ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,767,190, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to DELLNER COUPLERS AB (Falun, Sweden).

"Convolute for a bellows of a gangway and bellows of a gangway" was invented by Daniel Alton (Staffordshire, Great Britain) and Daniel Brittain (Staffordshire, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A convolute for a bellows of a gangway, the convolute comprising a first rim and a second rim arranged next to the first rim; a sheet like convolute material that extends from the first rim to the second rim; whereby in an operational position of the convolute, the convolute material takes up a trough-shaped form between the first rim and the second rim; a ...