Chain having a plurality of chain links
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Jan 6, 2009
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Feb 21, 2008
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Jul 18, 2007
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Jul 21, 2006
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Abstract
A link plate for a plate-link chain that is composed of a plurality of chain links that include link plates, wherein adjacent chain links are hingedly connected with each other by connectors received in openings of the link plates. The link plate is a plate member having a predetermined thickness and a pair of spaced openings. Web regions between an outer edge section of the plate and an adjacent plate opening have a width that is less than about 0.8 times the predetermined thickness of the plate member.
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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SCHAEFFLER KG | 91074 HERZOGENAURACH |
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- 2007 Application Filing Year
- F16G Class
- 118 Applications Filed
- 71 Patents Issued To-Date
- 60.17 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Spörrer, Joachim | Erlangen , DE | 9 | 1 |
# of filed Patents : 9 Total Citations : 1 |
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Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable | $700.00 | $350.00 | $175.00 |
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional | $1,640.00 | $820.00 | $410.00 |
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Mar 20, 2008 | P | Published | |
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