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US 7,165,485 · App. 10/516,077 · Granted Jan 23, 2007

Endless rope

Assignee: DSM Ippassets B.V.
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Patent No.
US 7,165,485
App. No.
10/516,077
Granted
Jan 23, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

Endless rope containing primary strands, the primary strands containing laid-up secondary strands, the laid-up secondary strands containing rope yarns, wherein the primary strands have been laid up from 3, 4 or 6 secondary strands, wherein the rope contains a splice in at least every primary strand and wherein the rope preferably has been laid up from 3, 4 or (1+6) primary strands or, alternatively, has been braided from 8 or 12 primary strands.

Claims (6)

1. Endless rope containing primary strands, the primary strands containing laid-up secondary strands, the laid-up secondary strands containing rope yarns, wherein the primary strands have been laid up from 3, 4 or 6 secondary strands and the rope contains a splice in at least every primary strand.

2. Endless rope according to claim 1 , wherein the rope has been laid up from 3, 4 or (1+6) primary strands.

3. Endless rope according to claim 1 , wherein the rope has been braided from 8 or 12 primary strands.

4. Endless rope according to claim 1 , wherein the rope contains HMPE yarns.

5. Endless rope according to claim 1 , wherein the diameter of the rope is more than 20 mm.

6. Endless rope according to claim 5 , wherein the length of the rope is more than 1000 meters.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 17, 2023
From: DSM PROTECTIVE MATERIALS B.V.
To: AVIENT PROTECTIVE MATERIALS B.V.
Reel/Frame 063115/0134 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 8, 2022
From: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
To: DSM PROTECTIVE MATERIALS B.V.
Reel/Frame 061897/0987 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 13, 2005
From: SMEETS, PAULUS JOHANNES HYACINTHUS MARIE; DIRKS, CHRISTIAAN HENRI PETER
To: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
Reel/Frame 016725/0541 →
Priority Claims (2)
NL 1020732 · May 31, 2002 · national
EP 02079571 · Nov 1, 2002 · regional
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 6042718800 · Nov 19, 2002
Provisional Application 6044579800 · Feb 10, 2003
Related Publication 20050229770A1 · Oct 20, 2005