公开(公告)号：US20220416528A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-29

申请号：US17528956

申请日：2021-11-17

申请人： SeeScan, Inc.

发明人： Michael J. Martin ,  Mark S. Olsson

IPC分类号： H02G11/02 ,  H04N5/232 ,  G01N21/954

摘要： A novel connection port is described for connecting a signal transmitter to an apparatus configured to wirelessly communicate video and images from a pipe inspection system. Such a connection port may establish an electrically conductive pathway to a push-cable and camera head further disposed in cable storage drum that the wireless communication apparatus may couple thereto. A signal transmitter, having an established electrically conductive pathway to the push-cable and camera head, may transmit electromagnetic signals that may be emitted by the push-cable and camera head and further be located at the ground surface via a utility locator device.

公开(公告)号：US11132781B1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-28

申请号：US15805007

申请日：2017-11-06

申请人： SeeScan Inc.

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

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

摘要： 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：US20210071803A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-11

申请号：US17014646

申请日：2020-09-08

申请人： SeeScan, Inc.

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

IPC分类号： F16L55/30 ,  G01N21/954

摘要： 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：US10585012B1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-10

申请号：US16005222

申请日：2018-06-11

申请人： SeeScan, Inc.

发明人： 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分类号： G01M3/00

摘要： 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：US20190243020A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-08

申请号：US16241864

申请日：2019-01-07

申请人： SeeScan, Inc.

发明人： Mark S. Olsson ,  Michael J. Martin

IPC分类号： G01V3/08 ,  G01S13/08 ,  G01S15/08 ,  G01S17/08 ,  G01S19/13 ,  G01V3/38

CPC分类号： G01V3/081 ,  G01S13/08 ,  G01S13/42 ,  G01S13/86 ,  G01S13/88 ,  G01S15/08 ,  G01S17/023 ,  G01S17/08 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G01S19/13 ,  G01V3/15 ,  G01V3/38

摘要： Tracked distance measuring device, systems, and methods for determining and mapping point of interest for use in utility locating operations and other mapping applications are disclosed. A tracked distance measuring device embodiment includes simultaneously triggered rangefinder and positioning elements to measure a distance and determine location and pose, optionally in conjunction with a utility locator.

公开(公告)号：US09989662B1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-05

申请号：US15633682

申请日：2017-06-26

申请人： SeeScan Inc.

发明人： Mark S. Olsson ,  Dawn E. Shaffer ,  Ray Merewether ,  Michael J. Martin ,  David A. Cox

IPC分类号： G01V3/08 ,  G01V3/15 ,  G01S13/88

CPC分类号： G01V3/08 ,  G01S7/03 ,  G01S13/88 ,  G01S13/885 ,  G01V3/15 ,  G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/0346

摘要： A buried object locator which may include at least one antenna array including three mutually orthogonal antennas each sharing a common center point senses electromagnetic signals emitted by two or more buried objects such as utility lines, pipes or sondes. A circuit at least partially mounted in a housing of the locator may be connected to the array and used to determine location information of the buried objects by measuring signal strength and field angles in three dimensions.

公开(公告)号：US11468610B1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-11

申请号：US15960340

申请日：2018-04-23

申请人： SeeScan, Inc.

发明人： Mark S. Olsson ,  Michael J. Martin ,  Thomas C. Cassey ,  Francisco A. Crespo

IPC分类号： G06T11/60 ,  G06F3/04815 ,  G06F3/0346

摘要： Methods and systems are disclosed for providing displays of maps or mapping objects in a mapping application or system, wherein transitions between the maps or mapping objects is provided seamlessly and/or with orientation(s) preserved based a user interface device control actuation.

公开(公告)号：US11175427B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-16

申请号：US15681409

申请日：2017-08-20

申请人： SeeScan, Inc.

发明人： Mark S. Olsson ,  David A. Cox ,  Michael J. Martin ,  Ray Merewether ,  Amos H. Jessup

IPC分类号： G01V3/10 ,  G01V3/15 ,  G01B7/26 ,  G01V3/165

摘要： Systems for locating buried or hidden utilities including a portable locator and associated portable transmitter are disclosed. The portable locator may include a magnetic field measurement module for determining a current signal in the buried utility based on a received magnetic field, and a receiver module for receiving data from the portable transmitter. The portable transmitter may include a data transmitter module for sending information associated with a current signal provided to the buried utility to the portable receiver module.

公开(公告)号：US11073632B1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-27

申请号：US16902245

申请日：2020-06-15

申请人： SeeScan, Inc.

发明人： Mark S. Olsson ,  Stephanie M. Bench ,  Michael J. Martin ,  Ray Merewether ,  Paul Wisecaver ,  Austin Rutledge

IPC分类号： G06F11/30 ,  G01V3/08 ,  G01V3/38 ,  G01B7/26 ,  G01V3/15

摘要： A buried utility locator includes an antenna array for receiving magnetic field signals from a buried utility, a receiver operatively coupled to the antenna array for generating a receiver output signal including amplitude and/or phase information of two or more signal components in two or more simultaneously received signals of the frequency suite, a processing element operatively coupled to the receiver for receiving the receiver output signal and generating a first set of data associated with the two or more signal components of the frequency suite, and a non-transitory memory for storing the first set of data.

公开(公告)号：USD922885S1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-22

申请号：US29692937

申请日：2019-05-29

申请人： SeeScan, Inc.

设计人： Mark S. Olsson ,  Michael J. Martin