# US 11,305,844 B2 · Mooring rope

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- Number: US 11,305,844 B2
- Document ID: US11305844B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/233,579
- Filed: 2018-12-27
- Published: 2020-07-02
- Granted: 2022-04-19
- Earliest claimed: 2018-12-27
- Assignees: Yoke Industrial Corp.
- Applicants: Yoke Industrial Corp.
- Inventors: Thomas Lin
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11305844B2

## CPC

- B63B 21/20: Adaptations of chains, ropes, hawsers, or the like, or of parts thereof
- F16G 11/00: Means for fastening cables or ropes to one another or to other objects; Caps or sleeves for fixing on cables or ropes (attaching ropes or cables to lift cars or cages B66B7/08, to winch drums or barrels B66D1/34; ground anchors E02D5/00; anchoring devices for prestressed members E04C5/00; rope clamps in earth drilling E21B19/12)
- H04B 5/20: characterised by the transmission technique; characterised by the transmission medium
- B63B 2021/003: {Mooring or anchoring equipment, not otherwise provided for}
- B63B 2021/203: {Mooring cables or ropes, hawsers, or the like; Adaptations thereof}
- G06K 19/0723: {the record carrier comprising an arrangement for non-contact communication, e.g. wireless communication circuits on transponder cards, non-contact smart cards or RFIDs}
- B63B: SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING (arrangements of vessel ventilation, heating, cooling, or air-conditioning B63J2/00; floating substructures as supports of dredgers or soil-shifting machines E02F9/06)
- F16G: BELTS, CABLES, OR ROPES, PREDOMINANTLY USED FOR DRIVING PURPOSES; CHAINS; FITTINGS PREDOMINANTLY USED THEREFOR
- H04B: TRANSMISSION
- G06K: GRAPHICAL DATA READING (image or video recognition or understanding G06V); PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS

## Abstract

A mooring rope includes a rope body, a fixing sleeve, and a data carrier. The rope body has two fixed sections and a rope loop between the fixed sections. The fixing sleeve combines the two fixed segments. The data carrier includes a connecting piece, a main body, and a tag member. The connecting piece is arranged in the fixing sleeve. The main body is connected to the connecting piece. The tag member is mounted on the main body. The tag member stores information for an external data reader to read in a non-contacting manner. As such, the data carrier can be firmly fixed on the mooring rope.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A mooring rope, comprising:
a rope body having two fixed sections and a rope loop between the two fixed sections;
a fixing sleeve combining the two fixed sections to fix the rope loop;
a data carrier including a connecting piece, a main body, and a tag member, wherein the connecting piece is arranged in the fixing sleeve; the main body is connected to the connecting piece; and the tag member is mounted on the main body and stores information for an external data reader to read in a non-contacting manner;
wherein the connecting piece includes a connecting thread and a thread end; a maximum width of the thread end is greater than a diameter of the connecting thread; the thread end is fixed by the fixing sleeve.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The mooring rope as claimed in claim 1, wherein the connecting piece includes a connecting thread having a first segment and a second segment; the first segment is fixed in the fixing sleeve; and the second segment is located outside the fixing sleeve and is connecting to the main body.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The mooring rope as claimed in claim 2, wherein the first segment is wound around at least one of the two fixed section.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The mooring rope as claimed in claim 1, wherein the connecting thread has a first segment and a second segment; the first segment is connected to the connecting thread; and the second segment is located outside the fixing sleeve and is connected to the main body.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The mooring rope as claimed in claim 4, wherein the thread end is embedded in an inner wall of the fixing sleeve.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The mooring rope as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fixing sleeve has a surface facing the rope loop; the thread end is located outside the surface; the connecting thread has a first segment and a second segment; the first segment is connected with the thread end and goes into the fixing sleeve; and the second segment is located outside the fixing sleeve and is connected to the main body.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The mooring rope as claimed in claim 1, wherein the connecting piece is abutted against an inner wall of the fixing sleeve.