Buried object locator apparatus with safety lighting array
US9207350B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 10, 2012 |
| Grant date | Dec 8, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V3/15
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Buried object locators including various antenna configurations and safety features are disclosed. In one embodiment a locator includes a body, one or more antenna nodes coupled to the body, and a safety light assembly disposed on or within the body. The locator may further include a surface light assembly and camera and/or one or more GPS and/or ISM antennas and receiver/sensor modules. The antenna nodes may be gradient and/or dodecahedral antenna nodes.
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