AU2002231151A1 - Steerable delivery system - Google Patents

Steerable delivery system

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AU2002231151A1
AU2002231151A1 AU2002231151A AU3115102A AU2002231151A1 AU 2002231151 A1 AU2002231151 A1 AU 2002231151A1 AU 2002231151 A AU2002231151 A AU 2002231151A AU 3115102 A AU3115102 A AU 3115102A AU 2002231151 A1 AU2002231151 A1 AU 2002231151A1
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Prior art keywords
delivery system
steerable delivery
steerable
delivery
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AU2002231151A
Inventor
David J. Hoadley
Gordon Lewis
Thieu Q. Truong
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Vencore Services and Solutions Inc
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Foster Miller Inc
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23J—REMOVAL OR TREATMENT OF COMBUSTION PRODUCTS OR COMBUSTION RESIDUES; FLUES 
    • F23J3/00—Removing solid residues from passages or chambers beyond the fire, e.g. from flues by soot blowers
    • F23J3/02—Cleaning furnace tubes; Cleaning flues or chimneys
    • F23J3/023—Cleaning furnace tubes; Cleaning flues or chimneys cleaning the fireside of watertubes in boilers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23R—GENERATING COMBUSTION PRODUCTS OF HIGH PRESSURE OR HIGH VELOCITY, e.g. GAS-TURBINE COMBUSTION CHAMBERS
    • F23R2900/00—Special features of, or arrangements for continuous combustion chambers; Combustion processes therefor
    • F23R2900/00019—Repairing or maintaining combustion chamber liners or subparts
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F11/00—Arrangements for sealing leaky tubes and conduits

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Manipulator (AREA)
  • Steering-Linkage Mechanisms And Four-Wheel Steering (AREA)
AU2002231151A 2000-12-21 2001-12-21 Steerable delivery system Abandoned AU2002231151A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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US25744800P 2000-12-21 2000-12-21
US60/257,448 2000-12-21
PCT/US2001/049511 WO2002050619A2 (en) 2000-12-21 2001-12-21 Steerable delivery system

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AU2002231151A1 true AU2002231151A1 (en) 2002-07-01

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AU (1) AU2002231151A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2002050619A2 (en)

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