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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8024908 | Pultruded utility structures A pultruded utility structure is presented. The pultruded utility structure are pultruded or extruded in a pre-determined shape, in plural colors, is environmentally safe, aesthetic pleasing and resistant to damage from weather, animals, insects and resistant to cor... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7290748 | Breakaway support for overhead lines The breakaway support for overhead lines is a coordinated failure control device. The breakaway support for overhead lines sacrifices itself to ensure that the supporting structure is not damaged. The device has an intentional weak link. The breakaway support for ov... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7278247 | Method and apparatus for replacing a utility pole A method and apparatus is provided for replacing a pole in an electrical utility support structure while the supported electrical wires remain energized. The method comprises erecting a replacement pole adjacent to a pole to be replaced, and providing a pivotable su... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7237312 | Utility pole assembly method and apparatus To erect metal utility poles, a plurality of tubular sections of utility poles are fabricated, each having tapered portions and the diameter of one being slightly larger than the diameter of another. The sections are brought to a site for erection and pulled togethe... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7216463 | Camouflaged structure and method of camouflaging a structure against a background having a generally uniform composition A camouflaged structure and a method of camouflaging a structure against a background having a generally uniform composition of hue, saturation and brightness. In one embodiment, the camouflaged structures comprises a cell tower (100) camouflaged to decrease ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7205956 | Structural waveguide formed in a leg of an antenna tower and method of use A communications tower, or other structure is provided with at least one waveguide defined in a structural support. The waveguide can be used to transmit signals up and down the communications tower thereby eliminating at least some cabling. ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7116282 | Tower reinforcement A device and method of reinforcement for towers, such as those used for electrical communications and telephonic devices, is provided. Elongated stiffening members are provided for indirect attachment to a tower by means of spacer elements. The spacer elements, whic... | 10/03/2006 |
| 6971212 | Brace arm A brace arm for connection to a crossarm of a utility pole. The brace arm includes an elongated wooden strut having a pole bracket at one end and a crossarm bracket at the other end thereof. Each of the brackets are injection molded of plastic or other polymeric mat... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6948290 | System and method for increasing the load capacity and stability of guyed towers A guyed tower is used to support wireless communication equipment and/or other types of loads. The guyed tower is fixedly attached to a foundation, and a pole tower is erected within a middle region of the guyed tower. This pole tower is also fixedly attached to the... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6915618 | Tower monopole reinforcement Reinforcing apparatus for tower monopoles. The reinforcing apparatus comprises vertical threaded reinforcing bar rods, or rods with threaded ends, arranged around the pole and embedded in the pole foundation. The rods extend upward and are attached to the pole at sp... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6907706 | Tower for wind power installations A tower (1) for wind power installations, on which at least one rotor (2) that can be driven by wind can be rotatably supported, has an especially low mass relative to its load-bearing capacity, stability, and rigidity, if it has a tower portion (3 | 06/21/2005 |
| 6903705 | Radio broadcasting device and relay tower therefor A tower for a wireless transmission device including at least one shaft extending upwardly between top and bottom portions, transverse spars extending outwardly from the shaft, at least one brace connected to at least one of the spars and extending between the top a... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6834469 | Utility line support member A utility line support beam resists compressive forces while preventing moisture from entering the interior of the beam. A reinforcing member is placed within the interior of the beam. The reinforcing member is positioned to absorb any compressive forces resulting f... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6578339 | Sectional tower with intermediate legs A tower and a method of constructing a tower. The tower has three first support members which are made up of sections. Each section has an outside leg and two inside legs, laced together in a triangular cross section. The upper end of each inside leg is a... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6513299 | Antenna support An antenna support for a power transmission tower having a vertically disposed mast extending upwardly through the tower with the antenna support being mounted on the upper end of the mast. The weight of antenna support is transferred to the legs of the t... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6374565 | Foldable member A foldable member in the shape of a tube with at least one predetermined hinge area along the length of the tube and opposing sets of elongated slots in the tube at the hinge area thereof forming separated longitudinal strips of tube material between the ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6286281 | Tubular tapered composite pole for supporting utility lines A tubular tapered composite pole for supporting utility lines and a method for making the same. The pole is formed from a plurality of elongated panels made of pultruded composite material having a height H1 in the range of 30 feet-120 feet. An interlocki... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6151860 | Methods of raising utility pole transmission cables A method of raising the transmission hardware carried by a utility pole having a base end with a ground foundation supporting the pole in upright position, without disturbing the pole foundation or disconnecting the cables, includes the steps of securing ... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6108996 | Apparatus and method for retrofitting towers exchanger An existing tower has a set of legs and a large number of lacings which secure the legs to one another. An augmentation tower is located concentrically outside of the existing tower and also has a set of legs and lacings for joining its legs together. Eac... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6026627 | Antenna support for power transmission tower An electrical powered transmission tower is modified to also support a telecommunications antenna. The tower has a plurality of legs interconnected by lattice braces. A support column is erected within the enclosure of the tower. The support column has a ... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5855103 | Antenna support for power transmission tower An electrical powered transmission tower is modified to also support a telecommunications antenna. The tower has a plurality of legs interconnected by lattice braces. A support column is erected within the enclosure of the tower. The support column has a ... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5832688 | Lightweight, prestressed tower A lightweight, prestressed tower includes 1) a base load transfer assembly to be mounted on a support base fixture assembly which is mounted on a base support pad; 2) a primary truss assembly consisting of a plurality of truss bays interconnected by diago... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5787649 | Tree styled monopole tower A modified monopole tower is described, consisting primarily of a galvanized steel truncated pyramidal monopole capped by wireless electronic communications antennae and equipment. In the preferred embodiment, the simulated trunk containing the monopole e... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5749198 | Tapered composite elevated support structure A high voltage electrical transmission line support structure is constructed virtually completely from glass reinforced composites, comprised of vertical ribs, reinforcing cross bracing members and a skin composed of composite panels, enabling the reducti... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5649402 | Antenna support for power transmission tower An electrical powered transmission tower is modified to also support a telecommunications antenna. The tower has a plurality of legs interconnected by lattice braces. A support column is erected within the enclosure of the tower. The support column has a ... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5644888 | Heavy construction system using composite members Pultruded composite members which interfit to form a rigid post and beam, or beam and brace, are adapted for use in heavy construction in such applications as bridges, buildings including high rise structures, ship deck and the like. Two pultruded shapes ... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5617692 | Composite structure A structure derives its structural strength and integrity entirely from interlocked pultruded composite members. The disclosed techniques can be used in a wide variety of applications including replacement for steel frame structures and is especially usef... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5319901 | Bifurcated column joint system for electrical transmission tower A column and beam joint system is used to make possible the construction of a large tower such as an electrical transmission tower, which has at least three and probably four corner legs or columns which are interconnected and supported by a lattice struc... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5247774 | Tower constructed of pultruded composites A high voltage electrical transmission line tower is constructed virtually completely from insulated pultruded composites, enabling the closer spacing of conductors and the creation of a smaller tower structure and weighing half or less the weight of a st... | 09/28/1993 |
| 4934114 | Lightweight line tower kit Disclosed is a kit of low cost, light weight, corrosion resistant components, including a plurality of extruded members, certain ones of which components are factory preassembled into climbable and unclimbable tower units selected one of which are adapted... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4357786 | Steel tower for supporting high- and very high-tension lines in electric networks A self-supporting steel tower for power supply lines at a voltage from 230 to 1000 KV is substantially a tri-dimensional truss structure having a trunk-of-pyramid shape with a triangular cross-section, in particular in the form of an isosceles right trian... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4339899 | Adjustable connector for coupling tower leg to foundation support anchor A connector assembly and method are disclosed for supporting each of the legs of a free standing tower or the like using a screw anchor driven into the ground at the base of a respective tower leg. In order to compensate for irregularities in alignment be... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4314434 | Utility line support structure A utility line support structure having a pair of legs extending upwardly with respect to the ground in an H frame, the legs being made of structural elements having a web, a pair of side walls extending at right angles from a break line between the web a... | 02/09/1982 |
| 4194080 | Utility line support structure A utility line Y support structure having a tubular pole adapted to be erected to extend upright from the ground, a pair of Y arms extending upwardly and outwardly from the top of the pole, connector means connecting the bottom of the Y arms to the top of... | 03/18/1980 |
