Marking system and method
AssigneeCertusView Technologies, LLC
InventorsSteven Nielsen, Curtis Chambers, Jeffrey Farr, Rene A. Vazquez
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A marking tool and a method for marking a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility is presented. The method includes dispensing a marker when a trigger of a marking tool is actuated. The method further includes identifying at least one characteristic associated with the marker or the dispensing of the marker. The method further includes storing the at least one characteristic associated with dispensing the marker when the actuation of the trigger is signaled.
Claims52
A marking tool, comprising:
- a marker dispenser to hold and dispense a marker;
- and
- a processor to determine at least one characteristic associated with dispensing the marker.
A marking tool, comprising:
- a marker dispenser to hold and dispense a marker;
- and
- a processor to determine at least one characteristic associated with the marker.
A method for marking a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility, comprising the steps of:
- dispensing a marker when a trigger of a marking tool is actuated;
- identifying at least one characteristic associated with dispensing the marker;
- and
- storing the at least one characteristic associated with dispensing the marker when the actuation of the trigger is signaled.
A method for marking a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility, comprising the steps of:
- identifying at least one marker characteristic regarding a marker loaded into a marking tool;
- dispensing the marker when a trigger of the marking tool is actuated;
- and
- storing the at least one marker characteristic when the actuation of the trigger is signaled.
A marking tool, comprising:
- a marker dispenser for dispensing a marker from a marker container;
- and
- a processor to receive information associated with dispensing the marker.
A marking tool, comprising:
- a marker dispenser for dispensing a marker from a marker container;
- a tag associated with the marker container, the tag storing information associated with at least one characteristic of the marker or marker container;
- a tag reader for reading the information from the tag;
- and
- a processor to receive the information from the tag reader.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.