ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,498,738, issued on Dec. 16.
"Drone-mounted compression dead-ends inspection X-ray payload device" was invented by Frank Flores (Temecula, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drone-mounted X-ray payload device designed for the safe and autonomous inspection of compression dead-ends on power lines is disclosed. The device comprises a lightweight, durable frame with parallel-aligned frame members fastened together by a support cage. The cage includes a ring for mounting the device to a drone. A cantilever X-ray panel housing is attached to the frame and houses an X-ray plate and includes movable pivoting supporting members to prevent la...