ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,435,827, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Quest Integrity USA LLC (Stafford, Texas).
"Inspection tool" was invented by Robert Victor De Lorenzo (Seattle), Paul Manzak (Kent, Wash.), Colum Mark Holtam (Stafford, Texas) and Charles Jess Lee (Kent, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for inspecting offshore and onshore tubular or piping assets is described. The system and method utilizes an inspection tool comprising a communication system, a sensor, a long distance travel system, and a localized travel system, allowing fast long distance travel until the inspection tool approximates an area of interest, followed by act...