ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,746, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to DAYCO EUROPE S.R.L. (Chieti, Italy).
"Power transmission belt and corresponding transmission system" was invented by Marco Di Meco (Chieti, Italy), Fabio Nardone (Chieti, Italy), Carlo Piermatteo (Chieti, Italy) and Massimiliano Delli Rocioli (Chieti, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power transmission belt has a belt body, a plurality of cords embedded in the belt body, a back, and a plurality of teeth. The back and/or the teeth are covered with a covering material that is either a woven fabric or a knitted fabric. At least 60% by weight of the total weight of the belt body is an elastom...