Richard Skallos from 3175 Yellowfin Ct, Huntingtown, MD 20639, age 70, Phone: 4105621533

Hydraulic And Electric Umbilical Connection For An Inspection Vehicle For Inspecting A Liquid-Filled Tank
view source
US Patent:

7017432, Mar 28, 2006
Filed:

Nov 12, 2004
Appl. No.:

10/985957
Inventors:

Eugene B. Silverman - Ellicott City MD, US
David L. Gilbert - Laurel MD, US
Richard Skallos - Severna Park MD, US
Joel L. Lautenschlager - Glen Burnie MD, US
Assignee:

AST Services LLC - Danbury CT
International Classification:

G01M 19/00
US Classification:

738658
Abstract:

An umbilical connection for use in a hazardous environment like a floating roof storage tank has one or more hydraulic hoses, one or more electrical cables or a combination thereof. Each hydraulic hose has a static dissipative and abrasion resistant covering. Each electrical cable has an abrasion resistant coating. The hoses and cables are bundled and wrapped in a static dissipative and abrasion resistant open mesh sheath or an overbraid to form the intrinsically safe umbilical connection.

Broadband Long Pulse Ultrasonic Inspection
view source
US Patent:

7467560, Dec 23, 2008
Filed:

Sep 24, 2003
Appl. No.:

10/528410
Inventors:

Eugene Ben Silverman - Ellicott City MD, US
Richard Skallos - Severna Park MD, US
Assignee:

Berkeley Springs Instruments LLC - Great Cacapon WV
International Classification:

G01M 19/00
G01H 1/00
G01N 29/00
US Classification:

738658, 73623
Abstract:

A robotic ultrasonic inspection vehicle is provided with one or more transducers which are driven by a long, broadband excitation pulse for insonifying a sample subject to inspection. The long, broadband excitation pulse can be chirped. The robotic vehicle also can include a drive circuit for coupling the excitation pulse to the transducer. Data associated with the excitation pulse is used to gate off the drive circuitry at an appropriate time. The robotic vehicle may traverse a combustion prone region and therefore electrical parameters may be limited to intrinsically safe levels. However electrical parameters may safely be converted to higher levels so long as the conversion is inhibited to occur only after the vehicle has left a combustion prone region and entered a region of minimal risk of combustion.

Hydraulic And Electric Umbilical Connection For An Inspection Vehicle For Inspecting A Liquid-Filled Tank
view source
US Patent:

20040045379, Mar 11, 2004
Filed:

Sep 10, 2002
Appl. No.:

10/241004
Inventors:

Eugene Silverman - Ellicott City MD, US
David Gilbert - Laurel MD, US
Richard Skallos - Severna Park MD, US
Joel Lautenschlager - Glen Burnie MD, US
Assignee:

InTank, Inc.
International Classification:

G01M019/00
US Classification:

073/865800
Abstract:

An umbilical connection for use in a hazardous environment like a floating roof storage tank has one or more hydraulic hoses, one or more electrical cables or a combination thereof. Each hydraulic hose has a static dissipative and abrasion resistant covering. Each electrical cable has an abrasion resistant coating. The hoses and cables are bundled and wrapped in a static dissipative and abrasion resistant open mesh sheath or an overbraid to form the intrinsically safe umbilical connection.

Richard Skallos