June 2015, Vol. 70, No.6
New Products
Berntsen International Issued Patent
United States Patent no. 8,947,205, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Berntsen International Inc., Madison, WI.
The patent, issued to William C. Rushing, vice president of research and development at Berntsen, bolsters Berntsen’s InfraMarker line of products to locate and map underground utilities.
The patent recognizes the uniqueness of Rushing’s design to combine a magnet with electronic marking as a means of precisely identifying an underground point. The marker can be placed underground and located with a portable magnetic locator while also receiving and/or transmitting information about the asset associated with that point. Berntsen uses the technology recognized in this patent in its InfraMarker System which combines magnetic locating and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) to identify underground utility assets such as gas valves, water laterals, weld points and more. 800.518.0934, www.berntsen.com, www.inframarker.com
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