ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,338,645, issued on June 24, was assigned to Valmont Industries Inc..
"Pole assembly" was invented by Fouad Hilmy Fouad (Birmingham, Ala.) and Aaron Schapper (Omaha, Neb.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides an improved pole assembly. According to a first preferred embodiment, the present invention includes a first pole section which is formed by an inner shell wall surrounding a hollow inner cavity. According to a further preferred embodiment, the inner shell wall is formed as a first column of a given shape, which is formed of galvanized steel or fiberglass reinforced polymer, and which is surrounded by a center...