US Patent Issued to Keystone Tower Systems on March 25 for "Control system and method for tapered structure construction" (Colorado, New Hampshire Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,616, issued on March 25, was assigned to Keystone Tower Systems Inc. (Denver).

"Control system and method for tapered structure construction" was invented by Rosalind K. Takata (Denver), Eric D. Smith (Denver), Loren Daniel Bridgers (Golden, Colo.), Daniel Ainge (Boulder, Colo.) and Alexander H. Slocum (Bow, N.H.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A control system for forming a tapered structure includes a sensor providing feedback for a machine for forming a tapered structure including at least three rolls having at least one bend roll and at least two guide rolls. The guide rolls may include rollette banks having a plurality of rollet...