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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.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017

Filed:

Oct. 17, 2012
Applicant:

Redzone Robotics, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);

Inventors:

Eric C. Close, Sewickley, PA (US);

Subramanian Vallapuzha, Pittsburgh, PA (US);

Kevin Lipkin, Pittsburgh, PA (US);

Assignee:

RedZone Robotics, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60F 5/00 (2006.01); G01D 11/00 (2006.01); F16L 55/26 (2006.01); B60F 3/00 (2006.01); F16L 101/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 11/00 (2013.01); B60F 3/0061 (2013.01); B60F 5/00 (2013.01); F16L 55/26 (2013.01); F16L 2101/30 (2013.01); G05B 2219/25101 (2013.01); G05B 2219/33125 (2013.01); G05B 2219/40095 (2013.01);
Abstract

One aspect provides a modular infrastructure asset inspection robot, including: a plurality of modules for use in fluid conveyance infrastructure assets; each of the plurality of modules including at least one standardized electromechanical connection permitting a connection to be established with another of the plurality of modules; the plurality of modules being interchangeable and allowing reconfiguration of said modular infrastructure asset inspection robot to perform one or more of: two or more deployment methods for a first infrastructure asset type; and one deployment method for the first infrastructure asset type and a second infrastructure asset type. Other aspects are described and claimed.


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