94 patents
Utility
Inductor to control transient currents during energized bond on
5 Dec 23
A system and method using at least one inductor operatively coupled to an electrically insulating structure suppresses transient currents generated during a bond-on process by a human worker with energized electrical equipment so as to inhibit passage of the transient currents through the electrically insulating structure operatively coupled to the energized electrical equipment.
Zoran Bilic, David James Ball
Filed: 2 Apr 21
Utility
Air Gap Boom Cover System And Method For Drying An Insulated Boom Section Of An Aerial Lift Device
16 Nov 23
A system for drying an exterior of an insulated boom section of an aerial lift device.
Daniel Neil O’Connell, Raymond Henry Jodoin
Filed: 11 May 23
Utility
Spring loaded ground clamp
14 Nov 23
A grounding clamp uses a spring driving a piston mounted movable jaw as a safety lockout.
Daniel Neil O'Connell, Raymond Henry Jodoin, Benjamin James Harvey
Filed: 27 Jan 22
Utility
Retrofit System and Method for Maintaining Minimum Approach Distance
9 Nov 23
A system for visually maintaining a predetermined minimum approach distance between load handling equipment and energized electrical equipment includes at least two elongate electrically insulating members that have lengths that correspond to the predetermined minimum approach distance that are mounted to at least a distal end of the load handling equipment so that they extend orthogonally outwardly from the distal end by substantially the predetermined minimum approach distance.
Robert Wayne Palmer, Randolph Bolton Cassidy, Jonathan Breaux Pipsair, Christopher James Snapp, Derek Michael Helmke, Peter Raymond McKay, JR., Trevor Stanley Johnson
Filed: 4 May 23
Utility
Pile staging stand assembly and method of use
17 Oct 23
The disclosure relates to an assembly for staging a pile, and a method of use for the assembly, the assembly having at least one stand having a base, having a front end and a rear end, wherein each stand includes: a lower arm assembly slidably connected to the base, wherein the lower arm assembly is configured to move laterally away and towards the pile, and further wherein the roller assembly further comprises a roller located towards the front end; and an upper arm assembly connected to the base, the upper arm assembly having a pivoting arm configured for pivoting towards and away from the base; and a second roller connected to an end of the pivoting arm.
Jonathan Pipsair
Filed: 30 Nov 21
Utility
Implosion Shield Apparatus and Method
5 Oct 23
An implosion shield of ballistic fabric adapted to mount so as to surround an implosion sleeve or dead-end on a power line.
David Karl WABNEGGER, Daniel Neil O'CONNELL, Mark Douglas FERRARI, Benjamin James HARVEY
Filed: 8 Jun 23
Utility
Unmanned aerial vehicle for use near high voltage power lines
19 Sep 23
A remotely controlled unmanned aerial device for use in proximity or in contact with high voltage powerlines, includes an unmanned aerial vehicle and an electrically conductive shield forming part of or operatively coupled to so as to encapsulate the unmanned aerial vehicle.
David Karl Wabnegger, Daniel Neil O'Connell
Filed: 23 May 22
Utility
Hoisting and Lowering Device
7 Sep 23
A device, system and method are used for hoisting and lowering a load.
Mark Groves
Filed: 9 Mar 23
Utility
Locking grounding clamp
5 Sep 23
A grounding clamp includes a safety lock-out which locks the operation of the clamp in the absence of a cooperating hot-stick.
Phillip Howard Quaedvlieg, David Karl Wabnegger, Janos Csaba Toth, Daniel Neil O'Connell
Filed: 18 Jul 22
Utility
Drill pipe or product line improved rollers and movement
1 Aug 23
The disclosure relates to an apparatus for supporting and moving a product line or pipe string in connection with an underground arcuate path in a ground beneath an obstacle, having a platform on the ground; a pivot member connected to the platform; wherein the pivot member defines a pivot axis substantially perpendicular to the ground; and at least one rotator connected to the pivot member; wherein the at least one rotator pivots about the pivot axis in relation to the platform.
Pablo Esteban Guerra
Filed: 16 Dec 20
Utility
Implosion shield apparatus and method
1 Aug 23
An implosion shield of ballistic fabric adapted to mount so as to surround an implosion sleeve or dead-end on a power line.
David Karl Wabnegger, Daniel Neil O'Connell, Mark Douglas Ferrari, Benjamin James Harvey
Filed: 18 Dec 20
Utility
Sanitation Unit
27 Jul 23
The disclosure relates to a sanitation and sanitization apparatus and methods for disinfecting a wearable equipment used in the catalyst reactor field including: a case having a first chamber and a second chamber; an internal assembly located within the first chamber of the case; a condenser within the internal assembly; an atomizer assembly within the internal assembly and connected to the condenser; a circulating pump within the internal assembly; an programmable logic controller configured to communicate with the condenser, atomizer, and circulating pump; and wherein the internal assembly has a housing containing the condenser, the atomizer assembly, the circulating pump, and the programmable logic controller; and a disinfectant port is defined on a side of the housing adjacent to the second chamber of the case.
Tanner Barbee, Pat Latona, Robert Cantu
Filed: 25 Jan 23
Utility
Horizontal directional reaming
25 Jul 23
The disclosure relates to embodiments of horizontal directional drilling equipment and methods for horizontal directional drilling techniques including a reamer head comprising a frustoconical body, wherein the frustoconical body defines a cavity configured to receive at least one bearing; and a plurality of teeth mounted to the frustoconical body.
Pablo Guerra, Jason Steph
Filed: 6 Apr 22
Utility
Live Conductor Stringing, Maintenance and Repair Method
25 May 23
The present invention relates to replacing conductors in a high-voltage power transfer system.
Daniel Neil O'Connell, David Karl Wabnegger, Phillip Howard Quaedvlieg, Robert Wayne Palmer
Filed: 20 Jan 23
Utility
Apparatus and Method for Temporarily Suspending Conductors
27 Apr 23
A set of components for assembling a temporary wire suspender includes in the set a yoke plate, a plurality of J-hook assemblies, a plurality of linkage members, and a plurality of removable couplers configurable to handle an expandable number of energized or de-energized conductors or sub-conductors.
BENJAMIN JAMES HARVEY, DANIEL NEIL O'CONNELL, RAYMOND HENRY JODOIN
Filed: 27 Oct 22
Utility
Infrastructure corrosion analysis
25 Apr 23
The disclosure relates to systems, methods and apparatus for analyzing an infrastructure system including measurement of a parameter associated with the infrastructure system, electronically recording the measured parameter as a data, transferring the data to an infrastructure unit which may be remote from the infrastructure system, analyzing the data to generate a risk model, and predicting a characteristic of the infrastructure system according to the risk.
Mark A. Gluskin, Kevin C. Garrity, Christopher M. Warner, Alan Eastman, Mark Reiboldt
Filed: 22 Feb 21
Utility
Method, system and apparatus for non-destructive testing (NDT) of electrical power line systems
25 Apr 23
A system for non-destructive testing of an overhead energized electrical component.
James Ronald Hill, Donald Dodds, Jeffrey Victor Rogers, Calvin Edward Stock, Benjamin John William Nesbitt
Filed: 21 Jun 21
Utility
Electrically Conductive Surface And A Process For Producing The Same
20 Apr 23
Load-bearing apparatus/systems for location in the vicinity of energized power lines are provided.
David James BALL, Jody Milton GREER, David Karl WABNEGGER, Robert Wayne PALMER
Filed: 15 Dec 22
Utility
Hoisting and lowering device
14 Mar 23
A device, system and method are used for hoisting and lowering a load.
Mark Groves
Filed: 29 Jun 20
Utility
Pile staging stand assembly
21 Feb 23
The disclosure relates to an assembly for staging a pile on the ground, including: at least one stand having a mainframe assembly on the ground, having a front end and a rear end, wherein each stand has: a roller assembly slidably mounted on the main frame assembly, wherein the roller assembly further has a roller located towards the front end; and a pivoting arm assembly having a pivoting arm configured for pivoting towards the ground and away from the ground; and a second roller connected to an end of the pivoting arm.
Jonathan Pipsair
Filed: 9 Jun 21