Systems, methods and apparatus for in-service tank inspections

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 12007308
APP PUB NO 20230016738A1
SERIAL NO

17942867

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Systems, methods and apparatuses for inspecting a tank containing a flammable fluid are provided. The system includes a vehicle having a propeller, a latch mechanism, a pressure switch, and an inspection device. The system includes a control unit in communication with the propeller, the latch mechanism, and the inspection device, and electrically connected to the pressure switch. The control unit powers on responsive to the pressure switch detecting an ambient pressure greater than a minimum threshold. The control unit receives, from the latch mechanism, an indication of a state of the latch mechanism. The control unit determines that the cable used to lower the vehicle into the tank containing the flammable fluid is detached from the vehicle. The control unit commands the propeller to move the vehicle through the flammable fluid. The control unit determines a quality metric of a portion of the tank.

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SQUARE ROBOT INC50 D'ANGELO DRIVE SUITE 5 MARLBOROUGH MA 01752

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Levitt, Eric Lincolnville, US 15 34
O'Halloran, William Boston, US 15 34
Vaganay, Jerome Norwell, US 19 36

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