US 12,253,216 B2
Sensor mounting system
Ken Halvorsen, Lincoln, NE (US); Brian Burks, Parker, CO (US); and Ryan Crocker, Lincoln, NE (US)
Assigned to Hexagon Technology AS, Alesund (NO)
Filed by Hexagon Technology AS, Alesund (NO)
Filed on Aug. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/893,473.
Application 17/158,204 is a division of application No. 16/190,303, filed on Nov. 14, 2018, granted, now 10,928,010, issued on Feb. 23, 2021.
Application 17/893,473 is a continuation of application No. 17/158,204, filed on Jan. 26, 2021, granted, now 11,448,368.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/585,671, filed on Nov. 14, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0403986 A1, Dec. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. F17C 13/02 (2006.01); F17C 1/00 (2006.01); F17C 13/08 (2006.01); G01D 11/30 (2006.01)
CPC F17C 13/02 (2013.01) [F17C 1/002 (2013.01); F17C 13/025 (2013.01); F17C 13/08 (2013.01); F17C 13/083 (2013.01); G01D 11/30 (2013.01); F17C 2201/0109 (2013.01); F17C 2201/0119 (2013.01); F17C 2201/035 (2013.01); F17C 2201/054 (2013.01); F17C 2205/0107 (2013.01); F17C 2205/013 (2013.01); F17C 2205/0157 (2013.01); F17C 2221/011 (2013.01); F17C 2221/012 (2013.01); F17C 2221/014 (2013.01); F17C 2221/033 (2013.01); F17C 2221/035 (2013.01); F17C 2223/0123 (2013.01); F17C 2223/035 (2013.01); F17C 2250/043 (2013.01); F17C 2250/0465 (2013.01); F17C 2250/0491 (2013.01); F17C 2260/015 (2013.01); F17C 2270/0105 (2013.01); F17C 2270/011 (2013.01); F17C 2270/0171 (2013.01); F17C 2270/0173 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of gathering information on a vessel arrangement of first, second, third and fourth vessels arranged in a two-by-two configuration having a common central space between all of the first, second, third and fourth vessels, the method comprising:
inserting an interior assembly into the central space;
positioning a first sensor of the interior assembly proximate the first vessel;
positioning a second sensor of the interior assembly proximate the second vessel;
moving the first sensor in a first direction into contact with the first vessel; and
moving the second sensor in a second direction into contact with the second vessel.