US 12,292,390 B2
Systems and methods for operating non-destructive testing devices
Yan Li, Winchester, NY (US); and Kevin Andrew Coombs, Syracuse, NY (US)
Assigned to Baker Hughes Holdings LLC, Houston, TX (US)
Filed by Baker Hughes Holdings LLC, Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Feb. 27, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/588,300.
Application 18/588,300 is a continuation of application No. 17/245,846, filed on Apr. 30, 2021, granted, now 11,927,546.
Prior Publication US 2024/0192146 A1, Jun. 13, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G01N 21/954 (2006.01); G02B 23/24 (2006.01); H04N 23/50 (2023.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01); H04N 23/63 (2023.01)
CPC G01N 21/954 (2013.01) [G02B 23/2484 (2013.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01); H04N 23/63 (2023.01); H04N 23/555 (2023.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A non-destructive testing device, comprising:
a tubular housing including a proximal end and a distal end, the tubular housing including:
a head section arranged at the distal end;
a bendable articulation section secured to the head section and arranged proximal to the head section;
an optical sensor arranged within the head section, the optical sensor configured to transmit a data set comprising a first image signal to a first output terminal of the optical sensor and a second image signal to a second output terminal of the optical sensor, wherein the first image signal and the second image signal are complementary differential signals; and
a first output signal cable communicatively coupled to the first output terminal and extending along the tubular housing to a control unit having a processor and circuitry, arranged at the proximal end of the tubular housing, wherein the first output signal cable is configured to transmit the first signal from the sensor to the control unit,
wherein the second output terminal is terminated at a ground within the head section.