公开(公告)号：US11132781B1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-28

申请号：US15805007

申请日：2017-11-06

Applicant: SeeScan Inc.

Inventor： Mark S. Olsson ,  Michael J. Martin ,  Ray Merewether ,  Stephanie M. Bench ,  Tran Nguyen

IPC: G06F15/173 ,  G06T7/00 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/225 ,  G01N21/954 ,  G03B37/00 ,  G02B23/24

Abstract: Camera heads for use in pipe inspection systems are disclosed. In one embodiment a camera head includes a body, an image sensor disposed in the body for generating images of an interior of a pipe or cavity in which the camera head is inserted, and processing circuitry operatively coupled to the image sensor to automatically capture images or video frames by the camera head within the object.

公开(公告)号：US11092712B1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-17

申请号：US16882719

申请日：2020-05-25

Applicant: SeeScan, Inc.

Inventor： Mark S. Olsson ,  Ray Merewether ,  Stephanie M. Bench ,  Sequoyah Aldridge ,  Paul Wisecaver ,  Austin Rutledge

IPC: G01V3/12 ,  G01V3/15 ,  G01V3/10

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for locating buried conductors using ambient electromagnetic signals, such as AM or other broadcast signals, are described. A buried utility locator may include a plurality of spatially separated antenna arrays, a receiver circuit coupled thereto, and a processing element programmed to process measurements of ambient electromagnetic signals and associated electromagnetic signals radiated from current induced in the buried conductor from the ambient signals to determine information about the buried conductor.

公开(公告)号：US11029015B1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-08

申请号：US16278689

申请日：2019-02-18

Applicant: SEESCAN, INC.

Inventor： Mark S. Olsson ,  John R. Sanderson, IV ,  Jon E. Simmons ,  Brian P. Lakin ,  Steven B. Weston

IPC: F21V5/04 ,  F21V7/00 ,  F21V15/01 ,  F21V23/00 ,  F21V23/06 ,  F21V3/04 ,  F21V29/507 ,  F21Y101/00 ,  F21Y105/10 ,  F21Y115/10 ,  F21V21/30 ,  F21V23/04 ,  F21V31/00 ,  F21V29/70 ,  F21V3/06

Abstract: An underwater light or submersible luminaire may include a housing and a transparent pressure bearing window positioned at a forward end of the housing. A window supporting structure may be mounted in the housing behind the transparent window. A printed circuit board element having a plurality of LEDs may be positioned within the housing behind the window supporting structure to bear substantially all of the ambient water pressure applied to the transparent window.

公开(公告)号：US10955583B1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-23

申请号：US15590964

申请日：2017-05-09

Applicant: SeeScan Inc.

Inventor： Mark S. Olsson ,  Ray Merewether ,  Eric M. Chapman ,  Alexander L. Warren

IPC: G01V9/00 ,  E21B7/04 ,  E21B44/00 ,  E21B47/002

Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to apparatus, systems, and methods for boring in earth or other environments, both manmade and natural. More specifically, but not exclusively, the disclosure relates to devices and methods for inspecting the path of a bore (e.g., including horizontal, angular, vertical bores in 3-dimensional space) to detect any damage caused by the boring activity to infrastructure in the path of the bore. Such infrastructure may include, but not by way of limitation, gas lines, sewer lines, communication lines (e.g., fiber optic lines), electric lines, and other infrastructure. The disclosure further relates to devices and methods for mapping locations of underground objects, geological compositions, and other detectable underground features.

公开(公告)号：US20210071803A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-11

申请号：US17014646

申请日：2020-09-08

Applicant: SeeScan, Inc.

Inventor： Alexander L. Warren ,  Michael J. Martin ,  Mark S. Olsson ,  Jeffery D. Martin

IPC: F16L55/30 ,  G01N21/954

Abstract: Cable handling devices, methods, and systems for securing and deploying or retracting one or more cables or hoses into or out of a pipe or cavity allowing inspection of the pipe or cavity. In an exemplary embodiment, a hand-held device with a housing for at least partially enclosing one or more cables or hoses, at least one coupling mechanism integrally attached to the housing, and a coupling control for coupling and decoupling the one or more cables or hoses is provided. The cable handling device and the one or more cables or hoses can be coupled and moved together, or decoupled enabling the cable handling device and the one or more cables or hoses to move independently of each other. One or more of the cables may be connected to a camera allowing the one or more cables or hoses to be deployed or retracted into or out of a pipe or cavity thereby facilitating inspection of the pipe or cavity.

公开(公告)号：US10928538B1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-23

申请号：US16121379

申请日：2018-09-04

Applicant: SeeScan, Inc.

Inventor： Mark S. Olsson ,  Stephanie M. Bench ,  Jan Soukup ,  Inho Shin ,  Ray Merewether

IPC: G01V3/10 ,  G01V3/08 ,  G01V3/165 ,  G01V3/15

Abstract: A buried utility locating system includes a transmitter circuit including electronic circuits to generate keyed current signals for coupling to the buried utility including a signal generation module and an output current signal generation module, a direct or inductive coupling apparatus, and an associated utility locator for sensing magnetic field signals radiated from a buried utility and decode keying therein.

公开(公告)号：US20210041516A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-11

申请号：US16921775

申请日：2020-07-06

Applicant: SeeScan, Inc.

Inventor： Stephanie M. Bench ,  Mark S. Olsson ,  Jan Soukup

IPC: G01R33/36 ,  G01V3/10 ,  G01V3/17

Abstract: Signal generation devices including an auto-tuning electronic circuit module for generating tuned output signals are disclosed. The auto-tuning electronic circuit module may include a tunable resonant electronic circuit element for providing a tuned output signal, including a voltage divider element and a tuning array element and control element.

公开(公告)号：US10585012B1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-10

申请号：US16005222

申请日：2018-06-11

Applicant: SeeScan, Inc.

Inventor： Mark S. Olsson ,  Alexander L. Warren ,  David A. Cox ,  Wesley Ice ,  Jesse O. Casares ,  Stephanie M. Bench ,  Michael E. Turgeon ,  Michael J. Martin ,  Paul G. Stuart

IPC: G01M3/00

Abstract: A camera controller platform for use with a pipe inspection system is disclosed. The platform is configured for the rapid mounting and connection of an electronic computing device such as a laptop computer for providing display and/or virtual control interface functions in conjunction with an electronics module. An additional user interface, which may include a manual user interface device, may be coupled to the electronics module. Alternatively, a plurality of virtual controls may be supported by a software application on the electronic computing device, which may be connected to the camera controller platform by a USB or other interface bus.

公开(公告)号：US10557824B1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-11

申请号：US15185018

申请日：2016-06-17

Applicant: SeeScan, Inc.

Inventor： Mark S. Olsson

IPC: G01N27/82

Abstract: Flexible magnetic cores for generating magnetic fields in a utility locator system sonde are disclosed. The flexible core includes an elongate resiliently deformable rod and a flexible elongate structure of a high permeability ferromagnetic material disposed around the elongate resiliently deformable rod, with the resiliently deformable rod comprising fiberglass rod or similar resilient materials, and the flexible elongate structure comprising a plurality of bundles of wires of a high permeability/low loss ferromagnetic material.

公开(公告)号：US10527402B1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-07

申请号：US14203485

申请日：2014-03-10

Applicant: SeeScan, Inc.

Inventor： Mark S. Olsson ,  Jan Soukup ,  Jeffrey A. Prsha ,  Ray Merewether

IPC: G01B7/30 ,  G01N27/82

Abstract: Apparatus for magnetically sensing, computing, and displaying cable distance, as well as computing and displaying other user-selectable information in a pipe inspection system or other system is disclosed. Two or more permanent magnets may be mounted in spaced apart fashion, on either a frame or a rotatable member supported on the frame for rotation about an axis. A magnetic sensor may be mounted on the other one of the rotatable member or frame on which the magnets are not mounted, so that either the magnets rotate around the magnetic sensor or the magnetic sensor rotates between the permanent magnets. The magnetic sensor may generate output signals representing changes in at least two axes in a composite magnetic field generated by the permanent magnets.