US Patent Issued to Structural Technologies on May 20 for "In-line damping systems and methods" (American, Swiss Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,305,343, issued on May 20, was assigned to Structural Technologies LLC (Columbia, Md.).

"In-line damping systems and methods" was invented by John R. Crigler (Woodbine, Md.), Robert William Sward (Keller, Texas), Eric Martin Sommer (Colleyville, Texas), Justin Malcolm Campbell (Keller, Texas), Christopher Daryl Ledford (Irving, Texas) and Simon Ruas (Fribourg, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A damping system for a cable disposed within an upper pipe and a lower pipe includes a damper plate assembly connected to the upper pipe, a slider ring connected to and/or supported by the lower pipe, the slider ring having a hole in which...