ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,411,029, issued on Sept. 9.
"Systems and methods for tank inspection" was invented by Thomas Wayne Rike (College Station, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for inspecting an underground tank can include a first pole having a first end for being disposed through an access port of the tank and a second end longitudinally opposite the first end, a second pole having a first end and a second end longitudinally opposite the first end, and a coupler for selectively coupling the first pole and the second pole to one another in at least one position. The second pole can span the access port of the tank. The first end of the first po...