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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2017
Seescan, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Mark S. Olsson, La Jolla, CA (US);
David A. Cox, San Diego, CA (US);
Michael J. Martin, San Diego, CA (US);
Ray Merewether, La Jolla, CA (US);
Amos H. Jessup, Hillsborough, NC (US);
SEESCAN, INC., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems for locating buried or hidden utilities including a portable locator and associated portable transmitter are disclosed. The portable locator may include a magnetic field measurement module for determining a current signal in the buried utility based on a received magnetic field, and a receiver module for receiving data from the portable transmitter. The portable transmitter may include a data transmitter module for sending information associated with a current signal provided to the buried utility to the portable receiver module.