ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,498,031, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to TQ-SYSTEMS GMBH (Germany).
"Gear, motor-gear unit, vehicle, generator with a gear, and force transmitting element" was invented by Rudi Hoebel (Munich) and Antonius Georg Rossberger (Munich).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a gear assembly comprising an input shaft and an output shaft. An inner wheel defining an outer periphery is positioned concentrically in relation to an outer wheel defining an inner periphery. A traction means extending between the outer wheel and the inner wheel. The traction means comprises a flexible toothed belt with teeth on both sides of the belt. A revolvin...