ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,374,875, issued on July 29, was assigned to SeeScan Inc. (San Diego).
"Inspection system push-cable guide apparatus" was invented by Mark S. Olsson (La Jolla, Calif.), David C. Parsons (San Marcos, Calif.), Andrew P. Corvin (San Diego) and Alexander L. Warren (Escondido, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Cable storage drum-reel and cable guide apparatus, methods, and systems are provided for deploying and retracting at least one push-cable with a distally mounted camera into and out of a pipe or cavity for applications such as plumbing and underground utility location. In an exemplary embodiment, a cable guide assembly may include a ...