Patents by Inventor Laurence J. Lynd

Laurence J. Lynd 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).

  • Puzzle cut seamed belt with bonding between adjacent surfaces by UV cured adhesive
    Patent number: 5487707
    Abstract: An endless flexible seamed belt formed by joining two ends of material from which the belt is fabricated each end of which has a plurality of mutually mating elements in a puzzle cut pattern the opposite surfaces of which are in interlocking relationship to prevent separation of the ends and which form a seam when joined mechanically to enable the seamed flexible belt to essentially function as an endless belt having a substantially uniform thickness, said seam having voids between the surfaces of mutually mating elements, the opposite surfaces of the puzzle cut pattern being bound by an adhesive which has been cured by exposure to ultraviolet radiation and joined together to enable the seamed flexible belt to essentially function as an endless belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1996
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Lucille M. Sharf, Laurence J. Lynd, James F. Smith, Edward L. Schlueter, Jr.