ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,421,751, issued on Sept. 23.
"Retrofittable stabilizer for utility poles and columns" was invented by Mikel R. Stierwalt (Shidler, Okla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A retrofittable modular stabilizer system for a vertical structure, such as a pole or a structural column, is disclosed having a bottom portion having at least two edges; two co-planar half-panels, joined to a first edge of the bottom portion and separated by a through-channel portion between the half-panels; at least one side wall joined to a second edge of the bottom portion and joined to the half-panels, thereby forming a ballast container with an open top and configur...