utilities, municipal infrastructure operators, and companies developing predictive maintenance systems for underground utilities may benefit from reviewing this patent to understand the scope of machine learning claims in pipe failure prediction and to assess potential licensing needs or competitive positioning in infrastructure asset management technology.