ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,584,889, issued on March 24, was assigned to Gecko Robotics Inc. (Pittsburgh).
"System, apparatus, and method for corrosion mapping of a flange joint" was invented by Jose Aparicio (Katy, Texas) and Chase David (Montgomery, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for inspecting a flange member includes an inspection assembly support ring having an inner arc portion and an outer inspection assembly mount portion. The inner arc portion has an inner diameter structured to mount on the flange member, and the outer inspection assembly mount portion is rotationally coupled to the inner arc portion with a plurality of bearings interposed...