US Patent Issued to Lockheed Martin on Sept. 23 for "All-purpose foreign object debris detection and retrieval device" (Georgia, Texas, New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,498, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Lockheed Martin Corp. (Bethesda, Md.).

"All-purpose foreign object debris detection and retrieval device" was invented by Joseph David Sirmans (Marietta, Ga.), Jonathan Richard Olson (Fort Worth, Texas), Anthony Robert Mann (Fort Worth, Texas) and Gene McGarry (Huntington, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one embodiment, systems and methods include using an inspection system to remove or seal foreign object debris. An inspection system comprises a borescope; wherein a plurality of optical fibers is disposed within the borescope; a mounting system; an articulation system; and a controlle...