Portable industrial fiber optic inspection scope
US11022760B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 29, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/56
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus includes a camera, a dark field illumination source, and a fiber inspection housing including a fiber connector input situated to receive an optical fiber connector so that an optical fiber output end of the optical fiber connector is removably insertable into an interior region of the fiber inspection housing and securable at a predetermined location in the interior region, a camera input situated to receive and secure the camera so that the camera is in optical communication with the interior region and the optical fiber output end, and a dark field illumination source input situated to receive the dark field illumination source so that light emitted from the dark field illumination source is received by the optical fiber output end at a dark field illumination angle and is scattered by contamination or defects associated with the optical fiber output end so as to be detectable by the camera.
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