Electronically controlled marking apparatus and methods

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9086277
APP PUB NO 20090204238A1
SERIAL NO

12363951

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A marking system may hold a container from which markers are dispensed to mark the presence or absence of an underground facility in a dig area. The container may identify a marker characteristic regarding the markers in the container. The marking system may receive activation of a trigger, dispense a marker from the container when the trigger is activated, and store the marker characteristic and time data when the trigger is activated. In other embodiments, the marking system may dispense a marker, determine location data and/or time data, and substantially simultaneously trigger the dispensing of the marker and logging of the location data and/or the time data. The location data identifies a geographic location where the marker is dispensed and the time data identifies the time when the marker is dispensed.

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  • CERTUSVIEW TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chambers, Curtis Palm Beach Gardens, US 210 25105
Conner, Mark A Palmetto, US 6 971
Farr, Jeffrey Jupiter, US 175 21229
Nielsen, Steven E North Palm Beach, US 76 7429
Vazquez, Rene A Herndon, US 10 858

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