43rd week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150298805 | VTOL aircraft with a thrust-to-weight ratio smaller than 0.1 - VTOL aircraft with a thrust-to-weight ratio smaller than 0.1, during vertical take-off/landing, obtains another vertical lift, besides traditional vertical lift generated by low-temp bypass duct directing, under the closing of the propelling nozzle ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150298806 | Airborne Rigid Kite With On-Board Power Plant For Ship Propulsion - A vehicle-based airborne wind turbine system having an aerial wing, a plurality of rotors each having a plurality of rotatable blades positioned on the aerial wing, an electrically conductive tether secured to the aerial wing and secured to a ground station positioned on a vehicle, wherein the aerial wing is adapted to receive electrical power from the vehicle that is delivered to the aerial wing through the electrically conductive tether; wherein the aerial wing is adapted to operate in a flying mode to harness wind energy to provide a first pulling force through the tether to pull the vehicle; and wherein the aerial wing is also adapted to operate in a powered flying mode wherein the rotors may be powered so that the turbine blades serve as thrust-generating propellers to provide a second pulling force through the tether to pull the vehicle | 2015-10-22 |
20150298807 | MODULAR POD SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFT - A mission pod system for an aircraft set to perform a mission includes a fixed portion that is fixedly secured to an exterior surface of the aircraft. The mission pod system also includes a modular portion that is removably secured to the fixed portion and spaced away from the exterior surface of the aircraft via the fixed portion. The modular portion includes an entirety of mission-specific components. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298808 | Cargo Loading System for Loading and Unloading a Cargo Item, Method for Creating and/or Updating a Loading Plan - A cargo loading system comprising at least one cargo reading device mounted in the entrance area of an aircraft, in particular an RFID reading device, for detecting at least one identifier of a cargo item, a plurality of freight conveying devices each having at least one roller for conveying the cargo item along a conveying route into an end position, and a control system which receives signals from sensors in order to detect a movement of the cargo item along the conveying route and which is communicatively connected to the cargo reading device. The control system is designed to detect the end position of the cargo item on the cargo deck based on the signals and to store data which indicate the end position in conjunction with the detected identifier of the cargo deck. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298809 | Aircraft Lavatory Unit and Disposition Configuration Therefor - Provided is an aircraft lavatory unit that advantageously allows for a reduced number of parts, simplified assembly, and reduced costs while ensuring convenience. First and second lavatories are provided adjacent to one another within a structural frame. Respective sinks of the lavatories are disposed by being attached to the partition wall. A trash insertion port is provided on a wall surface of each base. A single storage chamber provided within the bases of the sinks of the lavatories extends into the bases of the sinks of the lavatories through an opening provided in the partition wall. A trash can device has a single trash can housed in the storage chamber and a single fire extinguisher. A water heater is singularly provided, which is disposed within the base of one of the sinks. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298810 | Aircraft Lavatory Unit Installation Method and Aircraft - A body frame of an aircraft lavatory unit includes a front wall having an entrance opened and closed off by a door, side walls on both sides, and a floor surface. The outer surface of the side wall positioned closer to the front constitutes a wall facing backrests of a rear seat row and extending in a latitudinal direction. The lavatory unit is capable of being disposed at a front position in which the wall is disposed behind and near the backrests of the seats of the rear seat rows with the backrests being in an upright position, and at a rear position in which the wall is disposed behind and near the backrests of the rear seat rows of the seats with the backrests being in a reclining position. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298811 | ENERGY UNIT, CABIN MOVEMENT AND VEHICLE, AS WELL AS A METHOD FOR SUPPLYING THE CABIN OF A VEHICLE WITH A PROCESS MATERIAL - The invention relates in particular to an energy unit ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150298812 | AIRCRAFT SEAT CONFIGURATION AND ARRANGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The present invention generally relates to passenger aircraft seats. The disclosure focuses on a seat unit arrangement ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150298813 | DISTRESS BEACON SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT OR ANOTHER VEHICLE - A versatile distress beacon system for an aircraft, a ship or other vehicles, including a beacon and a mounting to provide the function of an automatic beacon or a survival beacon. The automatic distress beacon system includes a mounting rigidly attached to the structure of the aircraft and a beacon removably mounted on the mounting. The mounting includes an electronic management unit having a first connector to connect to the data bus and to control the aircraft to receive data from the data bus and orders to activate the beacon, and a second connector to connect to the beacon to transmit data and activation orders to same. The beacon having a memory module to store the transmitted data and a radio transmission module connected to a transmission antenna. The mounting has a detector to detect abnormal events connected to the electronic management unit, with a view to activating the beacon. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298814 | CLOCKED THRUST REVERSERS - An aircraft includes a fuselage including a propulsion system supported within an aft portion. A thrust reverser is mounted proximate to the propulsion system for directing thrust in a direction to slow the aircraft. The thrust reverser directs thrust at an angle relative to a vertical plane to reduce interference on control surfaces and reduce generation of underbody lift. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298815 | REDUNDANT MOUNT SYSTEM - An auxiliary power unit mounting system according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a plurality of linkages to support an auxiliary power unit, and a redundant mount to selectively support said auxiliary power unit. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298816 | CHECKLIST DISPLAY SYSTEM, METHOD AND GRAPHICAL DISPLAY THEREFOR - The present disclosure relates to a check-list display system ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150298817 | E-TAXI PREDICTIVE PERFORMANCE SYSTEM - An electric taxi predictive performance system may provide a predicted performance for an electric based taxi system (eTaxi) based on environmental information related to a vehicle. In some embodiments, the vehicle may be an aircraft using eTaxi systems to move around an airport runway system. The electric predictive taxi performance system may provide real-time displayed data to help pilots evaluate eTaxi capabilities of the aircraft as conditions change. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298818 | ROTOR INDEX SENSOR SYSTEM - An aircraft is provided and includes an airframe having main, pylon and tail sections, a rotor disposed at one of the pylon and tail sections and rotatable about a rotational axis to drive the airframe and a primary gearbox disposed within the main section of the airframe and a secondary gearbox disposed within one of the pylon and tail sections. The primary gearbox includes an outer housing rotationally fixed relative to the airframe and a driveshaft extending through the outer housing and coupled to the secondary gearbox to thereby drive rotation of the rotor relative to the airframe via the secondary gearbox. The aircraft further including a sensing system affixed to the outer housing and the driveshaft and configured to sense rotational characteristics of the driveshaft. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298819 | JIG FOR FORMING SEALANT LAYER FOR LIGHTNING PROTECTION FASTENER, METHOD FOR FORMING SEALANT LAYER FOR LIGHTNING PROTECTION FASTENER, LIGHTNING PROTECTION FASTENER, AND WING OF AIRCRAFT - To provide a jig for forming a sealant layer for a lightning protection fastener which enables to quickly and accurately obtain a sealant layer having a required thickness. A guide jig | 2015-10-22 |
20150298820 | APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING LIGHTNING STRIKE DAMAGE TO A STRUCTURAL COMPONENT - Preventing damage to a metal component or reducing manufacturing assembly steps. An initial channel, defined by an inner surface, is formed through the metal component. A bushing is placed into the initial channel, the bushing having an outer surface and an inner channel. An interference fit is created between the outer surface and the inner surface. A final channel is formed through the bushing. In forming the final channel, material is removed from the bushing to increase a size of the inner channel to be suitable to receive a fastener and such that the inner surface of the metal component remains unexposed within the final channel. The final channel extends through a second component. A fastener is placed into the final channel to attach the metal component to a second component, wherein electrical magnetic effects occur between the fastener and the bushing. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298821 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODULATING PREMATURE DESCENT PROTECTION ENVELOPE - A system and method are provided for modifying the position or shape of a premature descent protection envelope with regard to a runway when an aircraft making an approach to the runway is below the nominal approach path and has a flight path angle greater than the nominal approach path angle. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298822 | ROTARY-WING DRONE PROVIDED WITH A VIDEO CAMERA DELIVERING STABILIZED SEQUENCES OF IMAGES - The drone ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150298823 | AIRCRAFT PASSENGER BOARDING SYSTEM - An aircraft passenger boarding system is provided for aircraft equipped for pilot-controllable engines-off taxi that enables a pilot to drive the aircraft without engines in a forward direction into and out of an optimum parallel or angled gate parking orientation that permits terminal connections to both forward and aft doors on a terminal-facing side of the aircraft. Selected defined classes of passengers board the aircraft separately, through a designated loading bridge connected to a forward door or through a designated loading bridge connected to an aft door, to be seated in a designated front or rear aircraft section. An airline may flexibly allocate variably sized sections of the aircraft interior for each defined class, depending on the relative numbers of passengers in each class. Airport terminal interior gate space may be used to separate passenger classes as required for separate boarding through a forward door or an aft door. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298824 | Modular Stanchion System - An apparatus for supporting a wing assembly at a wing assembly support height. Base sections are provided, each having a different predetermined height with respect to one another. A movable platform carries a base section, and a wing assembly support section rests on a selected base section and includes a wing assembly connector, which is movable in a first plane and a second plane generally perpendicular relative to the first plane. A differential height is defined between the wing assembly support height and the combined heights of the platform and the height of wing assembly connector, relative to the bottom of the wing assembly support section. At least one of the base sections is of a predetermined height approximating the differential height and is carried on the platform. The wing assembly support section is carried on such base section. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298825 | AUTOMATED APPARATUS FOR USE IN SELECTIVELY INSTALLING TEMPORARY FASTENERS IN AN ASSEMBLY - An automated apparatus for use in selectively installing temporary fasteners in an assembly is provided. The apparatus includes an end effector, a cutting mechanism coupled to the end effector and that forms an opening in the assembly when a potential opening location is substantially aligned with a cutting mechanism center point. The apparatus also includes at least one of a first sub-assembly and a second sub-assembly coupled to the end effector. The first sub-assembly includes a temporary fastener insertion mechanism that inserts a temporary fastener through the opening in the assembly when the opening is substantially aligned with an insertion mechanism center point different from the cutting mechanism center point. The second sub-assembly includes a temporary fastener removal mechanism that removes installed temporary fasteners from the assembly when the installed temporary fastener is substantially aligned with a removal mechanism center point different from the cutting mechanism center point. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298826 | High-Speed Airplane Deicing Installation Systems and Methods - The present disclosure provides an airplane ground deicing installation that minimizes the impact of deicing operations on the airport during icing conditions. The installation does not require alteration of a normal taxi pattern and can be performed as quickly as the average separation time between take-offs. The installation allows modification of its shape to adapt to the contour of almost all types of commercial passengers airplanes operating from major airports, and simultaneously deices large surfaces of the airplane. Deicing and anti-icing fluids are applied to airplane surfaces from nozzles positioned in close proximity to the airplane's surface. Speed and adaptability to different types of airplanes, combined with a design that allows rapid relocation of the installation, are key features that make it possible to place the installation on the taxiway, close to the head of the runway it serves, such that the taxi pattern and the separation in between takeoffs are not altered as compared to the normal operations of the airport. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298827 | ATTITUDE DETERMINATION USING INFRARED EARTH HORIZON SENSORS - Described herein are systems and methods for attitude determination using infrared Earth horizon sensors (EHSs) with Gaussian response characteristics. Attitude information is acquired by detecting Earth's infrared electromagnetic radiation and, subsequently, determining the region obscured by Earth in the sensors' fields of view to compute a nadir vector estimation in the spacecraft's body frame. The method can be applied when two sensors, each with known and distinct pointing directions, detect the horizon, which is defined as having their fields of view partially obscured by Earth. The method can be implemented compactly to provide high-accuracy attitude within small spacecraft, such as CubeSat-based satellites. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298828 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A CONTAINER FILLED WITH A LIQUID FILLING MATERIAL - A method and a device for producing a container filled with a liquid filling material from preforms made of a thermoplastic material, wherein each preform is thermally conditioned and subsequently, during a molding and filling phase, remolded into the container in a mold having at least one liquid filling material as a pressure medium. The filling material or parts of the filling material are supplied at at least two points in time and/or in at least two process phases with different contents of carbon dioxide and/or at different temperatures. In the second process phase, dry ice, particularly in form of pellets, is supplied. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298829 | FLEXIBLE BAG - A flexible bag and a method for filling a flexible bag which is collapsed when empty, wherein at least one fastening means is provided on a surface of the flexible bag such that at least two upper parts of the flexible bag can be held together by this at least one fastening means during a first part of filling of the flexible bag, whereby the fastening means is designed to release when the bag is filled to a certain amount such that the two upper parts being held together by the fastening means will lose contact. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298830 | CONTAINER FILLING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A method of filling a cartridge having one or more pouches. The method may include the steps of placing the pouch on a support, placing a first cartridge half over the pouch and the support, placing the pouch and the first cartridge half on a second cartridge half to form the cartridge, maneuvering the cartridge to a filling unit, and filling the pouch within the cartridge. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298831 | Heat Sealing thru Food Contaminants - A container is provided with a flange defining a container opening that may help expunge food product as the film and seal head comes down on the container flange. The flange of the container opening has a predetermined angle. The container flange with its sealing surface generally deflects or angularly pivots when sealed with the film during the sealing process. The container flange and film may push product contamination from the sealing surfaces inwardly into the container. The flange may be continuous about the periphery of the container opening. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298832 | DEVICE FOR FILLING A THIN-WALLED TRANSPORT CONTAINER WITH SECURITIES - The invention relates to a device ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150298833 | SEALING AND CUTTING UNIT FOR A FORM FILL SEAL MACHINE - An apparatus for packing articles, wherein the packing is formed by at least one web material, wherein typically a plurality of individual juxtaposed runs of web material and a number of more or less packed articles are conveyed on the runs, wherein the apparatus includes first mechanism which, during packing of articles, joins the web material continuously in its longitudinal direction, as well as other mechanisms for producing individual joints and for separation of the articles in a transverse direction of the web material, wherein the mentioned other mechanisms are arranged on moving means adapted to move in the same direction and at the same speed as the web material and the articles being packed, called the X-axis, and in a direction towards the web material and the articles arranged thereon, called the Y-axis. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298834 | FORM-FILL-SEAL MACHINE INCLUDING A FILLING TUBE WITH AT LEAST A PARTIALLY ELLIPTICAL CROSS-SECTION - An apparatus and method for reducing stress marks and pleats on a package. The apparatus includes the use of an elongated filling tube. The dimensions of the elongated filling tube reduce the stress on the film as it is being formed around the filling tube. Further, the dimensions of the elongated filling tube prevent the formation of pleats as the sealing jaws must travel a decreased distance to seal, and the filling tube cross section better resembles the final package. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298835 | Stretch Wrapping Machine Structure - A stretch wrapping machine structure contains: a rotary disc including a column on which a guide way is arranged; an abutting plate including a rotating stem and a pushing portion adjacent to the rotating stem; a hot pressing sheet including a cutter seat, a driven bar, and a press segment; a holder including a V-shaped cross section and formed in a plate shape, the holder also including an actuation member, an actuating post, an operating segment, and a third cylinder; a biasing rod including a driving peg and a push segment; a controlling unit secured on a predetermined position of one side of the column; an air blowing unit located at a predetermined position of the holder. Thereby, an object is held on the rotary disc and is packed by a plastic film quickly and easily. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298836 | Stretch Wrapping Machine Structure - A stretch wrapping machine structure contains: a rotary disc including a column on which a guide way is arranged; an abutting plate including a rotating stem and a pushing portion adjacent to the rotating stem; a hot pressing sheet including a cutter seat, a driven bar, and a press segment; a holder including a V-shaped cross section and formed in a plate shape, the holder also including an actuation member, an actuating post, an operating segment, and a third cylinder; a biasing rod including a driving peg and a push segment; a controlling unit secured on a predetermined position of one side of the column; an air blowing unit located at a predetermined position of the holder. Thereby, an object is held on the rotary disc and is packed by a plastic film quickly and easily. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298837 | HIGH-PRECISION MACHINE FOR BINDING BALES AND BINDING METHOD - High-precision machine for binding bales and binding method, the machine having a winding reel ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150298838 | FILM STICKING DEVICE FOR TABLET ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - A film sticking device for tablet electronic equipment includes a board defining an opening for being used to accommodation of a protection film, a recess portion is arranged on the board around the periphery of the opening, wherein the recess portion is snapping engaged with the periphery of the tablet electronic equipment so as to position the protection film on the surface of the electronic device to be stuck with the protection film Thus, a board is set, an opening being used to accommodation of a protection film is arranged on the board, and a recess portion is arranged on the periphery of the board, by snappingly the recess portion with the periphery of the tablet electronic equipment, the protection film can be positioned on the surface of the electronic device to be stuck with the film. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298839 | APPARATUS FOR PACKAGING DOSED QUANTITIES OF SOLID DRUG PORTIONS COMPRISING MOVING COLLECTING CONTAINERS AND AN ANCILLARY DOSING STATION - An apparatus for packaging dosed quantities of solid drug portions includes multiple storage containers and dosing elements for storing and dispensing first dosed quantities of drug portions, multiple moving collecting containers for collecting and outputting drug portions to a packaging station, and fall tubes for guiding the drug portions dispensed by the dosing elements to the collecting containers. An ancillary dosing station has multiple buffer receptacles for storing and delivering second dosed quantities of drug portions to the collecting containers. A conveyor moves the collecting containers between multiple locations along a predetermined path. A controller controls closure members of the buffer receptacles depending on the positions of the moving collecting containers so that drug portions temporarily held in the buffer receptacles are output to selected collecting containers. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298840 | APPARATUS FOR SORTING OBJECTS - An apparatus for sorting objects conveyed by a conveying line, comprises a portion of conveying line ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150298841 | BAG-FILLING MACHINE - To fill bags, a hopper is used to stored fill material. Bag holders are mounted on a transport mechanism. At one or more operator stations, an operator attaches a bag to one of the bag holders. At one or more fill stations, fill material from the hopper is used to fill a bag attached to a bag holder. A conveyer mechanism conveys the bag, after it has been filled, away from the transport mechanism. The transport mechanism transports the bag holder with the attached bag from an operator station to a fill station. The transport mechanism also transports the bag holder from a fill station to an operator station. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298842 | BOX PACKING DEVICE - A box packing system includes a frame, a cardboard sheet feeder, a box making section and a box packing device. The cardboard sheet feeder is configured to lift one of a plurality of cardboard sheets from a cardboard sheet stacking area of the frame. The cardboard sheets are in an upright state within the cardboard sheet stacking area and are folded or collapsed. The box making section re-shapes the cardboard sheet unfolding the cardboard sheet and transforms the cardboard sheet into a cardboard box where a bottom lid is closed and a top lid is opened defining an opening of the cardboard box. The box packing device has a dropping part that moves the cardboard box in a laterally opened state downwardly to s located filling position and a pushing part that pushes an article into the opening of the cardboard box while within the filling position. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298843 | SEALING ORIENTED FILMS - A process for sealing a machine direction oriented polypropylene or polyethylene film to a substrate comprising bringing said film and said substrate into contact and subjecting at least a part of the contact area to ultrasound so as to form a seal between said film and said substrate. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298844 | INCISION UNIT TO MANUFACTURE A SINGLE-DOSE BREAK-OPEN PACKAGE - A unit for the incision of a strip made of a plastic material to cut two distinct incisions into two opposite surfaces of the strip; the incision unit has: a conveying device, which feeds the strip along a conveying direction; two support plates, which are arranged on opposite sides of the strip, so that each support plate faces a corresponding surface of the strip; and at least two incision devices, each of which cuts an incision into a corresponding surface of the strip and has a cutting element, which is supported by a support plate, and a contrast element, which is supported by the other support plate. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298845 | DEVICE FOR RECEIVING A WORKPIECE FOR A WORKPIECE CARRIER CIRCULATION SYSTEM OF A PRODUCTION MACHINE - A device for receiving a workpiece for a workpiece carrier circulation system of a production machine is provided, including a workpiece carrier with a workpiece receiver and a holder to be arranged on the machine for receiving the workpiece carrier in a detachable, temporary manner. The workpiece carrier includes a rotor section ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150298846 | LABELLING MACHINE WITH WINDING DEVICE FOR A CARRIER FILM - A labelling machine with a labelling device, which has a feeder unit for feeding a backing strip, which is provided with detachable labels, and a transfer unit for transferring the labels from the backing strip onto an object that is to be labelled. The labelling machine further has a winding device for winding a section of the backing strip from which labels have been detached, containing at least one guidance unit with a guidance element, along which the backing strip section can be guided in a direction of transport, and a winding unit, which is mounted downstream of the at least one guidance element, and includes fixing means, on which a free end section of the backing strip section can be fixed, whereby the fixing means are arranged on a winding core that can rotate about an axis of rotation, and follow a rotational movement of the winding core. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298847 | STACKABLE CONTAINER INCLUDING A SHOULDER WITH THREE STABLE POSITIONS - Container ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150298848 | CONTAINER HAVING A BOTTOM PROVIDED WITH A VAULT WITH A DOUBLE INDENTATION - Disclosed is a container made of plastics material, which is provided with a body and a bottom ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150298849 | TWO CAN PACK SLEEVE AND METHOD - A method of packaging two cylindrical cans having the same height and diameter includes partially erecting a sleeve from a blank so as to have a single opening at the bottom of the sleeve; arranging the two cylindrical cans side-by-side in the partially erected sleeve such that a side of each cylindrical can extends beyond an outer periphery of the sleeve; securing the cans in the sleeve by folding a cross-panel over the opening at a location between the two cans such that the opening is divided into two smaller openings sized to prevent the cans from passing therethrough; and wherein a measured distance from the cross-panel to a side panel of the sleeve in the two smaller openings is less than a diameter of one of the cylindrical cans. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298850 | PORTABLE DISPLAY CONTAINERS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - Portable display containers with spine and cross supports, methods of making portable display containers with spine and cross supports, and methods of using containers with spine and cross supports. The portable display containers have a plurality of tiers, each tier having a base tray, at least one spine, and two or more cross supports that add strength and rigidity to the display, allowing the portable display containers to be fully loaded with product or items prior to transportation and/or shipment to the display location. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298851 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IDENTIFYING PRODUCT - A method and system for identifying product is disclosed. A product identifier having product identifying information for one of a plurality of consumable products is provided. The product identifier is selected for a consumable product. The product identifier is displayed at or near a location on a dispensing system, or where access to the consumable product is provided. The system uses a product identifier having product and/or brand information for one or more consumable products. A window is provided in a body of a dispenser or other member of a dispensing system for viewing the product identifier associated with the consumable product therein. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298852 | MOLDED ARTICLE FORMED FROM POST CONSUMER RECYCLED MATERIAL - A molded article includes post-consumer recycled material and has a container with a base, a sidewall connected to the base and extending therefrom, and an opening. The container includes a 100% post-consumer recycled polyethylene terephthalate polymer. The container has a mass to internal volume ratio of between about 0.04 grams per cubic centimeter and about 0.06 grams per cubic centimeter. A value of ΔE* | 2015-10-22 |
20150298853 | TAMPER-PROOF AND EASY-OPEN SEALING TYPE FOOD CONTAINER - A tamper-proof and easy-open sealing type food container includes a container body and a lid. A peripheral wall of the container body has at least one recessed wall portion disposed in one corner thereof and formed a retracted external space area and concave camber between the recessed wall portion and a hem. A pull tab extends from outside of a sealing rib that can be inserted into the concave camber. Moreover, there are two tamper-proof structures disposed on the lid. The first is that the first score line has to be poked through, and the second is the second score line needs to be torn off when opening the lid. When either structure is tampered, it could be easily distinguished, which ensures the integrity, safety, and qualities of the food inside the container. With these features plus its sealing effect, the present invention has dual function of tamper-proofing and easy-opening. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298854 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL PALLET WITH LOCATING SUPPORT STRUCTURE AND BUOYANCY CHARACTERISTICS AND INCLUDING RFID-GPS TRACKING AND LIGHT (SOUND) LOCATING FEATURES IN COMBINATION WITH MAGNETIC STACKABILITY DURING NON-USE - A structurally supporting pallet article including a rectangular shaped body having a specified thickness and a plurality of downwardly extending support locations. A processor controlled receiver is incorporated into the body for providing at least one of tracking and identification of cargo supported upon said body. Visual identification of a selected pallet article is facilitated by the inclusion of illuminating elements. A second embodiment discloses a pallet having a three dimensional shaped body. A sensor is integrated into the body for determining when the body is immersed in a body of water. A plurality of bladders are supported within the body in first retracted positions and which, upon being triggered by the sensor, are deployed in outwardly expanded fashion through openings along the body. A propulsion and steerage mechanism is integrated into an underside of the body and which is actuated from a retracted position to a deployed position for navigating the body upon the body of water. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298855 | STACKABLE AND COLLAPSIBLE CONTAINER - Structures, methods, and systems associated with a stackable and collapsible container are provided. One structure includes a stackable and collapsible container having at least four non-collapsible, load bearing vertical support members attached to vertical walls of the container and capable of supporting the weight of other containers. A top surface is included having a number of sections which include a pivotal connection to one another and which are collapsible about the pivotal connection to an interior of the container. A bottom surface is included having a number of sections which include a pivotal connection to one another and which are collapsible about the pivotal connection to an interior of the container. The top and the bottom surfaces of the container can be fixedly positioned in a number of collapsed states. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298856 | CONTAINER - This container is provided with a box main body ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150298857 | Dis-Bond Membrane for a Lined Pressure Vessel - A dis-bond membrane prevents co-mingling between a thermoplastic liner and a fiber reinforced thermoset outer wall of a pressure vessel during thermal curing of the outer wall. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298858 | Container, Handle for a Container, and Handle and Container Assembly - A container may include a neck including an external surface and at least one handle retention feature with axially lower and upper handle retention surfaces. A handle for a container may include a collar including spaced apart container retention features having axially lower and upper container retention surfaces to cooperate with the corresponding handle retention feature of the container to prevent axial movement of the collar with respect to the container. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298859 | COVER WITH WRITING INSTRUMENT COMPARTMENT - A holder provides a movable wall for storing a writing instrument. The holder may store the writing instrument in a protected compartment until a user may rotate the wall to expose the writing instrument to access. In some embodiments, the movable wall may be connected to a cover of an electronic device. Access to the writing instrument may be provided by opening or closing the cover which may move concurrently with the wall. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298860 | Stabilized Mixing Container System - A stabilized mixing container system eliminates the mess generally caused by mixing mortar or like material. The system includes a container having a bottom wall and a perimeter wall coupled to and extending upwardly from the bottom wall. A first slot and a second slot extend into the perimeter wall and are positioned opposite each other. A pair of foot pads is coupled to the container. Each of the foot pads is movable into and out of an associated one of the first and second slots wherein each of the foot pads is movable between an extended position and a storage position. Each of the foot pads extends outwardly from the container when each of the foot pads is in the extended position wherein standing upon the foot pads is configured to inhibit rotation of the container while mixing of contents positioned within the container. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298861 | COATED METALLIZED ORIENTED POLYPROPYLENE FILMS - Disclosed herein is a coated flexible oriented polypropylene film having three or more layers comprising a core layer of polypropylene; a sealing layer; a metal layer opposite the sealing layer, thereby sandwiching the core; and a printable coating adhered to the metal layer, thereby sandwiching the metal layer between the core layer and printable coating; wherein the printable coating comprises at least one primer layer of an ethylene acrylic acid-based copolymer and/or ethylene alkyl ester copolymer and at least one print layer comprising an acrylic styrene copolymer. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298862 | MULTI-LAYERED BAGS WITH SHORTENED INNER LAYER - Multi-layered bags include an outer layer or bag and an inner layer or bag that is shorter than the outer layer or bag. The shortened inner layer or bag can stretch or expand to the outer layer or bag when loaded with objects or otherwise strained. Such multi-layered bags can allow for a reduction in thermoplastic material without compromising the strength of the multi-layered bag. In various implementations, the inner layer or bag may be non-continuously laminated, continuously laminated, or joined only along one or more edges to the outer layer or bag. Implementations including non-continuous bonds securing the inner layer or bag to the outer layer or bag can provide additional strength to the bag. Methods of forming multi-layered bags with a shortened inner layer including inserting an inner layer within an outer layer and then joining the layers to form a bag. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298863 | RECLOSABLE PACKAGE - A reclosable package for food products has the following features:
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20150298864 | UNISEX ZIPPERED PACKAGES WITH WIDE MOUTH AND OTHER FEATURES - The disclosure pertains to method for manufacturing reclosable packages, bags or pouches wherein, typically, a unisex zipper is looped so as to form a gap between the ends of the zipper and sealed inside of the package. The formation of the looped zipper segment causes the package to have a wide open mouth, and a natural tendency toward the open configuration. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298865 | MULTI-CHAMBER CONTAINER - Provided is a multi-chamber container for dispensing flowable substances, comprising: a body having: a first storage chamber for storing a first flowable substance, a second storage chamber for storing a second flowable substance, a first outlet zone, a second outlet zone, a first inlet that fluidly connects the first storage chamber with the first outlet zone, a second inlet that fluidly connects the second storage chamber with the second outlet zone, a first apparatus configured, on operation thereof to dispense from the first storage chamber via the first inlet into the first outlet zone a first predetermined volume of the first flowable substance, and a second apparatus configured, on operation thereof to dispense from the second storage chamber via the second inlet into the second outlet zone a second predetermined volume of the second flowable substance; and a closure having a first cavity, a second cavity, and a divider isolating the first cavity from the second cavity, wherein the closure is movable relative to the body between (a) a first position, at which the closure isolates the first and second outlet zones from an exterior of the container, the first outlet zone is in fluid communication with the first cavity of the closure, and the second outlet zone is in fluid communication with the second cavity of the closure, and (b) a second position, at which the first and second outlet zones are in fluid communication with the exterior of the container. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298866 | CONTAINER - The invention relates to a container ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150298867 | Fluid Dispensing Bottle - A bottle, including a bottle body having a bottom aperture through a bottom end thereof and a top aperture through a top end thereof opposite the bottom end; a top valve assembly that extends through the top end of the bottle body and allows for selectable dispensing of fluid disposed within the bottle body out therethrough; a flexibly invertible dish coupled about the bottom aperture, wherein in a stored mode the dish is coupled about an outer surface of the bottle body and in a deployed mode the dish is inverted with respect to itself in the stored mode and extends outwardly from the bottom end of the bottle body forming a concave surface within which fluid may be disposed; and a bottom valve assembly that may extend through the bottom end of the bottle body and allows for selectable dispensing of fluid disposed within the bottle body out therethrough. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298868 | BOTTLE CROWN WITH OPENER ASSEMBLY - A crown for a bottle or other container has a top portion and an annular skirt that descends contiguously from the top portion. An opener assembly and an arrangement of frangible scoring lines on the crown allow for ease of opening the bottle or container. Corrugated embodiments provide material strengthening for a reduced gauge crown. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298869 | TAMPER-EVIDENT CONTAINER CAP ASSEMBLY - A container cap assembly provides a tamper-evident component for detecting cap integrity on a container includes one or more elongate bridges connecting a tamper-evident ring to a cap. The cap assembly also provides radially-extending links on the cap and the tamper-evident ring to help protect the integrity of the bridges as the cap assembly is applied to a container. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298870 | STOPPER FOR A CONTAINER NECK - A stopper is disclosed. The stopper includes a tubular skirt, designed to surround a container neck and including, on either side of a weakening line, a removable skirt portion, inwardly provided with means for removable fastening to the neck, and a non-removable skirt portion, inwardly provided with a retaining strip permanently around the container neck. The strip comprises an annular main body whereof a first end is turned opposite the removable skirt portion and integral with the non-removable skirt portion, while a second end is provided to axially abut against a bulge of the container neck and to be radially inserted between the bulge and the skirt. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298871 | Container and lid assembly - The assembly ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150298872 | Multi-Flow Dispensing Stopper - The invention relates to a multi-flow dispensing stopper containing two U-shaped channels of different radii and a partition with a slit that ends in two openings aligned with said pouring channels. The dispensing stopper is for using in oil bottles. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298873 | DISPENSING DEVICE FOR DISPENSING A POWDER PRODUCT - A staging hopper adapted for being inserted inside the neck of a container includes: a ceiling; a dividing wall projecting from the ceiling having a lower edge; a sloping inlet barrier wall having a rear edge; a floor merging with the barrier wall; and a front wall that extends upwardly from the floor such that a portion of the floor extends forwardly of the front wall. The rear edge of the inlet barrier wall and the top wall define an inlet barrier gap, and the lower edge of the dividing wall and the floor define an outlet barrier gap. The front wall and dividing wall define an outlet chamber. The inlet barrier gap divides an inlet chamber and a barrier chamber, and the outlet barrier gap divides the barrier chamber and the outlet chamber. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298874 | Cover for Opening and Closing Cans - The invention relates to a cover for opening and closing cans, in particular beverage cans, having a top circular cover component and a bottom cover component. By moving the two cover components relative to one another, at least one through-hole can be opened and re-closed by both cover components. A highly effective seal is obtained by precise coordination of the form of the top and bottom cover components, which can be increased even further by the additional use of sealing materials such as varnish, rubber, plastic or welded connections. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298875 | PACKAGING ASSEMBLY - A packaging assembly ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150298876 | TAMPER EVIDENT CLOSURE - A closure ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150298877 | PACKAGE - A stand-up package is formed to include an interior region for containing a product. The package is configured to be in an upright, standing position. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298878 | CASELESS TIER SHEET - A tier sheet includes a deck having a support surface. A plurality of walls extend downward to define lower recesses for receiving the upper ends of containers therebelow. In one embodiment, the tier sheet is a single thermoformed sheet and includes a plurality of upper recesses formed in the deck, each upper recess defined between an outer wall and a column. In another embodiment, the tier sheet is injection molded. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298879 | PACKAGING MATERIAL FOR COLD FORMING AND PRESS-THROUGH PACK FORMED USING SAME - The packaging material for cold forming of the present invention includes a polyamide resin film biaxially stretched by a tenter method and an aluminum foil provided on one surface of the polyamide resin film and integrated with the polyamide resin film. The distortion of the polyamide resin film caused by applying thereto a tension corresponding to the tensile break tension of the aluminum foil is 20% or more and 45% or less. Herewith, it is possible to provide a packaging material for cold forming excellent in cold formability, capable of suppressing the breakage of the aluminum foil during the cold forming in the case where the polyamide resin film biaxially stretched by the tenter method is used. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298880 | Reclosable Package - The present invention is related to a reclosable flow pack comprising one or more fm seal(s) ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150298881 | FLAT BAG STORING SHEET-SHAPED OBJECT - A flat bag storing a liquid-impregnated sheet-shaped object has on its top side a joined part constituted by two films sealed together. The sealed part forming the joined part is formed at the base of the joined part over the entire length of the joined part. The edge of the joined part is not sealed but forms a non-sealed part instead, and the end edge of one of the two films constituting the non-sealed part is formed longer than the end edge of the other film. The flat bag simplifies the operation of spreading a folded-up sheet stored therein by removing the sheet from the flat bag and allowing the removed sheet to be attached on the face quickly and reliably without dirtying the fingers. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298882 | Napkin in Bag - Retail use bags and food service napkins are separate commodity products today. My invention brings the two together into one combined product during the manufacturing process. The two machines used to make both products today with this invention come together as one machine to incorporate the napkins into the bags. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298883 | CONTAINER WITH SCOOP TRAY - A package for a powdered nutritional product includes a container defining a powder compartment for receiving the nutritional product, having a base and a peripheral wall. A scoop tray defining a scoop recess containing an elongate scoop is provided within the container. A circumferential rim for connection to the container defines a wide access opening. A lid is hingedly attached to the rim for reclosing the access opening and covering the scoop tray. The powder and scoop are sealed at their respective locations by at least one foil arranged to seal the container prior to use by independently sealing the powder compartment and the scoop tray. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298884 | Packing BOX - A packing box including a top wall, a bottom wall, four sidewalls, and at least four securing members is disclosed. Each of the securing members is arranged at an inner side of a junction between two adjacent sidewalls. Each of the securing members includes a securing plate and a shock absorbing member. The securing plate is perpendicular to the bottom wall. Two side ends of the securing plate are connected to the two adjacent sidewalls, respectively. A first surface of the shock absorbing member is connected to a third surface of the securing plate. A limiting portion is formed at a second surface of the shock absorbing member. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298885 | PACKAGING FOR EDGE-SENSITIVE CARGO - A packaging for edge-sensitive cargo. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298886 | A THERMALLY INSULATED SHIPPING CONTAINER - A thermally insulated shipping container comprises an inner structure including an inner base, a front inner wall, a rear inner wall opposed to the front inner wall, a pair of opposed side inner walls each extending between the front and rear inner walls and an inner lid; an outer structure including an outer base, a front outer wall, a rear outer wall opposed to the front inner wall, two side outer walls each extending between the front and rear outer walls and an outer lid; and a cavity extending at least between the inner and outer walls, the cavity being arranged to receive a plurality of cool packs; wherein the container, when empty, is arranged to be transported disassembled in a flat packed state prior to being assembled for use. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298887 | OXYGEN-ABSORBING RESIN COMPOSITION, AND MULTILAYER BODY, CONTAINER, INJECTION-MOLDED BODY, AND MEDICAL CONTAINER USING SAME - Provided are a novel oxygen-absorbing resin composition not responsive to a metal detector, producing no odor after absorption of oxygen and having excellent oxygen-absorbing performance, and a multilayer body, container, injection-molded article and medical container using these. Further provided are an oxygen-absorbing resin composition etc. having excellent oxygen-absorbing performance in a wide range of humidity conditions from low humidity to high humidity. The oxygen-absorbing resin composition of the present invention is an oxygen-absorbing resin composition containing a polyamide compound and a transition metal catalyst, wherein the polyamide compound has at least one constituent unit having a tetralin ring. Moreover, the multilayer body, container, injection-molded article, medical container, etc. of the present invention are obtained by using the oxygen-absorbing resin composition of the present invention. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298888 | Protective Packaging for a Container - The present invention relates to a protective packaging for a container accommodating a light-sensitive substance, the packaging comprising: an opaque cover to completely enclose the container for transportation and/or storage in a sealed storage configuration, wherein the cover is transferable from said storage configuration into an application configuration by means of an opening structure which is adapted to provide access to at least one port structure of the container from outside the cover. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298889 | INSULATIVE CONTAINER - A container includes a cup formed to include and interior region and an insulated sleeve. The insulated sleeve is coupled to an outer surface of the cup. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298890 | DOUBLE CONTAINER - Double container ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150298891 | LINER-BASED LIQUID STORAGE AND DISPENSING SYSTEMS WITH EMPTY DETECTION CAPABILITY - Fluid supply systems for storage and dispensing of chemical reagents and compositions, e.g., high purity liquid reagents and chemical mechanical polishing compositions used to manufacture microelectronic device products, having capability for detection of an empty or near-empty condition when the contained liquid is at or approaching depletion during dispensing operation. Fluid delivery systems employing empty detect arrangements are described, including pressure transducer monitoring of dispensed material intermediate the supply package and a servo-hydraulic dispense pump, or monitoring of dispenser chamber replenishment times in a dispenser being replenished on a cyclic schedule to flow material from the dispenser to a downstream tool utilizing the dispensed material. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298892 | Dispensing Container, Packaged Product Assembly, and Related Method - A packaged product assembly is provided. The packaged product assembly may include a packet received in a dispensing container. The packet may be a blister packet including units of a product received in sealed cavities. The dispensing container may include a top casing and a bottom casing. The upper casing may be pivotably connected to the lower casing such that the upper casing is moveable between a closed position in which access to the packet is substantially blocked, and an open position in which access to the packet is provided. The packet may be supported by a shoulder defined at an inner surface of sidewalls of the lower casing such that a receptacle is formed between the packet and a major wall of the lower casing. A unit of the product released from one of the sealed cavities may be received in the receptacle and dispensed via a dispensing aperture. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298893 | MANUALLY OPERATED DISPENSER FOR MEDIA - Manually operated dispenser for media, with a reservoir ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150298894 | Metering Valve For Dispensing An Aerosol - A metering valve for dispensing an aerosol, includes a metering chamber and a valve stem. The valve stem is equipped with one end disposed on the side of a container and a dispensing end mounted in the metering chamber such that it can slide under the force of a spring between a first high position, known as the rest position, and a second position, known as the intermediate position for filing the metering chamber. The final low position is defined when a shoulder provided on the valve stem abuts against a shoulder provided inside the metering chamber. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298895 | DISPENSERS FOR HOLDING SACHETS - Dispenser cases usable for holding objects such as sachets are provided. Dispenser cases may be formed of thermoformed material, and may further include dispenser inserts and dispenser frame. Dispenser cases may include a lock and a hinge. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298896 | Themed Apparel Decoration Kit - A clothing decoration kit that is related to a specific theme. The kit includes a container, at least one article of clothing disposed in the container, a plurality of decorative components that are related to the theme disposed in the container, and affixing means for affixing at least some of the decorative components to the article of clothing to create a themed article of clothing. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298897 | CAPSULE FOR USE IN COFFEE EXTRACTION MACHINES - A capsule for containing ground coffee is disclosed, the capsule comprising a frustoconical side wall ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150298898 | SINGLE SERVE CAPSULE FOR PRODUCING A COFFEE BEVERAGE WITHOUT CREMA - The invention relates to a single serve capsule for producing a coffee beverage. The single serve capsule has a capsule base body, in which a textile fabric and a beverage substance are arranged, said beverage substance being provided in the single serve capsule in order to be stored and to be contracted from said capsule through the textile fabric by means of pressurised hot water. The beverage substance is substantially in powder form and comprises roasted, ground coffee, and the textile fabric has a mass per unit area of at least 100 g/m | 2015-10-22 |
20150298899 | Fill System and Method Using Storage Container with Rotary Sifter Plate for Adhesive Solids - A fill system retains and transfers adhesive solids of different types and compositions to adhesive melter(s). The fill system includes a storage container for holding a bulk supply of adhesive solids and a separating element such as a sifter plate for moving relative to one of the surfaces of the bulk supply. A drive rotates or otherwise moves the sifter plate against the surface of the bulk supply to separate a flow of fluidized adhesive solids from the bulk supply and then controllably deliver this flow to one or more pumps feeding the melter(s). When the drive stops rotating the sifter plate, the flow of fluidized adhesive solids is stopped from moving out of the storage container. Thus, the fill system provides adhesive solids on demand to pumps and reduces the risk of pumps being starved for air or clogged with coalesced masses of adhesive. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298900 | Catalytic Heating Assembly for an Oil Storage Tank - In an oil storage tank having an interior oil storage chamber and a tank opening in one of the boundary walls, a heating assembly is supported to extend into the interior oil storage chamber from the tank opening. The assembly includes a casing of walls surrounding with a casing mounting flange mountable in sealing engagement relative to a tank mounting flange about the full perimeter of the tank opening such that the casing protrudes into the interior oil storage chamber of the oil storage tank. The heating chamber is suitable sized and configured to operably receive a catalytic heater therein. The heating chamber further accommodates entry of combustion air and combustion fuel into the heating chamber and exhaust of emissions therefrom. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298901 | Lifting Device for Container and Method for Using the Same - A lifting device is for a container. The lifting device is arranged to be attached at one end of the container. The lifting device comprises a tow bar being adjustable between an erect position and an unfolded position; an undercarriage connected to the tow bar and provided with one or more wheels, the undercarriage being adjustable between at least a raised position and a lowered position, and the undercarriage being arranged, in the lowered, position, to carry at least part of the weight of the container. The undercarriage is arranged to be adjusted from the raised position into the lowered position by means of manual force and/or gravity. The undercarriage is arranged to be adjusted from the raised position to the lowered position when the end of the container has been lifted above the supporting surface. A method is for using a lifting device for a container. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298902 | REVERSE-ACTING RUPTURE DISC WITH BUCKLING-CONTROL FEATURE - A reverse-acting pressure relief device ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150298903 | DISTRIBUTED MONITORING SYSTEM AND WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A monitoring system comprises a plurality of monitoring stations disposed in or associated with a respective rubbish bin housing or surround. Each monitoring station comprising an identifier, a sensor for monitoring the bin or a detectable quality of the environment in which the bin is located, a processor for receiving a signal from the sensor and a transmitter for transmitting the signal. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298904 | BIN LID CLOSING DEVICE - A bin lid closing device | 2015-10-22 |