US Patent Issued to GE Infrastructure Technology on July 29 for "Pipe navigation apparatus with collapsible drive assembly" (New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,372,190, issued on July 29, was assigned to GE Infrastructure Technology LLC (Greenville, S.C.).

"Pipe navigation apparatus with collapsible drive assembly" was invented by Katelyn Marie Angeliu (Schenectady, N.Y.) and Todd William Danko (Niskayuna, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A navigation apparatus for use in navigating a pipe includes a body, a movable core coupled to the body by a sacrificial connector, and a drive assembly configured to engage an interior wall of the pipe to propel the navigation apparatus through the pipe. The drive assembly including a first arm, a second arm, and a wheel, wherein the first arm is pivotably...