General Electric Company

Alan Carl Foster

Jack P Clark

Thurman D Smith

A system for on-site, non-destructive examination of the seam welds or other portions of the walls of a vessel, for example, a nuclear reactor pressure vessel, including an instrument carrying, remotely controlled vehicle with magnetic adherence means which may be selectively propelled to any position on the walls of the vessel and including an ultrasonic signal system utilizing a triangulation technique for remotely indicating the position of the vehicle on the vessel.

Vessel examination system

Apparatus for on-site, non-destructive examination of the connection of a pipe to a vessel including a vessel-to-nozzle and nozzle-to-pipe weld seams, including an instrument carrying, remotely controlled vehicle with magnetic adherence means for scanning such connection.

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San Jose, CA, United States of America

Alan Carl Foster