The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
George R. Steber, Mequon, WI (US);
Thomas M. Luebke, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Stephen J. Skeels, Milwaukee, WI (US);
David L. Wiesemann, Pewaukee, WI (US);
Assignee:
Actuant Corporation, Glendale, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 2/726 ; G01R 1/900 ; G01N 2/772 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 2/726 ; G01R 1/900 ; G01N 2/772 ;
Abstract
A hand held subsurface object locator has a pocket sized housing that contains circuitry and a power source for electrically detecting substratum objects hidden behind a surface. The housing is preferably less than two inches wide and at least three times as long as it is wide. The housing has a pocket clip preferably affixed to a battery compartment door at one end of the housing and the other end of the housing is tapered and includes a plurality of tapered indicators.