IP Library Granted Patent US 4,868,504
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US 4,868,504 · App. 07/013,256

Apparatus and method for locating metal objects and minerals in the ground with return of energy from transmitter coil to power supply

Inventor: David Johnson
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Granted: Sep 19, 1989 Filed: Feb 9, 1987
Inventor
David Johnson
Assignee (at issue)
FLR, Inc.

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 4,868,504
App. No.
07/013,256
Filed
1987-02-09
Granted
1989-09-19
Kind
A