US Patent Issued to Intex Marketing on Oct. 20 for "Internal tensioning structure useable with inflatable devices" (Chinese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,765,695, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Intex Marketing Ltd. (Tortola, British Virgin Islands).

"Internal tensioning structure useable with inflatable devices" was invented by Hua Hsiang Lin (Fujian, China) and Yaw Yuan Hsu (Fujian, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An internal tensioning structure for use in an inflatable product fulfills the basic function of maintaining two adjacent inflatable surfaces in a desired geometric arrangement when the inflatable product is pressurized. The tensioning structure is formed by connecting a pair of plastic strips sheets via spaced-apart strands, such as strings or wires. When pulled taut,...