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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2022
Applicant:
Mueller International, Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Cody Badger, San Francisco, CA (US);
Clifton Braun, Concord, CA (US);
Adam Tank, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Mueller International, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 55/1645 (2006.01); G01M 3/24 (2006.01); F16L 101/20 (2006.01); F16L 101/60 (2006.01); F16L 55/162 (2006.01); F16L 55/163 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 55/16455 (2013.01); F16L 55/1645 (2013.01); G01M 3/243 (2013.01); F16L 55/162 (2013.01); F16L 55/163 (2013.01); F16L 2101/20 (2013.01); F16L 2101/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
A pipe repair device includes a body defining a first end and a second end opposite the first end; a stent configurable in a compressed configuration and an expanded configuration, the stent mounted to the body in the compressed configuration; and a locomotion subsystem configured to drive the pipe repair device through a pipe, the locomotion subsystem comprising a steering rod extending from the first end of the body and configured to engage an inner surface of the pipe.