Patents by Inventor Woody J. Gibson

Woody J. Gibson 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).

  • Installation fixture for installing devices on power lines
    Patent number: 9843176
    Abstract: An installation fixture for installing a device on a power line is disclosed. The fixture includes a lower cradle that may receive one part of the device, an upper cradle that may receive another part of the device, and a base. The installation fixture may be installed on a worker carrier for a boom truck or the like. The orientation of the lower cradle may be adjusted relative to the base to facilitate the installation on the power line. The upper cradle may be moved between an open position (where the parts may be loaded into the fixture) and a closed position (where the power line is captured between the two parts of the device) and at which time that parts can be secured together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: SMART WIRES INC.
    Inventors: Woody J. Gibson, Michael L. Timmer, David L. Ayers, Julie A. Couillard
  • INSTALLATION FIXTURE FOR INSTALLING DEVICES ON POWER LINES
    Publication number: 20150270689
    Abstract: An installation fixture for installing a device on a power line is disclosed. The fixture includes a lower cradle that may receive one part of the device, an upper cradle that may receive another part of the device, and a base. The installation fixture may be installed on a worker carrier for a boom truck or the like. The orientation of the lower cradle may be adjusted relative to the base to facilitate the installation on the power line. The upper cradle may be moved between an open position (where the parts may be loaded into the fixture) and a closed position (where the power line is captured between the two parts of the device) and at which time that parts can be secured together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: SMART WIRES INC.
    Inventors: Woody J. Gibson, Michael L. Timmer, David L. Ayers, Julie A. Couillard