Patent SG-11201900142X-A (SG)
Title: Method and apparatus for producing a synthetic tensile member with a precise length and enhanced stability
Inventor: CAMPBELL RICHARD
IPC: F16G11/12
Filed: 2017-06-07
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date ......0\"\" WO 2017/214277 Al 14 December 2017 (14.12.2017) WIP0 I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: (74) Agent: HORTON, Wiley, J.; 215 South Monroe Street, DO7B 1/00 (2006.01) F16G 11/12 (2006.01) Suite 200, Tallahassee, FL 32301 (US). DO7B 1/06 (2006.01) F16G 11/03 (2006.01) F16G 11/00 (2006.01) F16G 11/04 (2006.01) (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, (21) International Application Number: AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, PCT/US2017/036362 CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, (22) International Filing Date: DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, 07 June 2017 (07.06.2017) HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, (25) Filing Language: English MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, (26) Publication Language: English PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, (30) Priority Data: 62/347,120 08 June 2016 (08.06.2016) US (84) TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every 15/616,385 07 June 2017 (07.06.2017) US kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, (72) Inventor; and GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, (71) Applicant: CAMPBELL, Richard, V. [US/US]; 25 Gar- UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, rett Drive, Havana, FL 32333 (US). TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, Title: METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING A SYNTHETIC TENSILE MEMBER WITH A PRECISE LENGTH = (54) AND ENHANCED STABILITY = = = 1. = = ...... = = = = = = = = = • i _ = = — 1-1 IN IN ei / 71' (57) : A method for producing a synthetic tensile member having a precisely known and stable length. The invention also 1-1 comprises equipment configured to carry out the method. A tensile member is prepared by attaching terminations to an assembly of ei ---. synthetic filaments. The tensile member is then attached to a loading apparatus that subjects the tensile member to a pre-defined loading , i t---- process. The tensile member is thereby conditioned to a stable length. The length is then measured and a length adjusting component P is incorporated into the tensile member to create a precise and stabilized length that is configured for the tensile member's particular ei application. O [Continued on next page] WO 2017/214277 Al MIDEDIMOMOIDEIRMEM00110101MOBERVOIMIE MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Declarations under Rule 4.17: — as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent (Rule 4.17(H)) Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))