Patent ID: 6262654
Filing Date: 2001-07-17
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
An electronic multiconductor wire locating and identification tool, said electronic multiconductor wire locating and identification tool comprising:a. electronic circuitry means imposing a frequency pulse train along a plurality of multiconductor wire runs;b. said electronic circuitry means simultaneously utilizing said plurality of multiconductor wire runs as one-shot trigger source;c. said electronic circuitry means thus imposing another series of unique numerical frequency pulses along said plurality of multiconductor wire runs when said electronic circuitry means is triggered.d. said electronic circuitry means further to include an embedded software program comprising:1) first means for imposing said frequency pulse train along said plurality of multiconductor wire runs;2) second means for detecting and discriminating which of the said plurality of multiconductor wire runs were to cause said one-shot trigger; and3) third means for setting counter subroutine for imposing upon said plurality of multiconductor wire runs a said series of unique numerical frequency pulses along said plurality of multiconductor wire runs;whereby said electronic multiconductor wire locating and identifying tool utilizes said multiconductor wire runs to simultaneously serve uniquely as a locating medium, triggering medium and, identifying medium in the attempts to locate and identify same said multiconductor wire runs.