ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,557, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to SIMPLE GRID SOLUTIONS LTD (Winnipeg, Canada).
"Utility grid and tower upgrade system and method" was invented by Luke J. Chaput (Winnipeg, Canada) and Nathan I. Stahl (Winnipeg, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrical utility upgrade system for an existing transmission tower having a foundation, a tower structure and an electrical circuit. The upgrade system includes an exoskeleton structure coupled to the bridge bypass frame and secured to the foundation. The system also includes a bridge bypass frame positioned above the existing electrical circuit and coupled to the exoskeleton s...