US Patent Issued to SAMSON ROPE TECHNOLOGIES on May 26 for "Soft shackle with locking mechanism" (Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,638,064, issued on May 26, was assigned to SAMSON ROPE TECHNOLOGIES INC. (Ferndale, Wash.).

"Soft shackle with locking mechanism" was invented by Michael Botterbusch (Bellingham, Wash.), Ross Anderton (Bellingham, Wash.), Anthony Kovich (Bellingham, Wash.), Danielle Stenvers (Ferndale, Wash.), John Hughson (Bellingham, Wash.), Kenneth Britt (Ferndale, Wash.), Dustin Heins (Bellingham, Wash.), DeAnna L. Hanssen (Bellingham, Wash.), Micah James Donovan (Ferndale, Wash.), Richard Johnson (Sedro Woolley, Wash.), Anuvedika Murti (Bellingham, Wash.), Chad Hislop (Bellingham, Wash.) and James R. Plaia (Blaine, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office:...