Patents by Inventor Nigel Peter Blunsden

Nigel Peter Blunsden 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).

  • TOOTHED POWER TRANSMISSION BELT WITH BACK FABRIC
    Publication number: 20240151293
    Abstract: A toothed power transmission belt with a smooth back side surface has a back jacket on the back side surface; wherein the back jacket comprises a closed-mesh, knit fabric tube. The fabric tube may be knitted on a circular weft knitting machine and may be heat set after knitting. The fabric tube may be treated with an epoxy, RFL or other treatment to provide for oil resistance, adhesion, frictional properties, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Min Gao, Nigel Peter Blunsden, Guogong Chen, Shawn Xiang Wu
  • TOOTHED POWER TRANSMISSION BELT WITH BACK FABRIC
    Publication number: 20210222756
    Abstract: A toothed power transmission belt with a smooth back side surface has a back jacket on the back side surface; wherein the back jacket comprises a closed-mesh, knit fabric tube. The fabric tube may be knitted on a circular weft knitting machine and may be heat set after knitting. The fabric tube may be treated with an epoxy, RFL or other treatment to provide for oil resistance, adhesion, frictional properties, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Min Gao, Nigel Peter Blunsden, Guogong Chen, Shawn Xiang Wu
  • Bias tooth fabric and toothed power transmission belt
    Patent number: 10704645
    Abstract: A cover fabric for a power transmission belt, the fabric woven from warp yarns and weft yarns; the warp yarns and weft yarns each plied from a first filament yarn and a second filament yarn; the first filament yarn comprising higher tensile strength fibers than the second filament yarn; and the fabric woven in a modified twill pattern. A toothed belt with the cover fabric on the teeth, oriented on a bias, with the fabric having a bias angle less than 90°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Gates Corporation
    Inventors: Min Gao, Nigel Peter Blunsden, Guogong Chen, Shawn Xiang Wu, Cynthia Decker
  • TOOTHED POWER TRANSMISSION BELT WITH BACK FABRIC
    Publication number: 20190178339
    Abstract: A toothed power transmission belt with a smooth back side surface has a back jacket on the back side surface; wherein the back jacket comprises a closed-mesh, knit fabric tube. The fabric tube may be knitted on a circular weft knitting machine and may be heat set after knitting. The fabric tube may be treated with an epoxy, RFL or other treatment to provide for oil resistance, adhesion, frictional properties, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Min Gao, Nigel Peter Blunsden, Guogong Chen, Shawn Xiang Wu
  • BIAS TOOTH FABRIC AND TOOTHED POWER TRANSMISSION BELT
    Publication number: 20190178338
    Abstract: A cover fabric for a power transmission belt, the fabric woven from warp yarns and weft yarns; the warp yarns and weft yarns each plied from a first filament yarn and a second filament yarn; the first filament yarn comprising higher tensile strength fibers than the second filament yarn; and the fabric woven in a modified twill pattern. A toothed belt with the cover fabric on the teeth, oriented on a bias, with the fabric having a bias angle less than 90°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Min Gao, Nigel Peter Blunsden, Guogong Chen, Shawn Xiang Wu, Cynthia Decker