Patents by Inventor Frank Waymire

Frank Waymire 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).

  • Apparatus and method for stringing center cables on power towers
    Patent number: 4494732
    Abstract: A U-shaped hook device has a tensioned sock line attached to its bight portion while a helicopter haul line is removably connected to a first end of the device. The haul line is aerially pulled past a first pole of a tower until the device hooks onto the pole. The haul line is then moved to engage the second end of the device so that the haul line becomes positioned in a central opening between the first pole and a second pole. The helicopter unhooks the device from the first pole for passage through the opening thereby enabling the sock line to be mounted to an otherwise inaccessible center stringing block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1982
    Date of Patent: January 22, 1985
    Assignee: Union Power Construction Company
    Inventor: Frank Waymire