US Patent Issued to GE Infrastructure Technology on July 28 for "Control system and methods for adjusting traction of a pipe navigation apparatus" (New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,692,968, issued on July 28, was assigned to GE Infrastructure Technology LLC (Greenville, S.C.).

"Control system and methods for adjusting traction of a pipe navigation apparatus" was invented by Alexander Kyle Duncan (Niskayuna, N.Y.), Katelyn Marie Angeliu (Schenectady, N.Y.), Justin Foehner (Schenectady, N.Y.) and Todd William Danko (Niskayuna, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A control system for controlling a pipe navigation apparatus in a pipe includes a tether sensor configured to detect release of a tether from a tether guide device. The tether extending from the tether guide device to the pipe navigation apparatus. The contro...