Portable locator system with jamming reduction
US7755360B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 21, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jul 13, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 9, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R29/0892
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A portable self-standing electromagnetic (EM) field sensing locator system with attachments for finding and mapping buried objects such as utilities and with intuitive graphical user interface (GUI) displays. Accessories include a ground penetrating radar (GPR) system with a rotating Tx/Rx antenna assembly, a leak detection system, a multi-probe voltage mapping system, a man-portable laser-range finder system with embedded dipole beacon and other detachable accessory sensor systems are accepted for attachment to the locator system for simultaneous operation in cooperation with the basic locator system. The integration of the locator system with one or more additional devices, such as fault-finding, geophones and conductance sensors, facilitates the rapid detection and localization of many different types of buried objects.
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