Patent ID: 11904335
Assignee: SEESCAN, INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  E  G | IPC B  E  G

Claim 0:
1. A paint marking stick for use with a utility locator, comprising:
a paint marking stick body having a proximal end and a distal end;
a handle coupled at or near the proximal end of the marking stick body;
a paint dispenser assembly coupled at or near the distal end of the marking stick body for dispensing paint;
a trackable magnetic field dipole device including a body, a power supply, an alternating current (AC) signal generator, and a magnetic field dipole antenna operatively coupled to the AC signal generator for generating a magnetic field dipole signal at the AC frequency, the dipole device coupled at or near the distal end of the body;
an actuator; and
an actuation apparatus operatively coupled to the actuator for deploying paint from the paint dispenser assembly and initiating generation of the magnetic field dipole signal from the trackable dipole device in conjunction with deployment of paint from the paint dispenser.