ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,606,218, issued on April 21.
"Ropeway transport system" was invented by Andre Fraser Monteiro (Littleport, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ropeway or cable system is disclosed having at least two cable loops (1,20) that form a track, a first loop extending directly between two end station embarking or disembarking stations of the track, and a second loop extending between the two end stations via intermediate embarking or disembarking stations) or turning towers on the track. A vehicle (2) is carried from a loop, the vehicle (2) having a cable gripping mechanism (37, 38, 43, 44), the cable gripping mechanism being capable...