ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,286,330, issued on April 29, was assigned to Otis Elevator Co. (Farmington, Conn.).
"Elevator connector with angled interface" was invented by Antonio Martins (Vernon, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connector assembly includes a connector body and a suspension member. The suspension member extends along a center axis and comprises a plurality of tension members encased in a jacket. The suspension member has one end received within the connector body, and this one end has an end face extending at an angle relative to the center axis with ends of the plurality of tension members being exposed. A plurality of contact members are supp...