Patents by Inventor Charles B. Innes, Jr.

Charles B. Innes, Jr. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System for a fiber optic cable for remote inspection of internal structure of a nuclear steam generator
    Patent number: 4575185
    Abstract: The sealed shell of a nuclear steam generator is penetrated through a fluid lock by an elongated assembly including an axial fiber optic cable. Fluid pressure chambers within the assembly are selectively pressured to control the movement of the fiber optic head in visual inspection within the shell. Liquid is selectively introduced into the chambers to control buoyancy of the assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1983
    Date of Patent: March 11, 1986
    Assignee: Combustion Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy H. Wentzell, John P. Lareau, Charles B. Innes, Jr.
  • Locomotion unit for a tool support adapted for progression through passageways
    Patent number: 4432271
    Abstract: A locomotion unit is remotely controlled to advance stepwise through a passageway by frictional engagement with the surfaces of the passageway walls. A support section is mounted on the locomotion device to bring special tools to bear at predetermined positions within the passageway to which the support is brought by the locomotion unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1981
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1984
    Assignee: Combustion Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy H. Wentzell, Charles B. Innes, Jr.
  • Tool for inspecting defects in irregular weld bodies
    Patent number: 4368644
    Abstract: A tool for manipulating an ultrasonic inspection transducer is actuated to move the transducer over the surface of an irregular weld body. The weld body disclosed, joins the nozzle of a reactor vessel to its vessel, the irregularity of the weld body defined by the intersection of the two cylinders. The transducer is moved over the surface of the weld body and actuated to scan through a predetermined angle in relation to the changing aspect of the geometry of the weld body by a cam mounted at the pivoting center of the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1981
    Date of Patent: January 18, 1983
    Assignee: Combustion Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy H. Wentzell, Charles B. Innes, Jr.