ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,372,137, issued on July 29.

"Device for termination of a rope" was invented by Neil Schulz (Hailsham, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for termination of a rope comprises a cylinder extending longitudinally from a base to a cone or pyramid, wherein the cylinder defines at least one channel for receiving a pair of subropes substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the cylinder. It can be used for termination of rope manufactured from synthetic fibres or constructed from multiple subropes."

The patent was filed on May 18, 2022, under Application No. 18/562,664.

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