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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 1987
Filed:
Aug. 01, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert J Houck, Akron, OH (US);
Richard G Klein, Avon Lake, OH (US);
Assignee:
The B. F. Goodrich Company, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
198810 ; 198856 ;
Abstract
A rip detector system having electrically conductive antennae imbeddedly spaced along the direction of movement of the belt and extending from edge to edge of the belt for carrying signals thereacross to detect rips in the belt. The system includes inserts of rubber made electrically conductive by having 10% to 30% by weight of electrically conductive carbon black within the inserts extending from the surface of the belt to a point adjacent the edges of the belt where the antennas are positioned.