Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for locating underground lines using a view-in-the-ground indicator
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Application No.: US15191320Application Date: 2016-06-23
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Publication No.: US10832455B2Publication Date: 2020-11-10
- Inventor: Stephen Andrew Benzie
- Applicant: METROTECH CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: METROTECH CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: METROTECH CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: Haynes and Boone, LLP
- Main IPC: G01V3/15
- IPC: G01V3/15 ; G06T11/20

Abstract:
A system and method of for underground line location using a view-in-the-ground indicator includes a display. The display includes a view-in-the-ground indicator configured to indicate left-right position information and orientation information associated with a plurality of underground lines using a corresponding plurality of needles. The plurality of needles are concurrently displayed and are distinguishable from one another. Each of the plurality of needles has a variable horizontal position that indicates the left-right position information and a variable orientation that indicates the orientation information. In some embodiments, the plurality of needles are distinguishable from one another based on a color coding scheme. In some embodiments, the color coding scheme of the plurality of needles matches a color coding scheme of a plurality of feeder cables coupled to the plurality of underground lines.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160379390A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATING UNDERGROUND LINES USING A VIEW-IN-THE-GROUND INDICATOR Public/Granted day:2016-12-29
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