ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,667,241, issued on June 30, was assigned to SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS (Velizy-Villacoublay, France).
"Inspection tool to be fitted to an endoscope" was invented by Bertrand Hunald Carpuat (Moissy-Cramayel, France) and Jessica Leslourdy (Moissy-Cramayel, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An inspection tool configured to be fitted to an endoscope includes a body with an attachment portion configured to be attached to one end of the endoscope, and an opening. The tool further includes a transparent element with at least one visual reference mark having a calibrated dimension, wherein the transparent element is mounted at the opening in the...