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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. 13, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2015
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventors:
Nicole M Gassman, Waterloo, IA (US);
Lourens M Jacobs, Cedar Falls, IA (US);
Allan N Schott, Reinbeck, IA (US);
Assignee:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/01 (2012.01); F16G 1/14 (2006.01); G01M 13/02 (2006.01); F16G 5/00 (2006.01); G01M 17/007 (2006.01); F16G 1/06 (2006.01); F16G 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/01 (2013.01); F16G 1/00 (2013.01); F16G 1/06 (2013.01); F16G 1/14 (2013.01); F16G 5/00 (2013.01); G01M 13/023 (2013.01); G01M 17/007 (2013.01); F16H 2057/014 (2013.01);
Abstract
In accordance with an example embodiment, a continuous belt may include an outer surface having a first edge spaced apart from a second edge defining a belt width, and a first wear indication positioned on the outer surface near the first edge and having a first width, the first width is less than the belt width, and the first width represents the amount of allowable wear of the continuous belt.