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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
May. 25, 2022
Oceaneering International, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Vikrant Verma, Panchkula, IN;
Sanjay Dubey, Wagle Estate, IN;
Ashish Negi, Village Gazipur, IN;
Sheethal Sasidharan, Kerala State, IN;
Rajeev Narayanan Vidyadharan, Kerala, IN;
Sushant Khanna, DeraBassi, IN;
Oceaneering International, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to the field of special purpose robotic systems to conduct external functions such as cleaning, monitoring and inspection of structures such as tubular assets in a splash zone. The splash zone is defined as the section of a marine structure that is periodically in and out of water due to the action of waves or tides, usually falling within (+)10 m to (−)20 m water depth. In embodiments, splash zone inspection robot systemcomprises station, submersible saddle, submersible robot, and subsea robot controller. A predetermined set of controllable clamps selectively secure submersible robotto submersible saddleor structureand allow incremental traversal along submersible saddleor structure