ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,517, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Dayco Europe S.R.L. (Chieti, Italy).
"Power transmission belt and its transmission system" was invented by Giuseppe Gazzaneo (Chieti, Italy), Fabio Nardone (Chieti, Italy), Arcangelo Di Carlo (Chieti, Italy), Carlo Piermatteo (Chieti, Italy) and Marco Di Meco (Chieti, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power transmission belt having a body made of a first elastomeric material, a plurality of cords embedded in the body of the belt, a back and a plurality of ribs or teeth. The back or the ribs or the teeth are covered by a covering material chosen from the group composed of woven fabric and k...