ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,462,948, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to HAMPIDJAN HF (Reykjavik, Iceland).
"High resolution headline sonar cable" was invented by Hjortur Erlendsson (Kopavogur, Iceland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A production method for a headline sonar cable characterized by steps of: a. providing a first strength member (14); b. coupling to strength member (14) a conductor (122); c. forming a layer of polymeric material about the combination of strength member (14) and conductor (122) while ensuring that the conductor remains slack; d. forming a flow shield around the layer of polymeric material, thus forming an elongatable internally located con...