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Sensor for imaging inside equipment

US7502068B2 · kind B2 · utility

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2Claims

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Chandrasekhar Narayanaswami · Wilton, US
Mandayam Thondanur Raghunath · Bengaluru, IN
Ramon Caceres · New York, US
Stefan Berger · Raubling, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 22, 2004
Grant date	Mar 10, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 19, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N2201/08
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A machine comprises an enclosure; a plurality of parts within the enclosure; and a visual conduit for providing a view inside of the enclosure for detection of visible signs of failure of the machine. The concept of a visual conduit encompasses a broad variety of devices including cameras inside the enclosure that provide images of the interior of the enclosure and alternatively selective transparency or translucence of the enclosure relative to at least some of the parts of the machine housed within the enclosure.

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