41st week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 18 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150284125 | DEVICE FOR EMPTYING CONTAINERS - An apparatus for the removal of liquids from deformable containers and, in particular, from plastics material containers ( | 2015-10-08 |
20150284126 | Sleeve Applicator Machine and Related Method of Operation - A sleeve applicator machine is used to remove and open a sleeve from a carrier for application of the sleeve around an elongated object such as a wire. A mandrel is inserted into an opening of an unopened sleeve while the sleeve is still supported by the carrier. Once the mandrel is inserted into the sleeve, the mandrel is lifted to separate the unopened sleeve from the carrier. While still on the mandrel, the sleeve (which is now in a semi-opened state) is positioned between a separable pair of sleeve-opening dies in which the dies are in an opened position. The dies are closed or brought together around the sleeve and mandrel to compress the sleeve to a fully open state. At this point and with the dies holding the sleeve open, the mandrel may be withdrawn from the sleeve and a wire or other elongated object inserted into the opening of the sleeve. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284127 | Liner-Free Label and Systems - The invention relates to a liner-free label activator, adapted to be joined to another piece of equipment, such as a thermal printer. The activator has a housing including a reservoir for containing a solvent and a pump connected to the reservoir. The activator also has an applicator connected to the pump for applying solvent to a liner-free label passing thereby, an activator control system to connect to a control system of the printer, and structure for connecting the housing to the printer. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284128 | Container Handling System - A system for processing a simplified plastic container (C) that is to be filled with a hot product includes the step of blow-molding parison to form a container body, where the container body has a neck, a base, a side surface relatively free of structural geometry that surrounds an interior of the container body and, prior to being filled with the hot product, a projection ( | 2015-10-08 |
20150284129 | STABILIZED LOAD TRAY - The invention provides a stabilized load tray for supporting a load stack, the stabilized load tray comprising:
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20150284130 | Advertising Package - Disclosed is an advertising package that consists of two trays that are hingedly attached along a longitudinal and transverse axis. One tray includes two compartments formed from substantially rectangular shapes to allow inclusion of items that are not distinctive in shape such as a coin, key or the like. The compartments are depressions which eliminates the need for upstanding side walls and the need for a circumscribing channel or coupling passageways. Printed material can be placed on the entirety of the first tray which provides a background to the compartments and allows viewing through the package sidewalls. The package is constructed and arranged to be sent as non-machinable flat through the United States Postal Service (USPS). | 2015-10-08 |
20150284131 | CONTAINER HAVING IMPROVED COMPRESSION STRENGTH - The present invention is directed to a container having increased compression strength. Embodiments of the container comprise a pair of opposing side walls, each of which may include at least one layer of corrugated board having horizontal fluting and at least one layer of corrugated board having vertical fluting. Embodiments of the container also comprise a pair of opposing end walls, each of which may include at least one layer of corrugated board having horizontal fluting and at least one layer of corrugated board having vertical fluting. Embodiments of the container may be prepared from a single blank of corrugated board and may have a bottom surface that is integral with each of the side walls and each of the end walls so as to be considered leak proof. Embodiments of the container may also be configured to be collapsible to a substantially flat arrangement. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284132 | REINFORCED POLYGONAL CONTAINERS AND BLANKS OF SHEET MATERIAL FOR MAKING THE SAME - A blank of sheet material for forming a polygonal container is provided. The blank includes a bottom panel, two opposing side panels, and two opposing end panels. Each side panel extends from a side edge of the bottom panel, and each end panel extends from an end edge of the bottom panel. Each end panel includes at least one major stacking extension extending from a top edge thereof. The blank further includes a reinforcing panel assembly extending from a first side edge of a first end panel of the two end panels. The reinforcing panel assembly includes an inner end panel having a minor stacking extension extending from a top edge thereof. The minor stacking extension is configured to align with a respective major stacking extension to form a stacking tab. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284133 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BIODEGRADABLE PACKAGING MATERIAL, BIODEGRADABLE PACKAGING MATERIAL AND PACKAGES AND CONTAINERS MADE THEREOF - A biodegradable packaging material, a method of manufacturing the same, as well as products made of the material wherein a multilayer coating coextruded onto a fibrous substrate the multilayer coating comprising innermost and outermost layers of a blend comprising 20-95 wt-% of a higher melt index polylactide and 5-80 wt-% of another biodegradable polymer such as polybutylene succinate, and a middle layer containing a lower melt index polylactide alone. The goal is to increase machine speed in coextrusion while maintaining good adhesiveness to the substrate and good heat-sealability of the coating. The products include disposable drinking cups and board trays, as well as sealed carton packages for solids and liquids. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284134 | PUSHER AND PACK INCLUDING IT - The present invention relates to a pusher for use in packaging for displaying items for sale. In the preferred embodiment the pusher comprises an extendable member having a plurality of sections which are pivotally connected to each other at at least one pivot point and are configured to provide at least a pair of spaced apart portions. At least one resilient member is positioned about the spaced apart portions to bias them towards each other in a first direction. The biasing of the spaced apart portions towards each other results in an extension of the extendable member in a second direction which is perpendicular to the first direction. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284135 | LIGHT AND INTEGRATED JUNCTION SYSTEM OF THE WALLS OF A COLLAPSIBLE CONTAINER - The present invention comprises a junction system of structures, preferably for container walls, which is light and is integrated to the structures to be joined providing high strength and rigidity reducing the weight of the joint, which comprises at least a closing device having at least a pair of closing means, a male closing mean and a female closing mean, wherein said closing means join at least two structures together, or two adjacent faces of a container for fruit and vegetable products, preferably the side faces, being fixed to said structures or faces; further comprising a column fixed to one of said structures, wherein said column is configured as a hollow cylindrical body which in turn is integrated to at least one of said closing means. Furthermore, the invention comprises an associated container and its manufacturing process. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284136 | BOTTLE CROWN WITH OPENER ASSEMBLY - A crown for a bottle or other container has a top portion and an annular skirt that descends contiguously from the top portion. An opener assembly and an arrangement of frangible scoring lines on the crown allow for ease of opening the bottle or container. Corrugated embodiments provide material strengthening for a reduced gauge crown. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284137 | CORRUGATED PALLET - A corrugated paperboard pallet is produced from two flat blanks which comprise a pallet top and a pallet bottom. The two blanks are each folded to produce only two parallel vertically extending double thickness ribs, three horizontal panels, two vertical side walls and two horizontal flaps. The ribs of the pallet top and pallet bottom lock each other from opening in the center of the pallet by intersecting perpendicularly with notches in the ribs. The horizontal flaps lock the ribs from opening at the edges of the pallet by intersecting perpendicularly with notches, and the vertical sidewalls include vertical flaps that open inward defining fork passages whereby the vertical flaps lock said horizontal flaps from opening. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284138 | HINGED DUAL CHAMBER STORAGE CONTAINER - A dual chamber hinged food storage container is disclosed. The dual chamber food storage container includes a first resealable container and a second resealable container joined by a hinge. The dual chamber food storage container may assume a compact folded configuration for transportation and storage, as well as a convenient opened configuration for serving the food items stored in the dual chamber food storage container. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284139 | IN BUCKET WETSUIT DRYING SYSTEM - A drying aid for the drying of a wet wetsuit or other wet material; the drying aid comprising an assembly configurable for use between a first or bucket mode and a second or tub mode; the drying aid supporting the wet wetsuit or other wet material above a level of water draining from the wet wetsuit or other wet material. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284140 | METHOD FOR CONTAINER AND HANDLE ATTACHMENT - A plastic container used for holding fluid material with an attachable handle is provided. The container includes a body, a plurality of walls, a spout, an attachable handle and a sliding structure. The spout is a hollow, cylindrical portion that extends from an opening in one of the walls. The cylindrical portion is configured to insert or remove the fluid material from the container. The attachable handle includes a rail structure that further includes a pair of non-parallel offset rails and a latch. The latch has a latching surface that is located at the ends of the offset rails farthest from each other. The slide structure includes a generally rectangular projection. The projection further includes a pair of non-parallel offset grooves and a latching surface. The latching surface is located where the grooves are farthest from each other. The offset grooves are adapted to mate with the offset rails and are fully engaged by the offset rails when the latch is engaged with the latching surface. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284141 | Anti-Static Articles and Materials - The present disclosure relates to anti-static articles and multi-layered materials comprising an electrically conductive layer and a support layer. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284142 | System and Method for Applying Aroma Releasing Material to Product Packaging - A system for creating a microencapsulate coating composition and the method of adding the scented microencapsulate coating to product packaging. The microencapsulate coating contains scented compounds that are encapsulated to create encapsulated particles. The encapsulant can be either water soluble or hydrophobic depending upon the intended application. The encapsulated particles are mixed with a binding agent, to create a scented microencapsulate coating. The scented microencapsulate coating is applied to packaging in areas that will be touched as the packaging is manipulated. The physical contact ruptures the microencapsulate coating and releases the scented compounds contained therein. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284143 | PACKAGING FOR A SPRAYABLE COSMETIC FLUID CONSTITUTED BY A FLEXIBLE POUCH AND A PERIPHERAL FRAME - A packaging for a cosmetic fluid sprayable by an air-intake pump comprised of a flexible pouch having on one of the peripheral bands thereof, an insert for fastening the pump, the insert opening into the pouch, and by a peripheral frame, the insert cooperating with the frame in the usage position of the packaging. The pouch is connected to the frame along the entirety of its peripheral bands in order to ensure that the pouch is immobile along the entire height of same, the width of the frame being greater than or equal to the width of the peripheral band of the pouch extending from the lateral seam between the peripheral seam of the pouch and the lateral side of the pouch, the frame being open on at least 80% of the front surfaces of the pouch, the lower part of the frame forming a base, the frame consisting of two identical shells between which the pouch is secured. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284144 | Flexible Package With A Stable Structure - A packaging for containing fluids or other pourable materials is described. The packaging includes contoured sides that experience an outward force due to the gravitational forces of the fluid contained in the package thereby helping the package to remain upright. The package may include a bottom gusset that rests on the surface to provide stability. The package may include strengthening ribs. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284145 | Pouch container - The invention provides a pouch container which is excellent in a design property as well as being excellent in a self-standing stability and a shape retention property, can be volume-reduced, can prevent an adhesive agent from seeping into the content even in the case of using a multilayer film material employing the adhesive agent, and can sufficiently secure a sealing performance between the body side end part joint portion and a closing member. In a self-standing pouch container ( | 2015-10-08 |
20150284146 | Thermoplastic Bag - The present invention relates to a thermoplastic bag having enhanced capacity without significantly compromising dart impact properties. The thermoplastic bag has an area of induced elasticity that provides enhanced capacity, the area of induced elasticity generally surrounded by an area lacking induced elasticity. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284147 | Free Standing Toothpaste Dispenser - Toothpaste tubes can be messy and difficult to squeeze. There have been numerous attempts to create a neater toothpaste dispenser. This invention uses an air pump and an inflatable air bladder to squeeze toothpaste from a toothpaste tube out of a nozzle. The dispenser is less messy than a toothpaste tube, and easy enough to use one-handed. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284148 | Stop & go water bottle cap - Stop & Go Water Bottle Cap is a water bottle cap with an opening in its face and means to close or open the opening. The opening is closed when the water bottle to which it is attached is standing upright or is being turned sideways to mount. The opening is opened when the water bottle to which it is attached is turned upside down and is sitting on a water cooler/dispenser. It functions alternatively as a water bottle cap and as an open faucet. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284149 | PACKAGE CLOSURE AND A DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PACKAGE CLOSURE AND USE OF SUCH A DEVICE - A method for producing a package closure ( | 2015-10-08 |
20150284150 | CONTAINER WITH A REMOVABLE MEASURING CAP - A container for dispensing a liquid concentrate comprises a container body with top edge and a cap base sealed relative to the top edge. The cap base includes a wall having an inner thread, a funnel surrounding an opening, and a spout. The container includes a cap top with a shoulder including a flange having an outer thread and depending downwardly from the shoulder to define a channel being open toward a bottom edge of the cap top and located between an interior of the flange and the sidewall of the cap top. The cap top can be threadingly engaged to the cap base to form an outer seal between at least one of the shoulder and the flange of the cap top and the wall of the cap base and form an inner seal between the bottom edge of the sidewall of the cap top and the funnel of the cap base. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284151 | SEALABLE CONTAINER - An embodiment of a container may comprise a cap and a body. The cap may include a top portion, cap walls that form an outer perimeter, and a protruding end that forms an inner perimeter sized smaller than the outer perimeter. The body may include a bottom portion and body walls with distal outermost ends that form a cavity and a body perimeter. The body perimeter may be substantially the same as the outer perimeter. The body may also include upper outer and inner rims disposed around the entire distal outermost ends and having a channel between them. The channel may be sized to receive the protruding end in a friction seal when the container is in a closed position. No portion of the cap may be configured to extend into the cavity or beyond the body perimeter in the closed position. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284152 | HINGE SEGMENT WITH INTEGRATED SECURITY TAB - A hinge segment is coupleable with a container lid for connecting the container lid to a container. The container has hinge segment openings with a shoulder defining an undercut. The hinge segment includes hinge pins pivotably securable in the hinge segment openings and a security tab engageable with the undercut. The design is particularly suited for containers with all plastic hinges and provides a high level of security and tamper evidence. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284153 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR A BOTTLE COVER - A cover for a bottle container, including a bottle neck engagement section having arms forming a semi-flexible, generally U-shaped arcuate surface around the neck of the bottle, the bottle neck cover connected to an arm and a lid pivotally connected to the arm, the arm having an aperture allowing adjustability of the distance between the bottle neck engagement section and the lid pivotally connected to the arm. The lid operably pivotable between an open position and closing position. The cover may have a sealing member and a fastening mechanism for maintaining the lid in a closing position. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284154 | Self-resealing venting elastomeric closure for use with oral syringes, pipettes and the like - A self-venting self-resealing pre-cut elastomeric closure for vials, bottles and the like, comprising a dished elastomeric septum supported for closing an opening in a container, a cut across the dished elastomeric septum, and additional cuts defining with the cross cut one or more flap areas elastically displaceable from a closed condition to a venting condition in response to insertion of a liquid transfer implement through the central area of the septum dish. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284155 | CONTAINER SEALING SYSTEM - An easily closable and openable container system includes a number of features which facilitate easy opening and closing while maintaining a high seal. In a first embodiment, the opening forces can be concentrated on one narrow side which includes a lip on one side of a lid flange and with an angled portion on the opposite side of the flange to give ease of opening with less force involved. In a second embodiment where one side is not significantly shorter than a longest side, the lid flange is located at a corner to concentrate the leverage for opening. A continuous flange surrounds a generally planar member and mates with a outwardly projecting rim. The flange includes a pair of surfaces, including an inwardly angled surface which acts to form a stable seal, and actually urges the lid downward as the natural sealing force from the flange is applied. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284156 | Bio-degradable Compostable Valve - A bio-degradable compostable valve is presented. The valve includes a base having a first surface, a second surface and at least one hole therethrough. The valve further includes a filter in mechanical communication with a first surface of the base. Also included is a diaphragm having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface having oil thereon, the first surface in mechanical communication with a second surface of the base. Additionally the valve includes a cap having a first surface, a second surface, and a hole extending therethrough, wherein the cap is in mechanical communication with the diaphragm and the second surface of the base. The base, the filter, the diaphragm and the cap are comprised of material which is bio-degradable and compostable. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284157 | CONTAINER AND VALVE FOR A CONTAINER - Beverage container ( | 2015-10-08 |
20150284158 | DISPOSABLE PACKAGING WITH AN OUTPUT DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING ADVERTISING MATERIAL - Disclosed herein is a disposable packaging | 2015-10-08 |
20150284159 | PROTECTION MEMBER FOR LIQUID SUPPLY UNIT - There is provided a protection member configured to protect a liquid supply unit air-tightly. A cartridge | 2015-10-08 |
20150284160 | TIE WRAP FOR BUNDLING OBJECTS - A holder includes a body, the body having a first and second receiver and a first and second cylindrical holder. The holder further includes a tie comprised of an elongated piece of shape-retaining deformable material and a cover covering the shape-retaining deformable material along the length of the elongated piece. The covering and the shape-retaining deformable material are bonded along their length. A first portion of the tie passes through the first cylindrical holder. A second portion of the tie passes through the second cylindrical holder, such that a loop is formed between the body and the tie, stretching from the first cylindrical holder to the second cylindrical holder. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284161 | APPARATUS FOR DISGUISING LIQUID CONTENTS IN POSSESSION - A device in the form of a container is disclosed which obscures and/or misdirects another person from recognizing the device contains potable fluid. The device is generally constructed with the size and shape and appearance of a tampon within a tampon wrapper. The device includes a sealable/re-sealable vessel with a cap, and a wrapper constructed and printed to appear like a tampon wrapper. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284162 | THERMOFORMABLE MULTILAYER FILMS AND BLISTER PACKS PRODUCED THEREFROM - A multi-layer film structure for use in forming blister packaging. The multi-layer structure includes a first polymeric layer having a first surface and a second surface, the first polymeric layer comprising a metalized polyethylene teraphthalate, a second polymeric layer having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface of the second polymeric layer disposed adjacent the second surface of the first polymeric layer, the second polymeric layer comprising a cyclic olefin or a homopolymer of chlorotrifluoroethylene, and a third polymeric layer having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface of the third polymeric layer disposed adjacent the second surface of the second polymeric layer, the third polymeric layer comprising polypropylene or polyvinyl chloride. A method of making a multi-layer film structure and a packaging structure are also provided. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284163 | CONTAINER FOR PRESERVING LIQUID CONTENTS - A beverage container includes a flexible inside container and a rigid outside container. The flexible container can retain a liquid and seal the liquid from environmental air, while the surrounding rigid container facilitates handling and pouring in a form factor that reproduces the look and feel of a conventional wine bottle. A one-way valve permits pouring from the flexible container while preventing ingress of atmospheric oxygen or other contaminants. In particular, the one-way valve can be configured to retain a beverage within the flexible container until an exit path for the beverage through the valve is filled with liquid to seal the exit path and effectively eliminate any return path for ingress of air. To create a bottle-like pouring experience, the valve may automatically open to allow for the pouring of fluid when the bottle is tilted, and the valve may automatically close at the end of a pour. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284164 | Woven Plastic Bags With Features That Reduce Leakage, Breakage and Infestations - A woven laminated plastic bag having features that further prevent leakage of contents out of the bag, or infestation of organisms into the contents of the bag is provided. In various aspects the bag can be fabricated from woven polypropylene and/or polyethylene layer which can be laminated with a film layer, can form a pinch bottom bag, and can have one or both sides include graphics and/or printing. The bag can also provide a top end and/or a bottom end either or both of which provide a discrete area which may contain discrete graphics and/or printing. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284165 | TRANSPORT BOX AND METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING CHILLED PRODUCTS - Transport box ( | 2015-10-08 |
20150284166 | APPLICATOR ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS FOR DISPENSATION OF COMPOSITION COMPRISING PHOSPHORESCENT MATERIAL - A method for using an applicator assembly includes coupling a cartridge with a gun. The cartridge includes first and second chambers filled at least partially with a first component and a second component, respectively. At least one of the first and second components includes a phosphorescent material. A nozzle is attached to the cartridge and is provided in fluid communication with an opening in the cartridge and with the first and second chambers. A piston of the gun is moved relative to the cartridge to facilitate simultaneous dispensation of the first and second components through the opening and into the nozzle. The first and second components mix, within the nozzle, into a composition which is dispensed through an aperture in the nozzle. Cartridges, applicator assemblies, and kits are also provided. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284167 | Supplement dispensing water bottle with shudder mechanism for disbursement. Dispenses into capsules that attach at the bottom - Here is the invention described in full. Its uses, although not limited to these, in that of use in easy dispensing and mixing of workout supplements or formula for nourishment of babies. In this invention there lies a typical water bottle except inside there is a water tight seal that is easily opened by a turning of a gear that will then open the seal. This will let water through into the detachable base which hold the substance that is to be mixed with the water. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284168 | ZONE HEAT-SEALABLE PACKAGING FILM AND RESULTING POUCH - A high temperature film substrate having a seal material printed thereon in a predefined pattern. The film comprises a pliable high melt temperature substrate and a heat-seal material selectively coated onto the substrate only in an area predetermined to be heat sealed together. Also disclosed is a heat-sealed pouch comprising a pliable high melt temperature substrate and a heat-seal material selectively coated onto the substrate only in a heat sealed area. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284169 | MODULAR INSULATED CONTAINER AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME - A modular insulated container for storing goods at constant temperatures. The container has, in an outwardly insulating manner, at least one base, at least one cover and at least four side walls of insulating material, which enclose an inner chamber provided for accommodating the goods in a thermally insulating manner. The at least four side walls are mounted separately with the at least one base and the at least one cover. At least one of the mounted, outwardly insulating side walls has temperature control elements, which face the inner chamber and contain thermal storage fluids, which are separated from the inner chamber by thermally conductive material. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284170 | LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS - There is provided a liquid discharge apparatus which includes a tank including a liquid storage chamber, an inlet, a liquid lead-out channel, and an atmosphere communication channel, a conveyance mechanism, a carriage, and a head. A lower end of the inlet is positioned at a lower side of the nozzles, and the liquid storage chamber is arranged at a position shifted from the nozzles, in a first-direction side of the front-rear direction, and shifted from the conveyance route, to a second-direction side of the left-right direction. The liquid storage chamber is connected to the liquid outflow channel at a position on a lower side of a center in a up-down direction of the liquid storage chamber, and in the first direction from a center in the front-rear direction of the liquid storage chamber, and on the second-direction side of a center in the left-right direction of the liquid storage chamber. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284171 | HAND-HELD SYSTEM FOR DISPENSING VISCOUS MATERIALS FROM A FLEXIBLE POUCH AND METHODS OF ACCOMPLISHING THE SAME - A dispensing system and method dispensing flowable materials is disclosed. The system includes a hand-holdable dispensing gun, a holder assembly and a flexible pouch holding a flowable material for dispensing metered amounts of that material. The pouch includes an end portion, which is configured to be torn open to create a mouth for the pouch. The holder assembly includes a tubular member having an outlet including a valve. The tubular member has an open end through which the pouch can be introduced and then a piston cover can then be located in the tubular member to hold the pouch in place. The dispensing gun includes a piston to engage the piston cover and force it into engagement with the pouch to eject a metered amount of the flowable material out of the valve upon each actuation of a trigger of the dispensing gun. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284172 | FLEXIBLE TUBE - The present invention provides an environment-friendly structure of a flexible tube, comprising a flexible tube, an inner bulk and a cover. After the flexible tube is fulfilled of a material, an inner bulk is disposed to the tail end and then the flexible tube is packaged. Therefore, when using the flexible tube, the flexible tube can provide a better pressing function, and the material in the flexible tube can be squeezed out completely without wasting any material for environmental protection. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284173 | LIQUID DISPENSING HEAD, IN PARTICULAR FOR A BOTTLE FOR PACKAGING A LIQUID TO BE DISPENSED DROP BY DROP - The invention concerns a liquid dispenser head which is designed to be mounted on a bottle containing a liquid and comprises a filtering device ( | 2015-10-08 |
20150284174 | FERRULE PACKAGES, PACKAGING DEVICES, AND RELATED METHODS - A ferrule package includes a plurality of ferrules and a packaging device configured for containing the ferrules in a uniform orientation. A selected ferrule may be removed by moving an aperture into alignment with a receptacle containing the ferrule inserting an insert such as a tube into a bore of the ferrule, and removing the selected ferrule from the receptacle while the ferrule is on the insert. The ferrule may be removed without making contact with the ferrule. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284175 | Method for extracting liquid from a liquid dispenser by injecting gas - A method for extracting liquid from a liquid dispenser ( | 2015-10-08 |
20150284176 | CAP-HELD TILT ACTUATOR FOR A FOAM DISPENSER - The invention relates to a system consisting of a cap for fastening on a foam can, or generally on a container, that contains a pressurised or pressurisable medium, as well as a tilting valve and a dispenser. The tilting valve comprises a sealing part that can be connected to the container and a valve nozzle interacting with the sealing part. The cap can be fastened on the container in the area of the tilting valve. The dispenser has a fastening area by means of which it can be fastened on the valve nozzle through a central opening of the cap. For easy mounting of the dispenser on the valve and for its actuation, provision is made for the inner area of the opening of the cap and the outer area of the fastening area of the dispenser to display positively interacting areas that, in tilted position of the dispenser relative to the container, create a positive fit opposing removal of the dispenser in the axial direction of the tilted position and detachment of the fastening area of the dispenser from the valve nozzle of the tilting valve. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284177 | CHILD RESISTANT PUMPS - A child-resistant feature or lock for a sprayer including a collar and a sleeve wherein the sleeve may be rotated from a locked position to an unlocked position to allow actuation of an actuator and pump for distribution of a product from a container to which the child-resistant feature is mounted. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284178 | Aerosol Dispensing Apparatus - A dispensing system adapted for repeated activation of an aerosol can is described. The dispensing system includes components that improve the ability to receive and secure aerosol cans of different sizes within the dispensing system as well as improving the reliability and energy efficiency of the system. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284179 | CAPSULE FOR PREPARING A BEVERAGE OR NUTRITIONAL PRODUCT - The invention relates to a capsule ( | 2015-10-08 |
20150284180 | MODULAR INTERMODAL TRANSPORT CONTAINER, FRAME SUPPORT AND SYSTEM OF USE - The invention herein pertains to an adjustable modular intermodal container system having a size and shape that is adjustable to be adaptable to various different types of intermodal vehicles within regulatory parameters. The containers are stackable, whose shapes may be interchangeable and expandable. The containers provide multipurpose application to any variety of products contained therein. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284181 | LINER SUMP DISPENSING SYSTEM - A liner sump dispensing system ( | 2015-10-08 |
20150284182 | Container Auto-Lock System - A container according the present application includes a container auto-lock system. The container auto-lock system is integrated into the outboard apertures of the lower castings of a domestic sized container. The container auto-lock system includes a locking mechanism which is configured to recess when the container is lowered onto a surface lacking an acceptable receiving aperture. The locking mechanism is also configured to automatically lock when placed on top of a domestic sized container. The container auto-lock system is configured to be compatible with international sized container by allowing the inboard apertures on each lower casting to be available for attaching the domestic container on top of an international container with a conventional locking device. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284183 | Nose Cone for Dust Control - Preferred nose cones | 2015-10-08 |
20150284184 | WORKPIECE CONVEYOR SYSTEM - A workpiece conveyor system comprising: a conveyance apparatus which conveys workpieces in one direction, a stopper which is mounted on the conveyance apparatus so as to stop workpieces which are conveyed by the conveyance apparatus at a predetermined position, and a takeout apparatus which takes out workpieces which have been stopped by the stopper from the conveyance apparatus. An outer edge of the stopper in an opposite direction to a conveyance direction of workpieces extends in a curved shape in a transverse direction of the conveyance apparatus. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284185 | TUBE CONVEYOR CLEAT DESIGN - A tube conveyor belt system for use in conjunction with a support. At least a portion of the support has a concave shape. The tube conveyor belt system has a belt and at least one cleat. The belt has a surface. The at least one cleat extends from the surface of the belt. The at least one cleat includes a plurality of paddle regions and a plurality of web regions. The plurality of paddle regions is in a spaced-apart configuration. The web regions have a flexibility that is greater than a flexibility of the paddle regions. One of the web regions is positioned between adjacent paddle regions. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284186 | ACCUMULATION PALLET CONVEYOR - An accumulation pallet conveyor for transporting pallet conveying members conveying members include at least one sprocket that engages an endless chain along horizontal runs of the conveyor while allowing the chain to move relative to the pallet conveying members if the conveying member are obstructed or stopped along the horizontal runs. On curved end portions of the conveyor path, an engagement finger on the pallet conveying member engages the chain to move the pallet conveying members along with the chain. If the pallet conveying member is obstructed or stopped along the conveyor curved end portions, the biased finger may repeatedly dislodge and re-engage the chain allowing the chain to temporarily move relative to the pallet conveying member. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284187 | CONVEYOR WITH IMPROVED CLEANING CAPABILITIES - A conveyor with enhanced cleanability includes a belt for conveying objects above a floor and having a forward run and a return run. A conveyor bed for supporting the belt provides an upper support for supporting the forward run of the belt and a lower support for supporting a return run of the belt. The upper support is adapted for moving toward and away from the lower support, including when the conveyor belt is sectioned into first and second portions corresponding to the forward run and the return run. A conveyor is also mounted in a cantilevered fashion, such as by embedding posts in a curable material forming a base for supporting the conveyor. Related methods are also disclosed. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284188 | CHAIN WHEEL FOR APRON CONVEYOR - A chain wheel for driving or diverting a conveyor of an apron conveyor including transport plates is disclosed. The transport plates may be releasably connectable via a chain connecting parts to the conveyor chain. The chain wheel may have a chain wheel body including a lateral face. The chain wheel may also have teeth arranged peripherally offset over the lateral face. In addition, the chain wheel may have bearing faces. The bearing faces may be arranged peripherally offset over the lateral face between two adjacently situated teeth. The bearing faces may also be configured to support the chain connecting parts. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284189 | APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING MATERIAL - An apparatus for dispensing material includes an outlet opening with a perforated cover. A rotatable applicator dispenses material through the perforated cover and may include brushes that sweep across and penetrate the openings of the perforated cover. The housing may also contain a feed roller for regulating the flow of the material and one or more commutators for fractionating the material. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284190 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING CONTAINERS TO A HANDLING MACHINE - An apparatus for transferring containers to a handling machine that handles the containers cyclically in groups, comprising a conveying unit for transporting the containers in a conveying direction, wherein the conveying unit has a sliding section in which a group of containers is displaceable towards the handling machine in a sliding direction oriented transversely to the conveying direction, a sliding device for displacing the group of containers from the conveying unit to the handling machine in the sliding direction, and having a screw conveyor for setting a pitch spacing between the containers, said pitch spacing being required for handling the group of containers in the handling machine, the screw conveyor is oriented along the conveying unit, wherein the screw conveyor projects at least partially into the sliding section, and the screw conveyor has at least one gap region in which the screw conveyor has a reduced outer circumference. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284191 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CROP HARVEST - A method for transporting harvested crops from a field includes the step of providing a conveyor belt disposed adjacent a plurality of crops (such as alongside a row of crops or in-between rows). The conveyor belt has a spool attached thereto about which the conveyor belt can be wound. A winder is provided and has an attachment for receiving the spool. The spool is attached to the winder and, when crops being harvested are disposed on the conveyor belt, the winder is used to wind the conveyor belt around the spool, thereby transporting crops to the winder. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284192 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR STACKING AND DE-STACKING GOODS CARRIERS - The invention relates to a re-stacking device ( | 2015-10-08 |
20150284193 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DESTACKING STACKED ARTICLES - A destacker for automatically destacking a plurality of vertically stacked articles that is particularly useful in destacking magnetic moulds used in the chocolate manufacturing industry. Each article comprises at least one slanted notch. The destacker includes at least one hammer having a blade that moves from a retracted position to an extracted position, wherein at the extracted position the blade engages a gap formed by the slanted notch between the bottommost article and the article located above the bottommost article to release the bottommost article from the plurality of stacked articles. The bottommost article then drops onto a conveyor to be transported to the production line. The destacker further includes oppositely disposed pair of mould carriers and oppositely disposed pair of mould lockers that assist the destacker to feed the stack of moulds in a downward direction. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284194 | APPARATUS FOR THE TRANSPORT AND STORAGE OF PROPPANT - An apparatus for the transport and storage of proppant has a container with a top wall, a pair of end walls and a pair of side walls. The pair of side walls extend between the pair of end walls. The container has a bottom discharge opening. The container includes a funnel extending from the pair of side walls and from the pair of and walls toward the bottom discharge opening. The funnel has sides extending in an angle of greater than 25° with respect to horizontal. The funnel includes a pair of side plates extending respectively from the pair of side walls toward the bottom discharge opening and a pair of end plates extending respectively from the pair of end walls toward the bottom discharge opening. Each of the side plates and the end plates is formed of a stainless steel material. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284195 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet feeding apparatus includes a stacking portion, a lifting portion, a feeding portion, and a control portion. The sheet feeding apparatus further includes a first height detecting portion configured to output a signal corresponding to a position in a height direction of the topmost sheet of sheets stacked on the stacking portion, a sheet presence detecting portion configured to output a signal corresponding to presence or absence of the sheets stacked on the stacking portion, and a second height detecting portion configured to output a signal corresponding to a position in a height direction of the stacking portion. The control portion performs control for sheet feeding operation using the signal from the sheet presence detecting portion if the position of the stacking portion is above a predetermined height based on the signal from the second height detecting portion and, if the position of the stacking portion is below the predetermined height, the control portion performs control for sheet feeding operation not using the sheet presence detecting portion. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284196 | STACKING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A stacking device includes: a first stacking portion having a stacking surface on which a sheet is stacked; a widthwise direction regulating unit, provided movably relative to the first stacking portion in a widthwise direction of the sheet, for regulating a widthwise position of the sheet stacked on the stacking surface; a second stacking portion provided rotatably relative to the first stacking portion between a first position and a second position. The second stacking portion is overlaid on the first stacking portion at the first position and supports, at the second position, an upstream portion of the sheet with respect to a feeding direction of the sheet fed by a sheet feeding unit. The second stacking portion is provided with a cut-away portion to avoid interference with the widthwise direction regulating unit when rotates between the first position and the second position. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284197 | BELT CONVEYANCE APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A belt conveyance apparatus includes a plurality of support rollers, an endless belt, a regulation portion configured to regulate a shift of the endless belt in a width direction, a regulation receiving member configured to contact the regulation portion to receive a regulation force by the regulation portion, and support members disposed on an upstream side, in a conveyance direction of the endless belt, of the support rollers provided with the regulation portion to oppose each other on an inner peripheral surface side and an outer peripheral surface side of the end portion side of the endless belt in the width direction, and configured to regulate a position of the regulation receiving member when the regulation receiving member enters a contact portion with the regulation portion. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284198 | SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet conveying apparatus includes first and second rotator pairs and a sheet detecting portion. The sheet detecting portion includes a moving member provided to move to a detection state from a standby state in which the moving member protrudes into a sheet conveying path by being pressed by a front end of the sheet conveyed by the first rotator pair and such that a rear end of the sheet does not pass within a moving trajectory of the moving member in moving from the detection state to the standby state and a sensor detecting the sheet based on the move of the moving member from the standby state to the detection state. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284199 | SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet conveying apparatus includes a first rotator pair, a second rotator pair provided downstream, in a sheet conveying direction, of the first rotator pair, and a moving member having an abutment portion. the first rotator pair, the second rotator pair and the moving member are configured such that a rear end of the sheet does not pass on a moving trajectory of the abutment portion when the moving member moves from a passage state in which the sheet is allowed to pass through the abutment portion as the abutment portion is pressed by the sheet conveyed by the first rotator pair to an abutment state in which the abutment portion protrudes into a sheet conveying path. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284200 | SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet conveying apparatus includes a moving member, and a sensor detecting the sheet based on the move of the moving member. The moving member moves in a direction approaching a first position from a second position before a rear end of the sheet passes through the moving member after moving from the first position to the second position by being pressed by the sheet. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284201 | SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet conveying apparatus includes first and second rotator pairs, a moving member including an abutment portion against which a front end of the sheet conveyed by the first rotator pair abuts and a guide member provided at upstream, in the sheet conveying direction, of a nip portion of a second rotator pair. The guide member configured to be movable to a first position where the guide member guides the sheet toward the moving member in a projection state and to a second position away from the moving member more than the first position and turns to the second position during when the sheet is conveyed by the second rotator pair. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284202 | PRINTING APPARATUS AMD PRINTING METHOD - A sheet is conveyed with no slack between a first conveying path and a second conveying path, thus allowing a high-quality image to be printed on the sheet and suppressing a possible sheet jam. A conveying path with a changeable conveying path length is provided between a first conveying path including a pair of downstream side conveying rollers and a pair of downstream side conveying rollers and a second conveying path including a pair of downstream side conveying rollers and a pair of downstream side conveying rollers. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284203 | FINISHER REGISTRATION SYSTEM USING OMNIDIRECTIONAL SCUFFER WHEELS - A sheet registration system is for use in connection with a finisher for a digital printing system. A scuffer carriage has omnidirectional scuffer wheels with a plurality of overlapping rollers to provide uninterrupted traction to move media sheets against a registration wall for process direction registration. A pair of opposed tamper plates will move toward one another pushing the media sheets together in the cross process direction. The freely rotating scuffer rollers will allow free movement of the media sheets in the cross process direction. Thus, cross process registration is achieved simultaneously with process direction registration, and registration time is minimized. Process direction registration is maintained by not lifting the scuffer from the media sheets during cross process registration. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284204 | SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet conveying apparatus according to the present invention includes: a pair of conveying rollers | 2015-10-08 |
20150284205 | FLAKY MEDIUM PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING REAL-TIME POSITION OF FLAKY MEDIUM - A flaky medium processing system and a method for detecting a real-time position of a flaky medium. Multiple detection positions are arranged in a medium transfer channel of the flaky medium processing system, and one position sensor is arranged at each detection position for detecting arrival and departure events of the flaky medium in the detection position; and the flaky medium processing system and the method are characterized in that the position sensor arranged at the first detection position along the movement direction of the flaky medium is provided with at least three scattered detection points, each detection point outputs an independent output signal, and each detection point is configured with two timers for obtaining a time attribute of an output signal of each detection point; and the position sensor arranged at each of other detection positions is configured with one timer for obtaining the time attribute of the output signal of the common position sensor. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284206 | Craft Ribbon Roll Holder - A craft ribbon holder uses two arms extended from a base to hold a ribbon roll. An upper hooking portion and a lower hooking portion connected to the base opposite the arms facilitate attachment to a bar. Each arm has a two-stage knob which functions to hold the ribbon roll in place between the two arms. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284207 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING STRETCH FILM ROLLS - An apparatus for fabricating stretch film rolls comprises a first plurality of cutting blades configured to be oscillated, and a second plurality of cutting blades configured to be oscillated independently of the first plurality of cutting blades. The first and second pluralities of cutting blades are configured for cutting a stretch film web into one or more stretch film web sections each having at least one non-linear longitudinal edge. The apparatus also comprises a driven winding shaft for winding the one or more stretch film web sections. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284208 | PAPER MEDIUM STACKING DEVICE - A sheet-type medium stacking device includes a piece-by-piece sheet-type medium conveying mechanism, an upper conveyor belt, an arc-shaped stacking plate, a movable blocking mechanism, a sensor device, and a control unit, wherein at least one pair of convex ribs are formed on a section, close to the conveying mechanism, of the arc-shaped surface of the arc-shaped stacking plate at two sides of the upper conveyor belt, and a distance between the pair of convex ribs is smaller than the minimum dimension of the sheet-type medium in a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction, therefore the sheet-type medium being clamped and conveyed forms a V shape, which greatly increases the rigidity of the sheet-type medium, and effectively solves the problems of blockage caused by the slit at the tail of the sheet-type medium and blockage caused by folding and arching of soft and old medium. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284209 | PADDLE WHEEL COMPILER - A paddle wheel compiler includes a paddle wheel that accepts sheets from the front of the paddle wheel to form a set, unlike a disk stacker which accepts sheets from the top or back of the disk and flips the sheet. The paddle wheel compiler is unique in that it maintains control of all sheets in a set, except for the top sheet during tamping. The top sheet is registered to the set with side tampers, followed by a scuffing action to register the sheet against a registration wall in the process direction. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284210 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HANDLING SANITARY ARTICLES - A method for handling (flat) objects ( | 2015-10-08 |
20150284211 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE WINDING QUALITY OF A FILM ROLL - Method for the determination of the winder quality of a film roll ( | 2015-10-08 |
20150284212 | PAPER SHEET PROCESSING DEVICE - A bill processing apparatus which is capable of reliably supplying information on a bill to the bill housing body side. The paper sheet processing apparatus has a bill housing part ( | 2015-10-08 |
20150284213 | Device And Method Usable For Installing Cable Into A Winch Spool - Apparatus and methods usable for introducing tension into a cable. The apparatus comprises a frame adapted for connection to a crane, a holder adapted for retaining a cable spool, and at least one surface adapted to contact the cable and resist its movement. The frame is adapted for disassembly into a plurality of sections. The apparatus comprises at least one bracket for connecting the frame with the crane. The bracket comprises an aperture adapted for connecting to a jib attachment of a boom head. The at least one surface comprises at least two surfaces adapted to compress the cable, thereby resisting its movement. The at least two surfaces comprise a channel extending thereon, wherein the channels are adapted to form a generally circular bore when the surfaces are joined together, wherein the bore is adapted for receiving the cable. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284214 | ELEVATOR HEALTH CHECK - A software tool configured on a mobile device can be executed while ascending in an elevator car, causing the device to utilize one or more sensor capabilities, such as an accelerometer or microphone, to capture data relating to the ascent. Captured data can be filtered, manipulated, and combined to generate scores relating to one or more aspects of the elevator car's performance. Scores and captured data can be saved, reviewed and shared via the device. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284215 | ELEVATOR, AND IMPROVEMENT FOR REDUCING ELONGATION OF THE ROPING OR BELTING OF THE ELEVATOR IN A LOADING SITUATION OF THE CAR OF THE ELEVATOR, AND THE USE OF PRETENSIONING FOR BRACING THE ROPING OR BELTING OF THE ELEVATOR - Elevator, comprising:
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20150284216 | DEVICE FOR PREVENTING EXCESSIVE SPEED OF A DOOR LEAF CAUSED BY A POWER ACCUMULATOR - A device for preventing excess speed, which is caused by an energy store, of a door leaf, includes a door leaf displaceable between an open position and a closed position, an energy store coupled with the door leaf, which energy store provides energy for the closing movement of the door leaf in the event of failure of the electrical energy supply, a door drive coupled with the door leaf, wherein electrical energy can be induced in the door drive when closing movement of the door leaf takes place, and a door control, which activates the door drive and which is suitable for regulation of the speed of movement of the door leaf, wherein the door control is operable by the induced electrical energy when the electrical energy supply fails, and a method of operating an elevator door. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284217 | Turnaround Mechanism for Passenger Conveyors - A turnaround mechanism for a passenger conveyor may include a turnaround track for facilitating a smooth transition of a plurality of pallets between a passenger side and a return side. Each of die plurality of pallets may have a front end portion engaged to the turnaround track. The turnaround mechanism may further include a track exchange mechanism having a track exchanger for transitioning the at least one roller of each of the plurality of pallets between the passenger and the return sides, each of the plurality of pallets generally maintaining its orientation during the transitioning. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284218 | CRANE WITH DOUBLE WIRE GUIDE AND ANCHORING BRACKET ARRANGED IN THE NACELLE OF A WIND TURBINE - A crane includes a double wire guide and anchoring bracket arranged in the nacelle of a wind turbine for hoisting -up and -down of heavy parts of the wind turbine arranged in the nacelle. The crane includes an external winch with wires, located near the base of the tower of the wind turbine, the winch being connected via the wire guide to a pulley block including a crane hook at the end of the crane outrigger arm. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284219 | VEHICLE WRECKER WITH IMPROVED CONTROLS - A wrecker-type recovery vehicle for recovering other, disabled vehicles, and a method for doing so, which may use a CAN Bus, and which may employ wrecker controls located a distance from a side surface of the vehicle exterior, Traveler rollers may be used to facilitate longitudinal movement of a travel base assembly supporting the boom, relative to the vehicle frame. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284220 | Intelligent Motorized Lifting Device - An apparatus includes a drum to draw in or let out a line and a motor and transmission coupled to the drum to apply a torque thereto. A tracking module tracks an actual amount of line let out from the drum. A servo control unit receives the actual amount, compares the actual amount to a desired amount of line to let out from the drum, and generates an error signal reflecting a difference between the actual amount and the desired amount. A modulation module generates, from the error signal, a control signal to control the motor, thereby bringing the actual amount into better alignment with the desired amount. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284221 | Compact Motorized Lifting Device - An apparatus includes a drum to draw in or let out a line, and a motor and transmission coupled to the drum to apply a torque thereto. In certain embodiments, the motor and transmission are substantially entirely contained within the drum. In the same or other embodiments, a bearing may provide support for both the transmission and the drum. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284222 | Motorized Lifting Device Conveying Power and/or Data - An apparatus includes a drum to draw in or let out a line and a motor and transmission coupled to the drum to apply a torque thereto. A cable is incorporated into the line to transport at least one of power and data along the line to an object or device at the end of the line. In certain embodiments, the cable is configured to support all or a portion of the load. In other embodiments, the line includes a load-bearing wire separate from the cable which is configured to support all or a portion of the load. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284223 | Grooved Drum and Associated Roller for Motorized Lifting Device - An apparatus includes a drum to draw in or let out a line and a motor coupled to the drum to apply a torque thereto. The drum includes a groove formed in an outer surface thereof to accommodate the line. A roller is provided that tracks the groove and extends into the groove. The roller pushes the line into the groove. In certain embodiments, the roller pushes the line to a bottom of the groove to ensure that the line is properly seated therein. | 2015-10-08 |
20150284224 | Grooved Drum and Associated Passive Guide for Motorized Lifting Device - An apparatus includes a motor and a drum rotated by the motor to draw in or let out a line from the drum. The drum includes a groove formed in an outer surface thereof to accommodate the line. In certain embodiments, a depth of the groove is equal to or greater than a radius of the line. In the same or other embodiments, a passive guide that physically engages and tracks the groove may be used to guide the line into the groove. | 2015-10-08 |