Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Remote inspection, removal, and installation of refractory
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Application No.: US16709983Application Date: 2019-12-11
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Publication No.: US11644242B2Publication Date: 2023-05-09
- Inventor: Patrick L. Yoder , Christopher J. Fowler , Aaron M. Schlett , Laura E. Johnsen
- Applicant: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
- Applicant Address: US NJ Annandale
- Assignee: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
- Current Assignee: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Annandale
- Agency: Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
- Main IPC: F27D21/00
- IPC: F27D21/00 ; F27D1/00 ; F27D1/16 ; F27D21/02

Abstract:
A method of treating refractory-lined equipment includes accessing an interior of the refractory-lined equipment with an equipment repair apparatus, wherein the equipment repair apparatus includes a robotic arm and one or more end effectors coupled to an end of the robotic arm, inspecting refractory material that lines an inner wall of the refractory-lined equipment with a first end effector coupled to the end of the robotic arm, removing damaged refractory material from the inner wall with a second end effector coupled to the end of the robotic arm, removing one or more anchors from the inner wall with a third end effector coupled to the end of the robotic arm, and installing new refractory material on the inner wall with a fourth end effector coupled to the end of the robotic arm.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200208916A1 REMOTE INSPECTION, REMOVAL, AND INSTALLATION OF REFRACTORY Public/Granted day:2020-07-02
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