ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,338,644, issued on June 24.
"Apparatus for mounting cellular tower on billboards" was invented by Gary Barbosa (Palm Harbor, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is a connection cradle that is assembled for mounting a cellular tower on a billboard having a vertical support column and a horizontal torsion bar supporting the billboard's signage. The cradle includes a bottom flange having tubes extending axially outwards from an annular rim of the bottom flange having components that are bolted to create the annular rim that is affixed to the vertical support column along the outer cross-section using gussets welded to the v...