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Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) received Patent No. 121,992 for "An Improvement in Adjustable and Detachable Straps for Garments." He later received two more patents: one for a self-pasting scrapbook and one for a game to help players remember important historical dates.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187129 | Driving belt, and assembling device, assembling method and manufacturing method thereof An assembling device, an assembling method and a manufacturing method of a driving belt, which can facilitate fitting of rings into a recess of an element to improve productivity of the driving belt. The driving belt V, in which two rows of rings 8a... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8123641 | Continuous variable transmission belt A continuous variable transmission belt, comprising an annular continuous band comprising a body reinforced by a longitudinal armature and a plurality of friction plugs connected by coupling of shape with at least one of either an outer spine of the continuous band ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8100797 | Method for forming a tilting zone on a transverse element for a push belt for a continuously variable transmission A method for forming a convex tilting zone (23) at a main body-surface (11) of a transverse element for application in a push belt for a continuously variable transmission comprises the step of applying a die (30) that is placed against the main... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8100798 | Element of belt for continuously variable transmission and belt for continuously variable transmission A belt for a continuously variable transmission and elements used in the belt. The elements include a stopper portion formed integrally with a neck portion erected upwardly from a saddle face to hold a width end portion of the ring. The elements are juxtaposed annul... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8047939 | Transverse element for a drive belt for a continuously variable transmission A transverse element for a drive belt, includes a recess on either side for at least partially accommodating a ring assembly of the drive belt. The transverse element includes a base part lying radially inside the recesses, a connecting piece lying between the reces... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7963873 | Transmission belt A transmission belt is formed by annularly arranging elements including a plate-shaped first element and a plate-shaped second element, and annularly connecting the elements using a ring. The first element includes a first edge surface on which a burr is formed when... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7951032 | Belt type non-stage transmission and operating method thereof A belt type non-stage transmission is constituted so that a V belt obtained by connecting a plurality of elements using a belt is wound around a pair of pulleys which have a groove with V-shaped cross section and which groove width can be changed. A diffusion layer ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7892126 | Transverse element for a drive belt for a continuously variable transmission The present invention is a transverse element for a drive belt for a continuously variable transmission. The drive belt includes two endless carriers, wherein transverse elements are continuously arranged along the entire length of the carriers. The transverse eleme... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7867121 | Metal V-belt A metal V-belt includes a plurality of metal elements supported by a metal ring. The metal ring includes front and rear main surfaces, a pair of left and right slots that receive the metal ring therein, the slots being defined between a saddle surface and an ear-par... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7806794 | Power transmission chain and power transmission device A power transmission chain includes a plurality of links, a plurality of pins, and a plurality of interpieces. By pressing upper and lower edges of the pin into upper and lower edges of a through hole, the pin is connected to the link. The end of the pin which is lo... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7766776 | V-shaped belt, belt-type transmission, and saddle type-vehicle To enhance the durability of the V-shaped belt by allowing the strength and the heat-radiating property of the resin blocks to stand together at high levels in the V-shaped belt, which has a plurality of resin blocks and endless connecting members connecting the res... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7670241 | Continuously variable transmission metal belt, process for producing metal ring, and process for measuring shape of metal ring In a continuously variable transmission metal belt, a lateral-most projecting portion of a side edge of a metal ring assembly wherein each metal ring is located between a radially central plane and a radially inner peripheral surface of the metal ring. A contact poi... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7367909 | Drive belt and continuously variable transmission wherein such is utilised Drive belt provided with a continuous band having a radially inwardly oriented surface and a radially outwardly oriented surface, and with an array of plate-like transverse elements engaging the continuous band. The band is curved in a transverse direction at a crow... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7357742 | Plate-link chain Rolling surfaces of rocker pressure members of plate-link chains for conical disk transmissions are constructed as freeform surfaces in such a way that their radius of curvature changes in a direction transverse to the longitudinal extent of the rocker pressure memb... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354365 | Metal belt A metal belt includes a metal ring assembly formed from a plurality of layered endless metal rings, and a large number of metal elements supported on the metal ring assembly, the metal belt assembly being wound around a pulley and transmitting a driving force. The c... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351172 | Scratch preventing metal push belt and oil specification A composite driving belt provided with a carrier and a plurality of transverse elements assembled slidably thereon, the carrier including one or more bands, preferably composed of a plurality of endless metal bands disposed radially around each other, each element b... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7335274 | Production method of decorative film A production method of a decorative film comprising a step of, in a state in which a transparent resin film is laid on a surface of a laminate sheet in which a pattern layer is placed on one surface of a base film of a thermoplastic resin, inserting the laminate she... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7320656 | Plate-link chain A drive chain suitable for use in a continuously variable transmission of a motor vehicle, the transmission having two pairs of spaced drive members about which the chain passes to transfer torque from one drive member to the other. The chain includes a plurality of... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7303496 | Transverse element having a distance surface between a supporting surface and a pulley sheave contact surface A transverse element for a push belt for a continuously variable transmission comprises a supporting surface for supporting a carrier of the push belt, and a pulley sheave contact surface for contacting pulley sheaves of the continuously variable transmission. A cur... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7294077 | CVT belt with chromium nitride coating A belt for a continuously variable transmission (CVT) includes at least one continuous band supported against a contact face in a slot formed in each of a plurality of transverse elements of the CVT. The band has a surface positioned against the contact face. This s... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7282002 | Belt for continuously variable transmission A belt for a continuously variable transmission comprises endless plate-like rings 2 and a plurality of plate-like elements 3, which are placed adjacent to one another and slidably on the rings 2, so that the rings 2 are disposed on the s... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7275481 | Printer A printer of the present invention includes a timing belt passed over drive pulleys, each of which is mounted on a particular print drum, via phase adjusting means and deflection pulleys or rotary members. The deflection pulleys are rotatable in contact with the rea... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7261656 | Metal V-belt An element for use in an annular metal belt (1) is disclosed. The annular metal belt (1) transmits torque between two pulleys each having a V-shaped groove. The element has a flank capable of making frictional contact with the V-shaped groove for trans... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7217209 | Belt type continuously variable transmission A belt type continuously variable transmission includes a drive pulley having a fixed pulley half and a movable pulley half; a driven pulley having a fixed pulley half and a movable pulley half; and a metal belt. The metal belt includes a metal ring assembly having ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7201689 | Metal driving belt Driving belt provided with an enclosed tension element and metal transverse elements accommodated so as to be movable in a longitudinal direction along the tension element. The transverse elements each comprise a body part, a head part and a neck part therebetween. ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7169071 | Continuously variable transmission belt and method of producing metal element of the belt A continuously variable transmission belt, including a metal ring assembly including a plurality of metal rings, and a plurality of metal elements which are retained by the metal ring assembly and each has a saddle surface contacted with an inner circumferential sur... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7169072 | Metal push belt and oil specification related thereto A composite driving belt provided with a carrier and a plurality of transverse elements assembled slidably thereon, the carrier including one or more bands, preferably composed of a plurality of endless metal bands disposed radially around each other, each element b... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7135085 | Production method of decorative film A production method of a decorative film comprises a first step of laying a base film of a thermoplastic resin on a pattern layer of a transfer sheet in which the pattern layer is placed on one surface of a carrier film, thermally transferring the pattern layer onto... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131923 | Low-vibration hybrid V-belt In a low-vibration V-belt (2), consisting of at least one load carrier (4; 4a, 4b) and a plurality of support elements (6) located thereon, the damping effect is improved. The formation of the damping elements (34) in... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7108624 | Belt Belt for use in a continuous variable transmission, comprising an endless carrier for taking op tensile forces, and a plurality of transverse elements moveable in the longitudinal direction along the carrier. The elements are provided with at least one saddle surfac... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7097581 | Heavy duty power transmission V-belt In a heavy duty power transmission V-belt B formed by engaging tension members 1 and 1 with a plurality of blocks 10, 10, . . . , to prevent as much as possible each block 10 from producing failure at the high-speed running of the belt, a... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7089801 | Metal ring inspection method and metal ring inspection device A metal ring inspection method of a Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) V-belt for inspecting end face defects in a belt laminated band composed of a plurality of metal ring stacked layers in which a first process is executed which grasps the outer periphery su... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7077775 | Oxa(thia)zolidine compounds, process for preparation thereof and anti-inflammatory agents A metal belt for a continuously variable transmission includes many metal elements assembled to an endless metal ring assembly, and is wound around drive and driven pulleys to transmit a driving force. A retainer comprising an endless resilient member deformable rad... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7070529 | Power transmission belt A power transmission belt having a load carrying band with a length, and a plurality of blocks attached to the load carrying band at preselected, spaced intervals along the length of the load carrying band. The plurality of blocks have a thickness (t), measured in a... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066859 | Belt A continuous variable transmission belt includes a set of nested metal rings, the set interacting with transverse elements provided slidably along the set, and the rings of the set being accommodated with small mutual play between each pair of adjacent rings, where ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066858 | Belt Belt for a continuous variable transmission, comprises an endless carrier for taking up tensile forces, and a plurality of transverse elements moveable in the longitudinal direction along the carrier. The elements are provided with at least one saddle surface for co... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063246 | Brittle material rotating and aligning mechanism for use in a brittle material scribing and/or breaking apparatus A brittle material rotating and aligning mechanism including a bearing, a rotary table, and a driving mechanismU, and installed in the worktable of a brittle material scribing and breaking apparatus; carries brittle material, for example, a semiconductor wafer for s... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7029411 | Driving belt and transverse element for a driving belt A driving belt for use in a continuously variable transmission comprising two V-shaped pulleys, which driving belt comprises a carrier consisting of two endless band packages lying side by side, on which transverse elements are disposed. Each transverse element incl... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6997836 | Belt for continuously variable transmission Protrusions formed on an inner peripheral surface of at least an innermost metal ring of a belt for a continuously variable transmission are initially worn. An average contact width w of the protrusions, measured in a direction perpendicular to a direction of... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6997833 | Double-sided sliding button for use in a continuously variable transmission The double-sided sliding button comprises two spaced-apart sliding button halves configured and disposed with reference to a curved medial axis. Each half has a front side, provided with a contact surface, and a rear side. Both contact surfaces are mutually opposite... | 02/14/2006 |
