ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,097, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Kone Corp. (Helsinki).
"Rope and elevator" was invented by Petteri Valjus (Helsinki), Juha Helenius (Helsinki), Tapani Talonen (Helsinki), Erkka Kiviaho (Helsinki), Tarvo Viita-Aho (Helsinki) and Petri Kere (Helsinki).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rope and an elevator. The rope comprises a core, an outer layer of strands, comprising at least four outer strands, and an elastomeric coating creating at least the outer surface of the rope."
The patent was filed on April 25, 2024, under Application No. 18/646,389.
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