02nd week of 2018 patent applcation highlights part 18 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20180009528 | REMOTE FORENSIC INVESTIGATION - A method includes dispatching a drone to a site. The drone includes audio/visual equipment. The method includes logging a plurality of timestamped locations of the drone and receiving, from the audio/visual equipment, site data captured by an on-site operator of the audio/visual equipment. The method includes correlating a portion of the site data with at least one of the timestamped locations of the drone. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009529 | MICRO HYBRID GENERATOR SYSTEM DRONE - An unmanned aerial vehicle comprising at least one rotor motor. The rotor motor is powered by a micro hybrid generation system. The micro hybrid generator system comprises a rechargeable battery configured to provide power to the at least one rotor motor, a small engine configured to generate mechanical power, a generator motor coupled to the small engine and configured to generate AC power using the mechanical power generated by the small engine, a bridge rectifier configured to convert the AC power generated by the generator motor to DC power and provide the DC power to either or both the rechargeable battery and the at least one rotor motor, and an electronic control unit configured to control a throttle of the small engine based, at least in part, on a power demand of at least one load, the at least one load including the at least one rotor motor. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009530 | Aircraft installation arrangement and installation system for mounting an overhead luggage compartment - An installation arrangement comprising a first carrier element configured to fasten an overhead luggage compartment thereto. The first element includes a main body comprising a tubular opening, a barrel-shaped component arranged inside the tubular opening, the component comprising a through hole extending substantially perpendicular to a component longitudinal axis, and a fastener to fasten a portion of the overhead luggage compartment to the main body of the first carrier element. A second carrier element of the arrangement is a rotary joint connectable to an installation rail, the rotary joint being movable around a longitudinal axis of the installation rail and an axis perpendicular to that longitudinal axis. The installation arrangement also comprises a rod configured to be coupled with the second carrier element and to fit inside the through hole, wherein the rod is connectable to the first carrier element when the rod is arranged inside the through hole. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009531 | LAVATORY, FIRST CLASS, AND BUSINESS CLASS SEAT INTEGRATION - Described are aircraft cabin arrangements ( | 2018-01-11 |
20180009532 | AIRCRAFT COCKPIT MODULE, AIRCRAFT COMPRISING SUCH A MODULE AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING THE MODULE IN A COCKPIT - An aircraft cockpit module ( | 2018-01-11 |
20180009533 | METHOD OF AUTOMATIC POSITIONING OF A SEAT - A method of automatic positioning a seat in an apparatus comprising two cameras located on either side of the seat, each one in a position able to acquire images of a face of a user seated on the seat. The seat comprises at least one motor, each motor acting on a position of the seat along a predefined axis. The method comprises: for each camera: obtaining a position of a predefined image zone in which at least one eye of a user of the apparatus should be located; acquiring an image of a user seated on the seat; detecting at least one eye of the seated user in the image acquired; and obtaining a relative position between each eye detected and the predefined zone. By using each relative position obtained, at least one motor is actuated until each predefined zone contains at least one eye of the seated user. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009534 | JUMPSEAT, AND A VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH THE JUMPSEAT - A jumpseat having a carrier structure comprising at least one seat pan. The jumpseat comprises a mounting structure provided with at least two arms having at least one degree of freedom to move in rotation about a stowage axis, said carrier structure being hinged to each arm by a pivot arrangement, said pivot arrangement being hinged to each arm about a folding axis, the folding and stowage axes being parallel to each other, said pivot arrangement giving the carrier structure at least one degree of freedom to move in rotation relative to the arms about an elevation axis. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009535 | SEAT RAIL MOUNTING MEMBER - An aircraft assembly with first and second seat rails for interlocking with an aircraft seat, and a systems component mounting member interlocked with those seat rails. The mounting member has a first anchor member interlocked with the first seat rail and a second anchor member interlocked with the second seat rail. The assembly includes an aircraft systems component mounted on the mounting member. Existing seat rails or tracks of the aircraft can be used for attachment of support brackets for aircraft systems components. A novel way of using existing seat rails to provide anchorage points for systems brackets for systems components is disclosed. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009536 | BLEED FLOW EXTRACTION SYSTEM FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - An air cycle machine for extracting bleed air from a gas turbine engine of an aircraft is provided. The air cycle machine extracts a stream of low pressure bleed air and a stream of high pressure bleed air from a compressor section of the gas turbine engine. The air cycle machine includes a compressor that receives the stream of low pressure bleed air and a turbine that receives the stream of high pressure bleed air. The stream of high pressure bleed air is expanded as it drives the turbine, and the stream of low pressure bleed air is compressed by the compressor. The resulting streams of bleed air are substantially the same pressure, such that they may be merged using a junction into a combined bleed air stream having a temperature and pressure suitable for use by a variety of aircraft accessory systems, such as an environmental control system. The air cycle machine may further power or be powered from an electrical storage device or generator on the fan. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009537 | OZONE CONVERTER WITH ALTITUDE ACTIVATED ACTUATOR - An ozone converter includes an outer housing having an inlet and an outlet, a first channel disposed between the inlet and the outlet, and a bypass channel disposed between the inlet and the outlet and separated from first channel. The converter also includes a core disposed within the first channel and a bypass control mechanism that includes one more blocking elements that causes inlet air to pass through the first channel or the bypass channel based on an altitude of the ozone converter. The control mechanism includes a piston that moves between at least a first position and a second position and a bellows that controls a flow a pressurized air to the piston. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009538 | RUNBACK CONTROL - An ice protection system includes an aircraft surface and a gutter defined in the aircraft surface between raised rails. The gutter includes a mouth that narrows into a trailing portion of the gutter. The mouth is configured to channel water runback rivulets into the trailing portion of the gutter. The gutter can be a first gutter of a plurality of side by side gutters, each including a respective mouth narrowing into a respective trailing portion, wherein the gutters are separated from one another by respective rails. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009539 | MULTI-ROCKET PARACHUTE DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM - Techniques to deploy a parachute are disclosed. In various embodiments, a first projectile is configured to be propelled in a first direction, causing the parachute to be deployed. A second projectile configured to be propelled in a second direction is coupled to a line tethered to the parachute in such a way that a force in a direction opposite the first direction is applied to the line of the parachute when the second projectile is propelled in the second direction. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009540 | MULTIMODAL AIRCRAFT RECOVERY SYSTEM - A multi-modal aircraft recovery system is disclosed. In various embodiments, the system includes a first aircraft recovery parachute having a first set of physical attributes optimized for a first set of conditions and a second aircraft recovery parachute having a second set of physical attributes optimized for a second set of conditions different from the first. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009541 | POWERED AIRBAG FOR AEROPLANE'S VERTICAL FALL DURING AN ACCIDENT - The invention is about a powered airbag for planes in case of uncontrollable falling which makes the plane fall vertically with the head up. The invention includes the bonnet cover of the head | 2018-01-11 |
20180009542 | HELICOPTER HYBRID ENGINE SYSTEM - A helicopter may include a hybrid engine system including an internal combustion engine (e.g., a turbine engine) and an electric engine. The internal combustion engine and the electric engine being coupled to the rotor system and configured to separately or collectively operate the rotor system in response to a triggering event. In one aspect, a method for operating a rotor system of a helicopter may include receiving an indicator of a triggering event and actuating a non-active engine, one of the internal combustion engine or the electric engine, in response to receiving the triggering event. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009543 | AIRCRAFT ENGINE MOUNT COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE TRANSVERSE NUT AND AIRCRAFT COMPRISING THE SAID ENGINE MOUNT - An aircraft engine mount which comprises first and second parts connected by connecting elements and wherein one of the two connected parts comprises at least one transverse hole opening onto an access face of the part and into which there open at least two passage holes each intended to house a threaded shank of one of the connecting elements. The engine mount comprises a transverse nut which comprises at least two bodies joined together each having a tapped hole configured to engage with one of the threaded shanks. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009544 | ANTI-OVERPRESSURE FUEL TANK - The invention relates to a tank for receiving fuel, said tank comprising a venting system comprising a flap for closing an opening made in the tank, said flap being subjected to a float and mounted in a hinged manner in the tank so as to adopt a closed position, pushed by the float when the level of fuel in the tank reaches a certain threshold, and an open, venting position, driven by the float when the level of fuel is below said threshold. According to the invention, the flap comprises a valve controlled by means that can open the valve when the flap is in a closed position and the level of fuel is below said threshold. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009545 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS DURING A FLIGHT TEST - A test flight system includes a test aircraft, and an atmospheric conditions-detecting vehicle that is separate and distinct from the test aircraft. The atmospheric conditions-detecting vehicle is configured to be deployed during a test flight of the test aircraft to detect atmospheric conditions of an environment in which the test aircraft operates during the test flight. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009546 | DEVICE FOR ASSISTING THE PILOTING OF A ROTORCRAFT, AN ASSOCIATED DISPLAY, AND A CORRESPONDING METHOD OF ASSISTING PILOTING - A device for assisting the piloting of a rotorcraft in order to pilot a rotorcraft during an approach stage preceding a stage of landing on a rotorcraft landing area. Such a device includes in particular a camera for taking a plurality of images of the environment of the rotorcraft along a line of sight, looking at least along a forward direction Dx of the rotorcraft, and processor means for identifying in at least one image from among said plurality of images at least one looked-for landing area. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009547 | Laser Projected Engine Hazard Zone Systems And Methods - An aircraft engine hazard zone projection system is described that includes an engine having an engine inlet and an engine outlet, and engine housing, and a light-emitting system connected to the engine housing. The light-emitting system is configured to project light on a ground below the engine housing so as to form at least one predetermined hazard zone surrounding the engine. The at least one predetermined hazard zone identifies at least one of an area subject to an engine inlet suction force or an area subject to an engine outlet exhaust force. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009548 | AIRCRAFT LIGHT - A wingtip device | 2018-01-11 |
20180009549 | SYSTEMS FOR TRANSPORTING, DEPLOYING, AND DOCKING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES MOUNTABLE ON A GROUND VEHICLE - A housing for a ground vehicle-mountable aerial vehicle is provided. The housing includes a base portion defining a cavity and an opening leading into the cavity. The cavity is structured to receive an unmanned aerial vehicle therein. The cavity is configured so as to open upwardly when the housing is mounted on the vehicle. The housing also includes a drafting wall structured to extend from the base portion at a location forward of at least a portion of the cavity when the housing is mounted on the ground vehicle. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009550 | A System for Handling of Luggage or Parcel Items - A system for handling of luggage or parcel items comprises at least one cart with shelves, at least one item conveyor, such as a sorting conveyor or a luggage reclaim conveyor, and at least one item accumulation unit arranged in proximity to the conveyor. The item accumulation unit is configured as a buffer for storing a plurality of the items on a plurality of accumulation shelves. An item transfer structure is configured to transfer the plurality of the items from the sorting conveyor or from the shelves of the at least one cart into the item accumulation unit. Operation of item accumulation unit and/or the item transfer structure is controlled by a control system. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009551 | IMPULSE MOMENTUM PROPULSION APPARATUS AND METHOD - An impulse momentum propulsion apparatus includes a power source and a track arranged radially relative to a vertical axis with a proximal end of the track nearest the vertical axis and a distal end of the track farthest from the vertical axis, the track powered by the power source to rotate about the vertical axis. The apparatus further includes a mass constrained to move along the track and a linear actuator that moves the mass from the distal end of the track to the proximal end of the track when the primary mass arrives at the distal end of the track due to centrifugal force acting on the mass caused by the rotation of the track. A net reaction force acting on the track over a full rotation of the track includes a non-zero propulsive force component in a propulsion direction. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009552 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FILLING AN OPEN CONTAINER - An apparatus and method for compacting bulk material in an open container having a compacting device including a poker compactor, the poker compactor having an outer wall and being suitable to be inserted into an open container to cause the outer wall of the poker compactor to contact the bulk material and to degas and compact the bulk material in the open container. The outer wall of the poker compactor is at least partially formed by a gas-permeable, outer suction wall of a suction device and the poker compactor includes a vibration exciter to support degassing the bulk material by way of vibrating motion of the poker compactor generated by the vibration exciter. The vibration exciter is radially surrounded by a tube device and the suction wall surrounds the tube device. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009553 | CONTAINER-TREATMENT MACHINE - A method for treating kegs in a container-treatment machine includes passing a first keg through a first set of treatment stations on the container-treatment machine and passing a second keg through a second set of treatment stations on the container-treatment machine. The first and second sets depend on a condition of the first and second kegs. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009554 | VENT TUBE APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHODS WITH TRACEABLE CAP FOR VENT TUBE INTRUSION DETECTION - The present disclosure is directed to a non-traceable vent tube and a traceable vent tube cap apparatus, system and methods incorporating a traceable material such as a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag or a magnet for use in conjunction with a filling machine during container filling operations for a quicker and more accurate detection of the location of the non-traceable vent tube or the traceable vent tube cap after becoming detached from a filling machine during filling operations, and to increase the safety of the filling operation and reduce costs and time when a malfunction occurs. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009555 | METHOD FOR SEPARATING PORTIONS OF A FOOD MASS - A method for separating portions of a food mass ( | 2018-01-11 |
20180009556 | BUNDLING ARTICLE WITH ELASTIC LOOP AND COOPERATING TAG - A bundling article includes a stretchable portion and a tag portion. The stretchable portion includes a fastening opening having a first width. The tag portion overlaps the stretchable portion at an overlap area, wherein the stretchable portion and the tag portion are bonded together at the overlap area. The tag portion includes a notch, the notch including two opposed shoulders separated by a second width. The second width is substantially equal to or greater than the first width. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009557 | MULTIPACK HAVING ADHESIVELY BONDED CONTAINERS AND A CARRYING HANDLE - A pack includes at least four containers, each of which is in one of two container groups. Intragroup bonds hold containers in the same container group together. Intergroup bonds hold together the first and second groups. A carrying handle spans at least two containers from different groups. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009558 | APPARATUS FOR SEALING AN OPEN END OF A CONTAINER - An apparatus for sealing an open end of a package comprises a first longitudinally extending sealing jaw, bearing mounted on a first eccentric shaft rotatable around a first rotational axis, and a second longitudinally extending sealing jaw, bearing mounted on a second eccentric shaft rotatable around a second rotational axis, the second sealing jaw being parallel with the first sealing jaw. At least one motor drives rotation around the first and second rotational axis in opposite directions, wherein the first and the second sealing jaws oppose each other, and are allowed to oscillate between sealing and open positions by moving towards and away from each other. A first and second transversally extending guiding bar cooperate with the first and second eccentric shaft via guiding pins running in guiding grooves, such that transverse play between the first and the second eccentric shaft and the first and second sealing jaw is allowed. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009559 | YARD WASTE COLLECTION DEVICE - A yard waste collection device having an integral body, handle, and clamping means. The integral body has a planar surface and a continuous side. The continuous side has a large opening. Leaves and grass clippings can be raked or swept into the integral body and through the opening. A lawn or leaf bag, held in place by the clamping means, collects the leaves. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009560 | LABELLING DEVICE AND SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH DEVICE - A first aspect provides a labelling device for providing an object with a printed label. The device comprises a first transportation module, a labelling module comprising a label gripper and a gripper driving module for moving the gripper between a label pick-up position and a label application position, and a second transportation module. The labelling device further comprises a labelling processing unit arranged to instruct the first transportation module to transport the object to the labelling position, after transportation of the object to the labelling position, instruct the labelling module to have the gripper grip a label at the label pick-up position and transport the label to the label application position for application of the label to the object and after application of the label, instruct the second transportation module to transport the object away from the labelling position. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009561 | LABEL DISPENSING MACHINE - A label dispensing machine includes a label curving cover, and arched label output mechanism for outputting a continuous series of label strip to an inner side of the label curving cover where the lead end of the continuous series of label strip is curved by the label curving cover into an integral arch-shaped label. The label dispensing machine is disposed at one side of a film roll/bags-on-a-roll on a reel so that the arch-shaped label can be cut off and adhered to a cut-off lead end of the film roll/bags-on-a-roll and partially exposed to the outside of the tear line of the film roll/bags-on-a-roll easily for allowing the user to quickly find and lift the cut-off lead end of the film roll/bags-on-a-roll. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009562 | Labelling Apparatus And Method - This invention relates to application of labels from a supply of labels which are defined in sheet material and in which adjacent labels are joined together by a line of weakening to form a continuous label supply. The label sheet material is provided with a layer of adhesive which contacts with a backing layer to form the label supply. The leading label is provided with a leading edge portion detached from the backing layer from application at an application point to an article and the article and label feed movement are controlled such that the remainder of the label can be detached from the backing layer, and the line of weakening broken effectively and accurately and without the need for the sheet material of the label supply and/or backing layer to have a thickness to provide the level of rigidity or stiffness of the material which is conventionally required, thereby reducing material usage and wastage. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009563 | DISPENSING CONTAINER AND METHODS FOR DISPENSING PREDETERMINED AMOUNTS OF PRODUCT - A vessel configured to contain a powder, semi-solid or liquid product and to dispense predetermined amounts of the product. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009564 | REUSABLE PRODUCE CONTAINERS AND RELATED METHODS - Embodiments of foldable containers, such as foldable produce containers, and related sheets and methods. In some embodiments, a sheet may comprise at least two adjacent, parallel, side panels, one of which may comprise a bendable tab, and the other of which may comprise a cutout configured to receive the bendable tab. This may allow for temporarily maintaining the two panels in position during a folding process to facilitate additional folding steps during the process. In some embodiments, a container may comprise one or more strapping flaps configured to facilitate tensioning of strapping material for strapping together multiple containers. These strapping flaps may be configured to engage a strapping material and may allow a single person to more easily tension the strapping material to strap multiple containers together. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009565 | 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. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009566 | BEVERAGE CARTON DIVIDER - A beverage container to enable the manufacture and packaging of two flavors of juice or other liquid drinks. At present, the preference and favorite flavor of an individual consumer is not accommodated unless two or more products are purchased. This invention provides a cardboard or plastic divider panel that is incorporated into any existing cartons that overcomes these limitations by enabling a carton to be divided into two flavors. Each side of the beverage container has a spout for separate pouring the contents of that particular side. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009567 | STACK AND FOLD DAIRY SHELVES - A shelving system includes a plurality of collapsible containers stacked on one another and on a pallet or dolly. Each collapsible container includes a base and a pair of opposed side walls pivotably connected to the base and movable between an upright position and a collapsed position on the base. Each collapsible container further includes a rear wall pivotably connected to the base and movable between an upright position and a collapsed position on the base. The rear wall may include a pair of opposed flange portions with a lower central portion therebetween. A front wall is pivotably connected to the base opposite the rear wall and is movable between an upright position and a retracted position outward of the container. The pallet accommodates the stack of collapsible containers and has thin outer columns so that the shelving system can fit into existing store refrigerators. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009568 | DRIP STOPPER AND PACKAGING THEREFOR - A drip stopper for preventing the undesired falling of drops during pouring includes a substantially cylindrical wall having an insertion part for inserting into a bottleneck, and a pouring-out part. The wall has an axially parallel set-back in the form of a recess which extends over the axial length of the wall and makes is possible to adapt the drip stopper to bottlenecks of different widths. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009569 | Protective covers for upstanding containers of liquid - A protective cover that closely overlies an exterior surface of an upstanding container for holding liquid has integrally formed portions that are separately removable from the container. Each of two substantially adjacent removable cover portions preferably snugly wraps substantially adjacent surface areas of the container's exterior, and is releasably coupled by a narrow tear-off strip portion of the cover that also perimetrically wraps the container's exterior. One removable cover portion preferably helps to hold a cap in a closed orientation on the container's neck. Another removable cover portion preferably underlies a bottom part of the container's exterior surface, and thereby helps to hold the protective cover in place on the container. Yet another removable cover portion preferably wraps and grips a major part of the container's upstanding sidewall, and forms a disposable funnel when removed from the container's exterior. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009570 | BOTTLE CAP ACCESSORY - A bottle cap accessory includes a tubular body having a first end opposite a second end. The tubular body defines an opening at the second end. The bottle cap accessory includes a top surface integrally affixed to the first end and a character affixed to the top surface. The bottle cap accessory also includes an annular lip extending radially outward from the second end. The opening is adapted to receive at least a portion of a bottle cap. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009571 | SAFETY STORAGE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A storage system, comprising a body having a cavity therein configured to house one or more items, and an opening defined by the body and a panel configured to mate with the opening and prevent access to the cavity when the panel is in position; the system have a first level of security securing items stored in the cavity; a second level of security securing the body from a structure from which it is hung, and an third level of security disguising the storage system as a hanging piece of clothing. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009572 | ORIGAMI ENVELOPE - An origami envelope and a method of constructing the origami envelope are enclosed. The origami envelope is quadrilateral in shape. The origami envelope comprises a top layer having a front surface and a back surface opposite to the front surface, and a bottom layer having an exterior side and an interior side opposite to the exterior side. The top layer extends to the exterior side of the bottom layer over a portion of the top envelope side to form a closure flap at the exterior side of the bottom layer. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009573 | PACKAGING SHEET - A packaging sheet is described. The sheet comprises a first rigid component, a second rigid component, and a multilayer film. Each of the first rigid component and the second rigid component comprises styrenic polymer, aromatic polyester, aliphatic polyester, polypropylene homopolymer, or blends thereof. The multilayer film is a blown, coextruded film positioned between the first rigid component and the second rigid component and comprises (a) an outer layer, (b) a barrier component, and (c) an inner layer, where the barrier component is positioned between the outer layer and the inner layer. The first rigid component is coated on or laminated to a first surface of the multilayer film and the second rigid component is coated on or laminated to an opposing second surface of the multilayer film such that the sheet is not a fully coextruded sheet. Various embodiments of the sheet are also described. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009574 | PACKING BAG AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE PACKING BAG - A packing bag to store a stored article Z with tight seal by a welded sheet material | 2018-01-11 |
20180009575 | RIGID SHELL FOR A COMPRESSIBLE TUBE - The invention relates to a rigid shell ( | 2018-01-11 |
20180009576 | Lid For Container - An insulating container can be configured to retain a volume of liquid, and include a first inner wall having a first end having an opening extending into an internal reservoir, and a second outer wall forming an outer shell. The opening can be sealed by a closure, the closure having an upper portion with a handle that has a circular curvature equal to the cylindrical portion of the closure. The closure may also have a lower portion that is joined to the upper portion by an injection molded polymer element. The closure may also be in the form of “flip” type of closure such that the lid can be selectably opened or closed by the user by rotating a flip closure into either the opened or closed position. The closure may also be a two-part lid having a lower cap that may be configured to be removably-coupled to the container and an upper cap that may be configured to be removably-coupled to the lower cap. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009577 | VIAL WITH NON-ROUND SEAL - A moisture-tight, re-sealable container is disclosed having a lid and body. The lid and body have a non-round seal that is substantially moisture tight when the lid is seated on the body, admitting less than 1000 micrograms per day of water to a package. A reinforcement stiffens or reinforces at least a portion of the seal against inward deflection along an axis defined by the minor diameter when the lid is seated on the body. Optionally the reinforcement is at least one spline subdividing the reservoir. A method of making dispensers for objects of varying length to customize particular dispensers to dispense such objects of a particular length is also disclosed. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009578 | HINGE STRUCTURE - A hinge structure includes: a lower member which is to be attached to a container; an upper member which is to be attached to a lid; a rotary shaft connecting the lower member and the upper member to each other; and a link mechanism connecting the lower member and the upper member to each other at a position different from the position of the rotary shaft. The link mechanism includes a plurality of links pivotably connected to each other, and a spring mechanism of a torsion coil type configured to give spring force to the upper member in a direction in which the lid is opened. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009579 | LIDDED CONTAINER - In a container having a lid member coupled to a container body by a hinge, the lid member has a top panel, and an inner ring formed on the top panel, the inner ring being fitted to an inner peripheral surface of a sidewall of the container body in a closed state to seal the container body. The inner ring has an outer peripheral surface on which an outer peripheral surface projection is formed along a circumferential direction, and the container body has an inner peripheral surface on which an inner peripheral surface projection is formed along the circumferential direction, in the vicinity of an end portion of the sidewall. When closing the lid member, the outer peripheral surface projection contacts and slides over the inner peripheral surface projection to cause the lid member to be locked to the container body, with the inner ring sealing the container body. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009580 | SPOUT ASSEMBLY - Presented are a spout assembly, bottle and a method of forming. An exemplary spout assembly includes a tubular spout, the cylindrical spout having an endless wall defining a passage, the endless wall having a top open edge fluidly connecting the passage, a bottom open edge fluidly connecting the hollow passage, and at least three vertical ribs extending inwardly from the endless wall within the passage. The spout assembly further includes a tilted trough extending from the bottom open edge circumscribing the tubular spout, the trough having at least one opening located such that fluid flow is directed toward the at least one opening. The spout assembly still further includes a cylindrical side wall extending from the tilted trough. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009581 | Wash-free Air-Guiding Cover for a Paint Container - A wash-free air-guiding cover includes a cover having a body with a fixing seat disposed on a side thereof. A ventilation tube is disposed on the fixing seat and includes a ventilation hole intercommunicated with the other side of the body. An air guiding device is mounted to the fixing seat and includes a tube having first, second, and third air guiding spaces. The air guiding device further includes first and second sealing members and first and second flow guiding rods. Air flowing into the tube must flow zigzag through the first, second, and third air guiding spaces and between the first and second flow guiding rods and the second and third air guiding spaces, assuring smooth flow of air during the painting operation and avoiding the paint from leaking via the ventilation tube and the ventilation hole of the cover. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009582 | Child resistant safety cap with ring, lock and lever - A child resistant cap includes: (a) a main closure base; (b) an outer ring unit that functions as a safety collar; (c) a dispensing mechanism on the base; (d) an overcap. The base attaches to a top dispensing container and the horizontally rotatable ring unit is attached to the base. Alternatively, the outer ring unit is fixedly attached to the container. The overcap has protrusions and the ring has at least one corresponding cut out. There is a ring cut out gap lock and lever that prevents at least one protrusion from passing through a cut out gap, unless it is moved to a release position after alignment of the ring unit and overcap and the lever is pushed upwardly to release the lock and lift the overcap. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009583 | RUBBER STOPPER FOR MEDICINE CONTAINER AND MEDICINE-ACCOMMODATED MEDICINE CONTAINER USING THE SAME - A rubber stopper for a medicine container has a rubber stopper body and a coating layer directly applied to a surface exposed in the medicine container. The coating layer is more flexible than a forming material of the rubber stopper body. The said coating layer comprises a composition containing a silicone-based resin which comprises a condensate of a reactive silicone having a terminal silanol group, and wherein the condensate contains a siloxane bond derived from the silanol group. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009584 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN OBJECT WITH A BONDED ADHESIVE STRIP - A method for joining adhesive tape to an object includes providing a piece of adhesive material, the piece of adhesive material having an adhesive surface covered with a removable cover on a first side and a non-tacky surface on a second side. The method further includes placing the piece of adhesive material in a mold and extruding an extrudable material over the adhesive tape, the extrudable material contacting the non-tacky surface of the adhesive material in the mold. The method further includes molding an object in the mold from the extrudable material and bonding the non-tacky surface to the object, the bonding resulting from the heat of the extrudable material. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009585 | CARTON AND BLANK THEREFOR - A carton includes primary panels ( | 2018-01-11 |
20180009586 | PACKAGING WITH LAY-FLAT FLAPS - A package for an item is disclosed. The package includes an outer box and a first insert panel. The outer box includes a base panel and a first flap extending from the base panel. The first flap is configured to open and close the package. The first insert panel is disposed within the outer box. The first insert panel has a first end attached to the first flap and a second end disposed over the base panel. The first insert panel is configured to support an item within the package. The first insert panel is configured to move relative to the base panel when the first flap is opened. The first insert panel is configured to keep the first flap in an open position by friction between the first insert panel and the base panel. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009587 | RECYCLABLE FLEXIBLE POUCH AND METHODS OF PRODUCING AND USING SAME - A recyclable flexible pouch whose constituent parts can be easily deconstructed and placed into appropriate recycling streams. Recyclable flexible pouches having a product disposed therein are also disclosed, along with kits containing same. In addition, methods of producing the recyclable flexible pouches and packaged products are also disclosed. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009588 | TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED ENCLOSURE (ATCE) - A portable, self-contained, temperature-controlled enclosure capable of maintaining a constant, user-specified temperature within the enclosure independent of the outside environment. The device is ideal for the transport of material that is highly temperature sensitive and requires a stable temperature environment. The portable enclosure includes capability of cellular and GPS location beacon identification, comprehensive internal status and operation monitoring, and wireless communication capability of the device status, temperature and humidity parameters, and location using BLUE TOOTH, WIFI and/or cellular technology. The system is powered by an onboard rechargeable battery, external DC power, or external AC power. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009589 | Container Cover That Facilitates Creating Negative Pressure and Long Time Sealing - A container cover for storage container includes a rotary device, an outer cover member, an inner cover member, a first guide block, second guide block, a pumping piston and a piston seat so arranged that when the rotary device is driven by a user to rotate the first guide block, guide rods of the first guide block are moved along a first continuous wave-shaped track of the second guide block, causing the second guide block and the pumping piston to move alternatively up and to further pump air out of the storage container through an air-pimping hole of the piston seat to create a negative pressure. Further, a first spring member an upper rail seat can be provided to balance the movement of the pumping piston and to stabilize the rotation of the first and second guide blocks. A relief valve rod can be selectively used for giving a visual indication indicative of the presence of a negative pressure in the storage container. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009590 | Portable Feeding Bottle - A portable container, which contains a lower container body for storing a liquid, and an upper container body detachably connected to the lower container body. The upper container body adapted to store solid substance. The upper container body further contains a user-configurable opening device which is switchable between a first state and a second state. In the first state the opening device prevents the solid substance in the upper container body from falling into the lower container body. In the second state the opening device allows the solid substance to fall into the lower container body in order to mix with the liquid. The portable container not only separates the milk powder and warm water before brewing, but it also maintains the water at an appropriate temperature and to maintain the dryness of the milk powder. The warm water and the milk powder can then be mixed at any time to brew the milk suitable for drinking. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009591 | BOTTLE END, MIXING CONTAINER HAVING THE BOTTLE END, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE MIXING BOTTLE - A mixing container and a method for the manufacturing thereof provide a mixing container which offers high pressure-resistance performance while allowing the sealing membrane to be easily broken when the containers are coupled together, by having the sealing membrane formed in an integrated manner with the metallic bottle end and arranging a breaking line on the sealing membrane. Also, the method for manufacturing a mixing container with which the time and effort required for manufacturing the mixing container may be reduced, to allow mass production at a low cost, as the holding body made from a synthetic resin material and the bottle end made from a metallic material are manufactured separately and subsequently seamed together. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009592 | A SEALED OXYGEN-TIGHT COOKING DEVICE FOR FOOD - A sealed oxygen-tight cooking device for food comprising a first layer ( | 2018-01-11 |
20180009593 | HEAT-REFLECTIVE BLANK AND CONTAINER AND METHOD OF FORMING A HEAT-REFLECTIVE BLANK AND CONTAINER - A method for forming a heat-reflective blank includes laminating at least one thermal film sheet at a predetermined position on a first linerboard sheet such that a laminated sheet is formed, and feeding the laminated sheet into a corrugating machine. The method further includes coupling the laminated sheet to a corrugated medium sheet and a second linerboard sheet such that a corrugated sheet is formed. The corrugated medium sheet is between the first linerboard sheet and the second linerboard sheet and the thermal film sheet is positioned on an outer surface of the corrugated sheet. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009594 | PLUNGER FOR DISPENSER, DISPENSER, AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING LIQUID MATERIAL - The present invention provides a plunger ( | 2018-01-11 |
20180009595 | FLOWABLE MATERIAL DISPENSER - A flowable material dispenser including a barrel defining a cylindrical interior volume for holding a flexible material bag containing a flowable material. A nozzle is attached to the first end of the barrel for discharging the flowable material through a nozzle hole; and a closure is disposed on the second end. A center nut disposed on the closure holds a threaded drive rod threadably and rotatably inserted in the center nut. The drive rod includes an inner end and an outer end. Drive structure for imparting rotational forces to the drive rod moves the drive rod reciprocally and axially within the cylindrical interior volume of the barrel to twist and wring out flowable material contained within the flexible material bag. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009596 | Liquid Release Device - A hollow container is combined with a burstable envelope retaining a liquid agent. The container is designed to allow a user to open the envelope by bursting or likewise rupturing the envelope while it remains in the container. The design of the envelope provides a predictable bursting location and a lower bursting pressure of the envelope to provide a more controlled release of liquid agent. Bursting forces may be applied in any of a variety of ways just as by twisting or crushing. The design allows for desired use of beneficial envelope materials such as polyester films that are otherwise difficult to rupture. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009597 | MULTI-COMPARTMENT CONTAINER - Disclosed herein is a multi-compartment container and methods of use thereof where the container is comprised of a first and a second aerosol chamber proximate to one another; a spray nozzle; and a spray nozzle retention device, wherein the spray nozzle is operably coupled to the spray nozzle retention device such that the spray nozzle can be operably engaged with the first aerosol chamber and then moved to separate from the first aerosol chamber and operably engage with the second aerosol chamber by movement of at least a portion of the spray nozzle retention device. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009598 | DISPENSER BOX FOR FRAGILE ITEMS, INCLUDING TUBES FOR CIGARETTES - A dispenser carton for cigarette tubes having a cutout shaped to outline a flap that is folded on one panel of the carton making it possible, after the cutout has been broken, to open the carton at the flap to access the tubes, while at the same time making it possible to re-close the carton by replacing the flap in its initial closed position. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009599 | BAG SUITABLE FOR PACKAGING OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PRODUCTS AND MEANS FOR ITS MANUFACTURE | 2018-01-11 |
20180009600 | System of Personal Care Products for Human Developmental Stages - A system of personal care products including a first personal care product for a human at stage 1 of its life, the first personal care product including a package attribute and a formulation attribute designed for the human at stage 1 of life; a second personal care product for a baby at stage 2 of its life, the second personal care product including a package attribute and a formulation attribute designed for the human at stage 2 of life; and a third personal care product for a baby at stage 3 of its life, the third personal care product including a package attribute and a formulation attribute designed for the human at stage 3 of life. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009601 | Preparing Beverages Containing Cannabinoids Using Containers with Polymer Matrices - A liquid-permeable container includes an enclosure that includes a liquid-permeable membrane. The liquid-permeable membrane permits liquid to enter into and exit from the enclosure at least through the liquid-permeable membrane. The liquid-permeable container also includes one or more polymer matrices that include one or more cannabinoid compounds. A package includes the liquid-permeable container and a water-resistant package enveloping the liquid-permeable container. Methods for manufacturing the liquid-permeable container and methods for preparing a beverage containing cannabinoids using the liquid-permeable container are also described. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009602 | FOLDABLE CONTAINER - The present disclosure relates to a foldable container which includes a pair of side walls disposed side-by-side; a guide rail disposed in a direction transverse-crossing between lower ends of the one pair of side walls to guide movement of at least one of the side walls; an upper plate and a lower plate, wherein each of the upper plate and the lower plate is divided into at least two unit plates that are rotatably connected to each other so as to be folded by the movement of the side wall, and wherein each of the upper plate and the lower plate connects upper ends of the pair of side walls to each other and connects lower ends of the one pair of side walls to each other; and a door rotatably connected to each of a front end and a rear end of the side wall. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009603 | Vacuum Channel Trash Receptacle - A vacuum channel trash receptacle for easy removal of trash bags. The vacuum channel trash receptacle includes an inner surface; an outer surface and at least one vacuum channel. The vacuum channels are molded into the design of the internal and are on the external surface and top of the trash receptacle and made of material same as the trash receptacle. This allows air to flow down the length of the trash receptacle relieving the vacuum created by the liner bag and inner and bottom walls of the receptacle. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009604 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTAINMENT, SHIPPING, AND STORAGE OF ARTICLES - The present invention relates to a storage unit for containment, shipping, and storage of articles. The storage unit includes a base and a frame. In various embodiments, the frame may be generally rectangular and defining a storage region therein. The base of the storage unit is designed to matingly engage with a removable wheeled dolly. In a typical embodiment, the dolly facilitates maneuverability and positioning of the storage unit, particularly in confined areas. In various embodiments, a single dolly may facilitate manipulation of multiple storage units, wherein the dolly may be attached to a storage unit while the storage unit is in use and removed when the storage unit is in long-term storage, thereby reducing the space required to store the storage unit. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009605 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SEQUENCING FOR AT LEAST ONE PREPARING STATION - A system for sequencing a preparing station that sequences loads coming from an external unit via an entering outbound conveyor. The system includes a paternoster, a buffer location and a managing unit, which processes each load that comes to an entrance of the paternoster according to one of the following modes (selected as a function of a place desired for the load in a sequence): (a) after introduction into the paternoster, the load undergoes a bypass transfer between two nacelles positioned face to face and then presented to an exiting outbound conveyor; (b) after introduction into the paternoster, the load undergoes a buffer transfer towards a given buffer location and then subsequently re-positioned again in the paternoster and finally presented to the exiting outbound conveyor; (c) after introduction into the paternoster, the load is transported therein without bypass transfer or buffer transfer and then presented to the exiting outbound conveyor. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009606 | Feeding Device with Spring-Loaded Feeding Rollers - A feeding device includes a plurality of driving modules, a plurality of feeding modules and a plurality of couplers. Each driving module has a driving shaft pivotally mounted on a housing and driven by a power module to be rotated about an axis. Each feeding module includes a pivoting shaft substantially coaxial with the driving shaft, a suspending unit journalled on the pivoting shaft to be pivotable and having a bearing portion which is disposed to be biased downwardly by a spring member, a driven shaft mounted rotatably on the bearing portion, and a feeding roller driven by the driven shaft. Each coupler includes a transmitting shaft having two ends connected to the driving shaft and driven shaft by universal joints, respectively. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009607 | CONVEYOR DEVICE FOR CONVEYOR INSTALLATIONS, A MODULAR SYSTEM, AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH A CONVEYOR DEVICE - The invention relates to a conveyor for conveyor systems for conveying containers, pallets and the like, or bulk material, comprising a drum tube which extends along a longitudinal axis and has a first end and a second end opposite said first end, an electrical drive unit which is designed to exert a conveyor torque from a first axle onto the drum tube, characterised by a cartridge tube which is secured torque-resistantly and coaxially in the drum tube, and a cover which is rotatably mounted on the first axle and which covers one end of the cartridge tube, wherein the electrical drive unit is arranged inside the cartridge tube and said cartridge tube is secured coaxially inside the drum tube. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009608 | ROTARY TO LINEARLY RECIPROCATING MOTION CONVERTER - A rotary to linearly reciprocating motion converter includes a case, a closure member engaging an opening of the case to dispose a pinion gear rotatably coupled to the closure member, the pinion gear having half the diameter as an interior ring gear of the case, and further includes a pinion shaft connected to the pinion gear on a first side of the closure member and to an inboard end of a crank arm on a second side of the closure member, the outboard end of the crank arm having a force transfer member aligned with a point on the periphery of the pinion gear. Rotation of the closure member relative to the case results in the force transfer member moving in a linearly reciprocating mode. The force transfer member may be coupled to a conveyor to reciprocate the conveyor as the closure member rotates. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009609 | CONTAINER TREATMENT MACHINE - A container-treatment machine includes a frame, transport devices for conveying containers, and intermediate conveyors. Treatment stations, some of which are treatment modules, are arranged between the first and second transport-devices. The intermediate conveyors convey containers to corresponding ones of the treatment stations. The intermediate conveyors extend transversely between the transport devices. Some of the treatment modules are held on the frame so as to be removable from operating positions thereof. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009610 | FIREWOOD HANDLING DEVICE - The invention relates to a firewood handling device for firewood pieces ( | 2018-01-11 |
20180009611 | Palletiser for Loading and Packaging Unstable Containers - The innovation disclosed herein is an improved palletiser for loading and packaging unstable articles, such as plastic, glass, steel, aluminium, etc. containers onto a pallet for bulk storage and/or transport. The innovation includes a pallet station having a pallet housing that receives pallets, a layer pad store substantially aligned with the pallet housing, a container lifting sub-assembly that receives a predetermined row of containers, a pusher assembly that urges the predetermined row of containers onto a pallet, and a layer pad transfer assembly. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009612 | Unloader apparatus for the Beds of Various Trucks and Associated Methods - The present invention relates to an apparatus and methods of removing material from the bed of a truck, for example, the bed of a pick-up track, The apparatus is an unloader apparatus the has both a bed part and an external part, the bed part designed to be used in the bed of the pick-up truck and the external part designed to be used to move the bed part. The bed part is substantially flat and the external part usually consists of lines that can be moved by means of a force provided by a winch, a moving truck or by some other means. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009613 | SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS - Provided is a sheet conveying apparatus that includes a conveying unit capable of changing its posture through rotation, and forms a sheet conveyance path capable of conveying a sheet without fail regardless of which posture the conveying unit is in. A first conveying unit is capable of being in a first posture and in a second posture by rotating from the first posture. In a case where the first conveying unit is in the first posture, a sheet conveyance path is formed in which the first conveyance path, the second conveyance path, and the third conveyance path are connected in this order. In a case where the first conveying unit is in the second posture, a sheet conveyance path is formed in which the first conveyance path and the third conveyance path are connected in this order. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009614 | SHEET FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The sheet feeding device includes a feed roller, a separation pad and a guide part. The feed roller is configured to feed a sheet by being rotated while coming into pressure contact with the sheet. The separation pad is configured to form a separation nip by being in pressure contact with the feed roller and to separate the fed sheet at the separation nip. The guide part is configured to guide a leading edge of the sheet to the separation nip. The apex part is formed along a feeding direction of the sheet on both outer sides of the feed roller in a width direction perpendicular to the feeding direction. The apex part projects in a direction closer to the feed roller than an extension line of the separation nip between a pressure contact position of the feed roller and the sheet and the separation nip. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009615 | POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A post-processing apparatus includes a side edge part removing portion that removes a side edge part from a sheet; a side edge part housing portion that houses the removed side edge part and is able to be pulled out from an apparatus body; a guide plate that is inclined in a direction intersecting with a moving direction of the side edge part and guides the removed side edge part along the moving direction to the housing portion; and a second guide plate that is arranged between the housing portion and the guide plate, and is transformable into a first form having substantially mountain-shaped inclined surfaces in which both end portions of the second guide plate along the moving direction are lower than a center portion thereof, and a second form having substantially valley-shaped inclined surfaces in which both the end portions are higher than the center portion. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009616 | CORRUGATED PAPERBOARD BOX MAKING MACHINE AND SHEET FEEDING CONTROL APPARATUS - Disclosed is a corrugated paperboard box making machine which comprises a sheet feeding apparatus, a processing apparatus, a folder-gluer, a counter-ejector for stacking the box-structured corrugated paperboard sheets and separating them as a batch, a speed setting unit for setting a sheet feeding speed, and a control apparatus. The control apparatus is operable to execute a sheet feeding control processing of the sheet feeding apparatus such that a sheet feeding operation of feeding one corrugated paperboard sheet is successively repeated a number of times corresponding to the number of the given number of box-structured corrugated paperboard sheets in the batch, and a sheet feeding stop control processing of, when the sheet feeding speed is greater than an allowable speed, the sheet feeding apparatus such that the sheet feeding operation is stopped at least once after execution of the sheet feeding control processing. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009617 | SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet conveying device includes a blocking member having a blocking surface with which a leading end of a sheet that is being conveyed comes into contact for obliquity correction. The blocking member is rotated by being pushed by the sheet against an urging force of a positioning unit that positions the blocking member to be in the standby position. The blocking member is rotatable to be in a sheet-passage-allowing orientation in which the sheet is allowed to pass. When a trailing end of the sheet that is being conveyed has passed the blocking member, the blocking member that is in the sheet-passage-allowing orientation rotates in a same direction as a sheet conveyance direction and is positioned to be in a standby position. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009618 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PARENT ROLL TAIL REDUCTION - Described herein are methods and systems for reducing the tail on a parent roll. The system may comprise a web tail extending from a parent roll supported by an unwind stand. The system may further comprise one or more nozzles positioned below the web tail and configured to facilitate the rewinding of the web tail about the parent roll. The web tail may be rewound about the parent roll in a direction opposite to that which the web was initially wound about the parent roll. As a result, the length of the web tail extending from the parent roll may be reduced and is less likely to lengthen as the parent roll is ejected from the unwind stand. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009619 | METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING GLUE ON TUBULAR CARDBOARD CORES IN REWINDING MACHINES - Method for applying glue on tubular cores for the production of logs of paper material comprising the step of supplying in sequence more tubular cores ( | 2018-01-11 |
20180009620 | PAPER FEEDING ROLLER - Provided is a paper feeding roller in which recesses due to deformation are unlikely to be formed even when contact with another roller in one location continues for a comparatively long period of time, particularly as a conveying roller or the like. A paper feeding roller that has a shaft measuring 6 mm in exterior diameter pressure-welded to the outer circumferential surface under a load of 600 g in a high-temperature environment of 60° C. for 24 hours is left at room temperature for eight hours while being pressure-welded, after which the recess amount obtained using the difference (T) | 2018-01-11 |
20180009621 | WORKPIECE STORAGE METHOD - A first leading end plate and a first rear end plate are provided at an upper part of a rotary table. When a conductor piece contacts the first leading end plate, a first contact detection sensor detects a contact of the conductor piece, and transmits a contact detection signal to a storage control unit. Upon receiving the contact detection signal, the storage control unit drives an air supply device for a predetermined period to spray air toward the conductor piece from a first air nozzle. The air spray brings the conductor piece into a tilted state with the rear end thereof moved downward. Even when the conductor piece contacts the first leading end plate and rebounds, the rear end thereof contacts an inner wall surface of the first rear end plate, thereby preventing the rear end of the conductor piece from getting over the first rear end plate. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009622 | POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A post-processing apparatus includes a side edge part removing portion that removes a side edge part from a sheet; a side edge part housing portion that houses the side edge part of the sheet removed by the side edge part removing portion; and a side edge part action portion that acts on the removed side edge part and moves at least a portion of the side edge part. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009623 | Integral Anti-Rollback for Injection Molded Tape Dispensers - A tape dispenser system includes a monolithic plastic injection molded frame with an integral anti-reverse rotation pawl. To help prevent the free end of a roll of tape from accidentally retracting, falling back, and frustratingly bonding onto the coiled portion of the tape, the pawl engages the inner diameter of a cardboard spool that holds the roll of tape. Strategically located mold parting lines and certain air gaps allow injection molding of a dispenser frame that has two spool-supporting sidewalls plus the integral pawl. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009624 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to an embodiment, a sheet processing apparatus includes a transport unit and a holding unit. The transport unit transports a first sheet to a first position. The transport unit transports a second sheet, which is transported after the first sheet, to a second position displaced to the upstream side of a sheet transport direction relative to the first position. The transport unit transports a third sheet, which is transported after the second sheet, to a third position displaced to the downstream side of the sheet transport direction relative to the second position. In the case where the second sheet is transported to the second position, the holding unit holds the first sheet at the first position. In the case where the third sheet is transported to the third position, the holding unit holds the second sheet at the second position. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009625 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus forming an image on a sheet, including: an exterior member movable with respect to an apparatus main body; a locking portion locking the exterior member to the apparatus main body such that the exterior member is not moved with respect to the apparatus main body; a display portion which is disposed on the exterior member and displays a state of the locking portion; and a light source turning on the display portion, in which the display portion includes a thin portion which is a part of the exterior member, has a thickness less than thicknesses of other portions of the exterior member, and transmits light from the light source. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009626 | FABRIC ORGANIZATION DEVICE - The invention relates to a fabric organization device for collecting, gathering, folding, organizing, stacking and storing sheets of flexible materials including fabrics, textiles, and other flat, sheet-form, bendable, flexible and foldable woven, non-woven and textile materials, embodiments of the invention enabling pieces and sheets of materials to be collected in an organized, uniform and stackable manner to facilitate the display, handling and storage of textile materials in a convenient and economical manner. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009627 | GRATING INSERT FOR RIGGING ROPE - An insert is provided for use on industry standard gratings to prevent wear and damage to rigging ropes passing through the insert. | 2018-01-11 |