F16G 5/20
V-belts, i.e. belts of tapered cross-section: with a contact surface of special
Official title: with a contact surface of special shape, e.g. toothed
F16G5/20 (V-belts, i.e. belts of tapered cross-section: with a contact surface of special) appears on 464 US grants and 375 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16G- Granted patents
- 464
- Published applications
- 375
- Assignees
- 76
- Inventors
- 574
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
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| 2004 | 11 | 17 |
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| 2006 | 9 | 6 |
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| 2009 | 2 | 17 |
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| 2021 | 12 | 16 |
| 2022 | 13 | 16 |
| 2023 | 15 | 14 |
| 2024 | 19 | 9 |
| 2025 | 17 | 10 |
| 2026 | 5 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Helical belt assembly, method of use, and kit therefore1 Sep 2026US 12,723,638 B2GreCal, LLC.
- Sustainable rubber compound for power transmission belt18 Aug 2026US 12,709,676 B2
- Drive belt23 Jun 2026US 12,663,056 B2Arntz Beteiligungs GmbH & Co.KG
- Raw edge cogged V-belt, method for using same, and belt transmission mechanism12 May 2026US 12,624,744 B2Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.
- Rubber composition for transmission belt and transmission belt24 Mar 2026US 12,584,009 B2Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.
- Multi-layer reinforced belt6 Aug 2026US 2026/0226960 A1The Gates Corporation
- Power transmission belts with aligned reinforcement elements9 Apr 2026US 2026/0098571 A1The Gates Corporation
- Drive belt wth conducting elements12 Feb 2026US 2026/0043455 A1ContiTech Deutschland GmbH
- Joined V-Belt and Manufacturing Method Therefor29 Jan 2026US 2026/0029037 A1Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.
- Compliant mechanism actuated belt-based continuously variable transmission29 Jan 2026US 2026/0029041 A1Transcend Mechanics LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electrically conductive power transmission belt314US 9,829,066 B2The Gates Corporation · 2017
- Ethylene-alpha-olefin belting82US 5,610,217 AThe Gates Corporation · 1997
- Endless power transmission belt58US 3,981,206 ADayco Corporation · 1976
- V-ribbed belt39US 6,056,656 ABando Chemical Industries, Ltd. · 2000
- Endless power transmission belt, method of making same, and drive system using same38US 4,169,393 ADayco Corporation · 1979