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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2023
United States of America As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, San Diego, CA (US);
Kurt Arthur Talke, San Diego, CA (US);
United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A pipe-crawling robot comprising: a 360-degree sensor array mounted to a center body; first and second gimbal cradles rotatably connected to opposite sides of the center body; first and second wheel motors pivotally connected respectively to the first and second gimbal cradles, wherein the first and second wheel motors are respectively connected to first and second wheels; and a controller mounted within the center body and communicatively connected to the 360-degree sensor array, wherein the controller is configured to control rotation of the first and second gimbal cradles, amount of pivot of the first and second wheel motors, and motor speed and direction of rotation of the first and second wheel motors such that the pipe-crawling robot is capable of center-body-orientation-agnostic sensing and navigation while crawling through a pipe with only the first and second wheels in contact with an inner wall of the pipe.
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