received by the International Bureau on 19 march 2018 (19.03.2018)

1. An endless fabric belt having a seam region, the seam region comprising:

a) machine direction (MD) threads;

b) cross-direction (CD) threads interwoven with the MD threads; and

c) termination zones distributed throughout the entire seam region, with each

termination zone comprising two ends of an MD thread;

wherein;

a plurality of the CD threads are fusible, with the fusible (F) and non-fusible (N) CD threads

distributed in a pattern throughout the seam region such that in a repeating unit of the pattern, the ratio of F threads to CD threads is at most 0.75; and a plurality of the termination zones further comprise at least one fusible CD thread attached to the MD thread in the termination zone.

2. The belt of claim 1 , wherein the ratio of F threads to CD threads in the repeating unit is at most 2:3.

3. The belt of claim 1 or 2, wherein the CD threads are fusible based on laser-weld

technology, low-melt polymer technology, sheath-core technology or ultrasonic technology.

4. The belt of claim 1 or 2, wherein the MD and CD threads independently comprise a polymeric material.

5. The belt of claim 4, wherein the polymeric material is a polyamide or a polyethylene terephthalate.

6. The belt of claim 4, wherein the polymeric material is selected from the group

consisting of polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), polyurethane and polyethylene naphthalate (PEN).

7. The belt of claim 4, wherein the fusible CD thread further comprises an additive that permits fusing of the fusible CD thread based on laser-weld technology.

8. The belt of claim 7, wherein the additive is added in a range of from about 0.1 wt% to about 3 wt % of the weight of the CD thread.

9. The belt of claim 7, wherein the additive is added in a range of from about 0.3 wl% to about 1 wt % of the weight of the CD thread.

10. The belt of claim 6, wherein:

a plurality of the CD threads are fusible in a wavelength range of laser;

the MD threads are transparent to light of the wavelength range; and

at least some of the MD threads are laser-welded to the fusible CD threads by the laser.

11. The belt of claim 6, wherein the fusible CD threads comprise carbon.

12. The belt claim 11 , wherein the fusible CD thread comprises carbon black.

13. The belt of claim 1 or 2, wherein there is at least one non-fusible CD thread in between two fusible CD threads in the repeating unit of the pattern

14. The belt of claim 1 or 2, wherein the seam region is a single layer weave, and the repeating unit of the patter is FN.

15. The belt of claim 1 or 2, wherein the seam region is a single layer weave, and the repeating unit of the pattern is FFNNNFFNNNN.

16. The belt of claim 1 or 2, wherein the seam region is a single layer weave, and the repeating unit of the pattern is FNN.

17. The belt of claim 1 or 2, wherein the seam region is a single layer weave, and the repeating unit of the pattern is FNFNNN,

18. The belt of claim 1 or 2, wherein the seam region is a multilayer weave, and an overall repeating unit of the pattern is FNNNNN.

19. The belt of claim 1 or 2, wherein the seam region is a multilayer weave, and an overall repeating unit of the pattern is FNNhfNNNIsnsiNNN.

20. The belt of claim 1 or 2, wherein the seam region is a multilayer weave, and an overall repeating unit of the pattern is FNNNNNNN,

21. The belt of claim 1 or 2, wherein the termination zone comprises weaving of at least one of the MD thread ends with one or more CD threads.