Patents by Inventor Dale L. Waugh

Dale L. Waugh 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).

  • Endless power transmission belt and method of manufacture
    Patent number: 4228692
    Abstract: An endless power transmission belt having a compression section, a load-carrying section and a tension section, comprising a plurality of layers of rubber-impregnated fabric having transverse corrugations molded therein to provide a belt having increased transverse rigidity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1977
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1980
    Assignee: Dayco Corporation
    Inventors: Richard J. Jacob, Dale L. Waugh
  • Emergency stretch belt
    Patent number: 4137787
    Abstract: An emergency stretch belt and a process for making same are described. This belt is capable of an elongation of at least 11/2 percent after vulcanization and comprises a body portion of flexible elastomeric material having a load carrying section embedded in the body portion including an undulating strength member.The belt of this invention is made by assembling a belt structure upon a forming mandrel, placing the belt structure around a curing mandrel having a smaller diameter than the diameter of the forming mandrel, and vulcanizing the belt structure to form a completed belt structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1977
    Date of Patent: February 6, 1979
    Assignee: Dayco Corporation
    Inventor: Dale L. Waugh
  • Bicycle belt drive system
    Patent number: 4099737
    Abstract: A bicycle belt drive system is provided which employs a toothed endless power transmission belt made primarily of polymeric material wherein the teeth of such belt are employed during starting of the bicycle to provide a more positive interconnection between driving and driven pulleys of the drive system and at least one of the pulleys has means for changing the mechanical advantage between the driving pulley and the driven pulley in response to rotational speed changes in the one pulley and thus in the bicycle speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1977
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1978
    Assignee: Dayco Corporation
    Inventor: Dale L. Waugh
  • Endless power transmission belt
    Patent number: 4019399
    Abstract: A toothed endless power transmission belt made primarily of elastomeric material is provided and the belt has an arched cross-sectional configuration throughout its entire endless path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1976
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1977
    Assignee: Dayco Corporation
    Inventor: Dale L. Waugh
  • Endless power transmission belt
    Patent number: 4011766
    Abstract: An endless power transmission belt made primarily of elastomeric materials is provided and comprises a plurality of laterally spaced belt elements which are interconnected by a tie band with the belt elements each having a tension section, a load-carrying section, and a compression section and each of the elements has a plurality of teeth defined in its compression section with the teeth in each belt element being staggered relative to teeth in an immediately adjacent belt element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1976
    Date of Patent: March 15, 1977
    Assignee: Dayco Corporation
    Inventor: Dale L. Waugh
  • Endless power transmission belt
    Patent number: 4002082
    Abstract: An endless power transmission belt made primarily of elastomeric material is provided and has a compression section comprising a plurality of teeth defining the inside portion of the belt and each of the teeth has at least one groove extending therethrough substantially transverse thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1975
    Date of Patent: January 11, 1977
    Assignee: Dayco Corporation
    Inventor: Dale L. Waugh