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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2021

Filed:

Aug. 14, 2018
Applicant:

Smartcover Systems, Escondido, CA (US);

Inventors:

David Drake, Escondido, CA (US);

Gregory M. Quist, Escondido, CA (US);

Assignee:

SMARTCOVER SYSTEMS, Escondido, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/02 (2006.01); G01S 7/40 (2006.01); G01S 7/00 (2006.01); G01S 13/931 (2020.01); E02D 29/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/023 (2013.01); G01S 7/003 (2013.01); G01S 7/40 (2013.01); G01S 7/4026 (2013.01); G01S 13/931 (2013.01); E02D 29/12 (2013.01); G01S 2007/027 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and device for controlling EM radiation from an exposed manhole around roadways. A remote field unit controller is disposed under a manhole cover proximal to a roadway, with a sensor attached to either the manhole cover, a manhole, or the remote field unit controller, providing information of at least one of a position, acceleration, direction of the manhole cover. An EM transmitter/receiver and EM emitter/absorber are disposed under the manhole cover and an EM controller communicates to the EM transmitter. When the sensor detects sufficient movement of the manhole cover, a signals is sent to the remote field unit controller to at least one of suppress, alter, and turn off EM emissions from the EM transmitter so as to prevent EM radiation from entering the roadway.


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