ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,416,743, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Zhongkan Geophysical Co. Ltd. (Baoding, China).

"Integration and calibration method of geomagnetic vector measuring device for exploration" was invented by Qingshan Zhang (Baoding, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An integration and calibration method of geomagnetic vector measuring device for exploration is provided and includes: S1, designing a magnetic vector measuring equipment main body as a cross-shaped frame structure; S2, arranging magnetic probes at upper and lower ends of a cross-shaped frame; S3, detecting a rotation relationship between three magnetic axis coordinates of each ...