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- Patent Title: Horizontal directional drilling system including sonde position detection using global positioning systems
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Application No.: US14127839Application Date: 2012-06-21
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Publication No.: US09611732B2Publication Date: 2017-04-04
- Inventor: Scott Alan Rempe , Tony Briggs , David Hanson , Keith Sjostrom , Nathan Copeland , Hans Kelpe , Tod Michael , Chad Van Soelen
- Applicant: Scott Alan Rempe , Tony Briggs , David Hanson , Keith Sjostrom , Nathan Copeland , Hans Kelpe , Tod Michael , Chad Van Soelen
- Applicant Address: US IA Pella
- Assignee: Vermeer Manufacturing Company
- Current Assignee: Vermeer Manufacturing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IA Pella
- Agency: Merchant & Gould P.C.
- International Application: PCT/US2012/043589 WO 20120621
- International Announcement: WO2012/177909 WO 20121227
- Main IPC: E21B47/024
- IPC: E21B47/024 ; E21B47/09 ; E21B47/022 ; E21B7/04

Abstract:
A locator device and methods of use are disclosed. The locator device includes a first locating system configured to generate to sense an electromagnetic field emanating from a sonde associated with a drill head, and a second locating system including a global positioning system. The locator device includes a display on the locating system configured to display a map of the area in which the locator device resides based on a location detected by the global positioning system. The locator device also includes control electronics configured to, upon receipt of an input from a user, record location data in a memory associated with the locator device for use by a horizontal directional drilling control system.
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