Patent · US Active

Locating apparatus and system

US7527109B2 · kind B2 · utility

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10References

33Claims

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Assignee

Doyle & Wachstetter, Inc. · US

Inventors

Steven H. Barker · Los Fresnos, US
William Doyle · Brooklyn, US
Charles D. Wachtstetter · Lake Jackson, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 31, 2005
Grant date	May 5, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 19, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
CPC primaryE21B11/005
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Apparatus and methods for locating underground obstructions are disclosed. One embodiment of the present invention comprises an elongate probe with a first and second end and a first internal fluid passageway, a handle disposed on the elongate member, and a tip disposed on an end of the elongate member, wherein the tip comprises a second internal fluid passageway in fluid communication with the first internal passageway, and a flexible hose connection disposed on the elongate member, wherein the connection is disposed between the first end and the second end and the connection is in fluid communication with the first internal passageway.

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