Patents by Inventor Pol Bruyneel

Pol Bruyneel has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Stab-resistant insert for protective textile
    Patent number: 6247298
    Abstract: A fabric (144) for use as a stab-resistant insert in protective textiles comprises a plurality of steel cords (100). Each of the steel cords (100) comprises a longitudinal axis (102) and two or more steel filaments (104). Each of the steel filaments (104) forme a twisting angle &agr; with the longitudinal axis (102) of the steel cord (100). The steel cords (100) have two or more of such twisting angles which are substantially different from each other so that any penetrating stab or knife is stopped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2001
    Assignee: N.V. Bekaert S.A.
    Inventors: Luc Bourgois, Pol Bruyneel, Roger Vanassche, Frans Van Giel
  • Stab-resistant insert for protective textile
    Patent number: 5883018
    Abstract: A fabric (144) for use as a stab-resistant insert in protective textiles comprises a plurality of steel cords (100). Each of the steel cords (100) comprises a longitudinal axis (102) and two or more steel filaments (104). Each of the steel filaments (104) forme a twisting angle .alpha. with the longitudinal axis (102) of the steel cord (100). The steel cords (100) have two or more of such twisting angles which are substantially different from each other so that any penetrating stab or knife is stopped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignee: N.V. Bekaert S.A.
    Inventors: Luc Bourgois, Pol Bruyneel, Roger Vanassche, Frans Van Giel
  • Multi-strand cord for timing belts
    Patent number: 5784874
    Abstract: A steel cord (10) for the reinforcement of timing belts or transmission belts comprises only two to five strands (12) tightly twisted with each other in a first direction at a cord twisting pitch. Each of said strands (12) comprises only two to seven steel filaments (14) tightly twisted with each other in this first direction at a strand twisting pitch. The steel filaments (14) have a diameter ranging from 0.03 to 0.40 mm. The ratio strand twisting pitch to filament diameter is greater than 30, the ratio cord twisting pitch to filament diameter is greater than 30, and the ratio cord twisting pitch to strand twisting pitch is greater than 1. Such a steel cord has an acceptable low torsion moment under axial loads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1998
    Assignee: N.V. Bekaert S.A.
    Inventors: Pol Bruyneel, Rik Depraetere, Frans Van Giel
  • Multi-strand steel cord having a core and peripheral strands surrounding the core
    Patent number: 5461850
    Abstract: A steel cord (10) has a diameter D and includes a core strand (12) and up to nine peripheral strands (14) surrounding the core strand. The core strand (12) has a diameter D1 and the peripheral strands (14) have a diameter D2. The ratio core strand diameter to peripheral strand diameter D1/D2 is greater than a predetermined value in order to enable rubber penetration. Each strand has a center of one or more center filaments (16, 22) and two or more layers of filaments (18, 20, 24, 26) surrounding the center. The twist angle of a radially outer layer is smaller than the twist angle of a radially inner layer of the same strand. A first free space (28) ranging from 0.0015.times.D to 0.0075.times.D is provided in at least the core strand between each pair of filaments (18) of the radially most inner layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1995
    Assignee: N.V. Bekaert S.A.
    Inventors: Pol Bruyneel, Luc Bourgois