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公开(公告)号:US10088592B1
公开(公告)日:2018-10-02
申请号:US15485125
申请日:2017-04-11
Applicant: SeeScan Inc.
Inventor: Mark S. Olsson , Hunter Brown , Stephanie M. Bench , Justin W. Taylor , Jan Soukup
Abstract: Inductive clamps for use in utility locate operations for inductively coupling current signals from a transmitter to a hidden or buried conductor are disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US10082599B1
公开(公告)日:2018-09-25
申请号:US15376576
申请日:2016-12-12
Applicant: SeeScan, Inc.
Inventor: Mark S. Olsson , Paul G. Stuart , David A. Cox , Ray Merewether , Dawn E. Shaffer , Ryan B. Levin , Michael J. Martin
Abstract: Portable locators for detecting a buried object based on sensing electromagnetic emissions therefrom is disclosed. A portable locator may include a magnetic field sensor array and associated processing circuitry as well as a camera and image or video processing circuitry to process images or video received from the camera.
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公开(公告)号:US20180252834A1
公开(公告)日:2018-09-06
申请号:US15681409
申请日:2017-08-20
Applicant: SeeScan, Inc.
Inventor: Mark S. Olsson , David A. Cox , Michael J. Martin , Ray Merewether , Amos H. Jessup
Abstract: Systems for locating buried or hidden utilities including a portable locator and associated portable transmitter are disclosed. The portable locator may include a magnetic field measurement module for determining a current signal in the buried utility based on a received magnetic field, and a receiver module for receiving data from the portable transmitter. The portable transmitter may include a data transmitter module for sending information associated with a current signal provided to the buried utility to the portable receiver module.
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公开(公告)号:US09638824B2
公开(公告)日:2017-05-02
申请号:US13676989
申请日:2012-11-14
Applicant: SeeScan, Inc.
Inventor: Mark S. Olsson , Ray Merewether , Michael J. Martin , Ryan B. Levin
Abstract: Buried object locators including an omnidirectional antenna array and a quad gradient array are disclosed. A locator display may include information associated with a buried object based on both omnidirectional antenna array signals and quad gradient antenna array signals.
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公开(公告)号:US20170023677A1
公开(公告)日:2017-01-26
申请号:US15150208
申请日:2016-05-09
Applicant: SeeScan, Inc.
Inventor: Mark S. Olsson , Eric M. Chapman , Ray Merewether , Sequoyah Aldridge
CPC classification number: G01S17/023 , G01B11/14 , G01C3/08 , G01J3/0202 , G01J3/021 , G01J3/0262 , G01J3/0291 , G01J3/46 , G01J3/50 , G01J2003/467 , G01S3/786 , G01S17/06 , G01S17/08 , G01S17/88 , G01S17/89 , G01V3/081 , G01V3/10 , G01V3/15 , G01V11/00
Abstract: Optical ground tracking apparatus for use with buried object locators or other instruments or devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, a buried object locator includes a locator module disposed in our coupled to the housing to sense a buried object based on emitted magnetic fields, and a surface tracking module for determining motion information of the buried object locator based on light reflected from a tracking surface.
Abstract translation: 公开了用于掩埋物体定位器或其他仪器或装置的光学地面跟踪装置。 在一个实施例中,掩埋物体定位器包括定位器模块,该定位器模块设置在与壳体耦合以基于发射的磁场感测被埋物体的位置模块,以及表面跟踪模块,用于基于从 跟踪表面。
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公开(公告)号:US12287297B1
公开(公告)日:2025-04-29
申请号:US18135661
申请日:2023-04-17
Applicant: SeeScan, Inc.
Inventor: Michael J. Martin , Mark S. Olsson , Alexander L. Warren
IPC: H04N23/66 , G01N21/954 , H04N23/51 , H04N23/54 , H04N23/617 , H04N23/695 , H04R1/02 , H04R1/04 , H04N23/50
Abstract: Video inspection systems are disclosed. In one embodiment a video camera for use in a pipe inspection system includes a camera head including an outer housing, a camera module assembly including video and non-video sensors, a processing circuit, and a data link receiver.
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公开(公告)号:US12276767B1
公开(公告)日:2025-04-15
申请号:US18391606
申请日:2023-12-20
Applicant: SeeScan, Inc.
Inventor: Mark S. Olsson , Ray Merewether , Michael J. Martin , Jan Soukup
Abstract: Omnidirectional electromagnetic signal inducer (omni-inducer) devices are disclosed. The omni-inducer device may include a housing, which may include a conductive base for coupling signals to ground, and an omnidirectional antenna node including a plurality of antenna coil assemblies, where the node may be disposed on or within the housing. The omni-inducer device may further include one or more transmitter modules for generating ones of a plurality of output signals, which may be generated at ones of a plurality of different frequencies, and one or more control circuits configured to control the transmitters and/or other circuits to selectively switch the ones of the plurality of output signals between ones of the plurality of antenna coil assemblies.
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公开(公告)号:US20250028073A1
公开(公告)日:2025-01-23
申请号:US18774758
申请日:2024-07-16
Applicant: SeeScan, Inc.
Inventor: Mark S. Olsson , Ryan B. Levin , Alexander L. Warren , Garrett A. Newby
Abstract: Methods for mapping utility lines and identifying and tagging assets relating to utility lines as well as a smartphone mounting apparatus are disclosed. The smartphone mounting apparatus may couple to a utility locator device in a known position and orientation for use in tagging assets in a utility locating operation. Such assets along the ground surface may be captured by the camera(s) of the smartphone and/or cameras of the utility locator device and the resulting still images and/or video may be correlated with geolocation data of the tagged asset. Further, methods using Deep Learning/artificial intelligence are included to recognize patterns and make predictions related to underground utilities including utility line type classification.
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公开(公告)号:US20250004157A1
公开(公告)日:2025-01-02
申请号:US18758937
申请日:2024-06-28
Applicant: SeeScan, Inc.
Inventor: Mark S. Olsson , Michael J. Martin
Abstract: Various devices and methods are disclosed to efficiently determine and map the geolocations of utility lines. The devices and methods may, from measurements of electromagnetic signals of an area and the known geolocation of the utility locator device, map the geolocations of electromagnetic signals. Such maps may be generated from electromagnetic signal measurements at two or more measurement points and, in comparing the maps generated at two or more measurement points in space, determine the presence and geolocations of utility lines.
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公开(公告)号:US20240430555A1
公开(公告)日:2024-12-26
申请号:US18747912
申请日:2024-06-19
Applicant: SeeScan, Inc.
Inventor: David C. Parsons , Mark S. Olsson , Michael J. Martin , Alexander L. Warren , Andrew P. Corvin
Abstract: A pipe inspection system includes a cable storage drum and a housing configured to removably receive and rotatably support the cable storage drum. A push-cable with a plurality of conductors is stored in the drum. An inspection camera may be attached to a distal end of the push-cable. The drum includes a hollow core outer cone configured to accept an inner core removable module. The removable module may include electrical, mechanical, wireless, satellite, and power/battery interfaces. The module mates with a contact plate sealed inside the inner cone. The inner core components, including the battery module, are stationary relative to the inner core. The inner core is free to rotate bidirectionally inside the outer cone as the camera is being fed into, and out of a pipe or conduit for inspection. Slip-rings are not required to maintain connectivity because the electronics and battery module are stationary relative to each other.
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