ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,287,258, issued on April 29, was assigned to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).
"Hub connection for pipeline inspection device" was invented by Samuel J. Krohlow (Wauwatosa, Wis.) and Christopher J. Turner (Lannon, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pipeline inspection device, including a rotatable drum housing a cable, where the cable is extendable into a pipe, a camera positioned on an end of the cable, and a hub housing electrical components of the pipeline inspection device and including a battery housing. A stand includes a mounting assembly having a first portion rotatably supporting the drum and a second portion s...