ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,281,688, issued on April 22, was assigned to ZEDEL (Crolles, France).
"Rope with radial seam and method for manufacturing" was invented by Jean-Marc Hede (Domene, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rope comprises a core extending along a longitudinal axis and a sheath surrounding the core, the sheath extending along the longitudinal axis. A strap at least partially surrounds the sheath, the strap being separated from the core by the sheath. At least one thread passes several times through the strap, sheath and core to form several links fixedly securing the strap on the core and sheath. The links pass through a central section of the...