US Patent Issued to Trimble on March 25 for "GNSS receiver with magnetically attached power source for survey systems" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,261,317, issued on March 25, was assigned to Trimble Inc. (Westminster, Colo.).

"GNSS receiver with magnetically attached power source for survey systems" was invented by Gregory C. Best (San Francisco).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A receiver assembly or top unit for use in a survey system. A quick release assembly or interface, which is designed for simple construction and no moving parts, is provided in the receiver housing and battery pack that includes a pair of magnets such that the receiver housing is attached to the battery pack via magnetic attraction or forces rather than with threaded connections or a more complex disconnect ...