ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,270,963, issued on April 8, was assigned to SEESCAN INC. (San Diego).
"Sonde devices" was invented by Mark S. Olsson (La Jolla, Calif.), Justin W. Taylor (San Diego), Ray Merewether (La Jolla, Calif.) and Jan Soukup (San Diego).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Sonde devices for providing magnetic field signals for use with utility locators or other devices are disclosed. In one embodiment a sonde device includes a housing, a core comprising a plurality of core sections, and one or more support structures, which may include windings. Circuit and/or power supply elements may be disposed fully or partially within the core to control generation...