US Patent Issued to HAMPIDJAN HF on March 18 for "Long lived synthetic rope for powered blocks" (Icelander Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,252,843, issued on March 18, was assigned to HAMPIDJAN HF (Reykjavik, Iceland).

"Long lived synthetic rope for powered blocks" was invented by Hjortur Erlendsson (Kopavogur, Iceland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a method for producing a high strength synthetic strength member containing rope and a resultant rope, comprising multiple layers of twisted and braided yarns, wherein individual sheaths enclosing individual strands are of a material such as HMPE, PTFE or UHMWPE with a lower decomposition temperature than the material of said strands being aramid, the method comprising subjecting parts of the rope to heat and tensi...