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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2009
Benjamin Dolgin, Alexandria, VA (US);
William Suliga, Manassas, VA (US);
Brett Goldstein, Kensington, MD (US);
David Vickerman, Lothian, MD (US);
John L. Hill, Iii, Woodbridge, VA (US);
Joram Shenhar, Fairfax, VA (US);
Keith Grindstaff, Stafford, VA (US);
Steven A. Cotten, Dumfries, VA (US);
Benjamin Dolgin, Alexandria, VA (US);
William Suliga, Manassas, VA (US);
Brett Goldstein, Kensington, MD (US);
David Vickerman, Lothian, MD (US);
John L. Hill, III, Woodbridge, VA (US);
Joram Shenhar, Fairfax, VA (US);
Keith Grindstaff, Stafford, VA (US);
Steven A. Cotten, Dumfries, VA (US);
Raytheon UTD, Incorporated, Springfield, VA (US);
Abstract
A Centralizer based Survey and Navigation (CSN) device designed to provide borehole or passageway position information. The CSN device can include one or more displacement sensors, centralizers, an odometry sensor, a borehole initialization system, and navigation algorithm implementing processor(s). Also, methods of using the CSN device for in-hole survey and navigation.