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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2022
Subcom, Llc, Eatontown, NJ (US);
Andrew David Levins, Romsey, GB;
Joseph Man, London, GB;
Michael Whitfield, Romsey, GB;
James Fotheringham Jackson, Baltimore, MD (US);
SubCom, LLC, Eatontown, NJ (US);
Abstract
Provided is a cable and joint inspection system, process and computer readable medium enabling cable and joint inspection functions. The system includes an x-ray cabinet containing an x-ray camera and positioning equipment. The x-ray camera is positionable to obtain an x-ray image of a portion of a cable or a cable joint. The x-ray images are evaluated to determine whether a bounded area is within the x-ray image. The processor may measure the size of the bounded area in the x-ray image based on a number of pixels forming the bounded area. In response to the size of the bounded area being greater than an inclusion or void allowance threshold, the processor may flag the bounded area as an inclusion or void and flag pixel locations in the x-ray image. The flagged pixel locations correspond to a physical location within the portions of the cable or the cable joint.