Apparatus and methods of inspecting a wire segment
US11333613B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 7, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 17, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2201/068
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for use in inspecting a wire segment is provided. The apparatus includes a guide tube sized to receive the wire segment, and an array of mirrors positioned about the guide tube. Each mirror in the array is oriented such that a reflection of the wire segment in the array of mirrors forms a circumferential view of at least a portion of the wire segment, and such that the reflection from each mirror is within a field of view from a single vantage point.
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