Patents Assigned to FRP Transmission Innovations Inc.
  • Transmission cross arm
    Patent number: 8652629
    Abstract: A cross arm is provided, for use in a support structure for conductors within an electrical grid. The cross arm is made of weather resistant glass fiber reinforced two component polyurethane based polymers and has a “C” cross sectional shape typically arranged in a double configuration. Pairs of the cross arms are attached to utility poles in a parallel position on opposite sides of the utility pole to meet predefined design conditions. Alternatively, a single cross arm may be attached to a utility pole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignees: FRP Transmission Innovations Inc., British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
    Inventors: Grant Robert Lockhart, Janos Csaba Toth, Ralph Walter Ulm, Adelana Gilpin-Jackson