US 11,988,510 B1
Smart paint stick devices and methods
Mark S. Olsson, La Jolla, CA (US)
Assigned to SeeScan, Inc., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by SeeScan, Inc., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 18, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/529,444.
Application 17/529,444 is a continuation of application No. 13/769,202, filed on Feb. 15, 2013, granted, now 11,193,767.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/599,404, filed on Feb. 15, 2012.
Int. Cl. B05B 12/00 (2018.01); B05B 12/04 (2006.01); B05B 12/12 (2006.01); B05B 15/62 (2018.01); B65D 83/20 (2006.01); G01C 15/04 (2006.01); G01V 3/08 (2006.01); G01V 3/15 (2006.01); E01C 23/22 (2006.01); G01R 29/08 (2006.01)
CPC G01C 15/04 (2013.01) [B05B 12/004 (2013.01); B05B 12/04 (2013.01); B05B 12/124 (2013.01); B05B 15/62 (2018.02); B65D 83/203 (2013.01); G01V 3/08 (2013.01); G01V 3/15 (2013.01); E01C 23/227 (2013.01); G01R 29/0892 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for locating buried objects, the system comprising:
a buried object locator comprising:
a first wireless communication component; and
a tracking component configured to detect a location of a buried object; and
a paint stick configured to cause a paint container to dispense paint at a first position associated with the location of the buried object, wherein the paint stick comprises:
a second wireless communication component configured to communicate with the first communication component of the locator;
a position determination component configured to transmit one or more range vector signals, wherein the tracking component is further configured to detect the one or more range vector signals;
a processing component configured to determine the first position based on the detected range vector signals; and
a position device to determine a second position of the locator, wherein the processing component is further configured to determine the first position based on the second position determined by the position device.