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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2023
Baker Hughes Holdings Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Matthew Pankow, Skaneateles, NY (US);
Baker Hughes Holdings LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An inspection tube of a borescope can include an actuable portion nearer a distal of the inspection tube than a proximal end of the tube. Actuable drive cables can extend a length of the inspection tube to transfer motion to the actuable portion. At a distal end of the inspection tube is an inspection head that can include a motion sensor configured to sense an orientation and a movement of the inspection head. At the proximal end of the inspection tube is a control unit. The control unit can receive a signal from the motion sensor. The signal can be indicative of an orientation and/or the movement of the inspection head. A fall condition can be determined to be occurring based on the signal. The actuable drive cables can then be actuated to move the inspection head to a protected position.
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