Tom Waugh is the inventor of the revolutionary Seamless Pole

Tom Waugh is the owner of Action Manufacturing Co., Inc., located in Birmingham, AL. Several years ago Tom analyzed an age-old product – utility poles - and wondered if he could improve on this particular product. For over a century they have been utilized across the globe. However, almost all of them are made of wood and are vulnerable to storms, high winds, decay, and rot, requiring repair or replacement every 20-30 years, or even sooner - depending upon the particular climate.

After years of trial and error, many prototypes and numerous failed attempts, Tom created and patented a breakthrough design and technology to make “centrifugally cast tapered ductile iron utility poles.” These were state-of-the-art and durable, ensuring a life of 75-100 years.

He was negotiating an agreement with a utility company when the company decided to take him to the Patent "Death Squad," the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), and invalidate (revoke) his patent. The company succeeded - the PTAB did just that - and the utility company has sold hundreds of millions of dollars worth of Tom’s remarkable invention as if he never existed.

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