US 11,753,924 B2
Ultrasonic borescope for drilled shaft inspection
Swamy Avasarala, Woodbridge, VA (US); and Pranav Avasarala, Woodbridge, VA (US)
Assigned to Aver Technologies, Inc., Woodbridge, VA (US)
Filed by Aver Technologies, Inc., Woodbridge, VA (US)
Filed on Apr. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/237,203.
Application 17/237,203 is a continuation of application No. 16/725,479, filed on Dec. 23, 2019, granted, now 11,015,426.
Application 16/725,479 is a continuation of application No. 16/059,244, filed on Aug. 9, 2018, granted, now 10,557,340, issued on Feb. 11, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/575,822, filed on Oct. 23, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2021/0238976 A1, Aug. 5, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G01N 21/954 (2006.01); E21B 47/04 (2012.01); E21B 47/003 (2012.01); E21B 47/002 (2012.01)
CPC E21B 47/002 (2020.05) [E21B 47/003 (2020.05); E21B 47/04 (2013.01); G01N 21/954 (2013.01); G01N 2201/0224 (2013.01); G01N 2201/102 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A borescope, comprising:
a housing;
an ultrasound sensor configured to rotate about a first axis;
a controller configured to receive measurements from the ultrasound sensor to determine a volume of a borehole in which the borescope is located; and
a motor configured to move the ultrasound sensor along the first axis to a plurality of axial positions, wherein the ultrasound sensor is configured to take a plurality of distance measurements at a plurality of angular positions, respectively, about the first axis at each axial position among the plurality of axial positions along the first axis.