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Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2026

Filed:

Jun. 18, 2024
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Nathan Montgomery Gurley, Maineville, OH (US);

Prach Jerry Chuaypradit, Apex, NC (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01B 7/18 (2006.01); H01B 7/04 (2006.01); H01B 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01B 9/003 (2013.01); H01B 7/04 (2013.01); H01B 7/18 (2013.01);
Abstract

Method and apparatus for conduit position determination are provided. A flexible conduit comprising a first end and a second end, a set of bend sensors affixed to the flexible conduit and configured to output bend data indicating bends in the flexible conduit, and a processing component configured to determine a relative position of the first end of the flexible conduit relative to the second end of the flexible conduit based on the bend data is provided.


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Gurley, Nathan. (2026). Flexible conduit with end-to-end position determination (U.S. Patent No. 12763233). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12763233

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