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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:
Apr. 16, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Daniel John Lindner, North Canton, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/542 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/542 ;
Abstract
The present invention is directed towards a belt having a load-carrying surface located between transverse edges of the belt. The load-carrying surface is comprised of a plurality of ribs arranged in a plurality of overlapping columns extending along the length of the belt. Each rib has a leading edge and a trailing edge extending across the transverse width of the belt, and each rib is defined by a centerline located midway between the leading and trailing edge of the rib. The rib centerline has a non-linear configuration over a majority of the belt's useful lifetime.