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Devices and methods for performing inspections, repairs, and/or other operations within vessels

US7971497B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 26, 2007
Grant dateJul 5, 2011
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Expiry dateJul 14, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N21/954
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Devices and methods facilitate inspections, repairs, and other operations within vessels without human entry into the vessels, and without introducing contaminants that could reduce the purity of materials held in the vessels below predetermined minimum levels.

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