17th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 18 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160114893 | AIRCRAFT DOOR WITH COMPRESSIBLE HEADER - The disclosed embodiments relate to an aircraft having an in-flight leveling system for a seat onboard the aircraft that includes a swivel mechanism providing selective rotational movement of the a rear portion of the seat to compensate for an angle of inclination of the aircraft during flight. A locking mechanism is coupled to the swivel mechanism to retain the seat in a first position for use on the ground and a second position for use during flight. An actuator moves the locking mechanism between a locked condition and an unlocked condition permitting the seat to move between the first position to the second position enabling the seat to be substantially level when the aircraft is on the ground and during flight. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114894 | COMPRESSOR BLEED AIR SUPPLY FOR AN AIRCRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM - A gas turbine engine includes a fan, a compressor section having at least two sequential compressors, a combustor section fluidly connected to the compressor section, and a turbine section fluidly connected to the combustor section. The turbine section includes at least a first turbine, a second turbine and a third turbine. One of the first turbine, the second turbine and the third turbine is a fan-drive turbine. An environmental control system air supply includes at least a first compressor bleed and a second compressor bleed. Each of the first compressor bleed and the second compressor bleed are positioned upstream of a highest pressure compressor of the at least two compressors. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114895 | ANTI-ICING / DE-ICING SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFT DOOR AND AIRCRAFT DOOR EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A SYSTEM - The invention aims to make aircraft doors easier to open by preventing ice formation or, at the very least, favoring rapid breaking of the ice on the door edges connected to the skin of the fuselage. To that end, it is provided to supply energy along the door when specific conditions are met. According to one embodiment, an anti-icing/de-icing system for an aircraft door ( | 2016-04-28 |
20160114896 | Alternative Fuel Source Vehicle - The production of energy from sources other than traditional hydrocarbons, such as fossil-fuels, is presented herein. Furthermore, an exemplary vehicle that utilizes such fuel sources is also presented herein. The exemplary vehicle is a helicopter with contra-rotating blades and winglets that provide stability and directional control. The helicopter possesses novel features, components, and abilities that form inventive elements not found within the prior art. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114897 | Airplane Suspension Cowling Structure With Wing-Mounted Arrangement - Provided is an airplane suspension ( | 2016-04-28 |
20160114898 | CIRCUIT FOR DE-ICING AN AIR INLET LIP OF AN AIRCRAFT PROPULSION ASSEMBLY - Propulsion assembly, comprising a turbine engine surrounded by a nacelle comprising an annular air inlet lip, the propulsion assembly further comprising a circuit for lubricating elements of the turbine engine and a circuit for de-icing the air inlet lip, characterised in that said de-icing circuit comprises a heat exchanger comprising a primary circuit of oil supplied by said lubrication circuit and a secondary circuit of a heat transfer fluid for supplying at least one de-icing channel extending into said air inlet lip, said de-icing circuit further comprising a pump for circulating the heat transfer fluid into said at least one channel. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114899 | ELECTRIC SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE INCLUDED IN A MORE-ELECTRIC ENGINE (MEE) SYSTEM - A more-electric engine (MEE) system configured to operate in a plurality of operating modes includes a first power generating sub-system and a second power generating sub-system. The first power generating sub-system is configured to output electric power to a first power bus. The second power generating sub-system is configured to output electric power to a second power bus. The MEE system further includes an electronic source/load management and distribution (SLMD) module in power and signal communication with each of the first power generating sub-system, the second power generating sub-system, and the plurality of electrical sub-systems. The electronic SLMD module is configured to selectively operate the MEE system in one of a first operating mode or a second operating mode among the plurality of operating modes. The first and second operating modes adjust the delivery of the first and second electric power to the first and second power buses. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114900 | System and Method for Cruise Monitoring and Alerting - A monitoring system is disclosed for use with a mobile platform being operated by an operator. The system may make use of a database for containing operational information and procedures relating to the operation of the mobile platform by the operator. A processor may also be used that communicates with the database and with at least one subsystem of the mobile platform for monitoring operational information concerning operation of the mobile platform against stored information contained in the database. The processor may determine if the operation of the mobile platform is proceeding in accordance with predetermined standards. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114901 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING SITUATION AWARENESS INFORMATION AND ALERTS IN A COCKPIT DISPLAY - Methods and system are provided for displaying information on a display device of an aircraft as well as processing crowd sourced information from other aircraft, sensors and information systems in a ground server, and provide it back to aircraft via communication means. In one embodiment, the method includes retrieving information that indicates a current situation and that has been entered by a user, the information being from at least one of a server and another aircraft; determining current situation display data based on the information; and graphically displaying the information on the display based on the current situation display data. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114902 | DATA RETRIEVAL SYSTEM IN AN AIRCRAFT WITH DATA STORED DURING A FLIGHT AND WIRELESSLY TRANSMITTED TO A GROUND SYSTEM AFTER LANDING USING A TRANSMISSION ELEMENT IN AN EXTERNAL PANEL OF AN AVIONIC BAY - An aircraft-side aircraft data retrieval system and method, comprising: a data storage device ( | 2016-04-28 |
20160114903 | FLIGHT ENVELOPE PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES - Systems and methods to protect the flight envelope in both manual flight and flight by a commercial autopilot are provided. A system can comprise: an inertial measurement unit (IMU); a computing device in data communication with the IMU; an application executable by the computing device comprising: logic that estimates an angle of attack; a slip angle; and a speed of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) based at least in part on data received from the UAV. A method can comprise estimating, via a computing device, flight data of a UAV based at least in part on data received from an IMU; comparing the estimated flight data with measured flight data; and triggering an error indication in response to a determination that the measured flight data exceeds a predefined deviation of the estimated flight data. The estimated speed can comprise an estimated airspeed, vertical speed and/or ground velocity. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114904 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A STATE OF A COMPONENT IN A HIGH LIFT SYSTEM OF AN AIRCRAFT, HIGH LIFT SYSTEM OF AN AIRCRAFT, AND AIRCRAFT HAVING SUCH A HIGH LIFT SYSTEM - A method for determining a state of a component in a high lift system of an aircraft is proposed, the high lift system comprising a central power control unit for providing rotational power by means of a transmission shaft; and drive stations coupled with the power control unit and movable high lift surfaces. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114905 | PROBABILISTIC SAFE LANDING AREA DETERMINATION - According to an aspect of the invention, a method of probabilistic safe landing area determination for an aircraft includes receiving sensor data indicative of current conditions at potential landing areas for the aircraft. Feature extraction on the sensor data is performed. A processing subsystem of the aircraft updates a probabilistic safe landing area map based on comparing extracted features of the sensor data with a probabilistic safe landing area model. The probabilistic safe landing area model defines probabilities that terrain features are suitable for safe landing of the aircraft. A list of ranked landing areas is generated based on the probabilistic safe landing area map. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114906 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED LAUNCH, RETRIEVAL, AND SERVICING OF A HOVERING AIRCRAFT - An apparatus and method for automated launch, retrieval, and servicing of a hovering aircraft is provided. The apparatus includes a line which is elevatable while maintaining a principally horizontal axis. For retrieval, the aircraft translates principally spanwise over the line, following a path which is principally horizontal and normal to the line. At an appropriate moment, the line is elevated and contacts the aircraft's wing. As the aircraft continues translating, the line slides along the wing until captured in a cleat. The aircraft is then stably tethered in hover, and its position can be manipulated by articulating the line, such as to guide the aircraft into a docking station. For launch the aircraft lifts itself into hover while tethered to the line. Articulation of the line guides the aircraft into a launch position, at which point the line is disconnected from the cleat, thereby releasing the aircraft. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114907 | AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEM FOR ASSESSING AN AFFECTED AREA OF AN AIRCRAFT - A system for assessing an affected area of an aircraft is disclosed. A reference marker having a known size is placed along an exterior of the aircraft. The system includes a portable electronic device including a processor in communication with a structural database. The structural database includes a template that defines a maximum allowable size of damage to the aircraft. The processor executes an instruction for determining an actual size of the affected area based on the known size of the reference marker. The processor executes an instruction for comparing the actual size of the affected area of the aircraft with the maximum allowable size of damage to the aircraft. The processor executes an instruction for determining if the actual size of the affected area exceeds the maximum allowable size of damage to the aircraft. The processor executes an instruction for determining a further action. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114908 | Electrically Powered Propulsion System for Use in a Spacecraft - An electrically powered propulsion system for a spacecraft includes a first center of gravity at a first time of operation and a second center of gravity at a second time of operation, where the second center of gravity is different from the first center of gravity. The electrically powered propulsion system includes a thruster realignment mechanism and at least two thrusters coupled to the thruster realignment mechanism. Each of the at least two thrusters has an individual thrust vector. The thruster realignment mechanism is adapted such that, in a first position, the individual thrust vectors of the at least two thrusters pass through the first center of gravity and that, in a second position, the individual thrust vectors of the at least two thrusters pass through the second center of gravity. The thruster realignment mechanism holds the first position in the event all of the at least two thrusters are without any failure. In addition, the thruster realignment mechanism realigns the thrusters to the second position in the event of at least one of (i) a failure of one of the at least two thrusters, and (ii) a predetermined time criterion is fulfilled. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114909 | SPACE CRAFT COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE PAIR OF SUPPORTING ARMS, SAID ARM PAIR BEING EQUIPPED WITH A HOLLOW MOUNTING MODULE, AND METHOD FOR EMPLOYING SUCH A CRAFT - Space craft comprising a body, at least one pair of supporting arms, a first device mounted on a first supporting arm and a second device mounted on a second supporting arm. The first arm is rotatably mounted on the body of the craft about an axis of rotation. The second arm is fixed to the body, and in which craft of the first device and the second device at least one is offset from the axis of rotation of the first arm. The pair of supporting arms further comprises a hollow module for the rotatable mounting of the first arm on the body. The mounting module comprising an opening through which the axis of rotation and the second supporting arm pass. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114910 | DEPLOYABLE SOLAR ARRAY FOR SMALL SPACECRAFT - The present disclosure provides, among other things, a deployable solar array comprising: an array of electromagnetic transducer devices such as photovoltaic devices; and a flexible, elongated, rectangular sheet for supporting the array of electromagnetic transducer devices composed of a composite laminate having a predetermined pattern of graphite fiber plies which impart a predefined tension in the planar surface of the sheet so that it curls into a planar sheet with a uniform radius of curvature along its major axis. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114911 | Multi-Dimensional Damage Detection - Methods and systems may provide for a structure having a plurality of interconnected panels, wherein each panel has a plurality of detection layers separated from one another by one or more non-detection layers. The plurality of detection layers may form a grid of conductive traces. Additionally, a monitor may be coupled to each grid of conductive traces, wherein the monitor is configured to detect damage to the plurality of interconnected panels in response to an electrical property change with respect to one or more of the conductive traces. In one example, the structure is part of an inflatable space platform such as a spacecraft or habitat. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114912 | MANIPULATION OF A SATELLITE IN SPACE - A system for manipulating a space object in space comprises an articulated structure, wherein the articulated structure comprises a single actuator configured to control, equally, the deployment of the structure in space, the gripping of the space object and the folding down of the articulated structure. Developments describe the use of a fixed supporting structure, a threaded rod, a tapped whorl guided by the threaded rod and a set of articulated bars held by pivot links at their interfaces on the tapped whorl and on the fixed supporting structure. Various mechanical configurations are described, notably gripping devices comprising rollers for locking and/or unlocking the space object by separation of the articulated bars. A method of regulation, of control and of adjustment of the manipulation is provided. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114913 | PACKAGING AND FILLING DEVICE, PAPER CONTAINER AND BLANK - A packaging and filling device, a paper container, and a blank is disclosed. The blank comprises a sixth panel in a readily foldable state prior to a step for forming a bottom part, and provides sufficient length in a folded portion to protect the end surface of a packaging material. The blank for the paper container is formed by the packaging and filling device and comprises a top part, a bottom part, and a cylindrical body having four side walls and a square cross-section. The packaging and filling device comprises a loading unit for retrieving the blank and loading a cylindrical blank, a bottom-part-molding unit for molding the bottom part of the cylindrical blank to obtain a container, a filling unit for filling the container with liquid food from an upper opening, and an upper-part-sealing unit for heat-sealing the upper opening. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114914 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORMING DUAL LAYER WATER SOLUBLE PACKETS - A method of forming dual layer water soluble packets is described. The method includes drawing a base film into a cavity of a mold, drawing air through openings in the base film, metering an amount of a first product of a first color onto the base film in the cavity, metering an amount of a second product of a second color onto the amount of the first product, and, sealing a lid film to the base film. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114915 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING PACKAGING UNITS IN A TUBLAR BAG FORMING, FILLING AND SEALING MACHINE - The invention relates to a method as well as to an apparatus for manufacturing packaging units in a tubular bag forming, filling and sealing machine. Separated products ( | 2016-04-28 |
20160114916 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR POUCH-FORMING WITH OPTIMIZED FILL ACCURACY AND HEADSPACE - This invention discloses a process for forming a pouch having an evacuated headspace containing a flowable material. The process relates to optimizing both, the evacuation of the headspace in the pouch and the accuracy of the flowable material filled in the pouch. Specifically, the present invention employs a process that includes a multiple-step or a continuous compression of the pouch headspace to accomplish the goals. Also disclosed is a vertical form-fill-seal apparatus for forming a pouch containing a flowable material and having an evacuated headspace. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114917 | FILM WEB DEFLECTING DEVICE AND DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING PACKAGING UNITS COMPRISING A FILM WEB DEFLECTING DEVICE - The invention relates to a film web deflecting device ( | 2016-04-28 |
20160114918 | DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR APPLYING EDGE PROTECTORS ON A STRAPPED PACKAGE - A device arranges an edge protector on a package. The device includes a drive wheel for moving the device along a guiding rail from a point of departure to the package and from the package to the point of departure. A motor is carried by the device and drives the drive wheel. A clamp mount includes a movable clamping jaw and a counter bearing for taking up the edge protector in an open position of the clamping jaw and to hold it in a closed position of the clamping jaw. The motor drives the drive wheel and acts on a power transmission assembly to induce opening and closing of the clamping jaw. A device for strapping packages having the edge protector applicator includes a frame carrying a press plate above a vertically movable packing table. The press plate has running rails on which the edge protector applicator is movably mounted. The applicator device is mounted below the press plate. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114919 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING MULTIPACKS OF CONTAINERS BY ADHESIVELY BONDING THE CONTAINERS TO ONE ANOTHER - A method for producing multipacks of containers includes placing adhesive spots on surfaces of the containers. At least two kinds of adhesives are used, both of which plastic melt adhesives that melt as a result of exposure to heat and that develop cohesion after cooling. After placing the adhesive spots, the containers are connected to each other using the adhesive spots so as to form a multipack. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114920 | CHAMBER MACHINE WITH GAS NOZZLE MONITORING - The present invention relates to a chamber machine for packaging products in at least one bag, where said chamber machine includes at least one gas nozzle. The chamber machine can also include a monitoring device configured for detecting the presence of a bag neck of the bag over the gas nozzle. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114921 | PROCESS SECTION OF A PACKAGING MACHINE - A processing section of a packaging machine includes a conveyor configured to be driven by a first drive member, and at least one additional conveyor including at least one tray folding member configured to selectively extend about and ride on the conveyor. The at least one additional conveyor is configured to be driven by a second drive member that is distinct from the first drive member. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114922 | METHOD FOR THE ASEPTIC FILLING OF A BAG - Method for the aseptic filling of a bag with a pharmaceutical product or liquid which comprises the following steps: a) a first step in which the cap is inserted in the inlet of the bag; b) a second step in which said cap is raised and the pharmaceutical product or liquid concerned is introduced; c) a third step in which the cap is re-inserted in the inlet of the bag; and d) a fourth step in which the cap and the inlet of the bag are welded. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114923 | CONTROL APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM LIBRARY - A structure accurately detects biting of a foreign object in a packaging machine. A control apparatus controls a packaging machine that sequentially seals and/or cuts a packaging material transported in a first direction using a rotor. The rotor is arranged to have a tangent to its outer circumference portion in contact with the packaging material extending in the first direction. The rotor is drivable and rotatable by a driver. The control apparatus includes an information obtaining unit that obtains information indicating a rotational position of the rotor and a status value of the driver in predetermined cycles, and a determination unit that determines a presence of an abnormality in a sealed portion of the packaging material using, from the information obtained by the information obtaining unit, a status value of the driver corresponding to a rotational position of the rotor falling within a predetermined range or being a predetermined position. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114924 | FEED CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A LIDDING WEB - A lidding system for heat sealing a lidding web onto open-topped plastic containers includes a heat sealing head including heat sealing dies and a number of carrier plates for supporting a queue of containers. The carrier plates are displaced past the sealing head and define transverse slots between them. The system includes an optical sensor for sensing the a position of labels on the lidding web, and further includes a pair of pleating bars movable in a vertical direction and extending transversely relative to the direction of travel of the carrier plates. The system includes a PLC linked to the optical sensor for actuating displacement of the pleating bars into lowered positions wherein the bars are received in the slots to form pleats in the lidding web, thereby adjusting the position of the labels relative to the containers, in response to the labels not being sufficiently aligned with the containers. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114925 | Medicine inspection device and medicine packaging system - A system for individually packaging medicine is provided with a medicine inspection device that is capable of performing inspection of medicine that is individually packaged using a device for individually packaging medicine or the like. The control device of the medicine inspection device is provided with an inspection database in which images of medicine are stored as master images and is capable of carrying out an inspection task using image matching processing that involves an image acquired by imaging. The control is also capable of performing similarity determination for determining whether a medicine that is similar to a medicine that is packaged in an individual wrapper is present in the inspection database in a state in which the reference scope of the inspection database is restricted. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114926 | PROCESS FOR FORMING A SLEEVE ON A CONTAINER - A process for forming a sleeve on a container including the steps of: providing a container having a shrink sleeve conformed to the container, the shrink sleeve having a predetermined removeable portion; providing a striker moving tangentially relative to the predetermined removeable portion; and removing the predetermined removeable portion by contacting the striker to the predetermined removeable portion. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114927 | METHOD OF PROCESSING A PLURALITY OF ARTICLES THROUGH A PROCESSING SECTION OF A PACKAGING MACHINE AND METHOD OF RECONFIGURTING A PROCESSING SECTION OF A PACKAGING MACHINE - A method of processing a plurality of articles through a processing section of a packaging machine includes guiding a plurality of articles supported on a support tray blank onto at least one additional conveyor extending about and riding on a conveyor, folding at least one of a leading edge flap and trailing edge flap of the support tray blank with at least one tray folding member provided on the at least one additional conveyor to form a portion of a support tray, and shifting the support tray along the conveyor. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114928 | DEVICE FOR OPENING BAGS IN MIXTURES OF WASTES AND METHOD THEREFOR | 2016-04-28 |
20160114929 | Structure of paper cup - An improved structure of paper cup, which comprising: a cup body and bottom; the cup body is designed with an annular side wall, and an outward folded arced cup edge is set on the ring edge at one end; the annular side wall is provided with an annular side wall mated with the annular side wall of the cup body far away from the cup edge to form holding space; the cup body and bottom form a holding space; particularly, an inflexed edge is formed at the annular side walls where the cup body is abutted with the cup bottom, thus reducing the height of the annular side wall for the mating of the cup body and bottom; when a large number of paper cups are stacked, the gap between cups could be reduced, thus increasing the storage amount and saving the storage and transportation cost. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114930 | Shipping and Dispensing Carton - A carton for holding a plurality of articles. The carton comprises a first side panel, a bottom panel, a second side panel, a first top panel, and a second top panel. The bottom panel comprises a first portion and a second portion. The carton comprises a first proximal side end flap, a first distal side end flap, a second proximal side end flap, a second distal side end flap, a first bottom end flap foldably connected to the first portion of the bottom panel, and second bottom end flap foldably connected to the second portion of the bottom panel. The first distal side end flap is in face-to-face contact with the second distal side end flap, the first bottom end flap is in face-to-face contact with the first proximal side end flap, and the second bottom end flap is in face-to-face contact with the second proximal side end flap. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114931 | Closure Clasped Gable-Topped Food Carton - A gable topped food carton is provided having a closure device. The carton has a pour spout with a pair of folded ridge portions. The carton includes a male stud attached to a first of the folded ridge portions and a female socket attached to a second of the folded ridge portions. The male stud is constructed to couple with the female socket to close the pour spout. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114932 | PACKING BOX FOR DISPLAY - A packing box for display comprising a top plate adapted to surround the top surfaces of items disposed in the packing box; a bottom plate adapted to surround the underside surfaces of the items; a left plate adapted to surround the left surfaces of the items; and a right plate adapted to surround the right surfaces of the items. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114933 | Carton For Articles - A carton for holding a plurality of containers. The carton includes a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton. The plurality of panels includes a front panel, a back panel, a bottom panel, and at least one top panel. The carton includes a plurality of end flaps each respectively foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels for at least partially closing an end of the carton. The carton further includes a handle having a handle opening in at least one of the front panel and the back panel, and a handle reinforcement flap foldably connected to the at least one top panel. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114934 | TRANSPORT HOLDER FOR AN OBJECT TO BE TRANSPORTED AND METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING AN OBJECT TO BE TRANSPORTED USING SAID TYPE OF TRANSPORT HOLDER - The invention relates to a transport holder ( | 2016-04-28 |
20160114935 | DISPOSABLE CONTAINER AND MIXING SYSTEM COMPRISING THE CONTAINER - A disposable container comprising a side wall, top and bottom, wherein the side wall comprises a first flexible material and the bottom comprises a rigid or semi-rigid material. The side wall top and bottom are joined together to define the container with an interior compartment for keeping a fluid inside the container. The bottom comprises at least one opening that is fluid-tightly covered with an assembly comprising a second flexible material. The assembly comprises at least one port which provides access to the interior compartment of the container. The invention also relates to a mixing system comprising the disposable container. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114936 | PALLET WITH IMPACT GUARDS - A pallet structure that resists damage sustained by prior art pallets in pooled pallet distribution is disclosed. The pallet comprises a deck and a base separated by opposed block structures spaced to accommodate fork tines, pallet jacks and other pallet moving equipment. The block structures are inset from the boundary established by the outer dimensions of the pallet. Impact guards are provided to protect the block structures against impacts that could pierce the walls of the block structures allowing foreign materials to enter an interior space of the deck, base or block structure. The impact guards surround the block structures preventing impacts from all sides. The exterior surfaces of the impact guards, at the four pallet corners, form a continuous vertical wall which extends from the top of the deck to bottom of the base. Other new and useful improvements and advancements are described. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114937 | Multiple Chamber Fluid Container - A multiple chamber stackable cup or bottle has an air space separation between the chambers. A rotatable cap with a single sealable spout pivots to access each chamber individually. Alternately, a stationary cap has multiple sealable openings, one for each chamber, which communicate one chamber at a time or can be placed to bridge both chambers to allow access to both chambers at the same time. Tapered bodies enable the multiple chamber bodies to be stacked in a nested array. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114938 | Yard Debris Bag Support Device - A yard debris bag support device supports a yard debris bag in an open position. The device includes a yard debris bag and a plurality of panels. Each of the panels has opposed laterals sides. The laterals sides of adjacently positioned panels are pivotally coupled together wherein the panels form a series of the panels foldable into a closed geometric shape having an open top side and an open bottom side. The panels are positionable in the yard debris bag such that the geometric shape supports the yard debris bag in an open position. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114939 | DRAW TAPE BAG - The bag may include a draw tape that may be used to cinch closed the opening of the bag. The draw tape has at least one stretched elastomeric strip attached to the draw tape in an extended condition. The draw tape may be smaller in size than the bag sidewalls. The draw tape may include an elastic characteristic, such as patterned ribs. In one embodiment, the roll of bag is kept under tension to maintain the elastomeric strips in a stretched condition. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114940 | Container Finish For Metal Lug Closure - A container assembly including a container and a metallic closure. The container includes a polymeric body and a polymeric finish. The polymeric finish includes a plurality of threads. A lug lock is associated with each one of the plurality of threads. The metallic closure includes at least three metallic lugs configured to cooperate with the plurality of threads to couple the metallic closure to the polymeric finish. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114941 | COVER FOR OPEN TOP FOOD CONTAINERS - A cover for open top food containers includes a peripheral side wall which can telescope over one or more of the containers. An inner frame is mounted inwardly of the inner surface of the side wall for being disposed on the upper edge of the container. A fan/accordion type lid is mounted on side supports above the inner frame to selectively be moved to extended and retracted conditions. When the lid is in its extended condition access to the food container is closed. When the lid is in its retracted condition there is access to the food container. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114942 | Multi-Compartmented Flowable-Foodstuff Storage Container Plus Dispenser and Related Methods - Disclosed is a multi-compartmented storage container for storing two or more flowable materials in separate compartments so that the materials may be poured from the container individually or combined. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114943 | A CLOSURE WITH A SURFACE TENSION SEAL - A closure for a glass container arranged to contain flowable content, the container defining a first extremely flat annular surface, the closure comprising a sealing disc made of hard material adapted to sit across the annular surface, the disc defining a second extremely flat surface, retaining means to urge the first and second extremely flat surfaces into parallel abutting contact and to prevent lateral movement of the disc relative to the first surface, the extremely flat surfaces adapted to form a surface tension seal when they are urged into parallel abutting contact wherein a wetting agent is provided between the extremely flat surfaces at the abutting contact of the surfaces. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114944 | Side push button lid - The utility model belongs to cups, particularly a new side push button lid. The cup lid comprises a threaded body, a hold-down piece, a sealing seat, an upper lid body, an upper lid plate, a push rod, a sealing valve, and a button connected successively from bottom up. The middle area of the lower end of the push rod is movably connected with the holder on the hold-down piece; one end of the push rod is connected with a sealing valve in a snap-fit manner; the other end is connected with a drive rod of the button; and the upper end of the seal valve abuts the water outlet of the upper lid plate. The pressed button drives the drive rod to apply a pushing force to the push rod to force the sealing valve to move downward, the sealing valve is removed from the water outlet and water is supplied. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114945 | Preservation Device - A preservation device are used to preserve liquids and other items, such as foodstuffs, which spoil when exposed to oxygen for a period of time. The preservation devices are configured to form an air tight seal when disposed on a bottle and/or a vessel. The devices include a container, and disposed within the container is an oxygen absorber, which removes oxygen remaining in the bottle or vessel after it is sealed by the preservation device. Either the container or the oxygen absorber has a gas permeable, liquid impermeable membrane. The preservation device may also include a flow control mechanism that enables a liquid to be dispensed from the bottle without requiring the removal of the entire stopper device from the bottle. The preservation device may alternatively include an air channel system to control the flow of the liquid to be dispensed from the bottle without requiring the removal of the entire stopper device from the bottle. Such arrangements enable the liquid to be dispensed while only allowing a minimal amount of oxygen to enter the bottle, thus improving preservation. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114946 | Lid for a Beverage Cup Including a Snack Storage Reservoir - A lid for a beverage cup includes: (a) a radial collar configured to engage with a rim of a drinking cup mouth, having an inner radial surface and an outer radial surface; (b) an outer reservoir wall extending axially upward from the outer surface of the radial collar and enclosing a reservoir chamber above the radial collar, and including an upper rim; (c) a reservoir floor extending radially inward from an upper end of the inner surface of the radial collar and substantially closing the reservoir chamber from below the reservoir floor, the floor including a fluid path opening providing at least part of a fluid path extending upward through the reservoir chamber, the fluid path opening being positioned along a first diametrical line extending through the reservoir chamber; (d) an inner wall separating the fluid path from the reservoir chamber substantially in the shape of an upside-down funnel extending upward from the floor, having a minor diameter extending above a vertical level of the upper rim of the outer reservoir wall to form a spout; and (e) a cap connected to the upper rim of the outer wall with a first living hinge and including a first segment with a hole adapted to receive the spout. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114947 | CUP LID WITH INTEGRATED CONTAINER - A cup lid with an integrated container that can be coupled to a beverage cup has a continuous outer coupling ring which circumscribes a footprint of the lid, and a drink-hole planar surface above the coupling ring and within the lid footprint. An annular surface above the coupling ring, within and non-concentric with the lid footprint, is connected to the drink-hole planar surface. A food container has a container inner wall extending downward from the annular surface, and a bottom connected to the container inner wall and coplanar with or below the coupling ring. A drink hole for drinking a liquid in the cup extends through the drink-hole surface at a position outside of the annular surface, and a cover is removably attached to the annular surface and encloses the food container. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114948 | ANTI-SLIP TIE WITH WAVE SPRINGS - A tie includes a band that extends lengthwise from a first end to a second end. The tie also includes a housing, affixed near the second end, with a first opening to receive the first end of the band when the first end of the band is brought toward the housing in a loop. The housing includes: walls that enclose a space and have a stop toward the second end of the band; a first mass in the space; and a second mass placed in the space and between the first mass and the stop. When the first end is inserted into the housing, the first end passes under the first mass and the second mass and exerts a pull on the first mass toward the second mass. When the first mass is pulled toward the second mass, the second mass acts as a spring between the first mass and the stop and prevents the first mass from hitting the stop. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114949 | Flush Cut Tie Device - A flush cut tie device facilitates flush trimming of excess after securing a tie device. The device includes a tie and a channel coupled to a first end of the tie. A projection is positioned in an interior of the channel. A plurality of ridges is positioned in spaced relationship along a length of the tie wherein one of the ridges is engaged by the projection when a second end of the tie is extended through the channel. A pair of grooves extends into opposite exterior faces of the channel wherein the grooves are positioned for facilitating engagement of clippers to the channel and cutting an end portion of the channel and the tie from a main portion of the channel. Thus, a cut end of the tie is flush with the main portion of the channel when the end portion of the channel is clipped. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114950 | RIGID CONTAINER FOR A FLEXIBLE POUCH FOR HOLDING A BIOPHARMACEUTICAL FLUID, ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SUCH A FLEXIBE POUCH AND SUCH A CONTAINER, AND METHOD FOR USING SUCH A CONTAINER - The container includes a lower wall and an erect side wall limiting an upper opening of a housing for accommodating a flexible pouch containing a fluid; containment elements including a containment wall, the gap between its peripheral edge and the side wall being limited; the containment wall adapted to be applied against the pouch and held fixed in this position by holding elements arranged in the container and borne by the containment elements by a structural and functional combination, and being movable between an inactive retracted state and an active expanded state, in which a distal end part is either moved away from the side wall or applied there against without any chance of sliding; and adapted to be applied at any desired location of a zone of the side wall such that the containment wall can be applied and held against the pouch regardless of how full the latter is. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114951 | 3D CONTAINER WITH RIGID FRAME, DEFORMABLE CONTAINER AND FUNCTIONAL MEANS FOR PROCESSING THE CONTENT AND INCLUDING AN INNER MEMBER FOR BIOPHARMACEUTICAL APPLICATIONS - A frame delimits an inside space and includes a peripherally closed side wall and two transverse openings or one transverse opening and a transverse end wall. It is capable of allowing the airtight engagement of the open free edge of a side wall in film form of a receptacle that is at least partially deformable. It is specially designed for the creation of a 3D container. The frame is also able to act as a support for at least one functional port or attachment port of a functional element. Its axial size is adequate for delimiting a space of a size that is at least equal to the axial dimension of the functional element, so that the latter can be completely housed within the inside space. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114952 | Fail-Safe Containment Device For Containing Volatile Fluids - A fail safe container and container insert are disclosed. A flexible container insert may convert energy from a catastrophic event, including but not limited to collisions, accidents, impacts, pressure container failures or explosions such as detonations, or other catastrophic incidents, into a stretching of an internal structure of a fail-safe container insert to minimize or prevent failure of the container insert and/or the container. The stretchability of the container insert may accommodate both temperature and shape changes to protect a container, including but not limited to a pressure vessel, from rupture or other failure. Accordingly, a container insert may be considered self-healing in that it may absorb the effects of catastrophic events to prevent failure, may return to a generally previous condition, and/or may seal or otherwise reduce or minimize breaches when they do occur. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114953 | PACKAGE SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A package system configured transport an item, for example, an electronic device. The package system includes a case having a case body and a lid moveably connected to the case body. The package system can include a suspension unit sized to fit in the interior space of the case. The suspension unit includes a base and a side wall that extends from the base in a direction angularly offset with respect to the base. The suspension unit includes a plurality of suspension elements disposed along the base and the side wall. The plurality of suspension elements are configured to bend so as to absorb impact forces applied to case in at least a first direction and a second direction that is angularly offset with respect to the first direction. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114954 | PACKAGING BOX FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The packaging box includes a holder and a housing. The holder includes a number of supporting plates overlapped together. Each of the number of supporting plates defines a number of receiving holes. The housing defines a receiving space to receive the holder and packages the holder in the receiving space. Some of the supporting plates and the housing cooperatively form a number of receiving chambers having different depths. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114955 | LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL PACKING BOX AND LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL PACKING METHOD - A liquid crystal panel packing box and a liquid crystal panel packing method are provided. The packing box is equipped with an elastic retractable member assembled in an accommodating groove thereof. The elastic retractable member is memory metal and can generate stretching and retracting effects with the change of temperature to thereby fix liquid crystal panels disposed in the packing box. Accordingly, in the processes of packing and transporting the liquid crystal panels, the seamless assembling between the liquid crystal panels and the packing box is realized, the damage caused by collision between edges of the liquid crystal panels and a box body of the packing box is avoided, the secondary impact generated resulting from the shift of the liquid crystal panels is eliminated and the safety is improved consequently. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114956 | ROLLABLE TRANSPORT CONTAINER AND METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING GOODS TO BE TRANSPORTED BY MEANS OF A TRANSPORT CONTAINER OF THIS TYPE - The invention relates to a rollable transport container ( | 2016-04-28 |
20160114957 | CHARGED PACKAGING MATERIALS - Charged packaging materials and methods of making and using are provided herein. In some embodiments, the packaging material includes at least two charged layers. In some embodiments, the material includes alternating layers of charged surfaces in which one or more of the layers includes a preservative. In some embodiments, a perishable product can be packaged in a packaging material. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114958 | Chemotaxis Antibacterial Film and Package - An anti-bacterial package component comprising a packaging substrate having an anti-bacterial agent fixed thereto; and a chemoattractant (bacteria attractant) incorporated with the substrate and adapted for diffusion into a food or toiletry product medium; the attractant selected from the group consisting of monosaccharides, disaccharides, polysaccharides, vitamins, minerals and essential amino acids; wherein the attractant is adapted for biological transport of pathogenic or spoilage bacteria from a product medium in contact with the substrate across an attractant concentration gradient to contact with the fixed anti-bacterial agent whereby the bacteria is killed, immobilized, made steril, or otherwise rendered harmless. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114959 | Lid for a Beverage Cup Including a Snack Storage Reservoir - A lid for a beverage cup includes: (a) a radial collar configured to engage with a rim of a drinking cup mouth, having an inner radial surface and an outer radial surface; (b) an outer reservoir wall extending axially upward from the outer surface of the radial collar and enclosing a reservoir chamber above the radial collar, and including an upper rim; (c) a reservoir floor extending radially inward from an upper end of the inner surface of the radial collar and substantially closing the reservoir chamber from below the reservoir floor, the floor including a fluid path opening providing at least part of a fluid path extending upward through the reservoir chamber, the fluid path opening being positioned along a first diametrical line extending through the reservoir chamber; (d) an inner wall separating the fluid path from the reservoir chamber substantially in the shape of an upside-down funnel extending upward from the floor, having a minor diameter extending above a vertical level of the upper rim of the outer reservoir wall to form a spout; and (e) a cap connected to the upper rim of the outer wall with a first living hinge and including a first segment with a hole adapted to receive the spout. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114960 | DUAL COMPARTMENT POUCH HAVING PRESSURE-OPENABLE NON-SEAMED LINE - Disclosed is a dual compartment pouch with a pressure-openable non-seamed line with a configuration in which: a specific portion of a bonding line forms a border of first and second receiving portions; a pressurized opening formed with a cross-section of protrusions and depressions closely attached to upper sides or lower sides of one of the first and second receiving portions having a sealed external portion along an external bonding line and partitioned by an internal bonding line is disposed; and a cutting line for defining a range within which the first receiving portion and the second receiving portion may be separated from a lower side in the center of the internal bonding line to a position that is near the pressurized opening. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114961 | FOOD TRAY - A food tray has a lower tray containing a first food product and an upper tray nested stably at least partly inside the lower tray, with the upper tray containing a second food product. An air permeable interface is provided between the upper tray and lower tray to allow venting of steam from the lower tray during cooking. A cover is provided for the food tray. Each of the lower tray and the upper tray are formed of a material that is suitable for use in a microwave or conventional oven. Various constructions may be used to create the air permeable interface, such as lugs, ledges and lips. The upper tray may sit above the lower tray. The trays are nested loosely for ease of removal of the upper tray from the lower tray. Various configurations of cover may be used such as a sleeve, carton or lid. The upper tray may contain the higher value food product. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114962 | FOOD TRAY - A food tray has a lower tray containing a first food product and an upper tray nested stably at least partly inside the lower tray, with the upper tray containing a second food product. An air permeable interface is provided between the upper tray and lower tray to allow venting of steam from the lower tray during cooking. A cover is provided for the food tray. Each of the lower tray and the upper tray are formed of a material that is suitable for use in a microwave or conventional oven. Various constructions may be used to create the air permeable interface, such as lugs, ledges and lips. The upper tray may sit above the lower tray. The trays are nested loosely for ease of removal of the upper tray from the lower tray. Various configurations of cover may be used such as a sleeve, carton or lid. The upper tray may contain the higher value food product. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114963 | DISPENSER, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A dispenser for an agent, for example a particulate material, for example a therapeutic agent, for example a particulate therapeutic agent or a particulate foodstuff. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114964 | DISPENSER FOR PARTICULATE MATERIAL - A dispenser for particulate material, for example snuff. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114965 | PACKAGING BOX FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A packaging box includes a connecting plate having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, a first case defining a first receiving cavity, and a second case defining a second receiving cavity and a third receiving cavity. The first case and the second case are foldably connected, respectively, to the first side and the second side of the connecting plate. The connecting plate is positioned between the first case and the second case. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114966 | PACKAGING CONTAINER FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A packaging container includes a first portion, a second portion, and a bendable joint. The second portion is detachably engaged with the first portion. The bendable joint is connected between the first portion and the second portion. The second portion is foldable relative to the first portion to open and close the packing container. The first portion, the second contain, and the bendable joint are integrally formed by plastic materials. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114967 | CAPSULE, DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PREPARING INFUSED BEVERAGES | 2016-04-28 |
20160114968 | EXPANDABLE MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT CONTAINER - The present invention relates to the field of ISO containers that are adjustable lengthwise, and more specifically to an optimised use of such adjustable ISO containers. This invention, and the claims related to same, were the subject of a patent application filed in France in late May 2013 by the same applicant and inventor, Mr. Mohamed Sahbi Miled. FIG. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114969 | CRADLE FOR PROPPANT CONTAINER HAVING TAPERED BOX GUIDES - Embodiments of the present disclosure include an apparatus to support a proppant container including a frame to receive and support the proppant container, the frame having a top surface that receives and positions the proppant container above a conveyor to carry proppant disposed thereon away from the proppant container. The apparatus also includes a box guide assembly positioned on the top surface including a corner assembly having two wall segments, and a guide member extending upwardly and positioned adjacent the corner assembly, the guide member including tapered portion of the guide member, the taper having a first width at a top portion of the guide member smaller than a second width at a bottom portion of the guide member. The tapered portion contacts and directs the proppant container to a desired location. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114970 | Container Having Sliding Support Assemblies For Supporting Dunnage - A container for holding product therein during shipment and being returned for reuse has a body, track assemblies attached to opposite sides of the body, and a plurality of support assemblies extending between the track assemblies. Outer members of the support assemblies have notches which enable the support assemblies to slide along the track assemblies to move parts supported by dunnage suspended by the support assemblies. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114971 | HOPPER RELEASE SYSTEM - A hopper release system includes a base member configured and disposed to selectively support a hopper, and a hopper release assembly mounted to the base member. The hopper release assembly includes a remote hopper release member configured and disposed to selectively disengage a hopper retaining member from the hopper. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114972 | DISCHARGE ASSEMBLY - A discharge assembly has a flexible bulk container having a base and an outlet channel extending from the base and having an outlet at one end through which product is to be dispensed. The discharge assembly has a seat onto which the base of the bulk container is seated for a discharge operation, and a vibration unit for selectively vibrating the seat. The seat includes an outlet region through which the outlet channel of the bulk container extends when seated thereon, and the seat is configured for the base of the container to overhang a periphery of the seat when seated thereon. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114973 | CLIMATIC PROTECTION OF FRACKING HYDRO TANKS - The present invention provides cold climatic protection to the hydro tanks and associated fluid conduits present on a frac pad. A modular endoskeleton is provided and covered by a plurality of rip resistant tarps. A heat entrapment canopy results which maintains an inner temperature above freezing even in extreme cold outside temperatures. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114974 | Foul-Odor-Sealing Bag - A four-odor-sealing bag comprising an inner layer and an outer layer each of which comprises polyethylene or an ethylene-based copolymer, and an intermediate layer comprising a barrier resin, wherein the inner and the outer layers each contain an antiblocking agent and a surface active agent, the amount of the antiblocking agent contained in each of the inner layer and the outer layer is not less than 6500 ppm, the amount of the surface active agent contained in each of them is in the range of 1000 to 8000 ppm, the thickness of the intermediate layer is in the range of 0.8 to 5.0 μm, the total thickness of all of the layers is in the range of 10 to 30 μm, the four-odor-sealing bag is a co-extrusion inflation product and has the bottom of the four-odor-sealing bag is sealed by fusion bonding, and in the use of the four-odor-sealing bag, a non-fusion bonded opening is tied closed to seal in the contents. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114975 | IMPROVEMENTS IN, OR RELATED TO, SANITARY CONTAINERS - The invention is for a sanitary container to receive and at least temporarily store waste. The container has a hollow housing with an upper aperture, and a portion of the housing can open and reveal the hollow interior. There is an upper part, located substantially above the housing to act as a lid, and this can move to open and close the upper aperture. There is an endless cassette non-rotationally mounted at or near the upper aperture, which holds a length of shirred plastics tubing which exits the cassette at or near its top and which can flow down through a central aperture of the endless cassette toward a bottom of the housing to form a containment. The containment can then receive waste from the upper aperture when open by the lid. The containment can be accessed by the portion when open, and the containment can be drawn downwardly to form a new containment replenished from the cassette and sealed closed by the sealer unit, and allows removal of the containment. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114976 | PICKUP LOCATION MONITORING - A pickup location that includes a control station and one or more storage compartment modules provides the ability for items to be ordered and delivered for pickup by a user without having to pack those items in a shipping package prior to shipping from a materials handling facility. Delivering items for pickup by a user without having to package the items prior to shipping, may provide a better experience for the customer, reduce waste in packaging material and a lower cost of delivering the ordered items to the customer. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114977 | OBJECT SIFTING DEVICE - A sifting device for components such as nuts includes a box, a supporting frame, a guiding board, and a covering board. The box receives the components. The guiding board is secured on the supporting frame and defines a receiving recess and a sliding groove, the receiving recess communicates with the box and the sliding groove. The covering board covers the guiding board and defines a plurality of holes as air jets, the plurality of holes aim at the receiving recess and the sliding groove to blow the components through the sifting device in an orderly manner. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114978 | Bulk Material Conveyor Belt Loading Zone and Method of Loading a Bulk Material Conveyor Belt - A conveyor belt assembly comprises a conveyor belt, a tail pulley, and a transition zone comprising a loading device. The conveyor is looped around the tail pulley and has a generally flat transverse cross-section on the tail pulley. The conveyor belt transitions from having the generally flat cross-section to having a full-trough cross section in the transition zone. The loading device comprises a chute and skirtboards that are connected to each other and that are above the conveyor belt. The loading device is configured to load bulk material onto the belt in the transition region. The skirtboards have linear bottom surfaces that rise as the distance from the tail pulley increases. The conveyor belt is supported from below in the transition zone in a manner creating linear portions of the conveyor belt directly beneath the skirtboards that also rise as the distance from the tail pulley increases. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114979 | DEFLECTION DEVICE FOR A BELT CONVEYOR COMPRISING AN ENDLESS CONVEYOR BELT - A deflection device for a belt conveyor includes an endless conveyor belt for the deflection of the conveyor belt between a first stretch section and a second stretch section running transversely thereto. The deflection device includes at least one turning device and a second turning device for the conveyor belt. The first and second turning devices are arranged in a region of a bottom strand of the conveyor belt and wherein each turning device includes at least one vertical deflection roller for the conveyor belt, in order to turn the conveyor belt from a horizontal plane into a vertical plane. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114980 | CONVEYOR BELT AND BELT CONSTITUENT MEMBERS - A conveyor belt ( | 2016-04-28 |
20160114981 | Chip Conveyor - A chip conveyor includes a pair of endless chains arranged in parallel, a drive mechanism turning the endless chains, a cover body having a chip receiving port and a chip discharge port at a beginning and an end of a forward path of the endless chains, respectively, scrapers connected to the endless chains therebetween, and a chip guide plate disposed along the endless chains to be in sliding contact with the scrapers. The chip guide plate is composed of a forward path corresponding part extending from the receiving port to the discharge port and a return path corresponding part bent toward a return path at the receiving port and extended along the return path. The scrapers are in sliding contact with both the return path corresponding part and a surface of the cover body facing the return path corresponding part when in sliding contact with the return path corresponding part. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114982 | APPARATUS FOR CONVEYING MATERIAL FOR RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION - An apparatus for conveying material for railway construction comprising a material loading device which is movable on a chassis, in particular a crawler chassis ( | 2016-04-28 |
20160114983 | Transport System - A transport system for linear movements includes at least two sensors configured to determine a position of one or more carriers along a carrier track. Each of the sensors are interconnected with each other and arranged in a daisy-chained manner along the carrier track. The sensors create a position sensor bus configured to transmit a digital position sensor signal. The transport system further includes a motion controller connected to the sensor bus and configured to control at least one position of the carriers along the carrier track. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114984 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING PLASTIC PREFORMS WITH DUAL PITCH DELAY - In an apparatus for treating plastic preforms, a first transport facility transports the plastic preforms along a predefined transport path at a first predefined pitch, with at least one heating means heating the plastic preforms at least at times during their transportation and with a second transport facility arranged downstream with respect to the first transport facility in transport direction of the plastic preforms, which comprises a plurality of holding means for holding the plastic preforms and which is suitable and destined to alter a pitch between consecutive plastic preforms. According to the invention the apparatus comprises a further transport section arranged, at least in sections, in transport direction of the plastic preforms between the first transport facility and the second transport facility, in which a pitch between the plastic preforms is altered. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114985 | Needle Bevel Orienting Device - An apparatus and method for selectively orienting beveled needle tips by use of cooperatively configured, counter-rotating curved surfaces that contact and rotate the needle to a preferred angular orientation without blunting or marring the bevel edges. The counter-rotating surfaces may be selectively repositioned at different angles in order to reliably orient all needles as part of a multi-step method. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114986 | TRANSPORTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF TRANSPORTING USING THE SAME - A transporting apparatus configured to transport an object to a storage container includes: a transporting rod having one end configured to connect to the object, the transporting rod extending in a transporting direction of the object; a transporting portion that moves the transporting rod in the transporting direction of the object; and a contact sensor portion provided on an outer wall of the transporting rod and configured to sense contact between the transporting rod and the storage container. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114987 | CASSETTE-TYPE NOZZLE EXCHANGING UNIT AND REPLACEMENT SYSTEM THEREOF - A revolving nozzle station and a revolving drive device that revolves the revolving nozzle station are housed inside a cassette case of a cassette-type nozzle exchanging unit. In an outer circumferential portion of the revolving nozzle station, multiple nozzles for exchange with a nozzle of component mounter are arranged radially along a revolution path, and the nozzles are held in a detachable manner. A nozzle exchange port is formed in a top end surface of cassette case, and nozzle exchange is performed between the revolving nozzle station and a mounting head of the component mounter through the nozzle exchange port. A shutter mechanism which opens and closes the nozzle exchange port is provided in the cassette case. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114988 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORTING CONTAINERS HAVING A MAGNETIC DRIVE - An apparatus for transporting containers, having a circumferential transport path and at least one transport element which is arranged such as to be movable relative to this circumferential transport path, wherein this transport element can be driven at least partially by means of a magnetic force, wherein the transport path has a plurality of magnetic elements and at least one magnetizable element is also arranged on the transport element, and wherein a movement of the transport element relative to the transport path can be achieved by actuating the magnetic elements of the transport path is provided. According to the invention, an electrically operated working element, which can be supplied inductive with electrical energy, is arranged on the transport element. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114989 | Transport System with Magnetically Driven Transport Elements and Transportation Method - A transport arrangement configured to transport piece goods includes a first transport track, a first carrier which is movable with respect to this first transport track, a second transport track, and preferably a second carrier which is movable with respect to this second transport track. The arrangement further includes at least one first coil arrangement configured to move the first carrier with respect to the first transport track and at least one second coil arrangement configured to move the second carrier with respect to the second transport track. At least one coil arrangement is provided to move at least at times the first carrier with respect to the first transport track and at least at times to move the second carrier with respect to the second transport track. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114990 | Portable hand rail system and apparatus - The present invention is generally directed to a portable and stable hand rail for a delivery vehicle's ramp railings. In one embodiment, at least two removable vertical posts are interconnected by a flexible but taut safety net. The posts are installed to be vertical to, and with respect to, the ramp's horizontal surface, so that the posts soundly and securely attach, removably couple or removably connect to the delivery ramp side railings by the one or more clamp systems. The posts are placed sufficiently apart from one another on the ramp's railing in order to provide sufficient strength to the interconnected safety net to prevent a human from falling from the ramp. One or more attachment systems (such as hooks, for example) on the flexible safety net can further be securely attached to the ramp railing for further strength of the overall system. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114991 | FEEDING DEVICE - A feeding device for digital processing machine includes a paper passage, a friction device, and a sheet-feeding module. The sheet-feeding module is disposed in the paper passage and opposite to the friction device. The sheet-feeding module includes a sheet-feeding roller, a first idle wheel, and a belt. The sheet-feeding roller is for separating a sheet with the friction device. The first idle wheel is disposed in the upstream side of the sheet-feeding roller. The belt encircles the first idle wheel and the axle of the sheet-feeding roller. The sheet-feeding module rotates from a first position to a second position when the sheet-feeding roller rotates, such that the belt contacts the sheet when the sheet-feeding module is at the second position. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114992 | DOCUMENT FEEDING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING DOCUMENT FEEDING DEVICE - The present invention provides a document feeding device whose components are easily assembled. A document feeding device includes a housing base unit and a drive unit, the housing base unit forming a document transportation path, and including a roller shaft including a roller and a driven gear, the drive unit transmitting power to the roller shaft, and including a drive gear meshing with the driven gear, and when the drive unit is mounted in the housing base unit, the drive gear being positioned on an upper or lower side of the driven gear to mesh with the driven gear. | 2016-04-28 |