US Patent Issued to 3M Innovative Properties on March 24 for "Cable sleeve for fall protection system" (New Zealander, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,850, issued on March 24, was assigned to 3M Innovative Properties Co. (St. Paul, Minn.).

"Cable sleeve for fall protection system" was invented by Macaulay Pye (Christchurch, New Zealand), Jamie Wallace (Christchurch, New Zealand), Peter Scott (Christchurch, New Zealand), Ben Hughes (Christchurch, New Zealand) and James P. Endle (New Richmond, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cable sleeve for use with a safety cable of a fall protection system. The cable sleeve has a braking system that includes a constant-contact wheel, a rotor that is connected to the constant-contact wheel, a cam plate, and a braking shoe. The rotor may have...