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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5327714 | Synthetic string for sporting application A string for sports application, in particular for tennis, badminton, racquetball and squash racquets or the like comprises a center core and at least one ribbon-like wrap made of a highly abrasion resistant material which exhibits a higher melting point ... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5231820 | Method for producing sinking/floating rope A unique rope for use in commercial fishing comprising floating and sinking portions. The sinking portion has blended yarns made up of a blend of first and second non-metallic synthetic filaments in proportions to yield a sinking rope portion having a spe... | 08/03/1993 |
| 4778246 | High tensile strength compacted towing cable with signal transmission element and method of making the same A high tensile strength transmission cable having a plurality of main compacted strands. The strands surround, and are adjacent to, an uncompacted and moveable core which may form or contain one or more transmission elements. A method for making such a hi... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4655033 | Method and equipment for making stranded ropes A stranded rope (12) of large size is made by assembling a plurality of strands (10) and a core (11) side-by-side along a track (13); securing the leading ends in a clamp (14); securing the trailing ends in spaced anchorages (17, 18); applying tension to ... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4214431 | Method and apparatus for rigging marine vessels A marine rigging apparatus for splicing new wire cable of the type having twisted wire strands to a portion of worn wire cable taken from a rotatable drum on a fishing vessel docked or moored adjacent a dock, said apparatus including a motor vehicle havin... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4142353 | Method and apparatus for rigging marine vessels A marine rigging apparatus for splicing new wire cable of the type having twisted wire strands to a portion of worn wire cable taken from a rotatable drum on a fishing vessel docked or moored adjacent a dock, said apparatus including a motor vehicle havin... | 03/06/1979 |
