Cantega History
2001 – Start Cantega
Marty Niles forms Cantega – a company focused on designing and manufacturing better bird and animal mitigation solutions for powerline and substation
2005 – First deployment of Greenjacket
First deployment of Greenjacket precise-fit cover-up at AltaLink substations
2007 – US Patent
US PATENT# 7244470 B2 – Protection of Electrical Power Systems (Published Jul 17, 2007)
2008 – Greenjacket Lifespan
Greenjacket test results determine 25+ year product life cycle
2010 – Additional Cantega Patents
- US PATENT# 7721459 B2 – Hot Stick With Measuring Calipers (Published May 25, 2010)
- US PATENT# 7834269 B2 – Protection of Electrical Power Transmission Systems (Published Nov 16, 2010)
2010 – Greenjacket Covers Olympic Substations
Greenjacket used extensively to protect the substations of the 2010 Olympic sites
2011 – Greenjacket FR properties
Greenjacket reformulated to achieve V-0 Flammability Resistance (IEC 60695-11-10-1999)
2011 – Cantega Patent for Photogrammetric methods
- US PATENT# 20110019902 A1 – Photogrammetric methods and apparatus for Measurement of Electrical Equipment (Published Jan 27, 2011)
Press Release Greenjacket June 13, 2012
Press Release Greenjacket Jan 3, 2013
2013 – Greenjacket passes IEEE 1656-2010
- Greenjacket achieves and surpasses specific test criteria of IEEE Std 1656™-2010 up to 38KV
- First energized substation installation using Cantega’s proprietary installation tools
Press Release Cantega Aug 15, 2013
2014 – Conductor Cover Applicator Patent
- US PATENT# 8621735 B2 – Conductor Cover Applicator (Published Jan 7, 2014)
Press Release Greenjacket Nov 4, 2014
2015 – Reliaguard Established
Cantega incorporates Reliaguard to offer commodity class guards to meet customer demand.
Press Release – Reliaguard Launch … Read more
2015 – Additional Patents
- US PATENT# 8957314 B2 – Apparatus and Method for Protecting a Component of an Electrical Power Transmission System (Published Feb 7, 2015)
- US PATENT# 8969721 B2 – Boom Tip Cover (Published Mar 3, 2015)
- US PATENT# 9004562 B2 – Apparatus and Method for Remotely Blocking a Cavity of an Energized Electrical Transmission System (Published Apr 14, 2015)
- US PATENT# 20150130200 A1 – Hot Stick Adapter, Combination, and Method (Published May 14 2015)
- US PATENT# 9102043 B2 – Fastener Applicator Tool and Method (Published Aug 11, 2015)
Press Release Reliaguard Sept 30, 2015
2016 – Greenjacket Protects Nuclear substation
- 1st1st Greenjacket deployment at Nuclear-powered substation
Press Release Reliaguard Jan 2016
Prevent Outages and Improve Reliability With Reliaguard Powerline Wildlife Covers… read more
2016 – Additional Methods Patents
- US PATENT# 20160035464 A1 – Barrier Walls and Methods of Use in Electrical Power Transmission Systems (Published Feb 4, 2016)
- US PATENT# 9431157 B2 – Conductor Cover Applicator With Spool (Published Aug 30, 2016)
Press Release Reliaguard March 7, 2016
Reliaguard® GreyEEL Conductor Cover, The EEL Slider and Reliaguard Powerline Cover-up Now Available… read more
Press Release Reliaguard Aug 30, 2017
Reliaguard Announces the Launch of a New Cross Arm Guard… read more
Press Release Reliaguard Sept 11, 2017
Reliaguard Expands Portfolio of Wildlife Mitigation Products and Builds New Partnerships and Alliances…read more
Press Release Greenjacket Oct 3, 2017
Greenjacket White Paper…read more
Press Release Greenjacket Jan 23, 2018
2018 – Cantega RTS Established
Cantega announces the formation of RTS to meet the customer need of aggregating data to assist with strategic decision-making related to improving reliability.