Patents by Inventor Alan C. Echtenkamp

Alan C. Echtenkamp 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).

  • Draper belt having improved edge durability
    Patent number: 11111079
    Abstract: A draper belt (8) having a carry layer (14), a pulley cover layer (13), and a reinforcing layer (12) which is situated between the carry layer (14) and the pulley cover layer (13). The carry layer (14) includes a plurality of cleats (7) which are reinforced with reinforcing rods (15). The draper belt (8) has a first edge section (16), a second edge section (17), and a center section (18) located between the first edge section (16) and the second edge section (17). The first edge section (16) and the second edge section (17) of the draper belt (8) each have a modulus that is at least three times greater than the modulus of the center section (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: ContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbH
    Inventor: Alan C. Echtenkamp
  • Draper Belt Having Improved Edge Durability
    Publication number: 20210107739
    Abstract: A draper belt (8) having a carry layer (14), a pulley cover layer (13), and a reinforcing layer (12) which is situated between the carry layer (14) and the pulley cover layer (13). The carry layer (14) includes a plurality of cleats (7) which are reinforced with reinforcing rods (15). The draper belt (8) has a first edge section (16), a second edge section (17), and a center section (18) located between the first edge section (16) and the second edge section (17). The first edge section (16) and the second edge section (17) of the draper belt (8) each have a modulus that is at least three times greater than the modulus of the center section (18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventor: Alan C. Echtenkamp
  • Draper belt with a rubber insert inside the cleats to increase belt durability and reduce fiberglass rod
    Patent number: 10874053
    Abstract: A draper belt (8) having a carry layer (14), a pulley cover layer (13), and a reinforcing layer (12) which is situated between the carry layer (14) and the pulley cover layer (13). The draper belt (8) has a first edge (30) and a second edge (31). The carry layer (14) includes a plurality of cleats (7) which run from the first edge (30) to the second edge (31) of the draper belt. The cleats (7) are reinforced with reinforcing rods which are comprised of a cured rubbery polymer which includes at least 3 phr of reinforcing fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: ContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Alan C. Echtenkamp, David W. Johnson
  • DRAPER BELT WITH A RUBBER INSERT INSIDE THE CLEATS TO INCREASE BELT DURABILITY AND REDUCE FIBERGLASS ROD
    Publication number: 20200236856
    Abstract: A draper belt (8) having a carry layer (14), a pulley cover layer (13), and a reinforcing layer (12) which is situated between the carry layer (14) and the pulley cover layer (13). The draper belt (8) has a first edge (30) and a second edge (31). The carry layer (14) includes a plurality of cleats (7) which run from the first edge (30) to the second edge (31) of the draper belt. The cleats (7) are reinforced with reinforcing rods which are comprised of a cured rubbery polymer which includes at least 3 phr of reinforcing fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: ContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Alan C. Echtenkamp, David W. Johnson
  • Draper belt having improved edge durability
    Patent number: 10676281
    Abstract: A draper belt (8) having a carry layer (14), a pulley cover layer (13), and a reinforcing layer (12) which is situated between the carry layer (14) and the pulley cover layer (13). The carry layer (14) includes a plurality of cleats (7) which are reinforced with reinforcing rods (15). The draper belt (8) has a first edge section (16), a second edge section (17), and a center section (18) located between the first edge section (16) and the second edge section (17). The first edge section (16) and the second edge section (17) of the draper belt (8) each have a modulus that is at least three times greater than the modulus of the center section (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: ContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbH
    Inventor: Alan C. Echtenkamp
  • Draper Belt Having Improved Edge Durability
    Publication number: 20180257866
    Abstract: A draper belt (8) having a carry layer (14), a pulley cover layer (13), and a reinforcing layer (12) which is situated between the carry layer (14) and the pulley cover layer (13). The carry layer (14) includes a plurality of cleats (7) which are reinforced with reinforcing rods (15). The draper belt (8) has a first edge section (16), a second edge section (17), and a center section (18) located between the first edge section (16) and the second edge section (17). The first edge section (16) and the second edge section (17) of the draper belt (8) each have a modulus that is at least three times greater than the modulus of the center section (18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: ContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbH
    Inventor: Alan C. Echtenkamp