Patents by Inventor Andrew W. Sadley

Andrew W. Sadley has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Cylindrically rolled energy absorber for use with a self-retracting lifeline
    Patent number: 10125837
    Abstract: A cylindrically rolled energy absorber (10) is provided to absorb the energy of a user's fall from a worksite and includes a strip (18) of bi-layered webbing defining two parallel rolls (22, 24) of webbing centered on a central axis (40), with the width of the strip (18) in each roll (22, 24) extending parallel to the central axis (40). The strip (18) includes two layers (42, 44) of webbing joined together over the length of the strip by tear-apart connections (46). Each end (36, 38) of the strip (18) has end portions (54, 56) of each the layers (42, 44) that are separated from each other. A first connector loop (26) extends from the roll (22) and is fixed to a first end portion (54, 56) from end (36) of the strip and to a second end portion (54, 56) from the other end (38) of the strip (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Fegley, Andrew W. Sadley, Ross Balquist