31st week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220242534 | FISH-LIKE UNDERWATER ROBOT - A fish-like underwater robot includes a shell, a driving assembly and an integrated tension and swing component. The integrated tension and swing component includes a plurality of tension ropes and tension elements. Every two adjacent tension elements are connected in series through the plurality of tension ropes. The driving assembly and the integrated tension and swing component are disposed inside the shell. The driving assembly is disposed at a head of the shell. The integrated tension and swing component has an end connected to a tail of the shell and an end connected to the driving assembly. When the fish-like underwater robot is used, the driving assembly drives the integrated tension and swing component to swing to generate power for forward movement. A traditional fish-like tail swing structure is replaced with an integrated tension skeleton structure. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242535 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING PROPULSIVE POWER OUTPUT OF SHIP - A method and a system for controlling a propulsive power output applied to a propeller shaft of a ship. If a current value of a propulsive power of a propulsive power source equals or falls below a lower power limit value, and/or if a current value of an operational parameter reaches a first/lower parameter limit value, a control unit is configured to: increase a power output of an internal combustion engine of the propulsive power source. Thus, operation of the engine below a lower power limit is avoided. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242536 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING PROPULSIVE POWER OUTPUT OF SHIP - A method and a system for controlling a propulsive power output applied to a propeller shaft of a ship. The ship includes the propeller shaft and a propulsive power source connected to the propeller shaft. A control signal for producing with the propulsive power source a propulsive power is varied within an interval limited by an upper control limit value and a lower control limit value. If a current value of an operational parameter of the ship reaches a first parameter limit value, the upper control limit value is reduced. Thus, the propulsive power source may be prevented from applying a too high power output to the propeller shaft, which would be unfavourable for the ship. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242537 | BATTERY AND PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION MODE FOR MARINE MOTOR OPERATION - Systems, assemblies, and methods for operating a marine motor are provided herein. An example motor system includes a motor, a battery, and a processor. The processor is configured to receive a user input indicating a desired speed, determine a charge level of the battery, determine an optimized speed or propulsion of the marine motor based on the desired speed and the determined charge level of the battery, and transmit a signal to the motor to operate accordingly. The processor may generate a correction factor based on at least one of the determined charge level of the battery, a boat speed profile curve, and a boat travel distance curve; and determine the optimized speed or propulsion by applying the correction factor to the desired speed. Thus, an eco-mode can be provided to help maintain a high level of battery charge while still enabling desired use. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242538 | MARINE BATTERY SYSTEM WITH BYPASS AND SAFE MODE - A power storage system for a marine vehicle is provided. The power storage system includes marine battery systems configured to provide energy to a marine vehicle load. Each marine battery system includes a battery and a three-position contactor configured to operate the marine battery system in one of a connected state, a disconnected state, or a bypass state. The power storage system further includes a controller coupled to each of the marine battery systems. The controller is configured to retrieve a preferred fault action for the marine battery systems, and in response to detection of a fault condition in the marine vehicle, control at least one three-position contactor of the marine battery systems according to the preferred fault action. The preferred fault action includes operating the marine battery system in the disconnected state or operating the marine battery system in the bypass state. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242539 | Process for maximizing speed of marine vessels propelled by natural renewable energy by managing the harvesting, storage and re-use of natural energy - A marine vessel can be propelled by using wind or solar energy. This propulsion results in the forward movement and six degrees of motion (roll, heave, pitch, yaw, surge, and sway) of the marine vessel. This invention capitalizes on the fact that solar, wind and wave energy are cyclical by nature. The present invention enables the vessel to manage stored and harvested energy from these energy sources and use the stored energy during periods when the external natural sources of energy are not available in adequate quantities to maintain a reasonable speed of advance for the marine vessel. The vessel's natural energy management system (NEMS) manages it in such a way that harvesting of the energy during high energy cycles, storing it and using it when needed during low external energy cycles, allows a marine vessel to maintain faster average speed without reliance on any fossil or chemical fuel and by only using renewable energy sources. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242540 | OUTBOARD MOTOR - An outboard motor includes: an upper case supported on a hull; a lower case pivotably supported on the upper case; a first drive source disposed within the upper case; a planetary gear mechanism connected to the first drive source via an upper drive shaft; a propeller shaft connected to the planetary gear mechanism via a lower drive shaft; and a second drive source that provides the lower case with a torque. The planetary gear mechanism includes a sun gear, a planetary carrier supporting planetary gears and connected to an upper end of the lower drive shaft, and an internal gear. One of the sun gear and the internal gear is connected to the lower end of the upper drive shaft, and the other is connected to the lower case to provide the lower case with a torque in a direction opposite to a rotation direction of the lower drive shaft. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242541 | HYBRID MARINE PROPULSION SYSTEM - A hybrid propulsion system for a marine vessel is described. The hybrid propulsion system includes a shaft coupled to a propeller, a planetary gear system configured to operate in a first configuration and a second configuration, and a motor-generator. The motor-generator is configured to selectively rotate with and provide torque to the shaft through the planetary gear system in the first configuration and to rotate independently from the shaft in the second configuration. The shaft extends from the propeller through the planetary gear system and the motor-generator to a torque producing device for the marine vessel. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242542 | PROPULSION CONTROL ARRANGEMENT FOR A MARINE VESSEL - A propulsion control arrangement operable to control a speed and possible direction of a marine vessel. A marine propulsion control system controlling a carried by a hull of a marine vessel, wherein the marine propulsion control system is adapted to receive an input command from the propulsion control arrangement. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242543 | POD PROPULSION DEVICE - A pod propulsion device includes: a pod configured to be disposed in water; a rotation shaft supported by the pod to be rotatable about a predetermined axis and having an end portion projecting out from the pod; a screw fixed to the end portion of the rotation shaft; an electric motor installed in the pod to rotationally drive the rotation shaft; multiple guide blades integrally formed on the pod to be arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction of the pod, each guide blade extending out radially from an outer surface of the pod; and a cooling circuit for cooling the electric motor, wherein the cooling circuit includes a cooling liquid passage formed to pass through an interior of at least one of the guide blades. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242544 | Watercraft with Electric Propulsion System - An electric marine propulsion system including steering and vertical position control is provided. The electric drive assembly includes a main drive motor transmitting torque through a shaft to a propeller. The electric drive assembly integrates a dual rudder system positioned ahead of the main drive propeller. The rudder assemblies integrate electric stern thrusters for low-speed maneuvering. The steering and vertical position adjustments for the drive assembly are electrically operated. The electric drive assembly is installed entirely outside the hull of the watercraft. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242545 | AUTONOMOUS INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE RECONNAISSANCE AND PAYLOAD DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING SAME - An intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance system is disclosed including a ground station and one or more aerial vehicles. The aerial vehicles are autonomous systems capable of communicating intelligence data to the ground station and be used as part of a missile delivery package. A plurality of aerial vehicles can be configured to cast a wide net of reconnaissance over a large area on the ground including smaller overlapping reconnaissance areas provided by each of the plurality of the aerial vehicles. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242546 | AEROSPACE BALLOON SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION - A balloon system, preferably including a balloon and a payload. A balloon, preferably including a plurality of gores, a plurality of load members, and an apex fitting. A method of balloon system operation, preferably including deflating a balloon, and optionally including operating the balloon system in flight and/or landing the balloon system. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242547 | EXTERNAL AIR BLADDERS - Aspects of the technology relate to lighter-than-air (LTA) high altitude platforms configured to operate in the stratosphere. Such platforms can generate solar power from solar panels, enabling long-term operation for weeks, months or longer. Shaped envelope LTA platforms may have solar panels arranged along an upper section of the envelope, which can be particularly helpful when the envelope is made of a fabric that is not transparent or translucent. To address possible thermal effects, aerodynamics and other issues with the solar panels, one or more external air bladders are disposed between the such components and the shaped envelope. One or more perimeter chamber of the air bladder configuration can be employed to create more aerodynamically efficient leading and trailing edges to blend the envelope surface with the surface(s) of the solar panel components. The insulative air bladder(s) may also provide structural support during fill of a shaped envelope at launch. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242548 | PROPULSION AND ALTITUDE CONTROL OPERATION INHIBITORS IN HIGH ALTITUDE PLATFORMS - Aspects of the technology relate to altitude control and lateral propulsion systems in lighter-than-air (LTA) platforms configured to operate in the stratosphere. For instance, an LTA platform may include an envelope filled with lift gas and a payload for providing telecommunication or video services. A fault or failure condition with one or more components of these systems, or with the envelope of the LTA platform itself, can prevent a high altitude platform (HAP) from operating as intended, or otherwise reduce its useful life. Onboard systems are configured to handle adverse conditions, such as a fault or failure of the envelope, an altitude control system component, or the lateral propulsion system. This may be done according to one or more ranked lists of adverse operational conditions. Different conditions may map to different corrective actions, which may be prioritized in importance, for instance to reduce the chance of catastrophic system failure. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242549 | Storm Avoidance System for LTA Vehicle - The technology relates to a storm avoidance system for a lighter than air (LTA) vehicle. The storm avoidance system can include a mechanical actuation system, a balloon envelope comprising a ballonet, and a valve configured to allow air to escape the ballonet. When the storm avoidance system is engaged, the mechanical actuation system can open the valve, thereby allowing air to escape the ballonet and causing the LTA vehicle to ascend to an altitude above a storm altitude. In some cases, a state of the LTA vehicle can be detected, and the storm avoidance system can be engaged in response to the detected state. In some cases, a proximity of the LTA to a low population area can be determined, and the LTA vehicle can be caused to land in the low population area. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242550 | JOINT FOR A METAL AIRPLANE SKIN USING METAL MATRIX COMPOSITE - A joint for a metallic skin structure includes a first end portion and a second end portion positioned in an overlying relationship with each other. A first row of a first plurality of bores, within the first end portion, have adjacent bores spaced apart from one another. A second row of a second plurality of bores, within the second end portion have adjacent bores spaced apart from one another. First common central axis is defined by a first bore of each of the first and second plurality of bores. Second common central axis is defined by a second bore of each of the first and second plurality of bores. A line of securement extends between the first and second common central axes. At least one reinforcement fiber embedded within one of the first or second end portion extending orthogonal to and on either side of the line of securement. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242551 | HYBRID ANCHOR RAIL FOR AIRCRAFT FLOOR - An anchor rail for an aircraft floor includes an upper flange with a guideway and two flange wings. The rail is formed of a beam and of an anti-corrosion protection. The beam is formed at least of a body made from a first material and defining the lower stiffening structure and an upper platform. The anti-corrosion protection wholly covers an upper face of the upper platform and therewith constitutes the upper flange of the rail, thus layered. The anti-corrosion protection is at least formed of a protective sheet made of a second material more resistant to corrosion than the first material and selected from a metal and a fiber-reinforced plastic composite material. Such a rail exhibits good corrosion resistance for modest cost. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242552 | SHEAR HARDENING MATERIAL TO SUPPRESS FLUTTER IN INFLATABLE WINGS - A reinforced, foldable component for an aircraft is provided, configured to stabilize a high frequency aeroelastic fluttering movement. The reinforced component may include a frame structure defining at least one air chamber, and a plurality of sealed compartments. A shear thickening fluid is disposed in at least one of the sealed compartments, exhibiting a decreasing viscosity responsive to an impact force. The frame structure may define one of an inflatable wing structure, a fairing structure, an aileron structure, and a stabilizer structure, and the like. The foldable component may include an exterior layer with an exterior surface exposed to an external environment and an interior layer adjacent the at least one air chamber, wherein the plurality of sealed compartments are disposed between the exterior layer and the interior layer. The exterior layer or the interior layer may include an impact-resistant fabric layer including a shear thickening material. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242553 | ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS FOR DEPLOYING A TRAILING EDGE FLAP OF AN AIRCRAFT - Trailing edge assemblies, couplers and methods for deploying a trailing edge flap of an aircraft wing are disclosed. An exemplary method disclosed herein comprises guiding an aft portion of the trailing edge flap along an elongated track member as the trailing edge flap moves toward the deployed position; guiding a forward portion of the trailing edge flap along the elongated track member as the trailing edge flap moves toward the deployed position; and accommodating transverse movement of the forward portion of the trailing edge flap relative to the elongated track member. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242554 | INCEPTOR AND METHOD - A method to detect a hands off status of a user input device is disclosed. The method comprising filtering a sensed force, acting on the user input device, using a first lag filter to provide a first output, the lag filter comprising a first lag time constant. Filtering the sensed force using a second lag filter, substantially in parallel with the first filter, to provide a second output, the second lag filter comprising a second lag time constant greater than the first lag time constant. Comparing with a first threshold value, in a first comparison, a magnitude of a difference between the first output and the second output. Comparing with a second threshold value, in a second comparison, a magnitude of the second output. Designating the user device to have a hands off status based on the first comparison and the second comparison. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242555 | PRELOADED TORQUE SHAFT AND THE FLIGHT CONTROL DRIVELINE MADE THEREWITH - Presented are a method and apparatus for an aircraft flight surface actuation system including a motor having an output shaft. A gearbox is coupled with the output shaft, whereby a first driving force output via the motor is converted to a second driving force. A torque shaft assembly is driveably coupled with the gearbox. The torque shaft assembly includes a first tube, a second tube located at least partially through the first tube and located coaxial therewith, wherein the first tube comprises an axial preload operable to mitigate lateral deflection, and wherein the first tube comprises a torsional preload operable to mitigate torsional deflection. In addition, the aircraft flight surface actuation system includes an eccentric cam mechanism driveably coupled with the torque shaft assembly, and a flight surface coupled with the eccentric cam mechanism. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242556 | Increasing Aircraft Parking Capacity at Airports - A method for increasing airport airside parking locations without adding infrastructure to the airport is provided. Aircraft equipped with pilot-controllable landing gear wheel-mounted electric taxi drive systems for ground travel are maneuvered forward into remote tarmac stands or non-standard parking locations with the electric taxi drive systems, turned 180 degrees through tight turns, and parked in a nose-out orientation that enables the aircraft to efficiently unload and load passengers. The electric taxi drive systems drive the departing aircraft forward out of the parking locations. Remote tarmac parking locations may be located in areas that do not interfere with arrival and departure of aircraft parking at existing terminal stands. The present method may increase aircraft parking capacity at an airport, provide better utilization of existing tarmac space at the airport, reduce requirements for ground personnel on a per-flight basis, and improve airport ground operations efficiency. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242557 | ELECTRIC TILTROTOR AIRCRAFT WITH FIXED MOTORS - A rotor system for an aircraft includes an open rotor assembly comprising an open rotor assembly comprising a plurality of rotor blades connected to a rotor mast, wherein the rotor assembly is tiltable relative to a wing of the aircraft between a first position corresponding to an airplane mode of the aircraft and a second position corresponding to a helicopter mode of the aircraft; and a drive system for providing rotational energy to the open rotor assembly via the rotor mast. The drive system includes at least one electric motor for generating rotational energy to a motor shaft; and a gearbox connected to receive rotational energy from the at least one electric motor via the motor shaft and to provide rotational energy to the rotor mast via a rotor shaft, wherein the at least one electric motor is fixed relative to the wing of the aircraft. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242558 | DELIVERY ROTARY-WING AIRCRAFT - A delivery rotary-wing aircraft has a plurality of rotary wings, a central portion to which a plurality of arms for supporting the rotary wings are connected, a first mounting portion for loading a package, a second mounting portion which is located on the opposite side to the first mounting portion as viewed from the central portion, a first supporting member for coupling the first mounting portion with the central portion, and a connection portion between the central portion and the first supporting member. The center point of lift occurring in the rotary-wing aircraft with the rotation of the plurality of rotary wings and the center point of gravity of the rotary-wing aircraft coincide with the center point of the connection portion. The first supporting member is equipped with an adjustment mechanism for vertically downwardly extending the length of the first supporting member. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242559 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus includes a control unit that controls a first flying vehicle and a second flying vehicle. The first flying vehicle captures an image of a surface of a road. The second flying vehicle emits light onto the surface, such that a spot where a level difference is estimated, in advance, to occur on the surface, an image capturing direction in which the first flying vehicle captures an image of the spot, and a light emitting direction in which the second flying vehicle emits the light onto the spot have a relationship that causes, when the level difference exists, a shadow to occur at the spot and the shadow to be captured. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242560 | AIRCRAFT PACKAGE DELIVERY MOUNTING SYSTEM - Systems and methods for receiving packages from drones and other unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are described. The systems can include a delivery package mounting unit, such as a unit configured to mount to the outside of a house or building, configured and adapted to facilitate the landing of a drone to the unit and receive to multiple packages from the drone and/or one or more other drones. In some embodiments, the mounting unit includes a landing tray configured to facilitate the landing of a drone to the unit, and a movable package tray configured to receive packages and other cargo from the drone. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242561 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND DEVICES FOR FACILITATING SAMPLING WATER OF WATER BODIES - Disclosed herein is an apparatus for facilitating sampling water of water bodies, in accordance with some embodiments. Further, the apparatus comprises a primary housing, a secondary housing, a movement assembly, a sensor, a storage device, and a power source. Further, the secondary housing is submerged in a water body based on disposing of the primary housing. Further, the secondary housing receives a water sample from a depth of the water body in a secondary interior cavity through an opening of the secondary housing based on submerging of the secondary housing in the water body in the depth. Further, the movement assembly transitions the secondary housing between a retracted position and an extended position for the submerging. Further, the sensor generates sensor data based on detecting a characteristic of the water sample. Further, the storage device stores the sensor data. Further, the power source powers the sensor, and the storage device. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242562 | AIRCRAFT, IN PARTICULAR A DRONE OR AN AIRCRAFT FOR PERSONAL AIR MOBILITY, WITH HIGH EFFICIENCY PROPELLER ROTORS - A drone or an aircraft for personal air mobility includes at least one horizontal planar structure having four ducted propeller rotors with vertical axis, which are substantially coplanar with each other. Each of the rotors has a rotating ring rotatably mounted within a circular opening. The rotating ring is configured as to define an annular wall for ducting of air flow produced by the rotor. Each of the rotors has one or more blades which extend towards the central axis of the rotor, and have tips terminating at a distance from the axis of the propeller, such that each rotor is an annular propeller. The rotating ring of each rotor is controlled by an actuator. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242563 | UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE - The embodiment is an unmanned aerial vehicle. The unmanned aerial vehicle includes: an airframe, including first mounting portions, where the first mounting portion includes a first mounting body and connecting rods formed on the first mounting body, the connecting rods extending in a pitch axis direction; and a power assembly, including a first assembling body and eccentric wheels mounted on the first assembling body, where the eccentric wheel is rotatable between a first rotation position and a second rotation position of the first assembling body around a rotation axis of the first assembling body, the rotation axis being perpendicular to the pitch axis direction. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242564 | UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE - The embodiments is an unmanned aerial vehicle. The unmanned aerial vehicle includes: an airframe; and a fixed-wing assembly and a rotor assembly, both replaceably connected to the airframe. The fixed-wing assembly is connected to the airframe to form a vertical take-off and landing fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle and the rotor assembly is connected to the airframe to form a multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle, thereby implementing an unmanned aerial vehicle that can switch between the vertical take-off and landing fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle and the multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242565 | Methods for improvements of the closed wing aircraft concept and corresponding aircraft configurations - Improved closed wing aircraft design and configuration with three wings on either side of the fuselage wherein at least one closed frame is established between the 1st wing ( | 2022-08-04 |
20220242566 | CHASSIS STRUCTURES AND INTERCONNECTIONS FOR LIGHTER-THAN-AIR PLATFORMS - Aspects of the technology relate to lighter-than-air (LTA) high altitude platforms configured to operate in the stratosphere. Such platforms can generate operate for weeks, months or longer. Shaped envelope LTA platforms may support a payload that provides telecommunications and/or other services to remote regions around the world. The payload may be arranged with other components on a modular bus-type chassis. One or more components may be moveable along the chassis to change the pitch of the vehicle for more effective flight operation. The modular chassis may include a truss configuration assembled from one or more subunits. The subunits may be preassembled with different equipment packages. Trusses formed using sets of struts may have two or more struts terminating at one interconnection node. Node connection elements, such as compound dovetail interconnects, facilitate a reliable, repeatable and quick mounting method for structural interconnections, which can lead to faster assembly and disassembly times. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242567 | CEILING MOUNTED TRAY SYSTEMS - A ceiling-mounted delivery assembly for a cabin of a vehicle includes a conveyance system that has a pair of guide rails, and a trolley operatively connected to the conveyance system for movement relative thereto. The trolley includes a control box having a pair of wheels. Each wheel is operatively connected to a respective one of the pair of guide rails. The control box includes a plurality of pulley drums extending from the control box. The trolley includes cable connection system having a plurality of cables. Each cable attached to a respective one of the pulley drums of the control box. The trolley includes a tray operatively connected to the cables of the cable connection system to be moved up and down relative to the control box. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242568 | CONTAINER FOR STORING AND SERVING FROZEN CONFECTIONERY ITEMS - A thermally insulated container for storing and serving frozen confectionery items, wherein the container is preferably arranged to be removably mounted within a service cart, such as an inflight service cart. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242569 | ONBOARD ANALYTICS SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE - An aircraft is configured to perform onboard analytics using available onboard systems. The aircraft comprises a cabin and crew network core with a middleware layer comprising an orchestrator configured to send application containers to a number of cabin and crew network smart members to perform the onboard analytics; and the number of cabin and crew network smart members each having a respective edge member daemon, each edge member daemon configured to place a respective cabin and crew network smart member in a joined state with the middleware layer and release resources of the respective cabin and crew network smart member when it leaves a joined state and enters a busy state so that the edge member daemon does not interfere with a primary function of the respective cabin and crew network smart member. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242570 | DEPLOYABLE SEAT BOTTOM ASSEMBLY - A seat bottom assembly, movable between stowed and deployed configurations, includes a seat pan plate having a front side, a rear side, a left side, a right side, a top surface, and a bottom surface. The seat pan plate is configured to move between stowed and deployed positions. The assembly also includes a pair of beam braces configured to engage a seat frame of a seat; a pair of front links operationally connecting the beam braces and the seat pan plate; and a pair of rear links operationally connecting the beam braces and the seat pan plate. Each of the front links is disposed on an opposite side of the seat pan plate from the other front link; and each of the rear links is disposed on an opposite side of the seat pan plate from the other rear link. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242571 | ACTUATABLE DOOR FOR AN AIRCRAFT PASSENGER SUITE - An actuatable door for an aircraft passenger suite may include a flexible privacy divider configured to actuate between a stowed divider position and a deployed divider position, a cartridge configured to actuate between a stowed cartridge position and a deployed cartridge position via at least one intermediate cartridge position, and a mechanism housed within the cartridge and configured to actuate the flexible privacy divider between the stowed divider position and the deployed divider position, where the flexible privacy divider may be at least partially stowed within the cartridge when in the stowed divider position. The actuatable door may be configured to actuate between a stowed door position and a deployed door position via at least one intermediate door position, and configured to separate the aircraft passenger suite from an open area within an aircraft cabin when in the deployed door position and provide privacy to the aircraft passenger suite. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242572 | SEAT ARRANGEMENTS, IN PARTICULAR FOR AN AIRCRAFT CABIN - The invention relates to a seat arrangement, in particular for an aircraft cabin, including:
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20220242573 | AIRCRAFT PASSENGER SEAT LEG REST DEPLOYMENT USING PATH AND FOLLOWER MECHANISM - A passenger seat incorporating a path and follower mechanism for nonlinear deployment of a passenger leg rest is disclosed. The passenger seat incorporates lightweight tubular members linked to backrest linkages, the backrest linkages driven by a passenger occupying the seat, e.g., via a reclining motion of the seatback. The reclining motion drives the backrest linkages which in turn drive path followers through a curving path such that, as the path follower drives forward or backward, the leg rest deploys at a variable rate between undeployed and fully deployed configurations, consistently providing an optimally relaxing leg position at any point between. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242574 | LOW-PROFILE ARMREST ARTICULATION MECHANISM FOR AIRCRAFT PASSENGER SEAT - A low profile armrest articulation mechanism for a passenger seat is disclosed. The passenger seat has a seatback reclinable from an upright configuration to a berthed or horizontal configuration (e.g., parallel to the seatpan). The mechanism includes moving stops connecting the armrests on either side to the seatback and linkages connecting the moving stops to the seat frame. As the seatback reclines, the moving stops maintain the armrests at an optimally ergonomic angle (e.g., substantially parallel to the seatpan) for as long as possible. When the seatback reaches the fully reclined or berthed configuration, the armrests may be pivoted upward into a berthed orientation flush with the seatback, adding bed space to the berthed configuration. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242575 | EXTENDABLE ARMREST WITH AUTOMATIC RETRACTION FEATURES - An aircraft seat system is disclosed, in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure. In one embodiment, the aircraft seat system includes a seat casement; a headrest portion; a seat back portion; a seat pan; and one or more armrests pivotably coupled to one or more portions of the seat casement. In another embodiment, the one or more armrests include an armrest body; a rotator link system; and a pivot link system. In another embodiment, the pivot link system may be configured to pivotably extend the armrest cap and pivotably retract the armrest cap. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242576 | FRAME COMPONENT WITH VARIABLE WALL THICKNESS - Described is a frame component for a passenger seat assembly. The frame includes a tubular frame component having a first portion and a second portion. The bent portion bends the frame at a non-zero angle within a plane. The tubular frame component includes a variable inner diameter such that the first portion of the tubular frame component has a first wall thickness and the bent portion of the tubular frame component has a second wall thickness that is different from the first wall thickness. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242577 | ROTATABLE INSERT FOR AIRCRAFT SEAT BASE - A vibration-reducing insert is usable to reduce vibration or play between two metal aircraft components. The insert rotates on a fastener, and includes a shelf that projects into the gap and operates as an indexable cam to establish an appropriate compression in an engaged portion of the shelf. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242578 | AIR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR A CABIN OF AN AIRCRAFT - An air distribution system for a cabin of an aircraft includes a supply air line with a supply air line connector, at least one air outlet with an air outlet connector, a riser line, which is connectable to the supply air line connector and the air outlet connector, and a trim element to be arranged on a primary structure of the aircraft inside the cabin. The riser line is flexible, wherein the trim element has an outer side which can be oriented relative to the primary structure and on which there is at least one retainer for retaining the riser line, and the at least one retainer is designed to be interlockingly connected to the riser line by being pressed against the latter, such that the riser line is fixed. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242579 | HEAT EXCHANGER OF AN AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM OF A CABIN OF AN AIRCRAFT, AND SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH A HEAT EXCHANGER - Heat exchanger of an air-conditioning system of a cabin of a transport vehicle, comprising: a primary circuit supplied by a first air flow ( | 2022-08-04 |
20220242580 | AMBIENT AIR ARCHITECTURE WITH SINGLE ACM WITHOUT AN AMBIENT TURBINE - An environmental control system includes a plurality of inlets for receiving a plurality of mediums including a first medium and a second medium and an outlet for delivering a conditioned flow of the second medium to one or more loads of the aircraft. A ram air circuit includes a ram air shell having at least one heat exchanger positioned therein and a compressing device is arranged in fluid communication with the ram air circuit and the outlet. The compressing device includes a compressor and at least one turbine operably coupled via a shaft. The environmental control system is operable in a first mode and a second mode. In the second mode, a pressure of the second medium output from the compressor is equal to the pressure of the second medium provided to the outlet. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242581 | PROPULSION SYSTEM COOLING CONTROL - A ground-based cryogenic cooling system includes a means for cooling an airflow and producing chilled air responsive to a power supply. A liquid air condensate pump system is operable to condense the chilled air into liquid air and urge the liquid air through a feeder line. A cryogenic cartridge includes a coupling interface configured to detachably establish fluid communication with the feeder line and a cryogenic liquid reservoir configured to store the liquid air under pressure. The cryogenic cartridge can be coupled to a cryogenic liquid distribution system on an aircraft. The liquid air can be selectively released from the cryogenic cartridge through the cryogenic liquid distribution system for an aircraft use. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242582 | VEHICLE AND PROPULSION SYSTEM WITH GASEOUS FUEL SYSTEM - A vehicle including a propulsion system is provided. The propulsion system includes a compressor section, a heat addition system, and an expansion section in serial flow arrangement. A fuel system is configured to provide a flow of gaseous fuel to the heat addition system to generate combustion gases. A thermal management system configured to receive a flow of air from the propulsion system. A lubricant system is configured to provide a flow of lubricant to the propulsion system. A hydraulic system is configured to provide a flow of hydraulic fluid to the propulsion system. The thermal management system provides the flow of air in thermal communication with the lubricant system and the hydraulic system. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242583 | AIRCRAFT WITH AN OFFSET NACELLE ALIGNED WITH THE WAKE OF THE WING - An aircraft includes a fuselage carrying a nacelle of the aircraft offset relative to a wing of the aircraft. The nacelle forms an air inlet fairing of a propulsion assembly. The nacelle includes a lower wall and an upper wall delimiting together a height of the nacelle. The lower wall includes an air inlet edge being contiguous with a trailing edge of the wing. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242584 | Electric Aircraft Side Access Batteries and Single File Passenger Seating - An aircraft includes fuselage, a seat, and battery compartment. Fuselage extends along a longitudinal axis. Seat is configured to support a passenger. The battery compartment that includes a battery configured to provide power to propel the aircraft. The battery compartment, including the battery, is located laterally adjacent to the seat along the longitudinal axis. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242585 | FAULT TOLERANT HYBRID ELECTRIC PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR AN AERIAL VEHICLE - Hybrid electric propulsion systems includes a combustion engine and an electric motor. The hybrid electric propulsion systems may include or utilize a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions, which when executed by a processor associated with the hybrid electric propulsion system, cause the processor to perform a method that includes determining an occurrence of a thrust asymmetry in the hybrid electric propulsion system, and controlling the electric motor to decrease an efficiency of the electric motor for a transient time period sufficient to reduce a torque output of the combustion engine to match an electrical load on the combustion engine. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242586 | AIRCRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEM INLET STRUCTURE WITH VARIABLE AIRFLOW INLET AREA - An assembly is provided for an aircraft propulsion system. This aircraft propulsion system assembly includes a nacelle inlet structure. The nacelle inlet structure includes an inner inlet opening, an outer inlet opening and a rotating structure. The rotating structure extends circumferentially about the inner inlet opening. The rotating structure is configured to rotate about an axis between a first position and a second position. The rotating structure at least partially closes the outer inlet opening in the first position. The rotating structure at least partially opens the outer inlet opening in the second position. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242587 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT - A method and structure for thermal management for a vehicle is provided. The method includes extracting a flow of compressed fluid from a compressor section of a propulsion system in which the flow of compressed fluid includes a pressure parameter, and generating an output torque via expanding at least a portion of the flow of compressed fluid across a turbine operably connected to a driveshaft. The turbine is positioned downstream of the compressor section and upstream of a cooling system. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242588 | COORDINATED PASSENGER PRESCREENING AND DEPLANING - Devices, systems and methods for electronic systems that manage an order in which an aircraft is boarded or deplaned are described. An exemplary method includes configuring an onboard computer to execute a script, wherein the script controls an order by which passengers on an airplane are prompted for deplaning, updating the script for a travel segment of the airplane using a first input comprising a passenger information for the travel segment or a second input comprising a travel configuration of the airplane during the travel segment or a third input from onboard crew of the airplane; and controlling onboard electronic equipment of the airplane by executing the script at an end of the travel segment by prompting passengers to deplane the airplane in the order. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242589 | MARKER BASED SMART LANDING PAD - A smart landing pad comprises a flexible display that shows images or patterns, and a protective layer over the display. The protective layer allows a UAV to land without damaging the display. Locator and range finder devices, coupled to the display, communicate with the UAV. The display is operative for wireless communications with a computer or mobile device that provides on-demand user functions, allowing for dynamically changing or customizing the images/patterns shown on the display. The images/patterns comprise a background area showing changeable images that match an environment where the landing pad is placed, and a target landing area surrounded by the background area. The target landing area includes a changeable insensitive, contrast portion, and changeable marker pattern portions having changeable colors/shapes. The images/patterns also include changeable QR codes on the target landing area. The display is IoT enabled so that data from the landing pad is remotely cloud accessible. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242590 | FLYING VEHICLE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An example charging station for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the charging station generally including a nest and a charging device. The nest includes an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion defines an upper opening sized and shaped to receive a landing apparatus of the UAV, and a diameter of the nest reduces from a first diameter at the upper opening to a second diameter at the lower portion. The charging device is mounted in the nest, and includes a first contact pad and a second contact pad. The charging device is configured to apply a voltage differential across the first contact pad and the second contact pad such that the charging station is operable to charge a power supply of the UAV via the landing apparatus. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242591 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSEMBLING CONTAINERIZED AIRCRAFT - Methods and systems for assembling containerized aircraft as complete aircraft. The methods comprise removing aircraft components from shipping container(s), unloading the aircraft components from shipping fixture(s), removing tooling comprising aircraft component positioning structure(s) from the shipping container(s), loading aircraft component(s) onto aircraft component positioning structure(s), positioning the aircraft components in aircraft component installation positions, positioning the aircraft component(s) using the aircraft component positioning structure(s), and attaching the aircraft components to assemble the complete aircraft. The systems comprise aircraft components configured to be loaded into shipping container(s) in a shipping arrangement, unloaded from the shipping arrangement and attached to at least one other aircraft component to assemble the complete aircraft; shipping fixture(s) configured to support the aircraft components in the shipping arrangement, and tooling configured to facilitate assembly of the aircraft components and comprising aircraft component positioning structure(s) configured to position aircraft component(s) in aircraft component installation position(s). | 2022-08-04 |
20220242592 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE - A system for monitoring an aircraft engine, including an acquisition module for acquiring current measurements of physical quantities, referred to as input and output physical sizes, relative to the aircraft engine, a module for simulating the physical behavior of the aircraft engine, in order to simulate output physical quantities as a function of the current measurements of input physical sizes, a processor for calculating physical margins, referred to as actual physical margins, between the simulated values of output physical quantities and the corresponding current measurements of output physical quantities, a learning module for predicting margins, the margins being predicted using current measurements of input physical quantities and wherein the processor is configured to calculate surveillance residuals giving an indication of the state of the aircraft engine. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242593 | ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - The present technology relates to an artificial satellite and a control method thereof that enable to ensure quality of a captured image while suppressing battery consumption. An artificial satellite includes: an imaging device configured to perform imaging of a predetermined region on the ground; and a management unit configured to change accuracy of attitude control in accordance with a remaining battery amount at an instructed imaging time, and configured to change an imaging condition in accordance with accuracy of the attitude control. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an artificial satellite or the like that performs satellite remote sensing by formation flight. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242594 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AUTONOMOUS 3D SELF-ASSEMBLY, SPATIAL DOCKING AND RECONFIGURATION - A method for autonomously assembling a plurality of tiles is performed in a microgravity environment. Each tile includes a shell having a first geometrical shape and an arrangement of first magnets and a controller that are supported by the shell. The controller controls operation of the arrangement of first magnets to self-assemble the shell with another tile. The first magnets are controlled to mate with a complementary arrangement of second magnets on the other tile when the complementary arrangement of second magnets floats to within a range of magnetic attractive force of the arrangement of first magnets, with or without the aid of propulsion. The controllers in the tiles detect the status of the magnetic bonds to determine whether each pair of tiles is properly bonded or has a magnetic bond error. When an error is detected, the tiles are controlled to disassemble and reassemble to correct the error. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242595 | MULTIPLE HOLD-DOWN AND RELEASE DEVICE FOR SPACECRAFT, AND METHODS FOR RELEASING A SPACECRAFT FROM A DISPENSER OF A LAUNCHER AND FOR INSTALLING A MULTIPLE HOLD-DOWN AND RELEASE DEVICE FOR SPACECRAFT - A multiple hold-down and release device for spacecraft includes a central structure including a central section with a cylindrical inner hole, an inner axial shaft insertable into the inner hole. A release bolt aligns with the inner axial shaft. A main bushing is partially arranged inside the inner hole and axially guided by guiding bushings on the main bushing and the inner hole. The main bushing includes a protrusion and internal retainer spring. Arms protruding from the central section are axially preloaded by a pusher opposite the central section. Connecting levers each connect to the end of the corresponding arm by the pusher. Hold-down assemblies on the periphery of the device each include a hold-down support and a fastener with conical contact surfaces, a torsion spring around a torsion spring shaft, and articulated with the corresponding hold-down support by the corresponding torsion spring shaft. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242596 | DIRECT MOUNT OF SECONDARY PAYLOAD ADAPTERS TO TRUSS STRUCTURE COMMON TO SPACE VEHICLE PAYLOAD ADAPTER - Systems, methods, and apparatuses for the direct mount of secondary payload adapters to a truss structure common to a space vehicle payload adapter are disclosed herein. In one or more embodiments, a method for reacting loads into a space vehicle payload adapter comprises reacting, by more than two interstitial rings of the space vehicle payload adapter, the loads created by secondary payloads mounted onto the space vehicle payload adapter, into a truss structure of the space vehicle payload adapter. The method further comprises reacting, by struts of the truss structure, the loads to a forward ring and an aft ring of the space vehicle payload adapter. In one or more embodiments, the reacting of the loads maintains high frequency (e.g., greater than (>) thirty (30) gigahertz (GHz)) modes for the space vehicle payload adapter. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242597 | DEBRIS REMOVAL SATELLITE, DEBRIS REMOVAL METHOD, DEBRIS REMOVAL CONTROL APPARATUS, DEBRIS REMOVAL CONTROL METHOD, AND GROUND FACILITY - A debris removal satellite includes a capture device, a thruster of a chemical propulsion method, and a propellant tank to store chemical fuel. A solar array wing is operable in an orbit at an orbital altitude higher than a congested orbit region congested with satellites forming a satellite constellation. The debris removal satellite is built in advance for future use as a satellite to be launched, and when a debris intrusion alarm to give a warning about intrusion of debris into the congested orbit region is issued, propellant is loaded into the propellant tank and the debris removal satellite is launched by a rocket built in advance for future use as a launch rocket. The debris removal satellite captures capture-target debris at an orbital altitude higher than the congested orbit region, and operates a propulsion device with the capture-target debris being captured. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242598 | DEVICE FOR REFILLING ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE CARTRIDGE - A refill bottle and system for an electronic cigarette. The refill bottle and system can comprise a refill bottle. The refill bottle can comprise a bottle housing, a bottle cavity defined by the bottle housing, and a refill assembly coupled to the bottle housing. The refill assembly can comprise a bottle stopper, a movable assembly, a spring, a filling projection, and a projection opening. The refill assembly can be configured to cover the filling projection and the projection opening when no force is acting upon the refill assembly. The refill system can further comprise an eCig tank comprising a tank side wall, a tank reservoir defined by the tank side wall, and a self-sealing port coupled to the tank side wall. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242599 | PACKAGE, ARTICLE CARRIER AND BLANK THERFOR - Aspects of the disclosure relate to a package, an article carrier for packaging a plurality of articles, and a blank ( | 2022-08-04 |
20220242600 | AUTOMATED HANDLING AND MANIPULATION OF PACKAGES AND PACKAGES SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR - Systems, methods, and apparatuses for handling and manipulating packages in automated or semi-automated fashion and packages adapted for the same. The systems may include package-holding devices, package-manipulating devices, and package-detection components for locating packages or portions thereof in a three-dimensional space. The packages may include features that enable automated or semi-automated handling and manipulation thereof, such as different types of opening/closing mechanisms with different geometric structures that allow for holding, shifting, and manipulating the packages and/or portions thereof with the package-manipulating devices. The packages additionally or alternatively may include mechanical fasteners, magnets, and/or spring-biased opening/closing mechanisms for keeping the packages closed prior to manipulation thereof. Such packages and systems may be used in a logistics network to the increase speed, accuracy, and efficiency of processing packages having, at least in part, a non-fixed geometry. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242601 | AUTOMATED HANDLING AND MANIPULATION OF PACKAGES AND PACKAGES SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR - Systems, methods, and apparatuses for handling and manipulating packages in automated or semi-automated fashion and packages adapted for the same. The systems may include package-holding devices, package-manipulating devices, and package-detection components for locating packages or portions thereof in a three-dimensional space. The packages may include features that enable automated or semi-automated handling and manipulation thereof, such as different types of opening/closing mechanisms with different geometric structures that allow for holding, shifting, and manipulating the packages and/or portions thereof with the package-manipulating devices. The packages additionally or alternatively may include mechanical fasteners, magnets, and/or spring-biased opening/closing mechanisms for keeping the packages closed prior to manipulation thereof. Such packages and systems may be used in a logistics network to the increase speed, accuracy, and efficiency of processing packages having, at least in part, a non-fixed geometry. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242602 | Filling Aluminum Cans Aseptically - Methods of manufacturing shelf stable pods containing food or drink to be rapidly cooled, include inserting a mixing paddle into an aluminum can through an open end of a body of the can and sterilizing the can and mixing paddle at temperatures below a stress relief temperature of the can in a first aseptic chamber. The method also includes filling the can with a sterilized food or drink in the aseptic chamber, sealing a sterilized base of the can to the open end of the body of the can with a food-safe adhesive to create a hermetic seal, removing the can from the first aseptic chamber while maintaining the hermetic seal outside the first aseptic chamber, and mechanically seaming the base to the can. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242603 | BAG HOOK FOR A HINGED TOTE - A clip-on bag hook for a hinged tote is provided. The bag hook includes a support portion, a hoop extending from a first end of the support portion and a hook extending from a second end of the support portion. A rib also extends from the second end of the support portion. A plurality of bag hooks can be clipped onto the hinge components of the tote. The bag hooks are preferably formed from an extruded plastic bar. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242604 | DELAMINATED CONTAINER - A delaminated container has a main body portion and an opening portion. An accommodation space of the delaminated container is formed by a body inner surface of the main body portion and an opening inner surface of the opening portion. The delaminated container includes a first layer and a second layer. The first layer includes a first tightly-attached section. At the main body portion, the first layer is located closer to the body inner surface than the second layer located thereto and is exposed on the body inner surface. The second layer includes a second tightly-attached section. The first tightly-attached section and the second tightly-attached section are tightly attached to each other. The first tightly-attached section and the second tightly-attached section are both located at the opening portion of the delaminated container. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242605 | LIGHTWEIGHT BEVERAGE CAN MADE FROM ALUMINUM ALLOY - The invention relates to a beverage can on the basis of an aluminum alloy, preferably for a carbonated drink, comprising:
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20220242606 | MOLDED COLLECTION BASKET - A basket assembly is provided. The basket assembly includes a molded basket body having opposed side walls with minimal draft angles. The basket body defines a front opening for receiving fluid and items, an interior area of receiving and holding the items, and a plurality of perforations for allowing the fluid to escape the interior area while retaining the items within the interior area. The perforations are placed, oriented, sized, and configured to maximize fluid flow and item retention while the basket assembly is positioned in flowing fluid of a washing machine wash tank. Support pins retain the basket assembly at the top of the wash tank and handles extending therebetween facilitate removal of the basket assembly from the wash tank. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242607 | METHOD OF OPENING A BOX - A method of opening a box includes providing the box in a closed configuration, the box comprising a first top panel attached to a second top panel, the first top panel comprising a first sealing flap, a second sealing flap, and a middle flap disposed therebetween; removing a first tear strip of the first sealing flap to detach the first sealing flap from the second top panel; and removing a second tear strip of the second sealing flap to detach the second sealing flap from the second top panel and to configure the box in an open configuration. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242608 | One-Piece, Plastic-Free Blister Package And Method - A one-piece, plastic-free blister package is disclosed. The package is formed from a one-piece card comprising a front support card having a window and a rear portion. The rear portion comprises a plurality of sidewalls and a plurality of tabs which can be folded to form a cavity to hold a small product. The package is then assembled by bonding part of the rear portion to the front support card through the application of heat and pressure. The package encloses the product, which is visible to consumers through the window cut on the front support card. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242609 | PRODUCT PACKAGE HAVING FINISHED EDGES AND CAVITIES - A package includes board platform having a folded top platform element and bottom platform element made from cardboard material. The top platform element has cutout portions conforming to shapes of a product to be packaged. A folded cardboard product tray element forms an open cavity conforming to the shape of the product and is secured to at least one of the top platform element and the bottom platform element and is disposed therebetween. A paper platform wrapper covers the exterior surfaces of the top platform element and a paper product tray wrapper covers the interior side wall of the open cavity. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242610 | Laminated Can Sealant - A metal can with a monolithic laminated hermetic seal is provided. The lid and sidewall of a can each include a laminated layer bonded to an interior surface. The lid and sidewall of the can are rolled to form a double seam and mechanically seal the can. When the double seal is formed through the mechanical rolling process and before heating, a bi-laminate layer forms between the adjacent laminated interior surfaces. The bi-laminate layer is then heated, causing each laminate layer to melt and fuse with the adjacent laminate layer. This creates a monolithic laminate layer that fills gaps within the double seam to form a hermetic seal that is impervious to air, water, gas, liquids, and other fluids. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242611 | RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION GASKET FOR SEALING BOTTLE MOUTH - A radio frequency identification gasket for sealing a bottle mouth has an adhesive layer, an aluminum-plastic film layer, a radio frequency identification layer and a composite film functional layer from bottom to top, wherein the composite film functional layer is formed with a reserved structural weakening zone therein, the radio frequency identification layer is set with a structure of a radio frequency identification antenna line that is destroyed when the composite film functional layer is torn. The composite film functional layer forms the reserved structural weakening zone therein through physical treatment, and the physical treatment is one of die micro-pressing, laser micro-cutting or electron beam micro-cutting. The radio frequency identification gasket is mounted in the bottle mouth and has the functions of sealing and reading and writing radio frequency tags, and also has an anti-counterfeiting effect. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242612 | PACKAGING MODULES FOR PACKAGING OBLONG OBJECTS FOR TRANSPORT AND STORAGE PURPOSES AND METHOD APPLYING SUCH PACKAGING MODULES - Stackable packaging modules for packaging oblong objects with a U-shaped profile made from synthetic material, formed by a horizontal bottom profile and two upright legs which can be fixed, or collapsible whereby the horizontal bottom profile along both upright long sides is provided with at least two protrusions and at least two hollow recesses in which the at least two protrusions and at least two recesses of a horizontal bottom profile of an adjoining module fit. The horizontal bottom profile is provided on the underside over the whole length with a slit-shaped recess in which a fork of a forklift truck, reach truck or side loader fits. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242613 | TRANSPORT CONTAINER - The invention relates to a transport container ( | 2022-08-04 |
20220242614 | Replaceable Container Protective Cover - The present invention provides a replaceable container protective cover. The protective cover has a main body and a joint structure configured on the opposite sides of the main body for quick assembly and disassembly. The surface of the protective cover can maintain the original plain form of the material, or can be printed with graphic patterns, or can be configured with a plurality of embedding holes arranged in any form, or can even adopt a hybrid design with combination of graphic patterns and embedding holes. The embedding holes can be in any style, matched by a button body for decoration. Moreover, the button body can be an independent embedding unit, a graphic body combined with an embedding unit, or a graphic body combined with the combination of a plurality of embedding units. Based on the above-mentioned structural design, apart from heat insulation, cold insulation, and anti-collision functions, the protective cover can be freely attached with button bodies, so that the protective cover can have a variety of unique styles, offering more aesthetic and personal expression. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242615 | SYSTEM FOR CONTAINER CONTENT IDENTIFICATION - Apparatus, methods, devices for container content identification is described herein. In some variations, an apparatus may include a container comprising a plurality of labels. The apparatus may also include a cover at least partially surrounding the container. The cover may include a labeling region selectively positionable to expose a label of the plurality of labels. The exposed label may be indicative of a container content type. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242616 | CONTAINER, THE BODY OF WHICH HAS A GRIPPING HANDLE FORMED BY A SINGLE BOXING OPERATION - The invention relates to a plastic container comprising a body that extends along a central axis between an opening and a base, the body having an overstroked holding recess extending parallel to the central axis over a predetermined height, the overstroked holding recess being the only overstroked recess on the body over the predetermined height, and having a median line of maximum indentation, the median line of maximum indentation being able to be inscribed in a diametrical plane. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242617 | Suspension Device, and Package - A hanging device ( | 2022-08-04 |
20220242618 | PREP TABLE FOOD BAG - The prep table food bag includes an air tight sealed food bag that is suspended by a Gastronorm sized lip frame that sits on the pan rails of a prep table. The prep table food bag is able to function as an air tight sealed food bag package during storage and transport and is also able to function as a food pan on the pan rails of a prep table. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242619 | RESEALABLE CHILDPROOF BAG SYSTEM AND METHOD - A bag including a childproof resealable closure system. The bag includes an opening extending from a first end to a second end configured with a closure system to seal the opening. The closure system includes a first elongate closure element and a second elongate closure element, coupled to opposing sidewalls of the bag and extending from the first end to the second end. The first and second elongate closure elements may be resealably interlocked to provide the seal. The first closure element may be coupled to its sidewall along its lower portion while leaving the upper portion of the closure element substantially disconnected. The second closure element may be coupled to its sidewall along its upper and lower portions. The second closure element may include a discreet partial gap along its length to facilitate the gripping and separating of the closure system, to render the resealable bag childproof. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242620 | LONG SPOUT REPLACEMENT CAPS - A cap to be used to convert one of a number of pre-existing disposable plastic beverage containers containing a beverage and threaded cap into a long spout squeeze bottle avoiding the use of a separate squeeze bottle container. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242621 | CLOSURE - An improved snap-on/twist off closure which is very durable. The invention is also directed to a package comprising the closure, e.g., a bottle in combination with the closure. The closure includes an upper wall defining an opening and a cylindrical snap on pipe depending from the upper wall. The pipe includes threads designed to mate with external threads on a neck of the bottle. The threads on the pipe and threads on the neck of the bottle pass over each other when the closure is snapped onto the bottle during manufacture. The pipe includes a resistance recess and a guidance recess. A bottom rim of the pipe, the resistance recess and the guidance recess are in contact with a forcing element on a shoulder of the bottle and guide the closure into positions permitting unscrewing of the closure | 2022-08-04 |
20220242622 | LID MEMBER AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD - A lid and substrate part made of pulp material are connected as one piece via hinge part and configured to be openable and closable, wherein the lid part is provided with a swell part and the substrate part is provided with a part for attaching to a package, a surrounding wall standing from the attaching part and a flange part formed between the surrounding wall and the outlet, wherein when the lid is closed the lid part contacts the flange part, when the closed lid state is maintained the swell part covers the surrounding wall in which a pressing force is applied to the flange part by the lid part, when retention of the closed lid state is removed, the pressing force by the lid part to the flange part is removed and a force to open the lid part is applied from the flange part onto the lid part. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242623 | CLOSURE WITH BONDED TAMPER EVIDENCE - A closure for a container includes an annular base to be fixed to the upper rim of a container and a lid. The lid is adapted to be moved to an open position, in which access is gained to the container. A locking member is attached to the base and to the lid so as to lock the lid relative to the base such that movement of the lid relative to the annular base is prevented. The locking member includes at least one tamper-evident lug welded to an attachment surface of the lid or the annular base and a frangible connection integrally adjoining the tamper-evident lug. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242624 | BLISTER PACKAGING CONTAINER HAVING SHOULDER PART-INTEGRATED FLIPTOP CAP - The present invention relates to a blister packaging container having a shoulder part-integrated fliptop cap, the container comprising: a container part ( | 2022-08-04 |
20220242625 | CLOSURE - A dispensing closure ( | 2022-08-04 |
20220242626 | TAMPER/CHILD-RESISTANT DISPENSER - A tamper-resistant nozzle assembly for preventing the unwanted or unintentional dispensing of a material from a container. The nozzle assembly may comprise a base adapted to fit on top of a container holding the material, a mechanism located within the base and configured to provide tamper-resistant properties for the nozzle assembly, a nozzle connected to the base and having a pair of diametrically opposed tabs extending downwardly therefrom into the base, the tabs being capable of travelling radially inward when squeezed by a user, whereby, in a locked state, the mechanism limits the travel of the tabs such that (1) the nozzle cannot rotate relative to the base, and (2) the nozzle cannot be depressed to release the material from the container. When a user squeezes the tabs, the mechanism is in an unlocked state and permits the rotation of the nozzle relative to the base, to thereby enable the nozzle to be depressed relative to the base to allow it to dispense the material from the container. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242627 | Container - Various embodiments of child-resistant containers are described which have a release that requires two portions to be simultaneously depressed in order to release the latches and allow the container to be opened. The release may be formed of two pieces coupled to each other and the housing by a fastener, where one of the pieces acts as a spring to bias the release or its actuators in a first position. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242628 | Child Resistant Pail - An improved lid and pail combination provides a child resistant connection for use with pails. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242629 | FOOD CONTAINER COMPRISING A GAS PERMEABLE BARRIER - A food container comprises a container body having an open top, and a moisture-tight and gas permeable barrier ( | 2022-08-04 |
20220242630 | WINE STOPPER CAPABLE OF BEING VACUUMIZED - Provided is a wine stopper capable of being vacuumized, the wine stopper comprising a base capable of covering an outer side of a wine bottle, and a shell enclosing a cavity with the base. A boss capable of being clamped in a bottle opening is arranged on one side, away from the shell, of the base. The wine stopper further comprises a power source arranged in the cavity and a vacuum pump capable of creating a vacuum in the wine bottle, a through hole capable of communicating the vacuum pump with the interior of the bottle is provided in the boss, a measurement assembly capable of measuring a vacuum degree of the interior of the wine bottle is arranged in the cavity, and the measurement assembly is electrically connected with the vacuum pump. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242631 | Beverage Container Cap with Selectable Additives | 2022-08-04 |
20220242632 | ANTI-COUNTERFEITING STRUCTURE AND PACKAGING BOX HAVING THE SAME - An anti-counterfeiting structure to prevent tampering or replacement of the authenticated product of a packaging box includes a fixing member, a connecting member, a first mounting member, a second mounting member, and an anti-counterfeiting member. The connecting member connected to the fixing member defines a first receiving groove. The first mounting member is disposed in the first receiving groove and defines a second receiving groove. The anti-counterfeiting member in the second receiving groove includes an electronic screen and a battery disposed on the electronic screen. The first mounting member can be readily moved along a first direction away from the connecting member, driving the electronic screen along the first direction and thereby separating the battery from the electronic screen, causing cancellation of the structure and the visible authenticity of the product within the packaging box. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242633 | Removeable Sealing Strip And Method - A removable sealing strip and method is provided for sealing a lid removably secured to a top portion of a container. The removable sealing strip includes a strip removably affixed to a substrate and has a first portion extending from a first end thereof, a second portion extending from the first portion, and a third portion extending between the second portion of the strip and a second end thereof. The strip is foldable along a fold line such that an inner surface of the first portion of strip binds to an to inner surface of the second portion of the strip so as to define a tap on the strip. The inner surface of the third portion of the strip is affixable to the lid and to the top portion of the container to substantially inhibits removal of the lid from the top portion of the container. The tab is configured to facilitate removal of the third portion of the strip from the lid and the top portion of the container. | 2022-08-04 |