High stiffness relocatable tower
US12006647B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 29, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04H12/10
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Presented herein are systems, methods, and apparatus related to relocatable tower technologies that facilitate on-site deployment and provide improved stiffness in order to minimize motion at a tower top in a manner that existing approaches, which focus on survivability, do not contemplate. In particular, relocatable tower technologies described herein can be deployed rapidly and at low cost, at outdoor sites, to, e.g., provide a vertical mast upon which equipment can be mounted. In certain embodiments, features of relocatable towers described herein allow the vertical mast to survive and remain rigid while being exposed to outdoor elements, such as wind gusts (e.g., up to 110 Mph). Advantages of relocatable tower technologies described herein are particularly well suited where (e.g., scanning based) imaging and/or detection equipment is mounted at a top of the tower, and/or where towers are deployed at sensitive sites such as hydrocarbon production, storage and processing facilities.
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