ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,366,631, issued on July 22, was assigned to Exodigo Ltd. (Tel Aviv, Israel).
"Software-defined GaN-based utility locator transmitter" was invented by Ron Atzmon (Tel Aviv, Israel), Arad Eizen (Rishon LeZion, Israel) and Guy Inbar (Tel Aviv, Israel).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention pertains to a software-defined, multi-frequency utility locating transmitter utilizing GaN-based switching technology for enhanced signal control and efficiency. The transmitter features a high-frequency H-bridge driving a low-impedance air-coil antenna to emit multi-frequency continuous waves. A control unit dynamically adjusts frequency, am...