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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2014
Mark S. Olsson, La Jolla, CA (US);
Hunter Brown, La Jolla, CA (US);
Stephanie M. Bench, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Justin W. Taylor, San Diego, CA (US);
Jan Soukup, San Diego, CA (US);
Mark S. Olsson, La Jolla, CA (US);
Hunter Brown, La Jolla, CA (US);
Stephanie M. Bench, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Justin W. Taylor, San Diego, CA (US);
Jan Soukup, San Diego, CA (US);
SEESCAN, INC., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Inductive clamps for use in utility locate operations are disclosed. In one embodiment, an inductive clamp includes a head assembly including a base element and a plurality of arm elements coupled to the base element, a handle assembly including a utility selector element coupled to the head assembly, and a magnetic core subassembly for generating a magnetic field for coupling to a targeted utility, the magnetic core subassembly including a plurality of ferrite elements and wire winding wrapped about one or more of the ferrite elements.