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Radiodetection Limited

73Patents
19Active
73Granted
43Portfolio score

Filing activity: Oct 24, 1988 → Nov 15, 2017 · 14 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5920194A Device for locating objects that emit electromagnetic signals Physics 135 Expired
US5917325A Method for locating an inaccessible object having a magnetic field generating solenoid Physics 129 Expired
US5576973A Apparatus and method for obtaining geographical positional data for an object located underground Physics 124 Expired
US6127827A Method of identifying a buried cable by applying a low frequency signal to the cable and detecting the resultant field Physics 100 Expired
US5014008A System for detecting the location and orientation of a temporarily inaccessible object Physics 80 Expired
US5260659A Method and apparatus for tracing conductors using an alternating signal having two components related in frequency and phase Physics 72 Expired
US5828219A Method of detecting faults in the insulation layer of an insulated concealed conductor Physics 69 Expired
US6617856B1 Electronic marker locator system and method Physics 65 Expired
US6549011B2 Conductor tracing system Physics 62 Expired
US6633163B2 Apparatus and method for detecting an underground cable while operating a piece of machinery Physics 58 Expired
US6107801A Locating an inaccessible object by detecting horizontal and vertical components of a magnetic field Physics 58 Expired
US7977950B2 Time-domain reflectometer Physics 57 Active
US6968296B2 Cable detector with decimating filter and filtering method Electricity 50 Expired
US6728662B2 Method and system for remotely servicing a detection device Electricity 48 Expired
US5764127A Inductive transmitters for conductor location Physics 48 Expired
US6777923B2 System and method for detecting a concealed current carrying conductor Physics 48 Expired
US6297736A Locating concealed conductors Physics 47 Expired
US6459266B1 Sonde locator Physics 47 Expired
US6836231B2 Signal generator Physics 47 Expired
US7079591B2 Method and system for recovering information from a magnetic field signal usable for locating an underground object Electricity 47 Expired
US7339379B2 Method of and apparatus for determining if a buried current carrying conductor is buried above predetermined minimum depth Physics 47 Active
US6825775B2 Method and system for reducing interference Electricity 47 Expired
US4991301A Inductive displacement sensors Physics 46 Expired
US7310584B2 Enhanced sonde recognition Physics 45 Expired
US7342537B2 Method of and apparatus for detecting a current carrying conductor Physics 44 Active

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