公开(公告)号：US10955583B1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-23

申请号：US15590964

申请日：2017-05-09

申请人： SeeScan Inc.

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

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

摘要： 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：US10921263B1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-16

申请号：US16510423

申请日：2019-07-12

申请人： SeeScan, Inc.

发明人： Mark S Olsson ,  Eric M. Chapman ,  Justin W. Taylor ,  Matthew J. Thompson

IPC分类号： B05B1/14 ,  G01N21/954 ,  B05B13/06 ,  H04N5/225 ,  E03F9/00 ,  B08B9/043 ,  E03F7/12 ,  B08B9/049 ,  F16L101/30 ,  F16L101/12

摘要： Pipe inspection systems including a push-cable, jetter, and camera assembly are disclosed. A jetter nozzle may be configured to spin and/or propel the camera head within a pipe or other cavity. A cutter line may be attached to the camera head to clean obstructions. A sonde may be coupled to a camera head to generate magnetic field signals for use with a buried utility locator to locate a pipe or other cavity into which the camera head is deployed.

公开(公告)号：US10379436B1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-13

申请号：US15811264

申请日：2017-11-13

申请人： SeeScan Inc.

发明人： Mark S. Olsson ,  Eric M. Chapman ,  James F. Kleyn

IPC分类号： G03B37/00 ,  F16F15/134 ,  F16F15/123 ,  F16F3/04 ,  G02B23/24 ,  G01N21/954 ,  H04N5/225 ,  B08B9/043 ,  E03F9/00

摘要： Push-cables and associated apparatus and systems are disclosed. In one embodiment, a push-cable assembly for use with a pipe inspection system may include a push-cable element having a proximal end and a distal end, with a spring assembly having varying flexibility coupled to or near the distal end. The spring assembly may include an outer coiled spring having a proximal and a distal end, and an inner coiled spring nested at least partially within the outer coiled spring. A camera head and/or other elements such as a cutting or jetting apparatus may be coupled at or near the distal end.

公开(公告)号：US11550214B1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-10

申请号：US17321448

申请日：2021-05-16

申请人： SeeScan, Inc.

发明人： Mark S. Olsson ,  Eric M. Chapman ,  James F. Kleyn

IPC分类号： G03B37/00 ,  F16C1/10 ,  G01N21/88 ,  F16F15/134 ,  F16F15/123 ,  F16F3/04 ,  H04N5/225 ,  E03F7/12 ,  B08B9/043 ,  G02B23/24 ,  H04N7/18 ,  G01N21/954 ,  E03F9/00 ,  F16C1/00 ,  F16F1/04

摘要： Push-cables and associated apparatus for pipe inspection systems are disclosed. In one embodiment a pipe inspection system includes a camera head, a push-cable including an outer covering enclosing a plurality of electrical conductors for transmitting signals and/or power between the camera head and an electronic device operatively coupled to the push-cable, and a spring assembly disposed about the push-cable near the distal end where the spring assembly comprises a spring with a tapered flex section having a varying cross-sectional area and/or a varying cross-sectional shape.

公开(公告)号：US11187971B1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-30

申请号：US16402153

申请日：2019-05-02

申请人： SeeScan, Inc.

发明人： Eric M. Chapman ,  Mark S. Olsson ,  Nicholas A. Smith ,  Alexander L. Warren

IPC分类号： H04N7/18 ,  G03B37/00 ,  H04N5/225 ,  G03B17/02

摘要： Electrical contact assemblies for use in rotating video camera heads are disclosed. A contact assembly may include a first element movable relative to the camera head's housing on which an imager is disposed, a second element rotationally movable relative to the first element, and a slip ring including one or more PCB brush elements to transfer imager signals to an output connector.

公开(公告)号：US11016381B1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-25

申请号：US16531880

申请日：2019-08-05

申请人： SeeScan, Inc.

发明人： Mark S. Olsson ,  Eric M. Chapman ,  James F. Kleyn

IPC分类号： G03B37/00 ,  G01N21/88 ,  F16F15/134 ,  F16F15/123 ,  F16F3/04 ,  H04N5/225 ,  E03F7/12 ,  B08B9/043 ,  G02B23/24 ,  H04N7/18 ,  G01N21/954 ,  F16C1/10 ,  F16F1/04 ,  E03F9/00 ,  F16C1/00

摘要： Push-cables and associated apparatus for pipe inspection systems are disclosed. In one embodiment a pipe inspection system includes a camera head, a push-cable including an outer covering enclosing a plurality of electrical conductors for transmitting signals and/or power between the camera head and an electronic device operatively coupled to the push-cable, and a spring assembly disposed about the push-cable near the distal end where the spring assembly comprises a spring with a tapered flex section having a varying cross-sectional area and/or a varying cross-sectional shape.

公开(公告)号：US09791382B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-17

申请号：US14690285

申请日：2015-04-17

申请人： SeeScan, Inc.

发明人： Mark S. Olsson ,  Eric M. Chapman ,  Justin W. Taylor ,  Matthew J. Thompson

IPC分类号： B08B9/00 ,  G01N21/954 ,  B05B1/14 ,  B05B13/06 ,  E03F9/00 ,  B08B9/043 ,  B08B9/049 ,  E03F7/12 ,  H04N5/225 ,  F16L101/12 ,  F16L101/30

CPC分类号： G01N21/954 ,  B05B1/14 ,  B05B13/0627 ,  B05B13/0636 ,  B08B9/0433 ,  B08B9/0495 ,  E03F7/12 ,  E03F9/00 ,  F16L2101/12 ,  F16L2101/30 ,  H04N5/2252 ,  H04N5/2258 ,  H04N2005/2255

摘要： Pipe inspection systems including a push-cable, jetter, and camera assembly are disclosed. A jetter nozzle may be configured to spin and/or propel the camera head within a pipe or other cavity. A cutter line may be attached to the camera head to clean obstructions. A sonde may be coupled to a camera head to generate magnetic field signals for use with a buried utility locator to locate a pipe or other cavity into which the camera head is deployed.

公开(公告)号：US11448600B1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-20

申请号：US15806219

申请日：2017-11-07

申请人： SeeScan, Inc.

发明人： Mark S. Olsson ,  Eric M. Chapman ,  Nicholas A. Smith ,  Alexander L. Warren

IPC分类号： H04N5/00 ,  G02B23/24 ,  A61B1/05 ,  A61B1/00 ,  G01N21/88 ,  H04N5/225 ,  G02B13/06

摘要： Camera heads including multiple imaging elements with overlapping Fields of View (FOV) for inspecting pipes or cavities are disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US10935880B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-02

申请号：US14033349

申请日：2013-09-20

申请人： SeeScan, Inc.

发明人： Mark S. Olsson ,  Eric M. Chapman ,  Allen W. Tucker ,  Dawn E. Shaffer

IPC分类号： G03B37/00 ,  F16L57/06 ,  H04N5/225 ,  G01N21/954

摘要： A video pipe inspection system may include a push-cable, camera head, and pipe guide having a pair of cylindrical shells, with each shell having a plurality of radially extending circumferentially spaced vanes and structure for holding the shells together when the shells are axially mated end-to-end. A pair of curved tab arms may extend circumferentially about corresponding ones of the cylindrical shells. A pair of slide-locks may be configured to slide over corresponding ones of the tab arms to move them into a locking position in which keys on the tab arms extend between adjacent coils of a coil spring surrounded by the shells.

公开(公告)号：US10855950B1

公开(公告)日：2020-12-01

申请号：US16453965

申请日：2019-06-26

申请人： SeeScan, Inc.

发明人： Eric M. Chapman ,  Mark S. Olsson

IPC分类号： H04N7/10 ,  H04N7/22 ,  G02B6/44 ,  H01B11/22 ,  H01B11/18 ,  H01B7/18 ,  H01B11/04 ,  G02B6/54 ,  H01B11/02

摘要： High bandwidth push-cables for high speed image or video data transmission between a camera head and a cable reel or camera control unit (CCU) are disclosed.