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Patent No.:

US 12625505 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026

Filed:

Jul. 12, 2024

Remotely deployed and operated drone-based sealed tank inspections

Applicant:

Oceaneering International, Inc., Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Nikunj Patel, Katy, TX (US);

Samao Silva, Houston, TX (US);

Matthew Smith, Houston, TX (US);

Assignee:

Oceaneering International, Inc., Houston, TX (US);

Attorney:

Maze IP Law, P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Helal A Algahaim

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/954 (2006.01); G01N 21/88 (2006.01); G01N 21/90 (2006.01); G05D 1/224 (2024.01); G05D 1/648 (2024.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01); H04N 23/66 (2023.01); G05D 105/80 (2024.01); G05D 107/50 (2024.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/648 (2024.01); G01N 21/8851 (2013.01); G01N 21/90 (2013.01); G05D 1/224 (2024.01); H04N 7/181 (2013.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01); H04N 23/66 (2023.01); G05D 2105/89 (2024.01); G05D 2107/50 (2024.01);
Abstract

A remotely deployed and operated drone-based sealed tank inspector comprises a direct replacement of normal hatch cover which is a sealed hatch cover comprising electrical penetrations, a sealing cable transit, and a predetermined set of eyelets for retention of lifting slings, and is handled using small hoist and parking stand. Drone-based inspections, including ultrasonic (UT) and visual inspections, may be remotely accomplished by deploying the remotely deployed and operated drone-based sealable tank inspector and using it for inspection and testing, including visual inspection, such as those required to be performed inside a sealed, inert-environment tank.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Patel, Nikunj. (2026). Remotely deployed and operated drone-based sealed tank inspections (U.S. Patent No. 12625505). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12625505

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