Patents by Inventor Alex Edwin Symington

Alex Edwin Symington has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INSTALLING FIBER OPTIC CABLE ONTO A POWERLINE CONDUCTOR
    Publication number: 20230246427
    Abstract: The disclosed robotic system may include (1) a drive subsystem that translates the robotic system along a powerline conductor and (2) a rotation subsystem coupled to the drive subsystem, where (a) the rotation subsystem is coupled to a container that defines an arcuate volume about an axis such that the container partially surrounds the powerline conductor when the axis aligns with the powerline conductor, (b) the container carries a segment of fiber optic cable coupled to the powerline conductor, and (c) the rotation subsystem, while the drive subsystem translates the robotic system along the powerline conductor, rotates the container about the powerline conductor while the axis is aligned with the powerline conductor such that the segment of fiber optic cable is wrapped helically about the powerline conductor. Various other systems and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Jonathan M. Kuriloff, Benjamin Lagosz-Sinclair, Alex Edwin Symington, John J. Webster, Wayne Michael Kachmar
  • Systems and methods for installing fiber optic cable onto a powerline conductor
    Patent number: 11652337
    Abstract: The disclosed robotic system may include (1) a drive subsystem that translates the robotic system along a powerline conductor and (2) a rotation subsystem coupled to the drive subsystem, where (a) the rotation subsystem is coupled to a container that defines an arcuate volume about an axis such that the container partially surrounds the powerline conductor when the axis aligns with the powerline conductor, (b) the container carries a segment of fiber optic cable coupled to the powerline conductor, and (c) the rotation subsystem, while the drive subsystem translates the robotic system along the powerline conductor, rotates the container about the powerline conductor while the axis is aligned with the powerline conductor such that the segment of fiber optic cable is wrapped helically about the powerline conductor. Various other systems and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan M. Kuriloff, Benjamin Lagosz-Sinclair, Alex Edwin Symington, John J. Webster, Wayne Michael Kachmar
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INSTALLING FIBER OPTIC CABLE ONTO A POWERLINE CONDUCTOR
    Publication number: 20200358268
    Abstract: The disclosed robotic system may include (1) a drive subsystem that translates the robotic system along a powerline conductor and (2) a rotation subsystem coupled to the drive subsystem, where (a) the rotation subsystem is coupled to a container that defines an arcuate volume about an axis such that the container partially surrounds the powerline conductor when the axis aligns with the powerline conductor, (b) the container carries a segment of fiber optic cable coupled to the powerline conductor, and (c) the rotation subsystem, while the drive subsystem translates the robotic system along the powerline conductor, rotates the container about the powerline conductor while the axis is aligned with the powerline conductor such that the segment of fiber optic cable is wrapped helically about the powerline conductor. Various other systems and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Jonathan M. Kuriloff, Benjamin Lagosz-Sinclair, Alex Edwin Symington, John J. Webster, Wayne Michael Kachmar