US Patent Issued to Caterpillar on Jan. 13 for "Process and system for pole and conductor installation for charging while moving" (Arizona Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,522,109, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, Ill.).

"Process and system for pole and conductor installation for charging while moving" was invented by Igor M. Strashny (Tucson, Ariz.) and Roopa Rajesh (Tucson, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Dynamic energy transfer (DET) systems are costly and time-consuming to install. Accordingly, an installation system is disclosed that comprises stowage for rail segments and poles, two strategically positioned cranes, and/or strategically positioned platforms, to enable less expensive and faster installation of the various components of a DET system. Installation, utiliz...