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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2021
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Oliver Crispin Robotics Limited, Altrincham, GB;
Deepak Trivedi, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Grover Andrew Bennett, Esperance, NY (US);
Stephen Paul Leclerc, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Andrew Crispin Graham, Badminton, GB;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Oliver Crispin Robotics Limited, Altrincham, GB;
Abstract
An insertion tool for performing an operation on equipment, the insertion tool including: a plurality of segments, each segment of the plurality of segments including a body including: a first hinge; a second hinge, the first and second hinge members pivotally coupling adjacent segments of the plurality of segments together; and a cavity extending along the body of the segment, the cavity exiting the body at a plurality of exit locations, wherein at least one of the plurality of exit locations is disposed adjacent to the first hinge; and a selectively rigidizable strength member disposed within the cavity.