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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8188747 | Method for timestamping boring tool locations A boring tool is moved through the ground within a given region along a particular path. The boring tool is moved in cooperation with moving a portable locator to establish a series of boring tool locations of the boring tool on the particular path. As at least one ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8072220 | Positioning, detection and communication system and method A positioning, communication, and detection system designed to provide a three dimensional location of an object, navigation tools, and bidirectional surface-to-subsurface communications, and methods of using the system. The system can include one or multiple transm... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8013610 | High-Q self tuning locating transmitter A high-Q human-portable, battery-powered self-correcting tunable resonator in a transmitter apparatus for inducing alternating currents of high quality in buried conductors to facilitate their location. The transmitter apparatus employs an FET-driven capacitive tuni... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7924012 | Metal detector having constant reactive transmit voltage applied to a transmit coil An electronic metal detector having, a transmit coil arranged and adapted to transmit an alternating magnetic field associated with a reactive transmit coil voltage, the transmit coil being connected to transmit electronics arranged and adapted to generate a transmi... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7915894 | Service tee marker fixture with concentric attachment sleeve A service tee marker fixture comprises a disk marker and a cylindrical attachment sleeve fastened concentrically to the disk marker and constructed of a flexible material which provides a releasable friction fit with a service tee cap. For certain sleeve materials a... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7863900 | Method for establishing a portion of a boring tool path A boring tool is moved through the ground within a region along a path from a starting point. A reference path is established. An information generating arrangement is located partially at the boring tool and partially at the locator including a transmitter for tran... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7791345 | Rectangular-wave transmitting metal detector A metal detector including transmit electronics having a plurality of switches for generating a repeating transmit signal cycle for transmission by a transmit coil. The repeating transmit signal cycle includes at least a high voltage period, and at least a low volta... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7786732 | Apparatus for monitoring a positional relationship between a boring tool and an inground line In a system having a boring tool and an above-ground portable locator for locating the boring tool as moved by a drill string in a region which includes an in-ground line, an apparatus is described for monitoring the positional relationship between the boring tool a... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7701221 | Device for environment detection A device for environment detection having a first magnetic alternating field is situated in a vehicle. The device detects the at least one object in the environment of the vehicle by a second magnetic alternating field which is produced in the object as a function o... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7642784 | Electromagnetic survey system with multiple sources Multiple sources are provided for a transmitter cable for use in electromagnetic surveying. The transmitter cable includes a dipole antenna comprising a pair of spaced apart electrodes mounted on their respective cables. Two antennas may be powered from each source.... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7466135 | Boring technique using locate point measurements for boring tool depth prediction A method is disclosed as part of an overall process in which a boring tool is moved through the ground within a given region along a particular path in an orientation which includes pitch. A locating signal is transmitted from the boring tool which signal exhibits a... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7443167 | Interleaved magnetometry and pulsed electromagnetic detection of underground objects Magnetometry and pulsed electromagnetic radiation (EM) may be employed during a same survey pass by synchronously interleaving the collection of magnetometer data with pulses from EM sensors. For example, one or more magnetometers may be sampled between pulses of on... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7440872 | Flexible scanning and sensing platform A detection method and apparatus that includes a controller and a plurality of remote sensor units, each containing sensor elements, connected to the controller to achieve custom detection profiles and resolutions that are optimized for a given application by altera... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7425829 | Tracking positions of personnel, vehicles, and inanimate objects A device rotates at least one static magnetic field about an axis, producing a rotating magnetic dipole field, and is movable in relation to the surface of the ground. The field is periodically sensed using a receiver to produce a receiver output responsive to the f... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7414404 | Metal detection apparatus A metal detection apparatus includes a transmitter for generating a magnetic field in the vicinity of the metal object, and a detector for detecting a secondary magnetic field. The detector include a first gradiometer for providing a first output signal representati... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7411399 | Electromagnetic survey system with multiple sources Multiple sources are provided for a transmitter cable for use in electromagnetic surveying. The transmitter cable includes a dipole antenna comprising a pair of spaced apart electrodes mounted on their respective cables. Two antennas may be powered from each source.... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7397366 | Method and apparatus for locating a person who has been buried alive A search apparatus and related method facilitate the final stage of a search for a buried person carrying a transmitter. When the searcher is in the close vicinity of the buried transmitter, the search enters a point-localization phase where the apparatus displays a... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7372276 | Digital locating system and device for underground object detection An underground digital locating system includes a receiver capable of acquiring a signal produced by an underground object and displaying a digital representation of the orientation of underground object and of its depth. The system includes a carrying case for the ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372247 | Apparatus and method for locating and marking an underground utility An apparatus and method to locate and mark the surface position of an underground utility while maneuvering along the path of the utility. The apparatus uses an underground utility detector that responds to the location of an underground utility to continually posit... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7362260 | Method of using continuous-wave radiation for detecting and locating targets hidden behind a surface Continuous-wave radiation is used to detect a target hidden behind a surface. In an embodiment, a transmitter directs a beam of continuous-wave microwave radiation from a transmitting location, and reflected radiation from the target is received at first and second ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7356421 | Precise location of buried metallic pipes and cables in the presence of signal distortion A new approach for locating an underground line described herein remains accurate in the face of bleedover by including both amplitude and phase from at least two magnetic field strength sensors in the measurement set. A numerical optimization step is introduced to ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355409 | Systems and methods useful for detecting presence and / or location of various materials The present invention provides systems and methods which can be employed to locate or detect presence of various materials, including nonferrous metals. These systems include new and useful sensors, circuits, systems and devices which power and/or interoperate with ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350594 | System and method for tracking and communicating with a boring tool A system for determining the location of and communicating with a downhole tool assembly. A tracker assembly comprises a vertical transmitting antenna, a plurality of receiving antennas, and a processor. The downhole tool assembly has a beacon assembly comprising a ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7336079 | Aerial electronic detection of surface and underground threats An aerial electronic system for detection of surface and underground threats comprises an electromagnetic (EM) gradiometer flown aloft over the possible ground and underground threats to a convoy. The EM gradiometer is disposed in a Styrofoam torpedo shaped pod that... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333833 | Low-noise block controller within a set-top box A low-noise block (LNB) control device within a set-top box is disclosed. The LNB control device is capable of controlling modulation of an alternating waveform on a direct current (DC) voltage from a DC power supply to an LNB amplifier. The LNB control device inclu... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333045 | Buried object detection sensor A combined type buried object detection sensor is provided, in which a MD and a GPR are integrated to improve a detectivity. A buried object detection sensor 10 has a constitution in which plural antenna elements composing a GPR 14 are disposed on a ci... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7332901 | Locator with apparent depth indication A human-portable utility locator system for locating and tracing a buried utility line characterized by an electromagnetic field emission. The locator may include a horizontal spaced sensor pair for detecting the horizontal field asymmetry of the emitted field in on... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7327866 | Method and apparatus for compressing computed tomography raw projection data A method and apparatus for compressing computed tomography raw image data includes taking image data with a CT scan, stripping away any proprietary frame or reference data, compressing the data using a compression software such as JPEG-LS, and then storing or transm... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7312607 | Eddy current part inspection system At least one measurement coil of an eddy current part inspection system is oriented relative to a track surface so that the longitudinal axis of the magnetic field generated by the at least one measurement coil is skewed relative to the track surface so as to be sub... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310060 | Multi-mode landmine detector An multi-mode target detection system includes a ground penetrating metal detector and a ground penetrating radar detector permitting operation of the system in a variety of target detection modes. The system includes a control section having a selection device for ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7310586 | Metal detector with data transfer A metal detector adapted to generate a transmit search signal and to receive a receive search signal, and to analyse such received search signal, wherein the detector is adapted to allow a selection of operating parameters for each of these functions, said selection... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7310584 | Enhanced sonde recognition A detector for locating a sonde includes a plurality of antennas, an analogue to digital converter 11 and a digital signal processor to isolate the magnetic signal produced by the sonde. The digital signal processor includes a phase feedback loop 21 to... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7304480 | Radio mode selectivity block for a detector for detecting a buried current carrying conductor A radio mode selectivity block 41 for a detector 1 for detecting a buried current carrying conductor comprises a plurality of beat frequency oscillators 53 to center the bandwidth of detection of the detector 1 on target very low frequenc... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7298126 | Sondes for locating underground pipes and conduits A sonde includes an elongate flexible ferromagnetic core and a coil surrounds an intermediate segment of the core. A housing surrounds and supports the coil. An electronic drive circuit is mounted in the housing for supplying the coil with an electric signal that wi... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7285953 | Device for detecting interfering pieces in material to be conveyed A device for producing a detection signal when interfering, preferably metallic conductive pieces occur in an at least largely non-conductive conveyor stream. An alternating electromagnetic field is built up by an alternating current generator through a transmission... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7285958 | Method and apparatus for digital detection of electronic markers using frequency adaptation An electronic marker locator with a digital architecture for providing accurate and consistent estimation of the signal strength is presented. The marker locator includes a Digital Phase-Locked Loop (DPLL) structure. The electronic marker locator transmits known and... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7282920 | System and method for locating underground utilities carrying passive signals In a method of identifying a passive electromagnetic signal emitted from an underground utility, a portable above-ground antenna is disposed at a location at which the passive electromagnetic signal is expected. Measurement signals are received from the antenna corr... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7274184 | Systems and methods for locating a circuit Systems and methods presented herein are generally directed to the location and/or identification of a circuit within a circuit. In one embodiment, a transmitter is configured for inducing a signal upon a circuit (e.g., power lines, communication lines, lighting cir... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7274326 | System for digital multi-bandwidth intermediate frequency processing and tracking Signal processing systems for radar installations are provided for simultaneous processing of one or more IF signals of dynamically varying frequency and bandwidth with a single analog signal path. The signal processing system includes, but is not limited to, a conv... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7265551 | Metal detector, in particular mine detector A mine detector has a search head with a transmitting unit for the transmission of signal sequences into the ground, and a metal detection unit. A distance measurement sensor is arranged on the search head for determination of the current geometric distance of the s... | 09/04/2007 |
