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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:
Jun. 13, 1995
Filed:
Apr. 06, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Foster-Miller, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
738658 ;
Abstract
A long range internal pipe inspection/maintenance system comprising an elongated, flexible push snake including an outer protective sleeve for insertion in the pipe and for carrying pipe inspection equipment, and a driven mechanism for applying tension to the snake to facilitate movement of the snake through the pipe to increase the snake inspection range.