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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:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2004
Applicants:
Hans-peter Breuer, Zell, DE;
Jesus Perez, Atizapan, MX;
William Luciano, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Albany International Corp., Albany, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D21F 1/12 (2006.01); D21F 7/10 (2006.01); D03D 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A connecting element for use in an industrial fabric. The connecting element includes a center portion and a plurality of lobes extending therefrom. The industrial fabric may be a spiral link fabric. The connecting element deforms under compression or tension reducing the fabric thickness and permeability.