ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,374,876, issued on July 29, was assigned to SeeScan Inc. (San Diego).

"Video inspection system apparatus and methods with relay modules and connection ports" was invented by Michael J. Martin (San Diego), Mark S. Olsson (La Jolla, Calif.) and Alexander L. Warren (Escondido, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A novel connection port is described for connecting a signal transmitter to an apparatus configured to wirelessly communicate video and images from a pipe inspection system. Such a connection port may establish an electrically conductive pathway to a push-cable and camera head further disposed in cable storage drum that the wirele...