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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2024
Vermeer Manufacturing Company, Pella, IA (US);
Hans Frederick Kelpe, Pella, IA (US);
Alan Wilson-Langman, Pleasant Hill, IA (US);
Vermeer Manufacturing Company, Pella, IA (US);
Abstract
An adapter assembly for connection between a drill head of a horizontal directional drilling system and a utility line. A central housing body defines an interior space. A first end cap is secured to a first end of the central housing body. A second end cap is secured to a second end of the central housing body and configured to attach to the utility line. An electromagnetic (EM) sensor, including an antenna arrangement is configured to emit and receive EM signals, provided within the interior space of the central housing body. A connection structure at the first end cap is configured to attach to the drill head for pullback. The central housing body is at least partially transmissive to the EM signals, and the EM sensor is configured to receive electrical power and transmit data via wiring connected through at least one of the first and second end caps.