ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,365,574, issued on July 22, was assigned to Quanta Associates LP (Houston).

"Systems and methods for drying and cleaning an aerial lift electrically insulated boom" was invented by David Karl Wabnegger (La Grange, Texas), Daniel Neil O'Connell (Oliver, Canada), David James Ball (La Grange, Texas), Robert Wayne Palmer (Springbrook, Wis.), Jody Milton Greer (Rural Hall, N.C.) and Raymond Henry Jodoin (Sherwood Park, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system is provided for use with an insulated boom section of a bucket truck. The system includes a source of high volume and pressure, dry air; one or more interior air diffusers connecte...