ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,358,087, issued on July 15, was assigned to Preformed Line Products Co. (Mayfield Village, Ohio).
"Spacer drone install system" was invented by Benjamin Franklin Ciesielczyk (Madison, Ohio), Douglas Bell (Mayfield Heights, Ohio) and John Markiewicz (Mentor, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "One or more system and associated methods for installing a line spacer upon adjacent lines that are suspended are provided. A system includes a portion for holding and releasing the line spacer onto the lines. The system includes a portion for actuating securing portions of the line spacer to secure the line spacer upon the lines. The system include...