US Patent Issued to Hampidjan hf. on May 27 for "Elongation and heat indicating synthetic fiber rope" (Icelander Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,742, issued on May 27, was assigned to Hampidjan hf. (Reykjavik, Iceland).

"Elongation and heat indicating synthetic fiber rope" was invented by Hjortur Erlendsson (Kopavogur, Iceland) and Jon Atli Magnusson (Hafnarfjordur, Iceland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a non-steel strength membered high strength cable easily monitored for heat and elongation comprising a length of a core-cable (10), the length of core-cable (10) including at least two fiber-optic conductors (2) that are: (i) disposed in a helical shape; and (ii) completely encased in a solid, flexible material.One fiber-optic conductor capable of transmitting a...