Patents by Inventor Johannes Hendrikus Lith

Johannes Hendrikus Lith 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).

  • Drive belt
    Patent number: 6238313
    Abstract: A drive belt for use in a continuously variable transmission includes a plurality of transverse elements carried by at least one endless carrier with at least one endless band, received in a receiving shot provided for the band in the element, the slot allowing relative axial play Pa between the element and the band relative to the predominant longitudinal direction of the belt, wherein the axial play is of a value between 0.2 and 0.95 times the maximum amount of misalignment defined for the belt, indicated in maximum amount of lateral displacement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: Van Doorne's Transmissie B.V.
    Inventors: Paulus Maria Smeets, Wilhelmus Peter Catharina Peters, Johannes Hendrikus Lith