US Government As Represented by the Secretary of the Army

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Gmbh

Frank Jay Robb

Sandor L Kovacs

Peter Louis Gebrian

Kerry Lynn Miller

Charles P Marsh

Warren Charles Whittaker

Vince F Hock

A method for replacing a first sample carried on a moving secondary conveyor onto a moving primary conveyor at a potential interference point while the primary conveyor is transporting a second sample.

Merge stop gate for an automated laboratory sample handling worksystem

A system incorporating a robot to inspect ferrous surfaces. Preferably, the robot is an articulated device having a tractor module for motive power and steering, a power module for electrical power and communications and additional motive power, and a third module for cleaning and inspection. The robot uses sensors and generates and transmits signals to a computer through a tether and receives direction from an operator via the computer and tether. The computer continuously monitors the location of the robot and supports the robot during deployment. In a specific application, the robot travels the interior of a tank on a set of magnetized wheels. Prior to inspection, the tank surface is cleaned of deposits by rotary cutters and rotary brushes on the third module. The robot obtains thickness measurements via onboard ultrasonic transducers that contact the cleaned surface. A method for implementing inspection of ferrous surfaces is also described.

System and method for accessing ferrous surfaces normally accessible only with special effort

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Middletown, DE, United States of America

Frank Jay Robb