23rd week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170158365 | CONTROLLED NON-CLASSIFIED FILLING DEVICE AND METHOD - An injection member penetrates an elastic septum of a device defining a sealed, empty, sterile chamber in fluid communication with the septum. During penetrating, an annular interface is formed between the septum and the injection member extending axially between a penetration point on an interior surface of the septum in fluid communication with the sterile chamber, and an exterior surface of the septum engaging the injection member. The injection member is de-contaminated by (i) friction between the septum and injection member at the annular interface, and (ii) elongation of the septum at the annular interface. A substance is introduced through the injection member and into the sterile chamber of the device, the injection member is then withdrawn from the septum, the septum reseals itself at the resulting penetration aperture, and the chamber is maintained sterile throughout the foregoing steps. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158366 | AN ASEPTIC FILLER DEVICE OF CONTAINERS PROVIDED WITH A FILLER MOUTH CLOSED BY A REMOVABLE CAP - An aseptic filler device of containers provided with a filler mouth closed by a removable cap includes a tubular element having an open end, able to be inserted with radial play on the cap of the container to be filled and able to go into contact with the mouth and extend the mouth axially, a first radial opening, associated to a branch conduit connectable to a supply line of a product and to a source line of a sterilizing fluid via a selection valve, and a second radial opening, associated to a discharge conduit provided with opening and closing valves; and a gripping element of the cap of the container inserted internally of the tubular element and mobile between a neared position to the open end of the tubular element and a distanced position therefrom. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158367 | HIGH SPEED COUNTER - The present disclosure provides systems and methods for counting a plurality of objects and parsing the objects into groups of varying quantities. In various embodiments, the system includes a singulating and counting module operable to singulate and count a plurality of objects from a large volume of the objects. Additionally, the system includes a diverter and accumulator module operable to receive the singulated objects, parse the objects into groups of varying quantities, and direct each group into a selected one of a plurality of discharge funnels. Furthermore, the system includes an object collection module operable to position a plurality of object collection receptacles adjacent the discharge funnels such that each group of objects is deposited into a respective corresponding one of the object collection receptacles. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158368 | Increasing stack strength using crisscross risers - This invention solves the problem in the prior art when a bundle of containers lack sufficient strength to support at least three or more bundles to be stacked on a pallet having at least four bundles high. The invention solves the problem by increasing the stacking strength of a bundle of containers by using crisscrossed cardboard risers. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158369 | Method and Apparatus for Processing a Transportation Container with Valuable Articles - A method and an apparatus are provided for processing a transport container with objects of value. The transport container is fed to the apparatus, preferably by means of a transport-container transport device of the apparatus. The apparatus is adapted to process the transport container automatically in accordance with the following steps: In the apparatus, the transport container is severed by means of a severing device, the objects of value are emptied from the severed transport container and are collected by means of a collection container in the apparatus. The collection container with the objects of value is transported away for the further processing of the objects of value by means of a collection-container transport device. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158370 | CONTAINER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A container is provided that includes a top portion, a bottom portion and a plurality of sidewalls that each extend from an upper limit of the bottom portion, the top portion extending from upper limits of each of the side walls such that the sidewalls are positioned between the top portion and the bottom portion. The container comprises a plurality of indents therein, the indents being arranged in a configuration to avoid top load failure. That is, the indents provide strength to the container, which makes the container stronger than containers that are made from the same material, have the same weight and the same average wall thickness, but do not include indents. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158371 | Lightweight Container Base - A mold system for forming a container having a longitudinal axis and a transverse direction that extends transverse to the longitudinal axis. The mold system includes a sidewall system for molding the sidewall portion of the container. The mold system also includes a base system for molding the base portion of the container. The base system is operable for forming the entire base portion of the container including a central pushup portion, a contact surface for supporting the container, and at least one strap extending along the base portion in the transverse direction. The strap defines a strap surface that is spaced offset in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis from the contact surface. The strap surface extends in the transverse direction to be adjacent the sidewall portion such that the at least one strap surface is visible from a side of the container. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158372 | Carton With Reclosable Lock - A carton for holding at least one food product is disclosed, and includes a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton, a first side flap, and a second side flap. The plurality of panels includes a bottom panel, a first side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, a second side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, and at least one end panel foldably connected to the bottom panel. The first side flap is foldably connected to the first side panel and includes a first tab and a second tab. The second side flap is foldably connected to the second side panel and includes a first locking feature and a second locking feature. The first tab is engaged with the first locking feature and the second tab is engaged with the second locking feature to form a reclosable lock of the carton. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158373 | Packaging Scheme for a Plurality of Consumer Goods - A packaging scheme for identifying consumer goods affiliated with, made and/or sold by a company and/or brand. The packaging scheme provides for a first product and a second product where the first product and the second product are different products, and a first package containing the first product and a second package containing both the first product and the second product. A first visual cue and/or a first packaging construction cue are associated with the first product. A second visual cue and/or a second packaging construction cue are associated with the second product, such that the first package has a first visual cue and/or a first packaging construction cue, while the second package has both a (i) first visual cue and/or a first packaging construction cue, and (ii) a second visual cue and/or a second packaging construction cue. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158374 | Carton With Handle - A carton for holding a plurality of articles. The carton has a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton. The plurality of panels include a bottom panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, a top panel, and a handle panel at least partially overlapping one of the first side panel and the second side panel. At least one gusset is foldably connected to the bottom panel and one of the first side panel and the second side panel. An access feature is formed in the top panel for accessing the interior of the carton. A handle includes a handle opening in the handle panel. The handle opening is spaced apart from the access feature. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158375 | Holder for Transporting and Displaying Edibles - A holder for pre-assembling, transporting, and displaying edibles, and comprising, a cup having a bottom surface, a sidewall surface and an open top, and a cup centerline that extends perpendicularly from the bottom surface, and wherein the sidewall has a defined height, a dowel pin, and a rod having top and bottom ends and a centerline therebetween, wherein the rod top end contacts the cup bottom surface, and wherein the rod having a configuration adapted to enable the rod to support the cup when the rod and cup centerlines intersect with an angle ranging from 0-90 degrees, and wherein sidewall height and surface supports the edible in a pre-assembled specified shape having a desired initial appearance at an initial location, and then the transport of the pre-assembled edible to a final destination such that the initial appearance of the edible is not changed during transport. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158376 | BUCKET HANDLE ASSEMBLY - A handle and assembly for a bucket. The bucket has first and second attachment regions on the inner surface of the sidewall near the rim. The sidewall has a compressed condition in which compressive forces are applied to opposite sides to reduce the distance between the attachment regions, and a relaxed condition with forces. The handle has attachment ends with an axis between them. The attachment ends attach to the attachment regions such that the handle rotates about the axis and can also move laterally along the axis. The handle has a first rotational position in which the handle is above the rim, and a second rotational position in which the handle is below the rim. The handle cannot rotate between the first and second positions when the sidewall is relaxed, but can when the sidewall is laterally compressed. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158377 | REUSABLE CARRYING BAG SYSTEM - A carrying bag including at least two compartment bags, flexible straps interconnecting the compartment bags a predetermined separation S between one another, and flexible carrying handles. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158378 | RECLOSABLE BAG AND METHOD TO MAKE SAME - The present invention relates to improvements for shopping and merchandise bags with integral handles. Disclosed is a bag with integral handles and closure elements located below the integral handles. Further disclosed is a process for manufacturing a reclosable bag with integral handles. The handles and bag may be formed from a wave-cut polymeric tube. In addition, the handles of the bag may be formed from a wave-cut polymeric tube while the body of the bag is formed from a side-gusseted polymeric tube. The disclosed bags and methods to make such bags provide cost effective solutions for providing reclosable bags with integral handles. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158379 | Detachable Odor Containment Pocket - An odor containment pocket that will lock and or will secure in another way to prevent odorous smells from emitting from the pocket, may be attached permanently or temporarily inside or outside of another item and or may be used separately. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158380 | RECLOSABLE BAG AND METHOD TO MAKE SAME - The present invention relates to improvements for shopping and merchandise bags with integral handles. Disclosed is a bag with integral handles and closure elements located below the integral handles. The disclosed bag provides a cost effective solution for a reclosable bag with integral handles. Further disclosed is a process for manufacturing a reclosable bag with integral handles. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158381 | SELF-SEALING TOOTHPASTE CAP - A container cap includes a nozzle portion having a cavity, a closed end, an open end, and a self-closing opening formed in the closed end. The open end provides access to the cavity. The nozzle portion is expandable to receive at least a portion of a nozzle of a container through the open end and into the cavity to provide connection there between. The container may be a toothpaste tube and the connection may be an interference fit connection. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158382 | Fitment And Overcap Therefor - A closure assembly ( | 2017-06-08 |
20170158383 | TAMPER-EVIDENT ENCLOSURE - An exemplary enclosure including a resin injection-molded canister defining a top end, a bottom end and an intermediate body disposed therebetween. The enclosure, furthermore, includes a resin injection-molded fitment defining a base, a tamper-evident panel, and a neck disposed therebetween. The top end includes a rim having an inwardly facing mating surface and the base includes a rim having an outwardly facing mating surface. The canister and fitment are configured to be fused along the inwardly and outwardly facing mating surfaces subsequent to being filled with the consumer product. The tamper-evident panel is molded into the fitment during the injection molding process while the mating plane of the fitment and canister is located below the base of the fitment to optimize the opening of the canister for being filled with the consumer product. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158384 | Lid Comprising Drinking Closure for a Drinking Vessel - The invention relates to a lid with drinking closure ( | 2017-06-08 |
20170158385 | UNITARY DISPENSER ASSEMBLY WITH BREAK-AWAY CAP - A dispenser assembly having a dispenser made from a first polymeric material which has a first melting point. The dispenser also having an attachment portion and a dispensing portion. The dispenser assembly further including a cap formed as single unitary component with the dispenser and made from a second polymeric material having a second melting point which is lower than the first melting point. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158386 | VENTILATED SHIPPING TUBE PLUG - A ventilated plug for a shipping, display, or other tube is provided. The ventilated plug is configured to frictionally connect to the tube to provide a ventilated interior of the tube. The plug may be particularly advantageous for transport and display of living organisms. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158387 | Bottle cap with built-in light - A stopper with a built in light characterized in that it is formed from a standard stopper ( | 2017-06-08 |
20170158388 | DEVICE FOR REMINDING A USER TO DRINK FROM A CONTAINER - Disclosed is a device for reminding a user to drink from a container. The device may be attached to either the cap of the container or may be assembled inside the cap of the container. The device includes a housing, a battery, a printed circuit board, a battery holder, a button, an upper cover, a controller for storing a reference time, a reference timeout value and generating reminding signals, at least one output unit connected to the printed circuit board to produce output signals on receiving reminding signals from the controller, a tap button placed in the indent to meet the button on receiving tap from the user. Further, the controller stores the reference time on receiving the tap from the user and generates reminding signals for the user to drink from the container when the user fails to either tap the button again or remove the button from the spout in duration of the stored reference timeout value from the reference time. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158389 | CONTAINER WITH EXPIRATION DATE ALARM - A container assembly with an expiration date alarm that preserves its battery life by only triggering its alarm when needed. The container assembly includes a container for enclosing a food item, medication, or other product that should not be used after an expiration date; a sensor for sensing when the container has been opened; an alarm; and a timing circuit coupled with the sensor and the alarm for triggering the alarm only if the container is opened after the expiration date has been reached. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158390 | POWDER DOSING CLOSURE - A method and apparatus for powder dosing a nutritional composition may include a container body and a closure removably coupled to the container body. A nutritive substance may be retained between an upper portion of the container body and the closure. The nutritive substance may be released and mixed with the contents of the container body prior to consumption. The nutritive substance may be sealed prior to use in order to prevent contamination of the nutritive substance. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158391 | STORAGE TANK HATCH LINER - A replaceable liner is for use with a storage tank hatch having a rim adapted to engage with a gasket within a cover and a neck extending vertically downward from the rim to define an aperture that provides access to an inside of the storage tank. The replaceable liner has a body having a rim-facing surface having a vertical cross sectional shape that conforms to a vertical cross sectional shape of the rim and a horizontal cross sectional shape that conforms to a perimeter of the rim, and a gasket facing surface opposite the rim facing surface. Sealant is provided along the rim facing surface of the body, the rim facing surface of the body adapted to engage the rim in a vapor-tight seal, and the gasket facing surface adapted to engage the gasket in a vapor-tight seal. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158392 | CONTAINER CLOSURE - The invention relates to a container closure made of plastic, comprising a lower closure part, which can be fastened to an opening of a container. Of the invention, the lower closure part has a collar, which can be inserted into the opening of the container. The at least one locking projection can be moved in the direction of a center axis of the lower closure part in a reversible elastic manner in relation to the collar. The at least one locking projection is designed in such a way that, when the at least one locking projection and an undercut shaped in the opening engage with each other, the at least one locking projection and said undercut form a lock that cannot be detached in the direction of the center axis. The collar has at least one through-hole, and the locking projection can be displaced through the through-hole. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158393 | COMPOSTABLE SINGLE-USE BEVERAGE CONTAINER AND ASSOCIATED MECHANISM FOR SEALING THE CONTAINER - The present invention relates to a novel beverage container and a mechanism for securing a cap to the container within an automated kiosk. The container comprises a compostable shell, beverage bag, and other components. The beverage bag is sealed to a closure shoulder using a mechanical sealing ring, optionally without the use of using heat, glue or ultrasonic energy. The cap is secured to the closure shoulder by the mechanism within the kiosk. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158394 | Seal Ring for Foil-Sealing a Container - A seal ring for sealing a container. A seal ring has a base including a longitudinal axis extending therethrough and having a top surface, an undersurface opposite the top surface, and a projection extending from the undersurface in an axial direction. The projection is configured to be received by a complementary opening in the container. The seal ring may be part of a package that also includes a container having a mouth, an axially-facing sealing surface, and an opening in the sealing surface, and a foil sealingly and removably coupled to the base of the seal ring. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158395 | Seal Ring for Foil-Sealing a Container - A seal ring for sealing a container. A seal ring has a base including a longitudinal axis extending therethrough and having a top surface, an undersurface opposite the top surface, and a projection extending from the undersurface in an axial direction. The projection is configured to be received by a complementary opening in the container. The seal ring may be part of a package that also includes a container having a mouth, an axially-facing sealing surface, and an opening in the sealing surface, and a foil sealingly and removably coupled to the base of the seal ring. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158396 | CHILD-RESISTANT CONTAINERS - The present disclosure is directed to a child-resistant container which includes a lid having a peripheral flange which defines a lifting tab having top and bottom surfaces. The lid includes a protrusion extending downwardly from the bottom surface of the lifting tab. The container includes a base having an upper peripheral rim and a surface formed in a corner portion of the base between two adjacent sides of the base. The surface includes an aperture to receive the downwardly extending protrusion of the lid when the container is closed forming a child-resistant opening mechanism. The surface is uninterrupted but for the aperture. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158397 | CHILD-RESISTANT CONTAINERS - The present disclosure is directed to a child-resistant container which includes a lid having a peripheral flange which defines a lifting tab having top and bottom surfaces. The lid includes a protrusion extending downwardly from the bottom surface of the lifting tab. The container includes a base having an upper peripheral rim and a surface formed in a corner portion of the base between two adjacent sides of the base. The surface includes an aperture to receive the downwardly extending protrusion of the lid when the container is closed forming a child-resistant opening mechanism. The surface is uninterrupted but for the aperture. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158398 | BOTTLE CAP RETAINER - A retainer for a bottle cap. In one implementation, the retainer includes a first connector at a first end, the first connector being made of a first elastic material. The first connector defines a first opening having an inner perimeter sized to be captured in a groove in a particular bottle in a slip fit. The retainer also includes a second connector at a second end, the second connector being made of a second elastic material. The second connector defines a second opening having an inner perimeter sized to receive an outer perimeter of a cap of the particular bottle in an interference fit. The retainer further includes a flexible elongate strap joining the first and second connectors. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158399 | A CLAMPING COLLAR WITH A TRANSVERSE BUCKLE - A clamping collar comprising a looped metal strap ( | 2017-06-08 |
20170158400 | PRODUCT PACKAGING WITH COC-COC SEALING INTERFACE - A package includes a base component having a product contacting layer including at least 50% by weight of a cyclic olefin copolymer, and a lidding component having a product contacting layer including at least 50% by weight of a cyclic olefin copolymer. The product contacting layer of the base component is sealed to the product contacting layer of the lidding component such that a cavity is formed. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158401 | ARRAY OF INTER-CONNECTED PALLETIZED PRODUCTS - A collection of stackable articles is disclosed. Each stackable article of the collection of stackable articles has a bottom, at least one sidewall, and a top. The collection of stackable articles comprises a supporting medium, a first slip sheet disposed upon a surface of the supporting medium, and a first plurality of the stackable articles arranged in a first layer upon the first slip sheet. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158402 | CARTON AND CARTON BLANK - A package includes a carton ( | 2017-06-08 |
20170158403 | DIVISIBLE CONTAINER CARRIER - A flexible carrier for carrying a plurality of containers includes a flexible sheet having two or more rows and multiple ranks of container apertures formed therein. The plurality of containers are each placed into a respective container receiving aperture and are thus unitized in a package. The flexible carrier further includes a plurality of handles corresponding with the multiple ranks, each handle formed at a periphery of the flexible sheet and a line of weakness formed between the transverse ranks. As a result of the described configuration, the flexible carrier is divisible into multiple sub-carriers, each unitizing a set of containers and each including a handle along a respective transverse edge of the resulting sub-carrier. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158404 | PEELABLE FILM FOR CONTAINER LID - A multi-layer film includes a skin layer, a core layer, and a seal layer. The multi-layer film may be used as a closure for a food container. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158405 | PACKAGING SYSTEM FOR IMMOBILIZING OBJECTS IN A BOX HAVING A SQUARE OR RECTANGULAR CONFIGURATION - A packaging system for immobilizing one or more objects has a box having a bottom and at least four side walls and a wedge in the form of a sheet. The sheet has a central portion of a polygonal shape that is generally square or rectangular. The central portion has dimensions corresponding to the bottom of the box. The sheet has one or more flaps on each of at least two edges of the central portion. The flaps are attached by an articulation to the central portion so as to allow movement of the flaps to conform against the side walls of the box so as to fasten the wedge on the side walls of the box after the wedge has been pushed down into the box. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158406 | FLUID INSULATION ASSEMBLY - A fluid insulation assembly for use with a container that is configured to contain a fluid includes a barrier assembly configured to fluidly isolate a first fluid chamber within an interior of a container, wherein the first fluid chamber is configured to contain a fluid, and an actuation assembly configured to dispense fluid contained within the first fluid chamber. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158407 | HUMIDITY CONTROL INSERT FOR CIGARETTE PACKS - Provided herein is a humidity control insert for packages such as cigarette packs. The humidity control insert comprises a porous nonwoven fibrous substrate and a hygroscopic powder material dispersed within the porous nonwoven fibrous substrate. Further provided is a package, such as a cigarette pack, comprising the humidity control insert, wherein the humidity control insert is adapted to release moisture retained therein into an internal air space of the cigarette pack. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158408 | MICROWAVE PACKAGE - A container for holding at least a first food item and a second food item. The container can comprise a sidewall with a microwave energy interactive layer. A shielded interior portion of an interior of the container can be defined by at least the microwave energy interactive layer and can be for at least partially receiving the first food item. An at least partially unshielded interior portion of the interior of the container can be at least partially defined by the sidewall and can be for at least partially receiving the second food item. A plurality of apertures can extend through at least the microwave energy interactive layer, and each aperture can have a characteristic dimension that is selected based on a cutoff frequency of a microwave oven to be sufficiently small so that substantially all microwave energy incident on the container is substantially prevented from passing through the apertures. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158409 | Microwave Heating Construct - Various blanks are provided for forming sleeves, containers, and other constructs for heating, browning, and/or crisping of a food item in a microwave oven, and for holding and/or transporting the food item after heating. The various blanks, sleeves, containers, and other constructs may include a removable portion defined by one or more lines of disruption that enable the removable portion to be separated from the remainder of the blank, sleeve, container, or other construct. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158410 | PIZZA BOX - A pizza box having a bottom ( | 2017-06-08 |
20170158411 | Returnable Cold Chain Packaging Composite - Provided is a reusable composite container comprising a thermally insulating inner container fitted within a durable outer container. The outer container can also be thermally insulating. In preferred embodiments, the inner container comprises expanded polystyrene and the outer container comprises one or more of expanded polypropylene (EPP), EPS (Polystyrene), EPE (Polyethylene), PEPP (porous EPP) and PS/PE (Polystyrene/Polyethylene). The composite container can be used to ship temperature-sensitive payloads such as perishable goods. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158412 | CONTAINER WITH MAGNETIC CAP AND CONTAINER HOLDER - A container having a canister can be configured to retain a volume of liquid. The container can be sealed by a lid structure and the lid structure may include a rotatable handle. The container may further have a holder used to engage the container and the holder and container may be configured to lock to each other. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158413 | CARTRIDGE FOR AT LEAST TWO FLOWABLE COMPONENTS - The invention relates to a cartridge for at least two flowable components. The invention starts from a cartridge having at least two storage containers into which pistons can be inserted for dispensing components. So that the pistons cannot slip out of the storage containers again after the insertion, peripheral beads are provided at inner walls of the storage containers. To make possible cartridges which can be manufactured inexpensively and which can nevertheless be reliably sealed, it is proposed in accordance with the invention that the first inner wall has a first connection section and the second inner wall has a second connection section in which they do not have a bead. A connection web which connects the two storage containers is in this respect arranged between the first and second connection sections. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158414 | SCENTED TISSUE PRODUCT AND METHOD OF MAKING SCENTED TISSUE PRODUCT - [Object] A scented tissue product is provided that offers excellent tissue removability and that enables a scent to be felt continuously in a stable manner. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158415 | BIOSENSOR STRIP DISPENSING APPARATUS AND STRIP CARTRIDGE USED BY BEING COUPLED THERETO - Disclosed are a biosensor strip dispensing apparatus and a strip cartridge used by being coupled thereto. The present invention enables opening of a dispensing hole and dispensing of a strip to be performed simultaneously by an open plate and a dispensing plate which move by being interlocked with each other, and thus the present invention can form a biosensor strip dispensing apparatus which enables a strip to be easily dispensed when using the strip, has a great strip protection effect due to sealing of the inner part of a body, and has a compact size. In addition, the present invention enables a strip to be upwardly pressed by an up-and-down elastic unit, while adjusting the elastic force upwardly applied by a friction elastic unit so that the amount of change in a frictional force applied between the uppermost strip and a protrusion is reduced, and thus, the present invention can form a strip cartridge by which a strip is easily dispensed. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158416 | AEROSOL CAN ADAPTOR - An adaptor including a lower fitting including a central, axial opening including a pin valve, a lower travel stop, a lower crimp ring seating surface, an upper fitting including a male thread, and a seating radius configured to conform with a curled lip of the aerosol can, an upper travel stop, configured to contact the lower travel stop during assembly, and an upper crimp ring seating surface, and a crimp ring configured to rest between the lower crimp ring seating surface, and the upper crimp ring seating surface, and configured to compressed in the axial direction while simultaneously expanding in the radial direction during installation. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158417 | Aerosol delivery system - An aerosol delivery system for delivering an aerosol fluid, comprising:
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20170158418 | Device For Packing Cut Flowers, And Bucket And Plate For Use In Such Device - A device for packing cut flowers incorporating a bucket for use as a bottom part, and further incorporating a sleeve-shaped top part. The bucket incorporates a peripheral channel that is open at a top side for receiving and retaining a bottom portion of the top part, wherein the peripheral channel projects outwardly with respect to a standing wall of the bucket, and wherein the bucket incorporates a filler piece arranged underneath the peripheral channel and connecting up to both a bottom of the peripheral channel and a portion of the standing wall as present underneath the peripheral channel. Due to the presence of the filler piece on the bucket, channels of adjacent buckets being part of stacks containing buckets positioned alongside each other are prevented from meshing together. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158419 | Food Product Package - The present invention relates to a sugar strip case which is handy & enables the user to carry it in his pocket, bag or any other easily accessible place so as to have a sugar strip anytime & anywhere, for example when the user has eaten something spicy and need to have immediate relief from the burning sensation of the spicy food. The sugar strip case consist a cavity divided into two compartments separated by a lid and an air-tight cover. The structure of the sugar strip case is such that it provides ample space for placing the two sets of sugar strips in its cavity, wherein one set is of the unwrapped sugar strips which is placed in the first compartment of the cavity for its immediate use and other set is of wrapped sugar strips which is placed in the second compartment of the cavity for future use. The air-tight cover of the cavity prevents the contamination and maintains the freshness of the sugar strips placed in the sugar strip case. Therefore, the provided sugar strip case is handy, air-tight and spacious enough for receiving ample number of sugar strips which enables the user to have sugar anytime & anywhere and also eliminates the need of refilling it for a long time. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158420 | PACKING STRAP CARRYING CASE - A packing strap carrying case includes a casing. The casing has a bottom wall and a side wall. The bottom wall is provided with a plurality of first engaging members. A top edge of the side wall is provided with a plurality of second engaging members. The top edge of the side wall is provided with a connecting portion. A cover is connected with the casing through the connecting portion. A central portion of the cover is provided with a positioning sleeve. The circumferential edge of the positioning sleeve is provided with a plurality of third engaging members corresponding to the first engaging members. The circumferential edge of the cover is provided with fourth engaging members corresponding to the second engaging members. The packing strap can be replaced with ease by the user, and the packing strap can be positioned in the case easily, without consideration of slide. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158421 | AGRICULTURALLY ACTIVE PRODUCT - Agriculturally active products are disclosed that are used to eliminate or otherwise control pests. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158422 | Capsule and Device for Preparing Beverages and Method for Manufacturing a Capsule - The invention relates to a capsule for use in a device for preparing beverages. The invention next relates to a method for manufacturing a capsule according to the invention. The invention further relates to an assembly of such a capsule and a device for preparing beverages. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158423 | PAD HOLDER, ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BEVERAGE - Pad for producing a beverage, provided with a first permeable layer and a second permeable layer opposite to the first permeable layer. The pad is further provided with a filling arranged in between the first and second permeable layer. The pad is arranged for receiving pressurized water through the first permeable layer, for dissolving, dispersing, and/or extracting at least part of the filling in the received pressurized water. The pad is arranged for releasing through the second permeable layer the water with the at least part of the filling dissolved, dispersed, and/or extracted therein. The first permeable layer has a plurality of apertures for receiving the pressurized water. The apertures have a size dimensioned for establishing swirling motion of the water inside the filling. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158424 | Disposable Beverage Container Having A Consumable Retained By Edible Food Packaging - A disposable container having an opening configured to receive a liquid and having a consumable retained by an edible food package, the edible food package is connected to an inner wall of the disposable container. The edible food package is configured to dissolve when in contact with a liquid, thereby, releasing the consumable into the disposable cup forming a mixture. The disposable container has a lid with a rotatable barrier member. The rotatable barrier member substantially covers the opening of the disposable container when the lid is connected to the disposable container. The lid is oriented in an open configuration when the barrier member is rotated to align the opening of the barrier member with the opening of the lid, whereby, the mixture is capable of being released from the disposable container | 2017-06-08 |
20170158425 | FLEXIBLE INTERMEDIATE BULK CONTAINER WITH INDUCTION CONTROL - A method, apparatus and system is provided for both (1) decreasing electrostatic discharges to reduce the potential for incendiary discharges caused by electrostatic charges in flexible containers such as flexible intermediate bulk containers (FIBCs) and (2) decreasing the induction on isolated conductors nearby the container to reduce the potential for incendiary discharges from the isolated conductors | 2017-06-08 |
20170158426 | Micronized Dry Barite Powder Bulk Movement - An apparatus includes a superstructure including cylindrical vessel with a conical bottom section and an opening near the base of the cone; an air assisted puffer device near the base of the cone; an air blower attached near the base of the cone, wherein the air blower is configured to produce air velocities of at least about 40 ft/min; a gently sweeping elbow attached after the blower exit; and a hatch fitted to the top of the vessel that allows for a funnel to be connected to the tank thereby allowing bulk barite powder to be loaded into the top of the tank from bulk bags. A barite powder blend including: a blend of barite particles with a size of about 1 micron and barite particles with a size of at least about 325 mesh, wherein the D50 of the blend is not greater than about 325 mesh. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158427 | Trash Can Assembly - A trash can assembly is provided. The trash can assembly provides a trash can facilitating the removal of trash through a bottom end, rather than an upper end of the trash can. The trash can assembly includes a tapering trash receptacle mountable onto a base and a securing mechanism enabling the trash receptacle to be twistably secured thereon via a plurality of notches disposed on the trash receptacle and a plurality of sockets disposed on the base. The base includes legs for immobilizing the trash receptacle when emptying and wheels for moving the trash can as desired. The base includes a watertight interior compartment sized to receive a box for storing trash bags. The trash can assembly further includes a trash bag having the same size and shape of the trash receptacle and including a length greater than the length of the trash receptacle. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158428 | PRODUCT STORAGE RACKS AND METHODS OF STORING PRODUCTS - Some embodiments provide a product storage racking system, comprising: a frame comprising frame beams secured together with support surfaces aligned along a first plane; feet posts fixed to the frame beams; feet cooperated with the feet posts, wherein each of the feet is configured to stackably cooperate with a post of a set of posts that are cooperated with another product storage racking system enabling stacking; at least two rack support systems each secured with the frame and configured to support the weight of the product storage racking system and products stored on the product storage racking system independent of the three or more feet. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158429 | Reticle Rack System - The present disclosure relates to semiconductor manufacturing, in particular to reticle rack systems. The teachings of the present disclosure may be embodied in a reticle rack unit including a frame with four uprights and multiple crossbars and four turnstiles. The frame may have a longest dimension defining a front side and a back side. The four turnstiles may be mounted to the frame to pivot around a respective rotational axis parallel to the four uprights. Each turnstile may define a plurality of reticle nests sized to hold reticles. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158430 | AUTOMATIC WAREHOUSE SYSTEM - The invention is an automatic system for picking and placing boxes on shelves in a warehouse. The system comprises a set of autonomous mobile robots; a network of vertical and horizontal rails that are parallel to the vertical support posts and horizontal shelves of the shelving system in the warehouse; and a Real Time Traffic Management (RTTM) server, which is a central processing server configured to communicate with the robots and other processors and servers in the warehouse. The system is characterized in that the robots comprise a set of on-board sensors, a processor, software, and other electronics configured to provide them with three-dimensional navigation and travel capabilities that enable them to navigate and travel autonomously both along the floor and up the vertical rails and along the horizontal rails of the network of rails to reach an exact location on the floor or shelving system of the warehouse. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158431 | WAREHOUSE AUTOMATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A warehouse automation system adapted to improve warehouse operating productivity includes a plurality of carts for transporting products within a warehouse and a controller. The controller is adapted to associate a first one of the plurality of carts with a first person and to control the first cart to lead the first person around the warehouse. According to one advantage, the time the first person spends restocking, picking, counting, sorting, moving, and packing product into customer orders and shipments, for example, is reduced. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158432 | WATER COLLECTION SYSTEM - A water collection system at least partially below ground level comprises a water collection structure comprising at least one layer of hydraulically interconnected cells extending two dimensionally, and disposed substantially parallel to ground level, the grid the structure having a peripheral edge and particulate solid material in at least some of the cells providing a void space of from about 30% to about 70% in at least some of the cells. There is a water inlet into the structure, a substantially water impermeable layer below substantially all of the water collection structure, a water discharger from the structure, and a protective layer of material above the water collection structure. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158433 | Faceted Wire Conveyor Belt - A wire belt conveyor system having an extended belt life. The system having flat faces, or facets, formed by flat-rolling a round wire along the horizontal dimension. The system provides for less stretch along the length of the belt when assembled to provide for lower maintenance costs and extended belt life. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158434 | SNAP-ON POSITION LIMITER FOR A CONVEYOR BELT - A conveyor employs a low-tension, direct drive conveyor belt, and a snap-on position limiter for ensuring proper engagement of the belt and a drive sprocket. The position limiter includes a body, a limiting surface and a snap clap opposite the limiting surface for snapping the position limiter to a mounting shaft. The position limiter may include a mounting arm for mounting a conveyor belt scraper at the front of the position limiter. Mounting plates at the end of the conveyor support a mounting shaft for mounting the position limiter or other conveyor components in place relative to the drive sprocket. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158435 | Sorting Device for Piece Goods and Method - Sorting device for piece goods, with several sorting trolleys which are moved to run around a first track, and which are each equipped with a controlled load-receiving element for accepting and delivering piece goods, with at least one infeed station situated adjacent to the first track, at which station piece goods can be supplied to a load-receiving element of a sorting trolley located in the area of the infeed station, and with several uptake trolleys that are moved on a second track, wherein one part of the second track within a handover area for the handover of a piece goods item from a sorting trolley to an uptake trolley is arranged adjacent to a part of the first track, and with a central control unit which receives the positional information for the sorting trolleys on the first track and the uptake trolleys on the second track, and through which a load-receiving element of a selected moving sorting trolley can be controlled for the handover of a piece goods item located on it to a selected moving uptake trolley, at a point in time at which the selected sorting trolley is located within the handover area adjacent to the selected uptake trolley, and a method for sorting using the device. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158436 | ADJUSTING SPACES BETWEEN ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE TUBES - An electronic cigarette tubes individualiser apparatus individualises tubes received from a first track without spacing and provides the tubes to a second track with a spacing. The apparatus includes a rotary carrousel configured to rotate about a rotation axis and provided with a guide extending with the longitudinal axis partially along a line substantially intersecting the rotation axis; a stationary cam track extending around the rotation axis; a carriage mounted to the carrousel for traveling in a reciprocating movement along the guide driven by a cam follower following the cam track while the carousel is rotating; and a receiver connected to the carriage for receiving the tube from the first track close to the rotation axis and delivering the tube to the second track further away from the rotation axis with a pitch. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158437 | MAGNETODYNAMIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING NON-FERROUS CONDUCTIVE BLANKS - A magnetodynamic apparatus for separating conductive non-ferrous blanks includes at least one magnet positioned adjacent to a stack of the blanks and configured to generate a magnetic field in a first direction with respect to a major surface of an uppermost blank within the stack. The apparatus includes an actuator device for positioning the magnet with respect to the stack during production of an electric current in a second direction along the major surface. The second direction is normal to the first direction such that a magnetic separation force is generated in a third direction normal to the first and second directions. The separation force is sufficient for magnetically separating the uppermost blank from remaining blanks in the stack. The magnets may be rotated on a rotor or held stationary. The electric current may be induced or directly injected into the uppermost blank. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158438 | STORAGE FACILITY FOR STACKABLE GOODS AND METHOD FOR STORING STACKABLE GOODS - A storage facility for the storage of stackable goods, especially stackable postal item containers, includes at least one storage device and at least one stacking device. The at least one storage device includes storage locations. At least one of the storage locations is configured to receive at least two items of goods stacked on top of one another. A mechanism is configured to move the at least one storage location and/or a further storage location within the storage facility, and the at least one stacking device is configured to stack one or more of the items of goods into the at least one storage location from below and/or unstack one or more of the items of goods from the at least one storage location from below. A method for storing stackable goods, especially stackable postal item containers, is also provided. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158439 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PICKING PRODUCTS - The disclosed embodiments include methods and apparatus for picking products. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a machine-readable medium containing business rules for arranging at least one product of a physical stack having physical dimensions into a virtual stack, the virtual stack being a 3D representation of the at least one product, and also containing business rules for selecting the at least one product. The apparatus also includes a vision module including a sensor configured to identify indications of a condition of each product. The apparatus also includes a processor configured to perform an inspection of each product based on the condition of the product and the set of business rules for selecting the product. The apparatus further includes a robotic arm for selecting each product of that has passed the inspection and for arranging the product to form a physical stack based on the virtual stack. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158440 | SHINGLE WITH REINFORCED NAIL ZONE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING - A method of making a laminated shingle is provided. The method includes coating a shingle mat with roofing asphalt to make an asphalt-coated sheet, adhering a reinforcement member to a portion of the asphalt-coated sheet, covering the asphalt-coated sheet, and optionally covering the reinforcement member, with granules to make a granule-covered sheet, dividing the granule-covered sheet into an overlay sheet and an underlay sheet, wherein the overlay sheet has a tab portion normally exposed on a roof and a headlap portion normally covered-up on a roof, the headlap portion having a lower zone adjacent the tab portion and an upper zone adjacent the lower zone, and wherein the reinforcement member is adhered to the lower zone of the headlap portion and laminating the overlay sheet and the underlay sheet to make the laminated shingle. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158441 | SYSTEMS, PROCESSES AND APPARATUSES FOR AUTOMATED HANDLING OF NON-FERROUS METAL OBJECTS - Disclosed are electromagnetic apparatuses for separating non-ferrous blanks, methods for making and for using such apparatuses, and automated systems with electromagnetic destacking unit for handling stacks of non-ferrous blanks. Presented is a destacking unit with a magnet placed adjacent a stack of non-ferrous blanks, and two electrical terminals placed in contact with the top blank of the stack. The magnet generates a magnetic field across the surface of the top blank. The terminals pass electrical current through the blank transversely across the top surface. The direction of the electrical current is generally normal to the direction of the magnetic field such that a magnetic separation force sufficient to displace the blank from the stack is generated in a generally vertical direction. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158442 | PROPPANT MIXING AND METERING SYSTEM - An oilfield material reservoir is disclosed. The oilfield material reservoir has a body, the body having an upper end, a lower end, a sidewall extending between the upper and lower ends, the sidewall defining a recess within the body, an opening defined by the upper end, and a first orifice defined by the lower end. The oilfield material reservoir is also provided with a metering gate connected to the body at the lower end. The metering gate has a base having a second orifice aligned with the first orifice, and a knife gate connected to the base. The second orifice has a substantially trapezoidal shape. The knife gate is configured to slidably cover the second orifice. A method is also disclosed for controlling a discharge rate of oilfield material within the oilfield material reservoir by adjusting a metering open area of the second orifice according to mathematical modeling equations. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158443 | MODULAR STORAGE BIN SWEEP SYSTEM - A modular storage bin sweep system utilizing paddles to sweep particulate matter across a floor may comprise a sweep assembly including at least two units connectable together. The assembly may comprise a plurality of interconnected paddles, a power unit configured to the paddles, a drive unit configured to move the sweep assembly with respect to a surface of the bin below the sweep assembly. In some embodiments, a traction enhancement structure may increase traction of the drive unit on the floor. In some embodiments, a pivot unit is configured to permit a degree of pivotability of the axes of the units with respect to each other, and may be combined with a drive unit. In some embodiments, the power unit includes a rotary electrical power transfer structure configured to transfer electrical power to the power unit when rotating in the bin. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158444 | DEVICE FOR SEPARATING SHEET MATERIAL - A device for separating sheet material has an actuator and a sheet material holder coupled thereto. The actuator is designed for moving the sheet material holder. The sheet material holder is designed for receiving an individual sheet material piece from a sheet material stack in which the sheet material pieces are arranged in a layered manner one above another along a vertical direction. The actuator is designed to set the sheet material holder into an oscillating rotational movement about a rotation axis that lies substantially parallel to the vertical direction, in order to receive the individual sheet material piece from the sheet material stack. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158445 | PRINT MEDIUM BUFFERING - The present disclosure discloses print-medium buffering systems that have a set of print-medium-buffer flags ( | 2017-06-08 |
20170158446 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: a pair of first rollers configured to nip a paper sheet in a reference position and convey the paper sheet, the pair of first rollers being pressed against each other; and a control unit configured to control operation of the pair of first rollers to correct a positional deviation in a width direction of the paper sheet, by moving the pair of first rollers from the reference position in the width direction perpendicular to a direction of conveyance of the paper sheet, wherein, the control unit controls the operation of the pair of rollers, to complete a series of operations for the pair of rollers to separate from each other, to return to the reference position, and to be again pressed against each other, before a bottom edge of the paper sheet nipped by the pair of rollers passes through the pair of rollers. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158447 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR METALLIC OBJECT DETECTION IN A MEDIA TRANSPORT SYSTEM - A system and method of detecting the presence of metallic objects in media to be conveyed in a medium transport system is disclosed. One or more metal detectors are included in the medium transport system to detect the presence of metal in the medium being transported. Signals from the metal detectors are sent to a system processor, which analyzes the signals, and produces proximity, duration, and/or intensity values therefrom. One or more microphones may also be included which detect the sound created as the medium is being transported. The processor computes sound values from the microphone signals, and analyzes the computed sound values along with the proximity, duration, and/or intensity values in order determine if the conveyance of the medium along the transport path should be stopped due to the presence of metal in the media or a jam occurring within the medium transport path. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158448 | CONVEYANCE DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A conveyance device includes: a holder to hold a paper roll and rotate along with rotation of the paper roll; a conveyor to convey a sheet located at an entry of a sheet conveyance path; a motor to apply a conveyance force to the conveyor; a first power supply circuit to output power both in a sleep mode and a ready mode; a second power supply circuit to output power in the ready mode but not in the sleep mode; a signal output unit supplied with the power from the first power supply circuit and to output a rotation detection signal when the holder rotates in the sleep mode or the ready mode; and a controller to, when the rotation detection signal is received in the sleep mode, turn on the second power supply circuit to supply the power to at least the motor to convey the sheet. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158449 | FOIL REMOVAL DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR REMOVING A FOIL FROM A TIRE TREAD - Provided is a foil removal device and a method for removing a foil from a tire tread in a removal direction, wherein the foil removal device includes a foil collection unit with a winding element, a winding drive for receiving the foil at or near one of the ends of the foil, a gripper for engaging the foil prior to the removal of the foil and a gripper drive for moving the gripper from the gripping position towards the foil collection unit to partially remove the foil from the tire tread. The gripper is arranged for releasing the foil when the foil collection unit has received the foil. The winding drive is arranged for driving the winding element to engage and subsequently remove the foil. The removal device includes a displacement drive for moving the foil collection unit simultaneously with the winding drive driving the winding element. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158450 | APPARATUS WITH AUTOMATIC BELT TENSIONING - Provided is an apparatus with automatic belt tensioning. A winding seat includes a first gear and a winding portion fixed at the first gear. A belt is windable around the winding portion, and the first elastic element is connected with the winding portion thus to wind the belt around the winding portion. A rotation preventing element includes a protrusion. When the protrusion retains the first gear, the winding portion is locked to prevent the belt being wound. When the belt is pulled, it drives the protrusion to be separated from the first gear and drives the winding portion to rotate. When the belt is released and the winding speed of the belt is decreased to a certain degree, the protrusion retains the first gear to prevent the belt being wound. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158451 | MEDIA ACCUMULATOR-EJECTOR FOR USE WITH AN IMAGING DEVICE - A media accumulator-ejector for use with an imaging apparatus. Rotatable upper and lower roll assemblies are located above and below a media accumulation zone comprised of an accumulation plate and positioned to receive media exiting an imaging device. The roll assemblies are moveable like jaws between an open position where media can accumulate on the accumulation plate without interference with the roll assemblies and a clamping position where the accumulated media is grasped by the upper and lower roll assemblies. The upper and lower roll assemblies are then rotated to eject the accumulated media from the accumulation plate. The upper and lower roll assemblies can also grasp and continuously eject individual sheets of media at a predetermined process speed. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158452 | SHEET INSPECTION DEVICE AND SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a sheet inspection device includes an illuminator configured to illuminate a sheet with first light that has a first wavelength band and is absorbed by an adhesion material adhering to the sheet at a high absorptivity and second light that has a second wavelength band and is absorbed by the adhesion material at an absorptivity lower than the first wavelength band, an illumination controller configured to control the illuminator so as to illuminate the sheet alternately with the first light and the second light, a photo receiver configured to receive the first light and the second light that have been transmitted through the sheet, and a detector configured to detect the adhesion material adherent to the sheet based on the difference between the intensity of the first light received by the photo receiver and the intensity of the second light received by the photo receiver. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158453 | DEVICE FOR TOWING A VERY LONG TUBULAR OBJECT - A device for towing very long tubular objects, comprises: pulling means capable of driving, by friction, the object in a towing direction, gripping means capable of exerting a load on the pulling means to keep the pulling means and the towed object in continuous contact; the gripping means being driven by a relative movement relative to the towed object in a direction opposite to the towing direction, driving means, capable of driving the pulling means and the gripping means in a coordinated manner to ensure a continuous and uniform pulling of the object, further comprising setting means, capable of adjusting the load exerted on the pulling means. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158454 | METHOD OF INSTALLING CABLE ON CABLE REEL - A method of installing cable on a cable reel that has the steps of providing a cable reel that includes first and second opposing flanges, the first flange having a first hub portion and the second flange having a second hub portion, the first hub portion being longer than the second hub portion, the first hub portion having a plurality of flexible segments; placing a cable coil over the first hub portion and on the first flange so that the first hub portion extends through the cable coil; and inserting the second hub portion inside of the first hub portion, thereby expanding the flexible segments so that flexible segments engage the cable coil. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158455 | CABLE REEL WITH BRAKING - A cable reel that has at least one support frame having an outwardly extending braking gear member, the outwardly extending gear member being located off-center on the frame; a first flange having a central opening and a first hub portion surrounding the central opening, the central opening having an internal braking gear member engaging the outwardly extending gear member of the frame, thereby rotatably coupling the at least one support frame and the first flange; and a second flange opposing the first flange, the second flange having a second hub portion, the first and second hub portions being configured to mate with one another to support cable, wherein the engagement of the gear members providing a friction for cable payoff. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158456 | DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM - Apparatus for deployment, recovery and/or storage of a resource comprising a flexible length of equipment capable of being wound on a spool, the apparatus comprising a rigid container shaped and configured to be handled by a specified vehicle type, the container having at least a base and a pair of opposing end walls, and an open side or an opening in a side wall thereof, wherein, on said base between said opposing end walls, there is provided a mounting member on which said spool is or can be mounted for rotation about its longitudinal axis. In an exemplary embodiment, the external dimensions of said container conform to the ISO 668 International Standard, and the equipment comprises a surface-covering track comprised of interconnected panels. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158457 | RUNNING-END SPOOL CONTAINMENT DEVICE AND SYSTEM - Running-end spool containment devices and systems are described herein that allow a user to secure a running-end of a strap within a lockable device to anchor the running-end of the strap at a selectable length when the device is in a locked mode, and to enable the running-end of the strap be lengthened or shortened when the device is in an unlocked mode. In an embodiment, the device includes an axel about which the running-end of a strap can be wound and unwound, a lock case that can engage the axel to prevent axel rotation in the locked mode and that can be disengaged from the axel to allow the axel to rotate freely in the unlocked mode, and a spring case that causes the axel to rotate and the running-end of the strap to wind around the axel when the lock cases is in the unlocked mode. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158458 | BANKNOTE-SENDING TYPE BANKNOTE CONVEYING DEVICE - A banknote-passing type banknote conveying device, used at a banknote inlet-outlet of an automatic teller machine, includes a mounting lateral plate, a banknote stacking mechanism, a banknote clamping and conveying mechanism, a pressing mechanism, a jacking mechanism, and a central control unit for controlling the operation of the above mechanisms. The banknote-passing type banknote conveying device uses a lifting motor and a connection rod to drive a lifting plate to move the banknotes up and down, and uses a pressing plate to move the banknotes back and forth. The functions of stacking and passing banknotes are achieved in an effective space. Moreover, a pull type electromagnet and a spring are used to control the opening and closing of the banknote clamping and conveying mechanism, thus a traditional motor control method and the like can be omitted, such that the cost is low, and the reliability is high. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158459 | CALL ALLOCATION IN AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM - According to an example embodiment there is provided a method for allocating an elevator in an elevator system. The method comprises constructing passenger batch size distributions for each pair of floors in a building based on passenger batch journeys, each passenger batch journey defining at least the origin and destination floor of the journey, the number of passengers relating to the journey and the time of the journey; receiving a call for an elevator; estimating the number of passengers waiting behind the call based on the passenger batch size distributions; and allocating the call to an elevator being able to serve the estimated number of passengers. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158460 | ELEVATOR CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ELEVATOR GROUP - According to one aspect, there is provided a method for controlling an elevator group including at least a first elevator and a second elevator, wherein a counterweight balance of the first elevator differs from a counterweight balance of the second elevator, the method including: controlling the elevator group comprising at least the first elevator and the second elevator; determining threshold loads for the first and second elevator separately for up and down direction, a threshold load being dependent of the counterweight balance of the corresponding elevator, wherein the threshold load being a load for which consumed energy per up-down run is approximately zero; and controlling, when allocating an elevator in response to a destination call, route determination for the first and second elevator comprises minimizing a load difference from the threshold loads. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158461 | THRUST AND MOMENT CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM - An elevator system includes a lane and at least one rail extending along the lane. An elevator car is arranged in the lane and is operatively coupled to the at least one rail. The elevator car has a predetermined alignment relative to the at least one rail. A propulsion system is operatively connected between the elevator car and the at least one rail. A thrust and moment control system is operatively connected to the propulsion system. The thrust and moment control system selectively controls the propulsion system to substantially maintain the predetermined alignment of the elevator car relative to the at least one rail. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158462 | SENSOR FAILURE DETECTION AND FUSION SYSTEM FOR A MULTI-CAR ROPELESS ELEVATOR SYSTEM - A multi-car ropeless elevator system includes at least one lane. An elevator car is arranged in the at least one lane. A linear motor system includes a plurality of stationary motor primary sections extending along the at least one lane and at least one moveable motor secondary section mounted to the elevator car. A plurality of sensors is operatively connected to the linear motor system. Each of the plurality of sensors is operatively associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of stationary motor primary sections. A sensor failure detection and fusion system is operatively connected to each of the plurality of sensors. The sensor failure detection and fusion system operates to identify failures in one or more of the plurality of sensors and fuse data received from remaining ones of the plurality of sensors. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158463 | CLEANING DEVICE FOR GUIDE RAIL OF ELEVATOR AND CLEANING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides an elevator guide rail cleaning apparatus and a cleaning method using the same, which belongs to the technical field of elevators. The elevator guide rail cleaning apparatus according to the present invention includes: a base, a scraping component installed opposite to an operating surface of an elevator guide rail, and a wiping component installed opposite to the operating surface of the elevator guide rail, wherein the elevator guide rail cleaning apparatus is detachably installed on a guide apparatus of an elevator system. The elevator guide rail cleaning apparatus according to the present invention can effectively remove foreign matters such as anti-rust coatings on an elevator guide rail, which has high cleaning efficiency, good cleaning effects, high automatic cleaning degree and low labor intensity. | 2017-06-08 |
20170158464 | STAIRLIFT - A stairlift for conveying a load along a staircase rail includes a rail, a carriage carried by the rail and moveable along the rail, a carriage drive to drive the carriage along the rail, a load carrier support supporting a load carrier, such as a chair or wheelchair platform, which load carrier support is rotatably connected to the carriage to rotate about a horizontal axis, a rotation device to rotate the load carrier support relative to the carriage about the horizontal axis, and a control unit to control the rotation device such that the load carrier support is positioned in a desired orientation relative to a horizontal plane. The rotation device includes a motor and a rotator, where the motor is operatively connected to the load carrier support via the rotator to cause rotation of the load carrier support relative to the carriage about the horizontal axis. | 2017-06-08 |