Methods, apparatus and systems for generating searchable electronic records of underground facility locate and/or marking operations

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8994749
APP PUB NO 20110283217A1
SERIAL NO

13194163

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Generating a searchable electronic record of a locate operation performed by a locate technician. The locate operation comprises identifying, using at least one physical locate mark, a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility within a dig area, wherein at least a portion of the dig area may be excavated or disturbed during excavation activities. A bare grid is displayed on display device and, via a user input device associated with the display device, at least one digital representation of the at least one physical locate mark is added to the displayed bare grid so as to generate a marked-up grid including the at least one digital representation of the at least one physical locate mark. Information relating to the marked-up grid is electronically transmitted and/or stored so as to generate the searchable electronic record of the locate operation.

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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
Farr, Jeffrey Tequesta, US 175 21229
Nielsen, Steven North Palm Beach, US 145 17255

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