ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,352,155, issued on July 8, was assigned to PETROMAC IP Ltd. (Auckland, New Zealand).
"Sensor transportation device" was invented by Stephen Peter McCormick (Auckland, New Zealand).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for transporting a sensor assembly down a bore of a known diameter comprises a pair of wheels offset in a radial direction by a first radial distance from a longitudinal axis of the sensor assembly and at least one eccentric weight. The first radial distance and a lateral distance between the wheels and a diameter of the wheels configures the device so that, in use, a longitudinal axis of the sensor assembly is substantiall...