公开(公告)号：US20120203501A1

公开(公告)日：2012-08-09

申请号：US13447799

申请日：2012-04-16

申请人： Paul W. Gress ,  Michael J. Rutkowski ,  Philip Eisermann ,  Mark S. Olsson ,  Ray Merewether ,  Jeffrey A. Prsha

发明人： Paul W. Gress ,  Michael J. Rutkowski ,  Philip Eisermann ,  Mark S. Olsson ,  Ray Merewether ,  Jeffrey A. Prsha

IPC分类号： G06F15/00

CPC分类号： B65H75/364 ,  B08B9/045 ,  B65H61/00

摘要： A drain cleaning machine with an electronic cable monitoring system is disclosed which comprises a frame supporting a rotatable drum which is driven by a motor through an endless belt. The drum contains a flexible drain cleaning cable which is rotatable with the drum and axially displaceable into and out from the drum, and the frame supports a cable feeding device through which the cable extends and by which the cable is displaced into and out of the drum. An electronic cable monitoring system is configured to assess an amount of cable payed out from and retracted into the drum. A process determines an amount and direction of relative movement between a rotatable drum and a cable follower member and generates a signal representative of an amount of cable payed out or retracted into the drum.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种具有电子线缆监测系统的排水清洗机，其包括支撑由马达通过环形带驱动的可旋转滚筒的框架。 滚筒包含柔性的排水清洁电缆，该电缆可与滚筒一起旋转并且可以从滚筒轴向移动和移出，并且框架支撑电缆馈送装置，电缆通过该电缆馈送装置延伸并通过该电缆进入和离开滚筒 。 电子电缆监测系统被配置为评估从滚筒中收回并退回到滚筒中的电缆量。 一个过程确定可旋转滚筒和缆线随动件之间的相对运动的量和方向，并且产生一个代表出出或退回滚筒的电缆量的信号。

公开(公告)号：US08176593B2

公开(公告)日：2012-05-15

申请号：US12469757

申请日：2009-05-21

申请人： Paul W. Gress ,  Michael J. Rutkowski ,  Philip Eisermann ,  Mark S. Olsson ,  Ray Merewether ,  Jeffrey A. Prsha

发明人： Paul W. Gress ,  Michael J. Rutkowski ,  Philip Eisermann ,  Mark S. Olsson ,  Ray Merewether ,  Jeffrey A. Prsha

IPC分类号： B08B9/04

CPC分类号： B65H75/364 ,  B08B9/045 ,  B65H61/00

摘要： A drain cleaning machine with an electronic cable monitoring system is disclosed which comprises a frame supporting a rotatable drum which is driven by a motor through an endless belt. The drum contains a flexible drain cleaning cable which is rotatable with the drum and axially displaceable into and out from the drum, and the frame supports a cable feeding device through which the cable extends and by which the cable is displaced into and out of the drum. An electronic cable monitoring system is configured to assess an amount of cable payed out from and retracted into the drum. A process determines an amount and direction of relative movement between a rotatable drum and a cable follower member and generates a signal representative of an amount of cable payed out or retracted into the drum.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种具有电子线缆监测系统的排水清洗机，其包括支撑由马达通过环形带驱动的可旋转滚筒的框架。 滚筒包含柔性的排水清洁电缆，该电缆可与滚筒一起旋转并且可以从滚筒轴向移动和移出，并且框架支撑电缆馈送装置，电缆通过该电缆馈送装置延伸并通过该电缆进入和离开滚筒 。 电子电缆监测系统被配置为评估从滚筒中收回并退回到滚筒中的电缆量。 一个过程确定可旋转滚筒和缆线随动件之间的相对运动的量和方向，并且产生一个代表出出或退回滚筒的电缆量的信号。

公开(公告)号：US08413347B2

公开(公告)日：2013-04-09

申请号：US13447799

申请日：2012-04-16

申请人： Paul W. Gress ,  Michael J. Rutkowski ,  Philip Eisermann ,  Mark S. Olsson ,  Ray Merewether ,  Jeffrey A. Prsha

发明人： Paul W. Gress ,  Michael J. Rutkowski ,  Philip Eisermann ,  Mark S. Olsson ,  Ray Merewether ,  Jeffrey A. Prsha

IPC分类号： B08B9/04

CPC分类号： B65H75/364 ,  B08B9/045 ,  B65H61/00

摘要： A drain cleaning machine with an electronic cable monitoring system is disclosed which comprises a frame supporting a rotatable drum which is driven by a motor through an endless belt. The drum contains a flexible drain cleaning cable which is rotatable with the drum and axially displaceable into and out from the drum, and the frame supports a cable feeding device through which the cable extends and by which the cable is displaced into and out of the drum. An electronic cable monitoring system is configured to assess an amount of cable payed out from and retracted into the drum. A process determines an amount and direction of relative movement between a rotatable drum and a cable follower member and generates a signal representative of an amount of cable payed out or retracted into the drum.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种具有电子线缆监测系统的排水清洗机，其包括支撑由马达通过环形带驱动的可旋转滚筒的框架。 滚筒包含柔性的排水清洁电缆，该电缆可与滚筒一起旋转并且可以从滚筒轴向移动和移出，并且框架支撑电缆馈送装置，电缆通过该电缆馈送装置延伸并通过该电缆进入和离开滚筒 。 电子电缆监测系统被配置为评估从滚筒中收回并退回到滚筒中的电缆量。 一个过程确定可旋转滚筒和缆线随动件之间的相对运动的量和方向，并且产生一个代表出出或退回滚筒的电缆量的信号。

公开(公告)号：US20090292502A1

公开(公告)日：2009-11-26

申请号：US12469757

申请日：2009-05-21

申请人： Paul W. Gress ,  Michael J. Rutkowski ,  Philip Eisermann ,  Mark S. Olsson ,  Ray Merewether ,  Jeffrey A. Prsha

发明人： Paul W. Gress ,  Michael J. Rutkowski ,  Philip Eisermann ,  Mark S. Olsson ,  Ray Merewether ,  Jeffrey A. Prsha

IPC分类号： G01B7/02 ,  B08B9/02

CPC分类号： B65H75/364 ,  B08B9/045 ,  B65H61/00

摘要： A drain cleaning machine with an electronic cable monitoring system is disclosed which comprises a frame supporting a rotatable drum which is driven by a motor through an endless belt. The drum contains a flexible drain cleaning cable which is rotatable with the drum and axially displaceable into and out from the drum, and the frame supports a cable feeding device through which the cable extends and by which the cable is displaced into and out of the drum. An electronic cable monitoring system is configured to assess an amount of cable payed out from and retracted into the drum. A process determines an amount and direction of relative movement between a rotatable drum and a cable follower member and generates a signal representative of an amount of cable payed out or retracted into the drum.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种具有电子线缆监测系统的排水清洗机，其包括支撑由马达通过环形带驱动的可旋转滚筒的框架。 滚筒包含柔性的排水清洁电缆，该电缆可与滚筒一起旋转并且可以从滚筒轴向移动和移出，并且框架支撑电缆馈送装置，电缆通过该电缆馈送装置延伸并通过该电缆进入和离开滚筒 。 电子电缆监测系统被配置为评估从滚筒中收回并退回到滚筒中的电缆量。 一个过程确定可旋转滚筒和缆线随动件之间的相对运动的量和方向，并且产生一个代表出出或退回滚筒的电缆量的信号。

公开(公告)号：US07221136B2

公开(公告)日：2007-05-22

申请号：US10886856

申请日：2004-07-08

申请人： Mark S. Olsson ,  Jan Soukup ,  Jeffrey A. Prsha ,  Michael E. Turgeon ,  David A. Cox ,  Ray Merewether

发明人： Mark S. Olsson ,  Jan Soukup ,  Jeffrey A. Prsha ,  Michael E. Turgeon ,  David A. Cox ,  Ray Merewether

IPC分类号： G01R19/00 ,  G01R33/00

CPC分类号： G01V3/081

摘要： A sonde includes an elongate flexible ferromagnetic core and a coil surrounds an intermediate segment of the core. A housing surrounds and supports the coil. An electronic drive circuit is mounted in the housing for supplying the coil with an electric signal that will induce the core to emit electromagnetic signals at a predetermined strength and frequency that can be remotely detected. Self-contained battery powered float-type and pill-type sondes are also disclosed.

摘要翻译： 探测器包括细长的柔性铁磁芯和线圈围绕芯的中间段。 壳体围绕并支撑线圈。 电子驱动电路安装在壳体中，用于向线圈提供电信号，该电信号将引起磁芯以能够远程检测的预定强度和频率发射电磁信号。 还公开了独立电池供电的浮动型和药丸型探针。

公开(公告)号：US08564295B2

公开(公告)日：2013-10-22

申请号：US12916886

申请日：2010-11-01

申请人： Mark S. Olsson ,  Jeffrey A. Prsha ,  Dawn E. Shaffer ,  Ray Merewether ,  Michael J. Martin ,  Bradley D. Barnicoat ,  David A. Cox ,  Thomas R. Kolb

发明人： Mark S. Olsson ,  Jeffrey A. Prsha ,  Dawn E. Shaffer ,  Ray Merewether ,  Michael J. Martin ,  Bradley D. Barnicoat ,  David A. Cox ,  Thomas R. Kolb

IPC分类号： G01V3/12

CPC分类号： G01V3/08 ,  G01S7/03 ,  G01S13/88 ,  G01S13/885 ,  G01V3/15 ,  G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/0346

摘要： At least one antenna array including three mutually orthogonal antennas each sharing a common center point senses an electromagnetic signal emitted by a buried object such as a utility line, pipe or sonde. A circuit at least partially mounted in a housing is connected to the array and determines a location of the buried object by measuring signal strength and field angles in three dimensions without having to align the antenna array relative to the buried object while eliminating nulls and false peaks. A graphical user interface (GUI) has user-friendly icons, symbols, menus, numbers and graphical and auditory representation of signal strength. A plurality of different underground objects can be simultaneously detected and their different locations can be simultaneously indicated to a user via audible sounds and/or visual images on a display.

摘要翻译： 每个共享公共中心点的包括三个相互正交的天线的至少一个天线阵列感测由诸如公用事业线，管道或探测器的掩埋物体发射的电磁信号。 至少部分地安装在壳体中的电路连接到阵列并且通过在三维中测量信号强度和场角来确定掩埋物体的位置，而不必相对于掩埋物体对准天线阵列，同时消除零峰和假峰 。 图形用户界面（GUI）具有用户友好的图标，符号，菜单，数字以及信号强度的图形和听觉表示。 可以同时检测多个不同的地下物体，并且可以通过显示器上的可听见的声音和/或视觉图像同时向用户指示其不同的位置。

公开(公告)号：US07863885B1

公开(公告)日：2011-01-04

申请号：US11864980

申请日：2007-09-29

申请人： Mark S. Olsson ,  Jan Soukup ,  Jeffrey A. Prsha ,  Michael E. Turgeon ,  David A. Cox ,  Ray Merewether

发明人： Mark S. Olsson ,  Jan Soukup ,  Jeffrey A. Prsha ,  Michael E. Turgeon ,  David A. Cox ,  Ray Merewether

IPC分类号： G01R19/00 ,  G01R33/00

CPC分类号： G01V3/081

摘要： A sonde includes an elongate flexible ferromagnetic core and a coil surrounds an intermediate segment of the core. A housing surrounds and supports the coil. An electronic drive circuit is mounted in the housing for supplying the coil with an electric signal that will induce the core to emit electromagnetic signals at a predetermined strength and frequency that can be remotely detected. Self-contained battery powered float-type and pill-type sondes are also disclosed.

摘要翻译： 探测器包括细长的柔性铁磁芯和线圈围绕芯的中间段。 壳体围绕并支撑线圈。 电子驱动电路安装在壳体中，用于向线圈提供电信号，该电信号将引起磁芯以能够远程检测的预定强度和频率发射电磁信号。 还公开了独立电池供电的浮动型和药丸型探针。

公开(公告)号：US08717028B1

公开(公告)日：2014-05-06

申请号：US13220594

申请日：2011-08-29

申请人： Ray Merewether ,  Mark S. Olsson ,  Jeffrey A. Prsha ,  Jan Soukup ,  David A. Cox ,  Mark F. Fleming ,  Lisa E. Latimer ,  Ryan B. Levin ,  Michael E. Turgeon ,  Stephen M. Bench ,  Edward N. Denaci

发明人： Ray Merewether ,  Mark S. Olsson ,  Jeffrey A. Prsha ,  Jan Soukup ,  David A. Cox ,  Mark F. Fleming ,  Lisa E. Latimer ,  Ryan B. Levin ,  Michael E. Turgeon ,  Stephen M. Bench ,  Edward N. Denaci

IPC分类号： G01V3/08 ,  F16L3/00

CPC分类号： G01V3/165 ,  G01V3/10 ,  G01V3/101 ,  G01V3/15 ,  Y10T24/44376

摘要： A high-Q human-portable, battery-powered self-correcting tunable resonator in a transmitter apparatus for inducing alternating currents of high quality in buried conductors to facilitate their location is disclosed. The transmitter apparatus may employ an FET-driven capacitive tuning circuit and a coil design that achieves high precision, high-quality transmission signals, and which may be equipped with a high-voltage booster for facilitating fault-localization applications.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于在掩埋导体中诱发高质量的交流电流以便于其定位的发射机设备中的高Q便携式，电池供电的自校正可调谐振荡器。 发射机装置可以采用FET驱动的电容调谐电路和线圈设计，其实现高精度，高质量的传输信号，并且其可以配备有用于促进故障定位应用的高压增压器。

公开(公告)号：US07298126B1

公开(公告)日：2007-11-20

申请号：US11683553

申请日：2007-03-08

申请人： Mark S. Olsson ,  Jan Soukup ,  Jeffrey A. Prsha ,  Michael E. Turgeon ,  David A. Cox ,  Ray Merewether

发明人： Mark S. Olsson ,  Jan Soukup ,  Jeffrey A. Prsha ,  Michael E. Turgeon ,  David A. Cox ,  Ray Merewether

IPC分类号： G01R19/00 ,  G01R33/00

CPC分类号： G01V3/081

摘要： A sonde includes an elongate flexible ferromagnetic core and a coil surrounds an intermediate segment of the core. A housing surrounds and supports the coil. An electronic drive circuit is mounted in the housing for supplying the coil with an electric signal that will induce the core to emit electromagnetic signals at a predetermined strength and frequency that can be remotely detected. Self-contained battery powered float-type and pill-type sondes are also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US08970211B1

公开(公告)日：2015-03-03

申请号：US12766742

申请日：2010-04-23

申请人： Mark S. Olsson ,  Jan Soukup ,  Jeffrey A. Prsha ,  Ray Merewether

发明人： Mark S. Olsson ,  Jan Soukup ,  Jeffrey A. Prsha ,  Ray Merewether

IPC分类号： G01N27/72 ,  G01D5/14 ,  G01B7/02

CPC分类号： G01D5/145 ,  B65H61/00 ,  B65H75/40 ,  B65H2701/526 ,  G01B7/02

摘要： An apparatus is disclosed for magnetically sensing and computing and displaying cable distance, and computing and displaying other user-selectable information in a pipe inspection system. At least two permanent magnets are mounted in spaced apart fashion, on either a frame, or a rotatable member supported on the frame for rotation about an axis. A magnetic sensor is mounted on the other one of the rotatable member or frame on which the magnets are not mounted, so that either the magnets rotate around the magnetic sensor or the magnetic sensor rotates between the permanent magnets. The magnetic sensor generates signals representing changes in at least two axes in a composite magnetic field generated by the permanent magnets.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于磁感测和计算和显示电缆距离的装置，以及在管道检查系统中计算和显示其他用户可选择的信息。 至少两个永磁体以间隔的方式安装在框架上，或者支撑在框架上的可旋转构件用于围绕轴线旋转。 磁传感器安装在不安装磁体的可旋转构件或框架中的另一个上，使得磁体围绕磁传感器旋转或磁传感器在永磁体之间旋转。 磁传感器产生表示由永磁体产生的复合磁场中的至少两个轴的变化的信号。