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US 4,696,544 AGranted
Fiberscopic device for inspection of internal sections of construction, and method for using same
AssigneeOlympus Corporation
InventorJames G. Costella
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AssigneeOlympus Corporation
InventorJames G. Costella
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An apparatus and method for using the same to inspect the interior of a construction such as a vessel, piping, machinery and the like, including jet engine combustion cans, comprises a fiberscope having a probe carrying fiberoptic systems which is inserted into the construction interior through an articulable and rotatable guide insertion tube. The guide insertion tube is articulated and/or rotated to manipulate the fiberscope probe and aim it toward a passage into an adjacent interior section. Once the fiberscope probe is extended out of the guide insertion tube and into the next interior section, it acts as a lead wire over which the guide insertion tube in pushed to extend the guide insertion tube into the next section, and so forth for the desired number of interior sections.
A device for inspecting interior sections of a construction, said device comprising the combination of
A method for inspecting interior sections of a construction, said method comprising the steps of
A method for inspecting interior sections of a construction comprising the steps of
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.