ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,554, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to ZEDEL (Crolles, France).

"Camming clamping device and method for adjusting a wire element of a camming clamping device" was invented by Pierre Plaze (Chignin, France) and Aurelie Bergez (Gieres, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A camming clamping device comprises a head with a cam installed swivelling around a pivot shaft between retracted and extended positions. An annular end is mechanically coupled to the head. A rod of variable length connects the head with an annular end designed to receive a carabiner. A wire element made from textile material passes through the rod to connect the he...