ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,286, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Blackwood Solutions LLC (Bloomington, Ind.).
"Utility pole storage rack" was invented by Jason Feagans (Bloomington, Ind.) and Levi Painter (Bloomington, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A storage rack for utility poles comprises a beam, and a post assembly that includes a support coupled to the beam, a post, a pivot pin rotatably coupling the post to the support, and a lock pin removably received in the support. The post is rotatable on the pivot pin between retracted and extended positions that are respectively parallel and perpendicular to the beam. The lock pin received in the support is p...