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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2008
William T. Zollinger, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Kerry M. Klingler, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Scott G. Bauer, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
William T. Zollinger, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Kerry M. Klingler, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Scott G. Bauer, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
An Explosion Proof Vehicle (EPV) having an interior substantially filled with an inert fluid creating an interior pressure greater than the exterior pressure. One or more flexible tubes provide the inert fluid and one or more electrical conductors from a control system to the vehicle. The vehicle is preferably used in subsurface tank inspection, whereby the vehicle is submerged in a volatile fluid.