38th week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200290726 | ROTATING DEVICE AND AIRCRAFT - According to one implementation, a rotating device includes at least one ring, at least one motor and a power transmission mechanism. The least one ring rotates in a circumference direction. The at least one ring includes no hub for housing a motor inside the at least one ring. The at least one motor generates power for rotating the at least one ring. The power transmission mechanism transmits the power to the at least one ring. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290727 | DRIVING DEVICE, PROPELLER AND PROPULSION SYSTEM - A propulsion system includes a driving device and a propeller coupled with the driving device. The driving device includes a body portion and a lock portion disposed on the body portion. The lock portion includes a first snap-fitting portion. The propeller includes a hub having a receiving hole, a plurality of blades connected to the hub, and a second snap-fitting portion arranged on an inner wall of the receiving hole and configured to snap with the first snap-fitting portion. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290728 | VARIABLE OPERATOR INTERFACE FOR BACKDRIVING CONTROL INPUT DEVICES - A control system having a variable operator interface (VOI) is disclosed, and includes one or more processors and a memory coupled to the processors. The memory stores program code causing the control system to detect an existence and first direction of an operator control input to one or more active inceptors being backdriven from an operator on inceptor detector (OID). The control system is caused to compare the first direction of the operator control input with a second direction of one or more zero-force detent rates to determine a variance and interprets the operator control input as inadvertent based on the variance. In response to interpreting the operator control input as inadvertent, the control system is caused to limit the operator control input to reduce or substantially eliminate movement of the machine caused by inadvertent input by modifying the operator control input based on one or more command modifiers. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290729 | ELECTROMECHANICALLY ACTUATED CONTROL ROD FOR FLIGHT VEHICLES - A control rod assembly is provided for moving a control surface of a flight vehicle. The control rod assembly includes a first connector for connecting to a first structure of vehicle, and a second connector for connecting to a second structure of the vehicle. A connecting rod may be operably coupled between the first and second connectors, and an actuator may be operably coupled to the connecting rod. The actuator may include a screw-and-nut assembly, and a motor that is configured to drive the screw-and-nut assembly. The actuator may be operable such that driving the screw-and-nut assembly via the motor causes the connecting rod to translate linearly along a longitudinal axis to thereby vary a distance between the first and second connectors. The actuators may be electromechanical actuators which may be controlled by a controller without pilot interaction. Two such actuators may be provided on opposite sides of the assembly. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290730 | AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE FOR FLOW CONTROL - An aircraft structure ( | 2020-09-17 |
20200290731 | LEVERED LANDING GEAR WITH INNER SHOCK STRUT - A levered landing gear including a first shock strut having a first end and a second end, a truck lever pivotally coupled to the second end of the first shock strut, and a second shock strut disposed between the second end of the first shock strut and the truck lever, where the second shock strut has a first end and a second end, the first end of the second shock strut being coupled to the second end of the first shock strut and the second end of the second shock strut being coupled to the truck lever. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290732 | TENSION-TORSION STRAP - A tension-torsion strap, for example for a rotor aircraft, including a continuous length of carbon fiber tow arranged in multiple loops to form an elongated member extending between opposing ends and a flexible cover encasing the carbon fiber tow. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290733 | System and Method for Rotorcraft Autorotation Entry Assist - A rotorcraft including a main rotor, flight controls connected to the main rotor the main rotor, a plurality of engines connected to the main rotor and operable to drive the main rotor, a main rotor revolutions per minute (RPM) sensor, and a monitoring system operable to determine an engine failure of the plurality of engines. The monitoring system is further operable to engage an automated autorotation entry assist process in response to at least determining the engine failure and according to the measured main rotor RPM, where the automated autorotation entry assist process comprises the monitoring system generating one or more rotor RPM related commands according to at least a target main rotor RPM and the measured main rotor RPM, where the automated autorotation entry assist process further comprises controlling the one or more flight controls according to the one or more rotor RPM related commands. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290734 | SLEWING MECHANICAL POWER TRANSMISSIONS FOR ROTORCRAFT - A mechanical power transmission is described that pivots about an axis to vary an angle between an input shaft and an output shaft. In one embodiment, the mechanical power transmission includes an input gear having an input shaft that couples to a drive shaft, an output gear having an output shaft that couples to a tail rotor, a first intermediate gear rotationally coupled to the input gear, and a second intermediate gear rotationally coupled to the output gear. The mechanical power transmission further comprises a shaft that mechanically couples the first intermediate gear with the second intermediate gear, where a centerline of the shaft is coincident with the axis. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290735 | ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION WITH DIFFERENT ROTOR ROTATIONAL SPEEDS - An exemplary electric distributed propulsion system includes two or more rotors that are individually controlled by the rotational speed of associated motors, an input control connected to the associated motors to provide rotational speed control to the two or more rotors to produce a desired net thrust, and a logic connected to the input control and the associated motors, the logic for controlling speed and direction of the two or more rotors to achieve the desired net thrust and to avoid a motor speed condition. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290736 | Aerial Imaging Aircraft having Attitude Stability - An aerial imaging aircraft operable to transition between thrust-borne lift in a VTOL orientation and wing-borne lift in a biplane orientation. The aircraft includes an airframe having first and second wings with first and second pylons coupled therebetween. A two-dimensional distributed thrust array is coupled to the airframe. The thrust array includes a plurality of propulsion assemblies each operable for variable speed and omnidirectional thrust vectoring. A payload is coupled to the airframe and includes an aerial imaging module. A flight control system is operable to independently control the speed and thrust vector of each of the propulsion assemblies such that in an inclined flight attitude, the flight control system is operable to maintain the orientation of the aerial imaging module toward a target while translating the aircraft, changing aircraft altitude and/or circling the target. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290737 | Convertible Biplane Aircraft for Capturing Drones - An aircraft for capturing drones includes an airframe having a drone channel with first and second wings extending outboard thereof. A two-dimensional distributed thrust array includes a plurality of propulsion assemblies coupled to each of the first and second wings such that the rotor disc of each propulsion assembly is outboard of the drone channel. A flight control system is coupled to the airframe and is operable to independently control each of the propulsion assemblies. A mesh bag is coupled to the drone channel forming a drone capture net. The aircraft is configured to convert between thrust-borne lift in a VTOL orientation and wing-borne lift in a biplane orientation. The aircraft is also configured to overtake a drone during flight in the biplane orientation such that the drone passes through the drone channel into the mesh bag, thereby capturing the drone in the drone capture net. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290738 | AIRCRAFT STORE EJECTOR SYSTEM - An aircraft store ejector systems and subsystems thereof. Embodiments can include a two-reservoir re-pressurization system wherein a remote reservoir is used to maintain desired pressure in a local ejector reservoir. The system can include a release valve having a vent valve and valve piston. The release valve can control release of pressurized gas to a pitch control valve. The pitch control valve can be configured to distribute the pressurized gas between two or more ejector piston assemblies. One or more of the ejector piston assemblies can include multiple concentric piston stages and piston chambers, the piston chambers configured to contain a volume of gas. The ejector piston assemblies can be configured to compress the volume of gas within the piston chambers as the piston stages are extended out from the aircraft. Such compression can provide a return force to the piston stages. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290739 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING SPRAY AREA - A method and a device for measuring a spray area are provided. The method includes obtaining flight data of an unmanned aerial vehicle when performing a spray operation. The method also includes according to the flight data and a spray amplitude of a spray nozzle on the unmanned aerial vehicle for spraying, determining the spray area of the spray operation. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290740 | MITIGATING OPERATIONAL RISK IN AIRCRAFT - An in-flight risk management system includes an eye sensor, a seat sensor, and one or more in-flight risk management computers that perform operations including: obtaining history information for a flight crew member, obtaining flight information associated with a flight on which the flight crew member will be present, determining, based on the history information and the flight information, a predicted fatigue profile for the flight crew member, determining, based on the predicted fatigue profile for the crew member, one or more fatigue indicator profiles for the flight crew member, obtaining, from at least one of the eye sensor or seat sensor, one or more measured fatigue indicator values associated with the flight crew member, generating, based on the one or more measured fatigue indicator values, one or more updated fatigue indicator profiles, and generating, based on the one or more updated fatigue indicator profiles, an updated predicted fatigue profile. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290741 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE BLEED DUCT - A single-piece gas turbine engine bleed duct for a gas turbine engine including: a main airflow conduit configured to transmit a bleed flow to a location outside the gas turbine engine; a pressure regulating valve for regulating airflow through the main airflow conduit; a first inlet duct for directing airflow to the main airflow conduit and toward the pressure regulating valve, the first inlet duct including a non-return valve; and a second inlet duct for directing airflow to the main airflow conduit and toward the pressure regulating valve, the second inlet duct including a control valve; wherein each of the first and second inlet ducts are directly connectable to an engine casing of a gas turbine engine. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290742 | HYBRID-ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT, AND METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR FACILITATING SAME - This invention relates to electrically-driven propulsors for regional aircraft. These combine fans optimized for quiet regional operations with rotating variable pitch mechanisms contained within the hubs and highly efficient ring electric motors. The ring motors are used to drive annular fans at the inner or outer radius, or a conventional fan at the inner radius. The assembly combines a single fan, fixed or variable pitch, with a row of stators, or multiple counter-rotating fans without stators. Our focus is on propulsors optimized for quiet and efficient regional flights, but many elements apply to long-haul air and several other applications referred to herein. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290743 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPRESSION SYSTEM - A gas turbine engine has a compression system radius ratio defined as the ratio of the radius of the tip of a fan blade to the radius of the tip of the most downstream compressor blade in the range of from 5 to 9. This results in an optimum balance between installation benefits, operability, maintenance requirements and engine efficiency when the gas turbine engine is installed on an aircraft. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290744 | PLUG IN FLUID COOLED ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS FOR TAIL CONE MOUNTED GENERATOR - A gas turbine engine including: a tail cone; a low pressure compressor; a low pressure turbine; a low speed spool interconnecting the low pressure compressor and the low pressure turbine; and an electric generator located within the tail cone, the electric generator being operably connected to the low speed spool, wherein the electric generator includes a coolant cavity in thermal communication with one or more components of the electric generator; a structural support housing at least partially enclosing the electric generator, the structural support housing including a forward wall located on a forward end of the structural support housing, wherein the forward wall includes a first opening; a first coolant conveying tube extending through the first opening to fluidly connect to the coolant cavity; and a first electrical connector tube extending through the first opening within the first coolant conveying tube to electrically connect to the electric generator. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290745 | PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT - A hybrid-electric propulsion system for an aircraft is provided herein that can include a propulsor and a turbomachine comprising a high pressure turbine drivingly coupled to a high pressure compressor through a high pressure spool. An auxiliary power unit can be operably coupled with a starter motor. An electrical system can comprise a first electric machine coupled to the turbomachine. The first electric machine can be separate from the starter motor. A controller can be configured to provide electrical power from an electric power source to the first electric machine to drive the first electric machine to start, or assist with starting, the turbomachine. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290746 | SEAL ARRANGEMENT - A seal arrangement includes a first outer skin and a second outer skin disposed about an axial centerline. The second outer skin is adjacent the first outer skin and includes at least one door. A bulkhead extends substantially radially at least a portion of a distance between the axial centerline and one of the first outer skin and the second outer skin. A first outer frame includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion. The first portion of the first outer frame is mounted to the bulkhead. A seal is mounted to one of the at least one door and the second portion. The at least one door is rotatable between a first position and a second position. In the second position the seal contacts the at least one door and the second portion. The third portion is configured to limit a compression of the seal. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290747 | AIRCRAFT NACELLE - An aircraft nacelle includes a front portion having an inner wall and an outer wall joined by an annular front frame to delimit a gas passage flow path, the front frame being formed by a plurality of adjacent sheet metal frames which are joined together over at least a portion of the periphery thereof. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290748 | RAM AIR TURBINES AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS - A ram air turbine (RAT) system can include a fluid circuit, a turbine, a shaft connected to the turbine to turn with the turbine, and a hydraulic pump connected (e.g., directly) to the shaft and connected to the fluid circuit to pump fluid within the fluid circuit. The hydraulic pump can be a variable displacement pump, for example (e.g., configured to govern a speed of the shaft and turbine). The hydraulic pump can be used to power and provide speed control to an electric generator. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290749 | Pilot and Passenger Seat - The present invention achieves technical advantages as a pilot and passenger seating. An aircraft employs a pilot seat, comprising a contoured structure having ergonomically formed and padded surfaces, with left and right arm supports that include an articulated control knob, movable in three rectangular axes and rotatable about a vertical axis to provide one or more aircraft steering functions for an aircraft, and a touch-sensitive control surface for controlling one or more power system components. A passenger seat, having a contoured structure, having ergonomically formed and padded surfaces, a headrest, a seat, a left support member, and a right support member are adapted to cradle a portion of a passenger's body to support the passenger during travel. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290750 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AIRCRAFT SAFE TAXI, TAKEOFF, AND FLIGHT READINESS - A monitoring system and method are provided for real time monitoring of flaps, landing gears, or tail skids to determine safe taxi, takeoff, and flight readiness. Monitoring units, including scanning LiDAR devices combined with cameras or sensors, mounted in aircraft exterior locations produce a stream of meshed data that is securely transmitted to a processing system to generate a real time visual display of the flaps, landing gears, or tail skid for communication to aircraft pilots to ensure safe aircraft taxi, takeoff, and flight readiness. Actual flap position alignment with optimal flap setting, proper retraction and extension positions of landing gears, and tail skid condition is ensured. Safety of aircraft taxi, takeoff and flight and airport operations are improved when the present system and method are used to prevent incidents related to misaligned flaps and improperly positioned landing gears or tail skids. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290751 | INFORMATION PROJECTION AND CONTROL SYSTEM - An information projection and control system for projecting information onto a projection area provided by a vehicle door, comprising at least one control unit that generates information, for projection onto the projection area; at least one projection device that projects the generated information onto the projection area; and at least one movement sensor that detects movements in a sensing area associated with the projection area, wherein the at least one control unit is adapted to control generation of the generated information on the basis of the detected movements. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290752 | AUTONOMOUS HANGING STORAGE, DOCKING AND CHARGING MULTIPURPOSE STATION FOR AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE - Disclosed is an autonomous hanging storage, docking and charging multipurpose station (“the UAVMCS”) for unmanned aerial vehicles. The UAVMCS enables UAV to approach it, connect to it and fly into it from the bottom up. The UAVMCS is in the form of a cocoon in a closed state, and it is in the form of an umbrella in the open state. The system can be networked with a central control and a plurality of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (“UAVs”). | 2020-09-17 |
20200290753 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DOCKING AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE WITH A MOVEABLE DOCKING STATION - A device for docking an unmanned vehicle with a moveable docking station is provided, the device comprising: an interface surface configured to cooperatively engage a counterpart interface surface of a counterpart device; at least one identifying means arranged to be detected by a counterpart device; and at least one sensor configured to detect an at least one identifying means of a counterpart device. Also provided is a method of docking an unmanned vehicle with a moveable docking station, the method comprising: performing a cooperative docking procedure; wherein the cooperative docking procedure comprises each of the unmanned vehicle and docking station capturing the attitude and/or position of the other and, responsive to the captured attitude and/or position, adjusting the respective attitude and/or position of the unmanned vehicle and docking station to a mutually cooperative docking configuration so as to provide docking of the unmanned vehicle with the docking station. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290754 | UNIT FOR HANDLING AN AIRCRAFT TURBOJET ENGINE - A unit for handling an aircraft turbojet engine includes a frame, a front cradle and a rear cradle designed for supporting the turbojet engine, and a plurality of electric actuators. The cradles include devices for securing the turbojet engine. The plurality of electric actuators includes three electric actuators, where a first one and second one are arranged opposite each other, on either side of a longitudinal axis of the frame, connected to the front cradle and arranged for moving same in vertical translation, and where a third actuator is connected to the rear cradle and arranged for moving the same in vertical translation. The handling unit further includes a device for rotary driving of the front cradle about a longitudinal axis of the turbojet engine. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290755 | Spacecraft Structures and Mechanisms - A method in a spacecraft for transporting propellant to be consumed by a thruster includes storing the propellant in the spacecraft in a solid state during at least a portion of a take-off procedure and supplying the propellant to the thruster in a liquid or vaporous state when the spacecraft is in space. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290756 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FLEXIBLY TREATING PHARMACEUTICAL PACKAGES - A package for holding pharmaceutical containers on a filling line includes: a transport and packaging container having a plurality of connected sidewalls, a base, an upper edge opposite the base, and a step defining a step height that is constant relative to the upper edge and less than an overall height defined between the upper edge and the base; and a holder placed in the transport and packaging container and having a plurality of holder openings formed therein. The holder is supported on the step and configured to hold a container in each of the holder openings so the held containers are suspended within the transport and packaging container. The step height is constant and independent of at least one of a shape, a type, or a size of each of the held containers. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290757 | Medicine Packaging Apparatus and Medicine Feeding Apparatus - A medicine packaging apparatus configured to package medicine based on prescription data, including: a feeder configured to feed solid medicine; a storage configured to temporarily store the solid medicine fed from the feeder; and a packaging unit configured to package the solid medicine discharged from the storage, wherein the storage includes: a plurality of storage containers; a holding table configured to hold the plurality of storage containers so as to be individually detachable; and a drive unit configured to drive the holding table to move so that each of the plurality of storage containers held by the holding table is moved between an introduction position where the solid medicine is introduced from the feeder and a discharge position where the solid medicine is discharged to the packaging unit. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290758 | METHOD OF PACKAGING INCLUDING COVERING AN OPENING OF A CHUTE USING A LID - The method includes covering a first opening of at least one first chute using a lid, delivering air from a pressurized air source into the at least one first chute, and advancing at least one first plunger through a first end of the at least one first chute to transfer a product through a second end of the at least one first chute and into a first open side of at least one first box. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290759 | BINDING MACHINE - A binding machine includes a wire feeding unit, a binding unit, a curl guide and an inductive guide. The inductive guide has a converging passage through which the wire fed by the wire feeding unit and curled by the curl guide passes, and a cross-sectional area of the converging passage decreases along an entry direction of the wire from an opening end portion that the wire enters. The inductive guide has an entry angle regulation part configured to change an entry angle of the wire entering the converging passage, and the inductive guide is provided on an inner side with respect to a virtual line interconnecting the opening end portion and a narrowest part of the converging passage at which the cross-sectional area is the narrowest. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290760 | BINDING MACHINE - A binding machine includes a wire feeding unit configured to feed a wire to be wound on an object to be bound, a binding unit configured to twist the wire wound on the object to be bound, a curl guide configured to curl the wire being fed by the wire feeding unit, an inductive guide configured to guide the wire curled by the curl guide toward the binding unit, and a retraction guide part configured to retract the wire to a downstream side of the binding unit with respect to a feeding direction of the wire that is fed by the wire feeding unit in a direction of curling the wire by the curl guide. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290761 | GAS REMOVER AND ITS USE IN VACUUM PACKAGING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS - The present invention relates to the preservation and packaging of the agricultural products and discloses a gas remover and a method for packaging agricultural products. The gas remover provided herein is capable of effectively removing gas released in a vacuum sealer bag. The gas remover includes calcium hydroxide, which can effectively removes gas released by the plant-based agricultural products in the vacuum sealer bag, avoiding the expansion of the vacuum sealer bag. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290762 | Bag clamping device for material bag filling system - A bag clamping device for a material bag filling system is provided. A filling tube portion of a material bag can be blown to be in an upright state from a collapsed state through displacement and lift of an X-axis rail, a Y-axis rail and a Z-axis rail and blow of a pair of blowers. A pair of electric clamps is configured to clamp the filling tube portion. A pair of cantilevers is displaced to the bottom of a material filling device. The filling tube of the material filling device is displaced in a Z direction to enter the material bag for blowing air and filling the material. Through a conveyor belt displaced at the bottom in an X direction to carry the material bag with the filled material to a sealing device for sealing, so as to complete the packaging. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290763 | PORTABLE FILM PACKING APPARATUS - A portable film packing apparatus includes a main body including a holding-and-drawing rod at the middle portion of the main body, a first combining rod is at a one end, and a second combining rod is disposed at the other end of the main body; a first roller unit having a first roller having its opposite ends respectively fixed with a pair of a first roller unit gears; and a second roller unit having second roller having its opposite ends respectively fixed with a pair of a second roller unit gears, wherein the first roller unit and the second roller unit are provided with the pair of the first roller unit gears and the pair of the second roller unit gears to mesh with each other, wherein a diameter of the first roller is smaller than a diameter of the second roller. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290764 | STRETCH-BLOWN PLASTIC CONTAINER WITH A HANDLE REGION MADE INTEGRAL AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION FOR THE PLASTIC CONTAINER - A stretch-blown plastic container, includes a container body which encloses a filling volume with a container bottom; a container neck which adjoins an opposite end of the container body, having a container opening and an integrated handle region, the handle region being hollow and joined to the filling volume which is enclosed by the container body; and between the handle region and the container body, a through opening recessed and bordered over its entire periphery by wall parts of the container body and of the handle region which have been welded to one another. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290765 | MULTIPLE CONTAINER DEVICE - Disclosed is a dual container device comprising a bottom container comprising a first base, a top member comprising one or more first openings, and a first wall extending between the first base and the top member, a top container comprising a second base comprising one or more second openings, and a second wall extending from the second base, an intermediate wall extending either upwardly from the upper rim of the first wall or downwardly from the lower rim of the second wall, the intermediate wall for slidably receiving the container that is not attached thereto therethrough, and guides and tracks disposed on the interior surface of the intermediate wall and the exterior surface of the wall of the container received within the intermediate wall such that motion of the top container with respect to the bottom container is restricted to between an open position and a closed position. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290766 | PACKAGING INSERT - The disclosure relates to a package comprising a sleeve and an insert received in the sleeve, where the insert is movable between a retracted and extended configuration. The insert includes a carrier having a passage, and a band extending around a wall of the carrier and through the passage. The insert further includes a first member located within the passage when the insert is in the retracted configuration, the first member being attached to the band, wherein at least a portion of the band that overlies the wall is exposed for attachment to the sleeve of the package at a second coupling location on the exposed portion of the band. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290767 | TOP CAP - A top cap for use in combination with a transport system comprises a rectangular layer of material having a first side edge, a second side edge, a first end edge, a second end edge, an upper surface and a lower surface. The layer of material includes a plurality of ribs extending downward from the lower surface and, a plurality of spaced apart projections extending downward below a lower edge of the plurality of ribs. The top cap does not include a downward extending lip along the first side edge and the second side edge. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290768 | CONTAINER, PREFORM ASSEMBLY AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING CONTAINERS - Container comprising an inner container and an outer container with facing surfaces, wherein at least part of at least one of the facing surfaces has a surface roughness higher than about 0.1 Ra and/or wherein the difference in roughness of said facing surfaces is at least over a part more than about 0.1 Ra. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290769 | PACKAGING WITH RADIO-FREQUENCY AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM FOR PACKAGED PRODUCT - A product with packaging includes an envelope having a cavity. An NFC chip may be embedded in the packaging. The NFC chip may be passive, and may connect to the electronic device of the specific user, and once connected may initiate or carry out an authentication process or activation process. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290770 | Container Organizer - Container organizers, kits, and methods for organizing a plurality of storage containers including dishes and lids. A rack includes a base defining a cavity for storing container lids and defining first and second openings providing access to the cavity. The first and second openings are noncoplanar, and the container lids are received by and removed from the cavity through the first and second openings. The rack also includes a cap moveably coupled to the base between a first position in which the cap covers the second opening and a second position in which the cap is separated from the second opening. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290771 | METHOD FOR APPLYING LINERS INSIDE CONTAINERS - A method for applying liners inside containers includes: providing a plurality of liners each having a bottom wall, a side wall, an upper opening opposite the bottom wall and a fold extending around the edge of the upper opening; placing the plurality of liners in at least one vertical stack in which the liners are upside down and one inside the other; pulling the liner at the top of the stack out of the stack in a vertical direction and overturning the liner so as to orient it vertically with the upper opening facing upwards; inserting a gripping tool into the liner and gripping the liner with the gripping tool; inserting the gripping tool and the liner held thereby inside a container and placing the liner inside the container; and releasing the liner into the container and removing the gripping tool from the container. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290772 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED BEVERAGE CANISTER HOLDING, HANDLING AND DRINKING - The improved beverage canister is configured with six predetermined and preformed indentations. Of the six predetermined and preformed indentations, four indentations are located on the rear of the beverage canister. These four predetermined and preformed indentations are located where the user would place his four fingers when drinking. The fifth predetermined and preformed indentation would be located above the vertical centerline of the beverage canister on the front of the beverage canister. This fifth predetermined and preformed indentation is located for the user's thumb. The sixth predetermined and preformed indentation is located on the front of the beverage canister, just below the top portion of the beverage canister and right below the opening where the beverage exits the opening. The optional improved body texture could consist of a partially or entirely knurled surface or a textured label to improve the grip of the canister. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290773 | Firewood transport & storage assembly - A reusable container for storage, transport, and sale of firewood. The container has a rectangular floor panel supporting a plurality of vertically disposed wall panels. The wall panels are connected at a first end to the base so as to provide a container having an open top for loading firewood into the container. One or more handles are secured to a second end of one or more wall panels and a closure mechanism is provided for closing a portion of the second end of one or more of the wall panels around the firewood in the container. The container is a reusable container. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290774 | Resealable Laminate for Heat Sealed Packaging - A resealable package assembly is described. The package assembly includes a selectively positionable flap that covers an aperture or enables access through the aperture into the package. The flap and package include provisions for releasably engaging the flap to the package to seal the interior of the package. Provisions for grasping the tab and indicating whether tampering has occurred are also described. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290775 | Material bag - A material bag includes a bag body and a sleeve on the bag body. A periphery of an opening of the sleeve is provided with a plurality of flexible tabs. An interval is defined between every two of the tabs. The tabs are separated from each other by the interval and connected to the periphery of the opening of the sleeve, so they can be independently flipped to form force-bearing faces to be clamped by a clamping device. When the folded material bag is used for powder/particle material packaging, the clamping device will act on the tabs for clamping the sleeve of the material bag. The clamping device can complete the transfer of the material bag and the connection between the sleeve of the material bag and a filling cylinder. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290776 | FLEXIBLE STORAGE CONTAINER - A flexible storage container includes an upper portion having an upper wall and a series of walls extending downward from a periphery of the upper wall, a lower portion joined to the upper portion that includes a base wall and a series of walls extending upward from a periphery of the base wall, an interior chamber defined between the upper portion and the lower portion, a waterproof or water-resistant zipper configured to provide access to the interior chamber, and a flap configured to move between an open configuration and a closed configuration. When the flap is in the closed configuration, the flap covers the waterproof or water-resistant zipper. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290777 | DRINK LID LARGE PLUG - A plug for temporarily sealing a drinking orifice in a beverage container lid, including a body portion having a cap having an upper surface, a sealing component extending from a distal side of the cap, wherein a cross-sectional area of the sealing component is less than a cross-sectional area of the cap, and a sealing surface along the distal side of the cap surrounding the sealing component. The plug also includes an elongate member extending from the sealing component, and an external member extending from the upper surface of the cap, the external member configured to allow a user to grip the plug for insertion and removal of the plug from the orifice. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290778 | Cap for a Container - A bulbous cap for a container, and a method of opening or closing the container using the bulbous cap. The bulbous cap includes an enlarged radius about an axis thereof, such that an individual is able to increase an applied torque when opening or closing the container to more easily remove the bulbous cap from, or attach it to, the container, respectively. The bulbous cap includes a cylindrical cavity on a lower portion thereof which extends toward an interior of the bulbous cap, which is sized to fit over a mouth of the container, and includes a threading thereon that is complementary to a threading of the mouth of the container. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290779 | CONTAINER CAP WITH A LINER RETENTION STRUCTURE - A cap for a container having a pair of side walls each with an inner wall surface, each inner wall surface having two ribs distributed thereon for retention of a liner. Each of the two ribs has a concave arc with a concave radius of curvature forming a curved portion of the inner wall, and a convex arc. Each of the two ribs has a different overall configuration that facilitates removal, and securing onto, of the cap from/to the container without damage of the ribs and with the retention of the liner in the cap. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290780 | LUG CLOSURE - A lug closure includes a central top panel, an annular channel outboard of the top panel, a downwardly extending skirt outboard of the channel, the skirt terminating at an inward curl that defines a curl height, and lugs formed in the curl. Each one of the lugs includes a body that extends radially inwardly from the skirt. The body includes a leading edge that merges into a leading portion of the curl. The leading edge tapers in thickness from the curl height to a minimum lug thickness and forms a leading edge vertical taper angle from horizontal between 6 and 15 degrees. A trailing edge merges into a trailing portion of the curl and the trailing edge tapers in thickness from the curl height to the minimum lug thickness. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290781 | MULTI-POSITION VALVES - A valve assembly includes a housing, a collar, a sheath fixedly coupled to the collar, and a stem assembly. The collar and the sheath can be axially moveable relative to the housing between a first position, a second position, and a third position. In the first position, a fluid inside a lumen of the housing can be blocked from flowing into a lumen of the collar. In the second position, the fluid inside the lumen of the housing can flow through the lumen of the collar and into a chamber of the sheath. The fluid can be retained therein or flow out of the sheath through an aperture when the sheath is selectively deformed. In the third position, the fluid inside the lumen of the housing can flow through the lumen of the collar and the chamber, and then flow out of the sheath unobstructed through the aperture. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290782 | Wide-lipped container lid. - This invention is directed toward a container lid with a base that attaches to an existing bottle, and hingeably-connected lid with flanged sides that provide a convenient place for a user to open the lid using only one hand. The user needs merely position the lid over an object and tap or pull down on the bottle to effectively open the container with only one hand. To removably restrain the lid from popping open at undesired times, an orifice ridge on the top of the base removably mates with an orifice stopper on the underside of the lid. The lid can be tapped back into a “down” position quite easily by tapping the lid on the bottom of any surface. Because the lid extends above and away from the base, any contaminants that fall into the lid are not transferred to the drinking and pouring opening in the base. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290783 | BEVERAGE CONTAINER - Provided is a beverage container that includes a container main body capable of containing a beverage, a valve seat, a valve body, a seesaw member, and an operation portion. The valve seat defines a beverage spout. The valve body is disposed to be movable between a closing position for sealing the spout and an opening position for opening the spout. The seesaw member includes a first end portion, a second end portion, and a fulcrum portion, and is connected to the valve body, and is swingable using a fulcrum portion as a fulcrum. The operation portion includes a shaft portion and a lever portion. When the lever portion is rotated, the seesaw member is inclined, and the valve body is pushed up and moves from the closing position to the opening position. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290784 | CAP FOR CLOSING AN OPENING OF A CONTAINER - It is provided a cap ( | 2020-09-17 |
20200290785 | CHILD RESISTANT AND ADULT FRIENDLY CONTAINER - A container body with a casing having an interior surface defining an interior space. A holder is positioned at least partially inside the interior space and has an outer surface that is spaced at least partially from the interior surface of the casing. The holder defines a cavity that is configured to receive a pre-rolled smokeable product to inhibit contact of the pre-rolled smokeable product with objects external to the holder. A connecting member is configured to engage with a cap to seal the holder to inhibit fluid communication between the cavity of the holder and an ambient environment. A method for use in transporting pre-rolled smokeable products with a container body. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290786 | ENVIRONMENT PROTECTED STARCH CONTAINER DEVICE - An environment protected starch container device includes a starch container mainly made of starch material for holding solid or liquid foods or other objects; a silicon layer adhered to a surface of the starch container; and wherein the function of the silicon layer is to cause the starch container to be waterproof; originally, the starch container is not waterproof; furthermore in natural environment, the silicon layer and the starch container are capably of decomposition naturally without polluting the environment; therefore the container is capable of holding water therein and is reusable for many times. The starch material comprises 50 wt %˜90 wt % (weight percentage) starch; 5 wt %˜25 wt % fiber enhancer for enhancing a structure of the starch material; and 3 wt %˜30 wt % CaCO3 for hardening the structure of the starch material. The starch material may further comprise 0.02 wt %˜5 wt % foaming material. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290787 | FLEXIBLE MATERIAL PACKAGES - A flexible material package ( | 2020-09-17 |
20200290788 | PALLET CONTAINER - The present invention relates to a pallet container ( | 2020-09-17 |
20200290789 | PLASTIC LINER WITH INNER LINING - The present invention relates to a rigid plastics-material internal container ( | 2020-09-17 |
20200290790 | THERMALLY INSULATING PACKAGING SYSTEM - The present disclosure describes a thermally insulating packaging system configured to maintain within a closed environment a target temperature or temperature range that is lower than the temperature of the environment external to the system for transport of temperature-sensitive materials within the closed environment for an extended period of time. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290791 | CONCENTRATE DISPENSER - A dispenser with a housing, a plunger, and an activation mechanism coupled to the plunger. The housing defines a reservoir configured to retain a liquid and a dispensing orifice in fluid communication with the reservoir. The plunger is configured to move through the reservoir toward the dispensing orifice to dispense the liquid through the dispensing orifice. The activation mechanism is configured to be moved by a user, and movement of the activation mechanism in a first direction causes the plunger to move toward the dispensing orifice. At least one of the activation mechanism and the housing is configured to provide feedback to a user when the activation mechanism moves a predetermined distance in the first direction. A method of using the dispenser. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290792 | TISSUE PAPER PRODUCT AND TISSUE PAPER PRODUCT PACKAGE - A moisturizing tissue product that can be packaged in the same way as a non-moisturizing tissue product. With this tissue paper product in which a web obtained by folding and laminating in a pop-up configuration a plurality of sheets of tissue paper containing a moisturizing agent is stored in a rectangular-shaped paper box having an outlet on an upper surface thereof, the problem of the tissue paper is solved by this tissue paper product in which the number of plies is 2. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290793 | PUMP DISPENSER WITH ACTUATING COLLAR - A pump dispenser includes an actuator having at least one outward projection and a rotatable actuating collar at least partially surrounding the actuator and having at least one ramp rib defining a lower surface which engages the at least one outward projection such that rotation of the rotatable actuating collar acts on the actuator to dispense a product from or through the pump dispenser. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290794 | Container For Consumer Goods With Reclosable Flap - A container for consumer goods, such as smoking articles, includes an outer housing with a hinged lid that houses an inner package of consumer goods. The inner package has an access opening through which consumer goods can be removed and that is covered by a reclosable flap, which is attached to a first lid panel that is relatively movable to a second lid panel throughout rotation of the lid between lid open and closed positions. Blanks for forming the outer housing and a method of forming the container are also provided. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290795 | Container For Flowers And Method Of Operation Thereof - Disclosed is a container suitable for holding objects such as flowers and which may include a body having at least one wall defining a cavity. The at least one wall may include openings separated apart from each other. A tensioner may pass through the openings. A platform may be situated within the cavity and coupled to the tensioner so as to receive a force from the tensioner when a tension is applied to the tensioner. This force may be operative to lift the platform and the flower coupled thereto so that the flower partially or fully extends from the cavity while at least a portion of the platform remains in the cavity. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290796 | FLORAL WRAPPER - Various floral wrapper systems to hold plant/floral arrangements are provided. In one version, the floral wrapper includes a protective outer sheet; and a decorative inner sheet affixed to the inner surface of the protective outer sheet. The protective outer sheet can be folded about the decorative inner sheet to form a pocket for supporting a floral arrangement therein. In another version, the floral wrapper includes a first sheet with a portion removed to form a side and a second sheet with a portion removed to form a side. The first and second sheets are affixed to each other with the first and second sheets partially overlapping each other and with the formed side of the first sheet and the formed side of the second sheet aligned along a line. Additional sheets can be added to modify the structure and ornamental appearance of the floral wrapper. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290797 | METHOD AND INSTALLATION FOR PRODUCING A PORTION CAPSULE, AND PORTION CAPSULE FOR BEVERAGES AND FOODSTUFFS - The invention relates to a method for producing a portion capsule ( | 2020-09-17 |
20200290798 | RECEPTACLE AND ITS METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - The receptacle includes an outer body, one end of the outer body forming a base, the other end of the outer body forming a rim extending inwardly from the periphery of the outer body, and at least one inner waste containing compartment extending inwardly and downwardly from the rim. The outer body, rim and at least one inner waste containing compartment are integrally formed. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290799 | Vacuuming Refuse Container Assembly - A vacuuming refuse container assembly includes a refuse container for receiving refuse for disposal. A lid is removably positioned on the refuse container and the lid has a refuse opening extending therethrough to receive the refuse. A control circuit is coupled to the refuse container and a vacuum unit is positioned within the refuse container. The vacuum unit is electrically coupled to the control circuit and the vacuum unit is in fluid communication with the refuse opening in the lid. The vacuum unit urges air inwardly through the refuse opening when the vacuum unit is turned on. Thus, refuse placed in the refuse opening is drawn downwardly into the refuse container. A motion sensor is coupled to the refuse container. The vacuum unit is turned on when the motion sensor senses motion of the refuse being placed in the refuse opening. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290800 | DISPOSABLE CONTAINER WITH HANDLE - A portable container for waste products, having an assembled receptacle with four side panels hingedly connected, the four side panels connected to a plurality of bottom closure panels forming a bottom closure, with the four side panels and the bottom closure define a box with a top opening. The four side panels include a first and a second set of opposing side panels, the first set of opposing side panels having a first side panel and a second side panel. A first side panel has a first handle, the first handle having a first handle first position and a first handle second position. A second side panel has a second handle, having a second handle first position and a second handle second position. The first handle and the second handle are opposably, pivotally, movable relative to each other. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290801 | TRASH CAN WITH AUTO LID LOCKING MECHANISM - A trash with an auto lid locking mechanism is designed to prevent accidental or unwanted exposure to waste and potentially hazardous material by humans, household pets and stray animals. In some embodiments, the lid of the trash can opens only when a force is continuously applied to the foot pedal of the trach can, and the lid automatically closes and locks when the force on foot pedal discontinues. In some embodiments, the trash can has an internal pulling force for the lid and does not rely on the weight (i.e., gravitational force) of the lid for it to close, thus the lid can still close automatically or remain closed even if the trash can is being knocked down and/or not in an upright position. In some embodiments, the foot pedal recesses and conceals within the trash can body, thereby making it more difficult for animals to step or continuously press on the pedal. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290802 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STORING AND DISPENSING BAGGED ICE - An article storage and dispensing apparatus and method in which articles made by series production are distributed from an article supplier into a storage compartment of predetermined dimensions for storage of articles in front and rear rows of article storage positions. An article distributor in the storage compartment has a carriage, a carriage drive which is configured to drive the carriage in a reversible horizontal carriage drive direction across at least part of the width of the storage compartment, and an article support mounted on the carriage and configured to receive articles from the article supplier above the support when the carriage is in a start position. An article dispenser is associated with the article support to dispense articles selectively in opposite horizontal dispensing directions transverse to the carriage drive direction off the front and rear ends of the support to drop into front and rear article rows. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290803 | AN AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM - An automated storage and retrieval system includes a three-dimensional grid and a plurality of container handling vehicles. The three-dimensional grid includes multiple storage columns, in which containers may be stored on top of one another in vertical stacks. Each container handling vehicle includes a container lifting device having a lifting frame for releasably connecting to a container, and is operated on rails at a top level of the grid for retrieving containers from, and storing containers in, the storage columns, and for transporting the containers horizontally across the grid. The automated storage system comprises multiple floor elements, each floor element arrangeable at a top end of a storage column on top of a vertical stack of containers, such that an operator may stand on top of the storage column. The floor elements may be stored on top of one another in a vertical stack arranged in a storage column in the grid. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290804 | AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM - The invention concerns an automated storage and retrieval system ( | 2020-09-17 |
20200290805 | GOODS-TO-MAN WAREHOUSING COMPRISING MULTILEVEL RACKING, MOBILE STORAGE UNITS, STORAGE UNIT TRANSPORTERS, AND PICK-PLACE VEHICLE - A goods-to-man warehousing system comprises a multilevel racking system, a plurality of mobile storage units, a storage unit transporter, a pick-place vehicle, a mobile storage unit transfer node, and a warehouse management computing hub. The multilevel racking system comprises a vertically and horizontally distributed array of storage bays. One or more of the mobile storage units are positioned in respective ones of the storage bays of the multilevel racking system. The pick-place vehicle comprises pick-place hardware that enables the pick-place vehicle to transfer mobile storage units between a plurality of different, vertically displaced storage bays of the multilevel racking system and the mobile storage unit transfer node of the goods-to-man warehousing system. The storage unit transporter comprises storage unit engagement hardware that enables the storage unit transporter to transport mobile storage units to or from the mobile storage unit transfer node of the goods-to-man warehousing system. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290806 | PALLET BAY GUIDE SYSTEM - A storage system having e.g., side-by-side dual pallet bays is provided. The system includes a single level or stacked multilevel storage bay. Each bay is defined by a series of vertically extending supports and a central divider for storing two rows of pallets. Preferably, there are no vertical supports extending up from the central divider. Rails are provided on both sides of each row for supporting pallets and for pallet transportation/inventory carts to travel under the pallets. Side and center guides having camming surfaces are provided to properly position the pallets in the bays as they are loaded from a forklift. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290807 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING RFID LABELS USING RFID ENCODER ATTACHMENT - The present disclosure provides a system and method for generating RFID labels using a non-RFID label printer and an easy-to-attach RFID encoder. The RFID encoder comprises an RFID controller coupled to a network, one or more antennas, a label detector, and an RFID reader. The RFID encoder can be packed into two or more encoder units that are clipped onto the front and back of the non-RFID label printer. The RFID controller receives a packet of reader settings and a packet (array) of encode data via the one or more antennas. As unprinted labels pass through the non-RFID label printer and the RFID encoder, the label detector senses tags of the unprinted labels, and triggers the RFID controller and the non-RFID label printer to encode RFIDs onto the tags. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290808 | COMPUTERIZED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSISTED PICKING PROCESSES - Embodiments of the disclosure include a computer implemented system including at least one processor and memory storing instructions. In one embodiment, a system receives a batch identifier, determines a number of containers, sends the number of containers to a user device, and receives a first container identifier from a user device. The system retrieves a location identifier of a first item, sends the location identifier to the user device, and receives a physical location identifier from the user device. The system sends to the user device the first item when the physical location identifier matches the location identifier. The system receives a physical item identifier of the first item and sends a destination to the user device to bring the container. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290809 | AIR-SUPPORTED BELT CONVEYORS AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USING SAME - Disclosed herein are air-supported belt conveyors and independent conveyor subsystems that are selectively and independently designed to meet requirements that can change along the length of a conveyor, as well as from conveyor to conveyor. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290810 | STORAGE RACK AND CONVEYOR FOR SPORTS EQUIPMENT - An assembly for conveying sports equipment includes a first pulley, a second pulley, and a belt extending between and movable around the pulleys. A plurality of engagement members are coupled to the belt such that they travel along a path extending from the first pulley to the second pulley and back. The second pulley is spaced apart from the first pulley along a first axis, and along a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis such that the belt is inclined toward the second pulley, and such that sports equipment engaged with an engagement member beneath the first pulley will advance toward the second pulley. A stop member is offset from the path of the engagement members such that empty engagement members can proceed beyond the stop member, and the stop member is configured to stop motion of the belt upon contacting sports equipment conveyed by engagement members. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290811 | TRANSPORT GROUP FOR CONTAINER STERILIZATION APPARATUSES - A transport group for container sterilization apparatuses a includes a conveyor belt, which defines an operational plane and advances along an advancement direction, and a number of support elements, mutually separated, and integral and movable with the conveyor belt. Each support element has longitudinal development transverse to the advancement direction and lying along a direction parallel to the operational plane. Each support element defines a number of shaped seats arranged along the longitudinal development. Each shaped seat is adapted to temporarily house a respective container. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290812 | Enclosed Belt Rail Conveyor System - An enclosed belt conveyor system has a rail track ( | 2020-09-17 |
20200290813 | POWERSWEEP INCLUDING GEARBOX SHIFTER MECHANISM - A gearbox below a grain bin floor can have a shift coupling movable between a drive position and a neutral position. A control rod can be axially movable between a corresponding drive position and a corresponding neutral position. A pair of biasing members can be operably positioned between the control rod and the shift coupling to bias the shift coupling in opposite directions. The opposite biasing forces of the biasing members can act against each other to bias the control rod into the neutral positioning recess to retain the external shift coupling and the control rod in the neutral position and the corresponding neutral position, respectively. The opposite biasing force of the biasing members can bias the control rod into the drive positioning recess to retain the external shift coupling and the control rod in the drive position and the corresponding drive position, respectively. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290814 | Robotic Payload Transport System - A roller conveyor system configured for installation on top of a mobile robot to provide robotic transport of a payload includes: a roller conveyor, the roller conveyor comprising: a roller assembly, the roller assembly comprising a plurality of rollers, the rollers configured to move a payload, each of the rollers being configured to rotate, the roller assembly comprising a motorized roller and one or more auxiliary rollers, the motorized roller comprising a motor configured to cause the motorized roller to rotate; and a hybrid power transmission configured to drive the rollers, the hybrid power transmission coupling the motorized roller to at least one of the one or more auxiliary rollers, the hybrid power transmission using at least two power transmission methods. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290815 | METHOD OF INDEPENDENTLY CONTROLLING MOTION OF MOVERS ALONG A PATH - A system and an apparatus capable of independently driving movers are described herein. The system and apparatus includes: a track that forms a path for movers; a plurality of movers movably mounted on the track for moving along the path; and a plurality of drive elements fixedly arranged along the track. The drive elements each have a surface that is oriented to contact a driven member of the movers. The drive elements are configured to sequentially engage the driven member of a plurality of the movers to provide controlled independent motion of the movers along the track. The drive elements may be driven by rotary motors. A method of independently driving movers is also described herein. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290816 | METHOD OF INDEPENDENTLY CONTROLLING MOTION OF MOVERS ALONG A PATH - A system and an apparatus capable of independently driving movers are described herein. The system and apparatus includes: a track that forms a path for movers; a plurality of movers movably mounted on the track for moving along the path; and a plurality of drive elements fixedly arranged along the track. The drive elements each have a surface that is oriented to contact a driven member of the movers. The drive elements are configured to sequentially engage the driven member of a plurality of the movers to provide controlled independent motion of the movers along the track. The drive elements may be driven by rotary motors. A method of independently driving movers is also described herein. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290817 | APPARATUS FOR UNSCRAMBLING RANDOMLY ARRANGED CONTAINERS COMPRISING EXTRACTION MEANS INDEPENDENT OF EACH OTHER - Apparatus for unscrambling articles, in particular containers ( | 2020-09-17 |
20200290818 | CONVEYOR DEVICE - Conveyor device ( | 2020-09-17 |
20200290819 | METHOD FOR UNLOADING AN ITEM FOR TRANSPORT FROM A TRANSPORT BAG - A method for unloading an item for transport (T) from a laterally open transport bag ( | 2020-09-17 |
20200290820 | OPTIMIZED ASSIGNMENT OF MULTIPLE CONVEYOR BELTS - A computer-implemented method for assigning one or more conveyor belts to convey a plurality of items. The computer-implemented method determines an availability of one or more conveyor belts, determines a quantity of a plurality of items to be loaded onto the one or more conveyor belts, and assigns the one or more conveyor belts to convey the plurality of items, based on the determined quantity of the plurality of items to be loaded onto the one or more conveyor belts. The computer-implemented method further tracks a location of each of the plurality of items on the assigned one or more conveyor belts, associates each of the plurality of items with a user, and directs the user to the one or more conveyor belts based on the tracked location of each of the plurality of items associated with the user. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290821 | BOARD CONVEYOR - A conveyor for transporting a board along a path in a transport direction has an upstream section, a downstream section aligned with the upstream section and defining therewith a horizontal support plane, and a center section between the upstream and downstream sections. The center section is movable from a pass-through position aligned and level with the upstream and downstream sections to an offset position spaced therefrom horizontally or vertically. A platform underneath the center section is moveable vertically, and a lift moves the platform vertically between upper and lower positions. Hooks or grab can, when the center section is in the offset position and the platform is in the lower position, either pull a board off the platform and onto the downstream section or guide and deposit a board from the upstream section onto the platform. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290822 | DISK DRIVE SERVER - A server box embodiment is disclosed that generally comprises an array of dummy HDDs that share a common set of universal disk drive components in a master components module, or power module. Each dummy HDDs is constructed without expensive onboard chipsets that control the normal functionality of a standard HDD. By sharing expensive chipsets in a master components module (power module) money can be saved in building and selling the dummy HDD server. Embodiments envision a power module possessing the needed chipset functionality that is missing in a dummy HDD. The power module can be made to move from dummy HDD to dummy HDD supplying the necessary chipset in a shared manner when data is being stored or retrieved for client or end-user. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290823 | WALL PANEL INVERTER AND PREFABRICATION METHOD - An inverter manufacturing cell includes a table including a base, a frame configured to receive a work piece, and at least one pivotable lift arm attached to the base and to the frame. The pivotable lift arm is configured to pivot relative to the base about at least one axis such that the frame and work piece rotate from a first, generally horizontal position to a second, generally vertical position. After rotating to the second, vertical position, the frame is configured to slide such that the frame and work piece further rotate to a third, generally horizontal position wherein the frame and work piece are inverted relative to the first, generally horizontal position. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290824 | DESTACKING CONVEYOR - A destacking conveyor having a conveyor belt with pushers selectively pushing stacked packages transverse to the conveying direction to one side of the conveyor against a vertical wall with a gap between the bottom of the wall and the belt to block the top package of a stack and allow the bottom package to pass through the gap and off the side of the belt to a reject bin. In another version a destacking conveyor uses a force applicator to apply a downward force against the top of a stack to hold the top package while the pushers slide the bottom package from under the top package. | 2020-09-17 |
20200290825 | ROBOTIC SYSTEM WITH HANDLING MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A gripper including: an orientation sensor configured to generate an orientation reading for a target object; a first grasping blade and a second grasping blade configured to secure the target object in conjunction with the first grasping blade and at an opposite end of the target object relative to the first grasping blade; a first position sensor, of the first grasping blade, configured to generate a first position reading of the first grasping blade relative to the target object; a second position sensor, of the second grasping blade, configured to generate a second position reading of the second grasping blade relative to the target object; and a blade actuator configured to secure the target object with the first grasping blade and the second grasping blade based on a valid orientation of the orientation reading and based on the first position reading and the second position reading indicating a stable condition. | 2020-09-17 |