ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,555,985, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to FT HOLDINGS INC. (Calgary, Canada).

"Method and system for installing power line dampers" was invented by Daniel John Clarke (Calgary, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and system for installing Stockbridge dampers on wires, such as power lines and guy wires, is described. The method and system include the use of a robotic Stockbridge damper installer onto the wires where the robotic installer is configured to place Stockbridge dampers on the wire as the robotic installer travels along the wire."

The patent was filed on Sept. 8, 2022, under Application No. 17/940,907.

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