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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2011
Randall F. Lind, Knoxville, TN (US);
Peter D. Lloyd, Knoxville, TN (US);
Lonnie J. Love, Knoxville, TN (US);
Mark W. Noakes, Knoxville, TN (US);
Francois G. Pin, Knoxville, TN (US);
Bradley S. Richardson, Knoxville, TN (US);
John C. Rowe, Knoxville, TN (US);
Randall F. Lind, Knoxville, TN (US);
Peter D. Lloyd, Knoxville, TN (US);
Lonnie J. Love, Knoxville, TN (US);
Mark W. Noakes, Knoxville, TN (US);
Francois G. Pin, Knoxville, TN (US);
Bradley S. Richardson, Knoxville, TN (US);
John C. Rowe, Knoxville, TN (US);
UT-Battelle, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for obtaining samples from a structure includes a support member, at least one stabilizing member, and at least one moveable member. The stabilizing member has a first portion coupled to the support member and a second portion configured to engage with the structure to restrict relative movement between the support member and the structure. The stabilizing member is radially expandable from a first configuration where the second portion does not engage with a surface of the structure to a second configuration where the second portion engages with the surface of the structure.