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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2019
Abb Power Grids Switzerland Ag, Baden, CH;
Gregory A. Cole, West Hartford, CT (US);
William J. Eakins, Bloomfield, CT (US);
Daniel T. Lasko, Bloomfield, CT (US);
Harshang Shah, West Hartford, CT (US);
Thomas A. Fuhlbrigge, Ellington, CT (US);
Biao Zhang, Ballwin, CT (US);
Luiz Cheim, St. Charles, MO (US);
Poorvi Patel, West Hartford, MO (US);
Gregory F. Rossano, Enfield, CT (US);
Andrew Salm, West Hartford, CT (US);
Sanguen Choi, Simsbury, CT (US);
ABB Power Grids Switzerland AG, Baden, CH;
Abstract
A launching tube for use with a liquid filled tank can be sized to accommodate a submersible vehicle for dispensing into the liquid tank. The tank can be an electrical transformer or any other liquid containing tank such as but not limited to a chemical tank. The launching tube can include a valve for insertion into a launching chamber, and a tank side valve for launching of the submersible into the tank. In one form the launching tube includes an antenna for communication with the submersible and/or a base station. The launching tube can also include a sensor such as a camera, as well as an agitator. The agitator can be used to facilitate bubble removal from the inside of the launching tube.