US 11,992,935 B2
Methods and apparatus for verifiable inspection operations
Edward A. Bryner, Pittsburgh, PA (US); Edwin H. Cho, Pittsburgh, PA (US); Kevin Y. Low, Pittsburgh, PA (US); and Michael A. Binger, Pittsburgh, PA (US)
Assigned to Gecko Robotics, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US)
Filed by Gecko Robotics, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US)
Filed on May 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/752,059.
Application 17/752,059 is a continuation of application No. 17/716,249, filed on Apr. 8, 2022, granted, now 11,865,698.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/255,880, filed on Oct. 14, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/177,141, filed on Apr. 20, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0331986 A1, Oct. 20, 2022
Int. Cl. B62D 57/024 (2006.01); B25J 5/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 13/00 (2006.01); B25J 13/08 (2006.01); B25J 19/02 (2006.01); B60B 19/00 (2006.01); B60B 19/12 (2006.01); B60K 1/02 (2006.01); B62D 53/02 (2006.01); G01N 29/04 (2006.01); G01N 29/22 (2006.01); G01N 29/265 (2006.01); G06F 1/20 (2006.01); H05K 1/18 (2006.01)
CPC B25J 13/087 (2013.01) [B25J 5/007 (2013.01); B25J 9/0009 (2013.01); B25J 9/1617 (2013.01); B25J 9/163 (2013.01); B25J 9/1653 (2013.01); B25J 9/1664 (2013.01); B25J 9/1674 (2013.01); B25J 9/1694 (2013.01); B25J 13/006 (2013.01); B25J 19/021 (2013.01); B25J 19/027 (2013.01); B60B 19/006 (2013.01); B60B 19/12 (2013.01); B60K 1/02 (2013.01); B62D 53/02 (2013.01); B62D 57/024 (2013.01); G01N 29/04 (2013.01); G01N 29/226 (2013.01); G01N 29/265 (2013.01); G06F 1/206 (2013.01); H05K 1/18 (2013.01); B60B 2360/102 (2013.01); B60B 2360/104 (2013.01); B60B 2360/109 (2013.01); B60B 2900/931 (2013.01); G01N 2291/0289 (2013.01); G01N 2291/2698 (2013.01); G06F 2200/201 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10151 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus, comprising:
an inspection description circuit structured to interpret an inspection definition value;
a payload status circuit structured to provide a payload identification value in response to at least one of a payload specific configuration or signals from a payload of an inspection robot;
an inspection integrity circuit structured to determine an inspection description value in response to the inspection definition value and the payload identification value; and
an inspection reporting circuit structured to communicate the inspection description value to an external device.