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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:
Mar. 05, 1985
Filed:
Apr. 12, 1982
Applicant:
Inventor:
James W Stevens, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
114222 ; 294 662 ;
Abstract
A subsea platform inspection vehicle on a power tether cable adapted to be propelled through the water and lock onto an underwater member of a platform adjacent a welded joint and provided with a jet to clean a weld and a television camera to observe the condition of the weld.