18th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210129946 | System for Transferring Cryogenic Product Between Two Ships Placed Side by Side - The present invention concerns a system for the transfer of cryogenic product from a first floating structure ( | 2021-05-06 |
20210129947 | Novel Waterboard - A surfboard is disclosed herewith comprising an external housing and attachment means. The attachment means may comprise any known attachment technique such as receptacle means, adhesive means, suction means, screws, clamps, tongue and groove, Velcro®, or magnetic means, The housing may be of any shape but a cylindrical shape to tightly receive a standard water can and/or bottle is preferred. Said housing may be further insulated and/or have an external storage pocket. | 2021-05-06 |
20210129948 | WATER SURFACE CLEANING MACHINE - The present invention provides a water surface cleaning machine, comprising a hull, a cleaning device provided at the bottom of the hull for collecting and storing water surface floating debris, a propulsion device provided at the front end and/or the back end of the hull for propelling the hull to travel on the water surface, a steering device provided at the corner portion between the front end and the side edge of the hull, wherein steering device causes the hull to rotate relative to an obstacle for adjusting traveling direction of the hull when the hull comes into contact with the obstacle during traveling on the water surface, and a power unit provided inside the hull for providing power to the propulsion device and the steering device. | 2021-05-06 |
20210129949 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR POSTURE CONTROL TABS OF MARINE VESSEL, MARINE VESSEL, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POSTURE CONTROL TABS, CAPABLE OF AVOIDING CONTACT OF POSTURE CONTROL TABS WITH FOREIGN OBJECT - A control system for posture control tabs of a marine vessel prevents posture control tabs from coming into contact with a foreign object. The posture control tabs are mounted on a stern to control a posture of a hull. Actuators actuate the respective posture control tabs. When it is judged that that the hull is being loaded onto a trailer or it is detected that the hull has entered a speed restriction zone, a controller controls the actuators to position the posture control tabs at retracted positions. | 2021-05-06 |
20210129950 | Marine Navigational Aid Apparatus and Method - A marine navigational aid for use with a piling. This marine navigational aid comprises a flexible wrap, at least one affixment mechanism coupled to the flexible wrap, and a plurality of alphanumeric characters disposed on an exterior side of the flexible wrap. | 2021-05-06 |
20210129951 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR INDICATING AN EXTERNAL FACTOR ON THE HULL OF A BOAT - Method performed by a first communication device ( | 2021-05-06 |
20210129952 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PREDICTING VESSEL BOW MOTION - A method for the use in offshore crew transfer when transferring a person between a crew transfer vessel and a structure or vice versa where a prediction system for predicting vessel bow motion in response to sea waves detected by said wave detection device is used. An indicator is adapted to indicate a prediction of vessel bow motion below a first bow motion threshold value within a first predetermined time period based on said prediction system. The transfer of the person only takes place when said vessel bow motion is indicated to be below the first vessel bow motion threshold value within the first predetermined time period. | 2021-05-06 |
20210129953 | POSITIONING AT LEAST ONE VEHICLE IN RELATION TO A SET OF MOVING TARGETS - A method and system for positioning a vehicle in relation to each moving target of an ordered set of moving targets. Each of the moving targets moves from an initial position at a constant velocity. Embodiments can compute ( | 2021-05-06 |
20210129954 | POSTURE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR HULL AND MARINE VESSEL - A posture control system for a hull, and a marine vessel including the posture control system, allows crew members to fish more comfortably and includes a posture control tab attached to a stern of the hull to control a posture of the hull, a driver to drive the posture control tab, and a controller to control the driver. When it is determined that the hull has changed to a fishing mode, the controller causes the driver to raise the posture control tab to a predetermined position. | 2021-05-06 |
20210129955 | MARINE LIFTING APPARATUS - A catamaran lifting apparatus is disclosed for lifting objects in a marine environment. The apparatus includes first and second vessels that are spaced apart during use. A first frame spans between the vessels. A second frame spans between the vessels. The frames arc spaced apart and connected to the vessels in a configuration that spaces the vessels apart. The first frame connects to the first vessel with a universal joint and to the second vessel with a hinged connection. The second frame connects to the second vessel with a universal joint and to the first vessel with a hinged or pinned connection. Each of the frames provides a space under the frame and in between the barges that enables a package to be lifted and/or a marine vessel to be positioned in between the barges and under the frames. In this fashion, an object that has been salvaged from the seabed can be placed upon the marine vessel that is positioned in between the barges and under the frames. | 2021-05-06 |
20210129956 | Lift Vest With Webbing To Reduce Or Eliminate Vertical Sliding - A lift vest of this disclosure includes a base garment shaped to cover at least a substantial portion of an upper torso of a patient, a waist belt connected to the base garment, and a pair of crotch belts removably connected to the waist belt. The base garment may include a chest a waist belt interconnected by cross-webbing. Pulling on one or both of the belts in any direction causes the webbing to tighten about the wearer's torso. The lift vest may include a pair of knee belts connected to the waist belt. The knee belts can be fixed to the waist belt or removably connected to it. The knee belt may include a removable connection along its length. Other embodiments include a base garment covering the upper torso below the armpits and having a single belt connected to garment that provides a hand hold. | 2021-05-06 |
20210129957 | MULTI-CHAMBER INFLATABLE DEVICE - A flotation device that can include a multi-chamber flotation element having an active inflation chamber and a passive inflation chamber. The flotation device can have a first valve in fluid communication with the active inflation chamber but not the passive inflation chamber and an opening in fluid communication with the passive inflation chamber but not the active air chamber. The active inflation chamber can be configured to be inflated through the first valve. The active inflation chamber can be configured to expand the passive inflation chamber from a collapsed state to an expanded state as the active inflation chamber is expanded by, for example and without limitation, permitting ambient air to enter the passive inflation chamber when a pressure within the passive inflation chamber is less than an ambient air pressure. | 2021-05-06 |
20210129958 | A DIVING MASK HAVING A BODY PROVIDED WITH AN EXHALED AIR EXHAUST DEVICE INCLUDING A CHECK VALVE - The disclosure relates to a diving mask comprising a body having a faceplate and a flexible skirt, and a snorkel extending a top portion of the body. The body includes an exhaled air exhaust device that puts the bottom chamber in fluid-flow connection with the air duct of the snorkel. The exhaled air exhaust includes at least a first check valve arranged to allow exhaled air from the bottom chamber to flow towards the air duct of the snorkel during a stage in which the user is breathing out, the first check valve being closed during a stage in which the user is breathing in. | 2021-05-06 |
20210129959 | SWIMMING AND DIVING AID HAVING A CAMERA - The invention relates to a swimming and diving aid, having a hull which comprises a flow channel or with which a flow channel is associated, a motor-driven water acceleration arrangement, in particular a propeller, being associated with the flow channel; having a support surface for an upper body on an upper side of the hull; having grips mounted on the swimming and diving aid, control elements for controlling the water acceleration arrangement by means of an associated motor controller being provided on the grips; and having a display, facing toward the support surface, for showing operating parameters of the swimming and diving aid. Provision can be made in this context that a forward-directed front camera is integrated into the hull in front of the support surface in a direction of travel, and is connected to an electronic control system; that the electronic control system is embodied to apply control to the front camera and to receive camera signals; and that a switching element for starting and ending a video capture is arranged on at least one grip. The invention makes possible the acquisition of video captures in the travel direction of the swimming and diving aid. | 2021-05-06 |
20210129960 | AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE (AUV) LAUNCH AND RECOVERY DEVICE DRIVEN BY ELASTIC LINKAGE MECHANISM FOR EXTRA-LARGE UNMANNED UNDERWATER VEHICLE (XLUUV) - The present disclosure relates to an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) launch and recovery device driven by an elastic linkage mechanism for an extra-large unmanned underwater vehicle (XLUUV). The AUV launch and recovery device includes a hydraulic device, a push plate and a tubular device box, where the tubular device box adopts a frame-type tubular structure with a closed end; the push plate is fixed to a hydraulic rod, the hydraulic rod is controlled to stretch, and furthermore, the push plate is controlled to radially slide in a groove; and as the push plate is controlled to move radially, an inner diameter of a ring part of the inelastic linkage rope is narrowed or enlarged, so that inelastic hauling ropes are pulled to move axially, and the front end of the elastic rubber plates is further pulled to achieve an expanding or contracting state of an recovery/launch opening. | 2021-05-06 |
20210129961 | INFLATABLE MAST AND OUTRIGGER FOR UNDERSEA VEHICLES - An inflatable mast couplable to an underwater vehicle includes a flexible material defining an interior volume, a head structure, and a spring coupled to at least one of the flexible material and the head structure. The flexible material is designed to be filled with air to form an inflated mast structure that extends away from the underwater vehicle. The head structure is disposed at a distal end of the inflated mast structure and in some cases has a rigid shape that forms a panel having an outer surface that is flush with an outer surface of the underwater vehicle, when the mast structure is deflated and stowed. The spring is designed to provide a tensile force on at least one of the flexible material and the head structure when the flexible material is inflated to form the mast structure. A system includes the inflatable mast and a pump. | 2021-05-06 |
20210129962 | Fill Fittings, Kits and Methods for Filling Compartments of Boat Engines With Lubricating Fluid - Example apparatus and methods for filling the lower units of boat engines with lubricating fluid through their top/vent holes are disclosed. A disclosed fill fitting for filling a compartment of a boat engine with a fluid includes a body, a fluid passageway and a pressure relief passageway. The body having a shaped portion, the shaped portion configured to secure the body in an opening in the compartment. The fluid passageway being defined in the body configured to direct a fluid into the compartment. The pressure relief passageway being defined in the body configured to allow gasses and fluids to escape from the compartment as a fluid is flowed into the compartment via the fluid passageway. | 2021-05-06 |
20210129963 | BATTERY AND PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION MODE FOR MARINE MOTOR OPERATION - Systems, assemblies, and methods for operating a marine motor are provided herein. An example motor system includes a motor, a battery, and a processor. The processor is configured to receive a user input indicating a desired speed, determine a charge level of the battery, determine an optimized speed or propulsion of the marine motor based on the desired speed and the determined charge level of the battery, and transmit a signal to the motor to operate accordingly. The processor may generate a correction factor based on at least one of the determined charge level of the battery, a boat speed profile curve, and a boat travel distance curve; and determine the optimized speed or propulsion by applying the correction factor to the desired speed. Thus, an eco-mode can be provided to help maintain a high level of battery charge while still enabling desired use. | 2021-05-06 |
20210129964 | OUTBOARD ENGINE - A center of an actuator that rotates a steering shaft in side view of an outboard engine main body is at an outboard engine main body side from a clamp shaft supported by a clamp bracket and below the clamp shaft, and is further at a clamp shaft side from a steering shaft that is swingably supported by a swivel bracket that swings forward and backward with the outboard engine main body with the clamp shaft as a fulcrum. The center is located at the outboard engine main body side from an upper end mounting shaft where a tilt/trim unit that causes the swivel bracket to swing forward and backward with the clamp shaft as a fulcrum is connected to the swivel bracket and the tilt/trim unit is mounted and above the upper end mounting shaft. | 2021-05-06 |
20210129965 | A POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AN OUTBOARD MOTOR - A power transmission device for an outboard motor, comprising a drive shaft, an endless loop flexible drive coupling and a propeller shaft, wherein the endless loop flexible drive coupling operatively connects said drive shaft to said propeller shaft for transferring output power from the drive shaft to the propeller shaft. The power transmission device comprises a first drive shaft, a second drive shaft, a first endless loop flexible drive coupling, a second endless loop flexible drive coupling, a first propeller shaft and a second propeller shaft, wherein the first propeller shaft is connected to the first drive shaft through the first endless loop flexible drive coupling to rotate the first propeller shaft in a first direction, and wherein the second propeller shaft is connected to the second drive shaft through the second endless loop flexible drive coupling to rotate the second propeller shaft in a second direction opposite to the first direction. | 2021-05-06 |
20210129966 | Motorized Inflatable Pool Lounger - A motorized inflatable raft includes independently controllable propellers to propel the raft. The propellers are part of a propeller control assembly that includes a power source and a joystick for control. Direction of motion is controlled by rotating independent propeller control assemblies using a joystick controller. Power is supplied by batteries in a battery housing, and application of power to the propellers is controlled by the joystick. Assembly is simplified using an easily screwed screw cap that securely fastens a battery housing that is connected through tubing to the propeller to the joystick controller. | 2021-05-06 |
20210129967 | CARBON NEGATIVE ENERGY GENERATION SYSTEM - A method for energy generation includes receiving, at a carbon negative energy generation system, input including calcium oxide and water and reacting, within a reaction chamber of the carbon negative energy generation system, the calcium oxide and water to release energy and generate calcium hydroxide. The method further includes directing, by the carbon negative energy generation system, the released energy to facilitate propulsion or onboard electricity generation and dispensing, by the carbon negative energy generation system, the calcium hydroxide into the ocean to sequester atmospheric CO | 2021-05-06 |
20210129968 | SAILDRIVE ARRANGEMENT - A saildrive arrangement ( | 2021-05-06 |
20210129969 | TAIL RUDDER CONTROL SYSTEM AND KAYAK - The present invention provides a tail rudder control system for a kayak which includes a tail rudder assembly, having a tail rudder, a swing mechanism for driving the tail rudder to rotate in the horizontal direction, a traction mechanism for driving the tail rudder to flip longitudinally for storage, and a guide wheel box for driving the swing mechanism and reset the tail rudder. Two pedal assemblies are in transmission connection with the swing mechanism through a steering traction line for driving the swing mechanism to act. A transmission assembly includes a first transmission wheel wound with a transmission traction line, a second transmission wheel wound with a reverse traction line. The second transmission wheel is driven by the first transmission wheel, and the reverse traction line is in transmission connection with the traction mechanism for driving the traction mechanism to act. | 2021-05-06 |
20210129970 | BOIL-OFF GAS RE-LIQUEFYING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SHIP - Disclosed is a re-liquefying device using a boil-off gas as a cooling fluid so as to reliquefy the boil-off gas generated from a liquefied gas storage tank provided in a ship. A boil-off gas re-liquefying device for a ship comprises: a multi-stage compression unit for compressing boil-off gas generated from a liquefied gas storage tank; a heat exchanger in which the boil-off gas generated from the storage tank and the boil-off gas compressed exchange heat; a vaporizer for heat exchanging the boil-off gas cooled by the heat exchanger and a separate liquefied gas supplied to a fuel demand source of a ship, and thus cooling the boil-off gas; an intermediate cooler for cooling the boil-off gas that has been cooled by the heat exchanger; and an expansion means for branching a part of the boil-off gas, which is supplied to the intermediate cooler, and expanding the same. | 2021-05-06 |
20210129971 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING LOCALIZED CHARACTERISTICS OF A TRANSPARENCY - A system includes a robotic arm of a robotic device, an imaging device coupled to the robotic arm, and a processor configured to control movement of the robotic arm to move the imaging device along a preprogrammed measurement path of a transparency while prompting the imaging device to record images of localized portions of the transparency. The processor is configured to determine one or more localized transparency characteristics based on an analysis of the images of the localized portions. | 2021-05-06 |
20210129972 | FREIGHTER AIRCRAFT SYSTEM AND CONTAINER SYSTEM - A trunk route aircraft has at least one wing for supporting the aircraft during flight, and at least one propulsor for forward propulsion of the aircraft. The trunk route aircraft further includes a pressurized trunk route fuselage having a double-bubble cross-sectional shape and a generally vertically-oriented longitudinal bulkhead dividing the trunk route fuselage interior into two side-by-side trunk route payload compartments. The longitudinal bulkhead is loaded in tension when the trunk route fuselage is pressurized. The trunk route payload compartments are each configured to receive a plurality of lightweight ISO (International Organization for Standardization) geometry containers arranged end-to-end, or a plurality of container inserts arranged end-to-end, each container insert also configured to be received within the lightweight ISO-geometry container, or a combination of one or more lightweight ISO-geometry containers and one or more container inserts arranged end-to-end. | 2021-05-06 |
20210129973 | THERMO-ACOUSTIC INSULATION SYSTEM, MODULE, AND AIRCRAFT INCLUDING THE SAME - A thermo-acoustic insulation module for an aircraft includes a fiber batt defining an exterior side, an interior side, a thickness between the exterior side and the interior side, and a periphery. The thermo-acoustic insulation module also includes a mass layer disposed at least on the exterior side of the fiber batt, on the interior side of the fiber batt, or between the exterior side and the interior side of the fiber batt. An exterior encapsulating sheet is disposed exteriorly to the exterior side of the fiber batt. Similarly, an interior encapsulating sheet disposed interiorly to the interior side of the fiber batt. A peripheral seam connects the exterior encapsulating sheet to the interior encapsulating sheet adjacent to the periphery of the fiber batt, thereby creating an envelope encapsulating the fiber batt. | 2021-05-06 |
20210129974 | CONTINUOUS SKIN LEADING EDGE SLATS - Continuous skin leading edge slats are disclosed. A disclosed example leading edge slat for use with an aircraft includes a single-piece nose skin defining upper and lower external surfaces of the leading edge slat, where the single-piece nose skin is to extend between a fore end and an aft end of the leading edge slat, and a box spar coupled to an inner surface of the single-piece nose skin. The box spar includes lateral walls extending away from the inner surface of the single-piece nose skin. The lateral walls define at least one compartment of the box spar. | 2021-05-06 |
20210129975 | RUDDER AND BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY - An airplane rudder and brake pedal assembly includes a rudder arm assembly having one rudder arm with first upper and lower arm portions, and another rudder arm with second upper and lower arm portions. The rudder arm assembly is assembled to a beam at an intersection of the first upper and lower arm portions, and an intersection of the second upper and lower arm portions. The first and second rudder arms are configured to rotate about the beam at the intersection. The rotation of the first and second rudder arms is configured to adjust control surfaces that control a yaw axis of the airplane. A brake pedal is attached to the first and second lower arm portions. Rotation of the brake pedal brakes the airplane. A rotary sensor is assembled to the brake pedal and the lower arm portion, and configured to determine an extent of the brake pedal rotation. | 2021-05-06 |
20210129976 | ELECTRIC ACTUATOR DEVICE - An electric actuator device is provided with: an electric actuator body that has a first fulcrum connected to a rudder surface side of an aircraft and a second fulcrum connected to the aircraft body side, and is driven by an electric motor such that the first fulcrum and the second fulcrum can be brought closer together and drawn further apart; a support member for advancing/retracting between a support position at which the support member supports the first fulcrum or the second fulcrum thereunder, and a retracted position at which the support member is retracted from under the first fulcrum or the second fulcrum; and a retention member for retaining the first fulcrum or the second fulcrum when the support member is located in the retracted position. | 2021-05-06 |
20210129977 | LANDING GEAR ACOUSTIC SHIELDS - Shield assemblies for an aircraft landing gear include an aerodynamic shield, a first support bracket assembly, and a second support bracket assembly. The first support bracket assembly is configured to couple with a structural member of the aircraft landing gear, to support a first end of the aerodynamic shield, and to have a first position that is fixed relative to the structural member in an x-direction, a y-direction, and a z-direction. The first support bracket assembly has a first clamp that is configured to fix the first support bracket assembly relative to the structural member in the x-direction. The second support bracket assembly is configured to support a second end of the aerodynamic shield and to have a second position that is fixed relative to the structural member in the y-direction and the z-direction. | 2021-05-06 |
20210129978 | AIRFLOW SEPARATION DETECTING METHOD, AIRFLOW SEPARATION POSITION DETECTING METHOD, AIRFLOW SEPARATION DETECTING SYSTEM, AND AIRFLOW SEPARATION POSITION DETECTING SYSTEM - An airflow separation detecting method includes: applying an alternating-current voltage having a predetermined voltage value to a plasma actuator, the plasma actuator being disposed on a part of a surface of an object; and detecting that separation, from the surface of the object, of an airflow flowing on the surface of the object is occurring, in a case where an absolute value of a temporal variation rate of an electric power consumption value of the plasma actuator or an absolute value of a temporal variation rate of a current value of the plasma actuator is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, the temporal variation rate being a rate of variation relative to time, the electric power consumption value or the current value of the plasma actuator being measured under application of the alternating-current voltage having the predetermined voltage value to the plasma actuator. | 2021-05-06 |
20210129979 | FOLDABLE AND RETRACTABLE MECHANISM, PROPELLER PROTECTION DEVICE, AND ROTOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE - A foldable and retractable mechanism includes a first body and a second body. The first body includes a first connection member. The second body is configured to rotate relative to the first body and including a second connection member. The first connection member and the second connection member are assembled in movable manner. The first connection member and the second connection member are configured to be in a retracted state, in which the first connection member and the second connection member at least partially overlap with each other and constraint relative rotation of the first body and the second body. The first connection member and the second connection member are configured to be in an extended state, in which the first connection member is away from the second connection member, and the second body is rotatable and capable of being folded over the first body. | 2021-05-06 |
20210129980 | VERTICAL TAKEOFF AND LANDING AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATION - A vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft is configured with a front set of propellers mounted to a front wing and an aft set of propellers mounted to an aft wing wherein the propellers may be repositioned by rotating them around a front thrust vectoring axis and an aft thrust vectoring axis respectively. The positioning of the propellers with respect to the thrust vectoring axes and the positioning of the thrust vectoring axes with respect to the upper and lower limits of the passenger compartment ensure that, as the propellers are rotated from a vertical thrust position to a horizontal thrust position, the plane of rotation of the propellers never intersects with the portion of the passenger compartment where a failure of propeller components could result in debris penetrating the passenger compartment and causing injury. | 2021-05-06 |
20210129981 | VEHICLE CAPABLE OF TAKING OFF AND LANDING VERTICALLY AND OPERATING IN WATER, LAND, AIR AND SUBMARINE ENVIRONMENTS - A vehicle capable of taking off and landing vertically and operating in water, land, air and submarine environments includes a fuselage, two main wings, ailerons, a vertical tail, a rudder, a horizontal tail, elevators, a propeller, rotor wings, rotor wing supports, etc. The vehicle has the advantages of adaptability to various environments, good concealment and strong survivability. Compared with a traditional unmanned rotorcraft, the vehicle has longer endurance time and larger load. Compared with a fixed wing UAV, the vertical take-off and landing function makes the work more convenient. Compared with unmanned diving equipment, the vehicle is applicable to richer environments, and can complete designated missions in air, land, water and submarine environments. Compared with a tilt rotor UAV in water, land, air and submarine environments, the vehicle is rapider in switching of various modes and is higher in stability. | 2021-05-06 |
20210129982 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRONE TETHERING - Disclosed herein are system and method for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) tethered from a mobile platform, the UAV system comprising: a UAV comprising one or more sensors, and one or more propellers; a tether attached to the UAV and to the mobile platform; a digital processing device comprising an operating system configured to perform executable instructions and a memory; and a computer program including instructions executable by the digital processing device to automatically control the UAV relative to the mobile platform comprising: a software module identifying the mobile platform; a software module estimating a real-time state of the mobile platform; and a software module automatically controlling three-dimensional real-time motion of the UAV based on the real-time state estimation of the mobile platform and data collected from the one or more sensors, such that the UAV is maintained at a predetermined position relative to the mobile platform. | 2021-05-06 |
20210129983 | HIGH ENDURANCE UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE - Overall efficiency and/or flight time of UAVs and Drones can be increased by adding elements containing lighter-than-air gasses; and/or by reducing and/or eliminating the power supplied to any combination of the motors to reduce overall power consumption. In an aspect the configuration of a blimp drone comprises at least one air cavity/chamber/container filled with lighter-than-air gasses. The 3D chambers are made from swept or extruded closed 2D geometry and are detachable from the Drone and can be transparent or camouflaged in color. To maintain control and altitude of the aircraft, lifting surfaces can be incorporated. Such lifting surfaces may include active and/or passive control surfaces to maintain flight stability. Additionally, cavities, fissures, orifices and valves may be added to the surface of the flying vehicle to gain other efficiency advantages. | 2021-05-06 |
20210129984 | UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE - An unmanned aerial vehicle in which a circle drawn by a tip of a main propeller and a circle drawn by a tips of each of a plurality of auxiliary propellers axially overlap at least partially, a rotational direction of the plurality of auxiliary propellers is opposite to a rotational direction of the main propeller when viewed from one axial side of a main shaft, and a torque acting on a body from the main propeller when the body is hovering in the air is equal or substantially equal to a sum of torque acting on the body from the plurality of auxiliary propellers. | 2021-05-06 |
20210129985 | Folded Wing Multi Rotor - A multirotor aircraft that includes a chassis, vertical rotors, foldable wings, and a means for deploying and folding the foldable wing. The foldable wing is attached to the chassis and the means for deploying and folding the foldable wing is designed to deploy and open the foldable wing from a folded and closed state to a deployed and opened state, and vice versa. The gravity center of the folded wing in a folded and closed state is near and close to the gravity center of the multirotor aircraft, and by that enabling to fold and close the foldable wing when hovering, landing and during takeoff and to deploy and open it when flying forward. | 2021-05-06 |
20210129986 | UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE FRAME AND UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE - An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) frame includes: a body bearing plate configured to mount a first element and a second element; a transfer chamber body mounted to the body bearing plate, defining a connection cavity with an open end, and provided with a through hole in communication with the connection cavity, in which the first element and the second element are located outside the transfer chamber body. The through hole is configured to pass through a connection line of the first element and a connection line of the second element. The connection cavity is configured to receive a connection interface of the connection line of the first element and a connection interface of the connection line of the second element. A transfer chamber cover sealedly covers the open end of the transfer chamber body. | 2021-05-06 |
20210129987 | AERIAL VEHICLES, METHODS OF IMAGING A TUNNEL AND METHODS OF IMAGING A SHAFT - According to various embodiments, there is provided an aerial vehicle. The aerial vehicle includes: an airframe comprising a central member defining a longitudinal axis; a gimbal coupled to the central member; a camera mounted on the gimbal to face a direction at least substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal axis; wherein the gimbal is rotatable about the longitudinal axis to spin the camera around the longitudinal axis; and a propulsion means configured to propel the aerial vehicle, wherein the propulsion means is offset from the camera along the longitudinal axis. | 2021-05-06 |
20210129988 | SENDING APPARATUS AND PROGRAM - Recovery of a flying vehicle that has fallen to the ground is facilitated. A positioning unit measures a position of the flying vehicle during flight. A specification unit specifies a feature of a region on the ground corresponding to the measured position. A determination unit determines a sending interval of position information indicating the position of the flying vehicle, according to the specified feature. A sending unit sends the position information at the determined sending interval. | 2021-05-06 |
20210129989 | UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES WITH STEREOSCOPIC IMAGING, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with stereoscopic imaging, and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. A representative system includes a support structure oriented relative to a vehicle roll axis, pitch axis, and yaw axis. The system further includes multiple propellers carried by the support structure, and first and second stereo imaging devices, also carried by the support structure. The first stereo imaging device has a first field of view, the second stereo imaging device has a second field of view, and at least one of the multiple propellers is positioned forward of and between the first and second stereo imaging devices. The at least one propeller has a rotation disc that does not overlap with the first and second fields of view. In representative configurations the fields of view also do not overlap with other (e.g., any other) structures of the UAV. | 2021-05-06 |
20210129990 | UNMANNED AIRCRAFT, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An unmanned aircraft includes: at least two generators generating forces to fly the unmanned aircraft, each including a rotor blade generating an airflow; a sensor detecting a tilt of the unmanned aircraft; and a processor controlling the generators to control flight of the unmanned aircraft. The processor: obtains an output force adjustment trigger for the generators; obtaining the trigger, causes each generator to individually operate at least until the tilt of the unmanned aircraft detected by the sensor satisfies a predetermined condition; determines a reference value related to an output force of each generator from a value related to the output force of each generator when the tilt of the unmanned aircraft satisfies the predetermined condition and a positional relationship between the generators; and controls the flight of the unmanned aircraft, using the reference values determined. | 2021-05-06 |
20210129991 | IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD AND UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE - An image capturing method is applied to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The method includes receiving a recording command sent by a control terminal; acquiring a pre-set start focal length and a pre-set end focal length; and changing from the start focal length to the end focal length, and recording an image during the process of changing focal lengths. | 2021-05-06 |
20210129992 | GALLEY CART STOWAGE SYSTEM FOR A GALLEY OF AN AIRCRAFT - A galley cart stowage system includes lower and upper cart compartments defining lower and upper galley cart cavities receiving the galley carts. The lower galley cart cavity is defined by walls and the upper galley cart cavity is defined by walls. A vertical conveyance device extends between the lower and upper cart compartments to move galley carts therebetween. A galley workspace has a countertop and a workspace volume located above the lower cart compartment and located below the upper cart compartment. | 2021-05-06 |
20210129993 | REMOTE NFC DEVICE WITH AIRCRAFT IN-FLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT (IFE) SEATBACK - Disclosed embodiments are directed at devices, methods, and systems for association of reader devices to IFE monitors in a commercial passenger vehicle. An example method includes determining at a client computing system included in an IFE monitor that at least one reader device is remotely located from the client computing system; using a wired Ethernet connection to a server, the client computing system requesting the server to discover an electronic tag information; and upon the client computing system receiving the electronic tag information from the server over the wired Ethernet connection, the client computing system processing the electronic tag information, wherein another IFE monitor supplies electrical power to the at least one reader device, wherein the client computing system is unaware of a physical location of the at least one reader device, and wherein the server is included in the another IFE monitor. | 2021-05-06 |
20210129994 | SEAT UNIT AND ATTACHMENT METHOD THEREOF - A seat unit for an aircraft that can be directly fixed at three points to a seat track provided on the floor of the aircraft. One representative seat unit and attachment method thereof relates to a seat unit comprising a lower structure of the seat unit and three fixtures configured to attach the lower structure directly to a pair of seat tracks of a mobile body, wherein the three fixtures include a lateral position adjustment member configured to laterally adjust a fitting position with the pair of seat tracks, a first fixture is fixed to one of the pair of seat tracks, a second fixture is fixed to one of the pair of seat tracks at a point separated from the first fixture, and a third fixture is fixed to another one of the pair of seat tracks at a corresponding portion between the first fixture and the second fixture. | 2021-05-06 |
20210129995 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR PASSIVE COOLING OF UAVS - An innovative passive cooling solution with sealed UAV enclosure system allows heat from a semiconductor chip to be dissipated to the ambient environment through evaporation/condensation phase-change cooling and air cooling a heat sink such as a fin without any additional power consumption to operate cooling solution. One example of such a solution may include a pipe with a fin and a fluid. The pipe may include a wick structure along an inner surface of the pipe configured to allow the fluid to travel within the wick structure and to allow a vapor form of the fluid to exit the wick structure towards a center of the pipe. | 2021-05-06 |
20210129996 | THERMAL ANTI-ICING SYSTEM WITH NON-CIRCULAR PICCOLO TUBE - A system is provided for an aircraft propulsion system. This system includes an inlet lip, a bulkhead and a piccolo tube for a thermal anti-icing system. The inlet lip extends circumferentially about an axial centerline. The bulkhead extends circumferentially about the axial centerline. The bulkhead is configured with the inlet lip to form a cavity axially between the inlet lip and the bulkhead. The piccolo tube extends circumferentially about the axial centerline within the cavity. The piccolo tube is configured with an elliptical cross-sectional geometry. | 2021-05-06 |
20210129997 | THERMAL ANTI-ICING SYSTEM WITH MICROWAVE SYSTEM - An assembly is provided for an aircraft propulsion system. This assembly includes a nacelle inlet structure and a microwave system. The nacelle inlet structure extends circumferentially about a centerline. The nacelle inlet structure includes an exterior skin. The exterior skin includes dielectric material. The microwave system is configured to direct microwaves to the dielectric material for melting and/or preventing ice accumulation on the exterior skin. | 2021-05-06 |
20210129998 | ICE REMOVAL SYSTEM - An ice removal apparatus for an aircraft is provided comprising a laminate structure encapsulating an electrically operable heater. The laminate structure comprises a plurality of layers and at least two layers are configured to be selectively movable relative to each other to increase the separation of the two layers, thereby removing ice. | 2021-05-06 |
20210129999 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DECELERATING AND REDIRECTING AN AIRBORNE PLATFORM - The present invention provides a method for decelerating and redirecting an airborne platform, comprising the steps of retaining a flexible airfoil in non-deployed form in controllably releasable secured relation with each corresponding rotor arm of a multi-rotor drone; and upon detecting rate of descent of said drone in a first direction to be greater than a predetermined value, triggering release of one or more of said retained airfoils from said corresponding rotor arm and causing each of said released airfoils to be circumferentially displaced from a first rotor arm to a second rotor arm of said drone to occlude an adjacent inter-arm region, wherein each of said circumferentially displaced airfoils generates a sufficient value of localized lift that causes said descending drone to change its direction of descent from said first direction to a second direction. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130000 | FLYING OBJECT AND FLYING OBJECT SYSTEM - A flying object | 2021-05-06 |
20210130001 | Pylon Including A Primary Structure Formed Of At Least One Longeron And One Panel Assembled By Welding - The pylon, intended to support a flying vehicle engine, includes a primary structure formed by at least one longeron and one panel, the panel including at least one end part provided with a notch, the longeron being provided with an end adapted to be positioned in the notch, the panel and the longeron being assembled by welding a part of the end to a part of the notch. A welded primary structure enables minimization of the blanks of parts associated with the longerons and with the panels by avoiding having recourse to the production of edges. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130002 | PLATE COOLER FOR AIRCRAFT ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS - A plate cooler or heat exchanger includes a channel plate defining first cooling channels on a first side of the channel plate and second cooling channels on a second side of the channel plate opposite to the first side. The first cooling channels are arranged side-by-side in a first direction of coolant flow from a first common inlet to a first outlet. The second cooling channels are arranged side-by-side in a second direction of coolant flow from a second common inlet separate from the first common inlet to a second outlet separate from the first outlet. The second direction of coolant flow is transverse or counter to the first direction of coolant flow. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130003 | TORQUE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM HAVING MULTIPLE TORQUE TRANSMISSION PATHWAYS FROM A DRIVING SHAFT TO A DRIVEN SHAFT, AND A VEHICLE - A torque transmission system having multiple torque transmission pathways from a driving shaft to a driven shaft. The driving shaft extends from a lower segment to an upper segment via an intermediate segment, the driven shaft extending from a first segment to a second segment. The transmission system includes a nominal spline coupling that is operational in a nominal operating mode, a backup spline coupling between the driving shaft and the driven shaft that is inactive in the nominal operating mode, and a backup radial guide device between the driving shaft and the driven shaft that is inactive in the nominal operating mode. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130004 | Aircraft Cabin Pressurization Energy Harvesting - An energy harvesting system is provided and a corresponding method for harvesting energy from an aircraft cabin pressurization system utilizing the same. According to one aspect, an energy harvesting system includes an aircraft cabin enclosing a high-pressure environment of pressurized air. An air input receives incoming air from a low-pressure environment and an air output expels outgoing air from the high-pressure environment. A turbine receives the pressurized air expelled from the aircraft cabin and utilizes the pressurized air to produce rotational motion on a turbine shaft. An energy harvesting mechanism is coupled to the turbine shaft and utilizes the rotational motion from the turbine shaft to compress the incoming air or to create electrical energy. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130005 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO ABSTRACT DATA FROM AN AVIONICS DEVICE - An Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) includes memory storing a configuration data file defining a set of data format definitions associated with a corresponding set of avionics systems, the set of data format definitions different from one another, an application module configured to utilize a set of universal format data, and a data converter module configured to receive data from any of the set of avionics systems, to adapt the received data to the set of universal format data based on the configuration data file, and to provide the set of universal format data to the application module. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130006 | FLIGHT INDICATION APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Systems, apparatuses and methods for indicating a moveable device such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) are disclosed herein. The present technology provides an illumination system having a light source and an illuminating component. In a representative embodiment, the light source is carried by a UAV and positioned to emit a light ray in a first direction. The illuminating component is carried by a propeller of the UAV. The illuminating component can include a light entrance portion, a light transmission portion, and a light exit portion. The light entrance portion is positioned to receive the light ray from the light source, the light transmission portion is positioned to transmit the light ray to the light exit portion, and the light exit portion is positioned to direct the light ray in a second direction so as to form a visual indication corresponding to the UAV. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130007 | VEHICLE-BODY CARRYING APPARATUS - A vehicle-body carrying apparatus is configured to house and carry a vehicle body of an unmanned vehicle. The apparatus includes a housing, a data collecting device, a diagnostic device, and an informing device. The housing is capable of housing the vehicle body. The data collecting device is configured to collect data relating to structural soundness of the vehicle body housed in the housing. The diagnostic device is configured to diagnose the structural soundness of the vehicle body based on the collected data. The informing device is configured to inform a user of a diagnostic result obtained by the diagnostic device. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130008 | Towing Vehicle for Aircraft and Method for Towing an Aircraft - A towing vehicle for aircraft and method for towing an aircraft. The towing vehicle has a chassis, running gear that carries the chassis, and drive, which drives the running gear for moving the chassis. A support wheel receiving device is mounted on the chassis so that it can rotate around a vertical compensation axis of rotation, in particular within a 360 degree rotational range, relative to the chassis. A rotary drive drives the support wheel receiving device. A sensor array with alignment sensors senses alignment of the aircraft relative to the alignment sensors. The towing vehicle has a digital control unit to regulate rotational position of the support wheel receiving device as a function of the sensed alignment of the aircraft relative to the alignment sensors by the rotary drive to keep alignment of the support wheel receiving device relative to the aircraft within a prescribed range. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130009 | BAGGAGE RECORDING SYSTEM - An airport baggage recording system. The airport baggage recording system comprises a telescopic robotic arm that loads airport baggage. The robotic arm has one end connected to an upright by a pivot and a second end connected to a disc. A radio frequency identification (RFID) reader is located in the disc that reads RFID tags on the airport baggage when the airport baggage is placed on the disc during loading. Another RFID reader is located on the pivot that reads the RFID tags on the airport baggage when the airport baggage is placed on the disc during loading. The RFID reader in the disc and the RFID reader on the pivot both read the RFID tags on the airport baggage to prevent errors in reading the RFID tags on the airport baggage during loading. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130010 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR JOINING STRUCTURES - A method includes making a first structure with a first plurality of pre-drilled holes at pre-defined locations, making a second structure with a second plurality of pre-drilled holes at pre-defined locations, making a third structure without pre-drilled full-size holes, measuring the location and orientation of the first and second plurality of pre-drilled holes in the first and second structures, determining the location of a third plurality of holes to be drilled in the third structure that correspond to first and second plurality of pre-drilled holes measured in the first and second structures, creating a program to drill the third plurality of holes in the third structure that align with the measured location and orientation of the first and second plurality of pre-drilled holes in the first and second structures based on the measure location and orientation of the first and second plurality of pre-drilled holes in the first and second structure, drilling the third plurality of holes in the third structure based on the program, positioning the third structure on the first and second structures such that the third plurality of holes in the third structure are aligned with the first and second plurality of pre-drilled holes in the first and second structures, and inserting fasteners through the third plurality of holes and the first and second plurality of predrilled holes that are aligned with the third plurality of holes to secure the second structure to the first structure using the third structure. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130011 | CRADLE ASSEMBLY FOR SUPPORTING A DOOR FOR UNINSTALLING OR INSTALLING TO AN AIRCRAFT, AND ARRANGEMENTS AND METHODS FOR THE SAME - Cradle assemblies for supporting a door for uninstalling and/or installing the door to a fuselage of an aircraft, and arrangements and methods for the same are provided. In one example, a cradle assembly includes a first contoured board and a second contoured board that is spaced apart from the first contoured board. The first and second contoured boards are cooperatively configured to support outer sections of a first door. A third contoured board is configured to be selectively positioned adjacent to and extending higher than the first contoured board to support a first outer section of a second door that has a different outer shape than the first door. The third contoured board is contoured to substantially match the first outer section of the second door. The cradle assembly is configured to be positioned proximate to the fuselage. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130012 | AIRCRAFT MANAGEMENT DEVICE, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present invention comprises: a fatigue estimation unit that estimates the fatigue life of a prescribed area of a fuselage, on the basis of the level of damage in the prescribed area during operation; a determination unit that determines whether the estimated fatigue life will be reached after a prescribed period of time has elapsed; a repair determination unit that determines that repair of the fuselage is unnecessary if a determination is made that the estimated fatigue life will be reached after the prescribed period of time has elapsed, and that determines that the fuselage is to be repaired if a determination is made that the estimated fatigue life will be reached within the prescribed period of time; and a selection unit that, if a determination is made that the fuselage is to be repaired, selects a repair method corresponding to the detected degree of damage in the prescribed area. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130013 | ACTUATED RESETTABLE SHOCKLESS HOLD DOWN AND RELEASE MECHANISM (ARES HDRM) - The present disclosure relates to a mechanism for releasably securing components of a spacecraft together during launch until such time as the mechanism is commanded to release those components. Upon command, the components are then released with extremely low shock forces being transmitted to the previously secured components due to the release. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130014 | FLUID DISPENSING SYSTEM WITH ROTATABLE PORT ASSEMBLY - A method of dispensing fluid includes dispensing a first quantity of fluid so that fluid flows through a manifold port assembly and into a first container, the manifold port assembly includes a housing having an inlet port and a plurality of outlet ports formed thereon; and a carousel bounding a plurality of fluid paths that each extend between a first end and an opposing second end, the carousel being rotatably disposed within the housing so that when the first end of each one of the plurality of fluid paths is aligned with the inlet port on the housing, the second end of the corresponding one of the plurality of fluid paths is aligned with one of the plurality of outlet ports. A motor is activated to rotate the carousel of the manifold port assembly to a second position. A second quantity of fluid is dispensed so that fluid flows through the manifold port assembly and into a second container. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130015 | FLUID MIXING AND HEAT EXCHANGE DEVICE - Methods and systems are provided for mixing and heat exchange of fluids. In one example, a fluid mixing and heat exchange device includes a hot water tank, a mixing chamber spaced away from the hot water tank and fluidly coupled to a first liquid reservoir, a first chilling module fluidly coupled to the mixing chamber, a coolant tank fluidly coupled to the first chilling module, a radiator fluidly coupled to the coolant tank, and a dispensing manifold fluidly coupled to the mixing chamber and adapted to dispense a mixed and chilled fluid mixture to a plurality of fluid vessels. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130016 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AXIAL LENGTH OF ELLIPSOIDAL SHELLS BASED ON LIQUID VOLUME LOADING - The present invention discloses a method and system for controlling axial length of an ellipsoidal shell based on liquid volume loading. The method includes: determining the volume calculation models of an unformed prefabricated shell and a formed ellipsoidal shell; determining a calculation model of a volume difference between the unformed prefabricated shell and the formed ellipsoidal shell; determining a structure size of the unformed prefabricated shell according to a target axial length of the formed ellipsoidal shell; obtaining the volume difference between the formed ellipsoidal shell and the unformed prefabricated shell, and recording the volume difference as a target volume; injecting liquid into the unformed prefabricated shell with target volume to obtain the formed ellipsoidal shell. The forming process in the present invention is simple and easy to implement without considering differences in materials and wall thicknesses and can control and adjust the axial length dimension accuracy of a shell. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130017 | Flush Mount Tabletop for Automatic Cable Tie Tool - A flush mount table-top assembly designed to mount an automatic cable tie tool to a work surface. The flush mount assembly includes an overlay plate, a tool cage, and a paddle assembly. The tool cage holds the automatic cable tie tool. The tool cage is suspended from the overlap plate by an integrated insert plate to enable the top of the automatic cable tie tool to protrude above the work surface. The paddle assembly is rotatably mounted to the insert plate. The paddle assembly activates the automatic cable tie tool. When not in use, the flush mount assembly can be configured to restore work surfaces lost due to fixture implementation. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130018 | PLANT FOR PROCESSING PRODUCTS INCLUDING A UNIT FOR DETECTING DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS - A processing plant, in particular for making respective products, in particular defined by articles or packages of respective articles, the articles being preferably in the form of articles of the tissue industry, the plant including at least one unit for detecting products, in particular defective products, especially defective articles and/or packages, preferably for detecting defective rolls and/or packs. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130019 | FILLING STATION AND METHOD FOR FILLING A TRANSPORT TRAY - The disclosure relates to a method for filling a transport tray having a reduced risk of incorrect fillings. In accordance with the disclosure, a target filling of a plurality of receptacles in the transport tray is transmitted to the control device and at least one filling template is produced based on the target filling and on a filling regime and is displayed by means of a display device. Then drug portions corresponding to the filling template are transferred to the receptacles, and an image of at least the receptacles to be filled in accordance with the target filling is produced by means of an optical detection device and the actual filling is determined using the image and is compared to the target filling. If no target deviation is found, the transport tray is released for transferring the drug portions to the machine tray. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130020 | BAG SUPPLY SYSTEM - A bag supply system includes: a bag bundle delivery device moves bag bundles from a delivery relay position to a delivery zone; a bag bundle conveyance device which receives the bag bundles from the bag bundle delivery device in the delivery zone and conveys the bag bundles from the delivery zone to a supply zone in a state where the bag bundles are supported by a support part; a bag bundle takeoff device which holds the bag bundles supported by the support part in the supply zone and moves the bag bundles from the bag bundle conveyance device to a supply relay position; and a bag supply device which sequentially supplies bags included in each of the bag bundles arranged in the supply relay position, to a packaging machine. The support part moves along an endless track between the delivery zone and the supply zone. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130021 | Filling Machine and Method for Filling Packages with a Fluid Product - The invention relates to a filling machine ( | 2021-05-06 |
20210130022 | Apparatus and Method for Determining the Existence of a Pressure Differential between the Interior and Exterior of a Sealed Bundle of Tobacco Industry Products - An apparatus and method for determining if a pressure differential exists between the interior and exterior of a wrapped and sealed bundle of tobacco industry products. The wrapped and sealed bundle has a barrier layer that deflects when a pressure differential is applied and the apparatus comprises a sensor operable to detect that deflection. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130023 | PACKAGING METHOD - Methods and systems are capable of being used to package products from a selection of products. A collection of one or more products is provided from the selection of products. Information is received, where the information includes one or more of recipient-specific information associated with an intended recipient of the collection and product-specific information associated with the collection. Targeted information is selected for the collection based on the received information. The targeted information is affixed on a protective packaging material to create a targeted protective packaging material. A package is created by combining the targeted protective packaging material and the collection. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130024 | AUTOMATIC PACKING MACHINE FOR EXPRESS DELIVERY AND AUTOMATIC PACKING METHOD FOR EXPRESS DELIVERY - An automatic packing machine and automatic packing method for express delivery are provided. The automatic packing machine for express delivery includes: a frame; a box discharging mechanism, fixed to the frame; a weighing mechanism, fixed to the frame, the weighing mechanism including a weighing plate and a weighing plate steering engine which are arranged in coordination and an image collecting module, the weighing plate steering engine and the image collecting module being fixed to the frame, and the image collecting module facing the weighing plate; a box body unfolding mechanism; a box closing mechanism; a conveying mechanism; and a controller, connected to all other structures of the automatic packing machine for express delivery. Through the technical solutions of the present invention, multiple functions are integrated, the degree of automation is high, and different items are packaged by using different box bodies. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130025 | CASE UNPACKING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A product unpacking system includes a work surface at a first height and a product unloading position at a second height. An adjustable cutter is positioned adjacent to the work surface and configured to cut a plurality of sides of each case. A case movement device, such as a robot or manual mover, is configured to retrieve a case from a group of cases and move the case to the cutter to cut a plurality of sides of the case. The case movement device may then move the cut case to an unload position over a product container to allow products within the case to drop into the product container. A system of conveyors may be used to convey empty product containers toward the work surface and to convey filled product containers away from the work surface. The system may be automated to receive recipe information for each case to be unloaded and modify parameters of the system based on the case. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130026 | METHOD FOR UNPACKING A WORKPIECE, UNPACKING APPARATUS AND A PROCESSING APPARATUS HAVING AN UNPACKING APPARATUS OF THIS KIND - A method for unpacking a workpiece, in particular an optical lens or an optical lens blank, from a package, includes an automated cutting open step of a first package side of the package, and an automated sliding of the workpiece out of the package step on the first package side. An unpacking apparatus for unpacking a workpiece from a package, has a feed station for receiving a package in which a workpiece is arranged, a cutting-open station having a first cutting or sawing tool for the automated cutting open of a first package side of the package downstream of the feed station, and a slide-out station downstream of the cutting-open station. A relative movement can be produced between the package and the workpiece in an automated manner so that the workpiece slides out of the package on the first package side. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130027 | LABELING APPARATUS - A labeling apparatus includes a label holder and a controller. The label holder is configured to move between a retracted position and an extended position that is closer to a conveyer than is the retracted position, and receive a label on an end of the label holder facing the conveyer. The controller is configured to control the label holder to move towards a standby position between the retracted position and the extended position until an object to be labeled is conveyed on the conveyer to a position facing the label holder, and then towards the extended position such that the label is attached to the object. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130028 | Labeling System And Labeling Method - A labeling system includes a pasting unit having a first mechanical arm adapted to pick up a label to be pasted, at least one visual device configured to guide the first mechanical arm to paste the label on an object, and at least one scanning device adapted to scan the label pasted on the object. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130029 | BATTERY LABEL ALIGNMENT DEVICE AND METHOD - A battery label attachment apparatus for attaching a label to a battery including a label support on which the label is placed, an alignment check part configured to check whether an alignment state of the label is normal or defective, and a label aligning part configured to align the label when the alignment state determined by the alignment check part is defective is provided. A method for attaching a label to a battery is also provided. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130030 | CONTAINER HAVING AN UNFOLDED CONTAINER LAYER, CONTAINING A PLURALITY OF PARTICLES, AND HAVING A POLYMER LAYER - The invention relates to a container comprising a container wall that partly surrounds a container interior, wherein the container wall
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20210130031 | HOT-FILLABLE PLASTIC CONTAINER - Plastic container comprises a container body having a bottom portion, a sidewall portion and an upper portion, with a chamber defined therein. The bottom portion includes a support surface and a variable dynamic base portion. The sidewall portion includes a lower circumferential groove ring, an upper circumferential groove ring, and a pair of longitudinal grooves extending longitudinally therebetween to define a front sidewall segment and a rear sidewall segment. The rear sidewall segment comprises a waist groove extending circumferentially between the pair of longitudinal grooves to define an upper rear sidewall segment and a lower rear sidewall segment, wherein one of the upper rear sidewall segment or the lower rear sidewall segment includes two vacuum panels with a rigid longitudinal support therebetween. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130032 | FRESH-KEEPING PAPER BOX - The present disclosure discloses a fresh-keeping paper box comprises a box body, and the box body is composed of a side wall spliced by a whole paperboard and a bottom wall formed by another trimmed paperboard; the bottom wall is pasted to the inner side wall of the side wall; an accommodating space for containing foods is formed inside the box body, and the accommodating space has an open upper end and a closed lower end, the technical scheme in this disclosure effectively solves the problem that airtightness of the existing paper box is influenced by joints inevitably occurred in its molding process, and the circumstance that multiple box bodies in overlaid packaging are difficult to separate due to airtightness is effectively prevented because of the bottom gap, thus makes it more convenient to use. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130033 | STACKABLE CORRUGATED SHIPPING AND DISPLAY CONTAINER AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - The present disclosure relates to a shipping and display container which can be formed from one or more blanks folded and formed according to a method for creating the container. A portion of the blank forming the front wall can be formed from two stacked, joined layers including an interior and an exterior blank layer. The exterior blank layer includes top flaps and bottom flaps, the top flaps being significantly smaller in height compared to the bottom flaps such that when the container is formed, the top flaps form a bearing surface along the border of the container, on which a second container may be stacked, while defining a central window that displays the interior contents of the container. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130034 | Speaker Packaging Device and Package Body - A speaker packaging device and a package body. The speaker packaging device comprises a base plate for supporting a speaker, at least two horizontal blocking plates extending laterally, and at least one vertical blocking plate unit. The vertical blocking plate unit is composed of two vertical blocking plates extending in a vertical direction and spaced apart from each other. A bottom end portion of the horizontal blocking plate and a bottom end portion of the vertical blocking plate are connected to the base plate. The pair of vertical blocking plates of each vertical blocking plate unit are connected between adjacent horizontal blocking plates to define a space for accommodating the speaker. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130035 | PRESSURE SENSITIVE PRINTABLE PAPER PRODUCTS AND THEIR USE WITH PACKAGING AND CONTAINERS - This disclosure is concerned with pressure sensitive adhesive printable paper products, such as labels, and their use with various substrates, such as packaging and containers, including food containers. This disclosure is also concerned with repositionable pressure sensitive adhesive printable paper products and their transformation into semi-permanent or permanent adhesive products with respect to such substrates. This disclosure is also concerned with food and drink containers, methods of making them and their use with removable or repositionable adhesive labels. More particularly, this disclosure is concerned with containers for food or drink having chemical functionality, such as in coatings, to facilitate the use of adhesive labels with such containers. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130036 | Convenient Solid Product Dispensing Package - A blank used to form a hexagonal shaped box, the blank having a front sidewall and a back sidewall, a first sidewall having a first sidewall top flap and a first sidewall bottom flap, a second sidewall having a second sidewall top flap and a second sidewall bottom flap, a second sidewall bottom flap extension foldably connected to the second sidewall bottom flap, a third sidewall having a third sidewall top panel, a fourth sidewall having a fourth sidewall top flap and a fourth sidewall bottom flap, a fourth sidewall bottom flap extension foldably connected to the fourth sidewall bottom flap, an inner sidewall foldably connected to the fourth sidewall, an inner sidewall flap foldably connected to the inner sidewall, a top panel including an aperture for dispensing food product there through, a bottom panel foldably connected to the front sidewall, and a slide foldably connected to the front sidewall. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130037 | SMALL LIQUID CONTAINERS - A small volume metal beverage can is provided. The small volume metal beverage can has a diameter approximately equal to a convention, single serving beverage can, which is typically a diameter of between about 2.0 and 2.25 inches, and a length, significantly less than 2.0 inches but sufficient to contain the required volume of liquid for the small volume that comprises a typical single serving size, which single serving size may range from about 0.5 ounces to about 2.5 ounces. The small volume metal beverage can has a base and a top lid connected by a cylindrical sidewall. The base, top lid, and cylindrical sidewall forms a generally squat form taking a shape similar to an ice hockey puck. The top lid is generally formed with a removable opening, such as, for example, a pull tab or pop top. The small volume metal beverage can is stackable on a conventional beverage can. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130038 | SMALL LIQUID CONTAINERS - A small volume metal beverage can is provided. The small volume metal beverage can has a diameter approximately equal to a convention, single serving beverage can, which is typically a diameter of between about 2.0 and 2.25 inches, and a length, significantly less than 2.0 inches but sufficient to contain the required volume of liquid for the small volume that comprises a typical single serving size, which single serving size may range from about 0.5 ounces to about 2.5 ounces. The small volume metal beverage can has a base and a top lid connected by a cylindrical sidewall. The base, top lid, and cylindrical sidewall forms a generally squat form taking a shape similar to an ice hockey puck. The top lid is generally formed with a removable opening, such as, for example, a pull tab or pop top. The small volume metal beverage can is stackable on a conventional beverage can. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130039 | Adjustable container for instant food and package including the same - The present invention provides an adjustable container for instant food, the adjustable container comprising: a floor; a peripheral wall extending upwardly from the floor, terminating at an upper opening, and defining interior volume, the peripheral wall having a first unfoldable part formed along at least two first fold lines, a sheet-type lid covering the upper opening, and wherein the adjustable container has at least two states: a first state that the first unfoldable part is folded and the adjustable container has a first interior volume, and a second state that the first unfoldable part is unfolded and the adjustable container has a second interior volume larger than the first interior volume. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130040 | Fabric Surround and Method of Use - A cylindrical fabric surround including a flexible fabric material which stretches during disposing of the surround over a cylindrical item, such as a bottle, causing a releasable attachment of the bottle surround with the bottle. This cylindrical fabric surround has a cylindrical, or annular surround geometry, whereby a cavity is formed therein by the internal wall of the cylindrical surround, providing a receptacle area or volume for any cylindrical item the cylindrical surround is disposed thereunto. The internal wall of the cavity provides a first wall of the cylindrical surround and the external wall of the cylindrical surround provides a second wall of the cylindrical surround. The surround also has at least one pocket, for storing at least one article, such as a phone, keys or any sundry. The pocket is generally facing upwards, but could have a plurality of pockets with at least one of with varied geometries, orientations, or placement. Bands, such as elastic bands, may be formed thereon the top and bottom of the cylinder, as well as on the top portion of the pocket surface to provide a portion of the releasable attachment to the bottle. The bands may have a diameter that is less than surround wall diameter to provide in the releasable attachment. A friction agent, such as a nonslip fabric coating, may also be applied to the first wall or inside diameter of the surround to aid in improving the releasable attachment of a cylindrical item, such as a bottle, with a first wall of the fabric cylinder surround apparatus | 2021-05-06 |
20210130041 | Coffee and Liquid Container with Concealed Mini-Cup Compartment - The coffee mug or drink container has an internal multi-cup compartment. A thermally insulated container (liquid containment store) has a lid with drink spout(s) (if the drink container is not a bottle). The special container has an internal dry store for two or more cups placed in a storage compartment beneath the bottom of the container. Identically shaped cups nest together (stacked) in the dry store on a nested cup support with a complementary surface to limit vertical and horizontal jostling and cup damage. Sometimes the cups are frusto-conically shaped or are matching convex/concaved shaped. An added secondary storage container is included for coffee or drink additives. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130042 | Disposable and conformal liner for completely and internally sealing a container and an associated lid - A disposable and conformal liner that completely and internally seals a container and an associated lid. The container has a bottom portion and two pair of side portions. The two pair of side portions of the container extend upwardly from the bottom portion of the container to a rim, and are attached to each other adjacently. The disposable and conformal liner includes a bottom section, two pair of side wall sections, and a pair of flap sections. The two pair of side wall sections extend upwardly from respective sides of the bottom section and are continuous with each other adjacently, so as to form a box-like main body. The box-like body is conformingly received in the container. The pair of flap sections extend from an opposing pair of side wall sections to free ends. The free end of one flap section is folded onto itself and is bonded thereat so as to form a reinforced strip, leaving a remaining portion of the one flap section a same size as the other flap section. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130043 | CONTAINER MADE OF INJECTION-MOLDED PLASTIC - A container made of injection-molded plastic, having a base ( | 2021-05-06 |
20210130044 | ALIGNMENT POSITIONING STRUCTURE FOR CONTAINER LID HANDLE AND HOLDING PART - An alignment positioning structure for a container lid handle and a holding part includes: a body formed by surrounding a side to form an accommodating space, and a longitudinal lengthwise columnar body with an open end communicating with the accommodating space; a gripping protuberance being a convex surface protruded from a side of the body and each opposite end of the convex surface having an inwardly bent force applying surface; a lid having a combining section extended from a side of the lid for combining with the open end of the body and having two opposite first combining portions; a handle having two opposite end portions with a second combining portion for combining the two first combining portions; and a compensation portion having a gap formed between the lid and the open end of the body to define a relative position between the handle and the gripping protuberance. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130045 | MULTISENSORY EXAMINATION JAR FOR BOTANICAL SPECIMENS - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for a multisensory examination jar for botanical specimens. Embodiments of the disclosed jar may have a body portion with an integrated LED array for illuminating the contents of the jar. The jar may have a removable lid with an integrated magnifying lens, and an opening or port to enable a user to smell the contents of the jar. The opening may have a removable plug to establish a substantially air tight seal on the lid of the jar, to trap odors within the jar. The removable plug can be selectively removed to enable the user to smell the contents of the jar. The jar may have an electronics module and power source operable for wireless charging. The jar may also be configured to interface with a charging dock or base for wireless charging of integrated batteries. | 2021-05-06 |