US 12,092,889 B1
Systems and methods for installing fiber optic cable onto a powerline conductor
Jonathan M. Kuriloff, Saint James, NY (US); Benjamin Lagosz-Sinclair, Tuxedo Park, NY (US); and G. Gregory Penza, Old Field, NY (US)
Assigned to Meta Platforms, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed by Meta Platforms, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/306,873.
Application 18/306,873 is a continuation of application No. 17/497,049, filed on Oct. 8, 2021, granted, now 11,668,891.
Application 17/497,049 is a continuation of application No. 16/406,384, filed on May 8, 2019, granted, now 11,169,351, issued on Nov. 9, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/793,631, filed on Jan. 17, 2019.
Int. Cl. H02G 1/02 (2006.01); G02B 6/48 (2006.01); G02B 6/44 (2006.01); H01B 9/00 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 6/486 (2013.01) [H02G 1/02 (2013.01); G02B 6/442 (2013.01); H01B 9/005 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a drive subsystem comprising a plurality of drive wheels that are in a clamped position around a powerline conductor;
a plurality of wheel pivots connected to the drive wheels that, when actuated, rotate the drive wheels angularly about the wheel pivots;
a plurality of lead-in tines affixed to the drive wheels that interleave as the drive wheels rotate;
an actuator configured to provide a clamping force between the drive wheels; and
a controller configured to regulate power to the actuator to control an amount of clamping force according to changes in the powerline conductor.