The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Jun. 27, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2004
Arjen Brandsma, Tilburg, NL;
Johannes Hendrikus Van Lith, Berlicum, NL;
Cornelis Johannes Maria Van Der Meer, Tilburg, NL;
Arjen Brandsma, Tilburg, NL;
Johannes Hendrikus Van Lith, Berlicum, NL;
Cornelis Johannes Maria Van Der Meer, Tilburg, NL;
Van Doorne's Transmissie B.V., Tilburg, NL;
Abstract
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 for at least the majority of the pairs of adjacent rings the nominal value of the play is zero. The innermost and outermost rings having an elasticity modulus significantly lower than the intermediate rings.