Ground penetrating radar stencil and system for using the same
AssigneeButler Scanning, Inc.
InventorJames Butler
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Abstract
A ground penetrating radar stencil and system for using the same is provided. The stencils are reusable. The stencils are foldable, allowing for storing and transportation. A first data collection grid stencil is used to mark a grid followed by alternative target marking stencils used to mark utility line and structural support lines. Indelible stencil paint/ink is applied on and through the stencils onto the concrete surfaces to provide for a permanent, standardized and consistent marking of critical embedded infrastructure. The system allows for a uniform collecting and recording of the scanning data results for future reference and work in the same area.
Claims18
A ground penetrating stencil system comprising:
- a stencil wherein the stencil has a top, a bottom, a front, a back, a first side and a second side;
- at least one cut-out opening forming indicia located on the top of the stencil wherein the cut-out opening passes from the top of the stencil to the bottom of the stencil;
- a marking element wherein the marking element is applied to the top of the stencil;
- a surface penetrating radar device wherein the surface penetrating radar device scans a surface for an object located beneath the surface;
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- wherein the surface penetrating radar device scans the surface after the marking element is applied to the surface through the cut-out opening of the stencil and after the stencil is removed from the surface.
A method for scanning a surface for buried objects comprising the steps of:
- providing a stencil wherein the stencil has a top, a bottom, a front, a back, a first side and a second side and at least one cut-out opening forming indicia located on the top of the stencil wherein the cut-out opening passes from the top of the stencil to the bottom of the stencil;
- providing a marking element wherein the marking element is applied to the top of the stencil;
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- providing a surface penetrating radar device wherein the surface penetrating radar device scans a surface for an object located beneath the surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.