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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2020
Exxonmobil Technology and Engineering Company, Annandale, NJ (US);
Samuel C. Bainbridge, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Eric B. Senzer, Margate, FL (US);
EXXONMOBIL TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING COMPANY, Annandale, NJ (US);
Abstract
Systems and processes for collecting and transporting a fluid sample. In one embodiment, the system can include at least one apparatus that can include a rotatable shaft, one or more other moving parts, and at least one fluid path containing a lubricating fluid. The system can also include at least one sample container and at least one unmanned aerial vehicle configured to transport the at least one sample container. The system can also include at least one valve that can be configured to open and discharge a sample of the lubricating fluid from the at least one fluid path into the at least one sample container. At least one unmanned aerial vehicle station can be configured to receive the at least one unmanned aerial vehicle. At least one retention and loading mechanism can be configured to move the at least one sample container.