31st week of 2019 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20190233152 | BAG PROCESSOR - A transfer device ( | 2019-08-01 |
20190233153 | MANUFACTURING AND PACKAGING OF A STERILE DRUG PRODUCT - The present invention is directed to a process of manufacturing a pharmaceutical composition, a pharmaceutical composition produced by the process of the present invention and a container comprising a pharmaceutical composition produced by the process of the present invention. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233154 | FILLING DEVICE - A filling device for decanting material from a flexible bulk material container is provided. The filling device has a hollow body that has an upper opening face and a lower opening face. The upper end of the hollow body projects into the interior of the flexible bulk material container so that material from the flexible bulk material container can enter the hollow body via the upper opening face. At the lower end of the hollow body there is a closure that has an upper plate and a lower plate. The lower plate can be pivoted about the axis of a bolt from a first position in which it completely closes the opening of the upper plate to a second position in which the opening of the upper plate is at least slightly open. The lower plate has a structure that forms at least part of the standing face. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233155 | PLASTIC BOTTLE - The invention relates to the storage and transportation of liquid products, and specifically to a plastic bottle. The challenge which this invention is designed to address is to increase the performance characteristics of a bottle, i.e. to create a lightweight design of bottle which is easy to manufacture and enables said bottle to be securely attached to items of clothing etc. The challenge in question is addressed by the fact that the plastic bottle, comprising a hollow thin-walled body ending with a neck, and a holder which is designed in the form of an open groove, molded in the body, parallel to the central axis of the bottle and extending for more than half the height of the bottle, is characterized by the fact that the projections of the walls of the groove on the plane, which is perpendicular to the transverse axis of the groove, are in the form of zigzag-shaped lines. Furthermore, each zigzag-shaped line may consist of sections of straight lines and/or sections of curved lines. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233156 | TISSUE CARTON - The present disclosure provides a novel blank for producing cartons, particularly cartons useful for storing and dispensing sheets of tissue, having a novel shape. The cartons have at least one corner edge that is partially formed from an edge wall having a convex cross-sectional shape. In certain instances the carton has four corners and each of the edges is at least partially formed from an edge wall having a convex cross-sectional shape. By providing a carton having one or more convex shaped corner edges not only is a disinvite carton created, but the additional wall forming the convex edge may be provided with graphics that differ from the other carton walls to further enhance the cartons distinctive appearance. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233157 | PACKAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A packaging system for goods, having a box ( | 2019-08-01 |
20190233158 | UNIT DOSE PACKAGING SYSTEM (UDPS) HAVING CHILD RESISTANT LOCKING FEATURE WITH FOCUSED PUSH BUTTON - A unit dose paperboard package includes an outer paperboard sleeve and an inner paperboard slide card lockably retained within the outer sleeve. The outer sleeve includes a plurality of panels operatively connected to each other such that a top panel of the plurality of panels includes an inner slide card retaining aperture and an inner slide card releasing button defined thereon. The inner slide card includes an inner slide card retaining and releasing panel. The slide card release button includes a longitudinally extending tab defined by a cut in the sleeve, with a root of the tab between ends of the cut, and with a moveable tab edge opposite the root of the tab. The card retaining aperture extends longitudinally past the moveable tab edge in a first direction, but does not extend longitudinally past the root of the tab in a second direction opposite the first direction. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233159 | UNIT DOSE PACKAGING SYSTEM (UDPS) INNER CARD CONFIGURATIONS - A unit dose paperboard package having a locking feature includes an outer paperboard sleeve and an inner paperboard slide card lockably retained within the outer sleeve. The outer sleeve includes a plurality of panels operatively connected to each other such that a top panel of the plurality of panels includes an inner slide card retaining aperture and an inner slide card releasing button defined thereon. The inner slide card includes a plurality of unit dose dispensing blisters and a retaining and releasing panel located adjacent to the unit dose dispensing blisters. The inner slide card includes an access edge opposite the retaining and releasing panel, wherein the access edge is free of any folding spine. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233160 | BOX WITH IMPROVED GRIPPING FUNCTIONALITY - A box includes at least four side panels. A first minor panel includes a first minor flap. A first major panel includes a first major flap. A second minor panel includes a second minor flap. A second major panel includes a second major flap. The box also includes a top end and a bottom end. The top end includes the first and second minor flaps and the first and second major flaps. The first minor flap is positioned opposite the second minor flap, and the first major flap is positioned opposite the second major flap. Portions of the first and second major flaps overlie portions of the first and second minor flaps. An opening extends through portions of the first and second major flaps between the first and second minor flaps. The opening extends the entire distance between opposing peripheral edges of the first and second major panels. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233161 | VENTED CONTAINER END CLOSURE - A metallic container end closure is provided that generally comprises a dispensing opening and a vent opening. The vent opening improves pourability through the dispensing opening and provides an alternative option for consuming the contents of the container. The end closure may include features to ease opening of the vent opening, such as stiffeners and/or vent form features. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233162 | COLLAPSIBLE REUSABLE PALLET - A pallet for supportively carrying and transporting goods as a unit load in a stable efficient manner is disclosed. The pallet can be configured as a rigid or easily disassemblable compact collapsed structure. Interlocking frame members form an upper planar surface with one or more gap or void areas. A sheet of flexible material operatively secured to the frame is tautly stretched to overlie the void areas and forms a structural part of the upper planar surface to counteract downward load forces applied to the fabric over the pallet surface void areas. The sheet material preferably comprises woven polypropylene material. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233163 | PIPE COIL SKID WITH SIDE RAILS AND METHOD OF USE - A pipe coil skid includes a plurality of beams affixably connected together to form a rectangular shaped base and a platform disposed within the base. The platform has a concave upward shape on its upward facing side when the skid sits on a horizontal surface, such that a coil of pipe positioned upon the platform contacts the platform within the base. The pipe coil skid also includes a first side rail coupled to at least one of the plurality of beams. The first side rail is configured to block movement of the coil of pipe beyond a boundary of the rectangular shaped base. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233164 | PLANTER STACKING RIBS - A container, such as a planter, configured to prevent minimize damage resulting from storage of like like-shaped containers. The container may contain one or more components that prevent or minimize like-shaped containers stored or nested together from being stuck or wedged together in a manner which may result in damage to one or more components of the container. The container may include a bottom wall, at least one stacking rib configured to prevent or minimize a like-shaped container stored or nested together from being stuck or wedged together in a manner which may result in damage to one or more components of the container or the stored or nested like-shaped container, and including an outer side wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall and partially enclosing an inner area of the container. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233165 | COUPLING SYSTEM AND AN ARTICLE EMPLOYING SAME - A container comprises a cover member and a receptacle member axially displaceable therewithin for selective axial arresting therewith. A polygonal locking neck of the cover member telescopingly receives a polygonal portion of the receptacle member. A circumcircle of the polygonal portion is smaller than an inscribed circle of the polygonal locking neck. The polygonal portion of the receptacle member can be reciprocated about a longitudinal axis between a locked position at which an arresting member is engaged with locking teeth of the receptacle member, and an unlocked position at which the at least one arresting member is disengaged from the locking teeth of the receptacle member. Twisting of the cover member and the receptacle member at opposite senses results in disengaging the locking teeth of the receptacle member from the at least one arresting member of the cover member, into the unlocked position. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233166 | CUSTOM GRAPHIC FILM - A product, system, and method for creating a film capable of allowing a user to create a custom graphical representation is described, which may allow a user to create a custom graphical representation in a film by depressing select areas of the film to form the custom graphical representation. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233167 | PASSIVATION, pH PROTECTIVE OR LUBRICITY COATING FOR PHARMACEUTICAL PACKAGE, COATING PROCESS AND APPARATUS - A method for providing a passivation layer or pH protective coating on a substrate surface by PECVD is provided, the method comprising generating a plasma from a gaseous reactant comprising polymerizing gases. The lubricity, passivation, pH protective, hydrophobicity, and/or barrier properties of the passivation layer or pH protective coating are set by setting the ratio of the O | 2019-08-01 |
20190233168 | CONTAINING DEVICE HAVING SLIDABLE HANDLE - A containing device having a slidable handle includes a container ( | 2019-08-01 |
20190233169 | POURING SPOUT GUARD AND DRINKING AID - A novel flexible pouring spout guard that can be removably affixed to glasses, mugs, tumblers or other similar vessels used for holding beverages and other liquids and employed in pouring or drinking from such vessel, or in transferring liquids out of such vessel and into a bottle or other container, is described. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233170 | Emergency Drinking Water Storage Device - The present invention relates to collection and storage drinking water, e.g. as a step in disaster preparedness. The invention relates to emergency preparedness kits comprising a food-grade bladder composed of thin plastic film for covering the inside surface of a bathtub to provide a barrier between the surface of the bathtub and drinking water contained therein, and for enclosing the contained water. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233171 | PORTABLE APPARATUS OF DETECTING COUNTERFEIT BANKNOTE, AND ZIPPER BAG FOR EASY AIR DISCHARGE - Provided is a zipper bag in which the contents are stored in a small volume when a user discharges air in the zipper bag by a simple method at the time of storing the contents the zipper bag, and more particularly, a zipper bag capable of easily discharging air stored in the zipper bag by a simple configuration without combining or configuring a separate air discharge valve by adjusting the air discharge in the zipper bag by controlling an opening of the zipper bag through a discharge portion, and being easily manufactured and used for a long time. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233172 | CHILD RESISTANT ZIPPER CLOSURE FOR RECLOSEABLE POUCH WITH DOUBLE SLIDER AND METHODS - A child resistant zipper closure for a plastic bag includes a double slider, including a first slider and second slider. The first and second sliders are oriented on the zipper closure such that when at least one of the first slider and second slider is moving in a direction toward the other of the first slider and second slider, the zipper is interlocking; and when at least one of the first slider and second slider is moving in a direction away from the other of the first slider and second slider, the zipper is unlocking. The first and second sliders can be realeasably connected together. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233173 | INFLATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE - Systems and methods are disclosed herein for an inflation pouch. The inflation pouch may include a border on a first end and a nozzle on a second end, wherein the border defines an interior volume of the inflation pouch, and the interior volume is in fluid communication with the nozzle. The border further comprises a zipping fastener or a hook and loop fastener. The nozzle may couple with an inflation valve of an inflatable structure. The interior volume of the inflation pouch is in fluid communication with an interior volume of the inflatable structure. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233174 | BOTTLE CAP CAPABLE OF BEING OPENED BY ONE PRESS - A bottle cap capable of being opened by one press, comprising a bottle mouth ( | 2019-08-01 |
20190233175 | DRIPLESS CAP AND CUP - A liquid bottle or container, such as for liquid detergent, and corresponding cap and cup is disclosed for operation in a horizontal position with the cap and cup side wall substantially parallel to the ground, the cap and cup shape providing a built-in drip collector cavity positioned around a portion of the circumference or perimeter of the cap and cup rim on the open end of the cap. The cap and cup may be used to cover a nozzle or other valve dispenser during storage. The drip collector cavity has a volume sufficient to collect liquid residue remaining after normal use of the cap as a measuring and dispensing cup, and any post-use drops from the dispenser nozzle. Thus, the cap and cup of the present disclosure is dripless or nearly drip less. In an embodiment, at least a portion of the cap rim perimeter around which no built-in drip collector cavity is positioned is shaped as a pouring spout. In another embodiment, the area of the liquid container body which receives the cap is shaped to have an indent to accept the pouring spout, thus acting as an orientation key. In yet another embodiment, the drip collector cavity includes one or more radial partitions providing additional rigidity and support to the rim. In another alternative embodiment, the cap and cup shape provides a built-in drip collector cavity at the closed end of the cap. The side wall along the lowest elevation has a negative slope such that when the cap and cup is in the generally horizontal storage position covering the nozzle dispenser, the lowest point of elevation of the rim of the cap and cup is a higher elevation than the lowest point of elevation of the closed end of the cap and cup, thus resulting in collection of liquid residue at and/or near the closed end of the cap and cup. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233176 | LID CONSTRUCTION FOR BREATHING APPARATUS - A breathing assistance apparatus has a lid and latch assembly configured for one-handed operation. The apparatus also includes a hinge assembly that separates when over-rotated but that reengages upon closing of the lid onto the main body of the apparatus. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233177 | VACUUM INSULATED FOOD STORAGE CONTAINER AND LID - Disclosed is a double-wall vacuum-insulated food container with complementary lid. The body of the container has a base and an upwardly-extending side wall terminating in an upper free edge. The container also has an inner portion and a complementary outer portion with a gap between. The lid sealingly fits onto the upper free edge of the container. The lid includes a central member and a surrounding frame with a sealing ring. The sealing ring serves as an interface between a lower peripheral edge of the frame and the upper free edge of the container. The frame has fastening members which complementary features disposed about the upper free edge of the container. Within the container is a separator having an outer profile substantially complementary with an inner contour of the container, whereby the interior of the container may be selectively divided by a user. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233178 | RECEPTACLE WITH ATTACHMENTS FOR STORAGE AND REUSE OF COOKING GREASE AND OIL - Various embodiments relate to a cooking grease receptacle. The receptacle is configurable for depositing, filtration, storage, and/or reuse of cooking oil and grease. An example embodiment is an assembly comprising a reservoir and at least one attachment. The reservoir has a flat bottom end and a flat top end. The top end of the reservoir comprises a reservoir inlet defined by a coupling ridge. The at least one attachment has a sidewall and comprises an outlet defined by at least a portion of the sidewall. The attachment is configured to be fluidly coupled to the reservoir, via the coupling ridge, at the outlet such that a seal is formed between the attachment and the coupling ridge. Various attachments may be interchangeable such that similar coupling mechanisms across attachments are used. In some embodiments, the reservoir and the at least one attachment comprise a heat resistant material capable of withstanding temperatures of up to and including 750 degrees Fahrenheit. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233179 | DISCHARGE CONTAINER - A discharge container includes: a discharge nozzle that is mounted on a mouth portion of a container body and in the ceiling wall portion of which a discharge hole for discharging contents is formed; an inside plug disposed inside the discharge nozzle and wherein a communication hole for bringing the discharge hole and the inside of the container body into communication is formed; and a valve body for closing the communication hole so as to allow opening as necessary. The valve body includes: a valve portion disposed above the communication hole's opening circumferential edge of the inside plug so as to separate freely upward therefrom; a topped cylinder-shaped main body portion that is disposed below the valve portion and a bottom opening of which opens toward the inside of the container body; and a connecting portion that connects the valve portion's lower part with the main body portion's top wall. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233180 | DISPENSING CLOSURES AND DISPENSERS - A dispensing closure for dispensing fluid product from a squeeze container consists of an outer cap element ( | 2019-08-01 |
20190233181 | CAP - A cap includes a main unit fit onto the mouth of a double-walled container, a spout cylinder provided on the main unit, an inner stopper that is provided in the main unit, and a first inner valve. The inner stopper includes a communicating part that communicates with the inside of the inner container and the inside of the spout cylinder. The first inner valve includes a first valve body that covers the communicating part. The first valve body has passage holes. The first valve body being deformed from a closing position S toward an opening position O keeps acting as a partition between the communicating part and the spout cylinder. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233182 | CONTAINER FOR A GOVERNMENT REGULATED PRODUCT HAVING A CHILD RESISTANT LID - Provided is a container for storing, preserving, identifying, tracking and transporting a federally controlled substance having a child resistant and senior friendly lid, and a process for identifying and tracking federally controlled substances within the re-sealable containers. The federally controlled substance containers include a two-piece child resistant and senior friendly lid and a 2-factor authentication identification tag, as well as a microchip for identifying the container controlled substance contents and tracking the container. Controlled substance contents within the containers are optimized for long term storage by removal of the oxygen therein, and the containers and controlled substance contents can be readily identified, detected, tracked and traced after being filled with a federally controlled substance. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233183 | NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS DISPENSER AND METHODS - A manually indexable dispenser, a system, and a method are provided for use with dispensing a nutritional supplements cartridge having a plurality of serving chambers each sealed by a membrane to store a volume of granulated nutritional supplement. The dispenser, the system, and the method are configured to transmit a wireless signal indicative of dispensing of supplements and/or a time of dispensing, and receive a wireless signal containing data indicative of a user notification for a reminder for a user to take a supplement at a specified time. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233184 | Child Resistant Flip Top Cap with Adjustable Viewing Window - A new design for a child resistant cap which features a flip open top which opens to reveal a viewing mechanism, which allows magnified viewing of the contents of a container upon which the cap is installed, is presented. The cap allows the content's of a container to be viewed without the necessity of removing the cap from the container. The cap of the present invention includes an outer cap and an inner cap. The outer cap includes a lens concentrically aligned with a viewing window in the inner cap. The outer cap is also equipped with a flip top lid which is operable to cover and uncover the lens and viewing window. The outer and inner caps are equipped with features that make the closure difficult for a child to open. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233185 | DETERMINING USE AND VALIDITY OF VEHICLES THROUGH ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS - Arrangements are provided for “smart” functionality with “dumb” containers, such as for determining medication adherence, tracking product use, and validating product authenticity. An acoustic emitter is engaged with a container or other vehicle. Opening the container causes the acoustic emitter to produce an acoustic emission, without requiring power, processing capacity, or sensors. A cell phone or other station receives and registers acoustic emissions, such as by logging opening of the container, verifying authenticity of the acoustic emission, communicating with an oversight system, or similar. Data as may be encoded in an acoustic emission may include vehicle detection data (e.g., logging a container being opened), vehicle information (e.g., lot number, contents name), vehicle validation (e.g., valid or counterfeit numerical code), and audible user recognition (e.g., brand jingles, warning sounds). | 2019-08-01 |
20190233186 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRINKING CONTAINER COVER - A cover configured to cover an opening of a drinking container from unwanted contamination. The cover can have a first portion that can move from a first position in which the first portion is generally parallel with a surface of the cover to a second position in which the first portion extends away from the surface of the cover. The cover can also have a second portion that can move from a first position in which the second portion is generally parallel with the surface of the cover to a second position in which the second portion extends away from the surface of the cover. When the first and/or second flaps are in the second position, the first and/or second flaps can surround at least a portion of an outside surface of a drinking container adjacent to the opening and cover the opening of the drinking container. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233187 | ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOTTLE CONTAINER - An environment protection bottle container includes a container main body and an output main body. The container main body includes a substrate layer and at least one anti-seepage paint layer. The container main body is formed with a top face, a bottom face and a peripheral face, which together define a receiving space. Two ends of the peripheral face are respectively connected with the top and the bottom faces. The top face has a reception section. The output main body is disposed on the reception section. The output main body has a support section in abutment with the top face. The container main body is easy to decompose in natural environment so that the destruction to the environment is reduced. In addition, the output main body is securely and replaceably connected with the container main body so that the output main body is reusable to reduce the waste material. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233188 | ULTRASECURE CARD PACKAGE - A package for securing a card is disclosed where the card is retained between two panels that are secured together by a heat-activated adhesives and/or a combination of polymeric and adhesive constituents to drastically hinder surreptitious access to the contents of the package. The package may include additional features for activating or accessing the card and increasing the aesthetic appeal of the package. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233189 | BOX OPENING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - A system for opening boxes includes a box; a perforated seam extending around a body of the box; a cord integral with the perforated seam, the cord having an exposed region accessible from an exterior of the box; pulling the exposed region of the cord tears the perforated seam to separate a section off of the box retaining structural integrity of the box. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233190 | Spout Mounting Method - A spout is mounted on a plastic film being longitudinally and intermittently fed. The plastic film is punched by a punch blade to form an aperture. A carriage is moved for a distance corresponding to a space between the punch blade and a seal head and between a punch receiver and a seal receiver. The spout is inserted into the aperture. The spout and the plastic film are heat sealed with each other by the seal head. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233191 | TAMPER EVIDENT BAG - A tamper evident bag has front and rear panels connected together along opposite first and second side edge margins and a bottom edge margins that define a bag interior and a first bag opening therebetween. The front and rear panels each have a tear line with a first end and a second end, the first and second ends being located at the first side edge margin. The first and second ends of each tear line being spaced part. The tear lines extend over the front and rear panels but remain spaced from the second side edge margin. Each tear line defines a respective tear out section on the front and rear panels. The tear out sections are joined along the first side edge margin and are configured to be removed to create a second bag opening. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233192 | STERILIZED MULTILAYER FILM AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING THE SAME - The present disclosure provides a sterilized multilayer film used for storing liquids and solids. The disclosure also provides an apparatus and method for producing a sterilized multilayer film appropriate for use in food and drink storage applications. In an example, the apparatus can produce a sterilized flexible storage bag for use in a container, for example, within a housing of the container, wherein a lid is positioned over an end of the housing, wherein the flexible storage bag is held between the lid and the housing. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233193 | SYNTHETIC RESIN CONTAINER - A synthetic resin container in a bottle shape including a mouth as a dispensing spout for a content medium, a trunk extending contiguous to the mouth via a shoulder, and a bottom closing a lower end of the trunk, in which: the trunk is provided with a reduced pressure absorbing portion having a plurality of reduced pressure absorbing recesses arranged side by side in the circumferential direction, and the reduced pressure absorbing portion is formed in a barrel shape having an intermediate part diameter at an intermediate part in the vertical direction larger than an end diameter at either one of ends in the vertical direction. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233194 | CUSHIONING APPARATUS - A cushioning apparatus includes a first connecting block, a second connecting block, a first cushioning block, a second cushioning block, a third cushioning block, and a fourth cushioning block. An outer end portion of the first cushioning block is fixedly connected to the first connecting block. An outer end portion of the second cushioning block is fixedly connected to the second connecting block. A top surface of an outer end portion of the third cushioning block is connected to a top surface of the first connecting block in a flippable manner. A top surface of an outer end portion of the fourth cushioning block is connected to a top surface of the second connecting block in a flippable manner. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233195 | OXYGEN SCAVENGERS - Described herein are oxygen scavengers, oxygen scavenging polymeric compositions, and oxygen scavenging articles. The polymeric compositions comprising the oxygen scavengers may have utility in packaging, sealing, wrapping, and storing oxygen-sensitive substances, e.g., to preserve freshness of foods, beverages, and the like. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233196 | TAILGATE TOTE SYSTEM - A tailgate tote system including a storage container assembly having a container with a plurality of storage compartments, and a lid having a plurality of compartment-lids. Each of the plurality of storage compartments include one of the plurality of compartment-lids. Each of the plurality of compartment-lids are configured to open and provide individual access to a respective one of the plurality of storage compartments without removing the lid of the container. The storage container assembly provides portable and compartmentalized storage for a plurality of items in a single unit. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233197 | PROGRAMMABLE ACCESSORY FOR BEVERAGE CONTAINERS - This invention relates generally to beverage-ware in the form of beverage container sleeves and similar such beverage-ware devices for use with beverage containers. More particularly, the present invention relates to an ornamental and multi-functional beverage container accessory for engagement with water bottles, beer bottles, wine bottles, champagne bottles, liquor bottles, alcohol bottles, cups and similar beverage containers. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233198 | RETAINING MEMBER AND INSULATING VESSEL INCORPORATING SAME - A retaining member and a vacuum-insulated vessel are disclosed. The retaining member includes a frustoconical body, a cylindrical skirt extending from the frustoconical body, and a deformable member extending along an inner surface of the frustoconical body. The deformable member may have multiple layers. An opening extends through the frustonical body, so that the neck of a bottle may pass therethrough. The vacuum-insulated vessel includes the aforementioned retaining member and a double-walled structure, and is able to receive and secure bottles having different heights and widths. The vacuum-insulated vessel also eliminates condensation from external surfaces of a bottle positioned therein, maintains the initial temperature of the bottle, and allows a user to pour from the bottle without having to remove the bottle from the vessel. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233199 | FLEXIBLE INSULATIVE CONTAINER WITH VALVE - The present disclosure relates to a high-performance, portable, flexible, collapsible, inflatable, insulative container with increased carrying capacity and the portability of a backpack. The container of the present disclosure is both collapsible as well as inflatable via the use of a non-leaking, substantially waterproof valve that facilitates air flow into and out of an insulative space of the container. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233200 | CAPSULE FOR BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINE - A beverage capsule ( | 2019-08-01 |
20190233201 | POD AND DISPENSING METHOD - A pod for storing and dispensing a beverage preparation ingredient during a dispensing operation. The pod comprises a body defining a cavity for storing the beverage preparation ingredient, said body comprising a dispensing side and a closed side, and at least one side wall extending from the closed side to the dispensing side; and an actuation member contained within said cavity. The actuation member is configured to cause an opening to be formed between said cavity and a region outside the pod when actuated. The opening is formed around a perimeter of a dispensing surface of the pod at a junction formed between the at least one side wall and the dispensing surface, the dispensing surface being provided at the dispensing side of the body. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233202 | FILL DEVICE FOR A WATER RESERVOIR TANK - A fill device for use with a water reservoir tank in an earth reduction system, the fill device comprising a ring having a top surface and a bottom surface, a pipe having a first end connected to the top surface of the ring and a second end for connection to a water supply, a skirt affixed to the bottom surface of the center ring, an opening surrounded by a plate and defining a tortuous path and positioned below the first end of the pipe and the skirt, and a check valve support with a check valve mounted below the opening and the plate. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233203 | Alternative bottom drop and straight tee discharge from bulk tank having various extensions for automatic and manual operations of the tee valve - An alternative bottom drop and straight tee discharge from bulk tank conveying granular material, the tee having extensions for the automatic and manual operations of a disc valve, pivotally located within the horizontal section of the tee, during functioning. The disc valve may be manually operated, or pivoted through motorized operations, to allow for the alternative flow of bulk material from the vehicle hopper. The disc valve has an annular disc, integrally formed with upright supports, that are bearing mounted by shafts to the sidewalls of the structured tee. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233204 | TRASH COLLECTION ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USE - A trash collection assembly may include a dumpster housing which may house therein a dumpster to provide a more desirable aesthetic appeal. A garbage truck may be configured to lift the dumpster out of the dumpster housing without the need for the garbage truck driver to get out of the truck. A cover of the dumpster may open and close automatically respectively during the removal of the dumpster from the housing and return of the dumpster to the housing. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233205 | Device for Rotating Cover of Trash Can - A device for rotating a cover of a trash can opens the cover so that a predetermined space is exposed, or closes the cover onto the frame so that the predetermined space is disconnected with the outside. The device includes an external force applying part rotated by first external force based on a fixed rotating shaft; and a mediating part which mediates the external force, interconnected to a rotation of the external force applying part by the external force to make the cover open. The cover closes by weight of the cover when the external force is released, in which when the standing of the cover is limited by second external force, the mediating part is transformed by the rotation of the external force applying part by the external force and prevents the external force from being transmitted to the cover. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233206 | SIDE-LOADING ROBOTIC ARM FOR FRONT-END LOADING VEHICLES - A side-loading robotic arm for use with front-end loaders. The robotic arm is configured for disposition forward of a liftable container. The robotic arm includes a tip arm that is pivotable between a stowed position and an operational position. The stowed position stores the tip arm and gripper arms inside a vertical plane of the lifting forks of the front-end loader. Preferably, the tip arm and gripper arms are disposed in a cut-out recess on a sidewall of the liftable container. The operational position extends the tip arm and gripper arms outside of the vertical plane of the major lifting arms of the front-end loader. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233207 | EJECTION BLADE FOR A COMPACTION CHAMBER OF A WASTE COLLECTION VEHICLE - An ejection blade for a compaction chamber with a hopper, the ejection blade including a blade body movable between a first position and a second position within the compaction chamber, and a lip attached to a lower portion of the blade body, the lip is movable to a raised position with respect to a floor of the compaction chamber when the blade body is moving to the first position and is in a lowered position with respect to the floor of the compaction chamber when the blade body is moving to the second position, wherein the first position is proximal to the hopper and the second position is distal to the hopper. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233208 | INVENTORY REPLENISHMENT SYSTEM, METHOD, AND DEVICE - An inventory replenishment device may include a divider which may be coupled to an inventory management apparatus via an articulation joint. The inventory management apparatus may be used to hold or support one or more inventory items, and the divider may be coupled to the inventory management apparatus so that two or more inventory items may be separated by the divider. The articulation joint may enable the divider to be moved between a first position, in which the divider may block access of one or more inventory items, and a second position, in which the divider may allow access of the one or more inventory items. An actuation sensor may be configured to detect when the divider is moved into the second position, and the actuation sensor may be configured to output an electronic signal to a client device when the divider is moved into the second position. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233209 | Storage and Retrieval System - Bins or other storage units contained within a three-dimensional grid structure are arranged in cells, each of which has multiple storage units surrounding a central void or space on different sides thereof. This void space is slightly larger than each storage unit, enabling the unit to be pulled into the void by mechanical means, and allowing access to the bins on all sides of the void. The storage units are stacked within the three-dimensional grid structure, which can be built or expanded to a predetermined footprint. The aligned voids of stacked cells create vertical shafts spanning between upper and lower tracks of the grid structure on which robotic retrieval vehicles can horizontally travel to and from any given shaft. The robotic retrieval vehicles can directly access any storage unit via the vertical shafts. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233210 | STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM CASE UNIT DETECTION - An automated storage and retrieval system including a storage structure with storage racks having a seating surface configured to support case units where a position of each case unit is non-deterministic for each storage location on the storage racks, each case unit has a predetermined storage position and a controller is configured to determine the predetermined storage position, a picking aisle configured to provide access to the case units within the storage structure, and a seismic disturbance restorative system including seismic disturbance motions sensors disposed on the storage racks, a seismic disturbance control module in communication with the seismic disturbance sensors and configured to identify a seismic disturbance, and an automated case mapper configured to traverse the picking aisle, the automated case mapper being in communication with and initialized by the seismic disturbance control module to identify a seated position of at least one case unit within the storage structure. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233211 | METHOD OF STACKING REFRIGERATED CONTAINERS - Method of stacking refrigerated shipping containers ( | 2019-08-01 |
20190233212 | INVENTORY SYSTEM WITH EFFICIENT OPERATOR HANDLING OF INVENTORY ITEMS - An inventory system can include a workspace in which is defined different areas and different stations at which tasks can be performed. A receipt receptacle received from a shipping vehicle can be moved to a rack without separating items from the receipt vehicle. A mobile drive unit can move the rack to an area on the workspace depending on information known about the items. Items from the receipt receptacle can be removed from the receipt receptacle and placed in inventory holders for movement or storage or in other receptacles for performance of other tasks such as order processing. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233213 | FULFILLMENT SYSTEM, ARTICLE AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME - Fulfillment systems may include an item storage and retrieval system which stores and automatically retrieves items, and an order sorting system, downstream from the item storage and retrieval system, which automatically collates retrieved items into orders. A control system controls operation, advantageously allowing operation without any item buffering buffer between the item storage and retrieval system and the order sorting system. Optionally, a destination sortation system may collate orders by intended destinations. The fulfillment system can handle orders for end user consumer as well as for retail locations simultaneously. Robots and/or conveyors may operate to move items between the systems. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233214 | Seamable Industrial Belt - Disclosed is an industrial belt that can be used in, for example, conveying or forming engineered wood composites or other industrial products. The industrial belt has a seamable base belt with a coating that includes a polymer, an anti-contaminant, and a conductive anti-static component. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233215 | CONVEYOR CHAIN WITH ADJUSTABLE LINK PINS - A conveyor chain having links joined by link pin biased into any of multiple operating positions with its positioning head blocked against rotation by engagement with a detent on a positioning link. The pin can be lifted so that its head is above the level of the detent, rotated to a new operating position, and allowed to be biased back into its position with the head again blocked against rotation by the detent, whereby the wear surface of the pin can be changed to accommodate for chain wear occurring when a link rotates relative to the link pin. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233216 | MODULAR SYSTEM FOR MOTOR-OPERATED CONVEYING ROLLERS - A modular system of motorized conveyor rollers comprises a conveyor roller tube, a first axle unit, a second axle unit, a first bearing unit on a first tube end and a second bearing unit on a second tube end about which the conveyor roller tube is mounted rotatably about the first and second axle units, respectively, and an electric motor for generating a torque between the conveyor roller tube and the second axle unit. The modular system comprises, as the electric motor, a motor of a first design, which may be coupled to the conveyor roller tube via a first interface and to the second axle unit via a second interface, and a motor of a second design different from the first design, which may be coupled to the conveyor roller tube via the first interface and to the second axle unit via the second interface. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233217 | CONVEYOR IDLER SEAL APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Seal assemblies for conveyor idler rolls are provided. In some embodiments, a plurality of subsets of seal components are selectively installable in the seal assembly. In some embodiments, one or more fins are included on a seal. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233218 | ROAD-PORTABLE CONVEYOR APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Road-portable conveyors are described. In some embodiments, the conveyor is supported on a trailer in a road transport configuration. In some embodiments, a support structure is attached to the conveyor and supported on a rolling support during road transport. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233219 | MEASURING DEVICE FOR ACQUIRING MEASUREMENT VALUES FOR MEASURING A TENSION IN A CONVEYING SYSTEM, AS WELL AS A CONVEYING UNIT AND A CONVEYING FACILITY - A measuring device serves for acquiring measurement values for measuring a tension in a conveying system. The measuring device is designed to guide a conveying member from a first section of the measuring device to a second section of the measuring device, to effect a deflection of the conveying member with regard to a straight-lined connection between the first and the second section and to detect measurement values corresponding to a reaction force according to this deflection. The measuring device includes surfaces for guiding rollers of the conveying member. One of these surfaces is a deflecting surface for deflecting the conveying member. The deflecting surface is formed on a deflecting element of a measuring element, and the reaction force is a force which acts upon the measuring element. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233220 | HYGIENIC MAGNETIC TRAY AND CONVEYOR - A hygienic magnetic tray and conveyor. The low-profile tray includes a forcer sandwiched between an article-supporting top and an opposite bottom. The top is made of hygienic material, and the bottom can be made of a low-friction material. The tray is propelled along a guide surface on an enclosure housing stator coils supported in a conveyor frame. The stator forms a linear motor with the forcer in the tray. Various disposal systems provide escape routes for removing fluids and debris from the guide surface of the stator enclosure. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233221 | TRANSFER OF OBJECTS - Disclosed is a device for transferring objects from an accumulation surface to a downstream conveyor, including a first mobile strip, a second mobile strip arranged beyond the first mobile strip from the accumulation surface, a fixed surface arranged between the two mobile strips, and a element for transferring objects from the accumulation surface to the first and second mobile strips, and to the fixed surface. Also disclosed is a transfer method using such transfer device. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233222 | WORKPIECE TRANSFERRING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A workpiece transferring device is a device to transfer a workpiece from a first placement surface to a second placement surface. The device includes a first arm including, at a tip thereof, a first fork having a first branch part extending sideward, and configured to move the first fork, and a second arm including, at a tip thereof, a second fork having a second branch part extending downward, and configured to move the second fork. When the first branch part passes in between the workpiece and the first placement surface, the second branch part is located ahead of the workpiece in a moving direction of the first branch part. When the first branch part passes in between the workpiece and the second placement surface, the second branch part is located ahead of the workpiece in the moving direction of the first branch part. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233223 | Sorting Device With Improved Capacity - A device for loading, conveying and discharging objects, comprising:
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20190233224 | VACUUM PROCESSING APPARATUS - A vacuum processing apparatus having a small installation area is provided. A lifting plate is arranges inside a vacuum chamber, and a substrate holding device is arranged on the lifting plate to be able to be lifted up and down. An upper side processing device and a lower side processing device are provided in a processing region located beside a lifting region where the lifting plate moves up and down. An upper side moving device and a lower side moving device make the substrate holding device pass through the processing region, and a transfer device transfers the substrate holding device between the upper side moving device or the lower side moving device and the lifting plate. Because vacuum processing can be performed on the upper side and the lower side, the installation area of the vacuum processing apparatus is small. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233225 | Image Reading Apparatus - An image reading apparatus, includes: a supply tray; a discharge tray; a conveyance guide; a reading sensor; a discharge unit, which includes a discharge opening to discharge the sheet conveyed by the conveyance guide to the discharge tray and is configured to move from a third position to a fourth as the document supported by the paper feed tray is decreased, the fourth position being higher than the third position; a first drive source, which generates a drive force; a first rotation body, which moves the movable plate by transmitting the drive force from the first drive source to the movable plate; and a second rotation body, which moves the discharge unit by transmitting the drive force from the first drive source to the discharge unit, wherein a diameter of the first rotation body and a diameter of the second rotation body are different from each other. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233226 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A sheet feeding apparatus includes: a front edge air part that blows front edge air, along a conveying direction of a sheet stacked, to a front edge side of the sheet; side edge air parts that are provided to face each other along an orthogonal direction to the conveying direction of the sheet and blow side edge air, along the orthogonal direction, to respective side edge sides of the sheet; a suction part that suctions, by a negative pressure, the sheet to which the front edge air and the side edge air are blown; and a conveyer that suctions and conveys the sheet suctioned by the suction part, wherein the front edge air and the side edge air are blown to the sheet to float the sheet in a posture in which a portion protruding from the conveyer of the sheet is lower than a conveying surface of the conveyer. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233227 | SHEET STORAGE CASSETTE AS WELL AS SHEET FEEDER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - A sheet storage cassette includes a cassette base and inner rails. The cassette base has side plates facing each other parallel to insertion/withdrawal directions of the sheet storage cassette. The inner rails each have positioning bosses that protrude from each of different positions on the inner rails in a longitudinal direction thereof and a hook portion that protrudes in an L-shape in cross section toward the cassette base and is formed between the positioning bosses. On the side plates of the cassette base, there are provided mounting holes that receive the positioning bosses fitted thereinto at the time of mounting the cassette base to the inner rails, positioning surfaces that comes into contact with two locations on each of the inner rails in a longitudinal direction thereof, and fitted portions that are fitted together with the hook portion in a direction orthogonal to the insertion/withdrawal directions. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233228 | Media Drawer For A Media Processing Device And Media Processing Device - The application relates to a media drawer for a media processing device with a housing and an electrically-driven lift table arranged in the housing, where the media drawer is movable between a first position, in which the media drawer is arranged in the media processing device in such a manner that media can be removed from the media drawer by the media processing device, and a second position, in which media can be inserted into the media drawer, where the lift table can be supplied with power in the first position by the power supply of the media processing device. Further, the media drawer can exhibit a power supply that is independent of the power supply of the media processing device, via which the lift table can be provided with power in the second position. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233229 | Sheet Conveying Device and Image Forming Apparatus - A sheet conveying device includes a sheet supporting portion, a first lever pivotable by contact with a sheet supported by the sheet supporting portion, a hook movable together with the first lever, a first cam configured to, when engaging the hook, stop rotating in a rotation direction of the first cam, a spring configured to urge the first cam in a rotation direction, a sector gear rotatable together with the first cam, a drive gear configured to, when engaging the sector gear, transmit a drive force to the sector gear, a feed roller rotatable in contact with the sheet, and a drive mechanism configured to receive a drive force from the sector gear and move one of the feed roller and the sheet supporting portion toward the other of the feed roller and the sheet supporting portion, to increase contact pressure between the feed roller and the sheet. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233230 | SHEET CONVEYOR AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet conveyor includes a separation roller, a retard roller forming a nip with the separation roller, and a load application device configured to apply a load to the retard roller. The load application device includes a motor, a first drive train, a second torque limiter isolated from the first drive train, and a controller. The first drive train includes a plurality of gears for transmitting a driving force from the motor to the retard roller, a first torque limiter, and a clutch disposed between the motor and the first torque limiter. The second torque limiter is configured to communicate with the retard roller. The controller is configured to, during conveyance of a sheet, control the clutch to allow transmission of the driving force from the motor for a predetermined time period and to interrupt transmission of the driving force from the motor after expiration of the predetermined time period. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233231 | Sheet Conveying Apparatus - A sheet conveying apparatus includes: a conveying roller configured to convey a sheet in a conveying direction; driven rollers arranged with intervals in a width direction intersecting with the conveying direction, the driven rollers being opposed to the conveying roller in a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction and the width direction; and coil springs provided corresponding to the driven rollers respectively and serving as rotating shafts for rotatably supporting the driven rollers, wherein the coil springs include a right-handed twining coil spring and a left-handed twining coil spring. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233232 | PRINT DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING PRINT DEVICE - A print device includes: a first opening via which a print medium is to be inserted or ejected; a second opening via which the print medium is to be ejected; a transport roller that transports the print medium; a housing that contains a transport route; a first sensor that detects presence of the print medium; and a second sensor that detects the presence of the print medium on an upstream side of the first sensor; and a processor. When a command designates the print medium to be ejected to the outside via the second opening and a length of the print medium determined from the detection states of the first and the second sensors is shorter than or equal to a predetermined length, the processor ejects the print medium to the outside via the first opening. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233233 | SHEET DETECTION MECHANISM AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS EQUIPPED THEREWITH - According to the present disclosure, a first guide unit is provided with a first opening portion through which light in an optical path connecting a first optical element unit and a second optical element unit passes, a second guide unit is provided with a second opening portion through which light in the optical path connecting the first optical element unit and the second optical element unit passes, the first guide unit is provided with a duct for sending air to the first optical element unit, and the air coming out from the first opening portion hits the second optical element unit via the second opening portion. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233234 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND FEEDING APPARATUS - A feeding apparatus includes a feeding member, first and second conveying members, a separation member, and drive and control units. The feeding member feeds a recording material placed on a tray. The separation member and the first conveying member form a nip portion and separates recording materials at the nip portion. The second conveying member conveys a conveyed recording material. The drive unit drives at least the feeding member. The control unit controls to feed first and second recording materials such that a second recording material front edge passes the nip portion before a first recording material rear edge passes the nip portion, and controls to stop the second recording material after the second recording material front edge has passed the nip portion such that the first recording material rear edge reaches the second conveying member before the second recording material front edge reaches the second conveying member. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233235 | SPLICING DEVICE FOR WEB MATERIALS, UNWINDER INCLUDING THE SPLICING DEVICE, AND OPERATING METHOD - The splicing device for splicing a trailing edge of a first web material to a leading edge of a second web material includes members defining a feed path of the web material. The device also includes a first cutting member and a second cutting member, cooperating with the first cutting member. One of the two cutting members is provided with a movement transverse to the feed path of the web material, to move the cutting member from an operating position, in which it is in front of the other cutting member, to an idle position, withdrawn with respect to the feed path of the web material. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233236 | METHOD FOR MANAGING PRODUCTION AND PACKAGING LINES OF LOGS OF TISSUE PAPER AND LINE USING SAID METHOD - The method provides for detecting a temporary stop request by a machine of the line, for example to replace a member subject to wear or a consumable. In view of this stop, the speed of the line is modulated so as to increase, for example, the level of filling of an accumulator, and makes sure that the subsequent temporary stop has a minimum effect on the overall productivity of the line. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233237 | SHEET STACKER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE SYSTEM - A sheet stacker includes a sheet ejector, a sheet stack portion, and air blowers. The sheet ejector ejects a sheet. The sheet stack portion stacks the sheet ejected by the sheet ejector. The air blowers blow air from blow ports toward the sheet ejected from the sheet ejector. Each of the air blowers includes an air generator, an air guide, a first blow portion, a second blow portion, and a switcher. The air generator generates the air. The air guide guides the air to each of the blow ports. The first blow portion blows the air toward the sheet. The second blow portion blows the air in a direction different from a direction in which the first blow portion blows the air. The switcher performs switching so that the air guide guides the air to one of the first blow portion and the second blow portion. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233238 | REDIRECTION AND SAMPLING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR A PLATE-SHAPED ELEMENT | 2019-08-01 |
20190233239 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus includes a supply tray which supports sheets and includes a movable plate configured to move in correspondence to reduction in a number of the sheets, a discharge tray which is located below the supply tray; a discharge unit which has a discharge opening for discharging the sheet and moves from a lower position and a higher position in correspondence to reduction in the number of the sheets supported on the supply tray, a controller which controls movements of the movable plate and the discharge unit, and a sheet detection unit which detects whether the sheets supported on the discharge tray is lower than a predetermined height. The controller determines a timing to move the discharge unit from the higher position toward the lower position based on a detection result of the sheet detection unit. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233240 | SHEET DISCHARGE APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A discharge extension tray can be extended in a sheet discharge direction from a discharge tray. A front end regulating portion is coupled to the discharge extension tray on a downstream side in the sheet discharge direction of the discharge extension tray such that the front end regulating portion is turnable with respect to the discharge extension tray. A sheet guide portion guides a front end portion of the sheet to a direction separating from a turning center of the front end regulating portion when a sheet having a length longer than a predetermined size is discharged in a state where the discharge extension tray is not extended from the discharge tray. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233241 | SHEET CONVEYANCE APPARATUS - An apparatus includes a housing provided with a conveyance path, a conveyance unit which conveys a sheet along the conveyance path, a discharge port from which the sheet conveyed along the conveyance path is discharged, a discharge tray on which the sheet discharged from the discharge port is stacked, and an attitude change unit which changes an attitude of the discharge tray. The discharge tray includes a first sheet receiving surface which is a portion facing the discharge port in a discharge direction of the sheet and on which a leading edge of the sheet lands, and a second sheet receiving surface which is formed at a predetermined inclination with respect to the first sheet receiving surface. The attitude change unit changes the attitude of the discharge tray so that the first sheet receiving surface of the discharge tray is inclined toward the discharge port. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233242 | POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A post-processing apparatus includes: a cutter that cuts a paper sheet into a plurality of pieces; and a hardware processor that causes the cutter to cut out a product formed in part of the paper sheet and a partition sheet formed in another part of the paper sheet, wherein the hardware processor causes the partition sheet and the product to be ejected to the same ejection destination at timings different from each other, and the partition sheet is formed between jobs that cause the product to be generated. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233243 | Separating Device for Separating a Tubular Flat Material, System, and Separating Method - The invention relates to a separating device ( | 2019-08-01 |
20190233244 | CONTINUOUS MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPTICAL DISPLAY UNIT - A continuous manufacturing apparatus for an optical display unit which allows for laminating a sheet of optical functional film with a panel member, even when length of each of their long sides is wide, without lowering lamination accuracy and/or increasing generation of bubbles by lamination. In a RTP system using laminating rollers having sufficient length not being bent by their own weight, when using a sheet of optical functional film which each of long sides is longer than the length of the laminating rollers, each of the sheets of optical functional film is conveyed on a band of carrier film in a continuously aligned state such that each of short sides extend in a direction crossing a conveying direction, and peeled from the band of carrier film at a laminating part to be laminated with one of opposite surfaces of the panel member. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233245 | MEDIUM DISCHARGE DEVICE AND RECORDING APPARATUS - A medium discharge device includes: a discharge unit that discharges a medium; a first medium receiving tray that receives the medium discharged by the discharge unit; and a second medium receiving tray that is provided above the first medium receiving tray in a vertical direction and receives the medium discharged by the discharge unit. The second medium receiving tray is capable of changing a position between an advance position for receiving a medium, which is discharged, by causing at least an upstream zone of the tray including an upstream side end portion in a medium discharge direction to advance to a passing route of the medium from the discharge unit toward the first medium receiving tray and a retraction position to which the upstream zone retracts from the passing route. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233246 | Dispenser construction string, cord, or wire - A dispenser for a construction string, cord, or wire contains: an end member, a handle member, and a fixer. The end member includes a first stein formed on a first end thereof, a second stein arranged on a second end thereof and separated from the first stein by a shoulder, a disposable spool fitted on the second stein on which two opposite first ribs extend away from the shoulder, a fitting part defined between the two opposite first ribs, a notch defined on a top of the fitting part, and inner threads formed on an inner wall of the notch. The handle member is rotatably connected with the first stein. The fixer includes a body and a threaded post extending outward from the body, wherein the threaded post has outer threads arranged on an outer wall thereof so as to screw with the inner threads of the notch. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233247 | Material Roll Dispenser - Implementations of a material roll dispenser for holding and dispensing rolls of materials are provided. In some implementations, the material roll dispenser comprises one or more configurations of a roll dispensing assembly, a platform assembly, a handle assembly, and a wheel assembly each configured to telescopingly position and secure onto a vertical member to form the material roll dispenser. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233248 | TRANSFORMABLE CABLE REELS AND RELATED ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS - Transformable cable reels, related assemblies and methods are disclosed. The transformable cable reels may be provided in a first reel configuration for spooling on cable to the transformable cable reel and to pay out the spooled cable from the transformable cable reel. Cable spooled on the transformable cable reel may be payed out during cable installations. The transformable cable reel may also be configured in a second reel configuration for storage of any excess cable after cable payout. As one non-limiting example, the volume of the cable reel may be less in the second reel configuration than in the first reel configuration so that less volume is required to store the transformable cable reel. Providing the transformable cable reel in the second reel configuration may make it more feasible to store the transformable cable reel in fiber optic equipment, and/or avoid storing excess cable removed from a cable reel. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233249 | Core Chuck System - A core chuck system ( | 2019-08-01 |
20190233250 | SPOOL - A spool includes a tube for winding a material. The outer surface of the tube is provided with a step portion along the axial direction thereof. The step portion is as high as the thickness of the material. A cutting groove is provided on a side, close to the axial centre of the tube, of the step portion. An resilient clip for clamping the material is fixed in the cutting groove, the upper end of the resilient clip is connected to a notch on one side of the cutting groove, and the lower end thereof is inclined towards the other side of the cutting groove. The spool positions a cutter by means of the cutting groove, and the resilient clip clamps the cut material in the cutting groove. | 2019-08-01 |
20190233251 | METHOD AND AN ELEVATOR CONTROL UNIT FOR CONTROLLING A DOORSTEP GAP OF AN ELEVATOR AND AN ELEVATOR - A method and an elevator control unit for controlling a doorstep gap at a landing floor of an elevator and an elevator are presented. The elevator comprising an electric linear motor coupled to an elevator car, wherein the method comprises moving the elevator car relative to a stator beam of the electric linear motor at the landing floor for controlling the doorstep gap at the landing floor. | 2019-08-01 |