Marking apparatus having operational sensors for underground facility marking operations, and associated methods and systems
US8467969B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 9, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 18, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q50/08
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Methods, apparatus and systems for performing a marking operation to mark a presence or absence of at least one underground facility using a marking device. Marking material is dispensed onto a target surface via actuation of an actuation system of the marking device. A location tracking system detects a location of the marking device. One or more input devices of the marking device detect(s) one or more operating conditions of the marking device, and marking information is logged into local memory of the marking device. In one aspect, at least some operating information relating to the one or more detected conditions of the marking device are included in the marking information logged into memory.
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