The HP-CVT is patent pending for the EU and has been granted in the US
Patent summary:
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IMPROVED CONTINUOUS VARIABLE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND USE THEREOF
ABSTRACT
The invention provides a continuously variable transmission (CVT) system comprising a transmission means, connected to an input shaft and comprising at least a driving gear capable of rotating around its center, said center capable of rotating around a center of a virtual trajectory; a gear ring, engaged with said driving gear, capable of eccentrically rotating around said center of said virtual trajectory; a blocking means, engaged with said gear ring, comprising a set of blocking elements adopted to block the rotation of said gear ring and which elements are suitable to move; and an output shaft, connected with said driving gear. The invention further provides the use of such a CVT system in large vehicles and windmills. The patent (US20140248990A1) of this invention has been granted in the US in 2016
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