Patents by Inventor Daniel Craeg MCCRADY

Daniel Craeg MCCRADY 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).

  • Tube cleaning and inspecting system and method
    Patent number: 10514217
    Abstract: Systems and methods may utilize a two-axis stand configured with a locator moveable along two orthogonally oriented axes. The locator may scan a tube opening. A controller may position the locator and the two-axis stand to a) scan across a plurality of tube openings, b) locate the plurality of tube openings based on the scan, and c) activate a cleaning tool to clean tube interiors associated with respective tube openings. Control may be automated and/or based on user interaction with a user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
    Inventors: Alan Wall, Daniel Craeg McCrady
  • TUBE CLEANING AND INSPECTING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20170307312
    Abstract: Systems and methods may utilize a two-axis stand configured with a locator moveable along two orthogonally oriented axes. The locator may scan a tube opening. A controller may position the locator and the two-axis stand to a) scan across a plurality of tube openings, b) locate the plurality of tube openings based on the scan, and c) activate a cleaning tool to clean tube interiors associated with respective tube openings. Control may be automated and/or based on user interaction with a user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Alan WALL, Daniel Craeg MCCRADY