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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7942773 | Banded power transmission V-belt A single strand banded V-belt is described featuring at least one ply of a band fabric which traverses the bottom surface and each of the side surfaces of the belt body so as to cover the load-carrying section at the position that it intercepts the side surfaces of ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7361108 | Continuously variable transmission A continuously variable transmission with two conical disk pairs on the input side and two conical disk pairs on the output-side that are connected with each another by two parallel endless torque-transmitting members in a drive mechanism. In one form of the transmi... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7231756 | Device for mowing plants A device for mowing plants has a frame, deflection rollers connected to the frame, and a circulating endless cutting belt provided with cutting teeth and guided about the cutting belt. A lower guide rail is connected to the frame for guiding the cutting belt. Guide ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7040456 | Elevator car drive and support belt having a twisted orientation An elevator system includes a roller arrangement and a belt for supporting an elevator car. The roller arrangement has two rollers with approximately parallel axes of rotation and structured circumferential surfaces engaging a complementary structured surface of the... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7008341 | Reduced noise multi-ribbed power transmission belt A multi-ribbed power transmission belt has transverse grooves in the compression section which are oriented at angles other than perpendicular. The combination of longitudinal grooves and transverse grooves form a plurality of cogs on the belt surface, with a row of... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7007990 | Reinforced impact beam with layered matrix An impact beam having a polymer matrix and a metal reinforcing structure, the metal reinforcing structure including metal cords that can be made from metal elements having a diameter of 100 μm or more. The polymer matrix can include a thermoplastic material and/or ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6964626 | High temperature polyurethane/urea elastomers The present invention relates to molded polyurethane/urea elastomers, and specifically to improved polyurethane/urea elastomers having high temperature stability to about 140–150° C. and low temperature flexibility at about −35–(−40)° C., for use in dynami... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6919115 | Thermally conductive drive belt The present invention provides for a power transfer belt that is manufactured of a highly thermally conductive polymer composition, in contrast to the typical rubber material used to fabricate the belts of the prior art. The new and unique belt of the present invent... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6919122 | Flexible composites with integral flights for use in high-temperature food processing equipment and methods for producing the same A flexible composite with integral flights is provided and methods for making the same. The composite is made from, for example, silicone rubber, urethane rubber, polytetrafluoroethylene or other polymer. The composites are useful for making articles of manufacture,... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6695734 | Power transmission belt An endless single V-grooved power transmission belt having a tension section; a cushion section; and a load-carrying section disposed between the tension section and cushion section; and the belt containing a sulfur-cured elastomeric composition comprisin... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6358609 | Processed fiber which is bondable to a rubber composition and a power transmission belt incorporating the processed fiber Processed fiber for bonding to a rubber composition. The processed fiber consists of unprocessed fiber treated with a) a first processing liquid having at least one of an isocyanate compound and an epoxy compound, b) a second processing liquid having RFL ... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6165087 | Figure-eight shaped drive belt A figure-eight shaped drive belt for use within a pulley system, including a drive belt having a preformed figure-eight configuration. The figure-eight configuration includes a first circular-shaped loop and a second circular-shaped loop, such that the fi... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6159121 | Toothed belt Toothed belt in which the toothed part is covered with a fabric consisting of a warp and a weft consisting of weft threads formed by an elastic thread, preferably made from polyurethane, acting as the core, and by at least a pair of composite threads woun... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6103349 | Belt In a V-ribbed belt used in a manner of bringing the back face as well as the bottom face into contact with pulleys, a hiding layer for hiding the texture of the belt is formed on a part of the side faces of the belt body, and a mark indicating the history... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6086499 | Continuously variable transmission Continuously variable transmission provided with a belt (3) and pulley (1,2) capable of interacting with each other at an acute angle (λ) under the influence of a coefficient of friction (μ), and which belt is suitable for taking both pushing and pullin... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6018015 | Antistatic belts The invention relates to belts made of thermoplastic polymer (A) and comprising a sufficient amount of a polymer (B) to render them antistatic, the said polymer (B) comprising polyethylene glycol blocks. Use is advantageously made of polymers (A) containi... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5851635 | Device for the transmitting motion with a reduced noisiness and belts suitable for the purpose A device for transmitting motion comprises a flexible elastomeric element and at least one rigid element in surface contact with one another, wherein the surface of said flexible elastomeric element that comes into surface contact with said rigid element ... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5830983 | Antistatic belts The invention relates to belts made of thermoplastic polymer (A) and comprising a sufficient amount of a polymer (B) to render them antistatic, the said polymer (B) comprising polyethylene glycol blocks. Use is advantageously made of polymers (A) containi... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5776026 | Power transmission belt and method of manufacturing the same A top fabric 2 which is disposed on the back face of a power transmission belt 1 is obtained by joining a plurality of rubberized fabric pieces 2a, in each of which warps 7 and wefts 8 intersect each other at an obtuse angle which is open toward the direc... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5753369 | Power transmission belt A power transmission belt having a body with a length, inside, and outside, and laterally spaced side surfaces. The body has a compression section, with there being a plurality of fibers embedded in the compression section having a diameter of 0.7 to 0.9 ... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5672421 | Heterofilaments for cord reinforcement in rubber goods In an improved power transmission belt, the circumferentially disposed reinforcing cords are made from multi-filament yarns of heterofilaments. These cords, when fused, have good inter-filament bonding without the solvent of the solvent/adhesive systems.... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5658655 | Heterofilaments for cord reinforcement in rubber goods In an improved power transmission belt, the circumferentially disposed reinforcing cords are made from multi-filament yarns of heterofilaments. These cords, when fused, have good inter-filament bonding without the solvent of the solvent/adhesive systems.... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5645504 | Power transmission belt with teeth reinforced with a fabric material A power transmission belt with a body of belt material and belt teeth formed of the body and covered with a knitted fabric with a 1×1 rib construction.... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5516391 | Method and device for production of reinforced belt The present invention provides an endless belt including a reinforcing load-carrying layer which is constituted by an even number of cord-like load-carrying members (5, 6). The load-carrying members extend within the load carrying member having a load-car... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5436045 | Low abraision material comprising a fibrous matrix impregnated with a polyurethane resin wherein fiber ends are exposed on at least one surface of the material Frictional articles useful for power transmission such as frictional drive belts and as non-slip friction surfaces comprised of a matrix of fibers impregnated with a cured and set polyurethane resin.... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5368526 | Endless belt and a link construction therefor A readily adjustable belt and a link construction wherein a plurality of links of similar construction are detachably connected in end to end relationship to define an endless torque transmitting belt. Each link is formed of an injection molded plastic pa... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5364315 | V-ribbed belt An improvement in a power transmission belt of the type having at least one longitudinally extending rib with a side surface to engage a drive surface on a pulley. The side surface has at least a portion that is convex with a curvature at least approximat... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5322479 | Endless belt power transmission system A power transmission system for the transmission of power or the transmission of movement from a first device to a second device comprises an endless flexible belt for transmitting power from a first power driven device to a second device for receiving th... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5320584 | Endless belt and a link construction therefor A readily adjustable belt and a link construction wherein a plurality of links of similar construction are detachably connected in end to end relationship to define an endless torque transmitting belt. Each link is formed of an injection molded plastic pa... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5268221 | Fiber reinforced rubber articles A rubber article having a fiber reinforcement embedded therein. The reinforcement comprises a cylindrically braided cord of an even number of twisted yarns of four or more, an equal number having an twist, i.e. twisted to the right, and a Z-twist, i.e. tw... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5242332 | Transmission arrangement with a covered transmission belt A flexible transmission device for continuously variable transmissions comprises an endless flexible connecting element and a plurality of transverse links. Each link includes at least one groove into which is engaged the flexible connecting element. The ... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5173361 | Stainless steel fiber reinforced composite belt A fiber reinforced composite belt in which a stainless steel fiber aggregate having a diameter of from 5 to 50 μm and impregnated with 1 to 10% by weight of a thermosetting resin such as an epoxy resin is buried as a reinforcing material in a base materi... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5007884 | Belt for high load transmission A power transmission belt having longitudinally spaced pairs of blocks on the opposite surfaces of a neutral belt portion thereof. The blocks are formed of hard synthetic resin materials having fibers distributed therein. The fibers may be provided in the... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4994000 | Power transmission belt of the trapezoidal type A power transmission belt of the trapdezoidal type comprising a body made of an elastomer matrix having a layer of cord embedded therein, the cord being made of synthetic or natural textile material and serving as a traction strength member, the belt also... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4950212 | Belt for high load transmission A power transmission belt having longitudinally spaced pairs of blocks on the opposite surfaces of a neutral belt portion thereof. The blocks are formed of hard synthetic resin materials having fibers distributed therein. The fibers may be provided in the... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4883447 | Power transmission belt The present invention provides a power transmission belt for transferring power between two power transfer members. The belt includes a resilient binder and a plurality of traction blocks spaced apart from one another and formed integrally with the binder... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4808149 | Endless power transmission belt construction and method and apparatus for making the same An endless power transmission belt construction or the like formed of material that is mainly polymeric material and a method and apparatus for forming the same are provided, the belt construction comprising a tension section, a compression section, and a... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4758213 | Antistatic driving belt An antistatic driving belt having a durable destaticizing function and long surface life. A cushion rubber layer is disposed between a tension rubber layer and a compression rubber layer, and tension members are buried in the cushion rubber layer. A layer... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4734086 | Endless power transmission belt structure A trapezoidal endless power transmission belt structure is provided which is made primarily of elastomeric material and has a pair of oppositely arranged surfaces disposed in spaced relation to define an outside and inside surface of the belt structure an... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4705495 | Emergency v-belt A V-belt for emergency use has projecting abutments on opposite ends of a length of belt material. The abutments can be brought into intermeshed relationship and the two ends of the belt secured together by fastening means.... | 11/10/1987 |
