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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:
May. 19, 2009
Filed:
May. 20, 2005
Applicants:
Stephan Peters, Oberhausen, DE;
Sönke Rapp, Essen, DE;
Eiko Räkers, Oer-Erkenschwick, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Deutsche Montan Technologie GmbH, Essen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 5/08 (2006.01); G01N 21/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A probe for inspecting an anchor borehole has a video head provided with a color CCD sensor, a lens, a conical viewing window, and light-emitting diode for illuminating and optically scanning a borehole surface. The probe also has a travel sensor, an electronics module including two position sensors, a memory module, and a battery section carrying an infrared interface. The probe is cableless and autarchic. The battery section is secured to a leading end of a push rod.