Patents by Inventor Manfred Bonkowski

Manfred Bonkowski 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).

  • Publication number: 20230003281
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drive belt (1) having a main body into which one or more tension strands (3) composed of para-aramid in cord construction are embedded, wherein each tension strand (3) has twisted plies each formed from at least one twisted yarn, and wherein the turning direction of the respective ply (first twist) is the opposite of the turning direction of the cord (final twist). It is a feature of the invention that the tension strands (3) each have at least four plies, wherein the twist factor TM1 of the plies (first twist) is between 4.5 and 5.4, and the twist factor TM2 of the cord (final twist) is between 2.7 and 3.8, and the ratio of the twist factor of the plies to the twist factor of the cord (TM1/TM2) is between 1.3 and 1.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: ContiTech Antriebssysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Henning Kanzow, Antonius Dikmans, Reinhard Teves, Manfred Bonkowski, Christian Greiner, Timo Sebastian Kasak
  • Patent number: 11421753
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drive belt for a traction mechanism drive, having a radially externally arranged top layer (4) composed of a fiber-containing elastomer or of an elastomer comprising a fiber mesh, having a radially centrally arranged tension member layer (6) composed of a wound tension strand or a plurality of circumferentially oriented tension strands, and a radially internally arranged substructure (8) composed of an elastomer, wherein at least one wedge-shaped rib is integrally formed in the substructure (8), a coating layer (10) composed of a circumferentially open fiber mesh being applied to the outer surfaces of said wedge-shaped rib.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: ContiTech Antriebssysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Tim Fiss, Manfred Bonkowski
  • Publication number: 20200256423
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drive belt for a traction mechanism drive, having a radially externally arranged top layer (4) composed of a fiber-containing elastomer or of an elastomer comprising a fiber mesh, having a radially centrally arranged tension member layer (6) composed of a wound tension strand or a plurality of circumferentially oriented tension strands, and a radially internally arranged substructure (8) composed of an elastomer, wherein at least one wedge-shaped rib is integrally formed in the substructure (8), a coating layer (10) composed of a circumferentially open fiber mesh being applied to the outer surfaces of said wedge-shaped rib.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: ContiTech Antriebssysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Tim Fiss, Manfred Bonkowski
  • Patent number: 5820503
    Abstract: A tensioner for a traction means, particularly a belt (7), comprises a protective plate (1) which is displaceable relative to a stationary machine element, the tensioner further comprises a tension roller (2) mounted rotatably on a bearing pin (3) for contacting the belt (7) and to obtain a perfect tensioning of the belt, the bearing pin (3) comprises an eccentric (5) which is received on the protective plate (1), the longitudinal axes of the eccentric (5) and the bearing pin (3) being spaced from one another by an eccentricity e, and a pivoting of the bearing pin (3) about the eccentric (5) being limited by a stop (8, 9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Assignee: Ina Walzlager Schaeffler oHG
    Inventors: Klaus Bruchner, Ralf Kaufmann, Manfred Bonkowski, Michael Huss