MUMBAI, India, Aug. 17 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202647094774 A) filed by Specialty Minerals Michigan Inc. on August 05, 2026, for Laser Scanner Assembly And Method For Measuring Interior Refractory Lining Of A Vessel.
Inventors include Lamm, Rolf; Schmitz, Jorg; and Kyewski, Niels.
The application for the patent was published on August 14, 2026, under issue no. 33/2026.
Abstract: A self-contained laser scanner assembly is provided for measuring thickness of a refractory lining of a metallurgical vessel. The scanner assembly can include a shaft body having a proximal end, a distal end, and a middle segment positioned between the proximal and distal ends. A laser scanner, for measuring thickness of the refractory-lining of the metallurgical vessel, is positioned at the distal end of the shaft body. Operational equipment, including a cooling system, a battery, a wireless access point and/or a controller are disposed in a housing unit coupled to the shaft body at the proximal end of the shaft body. A heat protection shield is coupled to the shaft body between the housing and the middle segment of the shaft body. An interchangeable adaptor is configured to be coupled to the middle segment of the shaft body for allowing the shaft body to be removably attached to more than one type of a robotic arm used for the movement of laser scanners or a temperature probe, a sampling probe, or a camera. The interchangeable adopter allows a user to interchange the laser scanner assembly with a temperature probe, a sampling probe, or a camera.
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