01st week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160001908 | SHRINK TUNNEL SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHOD FOR SHRINKING A SHRINK FILM ONTO PACKAGE FORMATIONS - An apparatus for shrinking a shrink film onto a package formation includes a shrink tunnel-system having gas conductors that direct hot gas into the tunnel's interior along first and second flow-directions that are opposite to each other and parallel to a direction in which the package formation is conveyed through the shrink tunnel. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001909 | PACKAGING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR FILLING OPEN BAGS - A packaging machine, a method for filling product into gusseted open-mouth bags, and an open-mouth bag are provided. The packaging machine includes a filling device for filling the open-mouth bags through a filling end. A closing device is provided with which the filling end can be sealed to be completely tight after the filling process by a weld seam. An additional welding device is provided. The additional welding device is suitable and configured to place in the gussets of the open-mouth bags two additional holding seams laterally spaced apart from one another in the transverse direction and oriented approximately parallel to the weld seam. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001910 | MACHINE CORE OF A PACKING MACHINE - A machine core of a packing machine, a strap feeding and returning and strap tightening device thereof includes a first roller ( | 2016-01-07 |
20160001911 | METHOD AND MECHANISM TO AUTOMATE MAIL SWEEPING - Presently disclosed embodiments are directed to a process and mechanism for reducing human error and manual labor used to sweep pockets on a mail sorting machine. Specifically, the disclosed embodiments utilize a sliding drawer holding a receiving container that can mate in a flush arrangement with an output pocket of a mail sorting machine. Thus, sweeping of mail product from the output pocket to the receiving container can be accomplished in one motion that empties the entire output pocket into the receiving container. This sweeping may be performed by an operator without any errors caused by sweeping to an incorrect receiving container or issues caused by dropping sorted mail product and picking it back up in a different order. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001912 | METHOD AND CONTAINER TREATMENT MACHINE FOR EQUIPPING CONTAINERS WITH EQUIPMENT CHARACTERISTICS - A container treatment machine has treatment positions provided on a circumferential transport element rotating about a vertical machine axis. Each has a container carrier, a centering element, an aggregate, a control valve, and an actuation element. The treatment position clamps empty containers with a clamping force between the carrier and the cone. The actuation element generates the container clamping force. The control valve controls flow through the channel. Containers lying in a sealed position against the centering cone are loaded with pressure medium that travels through the channel to generate a container-stabilizing internal pressure. The control valve, which is in the centering element, causes container pre-tensioning by being opened by a container clamping force that acts between the centering cone and the container to pretension the container. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001913 | STRETCH-BLOW MOLDED PLASTIC CONTAINER AND STRETCH-BLOW-MOLDING METHOD - A stretch-blow molded plastic container includes a container body. A container neck, adjoins the container body via a shoulder region and has a container opening. The container body and the container neck are mutually separated by a support ring, which substantially radially protrudes, runs circumferentially in at least some regions and which has a support ring underside. The shoulder region has a first shoulder section, which runs in immediate proximity to the support ring underside, and a second shoulder support, which is integrally connected to the first shoulder support and which substantially radially adjoins the support ring. In a stretch-blow molding method a support ring of a preform, which is placed into a mold cavity of a blow molding tool, is overblown during radial and axial stretching of the preform. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001914 | MULTI-LAYER BOTTLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - In the multilayer bottle of the present invention, an outermost layer and an innermost layer are each composed of a polyester (Z1); a barrier layer is composed of a resin composition containing 40 to 99 parts by mass of a polyamide (X) and 1 to 60 parts by mass of a polyester (Z2); an alkali compound (A) is blended in the resin composition; and furthermore, the resin composition satisfies the following formulae (1) to (3). | 2016-01-07 |
20160001915 | PILLAR-SHAPED CONTAINER - A pillar shaped container for storing a granulated powder. The container has a sidewall having a cylindrical upper portion, a continuously concave curved intermediate portion and a cylindrical lower portion. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001916 | METHOD TO FORM A STACKING SHOULDER INTO THE SIDEWALL OF A CUP WITH A ROTATING TOOL - The present invention relates to a method for the production of a container having a bottom and a first sidewall attached to the bottom, wherein a stacking shoulder is formed into the first sidewall by means of a form tool and a mandrel, wherein the fowl tool reciprocates along its center axis from a remote position to a forming position. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001917 | WEBBED CORNER REVERSE FOLDED PAPERBOARD TRAY - Disclosed is a paperboard tray that includes a bottom panel; a plurality of side panels, each side panel attached to an edge of the bottom panel; a plurality of outer panels, each outer panel attached to an outer edge of one of the side panels; and a plurality of corner gussets that connect a pair of adjacent side panels of the plurality of side panels. A first subset of the plurality of corner gussets is adhered to a first of the plurality of side panels and a first of the plurality of outer panels is adhered to the first subset of the plurality of corner gussets. A second subset of the plurality of corner gussets is adhered to a second of the plurality of side panels and a second of the plurality of outer panels is adhered to the second subset of the plurality of corner gussets. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001918 | CONTAINER WITH SEPARABLE COMPONENTS - The present disclosure relates to a container for holding an object with separate components, each similar in construction. In some embodiments, the components of the container may be substantially identical with one another. A first component of the container may include a coupling region that is identical and complementary to the coupling region of a second component of the container. Coupling the components with one another (e.g., press fit) forms an enclosure for the object. In some embodiments, fastening members of a coupling region of a container component may extend along a distance smaller than a mating perimeter, defined by identical and complementary coupling regions, that extends along a transverse plane defining two halves of the container enclosure. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001919 | A REINFORCED PALLET - The present invention discloses a pallet comprising a plurality of elongate base members ( | 2016-01-07 |
20160001920 | METHODS FOR PROTECTING A GROUND SURFACE FROM EXPOSURE TO MATERIAL THAT MAY BE SPILLED FROM OR LEAK FROM ONE OR MORE CONTAINERS - Methods for protecting a ground surface from exposure to material that may be spilled from or leak from one or more containers, which includes setting up a portable spill containment system that includes at least one grate for supporting the one or more containers. The grate includes a plurality of drain holes. The portable spill containment system includes a flexible bag configured to contain spills or leakage from the one or more containers that pass through the drain holes of the grate. In one embodiment, the portable spill containment system includes a plurality of pedestals that support the at least one grate. In another embodiment, the portable spill containment system includes an interconnected grid structure formed of separate and distinct spaced apart beams. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001921 | PALLET CONTAINER - A pallet container for storing and for transporting liquid filling materials includes a base pallet, a lattice frame fastened thereon and made of metal bars, and a fabric cover suspended in the lattice frame for accommodating a liquid-tight inliner for receiving the liquid filling material. The fabric cover and the inliner with preassembled filling and removal fitting is provided in the delivery state as a separately premanufactured, flat-folded package in the form of a modular unit which can be exchanged only as a complete modular unit. To bring the pallet container into a use-ready state, the unfolded fabric cover is fastened by straps to the upper lattice frame, and the removal connection piece of the filling and removal fitting is fastened with an adapter plate to the lower area of the lattice frame by a snap/latching connection. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001922 | PALLET COVER SYSTEM - A system and method for a pallet cover system for covering and securing a load to a pallet, the pallet cover system comprising a cover sized to fit about and over a load on a pallet, a plurality of adjustable rods securable to the cover in a spaced apart arrangement, each of the plurality of adjustable rods being extendable between a first length and a second length so as to provide for a customizable coverage of the load by the cover, a plurality of clamp blocks securable to the pallet and to the plurality of adjustable rods, each of the plurality of clamp blocks having a first orifice formed in a top surface thereof and configured to interfit with a respective one of the plurality of adjustable rods, and at least one securing strap disposed along an exterior of the cover. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001923 | PROCESSES FOR MANUFACTURING A STRUCTURAL MEMBER - A fabrication machine is disclosed herein. In various aspects, the fabrication machine includes a brake adapted to mechanically cooperate with a wrapper to impart a longitudinal tension to the wrapper by controlling the force required to advance the wrapper, the wrapper comprised of a cellulose-based material. The brake is adjustable to allow selection of longitudinal tension in the wrapper, in various aspects. Various aspects may include a wrapper roll in mechanical cooperation with the brake, the wrapper being drawn from the wrapper roll as the wrapper is advanced. The fabrication machine secures the wrapper at the selected tension about the core to form a structural member, in various aspects. Methods of use of the fabrication machine are disclosed herein. This Abstract is presented to meet requirements of 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b) only. This Abstract is not intended to identify key elements of the apparatus and methods disclosed herein or to delineate the scope thereof | 2016-01-07 |
20160001924 | SUPPLY CONTAINER DEVICE - A supply container device is provided. The supply container device includes a plurality of containers and at least a connector. Each of the containers includes a neck and a body connected to the neck. The containers are arranged in an N*M array. N and M are a natural number. N is greater than or equal to 1 and M is greater than or equal to 2. The connector is disposed between two adjacent containers. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001925 | COVER FOR A BOTTLE WITH A RETENTION FEATURE - Disclosed is a cover for a bottle that includes a retention feature to allow a user to hold the bottle using a single digit of the user's hand once the cover is in place. Preferably the cover is designed so that it can be slipped over a bottle containing e-liquid for refilling of electronic cigarettes. The cover is a form fitting sleeve and permits visualization of the fluid level in the bottle through openings in the sleeve or by using a semi-transparent material for the sleeve. The retention feature, preferably, can be shaped into a loop shape by the user and allows a user to slip at least one digit through the retention feature thereby permitting the user to simultaneously hold the bottle and a cartridge, cartomizer or clearomizer in one hand and to use the other hand to fill the cartridge, cartomizer or clearomizer of the electronic cigarette with the e-liquid. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001926 | Non-Slip Grip for Spray or Dispenser Bottles - Non-slip grip ( | 2016-01-07 |
20160001927 | CONTAINERS WITH INSERTS - A container assembly for storing one or more arrays of flat elongate articles is provided. The assembly includes a container body having a base, a sidewall extending vertically from the base, a dispensing opening and an interior space. The container further includes a lid optionally linked to the container body by a hinge. The lid is configured to seat on the container body and cover the dispensing opening when the lid is closed. The assembly further includes an insert disposed within the interior space of the container body. The insert is adapted to hold at least one array of flat elongate articles in a generally vertical and optionally slightly slanted storage position. The insert includes a platform adapted to hold a first flat elongate article in an array higher than an adjacent second flat elongate article in the same array. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001928 | COVERING, PROTECTING, AND POSITIONING A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Technology associated with covering, protecting, and positioning portable electronic devices is described. In an example embodiment, a protective cover device includes a flap that is magnetically fastenable to a surface located on a backside of a portable electronic device. The protective cover device also includes a display protector attached to the flap and being positionable in a protective position to substantially cover a display of the portable electronic device. The display protector is articulatable to a position underneath a first side of the portable electronic device in which the flap and the display protector cooperatively prop up the portable electronic device in a landscape viewing position. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001929 | Reusable Multi-Purpose Bag Formed Of Nonwoven Fibrous Material - Described herein is a reusable, multi-purpose bag, comprising a flexible, resiliently deformable body comprising a first material and a second material. The first material has a first degradation temperature and an absorption ratio of at least two to one of absorbed water weight to bag weight. The first material forms an anterior panel and a posterior panel, and the anterior panel is coupled to the posterior panel to define a cavity therebetween. The second material has a second degradation temperature that is lower than the first degradation temperature, and at least a portion of the anterior panel is bonded to at least a portion of the posterior panel by the second material. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001930 | CHILD-RESISTANT RESEALABLE PLASTIC BAG SLIDER SYSTEM FIELD OF INVENTION - A container sealing system and a container feature said container sealing system are disclosed. Said container sealing system comprises one or more seals encompassing a container opening, wherein the one or more seals are interlockable or otherwise engageable to seal the container when activated; a first slider head comprising a male fitting coupled to the one or more seals; and a second slider head coupled to the one or more seals and opposing the first slider head, and comprising a female fitting for receiving and coupling the male fitting. Actuation of at least one of the slider heads such that the male fitting contacts the female fitting couples the one or more seals encompassing the container opening, sealing the container. The container sealing system may be child-resistant, may be resealable, and/or may comprise a tamper-indicating feature. The container comprising the container sealing system may be used for containing, storing, or transporting materials that are not suitable for handling or consumption by a child. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001931 | SCREW CAP LIDDED CONTAINER - A screw cap lidded container for laboratory use includes a container body defining a chamber, a tubular section of the container body that is connected at the rear to the chamber and has a container opening in the front and an external thread on the outer periphery of the tubular section. There is a circumferential first sealing surface on the tubular section and at least one first projection, which projects from the container body at a peripheral position of the tubular section, and a screw cap having an internal thread on the inner periphery that can be screwed onto the external thread with thread play, a second sealing surface on the screw cap can be brought into sealing contact with the first sealing surface, and at least one second projection, which projects at a peripheral position of the screw cap. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001932 | CASE INCLUDING A VESSEL AND PIVOTING COVER - A case including: a vessel, a cover mounted to be moved in rotation on the vessel via a hinge system which has a hinge axis and at least one hinge, wherein each hinge has a first portion which is fixedly joined to the vessel, a second portion) which is fixedly joined to the cover and a connector which assumes alternately an operating position in which the connector ensures the connection between the second portion and the first portion to allow for rotation of the second portion relative to the first portion about the hinge axis and, alternatively, a safety position in which the connector dissociates the second portion and the first portion. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001933 | CAPS AND CONTAINERS CONTAINING THE SAME - One aspect of the invention provides a cap comprising: a plane defining an opening and a slidable closure adapted and configured to seal the opening. The slidable closure includes: a projection extending above an external surface of the plane and a flexible seal coupled to the projection and located on an internal surface of the plane opposite the projection. The flexible seal includes: a connection portion coupled to the projection; a sealing portion having a profile that is complementary to a shape of the opening; and a flexible hinge adapted and configured to bias the sealing portion against the internal surface. Another aspect of the invention provides a container assembly including: a container and the cap as described herein coupled to the container. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001934 | MANWAY COVER - A manway cover assembly can be used to control access to the interior of a railroad tank car or other type of tank or structure. The manway cover assembly can have a tightening system, such as a screw tightening system and an attachment system. The attachment system can have a ledge configured to engage a flange that surrounds an opening. A cover can control access to the opening. The tightening system can secure the ledge to the flange and lock the cover over the opening. A manway cover assembly can also be used for selectively sealing an access passageway of a tank. The manway cover assembly can have an internal seal that remains sealed independent of movement between the cover and the opening within a set range of movement. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001935 | MANWAY COVER WITH SEAL - A manway cover assembly can be used to control access to the interior of a railroad tank car or other type of tank or structure. A manway cover assembly can also be used for selectively sealing an access passageway of a tank. The manway cover assembly can have an internal seal that remains sealed independent of movement between the cover and the opening within a set range of movement. The manway cover assembly can have a tightening system and a cover to control access to the opening. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001936 | CLOSURE ASSEMBLY FOR SQUEEZE BOTTLE COMPRISING A THERMOPLASTIC VALVE - A closure assembly includes a valve for containing a substance in a squeeze bottle, a multi-layer material for providing a valve for such a closure assembly, a method for providing such a multi-layer material and a method for providing such a closure assembly. The closure assembly includes a closure cap with a cap part and a body part, a valve arranged in the body part of the closure cap, and an induction element. The induction element is arranged in the closure cap body part for induction sealing a loop shaped peripheral section of the valve to a loop shaped attachment surface of the closure cap body part. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001937 | CHILD-RESISTANT PACKAGE - A child-resistant package comprises a carton and a tray removably slidably receivable in the carton with a releasable locking mechanism. A laterally displaceable locking tab is biased to extend outwardly from the tray, and the carton has an inner wall disposed interiorly of, spaced from and adjacent to an outer wall of the carton. A locking slot is formed in the inner wall for releasably receiving the locking tab and the outer wall has an inwardly depressible button adjacent the inner wall and in registration with the locking slot. When in registration with the locking slot, the locking tab moves into the locking slot, engaging an edge of the locking slot to resist withdrawal of the tray from the carton. Pushing the button inwardly pushes the locking tab out of the locking slot, enabling the locking tab to slide along the inner wall of the carton for withdrawing the tray. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001938 | ATTACHMENT TO A MECHANIC'S TOOLBELT - A cover for use with a pouch accessory to a toolbelt. The pouch accessory includes a pouch having a first opening into an interior of the pouch, and at least one sidewall defining the first opening. The first opening is configured to receive a worker's hand. The cover includes a deformable web anchored along its periphery to a frame. The web has a second opening that is smaller than the first opening. The frame is configured to be inserted into the first opening of the pouch. Together, the web and the frame are configured to completely close the first opening with only the second opening providing access to the interior of the pouch when the frame is inserted into the first opening of the pouch. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001939 | Container Closure With Tamper Evidence - A closure ( | 2016-01-07 |
20160001940 | PRODUCT PACKAGE SEAL WITH PEELABLE TAB - A product package for storing nutritional or pharmaceutical products includes a container having a body and an opening, a seal ( | 2016-01-07 |
20160001941 | LOW PROFILE SCOOP - A low profile scoop for dosing of powdered infant formula has a handle portion and a bowl with an open mouth and a closed underside. The bowl has a width that is relatively smaller than both its length and its depth, allowing it to be placed on its side in areas of relatively low head space. The scoop may be used in package for powdered infant nutrition including a tub defining a product containing space and a lid having limited head space. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001942 | LID, GAS CELL, SEALING METHOD FOR GAS CELL, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR LID, AND LID ARRAY SUBSTRATE - A sealing method for gas cell includes a bonding step of bonding a projection part to a substrate as a lid for sealing a gas cell, a positioning step of positioning the substrate with respect to a gas cell main body by inserting the projection part bonded to the substrate into an opening part provided in the gas cell main body, and a sealing step of sealing the gas cell main body by bonding the substrate and the gas cell main body by a sealing material in a positioned state. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001943 | TIE STRIPS - A high strength multiple-use cable tie ( | 2016-01-07 |
20160001944 | SECURING MECHANISM - A securing mechanism comprises a supporting column, an elastic piece, and a plurality of locking pieces. When the supporting column is inserted into a hole, at least one of the plurality of locking pieces is caught by or brought into pressure-contact with an outlet-side peripheral portion of the hole or an inner circumferential portion of the hole. The plurality of locking pieces form a plurality of arrays extending in a projection direction of the supporting column. The locking pieces included in each array of the plurality of arrays are aligned spaced apart from one another in the projection direction of the supporting column. The plurality of arrays comprise a first array and a second array; positions of the locking pieces in the first array are displaced from positions of the corresponding locking pieces in the second array in the projection direction of the supporting column. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001945 | HIGH STRENGTH BLIND INSTALLATION HOSE AND CABLE CLAMP RETAINER - A retainer has a first ratcheting receiver that engages a strap in a one way ratcheting relationship that allows a free end of the strap to be passed through the first ratcheting receiver and a shank to be thereby pulled toward the first ratcheting receiver but not drawn away therefrom. The first ratcheting receiver backs an extension post protruding from the retainer such that the shank is sized to pass through an opening in a wall but is prevented from being withdrawn from the opening when the retainer is urged against the wall such that the extension post occupies at least a portion of the opening. A second ratcheting receiver is affixed to the retainer and receives the free end of the strap for securing a load to the retainer after the shank has been urged toward the first ratcheting receiver to secure the retainer to the wall. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001946 | PACKAGING COMPRISING A FOOD PRODUCT - Packaging comprising a container having an open top and comprising a food product selected from vegetables, fruits and mushrooms, a film closing the open top of the container and being tightened over the food product to secure the food product in the container and so having contact areas with the food product. The film has a moisture vapour transmission rate (MVTR according to ISO 12572:2001, condition B at 1 bar, 38° C. and 50% relative humidity) of at least 350 g/m | 2016-01-07 |
20160001947 | LOAD CAPPING ARRANGEMENT - A load capping arrangement ( | 2016-01-07 |
20160001948 | PACKAGING SYSTEM, SLEEVE AND SLIDE CARD - A primary package ( | 2016-01-07 |
20160001949 | Reclosable Package with Anti Stake Latches - A reclosable package for an article may include a base with a planar floor defining an article-retaining cavity and raised sidewalls extending about the perimeter forming part of the article-retaining cavity with a cover with raised sidewalls coupled to the base configured to move between an open position and a closed position. The sidewalls may form a double wall about the perimeter of the base with a channel that remains open when the cover is disposed in the closed position. A plurality of projections extending from at least one sidewall of at least one of the cover and base and a plurality of notches in at least one sidewall of at least one of the cover and base keep the cover closed as the projections insert into the notches with a snap fit engagement. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001950 | EASY TEAR PACKAGE - A consumable product package assembly includes at least one consumable product and a package for enclosing the at least one product. The package includes an elongate body portion surrounding the product and a longitudinal seal extending at least partially along the length of the body portion. The seal has a pair of longitudinally spaced notches extending transversely to the distal edge of the seal. The notches define a grasping tab therebetween to initiate tearing of the body portion of the package transversely about the product. The body portion further includes at least one score location extending between the notches to weaken the package thereat to facilitate controlled tearing of the body portion. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001951 | PALLET CONTAINER - A pallet container for storing and for transporting a liquid filling material includes a base pallet, a lattice frame fastened thereon and made of metal bars, and a fabric cover suspended in the lattice frame and accommodating a liquid-tight inliner composed of a plastics film and/or metal foil for receiving the liquid filling material. The inliner arranged within the cube-shaped fabric cover is designed, for gas-assisted emptying, as a double chamber inliner with a rear chamber for blowing in compressed air or gas and a front chamber for receiving the liquid filling material. A film or foil separating wall located in-between avoids the sensitive filling material from directly contacting the blown-in compressed air. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001952 | AN ANTI-COUNTERFEIT PACKAGING - The present disclosure provides a multilayer cold-formable film carrying an image which comprises a first layer and a base layer laminated to the first layer and its preparation. The first layer comprises a peelable carrier, a coat of an ester acrylic based primer, a metallized layer, an adhesive coat embossed with an image of a pre-determined pattern. The present disclosure also provides a multi-layer cold-formed anti-counterfeit package. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001953 | WRAP AROUND CONTAINER - A wrap around container ( | 2016-01-07 |
20160001954 | Insulation housing and method for the production of an insulation housing - Proceeding from a state of the art from which double-walled insulation housings that are provided with supported vacuum insulation are already known, the invention proposes an improved insulation housing that is characterized in that first, a planar surface element ( | 2016-01-07 |
20160001955 | PILL DISPENSER AND SYSTEM - Pill dispensers including a housing, a bottom cap that engages an open bottom end of the housing, and a base that engages the bottom cap such that the bottom cap is spaced from the base. The bottom cap is adapted to facilitate movement of pills into a transport member, which is moveable with respect to the remainder of the bottom cap from a first position aligned with an upper opening in the bottom cap to a second position aligned with a lower opening in the bottom cap, through which a pill is dispensed. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001956 | STORAGE CONTAINER FOR AUTOMATED DISPENSING OF INDIVIDUAL MEDICAMENT PORTIONS - Described herein are methods and systems for automated dispensing of individual medicament portions. The systems can include a housing that encloses a receiving space having a bottom surface. A separation device may be provided and arranged on the bottom surface with at least one channel to receive at least one medicament portion. At least one channel may have an opening facing the receiving space and an opening facing the bottom surface. The opening facing the bottom surface may be associated with a contact area on the bottom surface, over which contact area the medicament portions may be guided upon a movement of separation device. At least one recess may be arranged in the bottom surface outside of the contact area to receive contamination particles present in the container. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001957 | Child Resistant Cover for Oral Dosage Forms - A child resistant safety device for an oral dosage form including a handle having a proximal end and a distal end to which an oral dosage form is mounted either directly or indirectly; a cover that moves with respect to the handle, or vice versa, for selectively shielding the oral dosage form; and a releasable locking mechanism that is moveable between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration. In the locked configuration, the releasable locking mechanism is configured to prevent movement of the safety device to a deployed configuration in which the oral dosage form is exposed, and, in the unlocked configuration, the releasable locking mechanism is configured to permit movement of the safety device to the deployed configuration. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001958 | ORALLY OPERABLE DISPENSER AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A dispenser for pills, candy or other items includes one or more pods that are configured to hold an item, such as a pill, a piece of candy or the like, to be inserted into an individual's mouth and to enable the individual to remove the item by squeezing the item out of the pod with his or her mouth or otherwise. Such a dispenser may be configured to be worn by an individual or secured to an object that is readily accessible to an individual or his or her mouth. Methods for providing, dispensing and taking (i.e., consuming) items, such as pills or candy, are also disclosed. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001959 | DISPENSER - A canister and replaceable and disposable cartridge for use in a dispenser for dispensing a dry, pourable material and method of producing the replaceable and disposable cartridge is disclosed. The dispenser comprises a canister body, a replaceable and disposable cartridge having flexible membrane seal received within the canister body, a pouring spout cap attached to an open end of the canister body, the pouring spout cap movable between an open position and a closed position wherein the pouring spout cap seals the open end of the canister body, a pouring spout, and a pierce pin depending from a lower surface of the pouring spout cap providing communication between the replaceable and disposable cartridge and the pouring spout via a discharge chamber. The replaceable and disposable cartridge is prefilled with a predetermined quantity of the dry, pourable material and is fabricated and sealed with biodegradable materials. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001960 | CONTAINER COVER WITH POUR SPOUT AND SPOON - A container cover with pour spout and spoon. The cover includes a rim, and a top wall within the rim. An aperture extends through the top wall. A slider is mounted to the top wall and moves between an open and a closed position. In the open position the aperture may be used as a pour spout. The slider may be removed to use as a spoon within the aperture. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001961 | Low Bulk, Center-Pull Bag Dispenser with End-Forms - A dispensing package for plastic bags provides a core-less roll supporting on its outer surface a shrink-wrap sleeve providing the walls of the package. Upper and lower end forms being relatively more rigid than the shrink-wrap sleeve may be placed against the upper and lower edges of the core-less roll to provide improved robustness in shipping and package aesthetics. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001962 | DISPENSING ADAPTOR FOR ONE-COMPONENT POLYURETHANE FOAM - A dispensing adaptor for one-component polyurethane foam, which is coupled to a valve stem of a polyurethane pressurized container, the dispensing adaptor including: a tubular main adaptor body coupled to the valve stem and introducing polyurethane foam out of the pressurized container; a stem coupling portion formed at one end portion of the adaptor main body and coupled to and communicating with the valve stem; a discharging pipe extended from the other end portion of the adaptor main body; a stationary lever formed integrally with and extended from an outer wall of the adaptor main body; and an extended lever curvedly extended from the stationary lever along a lengthwise direction of the pressurized container, and making the valve stem be inclined to open with respect to an axial direction. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001963 | Inner Frame - An inner frame ( | 2016-01-07 |
20160001964 | A Package Box Device for Liquid Crystal Panels - The present disclosure discloses a package box device for liquid crystal panels, comprising a rectangular box for accommodating liquid crystal panels, wherein an inside surface of said rectangular box is an inclined inside surface, and an inside surface opposite to said inclined inside surface of said rectangular box is provided with a detachable member; and wherein said detachable member is constructed so that after said detachable member is installed, said detachable member protrudes toward said inclined inside surface to fix liquid crystal panels to be transported; and after said detachable member is detached, the upper opening of said rectangular box becomes larger to facilitate removal of said liquid crystal panels out of said rectangular box. The liquid crystal panels can be fixed well in the device during transportation process, and can be removed from the device more easily when necessary. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001965 | Improved Industrial Packaging For Packaging And Transport Of Multiple Glass Plates Or Related - “IMPROVED INDUSTRIAL PACKAGING FOR PACKING AND TRANSPORT OF MULTIPLE GLASS PLATES OR RELATED,” more precisely it is the industrial packaging ( | 2016-01-07 |
20160001966 | Reclosable Wiper Blade Package - A reclosable wiper blade package for holding a beam-type wiper blade having a wiper blade adapter-receiving cradle of a blade receiving cavity formed in one of a pair of package halves that is configured for snap fit engagement with an adapter of the wiper blade releasably retained in the blade receiving cavity. The cradle can also be configured to locate and orient arms of the wiper blade so they engage a corresponding blade arm seat in a substantially straightened condition orienting the blade on its side. One or both package halves are formed with elongate ribs that can define package sidewalls that can even form at least part of the blade receiving cavity that can have spaced apart rib-strengthening gussets where rib width is narrowed or constricted. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001967 | A PORTION PACKAGE FOR FOODSTUFF SUCH AS BUTTER - The invention relates to an individual portion package containing butter, soft cheese or other foodstuff intended for spreading on a piece of bread or the like. The package includes a closed container ( | 2016-01-07 |
20160001968 | Portion Capsule and Method for Producing a Beverage By Means of a Portion Capsule - The invention relates to a portion capsule for producing a beverage, comprising a capsule body, which has a capsule bottom and a lid, wherein a cavity for accommodating a powdery or liquid beverage substrate or food substrate is formed between the capsule bottom and the lid and wherein a filler element is arranged in the cavity. The invention further relates to a method for producing a portion capsule and a method for producing a beverage. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001969 | DRIP BAG - A drip bag with hook members adhered to the outer surfaces of two opposing-face sheets of a bag body is configured to increase the area of an opening of the bag body and stabilize the shape of the opening. A drip bag has a body formed of a water-permeable filtering sheet, an upper end to be opened, and hook members formed of a thin plate-shaped material and provided on outer surfaces of two opposing-face sheets of the bag body. The hook member includes: an upper-stuck part adhered to the bag body along the opening; a center part below the upper-stuck part at the center in the width direction thereof and formed so as not to be pulled out from the bag body; and a hook part not adhered to the bag body. First oblique folding lines and second oblique holding lines are formed on the upper-stuck part by respective angles. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001970 | Packs for Preparing Beverages - A pack in which a food or beverage ingredient is stored and in which a beverage is produced when water is introduced inside is disclosed, along with methods of production and use thereof. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001971 | Self-Nesting Wavy Surface - A surface is presented that, when interposed with an identically configured surface, automatically aligns and positions the two surfaces together. The surface is comprised of a set of contoured waves arranged on and around intersecting axes and on and around the perimeter of a plain or surface in such a way that the high points or peaks in one surface are matched by low points or troughs at mirroring locations on the interposed surface. One application of an embodiment of the invention is the use of the surface on a hub for a packaging container. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001972 | INSPECTION PORT FOR INSULATED TANK CAR - An inspection port is provided for allowing inspection of an insulated tanker. The insulated tanker may include a tank shell configured for containing a fluid, and a jacket disposed at least partially around, and spaced from, the tank shell to define a volume between the tank shell and the jacket. An insulation layer may be disposed between the tank shell and the jacket. An inspection port may include an opening formed in the jacket. The inspection port may provide access to at least a portion of an exterior of the tank shell. A cover plate may be disposed over the inspection port, and may be mechanically fastened relative to the jacket. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001973 | TRASH RECEPTACLE GARBAGE BAG DISPENSER - A trash receptacle capable of receiving and dispensing garbage bags. The receptacle may include a compartment enclosed by walls of the trash receptacle, the compartment being the enclosure for receiving trash, two parallel and planar horizontal bars or rods within the compartment, with the bars or rods being structurally configured to receive and dispense garbage bags. The receptacle may also have a lid over the compartment, the lid providing access into the compartment. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001974 | Device and Method of Microbiology Waste Containment - A microbiology waste containment apparatus and method are provided to prevent toxic slide staining chemicals from being dumped down a drain during slide staining and thus entering publicly owned water treatment works. A primary containment vessel is provided having side walls and an open top area, and a funnel is provided in communication with the open top area. A secondary containment vessel is in fluid communication with the funnel. When microbiology waste is generated above the open top area, the microbiology waste is collected by the funnel and conducted to the secondary containment vessel. The secondary vessel may be disposed internally to the primary vessel, or it may be external to the primary vessel. In the case of the internal secondary vessel, the entire apparatus may be portable and thus appropriate for field or military work. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001975 | BAG STAND - A bag stand includes at least two side panels, each side panel having a top end, a bottom end, and two adjacent side ends, each side panel connected to at least one adjacent side panel, the side panels forming the bag stand having a top end and a bottom end, the bag stand defining a top opening, a bottom opening, and an interior, the top opening sized to accept a refuse bag; and at least one connection mechanism included on each of at least two side panels for connecting to at least one adjacent side panel. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001976 | STORAGE SHELF - A storage shelf reduces vibration while maintaining load-carrying capacity and includes placement units on which a FOUP is placed, and a frame unit that supports the placement units. The placement units include frames that are arranged on the frame unit with first elastic bodies interposed therebetween, and a shelf plate that is arranged on the frames with second elastic bodies interposed therebetween and is configured to place thereon the FOUP. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001977 | TOILET REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL TRAY - A toilet removal and disposal tray ( | 2016-01-07 |
20160001978 | DIVERTING CONVEYOR WITH MAGNETICALLY DRIVEN MOVERS - A conveyor and method for moving articles across a conveying surface using electromagnetically operated movers in a conveyor belt. The movers are retained in tracks in the conveyor belt. A magnetic field source produces a magnetic field that varies across the width of the belt. The magnetic field interacts with electrically conductive material, ferromagnetic material, or permanent magnets in the movers to propel the movers and divert articles engaged by the movers across the belt. Movers with retractable pushers fold down at the sides of the belt to allow articles pushed by other movers to pass over and off the side of the belt. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001979 | BELT-ON-BELT DRIVES FOR STEEPLY-SLOPED PORTIONS OF LONG CONVEYORS - A conveyor system, at least a portion of which may traverse a continuous slope sufficiently steep such that tensile forces associated with overcoming the effects of the slope are several times larger per unit length of run than tensile forces per unit length of run due to main frictional resistance of the conveyor system, may include a belt-on-belt drive. The belt-on-belt drive may include at least one internal belt configured to operably engage the carry belt of the conveyor system so as to frictionally drive the carry belt over the sloped run. The longitudinal stiffness of the at least one internal belt may be at least twice the external belt's longitudinal stiffness. At the portion of the external belt driven by the at least one internal belt, the rate of tension rise in the external belt may be configured to be approximately zero or a modestly higher rate. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001980 | OSCILLATING CONVEYOR - An oscillating conveyor including an oscillating rail, on which goods can be conveyed in the direction of a first position on the oscillating rail by oscillation of the oscillating rail, and also including at least one excitation element for exciting the oscillation. The excitation element is an ultrasonic transducer which is coupled to the oscillating rail at the first position and via which the oscillating rail can be excited into oscillating at the first position in dependence on a control signal supplied by a control device. The oscillating conveyor has at least one damping element and/or the oscillating rail itself is formed from an oscillation-damping material so that the oscillation amplitude decreases along the oscillating rail as the distance from the first position increases. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001981 | Measuring Container Supplying Device - An alignment transfer section ( | 2016-01-07 |
20160001982 | Conveyor Belt Cleaner - In accordance with one aspect, a cleaner for a conveyor belt is provided having a scraper blade for engaging a conveyor belt traveling in a downstream direction and a rigid fulcrum member extending laterally transverse to the downstream direction. The cleaner includes a blade mount member having an upper arm portion connected to the scraper blade, an intermediate portion spaced upstream from the rigid fulcrum member, and a lower arm portion extending from the intermediate portion, under the rigid fulcrum member, and downstream beyond the fulcrum member. The cleaner has a resilient support for the blade mount member configured to allow the blade mount member to resiliently rock about the rigid fulcrum member as the scraper blade is impacted during conveyor belt operations. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001983 | ARTICLE ALIGNMENT APPARATUS FOR ALIGNING ARTICLE ON CONVEYOR - An article alignment apparatus includes an interval setting unit configured to specify a distance between articles aligned along a movement direction of a conveyor, a movement amount acquisition unit configured to acquire a movement amount of a placement portion of the conveyor from a detector, a virtual target generation unit configured to generate a virtual target which serves as a reference in positioning the article on the placement portion, before a robot executes a placement operation of the article, and a placement operation execution unit configured to place the article within the virtual target by tracking the virtual target moving together with the conveyor based on information detected by the detector. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001984 | DEVICE FOR THE GAPLESS TRANSFER OF UNFILLED TUBES TO A CONVEYOR BELT - In a transfer device for the transfer of thin-walled tubes to a transport device comprising a continuously conveying supply device for the individual supply of product units supplied from a production line, and a transport device with a conveyor belt that comprises a multitude of product receiving elements; it is provided that the supply device comprises a transfer control unit that is configured in such a manner that it matches the speed of the conveyor belt to a predetermined conveyance speed of the supply device so that a product unit to be transferred, having been delivered at the end of the product guide, lands precisely on the first free product receiving element in the direction of conveyance; and that the transfer device comprises a suction device for producing a suction vacuum, wherein for the transfer of a product unit, which has been supplied by the supply device, to the conveyor belt several product receiving elements that are situated in the transfer region of the transfer device can be operated with the suction vacuum of the suction device so that the product unit to be transferred is held and stabilized in the transfer region in the product receiving element by means of the suction vacuum both during landing and during onwards transfer. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001985 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ARTICLE FEEDER OPERATION - Embodiments of a system and method for shingulating, singulating, and synchronizing articles in an article feeder system are disclosed. The article feeder system may include a shingulating device configured to receive a stack of articles and to produce a positively lapped stack of articles, a plurality of picking devices configured to pick one or more articles from the positively lapped stack of articles and to produce one or more singulated articles, and one or more synchronization devices configured to deliver the one or more singulated articles to one or more sorter windows. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001986 | INSTALLATION DE TRANSPORT DE RECIPIENTS - An installation for transporting containers having necks, the installation comprising an intermediate rotary platform provided in its periphery with slots each having a jaw mounted in the vicinity thereof in order to pivot between a closed position and an open position. Each jaw is provided with blocking means for blocking it in each of its positions, and includes a first contact surface projecting into the slot when the jaw is in the open position in such a manner that when the neck is inserted into the slot it pushes against the first contact surface and brings the jaw into the closed position, and a second contact surface facing the slot when the jaw is in the closed position in such a manner that when the neck is discharged from the slot it pushes against the second contact surface and brings the jaw into the open position. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001987 | Installation for transporting containers - An installation for transporting containers, the installation comprising a rotary platform ( | 2016-01-07 |
20160001988 | ADHESIVE BIN AND METHOD OF STORING AND MOVING ADHESIVE PARTICULATE TO AN ADHESIVE MELTER - An adhesive bin ( | 2016-01-07 |
20160001989 | Methods of Storing and Moving Proppant at Location Adjacent Rail Line - A method of delivering proppant to a well site has the steps of transporting a load of proppant in a vessel to a desired location, moving the load, of proppant from the vessel into a container so as to create a proppant-loaded container, unloading the proppant-loaded container into a pneumatic bulk trailer, and transporting the unloaded proppant in the pneumatic bulk trailer to well site. The container is placed onto a bed of a truck and moved in proximity to the vessel. The proppant-loaded container is placed onto a tilting mechanism and then tilted so that the proppant is discharged through a flow gate of a container into a hopper. The proppant in the hopper can then be conveyed to the pneumatic bulk trailer. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001990 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LAYERED STACKING A SUPPORT - A device and method for automatically stacking packages on a roll container in a predetermined spatial arrangement for forming a stack, comprising at least one feed conveyor which arranges the individual packages in a predetermined order; a lifting and lowering unit for lifting and lowering of the roll container in the Y-direction; at least one sliding plate and one pusher in order to transport the packages in the Z-direction to the predetermined position in the stack; moveable journals being provided in order to separate the lateral walls of the roll container. In a particular embodiment the journals are arranged on rotating disks. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001991 | System and Method for Automated Truck Loading - An automatic case loader for loading product in a trailer is disclosed. A mobile base structure provides a support framework for a drive subassembly, conveyance subassembly, an industrial robot, a distance measurement sensor, and a control subassembly. Under the operation of the control subassembly, product advances through a powered transportation path to an industrial robot which places the product within the trailer. The control subassembly coordinates the selective articulated movement of the industrial robot and the activation of the drive subassembly based upon the distance measurement sensor detecting objects within a detection space, dimensions of the trailer provided to the control subassembly, and dimensions of the product provided to the control subassembly. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001992 | Transport Device For Article Transport Boxes - A transport device for article transport boxes for storing or sorting stacked box-type pallets has four vertically movable gripping columnar members on a transporting traveling body horizontally travelable on an upper side of a storage area. The gripping columnar members have an angular shape in cross section and have gripping faces pressure-contacted to both sides of each corner of an article transport box. An elevating drive means and a gripping drive means of the gripping columnar members are provided to the transporting traveling body. The gripping drive means moves at least three gripping columnar members of the four gripping columnar members horizontally between a retracting position of being away outside from each corner of the article transport box, and a gripping position of gripping the article transport box via the four corners thereof by way of the four gripping columnar members. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001993 | PROGRAMMABLE PAPER TRAY AND ELEVATOR SETTINGS - Devices include a platform having a media side that supports sheets of media. The platform moves in a direction perpendicular to the surface upon which the devices rests between a home position and a plurality of paper supply positions located in an upward direction from the home position. A user interface displays a first reload option that, when selected, lowers the platform to the home position for reloading the sheets of media onto the platform. The user interface also displays an accessibility option for reloading the sheets of media onto the platform that, when selected, lowers the platform to an accessibility position that is in the upward direction relative to the home position. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001994 | FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A feeding apparatus includes a stacking member provided to a feeding cassette, a feeding member, a contact portion provided on a regulating member provided on the feeding cassette, a movement unit, and a switching unit. The movement unit raises the feeding member when the feeding cassette is pulled out and lowers the feeding member when the feeding cassette is inserted. The switching unit switches a positional relationship between the feeding and stacking member. After the feeding member is lowered and before the feeding member performs a sheet feeding operation, the switching unit switches the relationship to the second positional relationship from the first. When a stacked sheet amount is equal to or more than a predetermined amount, the contact portion is disposed in contact with the stacked sheets and when the amount is smaller than the predetermined amount, the contact portion is disposed not in contact with the stacked sheets. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001995 | PAPER FEED TRAY - A paper feed tray includes: a tray main body which holds a sheet such that the sheet can be fed in a predetermined paper feed direction; and a regulation plate which can be moved in a side direction perpendicular to the paper feed direction and which regulates the position of the held sheet in the side direction. In the tray main body, a first engagement tooth row and a second engagement tooth row whose engagement teeth are aligned in the side direction are provided so as to be opposite each other, and the first engagement tooth row is higher than the second engagement tooth row. In the regulation plate, an engagement member is provided which can be moved in the direction of height of the engagement tooth rows and which engages with the engagement tooth rows to reduce the movement of the regulation plate in the side direction. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001996 | WEB ROLL HANDLING & LOADING SYSTEM - A web roll handling and loading system and methods employ hubs positioned on opposing sides of a roll of web material wound on a hollow tubular core. Hub faces have an annular shape configured to be seated in respective ends of the hollow tubular core. The hubs are pivotably supported for pivoting between an operational position and a deflected position. The roll of web material is loaded on the hubs by lifting it from beneath the hubs to deflect the hub faces arcuately upward, then lowering the roll to allow the hub faces to pivot downward and become seated in the ends of the hollow tubular core. Alternatively, the roll is loaded into a pick-up tool by lowering the pick-up tool downward to the roll so the hubs deflect arcuately upward, then raising the tool so the hubs pivot downward and become seated in the hollow tubular core. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001997 | REWINDING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ROLLS OF WEB MATERIAL - The rewinding machine includes a first winding cradle, formed between a first winding roller, a second winding roller and a third winding roller and a second winding cradle formed between the first winding roller, the second winding roller and a fourth winding roller. The first winding roller and the second winding roller define a nip through which nip the winding cores, around which the web material is found, pass and the web material is fed towards a roll being formed in the second winding cradle. A severing member is furthermore provided, acting on the web material between a winding core and the nip, to sever the web material thus generating a tail edge of a completed roll and a leading edge of a new roll to be wound. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001998 | CONVEYANCE PATH FORMING BODY AND CONVEYING MACHINE - A conveyance path forming body includes: a first surface that is disposed on an opposite side of a sheet to a processing unit disposed on a side of one surface of the sheet being conveyed along a conveyance path to perform processing on the one surface; and a second surface that is disposed at a downstream of the first surface in a conveying direction of the sheet so as to be more distant from the processing unit than a hypothetical extension surface of the first surface. | 2016-01-07 |
20160001999 | Tape Dispenser - A tape dispenser with an ellipsoid shaped handle providing an optimized grip handle in a parallel axis with the tape spool axis. The ellipsoid shaped handle of the present invention provides an optimized grip angle orientation for directly dispensing packaging tape. The ellipsoid shaped handle of the present invention provides greater freedom of angular movement, articulation, and force application while providing improved weigh distribution of the working components (handle, tape spool, and cut off device). The tape dispenser is comprised of: a u-shaped main body and arm, which are attached to a plurality of interior components removeably affixed between them by a plurality of screws. Interior components are a stem, small support, large support, blade, roller, cushion handle, tape end guide, blade, burnisher, and platen. The u-shaped main body defines a base structure for the dispenser to sit solidly on top of a flat, horizontal surface. | 2016-01-07 |
20160002000 | SHEET PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a sheet processing device including a first teeth portion, a second teeth portion that clamps and binds a sheet bundle with the first teeth portion, a first support portion supporting the first teeth portion, a shaft, and a second support portion supporting the second teeth portion. The second support portion includes first and second arm members integrally supported to be capable of swinging around the shaft between a binding position in which the second teeth portion clamps and binds the sheet bundle with the first teeth portion and a standby position in which the second teeth portion is apart from the first teeth portion. The second arm member is provided over the first arm member so as to cover a part of the first arm member. | 2016-01-07 |
20160002001 | SHEET POST-PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet post-processing device includes a tray, an evacuating member, a regulating member mounted on the tray, and a feed mechanism. The tray can receive sheets thereon. The evacuating member temporarily evacuates, from a conveyance path, sheets being conveyed, stacks the evacuated sheets into a pile, and conveys the pile of sheets onto the tray through the conveyance path. The feed mechanism includes a spongy elastic member and moves the pile of sheets along the tray toward the regulating member. When stacking three or more sheets into a pile, the evacuating member performs the stacking such that, in the pile conveyed to the tray, an edge of each intermediate sheet protrudes toward the regulating member beyond an edge of an uppermost sheet and an edge of a lowermost sheet. | 2016-01-07 |
20160002002 | Post-processing apparatus and image forming system including the post-processing apparatus - A post-processing apparatus which can respectively balance the convenience of the user using a manual staple and convenience of the user using an online staple is provided. A finisher includes a stapler for performing predetermined post-processing on a sheet received and a control unit. The control unit switches between a first control mode which is allowed to perform predetermined post-processing on the sheet received from an image forming apparatus and a second control mode which is allowed to perform predetermined post-processing on the sheet received not via the image forming apparatus. In addition, the control unit controls the switching such that the second control mode is switched to the first control mode after a lapse of a first predetermined period. | 2016-01-07 |
20160002003 | ANGULAR WINDING - A method for winding can include dereeling a wire from a dereeler onto an object. The method can include rotating the object to wind the wire on the object at an angle offset from perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the object. The method can include an axis of rotation of the rotating object that is non-collinear with the longitudinal axis of the object. The method can include a winding point on the object that remains orthogonally stationary with respect to the axis of rotation. | 2016-01-07 |
20160002004 | MEASURING WEIGHT OF A COMPARTMENT - Disclosed a load measurement system ( | 2016-01-07 |
20160002005 | ELEVATOR SAFETY CIRCUIT - An elevator safety circuit includes a plurality of relays; safety logic for monitoring status of the plurality of relays, the safety logic generating an output signal in response to the status of the plurality of relays; and a processor controlling operation of an elevator drive in response to the output signal; wherein at least one of the relays is a forced guided relay and at least one of the relays is other than a forced guided relay. | 2016-01-07 |
20160002006 | ELEVATOR CORD HEALTH MONITORING - A method of fault detection of a belt or rope includes interconnecting a plurality of cords of the belt or rope, the cords including a plurality of wires, to form a bridge circuit. A fault detection bridge circuit is subjected to a voltage excitation and outputs a voltage which is indicative of the belt or rope damage but remaining insensitive to other environmental noises. | 2016-01-07 |
20160002007 | WOOD CHIPPER HOOK - A hook for use in a wood chipper having a winch including a winch line, the hook being intended for use in securing the winch line to a load of branches, brush or logs so that the load can pulled by the winch line toward a feed mechanism in the wood chipper. The cutter blades in the wood chipper are made of steel. The hook comprises a unitary structure. The material from which the hook is made is selected from the group consisting of tin, glass fiber reinforced polymer, carbon fiber reinforced polymer, wood, ceramic, zinc alloy, lead and combinations thereof. The unitary structure in one version of the invention has a head portion, a neck portion extending down from the head portion and at least one arm extending out from the bottom of the neck portion and curving upward and inward toward the direction of the neck portion. In another version of the invention the unitary structure has a back wall portion, a front wall portion having an upper portion and a lower portion spaced from the upper portion, a top wall portion having a pair of openings and a bottom portion. | 2016-01-07 |