ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,717,057, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Tarsacci LLC (Merced, Calif.).
"Metal detector" was invented by Dimitar Gargov (Merced, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A metal detector detects when a target that is a desirable metal object is located within a medium. A signal is transmitted into the medium. A response signal is received from the medium. The response signal includes a secondary medium response signal from the medium and includes a secondary target response signal from the target when the target is located within the medium. The response signal is amplified to produce an amplified signal. Compensation circuitry perform t...