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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2015
Applicant:
Ulc Robotics, Inc., Hauppauge, NY (US);
Inventors:
G. Gregory Penza, Old Field, NY (US);
Robert E. Kodadek, III, Long Beach, NY (US);
Assignee:
ULC Robotics, Inc., Hauppauge, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 3/28 (2006.01); B62D 25/24 (2006.01); E02F 3/88 (2006.01); E02F 9/24 (2006.01); E02F 3/96 (2006.01); E02F 9/26 (2006.01); B25J 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 3/28 (2013.01); B25J 11/00 (2013.01); B62D 25/24 (2013.01); E02F 3/8825 (2013.01); E02F 3/96 (2013.01); E02F 9/245 (2013.01); E02F 9/264 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for utility maintenance may include a robotic system having an articulating arm capable of utilizing a variety of tools and sensors for locating and accessing underground structures. The robotic system may be contained within a truck or other vehicle that provides access to the ground through the floor of the vehicle or truck bed. A curtain may be extended from a bottom of the vehicle to the ground to enclose a work site and inhibit visual and physical access to it.