Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
312035000 | REMOVAL FACILITATING MAGAZINE TYPE | 27 |
20080211358 | STORAGE SYSTEM - A very high density storage system comprising a storage grid having a number of storage cells and individual cargo carriers where a cargo carrier is stored in a storage cell. The storage system uses a unique set of individually actuatable gear drives on both the top and bottom of each storage cell, but installed at 90 degrees to each other, to move the cargo carrier to a specific storage cell. Software controls and manages the location of each cargo carrier such that when a specific cargo carrier is desired, software instructions cause the cargo carriers to be shuffled within the storage grid until the desired cargo carrier is located at the desired position, such as an unloading position. | 09-04-2008 |
20090066201 | Apparatus for Storing and Dispensing Rolled Cleaning Wipes - A storage and dispensing arrangement is provided to maintain moistened wipes wet. The moistened wipes are rolled around a core tube and placed inside a first housing. The first housing is then placed inside a second housing having a closing door to isolate the first housing from external environment. The unit is then hanged into a stand, a rack or a wall. | 03-12-2009 |
20130038184 | Spice Rack - A spice rack ( | 02-14-2013 |
20130106259 | TIME DELAY PRODUCT PUSHING SYSTEM | 05-02-2013 |
20140091684 | ITEM DISPENSING APPARATUS - Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a dispenser configured for storing one or more items and dispensing the stored items to authorized users. According to various embodiments, the dispenser generally includes a housing defining an interior portion dimensioned to receive a plurality of items and an access assembly configured to prevent unauthorized user access to the interior portion of the dispenser while providing selective access to certain items in response to input received from an authorized user. According to various embodiments, the access assembly comprises a pair of flexible barriers coupled to a sliding door assembly, which includes one or more lockable access doors. Together, the door assembly and flexible barriers prevent access to the interior of the dispenser when in a locked configuration and permit access to certain items when in an unlocked configuration. | 04-03-2014 |
20140175958 | VENDING MACHINE WITH ROTATABLE DOOR - A vending machine includes a rack and a door. The rack includes a supporting board. The door is pivotably attached to the rack. The door includes a door panel, a bracket, and a supporting member. The bracket is located on the door panel. The supporting member is mounted to the bracket. The supporting member protrudes from a bottom surface of the door panel. The bottom surface is substantially parallel to the supporting board. When the door is closed relative to the rack, the supporting member abuts the supporting board. | 06-26-2014 |
20140184036 | GOODS STORAGE APPARATUS FOR A VENDING MACHINE - A goods storage apparatus for a vending machine includes a controlling cabinet and a rack. The controlling cabinet includes a number of controlling devices and a pair of pillars. The pair of pillars defines a number of engaging holes facing each other. The rack accommodates items therein. The rack includes a pair of side walls. The pair of side walls includes a pair of clasps. The pair of clasps engages in the engaging holes to mount the rack between the pair of pillars. | 07-03-2014 |
20140217860 | BRACKET SUPPORTING APPARATUS OF VENDING MACHINE - A bracket supporting apparatus includes a cabinet body, a number of first supporting brackets, a number of second supporting brackets, a product channel, a first mounting bracket, a second mounting bracket, and a product output unit. The cabinet body includes a first side plate, a second side plate, a top plate, a bottom plate, and a back plate. The number of first supporting brackets and the second mounting bracket are fixed to the first and the second side plates. The number of second supporting brackets and the product channel are mounted on the top plate. The first mounting bracket is mounted on the back plate. The product output unit is fixed to the first and the second mounting brackets. The product output unit receives a sale item dropped from the product channel and facilitates the sale item to slide towards a product output opening above the bottom plate. | 08-07-2014 |
20140312747 | PRODUCT VENDING ENCLOSURE AND DOOR RETROFIT - The present invention generally pertains to an enclosure constructed from homopolymer and/or copolymer thermal plastic, preferably polypropylene members and a method of construction therefore. Particularly, such enclosures are utilized in the construction of vending machines, product dispensing machines and the like. The polymer members used for the enclosure material are at least partially formed from homopolymer material, or copolymer material, or a combination of homopolymer and copolymer materials. | 10-23-2014 |
20150061474 | Product Vending Enclosure - The present invention generally pertains to an enclosure constructed from homopolymer and/or copolymer thermal plastic, preferably polypropylene members and a method of construction therefore. Particularly, such enclosures are utilized in the construction of vending machines, product dispensing machines and the like. The polypropylene members used for the enclosure material are at least partially formed from homopolymer polypropylene, or copolymer polypropylene, or a combination of homopolymer and copolymer polypropylene. | 03-05-2015 |
20150342812 | GRAVITY DISPENSING BIN SYSTEM - A device for storing, transporting and dispensing medical items is provided, wherein the device comprises a multiplicity of compartments with an upper facing space and lower facing space. | 12-03-2015 |
20160086420 | ITEM DISPENSING APPARATUS - Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a dispenser configured for storing one or more items and dispensing the stored items to authorized users. According to various embodiments, the dispenser generally includes a housing defining an interior portion dimensioned to receive a plurality of items and an access assembly configured to prevent unauthorized user access to the interior portion of the dispenser while providing selective access to certain items in response to input received from an authorized user. According to various embodiments, the access assembly comprises a pair of flexible barriers coupled to a sliding door assembly, which includes one or more lockable access doors. Together, the door assembly and flexible barriers prevent access to the interior of the dispenser when in a locked configuration and permit access to certain items when in an unlocked configuration. | 03-24-2016 |
312036000 | Article cooling | 1 |
20090236954 | Medication Storage - A medication storage for storing medications while cooling down them is constituted so as to allow a medication based on prescription data to be certainly taken out. The medication storage cools down inside a storeroom for storing the medications to a predetermined temperature by a cooling unit. The medication storage, includes: a plurality of shelves rotatably provided in the storeroom; a plurality of storage partitions which are respectively constituted on each shelf and store the medications; a motor for rotating the shelves; a plurality of openings provided respectively for being arranged to correspond to each of the shelves thereby allowing only medication in any one of the storage partitions to be taken out; a plurality of doors for openably closing each opening, respectively; a plurality of lock solenoids for locking each door, respectively; and a control unit for controlling the motor and the lock solenoid. The controller permits the shelves to be rotated based on the prescription data so as to bring a predetermined storage partition to a position corresponding to the opening and then to permit the lock solenoid to be unlocked. | 09-24-2009 |
312042000 | Stacked article type | 9 |
20080224577 | Apparatus for storing and dispensing a plurality of boxes - The apparatus includes first and second side walls, and a bottom wall having a first, a second, a third and a fourth side edge. A lower edge of the first side wall is secured to the first side edge, and a lower edge of the second side wall is secured to the third side edge. A door is rotatably coupled to a front edge of the first side wall and latchable proximate to a front edge of the second side wall. When latched, a bottom edge of the door is located at a pre-determined distance from the second side edge of the bottom wall. The first and second side walls, the bottom wall and the door form a substantially rectangular enclosure when first and second cross-members, fixedly attached to respective top and bottom back edges of the first and second side walls, are affixed to a vertical structure. | 09-18-2008 |
20160185509 | Van Packaging Resupply System - A van packaging resupply system comprises a rack adapted to mount to the interior wall of a delivery van. Multiple cartons are loaded onto the rack. Each of the cartons contains a stack of packages of first aid products. The cartons include a lower discharge opening to facilitate removal of a package from the carton. | 06-30-2016 |
312043000 | Cup shaped article | 1 |
20080284291 | Semi-Automatic Dispenser for Disposable Cups - Semi-automatic dispenser for disposable cups, comprising a semi-automatic dispensing mechanism ( | 11-20-2008 |
312045000 | Cylindrical article | 2 |
20100237753 | Portable sanitizing device - A portable sanitizing device with a primarily rectangular hollow rigid housing having one panel that is concave in shape. The concave panel each includes a pair of elongate apertures for allowing a strip of paper towel to pass through. A foam pad is attached to the outer surface of the concave panel. A protective cover encloses the concave surface of the housing panel. A cylindrically shaped enclosure holds a scroll of paper towel impregnated with a sanitizing liquid and fits within the rectangular housing. A rectangular portion of cloth fabric is attached to one outer surface of the rectangular housing. The paper towel strip is threaded out of the cylindrical housing and over the foam pad and out through a slit in the housing side panel. The resulting device can be used to sanitize the handle of a shopping cart. | 09-23-2010 |
20130313951 | CARTON BASED PRODUCT DISPENSER - The present application provides a product dispenser for use with a number of objects. The product dispenser may include a loading shelf, a carton opening mechanism on the loading shelf, and one or more dispensing shelves. | 11-28-2013 |
312049000 | Ball | 1 |
20080265719 | Ball holder - The present invention provides a ball holder and a kit for a ball holder where the ball holder has one or more bristles on an inner surface so that a ball contained in the ball holder has a reduced pressure applied to it due to the contact with the bristles. The bristles may be in a variety of arrays, and they may be placed upon the inner surface through a bristle element attached to the inner surface. The ball holder and kit may have two detachable portions, and one portion may nest within a second portion. The kit may include a pole and a hoop. | 10-30-2008 |
312050000 | Card or sheet | 2 |
20140077667 | WAFER HANDLING STATION INCLUDING CASSETTE MEMBERS WITH LATERAL WAFER CONFINING BRACKETS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A wafer handling station includes a housing defining a chamber, and a wafer cassette assembly positionable in the chamber. The wafer cassette assembly includes a vertical support, and cassette members carried by the vertical support in spaced relation. Each cassette member includes a base coupled to the vertical support, wafer contact pads on an upper surface of the base and configured to support a wafer thereon, and a pair of wafer brackets carried by the base and configured to engage respective edges of the wafer to laterally confine the wafer. | 03-20-2014 |
20160023491 | PORTABLE CLEANROOM PRINTING CABINET - A portable printing cabinet having a housing with a substantially enclosed interior and an opening formed in a side surface thereof, a printing device located within the interior of said housing, and a paper tray positioned outside of the housing and in communication with the opening of the housing is provided. | 01-28-2016 |
312071000 | With follower | 1 |
20150076973 | FURNITURE FOR AND METHOD OF DISPENSING DIAPERS - Disclosed herein are a piece of furniture and a method for dispensing diapers. The furniture keeps diapers neatly organized and conveniently accessible for dispensing. The furniture has an elongated interior space, a platform, a lead screw, a motor, a detector, and a processor. The platform can hold a stack of diapers and move the stack of diapers so they can be dispensed from the top of the piece of furniture. Rotating a lead screw raises and lowers the platform within the piece of furniture. A detector positioned at the top of the interior space of the piece of furniture is configured to detect when a diaper is dispensed from the interior space. A processor in communication with the detector and the motor is configured to activate the motor, thereby raising the platform, when the detector detects that a diaper has been dispensed from the piece of furniture. | 03-19-2015 |
312072000 | Cylindrical article | 3 |
20130270978 | Thermal Paper Roll Holder and Dispenser - A wall-mounted, thermal paper storage device is provided having a substantially rectangular housing and a lower carriage member for supporting at least one vertical column of thermal paper rolls near a cash register point of sale. The device housing includes a front wall, a rear wall, and a pair of side walls forming an interior volume with an open upper and an open lower portion. Along the lower portion is a paper roll carriage formed from downward bar members curving into a cup-like support for paper rolls as they exit the housing lower portion, while the column of rolls in the housing rest against the supported roll in the carriage. The front wall includes a viewing window for visualizing the housing interior, while the rear wall includes wall mounts for mounting to a vertical wall surface. The housing interior preferably accepts two paper roll columns separated by a divider wall. | 10-17-2013 |
20130293071 | Cantilever Carousel System - A cantilever carousel system for efficiently storing multiple print cylinders while providing a common access point for loading and unloading the print cylinders. The cantilever carousel system generally includes an external frame structure defining an internal cavity and a shell connected to the external frame structure to surround the cavity, wherein the shell includes at least one access opening extending therethrough. An internal frame structure is positioned within the cavity and a vertically oriented carousel is supported by the internal frame structure. A drive assembly is mechanically connected to the carousel, wherein the drive assembly circulates the carousel and a plurality of cantilever mandrels are supported by the carousel and circulate with the carousel. A plurality of print cylinders are removably received by the plurality of cantilever mandrels through the access opening. | 11-07-2013 |
20140091685 | APPARATUS FOR STORING AND RETRIEVING VARYING SHAPED AND SIZED SPICE BOTTLES OR CONTAINERS - A portable spice rack that comprises a square or rectangular shaped housing and a plurality of spice drawers which are stacked vertically within the housing. The spice drawers provide a plurality of compartments that are uniquely designed to accommodate storing and retrieving varying shaped and sized spice bottles or other types of containers. Specifically, the spice drawer provides a substantially rectangular compartment having a base further providing a slot formed by an opening and opposed supporting walls. The rectangular compartment and slot within the base coact to enable, in particular, square, rectangular, and/or circular spice bottles or containers, or any combination thereof, to be stored and retrieved at the same time within any of the plurality of compartments within the spice rack. | 04-03-2014 |
312091000 | Web conveyer | 1 |
20120248947 | MEDICATION DISPENSING APPARATUS HAVING CONVEYED CARRIERS - A medication dispensing cabinet and an associated medication dispensing drawer assembly are provided in order to controllably convey and dispense medication. A medication dispensing cabinet may include a cabinet body, a plurality of drawers disposed within and configured for slidable extension relative to the cabinet body, a conveyor belt disposed within a first drawer and a plurality of bins operably connected to the conveyor belt and configured to receive medication for movement with the conveyor belt. Each bin may includes an openable support surface which, in one embodiment, is biased to open. In addition, the first drawer may define an opening and the conveyor belt may be configured to move a respective bin into alignment with the opening. The support surface of the respective bin may then be permitted to open and the medication carried by the respective bin may be dispensed through the opening. | 10-04-2012 |
312097000 | Endless carrier | 1 |
20130307381 | RACK ACCOMMODATION DEVICE - According to an embodiment, a rack accommodation device includes, a base capable of supporting supporters on a plurality of stages in a first direction and in a plurality of rows in a second direction across the first direction, the supporters each being configured to hold a rack capable of holding a plurality of upright sample holders each accommodating a sample, a first movement mechanism configured to move the supporters in the first direction, and a second movement mechanism configured to move the supporters in the second direction. | 11-21-2013 |