System, method, and apparatus to perform a surface inspection using real-time position information
US-11429109-B2 · Aug 30, 2022 · US
System, method, and apparatus for inspecting a surface
US2022011777A1 · US · A1
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-2022011777-A1 |
| Application number | US-202117484643-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | A1 |
| Filing date | Sep 24, 2021 |
| Priority date | Dec 23, 2016 |
| Publication date | Jan 13, 2022 |
| Grant date | — |
How to read this patent
A practical reading order for non-experts. Skip the full description unless you need deep technical detail.
- Title
What the patent document calls the invention.
- Abstract
A short plain-language summary of the technical disclosure.
- Assignees and inventors
Who owns or filed the patent and who is credited as inventor.
- Key dates
Filing, priority, publication, and grant dates set the timeline.
- First independent claim
The legal scope of protection — read this for what is actually claimed.
- CPC / IPC classifications
Technology tags used to group this patent with similar filings.
- Citations and related patents
Prior art links and similar publications in this corpus.
Abstract
Official abstract text for this publication.
A system includes an inspection robot having a plurality of input sensors, the plurality of input sensors distributed horizontally relative to an inspection surface and configured to provide inspection data of the inspection surface at selected horizontal positions; a controller, comprising: a position definition circuit structured to determine an inspection robot position of the inspection robot on the inspection surface; a data positioning circuit structured to interpret the inspection data, and to correlate the inspection data to the inspection robot position on the inspection surface; and wherein the data positioning circuit is further structured to determine position informed inspection data in response to the correlating of the inspection data with the inspection robot position.
First claim
Opening claim text (preview).
What is claimed is: 1 . A system, comprising: an inspection robot having a plurality of input sensors, the plurality of input sensors distributed horizontally relative to an inspection surface and configured to provide inspection data of the inspection surface at selected horizontal positions; a controller, comprising: a position definition circuit structured to determine an inspection robot position of the inspection robot on the inspection surface; a data positioning circuit structured to interpret the inspection data, and to correlate the inspection data to the inspection robot position on the inspection surface; and wherein the data positioning circuit is further structured to determine position informed inspection data in response to the correlating of the inspection data with the inspection robot position.
Assignees
Inventors
Classifications
electric · CPC title
Analysing solids (using acoustic emission techniques G01N29/14) · CPC title
for investigating the presence of flaws · CPC title
Investigating the presence of flaws or contamination · CPC title
by detecting the presence of fluid at the leakage point · CPC title
Patent family
Related publications grouped by family.
External sources
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What does patent US2022011777A1 cover?
- A system includes an inspection robot having a plurality of input sensors, the plurality of input sensors distributed horizontally relative to an inspection surface and configured to provide inspection data of the inspection surface at selected horizontal positions; a controller, comprising: a position definition circuit structured to determine an inspection robot position of the inspection rob…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Gecko Robotics Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G01N29/043. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Thu Jan 13 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
- What related patents are in patentsdb?
- We list 12 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).