ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,391, issued on July 29, was assigned to Valmont Industries Inc. (Omaha, Neb.).
"Distribution pole and method of fireproof distribution pole installation" was invented by Robert Paulin (Irmo, S.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides an improved fire resistant distribution pole and a method of installing the fireproof distribution pole. According to a preferred embodiment, the present invention includes a hollow, tapered main body which includes an intumescent veil layer. According to a further preferred embodiment, the intumescent veil layer includes a single layer of 1-2 mm thick intumescent material which e...