Assignee
MERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC
US·262 granted patents·14 pending applications·1,967 citations·filing 2001–2025
Top patents by PatentIndex Score
276 records- 0199US7960973B2Tracking positions of personnel, vehicles, and inanimate objectsMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 14, 2011·40 cites·16 claims
- 0298US11598198B2Advanced underground homing system, apparatus and methodMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2021·Granted Mar 7, 2023·5 cites·15 claims
- 0398US7954614B2Drive mechanism and methodMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 7, 2011·19 cites·38 claims
- 0497US7859249B2Tracking positions of personnel, vehicles, and inanimate objectsMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 28, 2010·17 cites·5 claims
- 0597US6737867B2Locating arrangement and method using boring tool and cable locating signalsMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 18, 2004·79 cites·45 claims
- 0696US9739140B2Communication protocol in directional drilling system, apparatus and method utilizing multi-bit data symbol transmissionMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 22, 2017·13 cites·69 claims
- 0796US9274243B2Advanced drill string communication system, components and methodsMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 1, 2016·29 cites·10 claims
- 0896US8381836B2Advanced underground homing system, apparatus and methodMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 26, 2013·17 cites·28 claims
- 0996US7898494B2Locating technique and apparatus using an approximated dipole signalMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 1, 2011·33 cites·12 claims
- 1096US6756783B2Multi-frequency boring tool locating system and methodMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 29, 2004·76 cites·43 claims
- 1195US11352876B2Advanced passive interference management in directional drilling system, apparatus and methodsMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 7, 2022·3 cites·8 claims
- 1295US10107090B2Advanced underground homing system, apparatus and methodMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 23, 2018·7 cites·11 claims
- 1395US9540879B2Directional drilling target steering apparatus and methodMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 10, 2017·43 cites·25 claims
- 1495US8360369B2Emergency collective actuator and method for a helicopterMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 29, 2013·24 cites·26 claims
- 1595US7165632B2Boring tool tracking fundamentally based on drill string length, pitch and rollMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 23, 2007·28 cites·43 claims
- 1695US6868921B2Boring tool tracking fundamentally based on drill string length, pitch and rollMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 22, 2005·69 cites·125 claims
- 1794US10563502B1Advanced sonde reliability monitoring, apparatus and associated methodsMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 18, 2020·10 cites·22 claims
- 1894US9810055B2Horizontal directional drilling area network and methodsMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 7, 2017·9 cites·9 claims
- 1994US9789958B2Emergency collective actuator and method for a helicopterMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 17, 2017·7 cites·19 claims
- 2094US8910909B2Emergency collective actuator and method for a helicopterMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 16, 2014·14 cites·20 claims
- 2194US7150329B2Auto-extending/retracting electrically isolated conductors in a segmented drill stringMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 19, 2006·47 cites·18 claims
- 2293US12188346B2Advanced underground homing system, apparatus and methodMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jan 7, 2025·1 cites·8 claims
- 2393US11994023B2Sonde with advanced battery power conservation and associated methodsMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2022·Granted May 28, 2024·3 cites·12 claims
- 2493US11867057B2Advanced inground device power control and associated methodsMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 9, 2024·2 cites·20 claims
- 2593US11047896B2Portable device with electromagnetic noise measurement at multiple frequenciesMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 29, 2021·3 cites·17 claims
- 2693US11002129B2Horizontal directional drilling area network and methodsMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2019·Granted May 11, 2021·4 cites·4 claims
- 2793US9511856B2Emergency collective actuator and method for a helicopterMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 6, 2016·11 cites·18 claims
- 2893US9500041B2Drill string inground isolator in an MWD system and associated methodMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 22, 2016·7 cites·15 claims
- 2993US9360579B1Advanced steering tool system, method and apparatusMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 7, 2016·5 cites·5 claims
- 3093US9194228B2Horizontal directional drilling area network and methodsMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 24, 2015·14 cites·11 claims
- 3193US7967080B2Boring tool tracking fundamentally based on drill string length, pitch and rollMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 28, 2011·11 cites·2 claims
- 3293US7495445B2Flux orientation locating in a drilling systemMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 24, 2009·21 cites·18 claims
- 3393US7425829B2Tracking positions of personnel, vehicles, and inanimate objectsMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 16, 2008·51 cites·83 claims
- 3492US11828856B1Removably attachable GPS module for a portable locatorMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 28, 2023·2 cites·6 claims
- 3592US11060355B2Directional drilling target steering apparatus and methodMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 13, 2021·4 cites·3 claims
- 3692US9810053B2Boring tool control using remote locatorMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 7, 2017·4 cites·13 claims
- 3792US8766752B2Magnetic biasing apparatusMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 1, 2014·5 cites·17 claims
- 3891US9957041B2Advanced emergency collective actuator with friction pull-off and method for a helicopterMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2016·Granted May 1, 2018·7 cites·15 claims
- 3991US9291738B2Flux plane locating in an underground drilling systemMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 22, 2016·5 cites·28 claims
- 4091US7956614B2Flux plane locating in an underground drilling systemMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 7, 2011·8 cites·18 claims
- 4191US7926589B2Boring tool control using remote locatorMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 19, 2011·23 cites·22 claims
- 4291US7343816B2Tension monitoring arrangement and methodMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 18, 2008·12 cites·10 claims
- 4390US11149539B2Drill planning tool for topography characterization, system and associated methodsMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 19, 2021·7 cites·33 claims
- 4490US10422664B2Tracking positions of personnel, vehicles, and inanimate objectsMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 24, 2019·2 cites·6 claims
- 4590US10378338B2Advanced passive interference management in directional drilling system, apparatus and methodsMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 13, 2019·4 cites·22 claims
- 4690US9519074B2Flux plane locating in an underground drilling systemMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 13, 2016·2 cites·22 claims
- 4790US7772849B2Tracking positions of personnel, vehicles, and inanimate objectsMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 10, 2010·15 cites·24 claims
- 4890US7570060B2Tracking positions of personnel, vehicles, and inanimate objectsMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 4, 2009·15 cites·27 claims
- 4990US6655464B2Auto-extending/retracting electrically isolated conductors in a segmented drill stringMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 2, 2003·101 cites·133 claims
- 5089US12241909B2Mechanical shock resistant MEMS accelerometer arrangement, associated method, apparatus and systemMERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2024·Granted Mar 4, 2025·0 cites·11 claims
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