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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2018
Applicant:
Seescan, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mark S. Olsson, La Jolla, WA (US);
Roger B. Shaffer, San Diego, CA (US);
Stephanie M. Bench, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Ray Merewether, La Jolla, CA (US);
Michael Martin, San Diego, CA (US);
David A. Cox, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
SEESCAN, INC., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/88 (2006.01); F16L 55/28 (2006.01); G01M 3/24 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); G01N 21/954 (2006.01); F16L 101/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/8803 (2013.01); F16L 55/28 (2013.01); G01M 3/246 (2013.01); G01N 21/8851 (2013.01); G01N 21/954 (2013.01); H04N 5/2259 (2013.01); H04N 5/23258 (2013.01); H04N 5/23267 (2013.01); F16L 2101/30 (2013.01); G01N 2021/8896 (2013.01); H04N 5/232 (2013.01);
Abstract
Self-leveling inspection system methods and devices for use in inspecting buried pipes or other cavities are disclosed. A camera head may include an image sensor, an orientation sensing module, and an image processing module with programming to adjust an image or video provided from the image sensor, based at least in part on information provided from the orientation sensor.