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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2023

Filed:

Mar. 31, 2021
Applicants:

Oliver Crispin Robotics Limited, Altrincham, GB;

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Inventors:

Andrew Crispin Graham, Badminton, GB;

Tim Henri Ann Francois, Emersons Green, GB;

Joanna Mechelle Jayawickrema, Mason, OH (US);

Wayne Ray Grady, Hamilton, OH (US);

Assignees:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Oliver Crispin Robotics Limited, Altrincham, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/06 (2006.01); B25J 9/08 (2006.01); B25J 9/10 (2006.01); B25J 18/06 (2006.01); B25J 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/065 (2013.01); B25J 9/08 (2013.01); B25J 9/1045 (2013.01); B25J 18/06 (2013.01); B25J 19/0054 (2013.01);
Abstract

An extension tool has a proximal end and a distal end and comprises a plurality of sequentially arranged links moveable relative to one another and a support member defining the distal end and including a first wheel disposed at the distal end and a second wheel spaced apart from the first wheel. Additionally, or alternatively, an extension tool may comprise a plurality of windows defined in the plurality of sequentially arranged links. The windows are defined periodically along the plurality of sequentially arranged links such that a periodicity of the widows corresponds to a periodicity of a plurality of features of the component.


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