US Patent Issued to 3M Innovative Properties on May 26 for "Harness shock absorber assembly, harness shock absorber, fall protection safety or SCBA harness and method of retrofitting a harness shock absorber" (Swedish Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,528, issued on May 26, was assigned to 3M Innovative Properties Co. (St. Paul, Minn.).

"Harness shock absorber assembly, harness shock absorber, fall protection safety or SCBA harness and method of retrofitting a harness shock absorber" was invented by Peter L. Axelsson (Borlange, Sweden).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A harness shock absorber assembly for a personal protective equipment and a harness shock absorber for such a shock absorber assembly. The shock absorber assembly comprises a deformable element exhibiting a mechanical resistance against deformation and a flexible strap comprising a middle portion and two protruding porti...