Patents Assigned to Yale Cordage Inc.
  • Multi part synthetic eye and eye sling
    Patent number: 9296593
    Abstract: A system for applying a tensile load, the system having: a length of continuous synthetic rope having first and second bitter ends; the continuous synthetic rope being woven with itself to create a sling; the first and second bitter ends of the rope being capable of moving relative to each other and the sling. The system may be configured such that movement of the bitter ends relative to the sling or each other is observable or measurable. Systems may be slings that provide a plurality of wraps of a continuous synthetic rope having loops at opposing ends; the plurality of wraps of continuous synthetic rope having at least three parts and being woven such that the resulting woven sling has at least three picks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: YALE CORDAGE INC.
    Inventors: Thomas L. Yale, Richard W. Hildebrand
  • Multi part synthetic eye and eye sling
    Patent number: 9145280
    Abstract: A system for applying a tensile load, the system having: a length of continuous synthetic rope having first and second bitter ends; the continuous synthetic rope being woven with itself to create a sling; the first and second bitter ends of the rope being capable of moving relative to each other and the sling. The system may be configured such that movement of the bitter ends relative to the sling or each other is observable or measurable. Systems may be slings that provide a plurality of wraps of a continuous synthetic rope having loops at opposing ends; the plurality of wraps of continuous synthetic rope having at least three parts and being woven such that the resulting woven sling has at least three picks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Yale Cordage Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas L. Yale, Richard W. Hildebrand
  • MULTI PART SYNTHETIC EYE AND EYE SLING
    Publication number: 20140265390
    Abstract: A system for applying a tensile load, the system having: a length of continuous synthetic rope having first and second bitter ends; the continuous synthetic rope being woven with itself to create a sling; the first and second bitter ends of the rope being capable of moving relative to each other and the sling. The system may be configured such that movement of the bitter ends relative to the sling or each other is observable or measurable. Systems may be slings that provide a plurality of wraps of a continuous synthetic rope having loops at opposing ends; the plurality of wraps of continuous synthetic rope having at least three parts and being woven such that the resulting woven sling has at least three picks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Yale Cordage Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas L. Yale, Richard W. Hildebrand