11th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210078660 | HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE - A control device is for a human-powered vehicle that includes a vehicle component and a plurality of detectors. The detectors are configured to detect information related to a vehicle speed of the human-powered vehicle in which the information related to the vehicle speed differs between the detectors. The detectors includes at least a first detector. The control device includes an electronic controller. The electronic controller is configured to control the vehicle component in accordance with an output of the first detector in a case where the output of the first detector is in a first state. The electronic controller is configured to control the vehicle component in accordance with an output of a predetermined detector that differs from the first detector among the detectors in a case where the output of the first detector is not in the first state. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078661 | SCOOTER WITH REAR SWIVEL WHEEL - A personal mobility vehicle or scooter includes a least one swivel caster wheel supported at the rear of the scooter. The scooter has a body that includes a deck and a handlebar assembly. The scooter includes at least one front wheel with the deck extending between the at least one front wheel and the at least one swivel wheel. The scooter can also include an angled rear portion supporting a rear swivel caster wheel such that the pivot axis of the swivel wheel is inclined with respect to the top surface of the deck. Embodiments of the scooter also include a swivel braking assembly configured to apply a braking force to the at least one swivel wheel. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078662 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE - An electric self-balancing vehicle including a top cover, a bottom cover, an inner cover, a rotating mechanism, two wheels, two hub motors, a plurality of sensors, a power supply, and a controller is described herein. The top cover includes a first top cover and a second top cover disposed symmetrically and rotatable relative to each other. The bottom cover is fixed to the top cover and includes a first bottom cover and a second bottom cover disposed symmetrically and rotatable relative to each other. The inner cover is fixed between the top cover and the bottom cover and includes a first inner cover and a second inner cover disposed symmetrically and rotatable relative to each other. The rotating mechanism is fixed between the first inner cover and the second inner cover. The two wheels are rotatably fixed at two sides of the inner cover, respectively. The two hub motors are fixed in the two wheels, respectively. The plurality of sensors is disposed between the bottom cover and the inner cover, respectively. The power supply is fixed between the first bottom cover and the first inner cover. The controller is fixed between the second bottom cover and the second inner cover, the controller is electrically connected with the plurality of sensors, the power supply, and the hub motors, and the controller controls the hub motors to drive the corresponding wheels to rotate according to sensing signals transmitted by the sensors. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078663 | SADDLE RIDING VEHICLE - A saddle riding vehicle includes a body frame, an exhaust pipe, a muffler, and a catalyst. The body frame includes a main frame, a seat frame that extends rearward from the main frame and supports a seat for occupant, and a rear frame that extends from the main frame upward to a rear and is connected to the seat frame. The exhaust pipe extends rearward of the vehicle from an exhaust port of an engine. The muffler is connected to a rear end portion of the exhaust pipe. The catalyst is disposed in the muffler. An air cleaner box is disposed rearward of the engine. The catalyst disposed in the muffler is disposed in a space surrounded by the main frame, the seat frame, and the rear frame and overlaps with the air cleaner box as viewed in a side view of the vehicle. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078664 | FRICTION MOTOR POWERED SCOOTER - A scooter has a front wheel at a proximal end of a platform and a rear wheel at opposing distal end of the platform. A shaft extends upward from the proximal end of the platform. The shaft terminating in a handle bar. A friction motor propels one of the front wheel or the rear wheel of the scooter the scooter. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078665 | SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY AND BICYCLE HAVING A SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY - A bicycle includes a frame, a suspension assembly and a steering assembly. The frame includes a head tube that rotatably receives a front fork assembly. A steerer tube extends axially away from a fork crown of the front fork assembly. The suspension assembly includes an upper tubular support longitudinally slidable relative to a lower tubular support. The upper and lower supports receive a first positive biasing means and a first negative biasing means. The lower and upper supports are respectively connected to the steerer tube and a stem of the steering assembly such that the upper support slides longitudinally relative to the lower support adjacent the stem and above the fork crown. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078666 | LOWER FORK ALIGNMENT SYSTEM - A lower fork alignment system for a vehicle is described. The lower fork alignment system includes: a brace detachably coupling a first lower tube and a second lower tube of a lower fork, wherein the first and second lower tubes include: first and second receiving adjustment mechanism configured for receiving corresponding interfacing mechanisms of the brace, wherein upon receipt of alignment features of the interfacing mechanisms, one of the first lower tube and the second lower tube is enabled to be adjusted in a horizontal direction along a horizontal axis, and the other of the first lower tube and the second lower tube is enabled to be adjusted in a vertical direction along a vertical axis. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078667 | System and method for Balancing a Bicycle - A system and method for balancing a bicycle is disclosed. The system can comprise a frame, a tension system, and a steering system. The frame can be capable of mounting to a bicycle. The tension system can comprise a first steering cable and a second steering cable. The first steering cable can be capable of connecting with a left handlebar of handlebars of the bicycle and the second steering cable can be capable of connecting with a right handlebar of the handlebars. The steering system can be mounted to the frame. The steering system can be in communication with the tension system such that manually maneuvering the steering system can adjust tension within the tension system to steer the bicycle. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078668 | AXLES, SUCH AS FOR BICYCLES - A suspension for a two-wheeled vehicle includes first and second fork legs. Each fork leg includes a dropout. Each dropout has an opening therethrough. At least a portion of one of the openings is threaded. Each of the dropouts includes a split-damp pinch bearing defining the opening and operable between an open position and a locked position, and a hand operable actuator pivoted to the bearing for operation thereof. The suspension further includes a one-piece axle. The axle is disposed through the openings. The axle has a threaded first end engaged with the threaded portion. The axle has an ergonomic grip formed at a second end. The bearing tightly engages an outer surface of the axle in the locked position, thereby rotationally coupling the axle to the dropout. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078669 | ADJUSTABLE BICYCLE SUSPENSION - A bicycle assembly can include a bicycle frame having a main frame and a sub-frame, and a shock absorber assembly. The shock absorber assembly can comprise a shock absorber and an extension body. The sub-frame can rotate in relation to the main frame and the shock absorber assembly can be used to regulate that relationship. An eccentric insert positioned functionally between the shock absorber and extension body can be used to modify the overall length of the shock absorber assembly to beneficially alter the geometry of the bicycle frame. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078670 | Four Bar Rear Suspension for a Bicycle - A bicycle frame is adapted to provide suspension to a human user. The bicycle frame has a top tube and down tube connected to a head tube. A seat tube, fixed to the top tube and down tube connects to the bottom bracket. A chain stay is rotatably coupled to the seat tube at a chain stay pivot. A seat stay is rotatably coupled to the seat tube at a seat stay pivot. An upper shock mount is attached to a distal end of the seat stay forward of the seat stay pivot. A lower shock mount is attached to the chain stay rearward of the seat stay pivot. A shock is connected to the upper shock mount and the lower shock mount passing the seat tube from forward to rearward. A rear axle plate is attached to the seat stay and the chain stay and configured to accommodate a rear axle. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078671 | HYDRAULIC BICYCLE CONTROL DEVICE - A brake control device includes a housing, a brake lever, a hydraulic seat and a piston. The housing is formed of a plastic and includes a handlebar mounting portion at an end thereof that is mounted to a bicycle handlebar. The brake lever is pivotably connected to the housing at a pivot of the housing. The hydraulic seat is disposed within the housing and is distal from the handlebar mounting portion. The hydraulic seat is formed of a metal and defines a piston chamber and a hydraulic reservoir therein that are in fluid communication with each other. The piston is movably mounted to the piston chamber in the hydraulic seat, and is operably connected to the brake lever. The plastic of the housing is adhered to the hydraulic seat. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078672 | Stride Emulator Device - A stride emulator device for efficiently utilizing human lea, power for transference to a rotary drive system including a pair of levers, at least two gears, at least two crankshafts having crank arms, and. where each lever includes a cam and cam track. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078673 | DAMPER FOR A BICYCLE COMPONENT - A bicycle rear derailleur includes a movable member and a chain guide assembly rotatably connected to the movable member. The bicycle rear derailleur also includes a pivot member non-rotatably coupled to the chain guide assembly and having an outer annular surface, a biasing device configured to bias the chain guide assembly in a first rotational direction relative to the movable member, and a damper device disposed between the chain guide assembly and the movable member. The damper device is operable to apply a damping force to the chain guide assembly when the chain guide assembly rotates in a second rotational direction relative to the movable member. The damper device includes a friction device that is radially inner relative to the biasing device. The friction device includes a friction member having at least one friction surface biased against and in frictional engagement with the pivot member. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078674 | EXHAUST SYSTEM FOR AN ENGINE - A snowmobile including: a frame; an engine supported by the frame; an exhaust pipe connected to the engine; and a turbocharger connected to the exhaust pipe. The turbocharger includes a bypass conduit fluidly communicating with the turbocharger housing and including an exhaust inlet fluidly connected to the exhaust pipe; a valve in the bypass conduit for controlling the flow of exhaust gas, and an exhaust collector. The valve is movable between first and second positions, a first flow path passing through the exhaust inlet, through the bypass conduit, and into the exhaust collector, a second flow path passing through the exhaust inlet, through the bypass conduit, through the exhaust turbine, and into the exhaust collector, in the first position, a majority of the exhaust gas flowing along the first flow path and in the second position, a majority of the exhaust gas flowing along the second flow path. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078675 | HULL FOR A WATER CRAFT - The present invention relates to a hull for a water craft. More particularly it relates to an inflatable hull with flexible tension members acting in tension, and extending between the gunnels to aid in maintaining the hull shape in operation. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078676 | Off Vessel Tensioning System and Method - Floating vessels or structures are moored to the sea floor by mooring line assemblies connecting the floating vessels to anchors fixed the seafloor. Disclosed is a method of tensioning the mooring line assemblies to a desired tension, without applying tension forces from the vessel or structure being moored. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078677 | BODY BOARD SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - The invention provides a solution to people who want to enjoy therapeutic exercises in water using body boards but do not yet have the necessary skills to maneuver themselves alone. This invention serves as a way of acquiring these skills through a body board anchored to a fixed position and leaving a reasonable amount of space for the user to freely move his/her body without interfering with the operation of the board. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078678 | JET PROPULSION WATERCRAFT - A jet propulsion watercraft includes a vessel body, a jet pump that is disposed at the vessel body and that includes a water jet opening, and a first guide that is attached to the vessel body. The jet pump generates a thrust by sucking in water existing around the vessel body and jetting the water from the water jet opening. The first guide receives water flowing on a lateral side of the vessel body and generates a downforce that generates a wake behind the vessel body. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078679 | ON-BOARD FABRICATION OF PIPE-IN-PIPE ASSEMBLIES - A pipelay vessel having two pipe string manufacturing lines and a firing line, wherein the pipe string manufacturing lines are designed for simultaneously handling two different pipe outer diameters for use as an inner pipe and an outer pipe respectively. Further, the vessel has a pipe-in-pipe assembly workstation for assembling the inner pipe and the outer pipe in a pipe-in-pipe configuration. The vessel is designed with a lay-out which allows for producing offshore pipe-in-pipe strings from single joints, wherein available space is optimally used and pipe-in-pipe strings can be produced safely offshore. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078680 | Modular Interlocking Floatation Assembly - A modular interlocking flotation assembly for selective creation of a raft includes a plurality of shells. Each of a plurality of couplers is coupled to a respective shell so that the shells of the plurality of shells are selectively interconnectable in a substantially planar configuration. The plurality of shells thus interconnected is configured to function selectively a raft and a portable dock. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078681 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR 3-DIMENSIONAL SCANNING FOR DRYDOCKING - A method comprising scanning at least one portion a hull of a vessel positioned below a waterline while the vessel is floating in water. The method further comprises generating multi-dimensional scans of the at least one portion of the hull based on data acquired during the scanning, generating a 3-dimensional (3D) model of the at least one portion of the hull, analyzing the 3D model to identify one or more features of the hull of the vessel below the waterline, generating docking information for drydocking the vessel based on the one or more features of the hull, and identifying, based on the generated docking information, a docking plan for supporting the vessel when the vessel is supported out of the water. The method further comprises outputting instructions to dry dock the vessel. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078682 | Multiple Marine Vessels Employing Spatial Control To Reduce Wave-making Resistance - A supervisory propulsion controller module, a speed and position sensing system, and a communication system that are incorporated on marine vessels to reduce the wave-making resistance of the multiple vessels by operating them in controlled and coordinated spatial patterns to destructively cancel their Kelvin wake transverse or divergent wave system through active control of the vessels separation distance with speed. This will enable improvement in the vessel's mobility (speed, payload and range), improve survivability and reliability and reduce acquisition and total ownership cost. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078683 | BREATHING APPARATUS FOR SCUBA DIVING WITH SEMI-CLOSED CIRCUIT GAS RECYCLING - A semi-closed circuit gas recycling scuba diving breathing apparatus having a breathing loop. The breathing loop has a breathing bag to be supplied by at least one gas tank and a recycling chamber. The gas tank is connected to an inlet of the breathing bag by a first duct and a second duct having respectively a demand regulator and a fixed nozzle configured to deliver respectively a first gas input and a second gas input to the breathing bag. Advantageously, the apparatus has a third duct having a gas flow regulator configured to deliver at a variable mass flow, a third gas input to the breathing bag, and a diving condition sensor, configured to measure a physiological parameter of the diver or the depth. The apparatus is advantageously configured to make the variable mass flow vary according to data of the sensor to optimise the consumption of gas. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078684 | ABOVE-LIQUID REFRACTION-CORRECTING BUOYANT LENS DEVICE - An above-liquid refraction-correcting buoyant lens device is described. The above-liquid refraction-correcting buoyant lens device includes a viewing portion and a buoyant portion. The viewing portion includes optically transparent material. The buoyant portion can be disposed around an outer edge surface of the viewing portion. In some embodiments, the viewing portion has a viewing area of at least twenty-five square inches. In some embodiments, the viewing portion includes a magnification lens. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078685 | Modular System for Submersible Vehicle - A modular compartment bulkhead assembly is provided that includes a first external body, a bulkhead, and a second external body. The first external body segment may include a first end portion. The first end portion may be coupled to an external seal body and the external seal body may include a first internal channel. The bulkhead may include an internal seal body. The internal seal body may be configured to be inserted into the first internal channel of the external seal body to form an internal seal between the bulkhead and the first external body segment. The second external body segment may include a second end portion. The second end portion may include a second internal channel, and the external seal body may be configured to be inserted into the second internal channel to form an external seal between the external seal body and the second external body segment. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078686 | WATER PUMP FOR WATERCRAFT - A self-propelling watercraft system is provided. The watercraft has a base with a plurality of sidewalls extending from the base to form a cockpit. The base also has a recess, where a pump can detachably connect to the hull within the recess. The pump has an intake valve on a first end and a nozzle on a second end that is opposite the first end. The intake valve can intake water. The nozzle can jettison water received in the pump from the intake valve and agitate water surrounding the nozzle. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078687 | SHIP SPEED CONTROL DEVICE, SHIP SPEED CONTROLLING METHOD, AND SHIP SPEED CONTROL PROGRAM - A ship speed control device is provided, which includes a calculator and a throttle command value setter. The calculator calculates a throttle calculation value based on a difference between an actual ship speed and a target ship speed. The throttle command value setter sets, when the actual ship speed is below a first threshold determined based on a given throttle upper limit and the throttle calculation value is at or above the throttle upper limit, a throttle command value to the throttle upper limit. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078688 | BOAT SHAFT SEAL SYSTEM - A boat shaft seal system including a flexing gland configured to receive a boat drive shaft therethrough, the flexing gland having a first end configured to receive a shaft log fitting, and a second end configured such that the boat drive shaft extends therefrom, and a plurality of circumferential ribs formed along at least a portion of a length of the flexing gland and configured to allow limited flexing of the flexing gland. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078689 | DRIVING ZONE CONTROL FOR PERSONAL WATERCRAFT - The position of a watercraft is detected by monitoring GPS position data, and the speed of the watercraft is reduced to a selected limit upon detecting that the watercraft has traveled outside of a selected boundary and is maintained until it is detected that the watercraft has been back within the boundary for a selected time interval, thereby avoiding up and down jerking motion of the watercraft which can occur when only a single location test is used to confirm that the watercraft is back in bounds. An RF transceiver and related control apparatus is employed for detecting other watercraft approaching too closely to the watercraft, and a display is provided for displaying various status and warning indications. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078690 | HULL CONTROL DEVICE, HULL CONTROLLING METHOD, AND HULL CONTROL PROGRAM - A hull control device is provided, which includes an error distance calculating module, an approaching speed calculating module and a command value setting module. The error distance calculating module calculates an error distance between a target position of a fixed-point hold and a ship position. The approaching speed calculating module calculates an approaching speed of a ship to the target position. The command value setting module sets a throttle command value according to a combination of the error distance and the approaching speed. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078691 | WARM DECORATIVE HARD FLOORING SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT - Exemplary embodiments of a decorative hard flooring system for an aircraft are disclosed herein. The hard flooring system includes a plurality of decorative hard floor assemblies at least some of which include a decorative hard flooring layer and a metallic substrate layer having at least one aperture formed therein to receive a warming element. The flooring system further includes, a power supply coupled to the warming element and a controller coupled to the power supply to control the power supplied to the warming element. An ambient temperature sensor coupled to the controller to provide an indication of ambient temperature so that the controller controls the power supply to power the warming elements to warm the decorative hard floor assemblies to be substantially at the ambient temperature. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078692 | HEAT SHIELD FOR AN AIRCRAFT - A heat shield for an aircraft. The heat shield comprises a lower skin configured to be exposed to exhaust heat of a jet engine, and side skins that are indirectly joined to the lower skin. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078693 | ADVANCED PLUME SUPPRESSING SEGMENTED HEAT SHIELD - An aircraft structure, comprising a heat shield including. The heat shield includes an interior; a skin enclosing the interior; a plurality of barriers attached in the interior to the skin, each of the barriers spaced to separate a plurality of thermal insulation layers disposed in the interior; and wherein the barriers suppress heat flow between the thermal insulation layers. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078694 | FLAP ACTUATOR MECHANISM - An actuator mechanism for a flap includes a first link having a rotary-driven end and a free end, and a second link having a forward end, a mid-portion, and an aft end. The rotary-driven end is pivotally connected to a base structure, the forward end is pivotally connected to the free end, and the aft end is connected to the flap. The actuator mechanism also includes a third link that includes a fixed end, an intermediate connector, and an end connector. The fixed end is pivotally connected to the base structure, and the intermediate connector is pivotally connected to the mid-portion of the second link. The actuator mechanism further includes a flap link including a first end pivotally connected to the end connector, and a second end pivotally connected to the flap. Rotation of the first link causes the flap to transition from a stowed to a fully deployed position. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078695 | STOWED BLADE PNEUMATIC CLAMP - An exemplary aircraft includes a pylon rotatable relative to a wing, a proprotor assembly carried by the pylon, the proprotor assembly have a proprotor blade that is foldable to a stowed position extending substantially parallel to the pylon, and a fluidic clamp positioned with the pylon and configured to grip the proprotor blade when in the stowed position, the fluidic clamp including a first inflatable bladder positioned on a first side of an opening for receiving a portion of a proprotor blade and a pressurized fluid source in fluid connection with the first inflatable bladder. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078696 | IRREGULAR SURFACE TEXTURE FOR REDUCING FLOW DRAG - An irregular surface texture fabricated on a body which travels through fluid in order to reduce the flow drag incurred by the body moving relative to the fluid. The dominate orientation of the irregular surface texture runs in the longitudinal direction, however, ridge and valley structures may occur in any orientation so that the resulting texture mimic the turbulence characteristic present in the surrounding flow field. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078697 | SHOCK ABSORBING FOOT PIECE FOR SMALL APPARATUS - Disclosed herein are shock absorbing foot pieces configured to be attached to an apparatus and to absorb the weight of the attached apparatus and any impact caused by the normal usage of the apparatus. In one or more embodiments, the shock absorbing foot pieces comprise multiple elements including a biasing spring and that are configured as a unitary piece. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078698 | PROPELLER ASSEMBLY, POWER ASSEMBLY, AND AIRCRAFT - A propeller assembly includes a first and a second propellers. The first propeller includes a first propeller blade including a first propeller root, a first propeller tip opposite to the first propeller root, a first propeller pressure surface, and a first propeller suction surface opposite to the first propeller pressure surface. The second propeller includes a second propeller blade including a second propeller root, a second propeller tip opposite to the second propeller root, a second propeller pressure surface, and a second propeller suction surface opposite to the second propeller pressure surface. The first propeller tip is configured to extend obliquely along a span direction of the first propeller blade toward a side where the first propeller suction surface is located. The second propeller tip is configured to extend obliquely along a span direction of the second propeller blade toward a side where the second propeller pressure surface is located. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078699 | INSERT FOR A BLADE OF A ROTARY-WING AIRCRAFT AND A BLADE OF ROTARY-WING AIRCRAFT - In an implementation, a rotor blade for a helicopter may include an outer layer. The outer layer may have a leading edge region and a trailing edge region and may define a cavity. The leading edge region may include a first shape at least partially corresponding with an airfoil, e.g., a wing. An insert may be included within the cavity and be encompassed thereby. The insert may include a shape that substantially corresponds with the first shape, e.g., the insert may substantially correspond with a leading edge of an airfoil. The insert may have a plurality of weight shot each of which may be surrounded by a binding agent. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078700 | Electrically Controlled Vertical Takeoff and Landing Aircraft System and Method - A vertical takeoff and landing aircraft system includes a gas turbine engine coupled to a variable pitch propeller. The gas turbine engine is also coupled to a power split device including a first motor generator, a second motor generator, and a planetary module therebetween. The planetary module includes a sun gear, a ring gear, and a planet carrier. The motor generators are coupled to inverters, a DC bus and a battery. The battery is configured to power balance fans disposed on wings and horizontal stabilizers of the aircraft system. The balance fans can be closed off after vertical lift has been achieved. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078701 | Vertical Take-Off and Landing Aircraft - A vertical take-off and landing aircraft is provided. The aircraft comprises a fuselage which has a nose end, a tail end, and a plurality of seats disposed in the interior. A pair of rear wings extend outwardly from opposing sides of the fuselage between a cockpit and the tail end, and a pair of front wings extend outwardly from opposing sides of the fuselage between the cockpit and the nose end. Each of the pair of rear wings and front wings includes an adjustably mounted turbine which comprises a statically mounted fan pod, a duct rotatably connected to the fan pod, and an adjustable nozzle rotatably connected to the duct. The nozzle can be adjusted to a variety of configurations ranging between a vertical position and a horizontal position via the duct. The adjustably mounted turbine enables the aircraft to adjust thrust through vectors ranging between horizontal and vertical. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078702 | AIRCRAFT HAVING SUPPORT STAYS FOR WINGS IN WHICH HYDROGEN PIPES OR ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS ARE ARRANGED - An aircraft having a fuselage having a pressurized upper space above the floor and a lower space beneath the floor, a wing, a hollow support stay fixed between the lower space level of the fuselage and the wing, an electric motor propeller propulsion system fixed beneath each wing, the output shaft of the motor driving a propeller in rotation, a production system having a fuel cell producing electrical energy supplying the electric motor with electricity via electrical conductors, a hydrogen reservoir fixed in the lower space, and a hydrogen inlet pipe feeding hydrogen from a hydrogen reservoir to the production system, wherein the hydrogen inlet pipe extends through the interior of the support stay. The electrical conductors or the hydrogen pipes pass through the stays on the outside of the fuselage and therefore at a distance from the passengers and the electronic systems of the aircraft. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078703 | AIRCRAFT INTERIOR WITH MODULAR PANELS - An aircraft that includes a body that defines a cabin interior and includes an exterior surface and an interior surface, and at least a first panel member having a front and a back. The back includes a set of panel mounting components thereon and the interior surface of the body includes a set of body mounting components thereon. The set of panel mounting components are removably mounted to the set of body mounting components. The first panel member includes at least one functional component on the front thereof. The functional component is at least one of an armrest, cup holder, charging port, storage pocket, handle, tie down anchor or lighting. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078704 | AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE - An unmanned aerial vehicle, having a main body comprising at least an elongate backbone with a forward end piece and a rearward end piece. The end pieces are wider than the backbone and comprise coupling facilities for respective rotor arms, each said rotor arm configured for supporting motor and propeller assemblies. The unmanned aerial vehicle further comprises a pair of elongated batteries. The end pieces and at least a portion of the backbone form receptacles on both sides of the backbone for releasably receiving respective electric batteries, wherein the batteries, backbone and end pieces form an elongate and substantially rectangular body assembly. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078705 | CANARD ROOT POSITIONED AT THE NOSE TIP AND BEYOND THE NOSE TIP OF AIRCRAFT AND SPACECRAFT RELATED VEHICLES OR PROPELLED/PROJECTILE OBJECTS TO REDUCE DRAG - The canards of a vehicle or object generally come out of the body on the nose. When the canards are positioned at the nose tip or beyond the nose tip of the body of a vehicle or object, it becomes more streamlined. By becoming more streamlined, the vehicle or object can achieve better performances in drag reduction and stability. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078706 | PRECISION AGRICULTURE IMPLEMENTATION METHOD BY UAV SYSTEMS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IMAGE PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES - A precision agriculture implementation method by UAV systems and artificial intelligence image processing technologies provides an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a wireless communication device, a central control unit, and a spray device and a multispectral camera installed to the UAV. The farming area is divided into an array of blocks. The central control unit controls the UAV to fly over the blocks according to navigation parameters and the multispectral camera to capture a multispectral image of each block. A projected leaf area index (PLAI) and a normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) of each block are calculated by the multispectral image, and a spray control mode of the spray device of the corresponding block is set according to the PLAI and NDVI. The spray device is controlled to spray a water solution, salt solution, fertilizer solution, and/or pesticide solution to the corresponding block according to the spray control mode. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078707 | AIRCRAFT WITH CONFIGURABLE DIVIDER SYSTEM - An aircraft that includes a body that defines a cabin interior and includes an exterior surface and an interior surface that includes a floor, and at least a first divider member having a bottom that includes a set of divider mounting components thereon. The floor includes a set of body mounting components thereon. The set of divider mounting components are removably mounted to the set of body mounting components and the first divider is positioned such that it divides the cabin interior into a passenger section and a pilot section. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078708 | Moveable T-Divider for Meal Cart Stowage - A T-divider secures meal carts against lateral movement, and is at least partially deflectable to allow the meal carts to be removed from a restricted environment. The T-divider is secured in linear orientation via a latch with one or more indicators; one indicator indicates if the latch is locked; another indicator indicates if the T-divider is secured. The movement of the T-divider is defined by a track. One or more stops on the track define a linear, secured orientation and a fully deflected orientation. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078709 | AIRCRAFT INTERIOR WITH REMOVABLE PANELS - An aircraft that includes a body that defines a cabin interior and includes an exterior surface and an interior surface, and at least a first panel member having a front and a back. The back includes a set of panel mounting components thereon. The interior surface of the body includes a set of body mounting components thereon. The set of panel mounting components are removably mounted to the set of body mounting components. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078710 | AIRCRAFT DIVAN - An aircraft is disclosed with an aircraft divan that comprises a back rest, an upright side rest extending from the back rest and forming a side of the aircraft divan, and a seat rest having a first seat section connected to the back rest and a second seat section displaceable translationally relative to the first seat section between a first position and a second position, a gap defined between the first seat section and the second seat section in the first position to receive therein legs of a seated occupant between the first and second seat sections, and the first and second seat sections being adjacent one another to close the gap and form an elongated sitting surface in the second position. A method of adjusting such aircraft divan is also provided. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078711 | METHOD FOR SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER TO AN ULTRASONIC NACELLE DE-ICING AND ANTI-ICING - A method for de-icing or anti-icing an aircraft portion having at least one piezoelectric element fastened on the inner face of the aircraft portion includes, during a design phase of the aircraft portion, placing the piezoelectric element on an area of the aircraft portion to determine frequencies of resonance and increased dynamic coupling, and during the de-icing or anti-icing of the aircraft portion, the same piezoelectric element is excited according to the natural frequencies of the area. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078712 | Quick Release System - Disclosed herein is a quick release assembly. The quick release assembly includes a main body, a cover member, a pin, and a lever. The main body has a first end, a second end, and an opening between the first and second ends. The first end includes a first receiving portion. The second end includes a second receiving portion. The cover member is between the first and second ends. The pin is disposed between the main body and the cover member. The pin includes a slot. The lever is mounted at the opening of the main body. A first end of the lever is at the slot, and a second end of the lever extends from a side of the main body. The pin is configured to move between the first and second ends in response to pivoting of the lever. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078713 | CANOPY SUPPORT APPARATUS - An evacuation system may comprise a packboard, an evacuation slide configured to deploy from the packboard, and a canopy support apparatus is disclosed. The canopy support apparatus may comprise a valve extending from a proximal end of a canopy support tube toward a distal end of the canopy support tube and into an internal cavity of the canopy support tube. The valve may be configured to open a channel during inflation. The valve may be configured to seal the channel via internal pressure in the internal cavity acting on a sealing component of the valve when the canopy support tube is in an inflated state. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078714 | BATTERY MODULE FOR ELECTRICALLY-DRIVEN AIRCRAFT - A battery module can include multiple cell tubes, a first conductive plate, and multiple first spacers. The multiple cell tubes can accommodate multiple battery cells within the multiple cell tubes so that individual of the multiple battery cells are positioned within individual of the multiple cell tubes. The first conductive plate can include multiple first holes and electrically connect first terminals of the multiple cells. The multiple first spacers can be mounted in the multiple first holes and support the multiple tubes and the multiple cells with respect to the first conductive plate, the multiple first spacers being configured to provide thermal and electrical isolation between the multiple battery cells and the first conductive plate. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078715 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AIRCRAFT NOISE MITIGATION - A system and method for reducing a psychoacoustic penalty of acoustic noise emitted by an aircraft, including a plurality of propulsion assemblies coupled to the aircraft, wherein each of the plurality of propulsion assemblies includes a motor, and a plurality of blades defined by a propeller, wherein the plurality of blades can define an asymmetric blade spacing; a control subsystem coupled to the aircraft and communicatively coupled to the motor of each of the plurality of propulsion assemblies, wherein the control subsystem is operable to rotate each of the plurality of propulsion assemblies at a different frequency to modulate the acoustic power distribution of the emitted acoustic signature. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078716 | AIR INTAKE UNIT FOR AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE - An air intake unit for an engine of an aircraft; the intake unit has: a tubular housing; a first inlet opening which is obtained through an outer wall of the tubular housing and through which external air can be taken in; an air filter which engages the first inlet opening; a second inlet opening which is obtained through the outer wall of the tubular housing and through which external air can be taken in; a shutter device which is coupled to the second inlet opening and is movable between a closed position, in which it closes the second inlet opening, and an open position, in which it sets the passage through the second inlet opening free; and an actuator, which moves the shutter device. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078717 | ACOUSTIC PANEL FOR AN AIRCRAFT NACELLE AIR INLET WITH CASTELLATED RESISTIVE SKIN, PROPULSION UNIT AND AIRCRAFT FITTED WITH SUCH ACOUSTIC PANELS - An acoustic panel for an aircraft nacelle air intake comprising a resistive skin perforated by noise absorption holes and a core against which the resistive skin extends, wherein the resistive skin has a smooth visible face and a castellated rear face with alternating ribs and grooves. The noise absorption holes are formed exclusively in the grooves, i.e., in a zone where the skin is less thick, which enables the holes to have a diameter that is both greater than the thickness of the skin and small enough not to have any impact on drag. The mechanical strength of the resistive skin provided by the ribs ensures that the lesser thickness of the resistive skin in the grooves does not render the resistive skin overly flexible. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078718 | AIR INLET, NACELLE, PROPULSIVE ASSEMBLY AND AIRCRAFT WITH GROOVED LIP - An air inlet for an aircraft nacelle, including a lip and a front frame, which together form a duct with D-shaped section receiving hot air. The front frame is arranged in an advanced position inside the lip. The lip has de-icing grooves, which communicate with the duct and extend essentially downstream of the front frame. Downstream of the front frame, outside of the de-icing grooves, the lip has perforated zones provided with sound absorption holes. The air inlet includes a foil, which hermetically seals the de-icing grooves and is provided with sound absorption holes facing the perforated zones. The air inlet comprises acoustic panels inside the lip downstream of the front frame. The advanced position of the front frame, due to the de-icing grooves which ensure the de-icing of the lip downstream of the front frame, allows the acoustic treatment surface of the air inlet to be increased. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078719 | AUTONOMOUS PROPELLER PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT, SAID AUTONOMOUS PROPELLER PROPULSION SYSTEM COMPRISING A FUEL CELL - An autonomous propeller propulsion system for an aircraft. The autonomous system comprises a chassis with first attachment systems which engage with second attachment systems of the wing to ensure detachable attachment of the autonomous system, a fuel cell attached to the chassis, an electric motor attached to the chassis and having an output shaft, a propshaft rotated by the output shaft, a propeller attached to the propshaft, a controller converting an electric current delivered by the fuel cells into an electric current delivered to the electric motor, a hydrogen feed duct and an air feed duct, a set of auxiliary equipment, and a first connection arrangement, which connects with a second connection arrangement of the aircraft. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078720 | BEARING PRELOAD USING EXTERNAL GEARBOX REACTION - A method of operating a gas turbine engine in a multi-engine aircraft, the gas turbine engine having an engine shaft mounted for rotation in a bearing and a gearbox connected to the engine shaft for torque transmission therebetween, includes axially preloading the bearing using an axially biasing element disposed between the gas turbine engine and the gearbox. The axially biasing element reacts against the gearbox to exert an axial preload force on the bearing and the engine shaft of the gas turbine engine. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078721 | TETHERED SENSOR FOR CLOSE UP VIEWING - An imaging system has a tether sub-system deployable and retrievable from an aircraft, an imaging device attached at a deployable end of the tether, and control apparatus comprising control and communication circuitry receiving images captured by the imaging apparatus and storing the images. The tether is deployed to a predetermined length, the aircraft is piloted in a flight pattern causing the imaging device at the deployed end of the tether to attain a fixed position proximate an imaging target, and the control apparatus is operated to capture images of the target. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078722 | ACOUSTIC AIR DATA SENSOR AND SYSTEM - An acoustic air data sensor for an aircraft includes an acoustic transmitter, an acoustic receiver, an acoustic signal generator, timing circuitry, speed of sound determination circuity, and communication circuitry. The acoustic transmitter is located to transmit an acoustic signal through an airflow stagnation chamber that is pneumatically connected to an exterior of the aircraft and configured to receive and stagnate airflow from the exterior of the aircraft. The acoustic receiver is positioned at a distance from the acoustic transmitter to receive the acoustic signal. The pulse generator causes the acoustic transmitter to provide the acoustic signal. The timing circuitry determines a time of flight of the acoustic signal from the acoustic transmitter to the acoustic receiver. The speed of sound determination circuity determines, based on the time of flight and the distance, a speed of sound through air in the stagnation chamber. The communication circuitry outputs the speed of sound. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078723 | INTERNET CONNECTED AUXILIARY POWER UNIT AIRLINE MAINTENANCE SYSTEM - Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable medium for generating maintenance recommendation for an auxiliary power unit (APU). One system may include collecting APU data, applying an algorithm that may analyze the APU data using one or more tuning parameters to capture elements of the APU data that indicate an APU health concern, and transmitting the captured elements indicating the APU health concern to a cloud-based health monitoring system. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078724 | LIGHTNING PROTECTION IN AIRCRAFTS CONSTRUCTED WITH CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTIC - The embodiments described herein provide for lightning protection in aircrafts constructed with Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP). In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a first Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) panel, a second CFRP panel that overlaps with the first CFRP panel in a vertical direction, and a fastener to join the first CFRP panel with the second CFRP panel, the fastener extending in the vertical direction in an area where the first CFRP panel and the second CFRP panel overlap. The apparatus further includes a plurality of electrically conductive pins in each of the first CFRP panel and the second CFRP panel, wherein the pins extend in the vertical direction proximate to the fastener to electrically connect the first CFRP panel and the second CFRP panel in the area where the first CFRP panel and the second CFRP panel overlap. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078725 | LINE CAPTURE DEVICES FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Line capture devices for unmanned aircraft, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A system in accordance with a particular embodiment includes a line capture device body having a line slot with an open end and a closed end. A retainer is positioned proximate to the line slot and has a rotor with a plurality of rotor arms positioned to extend at least partially across the line slot as the rotor rotates relative to the body. A joint rotatably couples the rotor to the body, and a ratchet device is operably coupled to the rotor to allow the rotor to rotate in a first direction and at least restrict the rotor arm from rotating in a second direction opposite the first. In other embodiments, the retainer can include other arrangements, for example, one or more wire-shaped elements. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078726 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A MODULAR RAMP - A modular ramp for creating a ski jump on a modern naval vehicles is provided. Generally, the system allows a user to manipulate a ramp surface in a way that best suits the needs of the user at that time. The system generally comprises a framework, interlinking tracks, and control arm. The control arm manipulates the position of the framework, which in turn manipulates the surface created by the interlinking tracks. The modular ramp may also comprise mechanical joints and a hinge, which may allow the surface to be manipulated in multiple directions. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078727 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UAV DOCKING - An apparatus for housing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in or on a vehicle includes a landing connection component configured to form a connection between the UAV and the vehicle when the UAV is landed in or on the vehicle, and a cover movable between a plurality of positions to permit the UAV to take off and land in or on the vehicle. The cover includes an antenna or a satellite dish integrated thereto. An orientation of the antenna or the satellite dish is adjustable for tracking a motion of the UAV when the UAV is in flight. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078728 | AIRCRAFT REFUELING SYSTEM WITH FLOW BOOSTER AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A flow booster for optimizing flow of fuel passing into an aircraft. The flow booster includes a fuel intake fluidly coupled to the fuel circuit, and includes a housing and a piston. The piston has a piston head slidably movable in the housing to define h a variable fuel inlet to receive the fuel. The fuel applies a fuel force to the piston. An intake tuner is operatively connected to the fuel M intake, and has a tuning force applied to the piston against the fuel force. A trigger is coupled to the intake tuner to vary the tuning force applied by the intake tuner. The flow regulator is coupled to sensors to receive fuel measurements. A flow regulator is operatively connected to the trigger to activate the trigger in response to the fuel measurements whereby the flow of the fuel into the aircraft is continuously adjustable during refueling. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078729 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND STATION FOR LANDING OF A DRONE - In an aspect there are disclosed examples systems ( | 2021-03-18 |
20210078730 | SYSTEM, CONTROL DEVICE AND LIGHT AIRCRAFT - Provided is a system comprising a projector; and a control device, wherein the control device includes a projector position information acquisition unit for acquiring projector position information indicative of a position of the projector, a flight vehicle position information acquisition unit for acquiring flight vehicle position information indicative of a position of a flight vehicle on which a solar cell panel is mounted, and an irradiation direction control unit for controlling an irradiation direction of light emitted from the projector, based on the projector position information and the flight vehicle position information. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078731 | Fail-safe Fastener for Aircraft - A fail-safe fastener configured to mechanically fasten a first aircraft component to a second aircraft component includes a first body formed from a first material and at least one second body formed from a second material different than the first material, the at least one second body being stacked on a side of the first body, wherein the first body and/or the at least one second body is or includes a composite material. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078732 | Service Satellite for Providing In-Orbit Services Using Variable Thruster Control - A service satellite for providing station keeping services to a host satellite is disclosed. The service satellite may have a body, and a gripping mechanism attached to the body. The gripping mechanism may be adapted to attach to an interface ring extending from an external surface of the host satellite to form an interconnection between the host satellite and the service satellite through the externally extending interface ring. Attaching the gripping mechanism to the interface ring may form an interconnected unit having a combined center of mass. The service satellite may have at least two thrusters and at least one controller. The at least one controller may maintain the interconnected unit in a substantially stationary orbit by selectively orienting the two thrusters such that the thrust vectors from the two thrusters avoid passing through the combined center of mass, and are each offset from the combined center of mass. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078733 | LUNAR ORBITING SATELLITE SYSTEM, AND GROUND STATION OF LUNAR ORBITING SATELLITE SYSTEM - A lunar orbiting satellite system executes orbit planning of assigning a function (positioning, communication, and flashing) to an artificial satellite (AS) depending on a relative position of the AS to the moon at a time when the moon and the AS are observed from an input point on the earth, and correcting the relative position, which changes in accordance with the moon revolution period. The system includes: a satellite orbit planner which assigns a function to each ASs forming an AS group flying around the moon depending on a relative position of each ASs to the moon at a time when the moon and ASs are observed from an input point on the earth, and set a target orbit according to the function; and a satellite controller which causes the each ASs to execute control based on the function to implement switching of the function. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078734 | MICRO-CATHODE MATRIX ARC THRUSTERS - A matrix thruster that may be used to reposition and/or stabilize a CubeSAT satellite. The matrix thruster includes a conductive plate with an opening, a plurality of wires within the opening, a power supply electrically connected to the conductive plate or each of the plurality of wires via an inductor, and an electrical switch. The electrical switch creates a current change that creates an electric potential spike across the inductor. The electric potential spike across the inductor initiates an arc discharge between one of the wires and the conductive plate, which forms plasma that ejects cathode particles from the matrix thruster. Using multiple wires (e.g., four titanium wires) extends the lifetime of the thruster, as each wire restores an inter-electrode film needed for the other wires to continue generating plasma. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078735 | SATELLITE THREAT MITIGATION BY APPLICATION OF REINFORCEMENT MACHINE LEARNING IN PHYSICS BASED SPACE SIMULATION - The system and method for using a reinforcement machine learning based solution for space applications for automated course of action recommendations for the mitigation of threats to space-based assets. The system can be used to mitigate threats to satellites, and it can be used generally as a multi-domain reinforcement machine learning environment for many different kinds of agents, performing many different kinds of actions, under many different simulated environmental conditions. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078736 | SPACE TRANSPORT SYSTEM - A space transport system includes one or more cyclers orbiting between a first planetary body and another planetary body. The space transport system also includes one or more taxi vehicles, each of which carry cargo, humans, or both. The one or more taxi vehicles dock with the one or more cyclers and undock with the one or more cyclers when landing on the first planetary body or the second planetary body. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078737 | HIGH SPEED POUCHER - An apparatus and methods for producing at extremely high production speeds small pouches filled with tobacco or other granular, powdered or solid content. An endless web substrate, with or without flavor film thereon, is formed into a tubular shape with a longitudinal seam. The tube is cut to individual lengths, and a procession of tubes is crimp-closed at one end, filled and crimp-closed at the other end to complete pouch production. During production, the seams formed at the crimped ends of the pouch are parallel to one another and the longitudinal seam of the pouch is midway between the sides of the pouch and orthogonal to the seams formed at the crimped ends of the pouch. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078738 | SYSTEM FOR FILLING CONTAINERS WITH MEDICAL FLUIDS - Container filling systems are described herein. A container filling system includes a container assembly, a nozzle, a first roller and a second roller. The container assembly includes a plurality of containers, each having a container volume and a fluid manifold defining a fluid pathway, wherein the fluid pathway is in fluid communication with the container volume of each of the plurality of containers. The nozzle is in fluid communication with the fluid pathway, wherein the nozzle directs flow from a fluid source into the fluid pathway. The nozzle separates the fluid manifold into a first portion and a second portion to permit the fluid manifold to advance relative to the nozzle. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078739 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR POSITIONING PORTION PACKETS - The present disclosure relates to a method for positioning portion packets of a product for oral use into a container by means of a compartment unit. The compartment unit comprises a plurality of compartments with a respective discharge opening. The method comprises: a) positioning the compartment unit at a first distance (d1) from a bottom wall of the container with the discharge openings facing a storage volume of the container, b) introducing at least one portion packet into i-th compartment of the compartment unit, the portion packet thereby assuming a first three-dimensional orientation with the at least one portion packet being in contact with the bottom wall of the container and at least partly remaining in the i-th compartment, wherein i is an integer going from 1 to n, n being the number of compartments to be loaded, n≥2, c) moving the compartment unit in relation to the container thereby causing reconfiguration of each portion packet to a second three-dimensional orientation being different from the first three-dimensional orientation. The disclosure further relates to a device for positioning portion packets of a product for oral use into a container. The disclosure also relates to a container comprising a plurality of portion packets of a product for oral use. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078740 | PORTABLE WRAPPING MACHINE - A wrap machine assembly including a pallet having a top surface having goods thereon and a side surface. The top surface is located above a floor. The wrap machine assembly also includes a wrapping machine having a base and a wrapping arm including a roll of wrap film. The base of the wrapping machine has at least one front wheel and at least one rear wheel. A portion of the wrapping machine is positioned adjacent the side surface of the pallet. The wrapping arm encircles the goods on the pallet, with a circle of rotation of the wrapping arm forming a periphery of a wrap circle area. The at least front wheel of the base of the wrapping machine is located within the wrap circle area when the pallet is viewed from above. No part of the wrapping machine is located under the pallet. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078741 | LARGE INDUSTRIAL VACUUM SEALER SYSTEM - The present invention proposes a large industrial vacuum sealer system. The system comprises the following working steps: after materials are placed, a box base moves upwards to be jointed with a box cover in a sealing manner; the first valve | 2021-03-18 |
20210078742 | BOX PACKING DEVICE - A box packing device includes a first arm, a first hand, and a controller. The first hand includes a hand base, a gripping mechanism at the hand base and including a gripper to grip an upper-end of a flap of a large box, and a holding mechanism at the hand base and including a holder to hold an inner box. The controller controls the operation of the first arm and the first hand so as to perform a developing operation in which the gripping part of the gripping mechanism moves in a horizontal plane so as to develop the large box while gripping the upper-end part of the flap part of the large box in a folded state, and an accommodating operation in which the holder of the holding mechanism accommodates the inner box into the developed large box while holding the inner box. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078743 | COMPACTION STATION FOR COMPACTING BULK MATERIAL IN OPEN-MOUTH BAGS, AND METHOD - A compaction station and method with a compacting device for compacting open-mouth bags filled with bulk materials includes a container with a tubular inner wall and a takeup space for taking up a filled open-mouth bag, and a support unit on a height-displaceable lifting device, wherein when the lifting device is in a lowered position the support unit is supported from beneath and when in an elevated position, it is suitable to take over a filled open-mouth bag from an adjacent conveyor device. A pressure plug that can be lowered from above is included which, when in a lowered position acts on the bulk material from above, and in an elevated position allows takeover of a filled open-mouth bag from an adjacent conveyor device. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078744 | Method and Apparatus for Gripping and Holding Dispensing Elements, Having a Flange and a Screw Cap, for Subsequent Application onto Packages - A method and apparatus are represented and described for gripping and holding dispensing elements, having a flange and a screw cap, for subsequent application onto packages, wherein the dispensing elements are linearly supplied to the apparatus in an aligned position and wherein each dispensing element is gripped individually by gripper jaws of a gripping device and is applied by means of its flange onto a package. In order that an applicator with smaller structural height can, even in the case of higher speeds, also reliably provide packages comprising an oblique gable with a dispensing elements, the following steps are provided: raising each gripping device into a start position above the supplied dispensing elements, lowering each gripping device with opened gripper jaws from their highest position to a dispensing element provided therebelow, wherein the transport speed of the gripping device and the transport belt are synchronised, pulling a dispensing element with opened gripper jaws to a flat delivery region, gripping a dispensing element by closing the gripper jaws, lowering each gripping device with gripped dispensing element to a package transported therebelow in an application position, pressing the dispensing element onto the package for a predefined time, and releasing the applied dispensing element and raising each gripping device to receive a newly-supplied dispensing element. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078745 | METHOD FOR TESTING THE FUNCTION OF A TUBULAR BAG MACHINE - The invention relates to a method for testing the function of a tubular bag machine, the tubular bag machine comprising a drive control system and multiple electronic drive units which are controlled independently of each other by the drive control system and which drive different functional elements of the packing machine in a cycle time-synchronous manner as they are going through predefined motion sequences, and one drive unit being realized in the manner of a transverse sealing unit, and the transverse sealing unit comprising at least one drive motor ( | 2021-03-18 |
20210078746 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO FACILITATE PLASTIC FILM PROCESSING - A system includes a film processing module, a processor, and memory. The processor and memory are in communication with the film processing module. The processor is configured to dynamically coordinate movement of the film processing module relative to a moving web of film and to perform a function on the web of film with the film processing module. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078747 | PHARMACY ORDER PROCESSING SYSTEM WORKSTATIONS AND RELATED METHODS - A container disassembly workstation for a pharmacy order processing system includes a base, a desktop connected to the base and defining a container disassembly workspace, and a pharmaceutical receptacle assembly extending through the desktop. The pharmaceutical receptacle assembly includes a pharmaceutical dust separation screen configured to retain pharmaceuticals and to permit pharmaceutical dust to pass through the pharmaceutical dust separation screen. The pharmaceutical receptacle assembly also includes a pharmaceutical dust receptacle configured to receive the pharmaceutical dust separation screen and pharmaceutical dust from the pharmaceuticals. The pharmaceutical receptacle assembly further includes a pharmaceutical receptacle positioned adjacent to the pharmaceutical dust receptacle, wherein the pharmaceutical receptacle includes a pharmaceutical receptacle funnel configured to receive the pharmaceuticals from the pharmaceutical dust separation screen and a door hingeably connected to the pharmaceutical receptacle funnel and configured to move between an open position and a closed position. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078748 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLYING A LABEL FOR THE AUTOMATED PRODUCTION OF E-VAPOR DEVICES - A system for use in manufacturing vapor-generating articles may include a rotatable drum that is configured to hold a plurality of the vapor-generating articles. The system may also include a tagging drum that is configured to tag a respective label to a housing of each of the vapor-generating articles. The system may also include a pressing roller that is configured to press a leading edge of the label against the housing after the tagging. The system may further include a rolling drum that is configured to roll the label around the housing after the pressing. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078749 | A TRANSPORT SYSTEM OF CYLINDRICAL PRODUCTS TO BE LABELLED - A transport system for cylindrical products to be labelled includes a first conveyor and a second conveyor. The first conveyor has pairs of support members for supporting the cylindrical products, which are predisposed parallel to one another and mutually distanced so as to identify a free space between them. The second conveyor is a looped conveyor having an upper branch and arranged with the free space present between the pairs of support members and comprises pairs of idle rollers which, when moving along the upper branch, are interposed with each support member pair. The upper branch has an ascending portion so that the rollers can abut the products transported by the support member pairs and raise the products from the housings so that the products are supported only by idle rollers when they transit at an abutting means of a label applicator. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078750 | METHOD OF DIE CUTTING A LABEL - A die cutting method that cuts patterns in a label is provided. According an embodiment, a method adjusts temperature of a label sheet comprising a laminated layer and a liner layer. The method further separates the laminated layer from the liner layer prior to making the cuts on the laminated layer. The method further cuts one or more patterns on the laminated layer. The method further re-attaches, the laminated layer to the liner layer. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078751 | LABEL APPLICATION SYSTEMS - Systems and methods for applying decorations from a web onto substrates are disclosed. According to some aspects, a decoration may be transferred from the web directly to a substrate based on contact of the substrate with an adhesive of a portion of the decoration while the portion of the decoration is attached to the web. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078752 | LABEL APPLICATOR BELLOW SPRAYER - In accordance with embodiments of the present invention, a produce label applicator machine is retrofitted with a system such that the positive/negative air pressure at the label applicator bellows is configured to introduce and apply a bacteria or maturity inhibiting substance/gas/chemical to the surfaces of the labels as they are being applied to the produce. A source of bacteria or maturity inhibiting substance/gas/chemical is coupled to a fast-acting valve, that is in communication with the air passageway of the label dispensing arms/bellows. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078753 | Ring Pull Cap Rim for Glass Containers - A glass container includes a sidewall circumscribing a central longitudinal axis, and including a neck finish, which includes a wall having a radially inner surface and a radially outer surface and a rim extending from the wall. The rim has a sealing lip, an outward lip, and a retention lip extending between the outward lip and the radially outer surface of the wall. A ratio of a radial thickness of the rim at a major outer diameter of the outward lip of the rim to a radial thickness of the neck finish wall below the rim and between the radially inner and outer surfaces is between 1.9:1 and 2.2:1. A package includes the glass container and a ring pull cap closure coupled to the rim. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078754 | CONTAINER FOR FOOD PRODUCTS - A container for food products, including a substantially box-like body made of a recyclable and/or bio-compostable cellulose-based material, having an inner surface adapted for contact with foods, wherein said box-like body has a bottom wall and perimeter side walls connected to each other and to said bottom wall so as to define a containment volume for food products facing the inner surface and open above at an upper opening; wherein said bottom wall has at least one deformed zone defining a relief protruding from the inner surface for the retention of said food product; and wherein each perimeter side wall comprises at least one deformed zone defining a reinforcing rib of the side wall itself. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078755 | DUAL USE BOX - A box comprising: a side panel; a covering top panel connected to the side panel by a fold line, the covering top panel comprising an overlapping portion comprising: a primary sealing flap, the primary sealing flap comprising a primary adhesive; a secondary flap connected to the primary sealing flap by a perforated line, the secondary flap comprising a distal end and a proximal portion that is proximal the side panel relative to the distal end, the distal end comprising a secondary adhesive, the distal end joined to the proximal portion by a tear strip. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078756 | LEAK PROOF CONTAINER WITH PUSH LOCK BODY - A leak proof container and a method of forming the container from a blank. The blank includes a bottom panel, first and second side panels connected to the bottom panel at opposing lateral edges, and first and second end portions located at opposing longitudinal ends of the blank. Each end portion includes an inner end panel connected to the bottom panel, an outer end panel connected to the inner end panel, and first and second corner panels, each corner panel having an edge connected to a respective one of the first and second side panels and having an edge connected to the inner end panel. First and second locking tabs are defined in the outer end panel, each locking tab being defined by a lateral separation line located longitudinally inward from an outer longitudinal edge of the outer end panel and extending laterally to define a free tab end. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078757 | LEAK PROOF CONTAINER WITH ADHESIVE ATTACHMENT - A leak proof container and a method of forming the container from a blank. The blank includes a bottom panel, first and second side panels connected to the bottom panel at opposing lateral edges, and first and second end portions located at opposing longitudinal ends of the blank. Each end portion includes an inner end panel connected to the bottom panel, an outer end panel connected to the inner end panel, and first and second corner panels forming gussets connected to a respective one of the first and second side panels and connected to the inner end panel. An adhesive area is located on one side of the blank and comprises at least a portion on each of the outer end panel and the inner end panel. The adhesive area adheres the gussets to the inner end panel and to the outer end panel. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078758 | LEAK PROOF CONTAINER WITH PUSH LOCK BODY AND ROLLOVER HINGE - A leak proof container and a method of forming the container from a blank. The blank includes a bottom panel, first and second side panels at opposing lateral edges of the blank, and opposing end portions located at opposing longitudinal ends of the blank. Each end portion includes an inner end panel, an outer end panel hingedly connected to the inner end panel at hinge portions, and first and second corner panels, each corner panel forming a gusset between one of the side panels and the inner end panel, each gusset including a notch area for receiving one of the hinge portions. First and second locking tabs are defined in the outer end panel. The outer end panel can be folded over the inner end panel to position the hinge portions in the notch areas, and the locking tabs can be positioned between the gussets and the inner end panel. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078759 | BLANK OF A CUP AND A STRAW - A cup, a blank for a cup, and a method for forming a cup. As an example, a cup includes a base having a circular bottom and a rim coupled to a perimeter of the bottom; a sidewall extending upwards from the base between an upper edge and a lower edge, the sidewall being continuously coupled to the rim at the lower edge; a plurality of closure panels integrally connected to and extending from the sidewall at the upper edge, the plurality of closure panels includes a first closure panel having a first cutout and a second closure panel having a second cutout; a straw connected to and extending from a second end of the sidewall and extending upwards from near the lower edge to beyond the upper edge; and a tab connected to and extending from a first end of the sidewall and attaching the first end of the sidewall to a second end of the sidewall. | 2021-03-18 |