Patents by Inventor Joshua Minnihan

Joshua Minnihan 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).

  • Mobile utility pole
    Patent number: 10626632
    Abstract: A mobile pole for temporary support of one or more electrical lines includes a boom assembly mounted on a wheeled trailer. The boom assembly includes a plurality of segments pivotably attached to one another. Actuators acting between the segments effect pivoting motion to deploy and stow the segments. A utility pole having one or more cross members is mounted on a free end of one of the segments. The utility pole is rotatable about its longitudinal axis to orient the cross members relative to the electrical lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Sauber Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: James Sauber, Milan Krpan, Jr., Joshua Minnihan, Julio Ortega
  • Mobile Utility Pole
    Publication number: 20190093382
    Abstract: A mobile pole for temporary support of one or more electrical lines includes a boom assembly mounted on a wheeled trailer. The boom assembly includes a plurality of segments pivotably attached to one another. Actuators acting between the segments effect pivoting motion to deploy and stow the segments. A utility pole having one or more cross members is mounted on a free end of one of the segments. The utility pole is rotatable about its longitudinal axis to orient the cross members relative to the electrical lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: James Sauber, Milan Krpan, JR., Joshua Minnihan, Julio Ortega