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US 11,962,943 B1Granted
Inspection camera devices and methods
AssigneeSeescan, Inc.
InventorsMark S. Olsson, Alexander L. Warren, Nicholas A. Smith, Michael J. Martin, Scott A. Powell
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Abstract
Camera head apparatus, systems, and methods for providing wide angle/panoramic images and/or video of the interior of pipes or other cavities using multiple imaging and illumination modules are disclosed.
Claims20
A camera head for use in a pipe inspection system, comprising:
- a housing, including:
- a front housing element;
- a transparent window disposed in the front housing element;
- and
- a rear housing element coupled to the front housing element, the rear housing element including a longitudinal section;
- a plurality of imaging modules disposed on or within the front housing element;
- and
- a plurality of illumination modules disposed on or within the front housing element, wherein at least two of the imaging modules of the plurality of imaging modules are each disposed between at least two of the illumination modules of the plurality of illumination modules.
5 more elements
A pipe inspection system, comprising:
- a camera head comprising:
- a housing, including:
- a front housing element;
- and
- a rear housing element coupled to the front housing element, the rear housing element including a longitudinal section;
- a plurality of imaging modules disposed on or within the front housing element;
- and
- a plurality of illumination modules disposed on or within the front housing element, wherein at least two of the imaging modules of the plurality of imaging modules are each disposed between at least two of the illumination modules of the plurality of illumination modules;
- and
- a push-cable operatively coupled to the camera head, the push-cable including one or more conductors to carry video signals generated in the imaging modules to a communicatively coupled electronic device.
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A camera head for use in a pipe inspection system, comprising:
- a housing, including:
- a front housing element;
- a transparent window disposed in the front housing element;
- a rear housing element coupled to the front housing element, the rear housing element including a longitudinal section;
- a plurality of imaging modules disposed on or within the front housing element;
- a plurality of illumination modules, each illumination module comprising one or more LEDs, disposed on or within the front housing element between ones of the plurality of imaging modules;
- and
- one or more inertial sensors, wherein at least one of the one or more inertial sensors controls at least one current to one or more of the LEDs.
5 more elements
A pipe inspection system, comprising:
- a plurality of camera heads, each camera head comprising:
- a housing, including:
- a front housing element;
- and
- a rear housing element coupled to the front housing element, the rear housing element including a longitudinal section;
- a plurality of imaging modules disposed on or within the front housing element;
- and
- a plurality of illumination modules disposed on or within the front housing element between ones of the plurality of imaging modules;
- and
- a push-cable operatively coupled to the camera head, the push-cable including one or more conductors to carry video signals generated in the imaging modules to a communicatively coupled electronic device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.