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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2009
Robert F. Kocanda, Bloomingdale, IL (US);
Roger N. Schmidt, Edina, MN (US);
Justin M. Sheard, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
William M. Volna, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Manuel S. Alvarez, Warrenton, VA (US);
Charles E. Lane, Iii, Meadowbrook, PA (US);
Larry A. Hain, Chalfont, PA (US);
Robert F. Kocanda, Bloomingdale, IL (US);
Roger N. Schmidt, Edina, MN (US);
Justin M. Sheard, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
William M. Volna, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Manuel S. Alvarez, Warrenton, VA (US);
Charles E. Lane, III, Meadowbrook, PA (US);
Larry A. Hain, Chalfont, PA (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
A system transports a device into a piece of industrial equipment for the purpose of collecting data inside of the industrial equipment. In an embodiment, the industrial equipment is a furnace and the device is an IR camera. The system opens a door covering an opening on the furnace, moves the IR camera inside of the furnace for a short time, the IR camera captures images, and the system removes the camera from the furnace and closes the door.