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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2012
Applicant:
Fluke Corporation, Everett, WA (US);
Inventors:
John Wesley Hyacinthe, Lake Stevens, WA (US);
Jaroslaw Bras, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Assignee:
Fluke Corporation, Everett, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 7/14 (2006.01); G01B 7/00 (2006.01); G01R 33/00 (2006.01); G01V 3/10 (2006.01); G01V 3/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 7/00 (2013.01); G01R 33/0094 (2013.01); G01V 3/10 (2013.01); G01V 3/15 (2013.01);
Abstract
An array of induction coil sensors is used to monitor, from multiple locations, the strength of a magnetic field generated by a wire to be traced. The magnetic field strength data is used to determine the location and orientation of the wire. In one embodiment, the sensor array is incorporated into a test instrument. The screen of the test instrument provides a graphical user interface that shows the orientation of the wire and indicates the location of the wire relative to the instrument.