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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2024
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Oliver Crispin Robotics Limited, Altrincham, GB;
Chang Liu, Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ (US);
Deepak Trivedi, Halfmoon, NY (US);
Wayne Ray Grady, Hamilton, OH (US);
Grover Andrew Bennett, Jr., Esperance, NY (US);
Lokaditya Ryali, Guilderland, NY (US);
Andrew Crispin Graham, Badminton, GB;
Raul Montoya Blanco, Uffculme, GB;
General Electric Company, Evendale, OH (US);
Oliver Crispin Robotics Limited Altrincham, Cheshire, GB;
Abstract
An insertion tool is provided. The tool includes an insertion portion, a telescoping link, a joint actuation assembly, and an extension actuator. The telescoping link having a base part and an extension part, the extension part being configured to slide longitudinally relative to the base part from a retracted state to an extended state. The joint actuation assembly is configured to change an angle between the base part of the telescoping link and the insertion portion via a joint. The extension actuator is configured to actuate the extension part of the telescoping link from the retracted state to the extended state.