Patents by Inventor Nick J. Vrettos

Nick J. Vrettos 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).

  • Robotic platform for traveling on vertical piping network
    Patent number: 8944192
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to robotic systems and is specifically designed for a robotic system that can navigate vertical pipes within a waste tank or similar environment. The robotic system allows a process for sampling, cleaning, inspecting and removing waste around vertical pipes by supplying a robotic platform that uses the vertical pipes to support and navigate the platform above waste material contained in the tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas A. Nance, Nick J. Vrettos, Daniel Krementz, Athneal D. Marzolf
  • ROBOTIC PLATFORM FOR TRAVELING ON VERTICAL PIPING NETWORK
    Publication number: 20130025947
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to robotic systems and is specifically designed for a robotic system that can navigate vertical pipes within a waste tank or similar environment. The robotic system allows a process for sampling, cleaning, inspecting and removing waste around vertical pipes by supplying a robotic platform that uses the vertical pipes to support and navigate the platform above waste material contained in the tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventors: Thomas A. Nance, Nick J. Vrettos, Daniel Krementz, Athneal D. Marzolf