ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,280,879, issued on April 22.
"Gravity force absorbers for fall protection" was invented by Ishmael Antonio (Rio Rancho, N.M.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fall protection system and method, particularly for attenuating shocks transmitted to a person's body by a safety line, such as a rope or cable, after a fall or while being deliberately lowered from an overhead anchor point. A shock absorber assembly is incorporated in or on the safety line, deployed between the person and the safety line anchor point."
The patent was filed on May 28, 2024, under Application No. 18/675,883.
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