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US 12,219,248 B1Granted
Video pipe inspection systems
AssigneeSeescan, Inc.
InventorsMark S. Olsson, Dawn E. Shaffer
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Abstract
Portable pipe inspection video systems are disclosed. The system may include a camera head, a push-cable, a cable reel, and a camera controller having a built-in transmitter for energizing a pipe-inspection cable for magnetic field tracing applications.
Claims20
A video inspection system, comprising:
- a push-cable;
- a camera head operatively coupled to a distal end of the push-cable;
- a camera controller operatively coupled to a proximal end of the push-cable, the camera controller comprising:
- a base assembly;
- a user interface panel disposed on or within the base assembly;
- an electronics module electrically coupled to the user interface panel including programmable electronic circuitry for:
- receiving control input signals from the user interface panel upon a user actuation and providing, responsive to the received input signals, control data to the camera head to control video capture operation;
- receiving one or more pipe inspection output video signals from the camera head and storing data corresponding to the pipe inspection output video signals in a non-transitory memory;
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- an internal transmitter for generating a signal at a plurality of frequencies to be coupled onto the push-cable at one connection point and a ground surface via a ground connection point, to provide current flow in the push-cable to generate magnetic field signals for detection by an associated utility locator;
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- a Wi-Fi transceiver module for wirelessly providing images or video stored in the non-transitory memory.
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A video inspection system, comprising:
- a push-cable;
- a camera head operatively coupled to a distal end of the push-cable;
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- a camera controller operatively coupled to a proximal end of the push-cable, the camera controller comprising:
- a base assembly;
- a user interface panel disposed on or within the base assembly;
- an electronics module electrically coupled to the user interface panel including programmable electronic circuitry for:
- receiving control input signals from the user interface panel upon a user actuation and providing, responsive to the received input signals, control data to the camera head to control video capture operation;
- receiving one or more pipe inspection output video signals from the camera head and storing data corresponding to the pipe inspection output video signals in a non-transitory memory;
- an internal transmitter for generating a signal at a plurality of frequencies to be coupled onto the push-cable at one connection point and a ground surface via a ground connection point, to provide current flow in the push-cable to generate magnetic field signals for detection by an associated utility locator.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.