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Patent No.:

US 12372190 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025

Filed:

Mar. 27, 2024

Pipe navigation apparatus with collapsible drive assembly

Applicant:

GE Infrastructure Technology Llc, Greenville, SC (US);

Inventors:

Katelyn Marie Angeliu, Schenectady, NY (US);

Todd William Danko, Niskayuna, NY (US);

Assignee:

GE Infrastructure Technology LLC, Greenville, SC (US);

Attorney:

Armstrong Teasdale LLP

Primary Examiner:

Zachary L Kuhfuss

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 55/28 (2006.01); F16L 55/30 (2006.01); F16L 55/32 (2006.01); F16L 55/34 (2006.01); F16L 55/46 (2006.01); F16L 101/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 55/28 (2013.01); F16L 55/30 (2013.01); F16L 55/32 (2013.01); F16L 55/34 (2013.01); F16L 55/46 (2013.01); F16L 2101/30 (2013.01);
Abstract

A navigation apparatus for use in navigating a pipe includes a body, a movable core coupled to the body by a sacrificial connector, and a drive assembly configured to engage an interior wall of the pipe to propel the navigation apparatus through the pipe. The drive assembly including a first arm, a second arm, and a wheel, wherein the first arm is pivotably coupled to the core and the wheel, and the second arm is pivotably coupled to the body and the wheel.

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