Whites bought technology from Minelab?

[Anonymous]

Hello,
I am sorry, maybe that is wrong place to ask that type of question?
I have heard that whites have bought a multifrequency technology from Minelab. Is it true?
Later that was used in DFX.
Thanks for answer

 

[Anonymous]

When a company patents it's technology it will often lock up a fairly broad spectrum of applications. Such as Minelab may have the patent to use more than one frequency...or transmit multiple frequencies....etc.
What this means is that Whites may come up with owns version of multiple frequency VLF detectors but may have to pay for the right to market them. Minelabs engineers and patent lawyers were probably smart and filed patents to snatch a hold on a variety of different twists on multifrequenct detectors. They never have to market them but other manufacturers will sure have to pay them to use em.
So it is misleading to think that Whites PURCHASED any technology.....more than likely it was all their own design but had to pay Minelab as Minelab had the patent locked up.
Scott

 

[Anonymous]

Minelab has been working many years on the multi freq from what I was told and sold Whites some of their early technogy that they never used as they come out with better technogly they decide to use. Whites then worked with this older multi freq technology and came up with the DFX, so you can say Whites did buy some of Minelabs technology, but the eary that was never used in a Minelab detector.
Rick

 

[Anonymous]

I just got a catalog E-mail from Kellyco, and Minelab is coming out with a new detector. I believe its called "Quatro".
I didn't spend alot of time reading about it, but it looks somewhat similar to the MXT. They advertive 4 modes (the 3 MXT modes as well as pinpointing, or all metal).
Is our little MXT really so popular that the mighty Minelab has to clone it?

 

[Anonymous]

White

 

[Anonymous]

Without a doubt one of the most impressive analog display models offered today is White's XL Pro. This model, formerly the 6000 Pro XL, was developed to offer excellent analog performance similar to the most popular series of motion discriminators, the 6000 GEB-Disc.
The design brought us the lighter weight housing and slightly slower sweep speeds than we used to have, but it was at the demand by a very loyal following of the 6000 Di Pro SL models and all those that preceded it.
If you have a 6000 Di Pro SL, 5900 Di Pro SL or any of the earlier 6000 series and associated models, you will note that one of the patents used is <STRONG>4128803.</STRONG> From the 6/DB and 6000/D models of the late 1970's on thru all the 6000/D and DI and DI Pro versions to the 'SL' model, and then the other upper-end GEB-Disc. models to include the 5000/D Series 2, then the 4900/D Pro and 5900 Di Pro series ... the motion discriminate technology (GEB-Disc. circuitry) was based on the 4128803 patent. Oh, it was quite refined in performance from the original metal detector that bore that patent, and certainly White's developed a much slower sweep speed than the original 4128803 circuitry concept.
The first? Oh yes, let's not forget the 1976 introduction of the Red Baron. This evolved to the 1979 release of three "Red Baron" models, the RB3, RB5, and RB7, all featuring <STRONG>SPD</STRONG>, at about the time White's brought out their 6/D and 6000/D models.
SPD? That's <STRONG>S</STRONG>ynchronous <STRONG>P</STRONG>hase <STRONG>D</STRONG>iscrimination, commonly known as VLF-Disc., GB-Disc., other terms and, in White's lingo, G.E.B.-Disc. The original SPD designed Red Barons required a near rocket-speed sweep, but the it was White's who was licensed to use that technology and improved upon it and gave us highly reliable detectors that operated at a much more comfortable sweep speed.
The company who had that patant and gave White's the 'OK' to use it? Bounty Hunter.
An almost embarassing thought in a way, but it goes to show that even though another company first had the development doesn't mean a class act outfit like White's can't do something to improve upon it. <img src="/metal/html/biggrin.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt="">
<STRONG><EM>Monte</STRONG>
Dedicated White's Fan since I started using White's in the 1960's!

 

[Anonymous]

Looks the same, but easier to use from what I have heard.
I dont see anything that looks like a MXT. I think the MXT is a easy to use DFX without a few thng like the Quantro MP will be a easy to use Explorer without a few things.
Rick