ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,262,106, issued on March 25, was assigned to ANGLO AMERICAN STEELMAKING COAL PTY LTD (Brisbane, Australia).
"Image capturing assembly" was invented by Ian Bailey (Cannon Hill, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is an image capturing assembly for an underground environment. The assembly may comprise an elongate body configured to be placed within a borehole. The body may comprise an outer wall that defines an internal chamber therein, a first camera aperture, and a first light aperture disposed in the outer wall of the body. The assembly may also comprise a first camera mounted within the chamber and a first light ...