ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,526,937, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to KONG S.P.A. (Monte Marenzo, Italy).
"Connector with gate" was invented by Marco Bonaiti (Monte Marenzo, Italy) and Mattia Spada (Monte Marenzo, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a connector for works at height, rescue or mountaineering, including climbing, in which an electronic component is present on the closing screwgate, such as an integrated circuit of the radio-frequency type, usable for the identification via computer systems and in which information relating to the connector itself and its use can be written."
The patent was filed on Oct. 29, 2021, under App...