ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,448,189, issued on Oct. 21.
"Self-threading tie having a plurality of holes" was invented by Christopher V. Beckman (Miami).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "New self-threading cords, tapes, cables and/or ropes ("ties") are provided, with a plurality of ports through their length. In some embodiments, a perimeter of each of the ports matches at least one first perimeter of the tie, and an end of the tie may be threaded through any of the ports (a.k.a., "self-threading" the tie). In some embodiments, ridges are provided on or about at least part of the tie. In some embodiments, the ridges may be threaded through the ports, and the ridges hold...