Patents by Inventor Craig Kopang

Craig Kopang 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).

  • Power transmission belt
    Patent number: 6612955
    Abstract: A power transmission belt having a compression section, a load carrying section and an outer cover layer. The outer cover layer comprises a fabric; fiber loaded stock or blended material for reinforcement. The cover layer is spliced together using a thin non-woven strip of material spanning across the butted ends of the cover layer. The thin strip used in the splice significantly reduces belt noise by being subsumed into the adhesion rubber layer during fabrication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: The Gates Corporation
    Inventors: Jerry Daugherty, Craig Kopang
  • Power transmission belt and method
    Patent number: 6609990
    Abstract: The invention comprises a belt having a plied construction overlying tensile cords. An elastomeric layer overlies an overcord which overlies yet another elastomeric layer which in turn overlies a tensile cord. The overcord layer supports the tensile cords during molding thereby stabilizing a cordline centerline position with respect to a rib apex. This construction significantly reduces a distance from a tensile cord centerline to a rib apex and rib/pulley interface in a multi-ribbed belt, thereby significantly increasing belt life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: The Gates Corporation
    Inventor: Craig Kopang
  • Power transmission belt and method
    Publication number: 20030116255
    Abstract: The invention comprises a belt having a plied construction overlying tensile cords. An elastomeric layer overlies an overcord which overlies yet another elastomeric layer which in turn overlies a tensile cord. The overcord layer supports the tensile cords during molding thereby stabilizing a cordline centerline position with respect to a rib apex. This construction significantly reduces a distance from a tensile cord centerline to a rib apex and rib/pulley interface in a multi-ribbed belt, thereby significantly increasing belt life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2003
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Inventor: Craig Kopang
  • Power transmission belt and method
    Publication number: 20030017900
    Abstract: The invention comprises a belt having a plied construction overlying tensile cords. An elastomeric layer overlies an overcord which overlies yet another elastomeric layer which in turn overlies a tensile cord. The overcord layer supports the tensile cords during molding thereby stabilizing a cordline centerline position with respect to a rib apex. This construction significantly reduces a distance from a tensile cord centerline to a rib apex and rib/pulley interface in a multi-ribbed belt, thereby significantly increasing belt life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2001
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Inventor: Craig Kopang
  • Power transmission belt
    Publication number: 20020072445
    Abstract: The invention comprises a power transmission belt having a compression section, a load carrying section and an outer cover layer. The outer cover layer comprises a fabric; fiber loaded stock or blended material for reinforcement. The cover layer is spliced together using a thin non-woven strip of material spanning across the butted ends of the cover layer. The thin strip used in the splice significantly reduces belt noise by being subsumed into the adhesion rubber layer during fabrication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2000
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Inventors: Jerry Daugherty, Craig Kopang