US 11,719,376 B1
Dockable tripodal camera control unit
Mark S. Olsson, La Jolla, CA (US); Dawn E. Shaffer, San Diego, CA (US); Eric M. Chapman, Lake Tapps, WA (US); and Jesse O. Casares, El Cajon, CA (US)
Assigned to SEESCAN, INC., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by SeeScan, Inc., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 21, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/352,706.
Application 17/352,706 is a continuation of application No. 16/446,456, filed on Jun. 19, 2019, granted, now 11,047,516.
Application 16/446,456 is a continuation of application No. 13/774,351, filed on Feb. 22, 2013, granted, now 10,371,305, issued on Aug. 6, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/602,527, filed on Feb. 23, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/602,065, filed on Feb. 22, 2012.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); F16L 55/26 (2006.01)
CPC F16L 55/26 (2013.01) [H04N 7/18 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pipe inspection system, comprising:
a camera;
a push-cable including a plurality of conductors electrically coupled to the camera at a distal end;
a cable reel for storing the push-cable; and
a dockable camera control unit (CCU) electrically coupled to the plurality of conductors at a proximal end, the camera control unit including:
a body;
one or more electronic circuits for controlling operation of components of the CCU; and
a docking mechanism for removably coupling the body to the cable reel.