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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2017
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventor:
Eric John Ruggiero, West Chester, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/954 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); G02B 23/24 (2006.01); G02B 3/00 (2006.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01); G02B 23/26 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/954 (2013.01); G02B 3/0056 (2013.01); G02B 23/243 (2013.01); G02B 23/2484 (2013.01); G02B 27/0075 (2013.01); H04N 5/23293 (2013.01); H04N 7/183 (2013.01); G02B 23/2461 (2013.01); G02B 23/26 (2013.01); H04N 2005/2255 (2013.01);
Abstract
A borescope for use within an unlit, closed conduit can include an elongated probe, an artificial light source illuminating the conduit, and a microlens array mounted to the probe. An imaging device can be in data communication with the microlens array.