Modular pole telecommunications system

US10416683B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. · US

Inventors

• Aldo Adriazola · Readington, US
• Mitchell Harvey Fuchs · Toms River, US
• Brandon Pimm · Manalapan, US
• Robert Bennett · Southold, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 25, 2017
• Grant date: Sep 17, 2019
• Expiry date: Jul 17, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G05D1/0094
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Modular utility pole technology may address issues with access and placement of telecommunications equipment. At the top of the pole, a removable cap may allow access to an upper module, which may contain wireless communications gear, sensors, lights, alarms or other devices. A conduit may provide network connections and power runs from the upper module to a lower module area. The lower module may house additional communications devices, such as cable modems or other devices used for network access or backhaul.