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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:
Jan. 30, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 14, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
William Harris, Farmington, NY (US);
Gregory Yadzinski, Farmington, NY (US);
David Prelewitz, Henrietta, NY (US);
Assignee:
R. Brooks Associates, Inc., Ontario, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 3/08 ; G01N 2/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 3/08 ; G01N 2/100 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for inspecting the surfaces of inaccessible objects such as the components of a nuclear power plant steam generator includes: an articulated inspection wand having a proximal end and a distal end movable into position adjacent the surface to be inspected, a laser light source located remotely from the distal end, first and second position sensing detectors located remotely from the distal end of the wand, first and second extending imaging light guides extending from the laser light source, and the position sensing detectors to the distal end of the wand.