Marking apparatus having enhanced features for underground facility marking operations, and associated methods and systems

S Nielsen, C Chambers, J Farr - US Patent 8,442,766, 2013 - Google Patents
G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY
ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR …

Management system, and associated methods and apparatus, for providing improved visibility, quality control and audit capability for underground facility locate and …

S Nielsen, C Chambers, J Farr - US Patent 8,731,999, 2014 - Google Patents
A holistic approach to management and oversight of locate and marking operations is
provided. Initial requests to perform such operations are improved, and such requests are …

Locating equipment communicatively coupled to or equipped with a mobile/portable device

S Nielsen, C Chambers, J Farr, T Davani - US Patent 8,311,765, 2012 - Google Patents
Locating and/or marking equipment, such as a locate transmitter or locate receiver, a
marking device, or a combined locate and marking device, may be communicatively coupled …

Method and apparatus for detecting, mapping and locating underground utilities

DWA Taylor Jr, AGR Bell, JS Rolland… - US Patent …, 2006 - Google Patents
The method and device for locating underground utilities within an area includes traversing
the area with a plurality of underground utility sensors and obtaining area location data to …

Marking apparatus having operational sensors for underground facility marking operations, and associated methods and systems

S Nielsen, C Chambers, J Farr - US Patent 8,467,969, 2013 - Google Patents
G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY
ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR …

Marking device docking stations having mechanical docking and methods of using same

SE Nielsen, C Chambers, J Farr - US Patent 8,600,526, 2013 - Google Patents
Docking stations and docking methods are provided for use with marking devices used for
marking the presence or absence of an underground facility in a dig area. The docking …

Marking apparatus and marking methods using marking dispenser with machine-readable ID mechanism

SE Nielsen, C Chambers, J Farr - US Patent 8,473,209, 2013 - Google Patents
Marking devices for dispensing markers on the ground and marking methods are provided.
The marking devices and marking methods use a marking dispenser having a machine …

Methods and apparatus for displaying an electronic rendering of a marking operation based on an electronic record of marking information

SE Nielsen, C Chambers, J Farr - US Patent 8,361,543, 2013 - Google Patents
Methods and apparatus for providing on a display device an electronic rendering of a
marking operation to mark on ground, pavement, or other Surface a presence or an absence …

Marker detection mechanisms for use in marking devices and methods of using same

SE Nielsen, J Farr, C Chambers - US Patent 8,424,486, 2013 - Google Patents
Marking devices for dispensing a marking substance on the ground and marking methods
are provided. The marking devices and marking methods use one or more detection …

Methods and apparatus for generating an electronic record of environmental landmarks based on marking device actuations

SE Nielsen, C Chambers, J Farr - US Patent 8,965,700, 2015 - Google Patents
US8965700B2 - Methods and apparatus for generating an electronic record of
environmental landmarks based on marking device actuations - Google Patents …