| 38th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
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| 20220297891 | BAG FASTENER FOR FLEXIBLE BAGS - The disclosed fastener for pliable food bags consists of a conical-shaped base that tapers into a round, slotted top section that is open at both ends. The device contains a slotted opening that allows for a segment of flexible bag material to be secured within the slotted section. The slotted opening extends across the length of the device and contains a protruding notch to hold plastic bags in place. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297892 | BAG CLOSING SEAL - A bag sealing device comprises an opposed press lock structure together with two adhesive bearing strips disposed below the press lock structure together with at least one strip that is employed to prevent premature sticking of the two adhesive bearing strips. This device is employed in combination with a bag containing a food product with disposed within the bag. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297893 | MULTI-COMPARTMENT CONTAINERS - The present disclosure is directed to various multi-compartment containers, such as, for example, packets, packages, pouches, bags, sacks, cases, or sachet-type containers including, for example, a product compartment and a waste compartment, along with related methods for manufacturing such packages. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297894 | Bag with Releasable Zip Tie - A zip tie that is assembled inside a channel within a bag's rim is implemented, in which the zip tie includes a slit to enable easy tearing thereof. The use of the slit lets users know that no one accessed the contents of their bag while also making it easy to access their food when it arrives from a deliverer. The zip tie includes a strap with teeth, a receptacle, and a strap end that can be inserted into the receptacle. The strap's teeth engage with the receptacle's tongue, in which the tongue prevents the teeth from advancing in the opposite (for removal) direction. The strap also includes a slit to facilitate the zip tie's easier dismantling when the strap is mated with the receptacle. The bag includes an exterior and an interior inside which is a receiving portion that receives food or other items. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297895 | Valve for a Dispensing Container - A valve assembly for a dispensing container includes a closure body detachably coupled to a co-injected valve. The closure body includes a main closure body coupled to a closure cap via a flexible hinge. The co-injected valve includes a valve head and a valve frame. The valve head includes a valve head portion with multiple valve head slits, a sleeve portion, and a peripheral sealing flange. The valve frame is permanently coupled to the valve head and includes a radial ledge and a radial wall that support the peripheral sealing flange of the valve head. The co-injected valve is fabricated via a two-step injection molding process. The first step includes fabricating the valve frame from a first injection material, and the second step includes fabricating the valve member from a second injection material. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297896 | CAP FOR A CONTAINER | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297897 | MAGNETICALLY RE-SEALABLE FOOD STORAGE CONTAINER - Described may be a magnetically resealable food storage container having a container body and a lid portion. The container body may have a container upper portion, a container opening, a container ledge, a container closure magnet, and a bottom container surface. The lid portion may a lid external end and a lid internal end. The lid internal end may be configured for placement against the container body and may further have a magnetic closing assembly or a magnetic lid ring. And the magnetic closing assembly may further comprise a lid closure magnet, a lid magnet housing, and a lid hinge. The lid hinge may connect the lid magnet housing to the lid internal end and may be further configured for a reversibly rotational clasping action between the lid closure magnet or and the container closure magnet or a magnetic track located on the container body. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297898 | PORTABLE AIRTIGHT BOX AND BOX COVER THEREOF - A box cover for a portable airtight box, comprising an upper cover, a lower cover, a sliding plate, a reset spring, a pinching member, a lower cover plate, and a sealing ring, wherein the upper cover is fixedly connected to the lower cover, an accommodating space is formed between the upper cover and the lower cover, and the sliding plate is movably arranged within the accommodating space, wherein the reset spring is disposed between the sliding plate and the lower cover, wherein the sliding plate is capable of moving upward relative to the lower cover, wherein the pinching member is movably arranged on the upper cover, and the pinching member abuts against the sliding plate, wherein the lower cover plate is movably arranged at outer bottom of the lower cover, and the lower cover plate is fixedly connected with the sliding plate. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297899 | Multi Configurable Lid for Container - A lid is provided having a lid body which is configured for removable engagement with a fluid container. A cap on the lid is pivotally positionable to seal an opening in the lid which communicates with a cavity in the container. A connector is also provided which is in a pivoting engagement with the first end of the cap. The connector is employable to engage the lid and the attached container to the person of the user. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297900 | CLOSURE SYSTEM WITH BARRIER LAYER - A closure system including a cap and a spout, where the cap and/or spout contain at least one discrete layer of barrier material. In one example, the spout includes a conduit and a seal member, the conduit being arranged about an imaginary axis and the seal member having one or more surfaces configured to be secured to a container. The cap includes an inner circumferential surface, the inner circumferential surface arranged to encompass the conduit. The cap also includes a first discrete layer of thermoplastic resin and a first discrete layer of barrier material and the seal member includes a second discrete layer of thermoplastic resin and a second discrete layer of barrier material. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297901 | PIERCEABLE CLOSURE VALVE ASSEMBLY - The present application relates to a closure assembly for connection to a spout in fluid communication with a container. The closure assembly includes a housing configured to be secured to the spout and including a fluid passageway and a piercable membrane in the fluid passageway. The closure assembly includes a retention member configured to be secured to the housing and a flexible valve that is positioned in the fluid passageway of the housing and that is secured to the housing by the retention member. The closure assembly is configured to receive a piercing element that extends into the housing such that the piercing member can pierce the valve and the membrane, and the retention member has locking elements that engage the piercing element to lock the piercing element in place with respect to the assembly. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297902 | Mir top - A push-pull drinking top including a Synespalum Dulcificum coating around the spout of the push-pull top. The purpose for this top is to alter the taste of sour or bitter bottled drinks, altering the sour or bitter taste into a sweet taste, without adding extra sugars or sweetness. Also giving the user the ability to lower the sugar consumption in all drinks without losing its sweet taste and giving the user a healthier drink to consume. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297903 | POUR SPOUT FOR FACILITATING POURING A LIQUID FROM A CONTAINER - A pour spout ( | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297904 | SYSTEM FOR PUSH AND TURN CHILD SAFETY CONTAINER WITH FINGER GRIPS - Provided is a system a push and turn child safety container with finger indents. The child safety container has an outer body having a first circular element bounded by a first circumferential wall extending normally away from the first circular element for a first distance, the distal end of the first outer wall having a retainer with an inner body having a second circular element bounded by a second circumferential wall extending normally away from the second circular element a second distance less than the first distance with an inner surface of the second circumferential wall having a first screw thread, the inner body nested with in the outer body and retained by the retainer. The screw element characterized by a circular first element having an outer circumferential wall having a plurality of indents structured and arranged to receive a user's finger, each of the plurality of indents providing an abutment surface to receive a substantial portion of a user's fingertip, the circumferential wall sections between the indents being substantially smooth; and a threaded circular wall extending normally from a circular first element below the indents, the threaded collar structured and arranged to be disposed within the inner body and engage the first threads of the inner surface of the second circumferential wall to temporarily bind the screw element with the inner body, the threaded collar defining at least a portion of a storage space for the safety container. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297905 | MASON CONTAINER LID - A lid element for use with a canning container includes a centrally disposed domed portion, an annular channel portion disposed radially outwardly of the domed portion, and an annular peripheral portion disposed radially outwardly of the channel portion. The peripheral portion is configured to be axially aligned with a rim of the canning container about a circumference of the rim when the lid element is engaging the rim. The channel portion extends away from each of the domed portion and the peripheral portion with respect to an interior axial direction corresponding to an axial direction of the lid element towards the interior of the canning container when the lid element is engaging the rim. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297906 | TRAY WITH BASE, DOME AND BRIM - The tray includes a base, the base including first sidewalls that are substantially cylindrically shaped, a first upper surface on an upper end of the base, a dome, the dome extending upwardly and away from the first upper surface, the first upper surface and the dome closing the upper end, a first brim, the first brim radially extending from a first lower end of the base. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297907 | MIXING CONTAINER AND METHOD OF USE - A custom hair coloring container, components of the container, and method of use and doing business. In one embodiment, the container includes a container body, a hair colorant container section of the container body removably mountable to a peroxide container section of the container body, and the hair colorant container section and the peroxide container section collectively forming a cavity with an inside surface. The hair colorant container section may include a first interior seal threadedly engaged with the inside surface within the hair colorant container, and the peroxide container section may include second interior seal threadedly engaged with the inside surface within the peroxide container section. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297908 | CONTAINER SEALING DEVICE AND CONTAINER SYSTEM - A sealing device for a container and a container system that includes the sealing device is provided. The sealing device includes a substantially rigid center body and an elastically deformable seal member attached to the center body. The substantially rigid center body has a top surface, a bottom surface, and a peripheral edge extending between the top surface and the bottom surface. At least a portion of the elastically deformable seal member extending outwardly past the peripheral edge of the center body. The container system includes a container with an interior cavity defined by at least one side wall and a base wall. One or more grooves is disposed in an interior surface of the at least one side wall. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297909 | TUBE END CLOSURE - According to one aspect, a non-roll end sleeve is configured to be disposed on a seamless cylindrical paper tube, said non-roll sleeve having a rectangular cross-section perpendicular to a central axis of the cylindrical paper tube when disposed on the cylindrical paper tube. According to another aspect, a container includes a seamless paper tube having at least one end provided with a shape in cross-section generally having N sides, where N is an integer selected from 3 to 8, which at least one end is closed by flaps of material between openings cut into the at least one end that have been folded inwardly and secured in place to form an end closure. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297910 | CABLE TIE ASSEMBLY FOR A SYSTEM FOR SECURING AN OBJECT - A cable tie assembly includes a frame including an attachment portion adapted to be coupled to a connector and a head portion defining a plurality of apertures therethrough. The head portion includes a plurality of pawls. Each pawl is disposed within a corresponding aperture of the plurality of apertures. The cable tie assembly also includes a plurality of cable ties attached to and extending from the head portion of the frame. The plurality of cable ties are spaced apart from each other and bendable independently of each other. Each cable tie is adapted to be received through a corresponding aperture of the plurality of apertures. Further, each cable tie includes a plurality of teeth on a longitudinal surface thereof. Each tooth of the plurality of teeth is engageable with a corresponding pawl of the plurality of pawls. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297911 | ARTICLE CARRIER AND BLANK THERFOR - Aspects of the disclosure relate to a package, an article carrier for packaging a plurality of articles and to a blank for forming the article carrier. The article carrier comprises a plurality of panels forming a tubular structure for surrounding at least two articles each having a recess. The article carrier comprises a pair of article retention devices each comprising a flap ( | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297912 | ARTICLE CARRIER AND BLANK THERFOR - Aspects of the disclosure relate to a top engaging article carrier ( | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297913 | SEALANT, BAG FOR TRANSPORTING AND PACKAGING SILICON MATERIAL - A packaging material used for a bag for transporting of a silicon material is a laminate in which a first resin base, barrier, second resin base, resin, and sealant layers are laminated in that order. A resin layer indentation elastic modulus is smaller than an indentation elastic modulus of each of the first and second resin base layers by one or more orders of magnitude, a sealant layer indentation elastic modulus is smaller than a first resin base layer indentation elastic modulus of and a second resin base layer indentation elastic modulus by one or more orders of magnitude, and a difference between the first resin base layer indentation elastic modulus and the second resin base layer indentation elastic modulus is smaller than a difference between the second resin base layer indentation elastic modulus and the indentation elastic modulus of the resin layer. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297914 | INFLATABLE PACKAGING MATERIAL WITH NON-CONTINUOUS LONGITUDINAL CHANNELS - An inflatable web includes two juxtaposed sheets, seals between the sheets that define chambers, and two longitudinal edges. The chambers extend in a transverse direction between the two longitudinal edges. The seals include side seals that extend between the two longitudinal edges. The side seals include a two intermittent side seals and a continuous side seal. Each of the intermittent side seals includes side seal portions and gaps between the side seal portions. The gaps permit gas to pass between chambers on either side of the intermittent side seals. The continuous side seal is located between the two intermittent side seals. The continuous side seal does not permit gas to pass between chambers on either side of the continuous side seal. The gaps in the two intermittent side seals are aligned a longitudinal direction to form a non-continuous longitudinal channel across the continuous side seal. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297915 | PACKAGING ASSEMBLY COMPRISING AN INTERIOR BOND - A packaging assembly including a flexible outer shell layer and a flexible inner cushioning layer in overlapping relation with each other and comprising at least one interior bond that bonds an interior area of the outer shell layer to an interior area of the inner cushioning layer. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297916 | FOOD WRAP - A microwavable food wrap includes a sealable first polymer film layer having a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the first polymer layer comprises a sealable polymer material, a second polymer film layer having a first surface covering the second surface of the first polymer film layer, and a second surface opposite the first surface of the second polymer layer, a metal oxide layer covering at least a majority of one of the surfaces of the first and second polyester film layers, and a paper layer coupled to the second polymer film layer. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297917 | HEAT INSULATING CONTAINER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A heat insulating container is described. An inner surface of an inner container of the heat insulating container is coated to have excellent wear resistance and corrosion resistance to prevent the adhesion of stains and odors. The heat insulating container includes an outer container and the inner container which are made of metal and have one end open. The inner container is housed inside the outer container. The open ends are joined to each other. A vacuum insulating layer is formed between the outer container and the inner container. An insulating layer and a diamond-like carbon (DLC) layer are sequentially laminated on the inner surface of the inner container. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297918 | REPULPABLE CONTAINER - A repulpable insulated container assembly having a container formed of paper such as corrugated cardboard or varying paper materials and defining an interior; and a repulpable insert placed within the interior of the container and formed of a first paper layer; and a paper fiber pad coupled to the first paper layer. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297919 | SOFT-SIDED INSULATED CONTAINER WITH HARD-SIDED LINER - A soft-sided insulated container that has a rigid closure. The rigid closure has a first closure interface that is a passive friction fit in which one part wipes another. The rigid closure has a second closure interface that is an active closure in which a mechanical device, such as a latch or clamp, is used positively to energize a closure between different parts of the closure. The container has a vent. The latch operates to close the vent. The soft-sided insulated container has a soft-sided external casing, and a rigid internal liner that includes a mating rigid lid. There is a releasable securement that holds the liner in engagement with the casing, but that can be released to permit the casing to be extracted from the liner. The releasable securement is a one-way passively engageable securement. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297920 | CAN COOLER - A can cooler includes a housing having a threaded mating mechanism disposed on a lowermost region of inner sidewalls of the housing and a bottom lid releasably secured to a bottom region of the housing, the bottom lid including an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion defining a seal circumferentially disposed therein, wherein the seal engages a can received within a top cavity of the housing. The lower portion of the bottom lid includes threads configured to releasably couple with the threaded mating mechanism of the housing. Further, a bottom surface of the can contacts a top surface of the bottom lid such that the seal engages a lowermost region of the can. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297921 | SYSTEM TO HOLD MULTIPLE BEVERAGE CONTAINERS - A system for holding multiple beverage containers may include a cooler or carrier with toting handles, closing tabs, and base. The base may be formed from a molded plastic, rubber or synthetic rubber material. The base may also include feet that hold the base a sufficient height from the ground. The base may have a generally conic tapering drain floor that makes up its top surface. The tapering drain floor may make draining the carrier easier by directing water toward a drain hole located in the base. Extending up from the base may be a multi-layer soft-sided wall where different layers perform different desired functions. For example, an inside layer closest to the internal cavity may be a waterproof layer, a middle layer may be an insulating layer, and an external layer may be a decorative layer. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297922 | PISTON FOR A RESERVOIR OF A DISPENSER OF A FLUID PRODUCT WITHOUT AIR INTAKE - A piston for a reservoir of a dispenser of a fluid product without air intake, and presenting a central axis X includes both sealing means and also guiding means. The sealing means extend in a plane orthogonal to the axis X and define a single external sealing line in a closed loop, distal from the axis X, capable of coming into contact with an inner wall of the reservoir | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297923 | WIPE CONTAINER ALLOWING CLEANING WIPE TO BE WITHDRAWN WITHOUT CONTACT AND SEALING METHOD THEREOF - One aspect of the present disclosure provides a wipe container allowing a cleaning wipe to be withdrawn without contact, the wipe container including a container main body configured to provide a space in which the cleaning wipe is stored, a container cover detachably coupled to an upper portion of the container main body to seal the container main body and control opening and closing of the container main body, a sub-cover provided in a portion of the container cover and whose opening and closing is controlled by pressure caused by an external force to seal the container main body, and withdrawal tongs inserted into the container main body due to having a portion coupled to the sub-cover and configured to be caught on the cleaning wipe accommodated in the container main body, wherein the withdrawal tongs include a coupling portion manufactured in a shape that corresponds to the sub-cover and detachably coupled to the sub-cover, a hook formed to protrude from a portion of a lower portion of the coupling portion and inserted into the container main body to hold the cleaning wipe, and a withdrawal tongs handle formed to protrude in a predetermined shape from an upper portion of the coupling portion so as to be held. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297924 | SYSTEM FOR DISPENSING MAILERS, CONTAINER FOR DISPENSING MAILERS - A system for dispensing mailers includes a retention system and a container. The retention system includes a surface and a retention mechanism. A portion of the retention mechanism extends transversely across a front of the surface. The container holds mailers. The container is supported by the surface of the retention system. The container includes a dispensing aperture that permits the mailers to be dispensed through a first panel of the container. The container is located so that a second panel of the container is substantially parallel to the surface. The dispensing aperture is between the surface of the retention system and a portion of the retention mechanism. The retention mechanism deters movement of the container toward the retention mechanism while a first mailer is dispensed from the container. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297925 | VALVE FOR PRESSURIZED CONTAINER - The valve ( | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297926 | Insert for a Packet of Smoking Articles - An insert for a packet of smoking articles includes a substantially rigid and flat support structure; at least one breath freshening article disposed on the support structure; and an outer cover configured to enclose the support structure and the at least one breath freshening article. A packet of smoking articles is also provided including the insert. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297927 | CONTAINER HAVING SLIDING LID AND LOCKING MECHANISM - A container ( | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297928 | METHODS FOR PREPARING LIQUID PRODUCTS USING PRESSURIZED EXTRACTION FLUIDS - A method for preparing a liquid product from soluble or extractable products using a pressurized extraction fluid in a machine may include: providing a capsule that includes a container body defining a closed chamber housing the soluble or extractable products, an injection lid, a beverage dispensing lid, and a degassing valve; supplying the pressurized extraction fluid through an injection element of the machine; using the pressurized extraction fluid to force the degassing valve to remain in a closed configuration; using the pressurized extraction fluid to open the injection lid and only thereafter to enter the closed chamber; producing a beverage using the pressurized extraction fluid and the soluble or extractable products; and opening the beverage dispensing lid to release the produced beverage from the capsule. The degassing valve may include a valve body having a recess, a membrane inside the recess, and holding means to prevent loss of the membrane. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297929 | RAPIDLY COOLING FOOD AND DRINKS - Systems and methods have demonstrated the capability of rapidly cooling the contents of pods containing the ingredients for food and drinks. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297930 | IMPROVED CAPSULE FOR THE INFUSION OF DRINKS - A capsule for infusion beverage by a dispensing machine has one or more upper sections containing liquid, one or more lower sections containing infusion mixture, and a spout placed into a base of the lower sections, the upper and lower section joined by a mechanical watertight connection or ultrasonic weld. A first and a second mechanical seal valve both with programmed breakage are respectively disposed on an upper side and a lower side of the upper sections. The lower sections are equipped with a diffuser filter placed on an upper side communicating with the upper sections, a diffuser filter placed on a lower side, and a lower mechanical seal valve with programmed breakage communicating with the spout. The lower mechanical seal valve has an opening threshold higher than an opening threshold of the second mechanical seal valve. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297931 | RECYCLING SYSTEM FOR THE UTILIZATION OF REUSABLE OBJECTS - A recycling system for recycling reusable objects comprises one or more separating and receiving apparatuses and at least one recyclable object. The separating and receiving apparatus for separating reusable objects and residual waste comprises: a first receiving container for receiving residual waste; a second receiving container for receiving labeled objects; and a sorting device. The sorting device is designed to detect labeled objects, transfer detected objects to the second receiving container, and transfer other objects to the first receiving container. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297932 | PERSONAL HYGIENE PRODUCT DISPOSAL APPARATUS - A personal hygiene product disposal apparatus for sealing personal hygiene products in a sanitary manner includes a housing having a housing inside. A plurality of doors is coupled to the housing and comprises a first door coupled to a first aperture extending through the housing front side, a second door coupled to a second aperture extending through the housing front side, and a third door coupled to a third aperture extending through the housing front side. A bag dispenser is coupled within the housing inside adjacent the first aperture. The bag dispenser has a waste bag accessible through the bag slot and is configured to receive a personal hygiene product. A bag sealer is coupled within the housing inside adjacent the second aperture. A cutter is coupled within the housing inside adjacent the third aperture. The cutter separates the sealed portion of the waste bag for removal from the apparatus. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297933 | TRASH CAN WITH RODENT GUARD AND LATCHING LID - The trash can with rodent guard and latching lid is a container. The trash can with rodent guard and latching lid is configured for use in storing refuse. The trash can with rodent guard and latching lid forms a protected space used to contain the refuse. The protected space inhibits the ability of animals to gain access to the refuse contained in the protected space. The trash can with rodent guard and latching lid comprises a trash bin and a sheath structure. The sheath structure forms a sleeve that encloses a portion of the trash bin. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297934 | LOCKING CONTAINER LID WITH ACTUATING HANDLE - A locking container lid with actuating handle and an accompanying container to which the locking container lid is able to be selectively secured. The locking container lid with actuating system that includes a spring-loaded handle and an alignment system that ensures the handle can only be actuated when the container lid is upright. It also has a locking mechanism that includes spring-loaded opposing locking wings that move laterally and are sized to engage substantially more than half of the rim of the accompanying container when in a locked position. The locking container lid with actuating handle and accompanying container are structured so that once it is locked on the accompanying container, the locking container lid can freely rotate around the accompanying container but cannot be lifted off absent actuation of the actuating handle while the container lid and accompanying container are standing upright. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297935 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING OBJECTS INCLUDING MOBILE MATRIX CARRIER SYSTEMS - A storage, retrieval and processing system for processing objects is disclosed. The storage, retrieval and processing system includes a plurality of storage bins providing storage of a plurality of objects, where the plurality of storage bins is in communication with a bin conveyance system for moving selected storage bins to a storage bin processing location, a programmable motion device in communication with the bin processing location for receiving a selected storage bin from the plurality of bins, where the programmable motion device includes an end effector for grasping and moving a selected object out of a selected storage bin, and a plurality of destination bins in communication with the bin conveyance system for moving a selected destination bin from a destination bin processing location that is proximate the programmable motion device to the plurality of destination bins. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297936 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING OBJECTS INCLUDING PAYLOAD POSITIONABLE MOBILE CARRIERS AND INTERMEDIATE PROCESSING SYSTEMS - A method of providing transfer between a remotely actuatable carrier and a container support structure is disclosed, the method including providing a remotely actuatable carrier including a plurality of support ridges proximate the support structure and providing sensor output information regarding alignment of the remotely actuatable carrier and the container support structure, the container support structure including a plurality of support structure protrusions; and passing the plurality of support ridges of the remotely actuatable carrier between the plurality of support structure protrusions responsive to the sensor output information. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297937 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING OBJECTS INCLUDING PAYLOAD POSITIONABLE MOBILE CARRIERS AND PROCESSING SYSTEMS FOR SEQUENCING DELIVERY OF OBJECTS - A method is disclosed of providing processing of a plurality of objects. the method comprising providing a plurality of containers from an input conveyance system to a plurality of container input stations, actuating a plurality of remotely actuatable carriers to move the containers from the plurality of input stations to a plurality of container support structures, as well as to any of a plurality of programmable motion devices for moving objects between containers; scheduling movement of the containers to and from the plurality of programmable motion devices; and providing a completed subset of the plurality of containers to an output conveyance system. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297938 | A MODULAR CONTAINER ACCESSING STATION - A container accessing station is configured to offer multiple access points where access to each access point may be permitted through an upper working surface of the container accessing station to an underlying container that has been delivered to the access point. The container accessing station includes one or more working surface sections, access panels and blanking-off panels. Each working surface section has a common attachment configuration to allow either the access panel or the blanking-off panel to be fitted as part of the container accessing station at any of the multiple access points. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297939 | NOVEL CONTAINER METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED END-TO-END PACKAGE DELIVERY - Disclosed is an end-to-end delivery system that uses standard containers designed for autonomous vehicle (AV) goods delivery, a purpose-built AV cargo management system, a purpose-built robot to load and unload packages, and software to coordinate the various tasks involved. The standard containers may include a hardware locking interface for locking to a carrying robot. The cargo management system may include a programmable conveyor system installed on each floor of a multi-floor cargo space within the AV. For example, the floor may include a roller surface to allow omnidirectional routing of packages. An elevator shaft may be used for receiving and off-loading containers. The software may identify a target container anywhere within the multi-floor cargo space, and determine how to rearrange the containers within a grid in the AV so that the target container may be moved to the elevator shaft for unloading. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297940 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LEARNING TO EXTRAPOLATE OPTIMAL OBJECT ROUTING AND HANDLING PARAMETERS - A system for object processing is disclosed. The system includes a framework of processes that enable reliable deployment of artificial intelligence-based policies in a warehouse setting to improve the speed, reliability, and accuracy of the system. The system harnesses a vast number of picks to provide data points to machine learning techniques. These machine learning techniques use the data to refine or reinforce in-use policies to optimize the speed and successful transfer of objects within the system. For example, objects in the system are identified at a supply location, a predetermined set of information regarding object is retrieved and combined with a set of object information and processing parameters determined by the system. The combined information is then used to determine routing of the object according to an initial policy. This policy is then observed, altered, tested, and re-implemented in an altered form. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297941 | ORDER FULFILLMENT SYSTEM - An order fulfillment system includes a plurality of stock locations for storing items, and movable collection containers, each configured to hold one or more of the items. A network of tracks along which each of the collection containers is configured to move in a single direction includes junctions where at least two of the tracks intersect, each collection container being controllable at a junction to continue travelling along one of the tracks. The network of tracks is configured to enable the collection containers to move to the stock locations. A controller is configured to receive a list of ordered items, to determine a selected stock location at which each ordered item is stored, to calculate a route along the network of tracks to bring a collection container to each selected stock location, and to control movement of that collection container along the calculated route to the selected stock locations. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297942 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING OBJECTS INCLUDING PAYLOAD POSITIONABLE MOBILE CARRIERS - An object processing system is disclosed that includes a plurality of remotely actuatable carriers for controlled movement in least two mutually orthogonal directions, each carrier including a base and a payload portion for receiving a container, each the payload portion being adapted to move in an elevational direction and a rotational direction about a rotational axis that is substantially parallel with the elevational direction. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297943 | A VACUUM LIFTING DEVICE - A vacuum lifting device to facilitate the lifting and/or repositioning of an article having an external surface as set out herein comprises at least one pair of handles and a base having opposed first and second surfaces, the base having an aperture arranged through the base. The second surface is arranged is provided with a continuous sealing joint projecting downwards from the second surface defining an enclosed area which includes the aperture on the bottom surface of the base. The vacuum lifting device also comprises a suction conduit arranged to be connected to a vacuum generating member and configured to be in fluid connection with the second surface of the base through the aperture. The vacuum lifting device further comprises an extendable lifting member arranged between the at least one pair of handles and the first surface of the base, the lifting member is actuated by a lift actuating member for shifting the base in a vertical direction transferring said vacuum lifting device ( | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297944 | EGG CONVEYOR FOR A POULTRY PLANT AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZATION OF TRACTION ASSEMBLIES IN SAID CONVEYOR - An egg conveyor for a poultry plant includes a chain of the closed-loop type with bars, for conveying eggs from one or more laying hen sheds to a collection location, assemblies for traction along the chain which are provided with a motor drive component, and a control unit for synchronization of the traction assemblies, the motor drive components each include at least one gearmotor provided at least with a corresponding servomotor. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297945 | MODULAR FRAME INTERFACE - A modular processing machine includes a first module comprising a first mounting plate including a first hole, and a first rail extending along a longitudinal axis, the first rail having a first axial end facing the first hole, the first hole being coaxially aligned with the longitudinal axis. A second module comprises a second mounting plate including a second hole coaxially aligned with the longitudinal axis, and a second rail extending coaxially aligned with the longitudinal axis, the second rail having a second axial end facing the second hole. The first rail has a first alignment feature at the first axial end thereof, and the second rail has a second alignment feature at the second axial end thereof. The first alignment feature is engaged with the second alignment feature to coaxially align the first rail with the second rail along the longitudinal axis. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297946 | Link for support members of conveyor belts, support member of conveyor belts and method for manufacturing a link - A link for connecting supporting members used in conveyor belts, each supporting member being provided with a straight rod and the conveyor belt having a motion transmission member, includes a substantially U-shaped main body configured to be removably anchored to a respective straight rod. The main body is made of a metallic material and has a closed front portion and an open back portion provided with a pair of mutually facing end sections. At least one of the end sections is covered with a polymeric material and joined therewith in a permanent manner, a portion of the outer surface of the polymeric material covering the end section being adapted to selectively interact with the motion transmission member. A supporting member for a conveyor belt, and a method of making a connection link for supporting members of conveyor belts. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297947 | DIVERSION ASSEMBLY - A diversion assembly for use with a feed material. The diversion assembly includes a plurality of movable gate chutes, a first conveyor, and a second conveyor. The plurality of movable gate chutes are each positionable in a retracted position and an extended position. The first conveyor is configured to carry, for each of any of the plurality of movable gate chutes in the retracted position, a first portion of the feed material to a first area. The second conveyor is configured to carry, for each of any of the plurality of movable gate chutes in the extended position, a second portion of the feed material to a second area. The second area is spaced apart from the first area. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297948 | DRAFT HANDLER SYSTEM - The invention relates to a draft handler. The draft handler has a tool stem adapter for coupling to a robotic arm, and has a spatula for lifting a draft product and an elastomeric band for gripping the draft product. The robotic arm moves the draft handler to pick up the draft product in a first orientation from a first conveyor assembly, and to place the draft product on a second conveyor assembly, optionally in a second orientation. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297949 | DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR THE ORIENTATION OF CONTAINERS - A device and a process for the orientation of containers with a carousel rotating about a vertical axis with a circumferential plurality of rotating seats imparting a rotation to each container causing a rotation-revolution. A recording device with illuminator recording multiple sequential images of the container during rotation-revolution. A controller adapted learn the lateral surface of said container in a number of positions. Learning each of the N positions said container is positioned with a random initial orientation, and during rotation a number of images are recorded. The controller acquires one current image, processes a similarity function representing the similarity between each current image and the images recorded in the same position in said learning step, calculates the similarity functions and the angle corresponding to the maximum value of this sum is used for the orientation of said container. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297950 | PACKAGING TRANSPORT DEVICE - A packaging transport device has a support unit ( | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297951 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOVEMENT OF A PAYLOAD - Features are disclosed for a stopping device that is resistant to forces in a first direction and compliant with forces in a second direction. The stopping device may be implemented in a roller top to restrict undesired horizontal movement of a payload being transported across the roller top. In some embodiments, the roller top can be implemented on a mobile robot to transport a payload between destinations. The stopping device can include a plurality of linkages to engage the stopping device and reduce forces applied to the stopping device by the payload. The stopping device, in an engaged position, may limit undesired horizontal movement of the payload. Further, the stopping device, in the engaged position, may respond to vertical forces applied to the stopping device by transitioning from the engaged position to a disengaged position. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297952 | MOVEMENT DEVICE FOR MOVING ROLLER BOXES - A movement device for moving roller boxes, comprising: a support frame ( | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297953 | METHOD FOR CONVEYING BULK MATERIALS, AND DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD - According to one method, bulk materials are conveyed in a metered quantity on at least one plate element and are lifted up from the plate element in order to organize the bulk materials by a movement oriented approximately perpendicularly to the plate element. The plate element is moved up and down at least transversely to the plate element support surface by at least one pulse, preferably two successive pulses, such that the bulk materials located on the plate element are lifted up from the plate element for a short time during each pulse, thus allowing an efficient and highly productive conveyance of the bulk materials. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297954 | SUCTION UNIT AND SUCTION DEVICE - A suction unit, which serves for suctioning an object according to Bernoulli's principle, includes a suction body with an adjoining suction plate, which has a front side facing away from the body, and includes at least one entry channel, through which a gaseous medium is introducible through the suction body into a deflection channel, which is delimited on one side by the suction plate and on another by a deflection head of a deflection unit or by the suctioned object, and through which the gaseous medium is guidable to the outside. The suction body is integrally or detachably connected to a suction basket whose inner side adjoins the suction plate or is spaced apart from the plate, wherein the basket encloses a receiving channel which has a channel opening dimensioned so that objects can be introduced into the channel or at least one recess on the underside of the basket. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297955 | CLEAN PNEUMATIC CONVEYING SHIELD, MOLD REPLACEMENT SYSTEM FOR EXPANDING MACHINE AND REPLACEMENT METHOD - A clean pneumatic conveying shield includes a shield body used for picking up an expanded material from an expanded material discharge port and pneumatically conveying the expanded material to the next process and provided with a hollow closed inner cavity, an outlet pipeline positioned in the middle of the top of the shield body and communicated with the inner cavity of the shield, and at least 2 inlet pipelines positioned at the top of the shield body, arranged around the outlet pipeline and communicated with the inner cavity of the shield. The shield body is provided with a splitter plate corresponding to each inlet pipeline and capable of rotating, an upper partition plate positioned above each splitter plate and a lower partition plate positioned below each splitter plate. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297956 | SHINGLE WITH REINFORCED NAIL ZONE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING - A method of making a laminated shingle is provided. The method includes coating a shingle mat with roofing asphalt to make an asphalt-coated sheet, adhering a reinforcement member to a portion of the asphalt-coated sheet, covering the asphalt-coated sheet, and optionally covering the reinforcement member, with granules to make a granule-covered sheet, dividing the granule-covered sheet into an overlay sheet and an underlay sheet, wherein the overlay sheet has a tab portion normally exposed on a roof and a headlap portion normally covered-up on a roof, the headlap portion having a lower zone adjacent the tab portion and an upper zone adjacent the lower zone, and wherein the reinforcement member is adhered to the lower zone of the headlap portion and laminating the overlay sheet and the underlay sheet to make the laminated shingle. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297957 | SOLAR PANEL HANDLING AND INSTALLATION METHOD - Solar panels are prepared for installation on an array frame by initially tipping packages of palletized, bundled, vertically-oriented panels in a preparation area to form a vertical stack of horizontally oriented panel separated from the pallet and packaging material for placement on the upper supporting surface of the transport deck. The transport deck is displaced longitudinally alongside a rack of the array frame, together with a lifting machine having a lifting head on a lifting arm for transferring solar panels from a longitudinal row of stacked solar panels on the transport deck to the array frame. The lifting head may be adapted to support one panel from each of the stacks on the transport deck for simultaneous transfer from the transport deck to the array frame. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297958 | ROBOTIC PALLETIZATION SYSTEM WITH VARIABLE CONVEYOR HEIGHT - A robotic palletization/depalletization system is disclosed. In various embodiments, data associated with a plurality of items to be stacked on or in a destination location is received, and a plan to stack the items on or in the destination location is generated based at least in part on the received data. The generating the plan includes determining a source location from which to pick the item based at least in part on (i) an attribute of the source location, and (ii) a state of a platform or receptacle on which one or more items are to be stacked. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297959 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus includes an apparatus main body, a sheet feed cassette, a pull-in member, and a biasing member. The sheet feed cassette is provided to be insertable into the apparatus main body. The pull-in member pushes the sheet feed cassette from a pull-in start position to a pull-in complete position to pull in the sheet feed cassette to the apparatus main body. The biasing member biases the pull-in member in the insertion direction. The biasing force of the biasing member in the state where the pull-in member is at a first position closer to the pull-in complete position than the pull-in start position is larger than the biasing force of the biasing member in the state where the pull-in member is at a second position closer to the pull-in start position than the first position. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297960 | SHEET STACKING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet stacking apparatus includes a sheet stacking unit on which sheets are stacked, a sheet regulating unit, and a cover member. The sheet regulating unit includes a main body having a regulating surface regulating a position of the sheet on the sheet stacking unit, and an operating portion movably supported on the main body and having an operating surface. The operating portion is movable from a first to a second position by operating the operating surface. The sheet regulating unit is locked to the sheet stacking unit when the operating portion is in the first position, and unlocked when in the second position. The cover member includes a first surface covering the operating surface and a second surface covering an upper surface of the operating portion, and covers the operating portion with at least the first surface and the second surface so that the operating portion is not visible. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297961 | TRANSPORT MECHANISM AND AIR FLOW CONTROL APPARATUS - A banknote transport system | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297962 | MEDIUM CONVEYING APPARATUS PROVIDING MAINTENANCE-RELATED NOTIFICATION BASED ON SKEW OF MEDIUM - A medium conveying apparatus includes a conveying unit including a conveyance roller to convey a medium and a processor. The processor detects a skew of a medium conveyed by the conveying unit, calculates an occurrence frequency of skew based on a detection result, and outputs a first notification related to maintenance of the conveyance roller or a second notification not related to the maintenance based on the occurrence frequency. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297963 | SHEET FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet feeding device feeds a sheet in a feed direction. The sheet feeding device includes a loading portion, a feeler, and a first detection sensor. The sheet is to be placed on the loading portion. The feeler rotates from a reference position to a pushed position around a support shaft in response to a push by a downstream end of the sheet, which is placed on the loading portion, in the feeding direction. The first detection sensor detects a rotation of the feeler from one of the reference position and the pushed position to the other of the reference position and the pushed position. The loading portion includes a second detection sensor to detect a state in which the sheet is placed on the loading portion. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297964 | MEDIUM CONVEYING APPARATUS DETECTING BOUND MEDIUM BASED ON LIFT OF MEDIUM - A medium conveying apparatus includes a pick roller feeding a medium, a separation roller placed on a downstream side of the pick roller in a conveying direction of a medium, an arrival detection sensor placed on a downstream side of the separation roller in the conveying direction and detecting arrival of a medium, a lift sensor detecting a lift of a medium between an upstream side of a roller nip of the pick roller and a downstream side of a roller nip of the separation roller, and a processor. The processor determines that a medium is a bound medium when a lift of a medium is detected by the lift sensor in a first predetermined period after detection of a front edge of a medium in a conveying direction by the arrival detection sensor, and executes abnormality processing when a medium is determined to be a bound medium. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297965 | SHEET CONVEYANCE APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet conveyance apparatus includes a conveyance section, the conveyance section including a roller rotatable in a first rotation direction and a second rotation direction, a guide member configured to move between a first position and a second position, a drive source, a drive switching unit including an input unit, an output unit, and a switching unit, a drive interruption unit configured to transition between a transmission state and a non-transmission state. The roller is configured to rotate by the driving force output from the output unit of the drive switching unit while the guide member moves between the first position and the second position. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297966 | SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING ARTICLES FROM A CONTAINER - An automated system for transferring articles from a container. An item transfer system includes retainers configured to secure a first tray and a second tray, a movable paddle assembly, a frame, and a plurality of actuators. The system is configured to transfer articles from the first tray to the second tray by an automated process including securing the articles within the first tray with the paddle assembly, rotating the frame by approximately 90° to 100°, moving the paddle assembly in a series of linear translations to remove the items from the first tray and place the items into the second tray, rotating the frame back to its initial orientation, and releasing the items into the second tray. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297967 | Method and device for stripping a winding mandrel from a roll - A method for stripping a winding mandrel from a roll formed by wrapping a web around the winding mandrel includes the following phases:
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| 20220297968 | MEDIA LOADING DEVICES - According to an example, a media loading device may comprise a motor and a leading-edge sensor. The motor may rotate a media roll having a leading-edge in a winding direction and unwinding direction, the motor being controlled by a processor. The leading-edge sensor may comprise a pivot arm and a detecting element. The pivot arm may contact the media roll and the detecting element may issue a leading-edge presence signal to the processor upon contact between the detecting element and the leading-edge occurs. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297969 | Mask Dispensing Assembly - A mask dispensing assembly includes a housing that is positionable in a public transportation vehicle and the housing has a dispensing slot extending into an interior of the housing to dispense face masks stored in the housing to the passengers. A lifting unit is positioned within the housing to lift a stack of disposable face masks in the housing thereby aligning a topmost one of the stack of disposable face masks with the slot. A dispenser is positioned in the housing to urge the topmost one of the stack of disposable face masks outwardly through the slot. A switch is positioned in the public transportation and the lifting unit is actuated when the switch is depressed to facilitate the driver to dispense a disposable mask for a passenger to wear. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297970 | Wrapping Material Roll Storage and Dispensing Device - The present invention relates to a wrapping material storage and dispensing device. The device has a plurality of containers, wherein each container is configured to store a wrapping material roll and has a sliding cutter to dispense and tear a fixed and desired length of the wrapping material sheet from each roll. Each container has a pair of rollers that enable rolling of the wrapping material roll when the wrapping material is dispensed. The device includes suction cups at the base and/or rear to secure the container(s) on a counter surface or mount to a wall. The device easily stores, organizes, conserves and enables single-handed pulling out or dispensing of specific lengths of wrapping material. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297971 | DOCUMENT STACKER WITH WEIGHT SENSOR - A document stacker ( | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297972 | YARN FEED MODULE - The invention concerns a yarn feed module for supplying yarn into a textile machine, including a drive roller for supplying the yarn, a guide element for guiding the yarn, and a restrain element that is arranged between the drive roller and the guide element in order to ensure that, on supplying of the yarn, the yarn detaches from the drive roller. The invention also concerns a textile machine including such a yarn feed module. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297973 | SPLICE HEAD FOR A SPLICER, SPLICE DEVICE HAVING AT LEAST ONE SPLICE HEAD, METHOD FOR SPLICING YARN USING A SPLICE HEAD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A splicing head ( | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297974 | AIR OPERATED HOSE REAL - In accordance with at least one aspect of this disclosure, a retractable hose reel system includes a reel configured to rotate about a shaft, a fluid driven motor configured to drive the reel, a fluid connector configured to connect to a fluid source to power the fluid motor, and a fluid line connecting between the fluid connector and the fluid motor to supply fluid from the fluid source to the fluid motor to power the fluid motor. A valve is disposed in the fluid line, configured to move between an open position and a closed position, where in the open position the valve allows fluid flow to the fluid motor and in the closed position the valve prevents fluid flow to the fluid motor. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297975 | OCCUPANT-BASED INTELLIGENT ELEVATOR ACTIONS - A method, system, and computer program product for occupant-based elevator actions are provided. The method identifies a set of subjects approaching a set of elevators to generate a set of identities for the set of subjects. A set of initial priority statuses are generated for the set of subjects. Based on the set of identities and the set of initial priority statuses, an elevator dispatch solution is determined. The method updates at least a portion of the initial priority statuses to generate a set of subsequent priority statuses in response to a subset of subjects entering at least one elevator. The method determines an isolation response for a first subject of the subset of subjects and modifies the elevator dispatch solution based on the isolation response to generate an isolation dispatch solution. The at least one elevator executes the isolation dispatch solution. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297976 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING MULTIPLE ABSOLUTE CAR POSITIONS OF AN ELEVATOR CAR WITHIN A SHAFT OF AN ELEVATOR ARRANGEMENT - A method for determining multiple absolute positions of an elevator car within a shaft of an elevator arrangement uses a portable smart device (smart phone) having a sensor (camera). The method steps include: displacing the elevator car along the shaft during a learning procedure with the portable smart device being releasably attached at a predetermined position at the elevator car; detecting localizing characteristics at each of multiple locations during the learning procedure, the localizing characteristics indicating an absolute position within the shaft, wherein the localizing characteristics are generated by markers such as QR-codes and are detected using the sensor of the portable smart device; communicating information indicating the absolute positions detected during the learning procedure from the portable smart device to an elevator controller; and correlating each of the absolute positions detected during the learning procedure to one of the multiple absolute car positions and storing derived correlation data. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297977 | ELEVATOR SAFETY SYSTEM - An elevator safety system includes an electronic safety controller running a software including a monitoring mode for monitoring the position of an elevator car within a hoistway. The system includes a position measurement device for measuring the elevator car position. There are limit position identification markers being installed in the hoistway for defining a starting point of a final movement zone in which the car is still allowed to run in a direction to the outermost ends of the hoistway. However, as soon as the end of the final limit zone is reached by the car, an emergency stop is triggered. The position data for the final limit zone are laid down in a memory of the safety controller as parametrized data for being able to adjust them if so needed. Therewith, it can be avoided that the hardware components in the shaft have to be replaced. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297978 | ELEVATOR ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING ELEVATOR - A method for constructing an elevator includes providing a hoisting machine unit, a guide rail line, an elevator car, a counterweight, and a hoisting roping; using the elevator car for transporting passengers and/or goods while the hoisting machine unit is in a first position; installing one or more guide rail sections into the guide rail line above a guide rail section of the hoisting machine unit; removing the hoisting machine unit from the first position; installing a guide rail section into the guide rail line in place from where the guide rail section of the hoisting machine unit was removed; hoisting the hoisting machine unit; mounting the hoisting machine unit to a second position which is higher than the first position; and using the elevator car for transporting passengers and/or goods while the hoisting machine unit is in the second position. An elevator arrangement is described for implementing the method. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297979 | CONTAINER LIFTING SYSTEM - A lifting assistance apparatus includes a vertically-suspended lift control device configured to selectively linearly retract, linearly extend, or hold a retractable load-bearing feature, a lifting attachment attached to the retractable load-bearing feature, where the lifting attachment includes an angled portion having two horizontally opposed lifting arms connected via a member and configured to fit to a container with a protrusion, such that the two lifting arms when positioned directly below the protrusion are configured to selectively contact and lift the container as the lifting attachment is at least partially lifted by a retraction of the load-bearing feature, and a graspable portion configured to permit a user to select a horizontal position and height of the container using the control device by moving the container vertically and/or horizontally, where the control device operates to provide assistance to the user when moving the container in the vertical direction. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297980 | WALKING DEVICE WITH SELF-ADAPTIVE TRACK GAUGE AND WHEEL PRESSURE FOR PREVENTING RAIL GNAWING - A walking device with a self-adaptive track gauge and wheel pressure for preventing rail gnawing comprises a first rail, a second rail parallel to the first rail, a driving trolley disposed on the first rail, a driven trolley disposed on the second rail, two beams connected between the driving trolley and the driven trolley and each of which having a sliding groove, and an electric hoist disposed on the two beams. The driving trolley is hung on the first rail through a first bearing wheel, and the driven trolley is hung on the second rail through a second bearing wheel. The driving trolley is connected with a driving motor, and the driving trolley is configured to drive the driven trolley to synchronously move along length directions of the first rail and the second rail through the two beams, so that the electric hoist is driven to synchronously move. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297981 | A COMBINATION COMPRISING A CRANE AND A LOAD GUIDING ARRANGEMENT ARRANGED FOR MOUNTING TO THE CRANE AND USE OF A LOAD GUIDING ARRANGEMENT IN SUCH COMBINATION - A combination including a crane and a load guiding arrangement arranged for mounting to the crane for controlling the orientation of a load suspended in a crane boom from a bearing wire about the bearing wire is provided. The load guiding arrangement includes: —two winches placed on the crane, —two taglines connected with the winches and two attachment brackets attached in a top zone of the crane boom and being connected to the load for applying a controlled torque to the load about the bearing wire. The load guiding arrangement furthermore includes: —for each winch a winch frame, which is arranged for mounting directly on the crane next to or on the crane counterweight in positions at each side of the crane and —two tagline redirection devices, for example snatch blocks which are connected with the load. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297982 | A CONTAINER SCANNING SYSTEM WITH WASHING STATION - A container scanning system includes: a camera/sensor unit movably mounted on a container handling crane, having a camera and/or sensor for scanning the exterior surface of a container; a control unit configured to control movement of the camera/sensor unit; and a rail mounted on a support beam of the container handling crane, the camera/sensor unit being movably mounted on the rail. The container scanning system includes a washing station mounted on the support beam or the rail at a predetermined location. In a washing mode, the control unit moves the camera/sensor unit to the predetermined location and controls the washing station to wash at least a surface of the camera and/or sensor. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297983 | MOBILE CRANE COMPRISING A DEVICE FOR FACILITATING OR FULLY AUTOMATICALLY CARRYING OUT A RAISING AND/OR SETTING-DOWN PROCESS OF A DERRICK BOOM, AND CORRESPONDING METHOD - The present disclosure relates to a mobile crane, which comprises a superstructure, a main boom, which extends away from the superstructure and is arranged so as to be pivotable thereon, a derrick boom, which extends away from the superstructure and is arranged so as to be pivotable thereon, and a winch assembly, wherein the winch assembly comprises a main-boom winch for actuating the main boom and a derrick-boom winch for actuating the derrick boom. The mobile crane is characterised by an assistance apparatus for facilitating or fully automatically carrying out a raising and/or setting-down process of the derrick boom, which apparatus is designed to actuate the main boom and the derrick boom, such as the main-boom winch and the derrick-boom winch, at the same time. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297984 | CONSTRUCTION AND/OR MATERIAL-HANDLING MACHINE - The invention relates to a construction and/or material-handling machine, in particular a crane, comprising a movable functional element, in particular a functional element suspended in an oscillating manner, in particular in the form of a load receiving means, at least one drive device for moving the functional element, a detection device for detecting manual manipulation movements for moving the functional element, and a controller for actuating the drive device on the basis of the detected manipulation movement. The aforementioned detection device has an inertial measuring device, which is attached to the functional element and comprises an acceleration and rotational rate sensor means for providing acceleration and rotational rate signals, and a detection device for detecting the deflection of the functional element from the aforementioned acceleration and rotational rate signals of the inertial measuring device, and the aforementioned controller is de-signed to actuate the at least one drive device so as to compensate for the detected deflection. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297985 | CONTROL UNIT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A CONVEYING MEANS - The invention relates to a method for operating a conveyor means, in particular a hoist, a crane, a continuous conveyor or the like, and to a control unit, the conveyor means comprising a drive unit ( | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297986 | CRANE - Provided is a crane including a boom. The crane hoists a suspended load through a hook from a tip of the boom, and position adjustment control for causing a position of the hook and a position of the tip of the boom to be close to each other as viewed in a vertical direction is performed until the suspended load is separated from a ground surface from a start of a hoisting motion. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297987 | BALANCED LIFTING DEVICE, VEHICLE-MOUNTED EXCHANGE BOX SYSTEM AND MULTI-OIL CYLINDER SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD - A balanced lifting device comprises at least two lifting arms arranged opposite to each other, each lifting arm comprises a balance arm and an actuating arm driving the balance arm to move, the balance arm is rotatably connected to the actuating arm at a rotatably connected part, and a first drive device is arranged between the balance arm and the actuating arm to drive the balance arm to a horizontal state throughout the lifting process. A vehicle-mounted exchange box system and a multi-oil cylinder synchronization method are also provided in the present invention. A cargo box may be lifted stably to improve the operation safety, the vehicle utilization rate is improved by saving the waiting time for loading and unloading in the transfer process. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297988 | STABILISED MACHINE - A stabilised machine that comprises;
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| 20220297990 | LIFTING AND TRANSPORT DEVICE - A device is operable to lift and transport a pipe at a worksite. The device includes a base, a mast coupled to the base, and a carriage coupled to the mast upon which the pipe is supportable. The device further includes a lifting assembly that is operable to move the mast and the carriage in a first direction to a desired elevation relative to the base and a positioning assembly that is operable to move the carriage relative to the mast in a second direction that is transverse to the first direction. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220297991 | WORK MACHINE - Provided is a work machine capable of effectively discharging air from a hydraulic circuit of a winch unit capable of applying braking to a winch drum by receiving a working oil. The work machine includes: a winch unit having a winch drum, a winch motor, a cylinder portion and a clutch portion; a hydraulic sources; a braking operating unit; a brake valve; a connecting portion; and a throttle portion. The throttle portion includes an opening having an opening diameter that is set so as to hold a pressure in a positive oil chamber for generating a brake force applied to the winch drum and to discharge a working oil from the positive oil chamber. | 2022-09-22 |
