ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,476,504, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Conductix Wampfler France (Belley, France).
"Device for winding or unwinding a line" was invented by Jean-Michel Berger (Brens, France), Bruno Parseihian (Magnieu, France) and Yohan Fournier (Sermerieu, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a device for winding/unwinding a link adapted to transporter a fluid or transmit energy and/or signals, comprising: a reel (2) adapted to receive said link in wound form, a hollow through shaft (3) adapted to the passage of said link or fluid between a rotating joint and the reel, said hollow shaft (3) being integral with the reel (2...