44th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 21 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150307230 | Corner Boards, Container Assemblies Including the Same, and Methods of Making and Using the Same - A corner board includes first and second sides, each including a board material; a bend between first and second sides, joining the sides together; and a slit adjacent to a first end of the corner board forming a first flap adapted to place the corner board on a container or a stack of containers or otherwise couple the corner board to horizontal and vertical surfaces of the container or stack of containers. A method of manufacturing a corner board includes bending a board stock to form first and second sides of the corner board with an angle therebetween; cutting the board stock into fixed lengths, the bent and cut board stock forming the corner board; and forming a slit near a first end of the corner board, in which the slit creates a first flap adapted to couple the corner board to a container or a stack of containers. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307231 | LEAK-FREE AIRLESS CONTAINER HAVING PISTON DEVICE - An airless container includes: an elongated shaft having an open top and an open bottom and having a constant internal cross-section, and having attachment means for securing a fastening collar thereto; a fastening collar; a liquid outlet piece; a piston to sealably and moveably fit within the elongated shaft, the piston having external sides with a peripheral upper blade and a peripheral lower blade, each of said peripheral upper blade peripheral lower blade having a plurality of peripheral ridges running perpendicular to the elongated shaft elongation direction. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307232 | MEMORABILIA STORAGE DEVICE - A memorabilia storage device for storing a plurality of items. The storage device may include a housing that has at least one sidewall that generally defines a cavity and a lid. The storage device may also include an sleeve that is configured for placement within the cavity. The sleeve is configured to receive a plurality of content holders. The plurality of content holders may have a variety of different shapes, sizes, and configurations so as to be capable of storing a variety of different types of memorabilia. Additionally, various different combinations of the different sized content holders may be stored in the storage device. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307233 | DUAL COMPARTMENTED POUCH AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A flexible pouch and a method for making a flexible pouch is provided. The pouch includes a pouch body defined by a peripheral edge. A dividing seal is disposed between opposite ends of the flexible pouch so as to define two pouch spaces. The pouch includes two fitments are mounted to a respective pouch space. One of the fitments is configured to support the pouch body in an upright manner. A method for making said flexible includes forming a flexible pouch having an open top. A dividing seal extends from the open top to the bottom of the pouch so as to define two pouch openings and two pouch spaces. Substances are introduced into the pouch spaces by a first nozzle and a second nozzle inserted into a respective first space and second space and filling the pouch body through the first and second nozzle. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307234 | Extra Pocket aka The X-Pocket - The Extra Pocket is a hanging, stand-alone holding vehicle which allows a person to store items from their worn apparel pockets/pocketbooks until a later time. This makes for a tidier, neater way of living. The Extra Pocket will also allow one to remember where their items are at all times. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307235 | PLASTIC CLOSURE DEVICE FOR TUBULAR BAGS - A plastic closure device ( | 2015-10-29 |
20150307236 | Dispensing System - A dispensing system which has a dispenser housing assembly, and a bag assembly that fits within the dispensing housing assembly. The bag assembly includes a flexible bag and an integrated spout and valve member. The integrated spout and valve member includes a spout portion which has an annular base flange and a spout body extending therefrom. A valve is positioned within the spout body. The valve including an opening that can be selectively opened to allow the passage of a flowable material from within the flexible bag. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307237 | Single Use Container With Dispenser - Single use containers designed to store and dispense liquid substances having a wide variation in viscosities. The container includes a container body that defines a storage compartment for storing the liquid substance and is provided with a neck including a seal positioned in the neck to seal a liquid substance in the storage compartment during storage. The container also includes a cap defining a recess and being adapted for engaging the neck and including structure for piercing the seal and a channel which passes through the structure for piercing the seal to the recess. An applicator is located in the recess such that the applicator and recess together define a chamber between an end of the channel and the applicator to allow liquid to flow from said channel into said chamber. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307238 | SYNERESIS NEGATION APPARATUS - The present invention provides syneresis negation to capture the liquid separated from the gel so that only gel is dispensed from the container. The apparatus includes a reservoir, a hollow shell and a riser tube extending under the hollow shell. When the container holding the liquid separated from the gel is inverted for dispensing, the liquid rushes to the cap. The liquid flows over the hollow shell to the reservoir, which captures the liquid. The gel then covers the liquid and is forced up into the hollow shell and flows over the riser tube to be dispensed from the cap opening. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307239 | TAMPER-PROOF AND EASY-OPEN SEALING TYPE FOOD CONTAINER - A tamper-proof and easy-open sealing type food container includes a container body and a lid. A peripheral wall of the container body has at least one recessed wall portion disposed in one corner thereof and formed a retracted external space area and concave camber between the recessed wall portion and a hem. A pull tab extends from outside of a sealing rib that can be inserted into the concave camber. Moreover, there are two tamper-proof structures disposed on the lid. The first is that the first score line has to be poked through, and the second is the second score line needs to be torn off when opening the lid. When either structure is tampered, it could be easily distinguished, which ensures the integrity, safety, and qualities of the food inside the container. With these features plus its sealing effect, the present invention has dual function of tamper-proofing and easy-opening. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307240 | VESSEL - A vessel includes a lid and a container. The lid includes a main body and a brim structure. The main body is integrally surrounded by the brim structure. The brim structure from the inside out includes a first side portion, a first horizontal portion, a first inclined portion, a second inclined portion and a fifth inclined portion. The container includes a bottom, a side wall and an edge structure. The bottom is integrally surrounded by the side wall, and the side wall is integrally surrounded by the edge structure. The edge structure from the inside out includes a second side portion, a second horizontal portion, a third inclined portion, a fourth inclined portion and a sixth inclined portion. When the edge structure is engaged with the brim structure, the container is sealed by the lid. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307241 | Heterogenous-Substance Accommodating Device Having a Soft Folding Part - A heterogeneous-substance accommodating device used by being coupled to a mouth of a container includes an accommodating part having a storage space disposed within a main body, a soft foldable part disposed on an upper portion of the accommodating part, and an opening part disposed on the bottom of the upper portion of the foldable part to lengthily extend downward. A different kind of substance is injected into the storage space of the accommodating part, and a lower portion of the accommodating part is sealed by using a sealing part. When the foldable part is pressed, the opening part breaks the sealing part so that the different kind of substance contained in the storage space drops into the container and is mixed. The foldable part is folded while being expanded outward when a force is applied to an upper portion of the foldable part. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307242 | PRESSURE-RELIEF VENT - An article includes a vessel, a vent connected to the vessel, and a heat flux-responsive plug disposed in the vent and thermally isolated from the vessel. The heat flux-responsive plug has a material selected based on a phase change characteristic. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307243 | BEVERAGE CONTAINER DEVICE FOR OPENING A DRINKING APERTURE AND VENTILATION APERTURE - A beverage container lid for use with a beverage can has a lid member. The lid member has a sealed perforated opening and a sealed perforated vent hole disposed thereon. A tab member is pivotally and rotatably coupled to a top surface of the lid member. The tab member has a first end and a second end. The second end is aligned and positioned above the sealed perforated opening. A protrusion extends down from a bottom surface of the first end member. The tab member is rotated to align the protrusion above the sealed perforated vent hole. Pressing downward on the first end of the tab member forces the protrusion to applying pressure to open the sealed perforated vent hole. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307244 | CAP WITH TOY DEVICE | 2015-10-29 |
20150307245 | INTELLIGENT WINE CAPSULE - Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a temperature indicator (e.g., a data logger) that is configured to be attached to a beverage container and to provide a user with information relating to the temperature history of the beverage. In some embodiments, for example, the temperature indicator is configured for attachment to a wine bottle. For instance, the temperature indicator may be configured to indicate whether the temperature of the wine bottle has deviated outside of a predetermined temperature range. In this way, the temperature indicator could be used to provide consumers, wine makers, distributors, or retailers with important information regarding the quality of care provided for the beverage container. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307246 | LOCKABLE PACKAGING AND A RELEASE MECHANISM THEREFOR - A lockable child-resistant, senior-friendly package of the sleeve-and-drawer style may be utilised for in healthcare type applications for the unit dose dispensing of pharmaceutical tablets, capsules and lozenges; in consumer good packaging applications for items such as food, recreational drugs (e.g., tobaccos, cigars, cigarettes, etc.), toys, hardware, and electrical items, or the like; and in security package applications to deter package pilferage for small high-value items, such as consumer electronics. The sleeve-and-drawer style package has an internal slidable lockable receptacle, having a two-part locking mechanism and an improved release mechanism. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307247 | PERFORATED, ADHESIVE COATED WRAPPING MATERIAL - A wrapping material includes a sheet of flexible material. The sheet is foldable along a first line that defines a first portion of a first side of the sheet and a second portion of the first side of the sheet. The wrapping material further includes an adhesive deposited on the first portion and a release material deposited on the second portion. The strength of adhesion between the adhesive and the release material is less than a strength of adhesion between the adhesive and the flexible material. When the sheet is folded along the first line, the adhesive contacts the release material. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307248 | LOCKABLE PACKAGING AND AUXILIARY CLIP THEREFOR - A combination includes a lockable package ( | 2015-10-29 |
20150307249 | CLUSTER PACK AND PRODUCTION METHOD - In a cluster pack, encompassing elements encompass containers. One encompassing element includes shrink film; the other, which has an integrated carrying element, defines a ring surrounding the containers. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307250 | ANTI-TAMPER METHOD AND PACKAGING FOR IMPORTANT AND VALUABLE ITEMS - The group of inventions relates to packaging for preventing unauthorized access to and protection of high-value items. In the method for protection and in the packaging, the protective means is made destroyable upon tampering. The protective means is placed in the structure of monolithically joined layers of packaging material, wherein the mating surfaces of each packaging component are made parallel or inclined at an angle of 0.01°-90.0° to each other and have a lock joint in the form of joined steps between the mating surfaces, and at least one lock joint surface has at least one additional protective means which is destroyed upon tampering. The inventions provide for the manufacture of higher reliability packaging for articles of various forms. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307251 | Apparatus and Method for Protection or Decoration of Open-Ended Containers - A system includes an open-ended container and an apparatus. The apparatus includes a compressible lower portion adapted for insertion into a hollow interior of the open-ended container and to contact an inner surface of the open-ended container. The apparatus also includes an upper portion connected to the lower portion and adapted for placement over an outer surface of the open-ended container. The apparatus may also include an overwrap portion connected to at least one of the lower portion and the upper portion and that is adapted for placement over the outer surface of the open-ended container and over the upper portion. For example, the open-ended container could represent a drinking glass, the upper portion may be adapted for placement over at least a bowl of the drinking glass, and the overwrap portion may be adapted for placement over the bowl, a stem, and a base of the drinking glass. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307252 | AIRTIGHT ENCLOSURE - An airtight enclosure comprising a pair of enclosure shells each having a pair of first edges ( | 2015-10-29 |
20150307253 | Air-Sealed Storage System - An air-sealed storage system prevents metallic items, such as jewelry and flatware, from tarnishing. The system includes a housing having a bottom wall and a perimeter wall coupled to and extending upwardly from the bottom wall. A top edge of the perimeter wall defines an opening into an interior of the housing. The housing has a port in environmental communication with the interior of the housing. A vacuum assembly is operationally coupled to the port of the housing to create suction through the port to remove air from the interior of the housing. A flexible hose is couplable to the housing in environmental communication with the port such that the vacuum assembly provides suction through the flexible hose. A cover is coupled to the housing and is positionable to cover the opening into the interior of the housing. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307254 | Vac n' Stack (Preservation and Storage Saving Product) - This product is a storage container with a depressible cover that can create an internal vacuum. In doing so it can reduce it's volume, allowing another similar container to be stored inside the initial container without removing its cover. Through these features, this product's primary aims are to preserve food for longer in a vacuum, thereby reducing waste and drastically reducing the amount of space being used for storage (whether it's food in the refrigerator or clothes in the wardrobe). | 2015-10-29 |
20150307255 | Electrode Pad Packaging Systems and Methods - An electrode pad packaging system including an electrode pouch, an electrode pad (e.g., a defibrillation electrode pad) and a sacrificial source of moisture (e.g., a gel or a solid hydrogel) is disclosed. The electrode pad and the sacrificial source of moisture are each disposed at least partially within the electrode pouch. A method of packaging an electrode pad is also disclosed. The method includes providing an electrode pouch, an electrode pad (e.g., a defibrillation electrode pad), and a sacrificial source of moisture configured to be placed at least partially within the electrode pouch. In an embodiment, the sacrificial source of moisture is configured to diffuse within the electrode pouch to help prevent conductive gel disposed on the electrode pad from becoming too dry. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307256 | STORAGE TANK BOTTOM CORROSION PROTECTION SYSTEM - A system for protecting storage tank soil side bottoms against corrosion includes a pipe system comprising non-perforated inlet pipes and perforated pipes connected thereto. A sleeve container having solid VCI compounds therein is inserted into the perforated pipes. The sleeves are permeable to vapors emitted by the solid VCI compounds and flow through the pipe to a perforation where they are admitted into an area beneath a storage tank so that they can contact the tank bottom (soil side) and protect the same from corrosion. Alternatively, solid SCI compounds can be used in combination with VCI compounds. The corrosion protection system is designed to be used with aboveground storage tanks. This includes, but is not limited to, single bottom tanks: newly installed or existing tanks undergoing bottom replacement or installation of double bottoms. These tanks are located on substrates such as the compacted soil/sand or hard substrates such as concrete, bitumen mixtures and asphalt where channels can be cut into the substrate for installation of the pipe system. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307257 | CLAMSHELL RASPBERRY CONTAINER - A container that includes a tray having a base bottom portion and one or more sidewalls having a volume for holding a product; a lid that is attachable to the tray to protect the product in the tray when attached thereto; and a divider for providing a plurality of compartments with a predetermined volume in the tray, the divider configured, dimensioned and positioned to provide support to the lid, air flow between the compartments and torsional rigidity to the tray. The most preferred container of the invention is a rectangular clamshell container as described herein that includes a spine which is pivotally hinged to the base bottom portion via the lid. This preferred container also includes a plurality of snap locking members for attaching the lid to the tray for retaining contents therein. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307258 | PROPELLANT-FREE PRESSURIZED MATERIAL DISPENSER - A device for dispensing a material under pressure, including at least one elastic portion defining at least one wall of a chamber defining a volume within which said material is to be contained; and at least one non-elastic portion coupled to said at least one elastic portion and affecting a geometry of one or both of said elastic portion and of said chamber; wherein, at least when the material is contained within said chamber, said at least one elastic portion is stretched so as to urge a reduction in volume of said chamber by at least 70%. The non-elastic portion is optionally rigid. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307259 | DISPENSER - A dispenser for dispensing product that includes a dispenser body having first and second interior sections, a lid, and a release mechanism. Product in the first interior section passes through an opening in the second interior portion and into an inner channel for dispensing. The inner channel includes a prong that prevent product from reverting back to the first interior section. The lid includes a lip that, when the dispenser is closed, creates a seal about the inner channel. When the dispenser is to be opened, the user may activate the release mechanism, which includes an upper portion and an activation portion. The user inwardly presses the release activation portion, which deflects or bends a portion of the inner channel away from the lip. The user may also downwardly press on the release mechanism to release the upper portion from engagement with the lip and the sidewall. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307260 | SINGLE-DOSE SEALED PACK WITH BREAK OPENING - A single-dose sealed pack with break opening having a first sheet of semi-rigid plastic material, and a second sheet of flexible plastic material, to define a sealed chamber for containing a dose of a product, the first sheet including a bearing layer and a barrier layer, wherein the barrier layer is arranged towards the outside of the chamber with respect to the bearing layer. The single-dose pack also having a first cut on the inner face of the first sheet to guide the breakage of the first sheet form an opening to allow product to exit, the first cut having a section defining the bending axis of the pack, the barrier layer being of the isotropic and not perforated type and having a lower elongation at break than the maximum elongation applicable to it by the only thickness of the bearing layer following the bending of the pack itself. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307261 | CYCLIC PRESSING-DOWN GEAR ARRANGEMENT - A cyclic pressing-down gear arrangement includes a first housing in which a stop is mounted and a press bar, a circuit control unit, and a second gear arranged in the first housing. The first housing is formed for fitting to a spray can having a spraying head. The press bar has a protrusion located above the spraying head and an elastic element having an end positioned against the stop. The circuit control unit is electrically connected with a motor having a spindle extending into the first housing and including a first gear mounted thereto. When the motor is activated, the first gear drives the second gear to cause a cam to drive the press bar down for activating the spraying head. When the cam is rotated to contact a switching element, the motor is shut down and the press bar is returned by the elastic element. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307262 | PACKET FOR SMOKING ARTICLES AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE PACKET - A packet for smoking articles includes an outer container, substantially shaped as a parallelepiped having an open top end and a hinged lid, which can rotate between positions for opening and closing the, open top end and which is defined by a rear wail a front wall, two side walls and a top wall. One bottom edge of the front wall is integral with a reinforcement wall which is folded by 180° around the edge and which is positioned in abutment against the inside surface of the front wall. The reinforcement wail includes at least two panels which are integral with each other in pairs along folding lines of weakness and which can be inclined relative to each other around the lines of weakness to be positioned in abutment, at least, against the inside surface of the lid at the top wall. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307263 | FOLDED PACKAGED GLOVES - A package of at least one glove pair, comprising a right glove and a left glove, wherein at least one glove has an indicia comprising at least one of a logo, a manufacturer's name, or usage information of the glove displayed thereon, wherein the right glove and the left glove are folded in a multi-fold configuration. At least partially transparent first packaging encases the right glove and the left glove, and maintains the multi-fold configuration, wherein the indicia of at least one of the right glove or the left glove is visible through the first packaging while folded. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307264 | BAG MADE FROM A FOAMED FILM LAMINATE - Laminates having a foamed polyethylene layer reduces material costs but yet can be used to make user-acceptable bags and other containers to hold consumable products (such as a dry laundry detergent) that withstand the rigors of manufacturing and transporting. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307265 | WATER BOTTLE WITH STRAW HAVING INTEGRATED FILTER AND DOWNSTREAM FLAVOR TABLET - Water bottles and flavor tablets for use therewith. The water bottle includes a container having a closed end, an open end, and a removable lid selectively coupleable over the open end of the container. A straw is disposed through the lid, or attached to the lid. A filter may be disposed within the straw, the filter removing impurities from water as it is drawn from the chamber through an opening within the straw, through the filter. A flavor tablet (e.g., a dissolvable solid including a flow channel disposed therein, or defined between a perimeter edge of the tablet and the straw or spout) can be placed within the straw or spout of the water bottle, downstream from (e.g., above) the filter so that water drawn through the straw passes first through the filter (if present), and then around or through the flavor tablet, flavoring the water drawn therethrough. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307266 | CAPSULE | 2015-10-29 |
20150307267 | PERMEABLE DISPOSABLE FILTER AND BEVERAGE SYSTEM - A disposable filter can replace a reusable filter in a reusable coffee filter. The disposable filter can be removed immediately after use and discarded without mess, making the single cup brewer available without delay for the next brew cycle. The disposable filter includes a basket portion having a collar, where the basket portion can fit into a reusable coffee filter holder and the collar can rest over a lip of the reusable coffee filter holder. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307268 | CAPSULE FOR PREPARING BEVERAGES - A capsule for preparing a beverage from a powdery or granular raw material is provided with a body of polymeric material, comprising a seat suitable for containing the powdery or granular raw material. The capsule is characterized in that the seat comprises an opening provided with a first edge sealed by a first foil impermeable to fluids. A collection chamber divided from said seat by means of a bottom wall having a second edge projecting in the longitudinal direction is also provided. The edge is sealed with a second foil impermeable to fluids. The body is made of plastic material impermeable to fluids, in particular to gases and even more particularly to atmospheric oxygen. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307269 | AIR CARGO CONTAINER COMPRISING AN INTERMEDIATE ELEMENT - The object of the invention is an air cargo container ( | 2015-10-29 |
20150307270 | Portable Water Tank Assembly for a Dust Emitting Construction Machine - A portable water tank assembly for a dust emitting construction machine, such as a machine for cutting concrete, stone, ceramic materials and the like, said assembly comprising a water container and an electric pump powered by a battery for pumping water from the container through an outlet to the construction machine. To provide a portable water tank assembly which provides a long service life without changing battery, is easy to handle and carry and that is robust and reliable, the pump is a low pressure pump, of 0,1-1,5 bar, preferably of 0,3-1,2 bar, that is preferably submersible and placed inside the water container; and said assembly has at least 5 liter capacity. Preferably the hood member has a first compartment for a battery for delivering power to the pump and a battery located in the compartment, and it may have a second compartment for a battery charger and a third compartment for a spare battery. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307271 | Device For Conveying A Fine-Particle Medium - The invention relates to a device for conveying a fine-particle medium, in particular a granulate, including a flexible receptacle for receiving the medium, a receiving fixture for fastening of the receptacle in the region of an upper end facing away from a base of the receptacle, and a suction apparatus, inserted from above into the receptacle, for sucking the medium out of the receptacle. The device further includes outside the receptacle, in its base region or its lateral region, an apparatus for acting on the receptacle for the purpose of its deformation. The device ensures that feed interruptions during the conveyance of the fine-particle medium are avoided so that the medium is kept in a conveyable state, whereby an undisturbed automated feed of the medium is secured. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307272 | Baggage System and Related Methods - A bag bundle for use with a system for providing storage bags for a container, the bag bundle including a plurality of bags bundled one with another to form a bag bundle mass. The bag bundle mass has one or more openings formed therein to engage a holding assembly carried by a container within which each of the plurality of bags is sized and shaped to be installed. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307273 | AUTOMATED WASTE MANAGEMENT - A method for enabling automated waste management is described. In one embodiment, data related to an event detected via a sensor coupled to a trash receptacle is received. A waste collection vehicle is configured to collect trash directly from the trash receptacle. The data related to the detected event is processed. A notification is generated based on the processing of the data. In some cases, a notification based on a determination of a volume of trash within the trash receptacle is generated, where the volume is determined via a ranging sensor. A notification is generated based on a determination of a weight of the trash within the trash receptacle, where the weight is determined via a load sensor. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307274 | WEIGHING SYSTEM FOR A FRONT-END-LOADING WASTE-HAULING VEHICLE - A weighing system for a waste-hauling vehicle having a front end loader with at least two arms for lifting a waste container, the weighing system comprising: an extensometer mounted on at least one arm of the front end loader, the extensometer secured to separate extensometer mounts so that the extensometer is operative to detect deflections in the front end loader arm in response to loads of varying weights; and a vehicle data hub in communication with the extensometer, the vehicle data hub operative to receive inputs from the extensometer and determine therefrom: (i) the weight of a waste container containing waste as the waste container is lifted by the front end loader for emptying into a waste receptacle on the vehicle; (ii) the weight of the waste container as it is lowered by the front end loader after the waste container has been emptied into the waste receptacle on the vehicle; and (iii) the net weight of the waste that was contained in the container. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307275 | Material Handling System - A material handling system including a receptacle; a loading opening disposed within the receptacle; a transfer opening disposed within the receptacle in adjacent angled relation to the loading opening; and a first compaction plate rotatably coupled proximate the receptacle between the loading opening and the transfer opening. As to particular embodiments, the material handling system can further include a second compaction plate movably disposed proximate the transfer opening. Upon rotation of the first compaction plate toward the second compaction plate in an immovable condition, material disposed between the first and second compaction plates is compacted to generate compacted material. As to particular embodiments, the material handling system can further include a rotatable arm and a rotatable gripper rotatably coupled to a rotatable arm first end. As to particular embodiments, the rotatable arm can be rotatably coupled to an extendable arm which can reversibly extend laterally outward. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307276 | ROBOT FOR TRANSPORTING STORAGE BINS - A remotely operated vehicle or robot for picking up storage bins from a storage system includes a vehicle body, which includes a first section for storing vehicle driving means and a second section for receiving any storage bin stored in a storage column within the storage system, a vehicle lifting device in order to lift the storage bin into the second section, a first and a second set of vehicle rolling means allowing movement of the vehicle along a first and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, respectively, within the storage system. The second section includes a cavity arranged centrally within the vehicle body. This cavity has at least one bin receiving opening facing towards the underlying storage columns At least one of the two sets of vehicle rolling means is arranged fully within the vehicle body. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307277 | Article Transport Facility - An intermediate transfer device is located upwardly of an article delivering and receiving portion and downwardly of a ceiling transport vehicle. A transfer device grip is provided such that the intermediate transfer device is in vertical alignment with the ceiling transport vehicle and the article delivering and receiving portion and is capable of traveling, while guided and supported by a guiding support, to and among a transfer position for the delivering and receiving portion, a transfer position for the intermediate rack, a transfer-time retracted position, and a temporary-storage-time retracted. The guiding support is configured to form a space through which the grip portion and an article can pass in the vertical direction when the ceiling transport vehicle transfers the article. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307278 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ORDER FULFILLMENT - A method and system for order fulfillment is disclosed. In one embodiment, the order fulfillment system aggregates and consolidates the picking of products in a wave picking process, followed by a consolidated sortation system to enable automatic sorting of picked items by order. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307279 | RETAIL AUTOMATION PLATFORM - A platform for retail automation may be provided. A system may comprise a housing comprising: an internal layer for storing products, and an external layer for enabling an interaction with a user; an access door; and an automated product delivers means, the automated product delivery means being configured to: receive a request for a product, initiate a retrieval of the requested product, and transport the product to the external layer via the access door. A method may comprise displaying, via a touchscreen display, information regarding a plurality of products stored in a storage area; receiving, via the touchscreen display, input corresponding to selection of a selected product of the plurality of products; reading, by a card reader, a card provided by the customer; effecting payment for the selected product; and automatically effecting movement of, via robotic apparatus, the selected product from the storage area to a dispensing area. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307280 | DEBRIS CHUTE - Devices, systems and methods for debris removal are provided comprising a flexible chute having a mouth, a body, and an exit. The flexible material can be collapsible. The flexible material is rip-stop nylon. When the chute is used, a user can take the chute in a collapsed form and scale a tree for pruning. Upon reaching a top area of the tree, the user secures the chute to the tree and allows the body and exit portions to deploy by releasing those sections. Gravity allows the body and exit portions to fall to towards the ground. As debris is removed from the tree, it is placed into the mouth and passes through the body and out exit. If desired the exit can be placed in other desired locations such as proximate to a wood chipping device for shredding debris or proximate to a truck bed, dump box or trailer for catching the debris as it exits the chute. Thus, the chute can safely collect, control and direct debris generated from pruning vegetation. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307281 | CONVEYOR BELT WITH ZERO STAGE SPLICE - The present invention is based upon the discovery that the steel cords in conveyor belt splices can be brazed together in a specific and cost effective manner to attain splices which having improved strength and durability. The present invention more specifically discloses a conveyor belt which is reinforced with steel cables and which includes a first section and a second section which are bonded together with a splice, wherein said splice bonds a first set of steel cables from the first section of the conveyor belt to a second set of steel cables from the second section of the conveyor belt with a braze alloy, and wherein the first set of steel cables and the second set of steel cables are contained within a ferrule at the point of where the first set of steel cables are bonded to the second set of steel cables. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307282 | CONVEYING SYSTEM, AND USE OF A CHAMBER EXTENDING INWARDLY WITH RESPECT TO A PLASTIC MODULE IN A CONVEYING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a conveying system. The conveying system comprises a conveying track, an endless conveyor mat for conveying products in a conveying direction, a drive for driving the conveyor mat, and a return guide provided at the conveying track for guiding the conveyor mat upon circulation. The return guide extends substantially transversely to the conveying direction. The conveyor mat comprises a number of plastic modules, which are provided at their bottom side with a track guide surface, while at least a part of the plastic modules at the location of the respective track guide surface comprise at least one chamber extending inwardly with respect to the module for being in a contact with the return guide during circulation of the module around the return guide. The chamber is formed such that the contact upon circulation consists of a first line contact and a second line contact. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307283 | Chain For Conveyors Of Articles - A transport chain for transporting articles includes a sequence of links. Each link defines a substantially flat support surface for the articles to be transported, and wherein each link is hingedly coupled with a previous link in the sequence. Each link includes a respective first link element defining a first portion of the support surface of the link and a respective second link element defining a second portion of the support surface of the link. The first link element and the second link element are hingedly coupled with each other through mechanical coupling allowing the first link element to rotate with respect to the second link element, and vice versa, about a rotation axis perpendicular to the support surface of the link. The mechanical coupling is spaced from the rotation axis. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307284 | BALL TRANSFER UNIT SUPPORT SYSTEMS - Systems and methods are disclosed herein for ball transfer unit supports. A ball transfer unit support may include a top ring, an upper portion adjacent to the top ring, a lower portion, and a shoulder located between the upper portion and the lower portion. The shoulder may be configured to support a ball transfer unit. The top ring may be in the shape of a truncated circle, and the top ring may snap into an aperture in a top skin of a ball panel. The top ring may include a retaining lip which snaps below the top skin. The truncated circle shape of the top ring may provide anti-rotation between the ball transfer unit support and the ball panel. The ball transfer unit support may transfer load on the ball transfer unit to a bottom skin of the ball panel. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307285 | MOVABLE PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR MINERAL MATERIAL PROCESSING - An apparatus for mineral material processing including a movable frame and a side conveyor which is attached to the frame and a pivot joint for the side conveyor which pivot joint is attached between the side conveyor and the frame, and the side conveyor is pivotable horizontally around the pivot joint to one or more operating positions at least on one side of the processing apparatus and to a transportation position. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307286 | LATCH MECHANISM FOR AN AGRICULTURAL CONVEYOR SYSTEM - A system includes an agricultural conveyor system including an inner arm having a first end. The first end is configured to rotatably couple to an agricultural storage system. The agricultural conveyor system also includes an outer arm having a first end, a second end, and a pivot positioned between the first end and the second end. In certain embodiments, the first end of the outer arm is coupled to a mounting element, a second end of the inner arm is rotatably coupled to the outer arm at the pivot, and an agricultural conveyor is configured to rotatably couple to the second end of the outer arm. The agricultural conveyor system includes a rotation control assembly. The rotation control assembly is configured to couple to the agricultural storage system. The agricultural conveyor system also includes an intermediate link having a first end engaged with the rotation control assembly and a second end. In some embodiments, the agricultural conveyor system includes a latching mechanism coupled to the second end of the intermediate link. A latch of the latching mechanism is configured to transition between a latched position and an unlatched position. In some embodiments, the latch captures the mounting element in the latched position and the latch releases the mounting element in the unlatched position. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307287 | CONTAINER FILLING PLANT FOR HANDLING DIFFERENT CONTAINERS, AND A METHOD OF OPERATING A CONTAINER FILLING PLANT FOR HANDLING DIFFERENT CONTAINERS - A container filling plant for handling different containers, and a method of operating a container filling plant for handling different containers. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307288 | COMPONENT MOUNTING METHOD - A suction failure recovering process of a component mounting method includes: executing an imaging process in which an image of a pitch-fed pocket of a carrier tape is obtained; executing a pocket position detection process in which a pocket position is detected; and executing a positional displacement determination process in which it is determined whether the detected pocket position falls into a permissible range or not. When it is determined that the pocket position does not fall into the permissible range, the imaging process, the pocket position detection process and the positional displacement determination process are executed sequentially and repeatedly until the pocket position falls into the permissible range. When it is determined that the pocket position falls into the permissible range, a suction position is corrected based on the pocket position at a time point at which the pocket position falls into the permissible range. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307289 | Horizontal Support System - A delivery system deposits granular material being pneumatically conveyed within an entraining airflow to sequentially fill a storage silo from bottom to top. The delivery system has a series of vertical tubes and separators for conveying the entrained material upwardly from the bottom to the top of the silo. Each separator automatically selectively either separates the entrained material, by choking the airflow entraining the material within an outlet tube thereof, and automatically deposits the separated material through an outlet thereof; or else flows therethrough the entrained material without separation. A support system comprises a vertical support and a horizontal support. The vertical support vertically suspends and centers the delivery system within the silo and reinforces the silo, and has clamp assemblies, wall brackets, and sets of braces. The horizontal support selectively supports the delivery system upon the silo floor, and has clamp assemblies, a subframe, and removable support legs. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307290 | METHOD FOR STACKING OF FILLED SACKS TO A PALLET-FREE SACK STACKING - The invention relates to a method for stacking of filled sacks ( | 2015-10-29 |
20150307291 | PALLETIZING DEVICE FOR A PILING OF FILLED SACKS - A palletizing device for a piling of layers from at least two rows of filled sacks to a sack stacking comprising a sliding device with a sliding area for the formation of a layer of filled sacks and a supply device with at least a conveyor belt for the supply of filled sacks in a feed position on the sliding area, wherein the sliding device comprises a sliding table beneath the sliding area and a slider for sliding of the filled sacks from a sliding position on the sliding area on the sliding table, wherein the conveyor belt is performed in a way that a supply distance between a feed position and the sliding position is smaller than a sliding distance between the sliding position and a frame of the sliding device at the supply edge of the conveyor belt. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307292 | SLIDING DEVICE FOR A PALLETIZING DEVICE - The invention relates to a sliding device for a palletizing device for stacking of filled sacks to a sack stacking, comprising a sliding area and a sliding table assembled beneath the sliding area and a slider for sliding of the sacks from the sliding area to the sliding table, wherein the sliding area comprises at least a structure section with a three dimensional surface structure for the reduction of the friction during sliding of the sacks. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307294 | SUPPLY DEVICE FOR THE SUPPLY OF FILLED SACKS TO A PALLETIZING DEVICE - The invention relates to a supply device for the supply of filled sacks to a palletizing device, comprising a main supply belt for the supply of a first row of filled sacks on a sliding area of the palletizing device, wherein beneath the main supply belt at least one secondary feed belt is assembled for the supply of another row of filled sacks on the sliding area beneath a first row of filled sacks. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307295 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus of the invention includes an image forming unit configured to form an image on a sheet; a plurality of storage portions each configured to store the sheet with the image formed thereon by the image forming unit; an opening configured to expose the sheet stored in the storage portion to the outside; and a sheet moving unit configured to move the sheet until a leading edge of the sheet stored in the storage portion passes the opening and a portion of the sheet is exposed from the opening to the outside. The sheet moving unit exposes sheets stored in a plurality of the storage portions in a stacked manner from the opening. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307296 | IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE - An image recording device having a recording unit to record an image on a sheet is provided. The image recording unit includes a feed guide defining a first conveying path; an arm disposed between the recording unit and the tray, the arm having a feed roller rotatably disposed at a free end and configured to feed the sheet in the tray to the first conveying path. The arm pivots between a first arm position, and a second arm position. The return guide pivots between a first return guide position, and a second return guide position. A space occupied by the return guide in the first return guide position overlaps a space occupied by the arm in the second arm position. The return guide is in the second return guide position when the arm is in the second arm position which is retracted from an insertion space occupied by the tray. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307297 | SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - An image forming apparatus includes first and second sheet feed cassettes and the like. When a lift plate and sheets thereon are raised in the first sheet feed cassette, causing a pick-up roller to move upward, an arm member is inclined upward from a holder side toward a lever member side. The lever member is raised by the arm member on a second flat plate portion to be in a horizontal attitude, and a vertical wall faces a vertical wall portion of the first sheet feed cassette across a predetermined gap. As a result, when the first sheet feed cassette is pulled out to a certain extent, the vertical wall of the lever member abuts on the vertical wall portion of the first sheet feed cassette, and a conveyance unit is pulled out together with the first sheet feed cassette. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307298 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet feeding apparatus includes an apparatus body, a sheet feed portion, a sheet storage portion, and a resistance unit. The resistance unit includes a link member that is pivoted by coming in contact with the apparatus body when the sheet storage portion is mounted on the apparatus body toward a feed position, and is configured such that a distance between a normal line, in an contact surface with the apparatus body, and a pivot center becomes longer as the sheet storage portion approaches the feed position, a linear type oil damper generating a resistance force through a linear operation in accordance with pivoting of the link member, and a transmitting portion that is provided between the link member and the linear type oil damper, linearly moves due to the pivoting of the link member, and transmits the pivoting of the link member to the linear type oil damper. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307299 | SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE - A sheet conveying device includes: a conveyor configured to convey a sheet; a cover configured to cover the conveyor; a guide spaced apart from the cover; and a movable member mounted on a first member which is one of the cover and the guide. The movable member is pivotable between a first position and a second position and located at the second position when the sheet is being conveyed. The movable member has a free end which is moved toward a second member while the movable member is being pivoted from the second position to the first position about a pivot center. The second member is another of the cover and the guide. The free end is contactable with the second member by an approach of the cover toward the guide when the movable member is located at the first position. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307300 | PAPER MONEY TEMPORARY STORAGE DEVICE - A banknote temporary storage device includes a pair of coiling tapes configured to clamp banknotes to be temporarily stored, a large coiling block configured to temporarily store the banknotes by accommodating the coiling tapes which clamp the banknotes to be temporarily stored, an upper coiling block component and a lower coiling block component configured to release or roll up the coiling tapes, and a banknotes inlet/outlet. Each of the coiling tapes has one end fixed onto the large coiling block, and another ends of the coiling tapes are respectively fixed onto the upper coiling block component and the lower coiling block component. The banknote temporary storage device is further provided with a coiling block guide plate and a pressing body, therefore the banknotes can be flattened when passing between the coiling block guide plate and the pressing body, thereby preventing the corners of the banknotes from being folded. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307301 | DRIVE APPARATUS, SHEET TRANSPORT APPARATUS AND SHEET COLLECTION APPARATUS - A self-hold type solenoid pulls a plunger by passage of electric current, and attracts and holds with permanent magnets also after interruption of the passage of electric current. A stopper member shifts between a regulation position for striking a front end of a transported sheet and a retracted position retracted from the regulation position by operation of the plunger. The self-hold type solenoid enhances the pull force of the plunger by being supplied with an electric current corresponding to one pulse at timing at which the transported sheet strikes the stopper member existing in the regulation position, and the stopper member is prevented from retracting by receiving an impact in striking the sheet. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307302 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a pair of registration rollers, a pair of intermediate rollers, a registration sensor, and a control section that performs rotation control on the pair of registration rollers and the pair of intermediate rollers. The control section changes a starting timing of slowdown control according to a time when the registration sensor detects arrival of recording paper. The control section changes a period of time from completion of the slowdown control to start of increasing the rotational speed of the pair of registration rollers and the rotational speed of the pair of intermediate rollers from a lower speed limit to a steady state speed according to the change of the starting timing of the slowdown control. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307303 | PACKAGING MACHINE WITH VARIABLE-WIDTH BELT SYSTEM - A packaging machine ( | 2015-10-29 |
20150307304 | WINDING DEVICE - The invention describes a winding device ( | 2015-10-29 |
20150307305 | POST-PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - A sheet fed from an image forming device to a path carry-in port is guided to a first accumulating section along a straight path or guided to a second accumulating section along a branch path branched from the straight path. A buffer path section is formed so as to make the sheet temporarily stay between a first sheet discharge roller pair disposed on the straight path side of the branch path at a position downstream of a branch portion and a second sheet discharge roller pair disposed in the branch path. The sheet staying in the buffer path section is conveyed to the first accumulating section by rotation of the first and second conveying rollers in one direction and to the second accumulating section by rotation of the first and second conveying rollers in an opposite direction to the one direction. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307306 | PAPER SHEET HANDLING DEVICE - A paper sheet handling device that facilitates removal of paper sheets blocked on a conveying path. The device includes a safe casing internally provided with a paper sheet storage box; a processing unit capable of being pulled out from, or stowed in, a main device; a conveying section coupled to the processing unit, and that forms a conveying path; a handover section coupled to a top plate of the safe casing to hand over the sheets between the storage box and the conveying path; and a positioning section that positions for connecting the handover section and the conveying path together when the processing unit is being stowed in the main device. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307307 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In a case where a belt unit is not attached to an apparatus body, when an opening and closing member is closed against the apparatus body, a switching member cannot press a switch, and image formation operation is prohibited. In a case where the belt unit is attached to the apparatus body, when the opening and closing member is closed against the apparatus body, the switching member presses the switch, and the prohibition of the image formation is released. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307308 | SHEET STACKING APPARATUS HAVING TRAY THAT IS LIFTED AND LOWERED AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet stacking apparatus for performing post-processing on sheets received from an image forming apparatus and discharging the processed sheets. A stacking tray has the received sheets stacked thereon. A CPU controls a tray lifting/lowering motor to drive the stacking tray to be lifted or lowered. The CPU determines a vertically moving state of the stacking tray. When the stacking tray is not lowered though the tray lifting/lowering motor is controlled to lower the stacking tray, the CPU notifies the image forming apparatus that a job should be suspended. After notifying, the CPU controls the tray lifting/lowering motor to lift the stacking tray. Then, when the stacking tray can be lifted, the CPU notifies the image forming apparatus that the job is to be resumed. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307309 | Accumulating Unit and Print Product Production Device - In a sheet or signature (printer folder sheet) accumulating a front positioning part | 2015-10-29 |
20150307310 | SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS COMMUNICABLY CONNECTED TO POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMATION SYSTEM, AND POST-PROCESSING SYSTEM - A sheet conveying apparatus that restricts conveyance of sheets to a post-processing apparatus which has become incapable of continuing a post-processing operation. The sheet conveying apparatus is communicably connected to the post-processing apparatus that performs post-processing on a sheet bundle formed by sheets. The sheet conveying apparatus includes a conveying unit for conveying sheets and an escape tray for receiving conveyed sheets which are not conveyed to the post-processing apparatus. A value corresponding to the number of sheet bundles formed by conveyed sheets is counted. A CPU circuit section determines based on communication with the post-processing apparatus whether or not the post-processing operation can be continued thereby. When it is determined that the post-processing operation cannot be continued, the CPU circuit section switches the sheet conveying destination from the post-processing apparatus to the escape tray, based on the counted value. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307311 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The present disclosure relates to image forming apparatus capable of preventing damage even when actuator for detecting sheets loaded on sheet tray is rotated beyond acceptable range. A rotation shaft is disposed in the vicinity of a cover rotation portion of a sheet tray that is to be opened and closed. The image forming apparatus includes a connection portion and an actuator rotating in accordance with an amount of loaded sheets. The actuator includes a rotation shaft, a first rotor supported on the rotation shaft, and a second rotor that is rotatably supported by a cylindrical portion coaxial to the rotation shaft. The connection portion is configured to, when the first rotor rotates in a direction away from the sheet placement surface, make contact with, and rotate the second rotor in the same rotation direction, and rotate only the first rotor when the second rotor reaches a predetermined position. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307312 | Wire Handling for Vehicle Glazing Panel Cut Out - A dispensing system for dispensing cutting wire to be used in a glazing panel cut out procedure has a mounting device with a docking station for docking a wire store device. The wire store device mounts on the docking station in order to dispense the wire. The mounting device can have a rotary means operable to pay out cutting wire from the system. The rotary means is controllable to adjust the applied torque required to operate the rotary means. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307313 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HANKING A CABLE - Systems and methods for hanking a cable are disclosed. A hanked cable may be formed by winding the cable around two or more mandrels attached to support members of a winding fixture. At least one of the mandrels can be removeably attached to the winding fixture to facilitate clamping the cable between the mandrel and the support member. The distance between mandrels may be varied by including, in the winding fixture, an adjustable stage for adjusting the relative positions of the mandrels. Once the cable is wound into a hanked configuration, it may be wrapped with a semi-rigid wrapping member to help retain the hanked shape. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307314 | GUIDE FOR COILING LENGTHS OF NON-RIGID MATERIAL - A guide to coil a length of material can have a plurality of segments in a sequence, where each segment includes a passage to partially contain the length of material and opposing ends. A plurality of flexible links/connecting devices joins each of the plurality segments. Further, a slope is disposed on at least one of the opposing ends of the plurality of segments configured to contact an end of a sequential segment. The guide can have an uncoiled state where the slopes of sequential segments are not in contact with each other. Also it can have a fully coiled state where the slopes of sequential segments are in contact with each other. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307315 | FLEXIBLE WINDING MANDREL WITH CORE SEGMENTS FOR PRODUCING ROLLS OF WOUND PAPER - A flexible mandrel is provided for holding cores or core segments so that a roll of sheet material can be wound on the core segments in a winding machine. The mandrel and core segments are coupled through elastic interference between the mandrel and the core segments so that the core segments are arranged either adjacent to each other or spaced apart. A method for producing rolls of sheet material on the novel combination of mandrel and core segments feeds cores in an apparatus, transversely cuts the cores to form portions of core or core segments, feeds a flexible mandrel into the core segments for supporting and maintaining the axial position of the core segments. Coupling is by elastic interference between the flexible mandrel and the core segments to form an assembly in which the core segments are arranged on the mandrel spaced apart or adjacent one to the other. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307316 | REEL ASSEMBLY - A set of blanks for being repeatedly assembled into a reel configuration. A flange blank has pass through slots angularly spaced apart from one another and interlocking apertures angularly aligned with the pass through slots. Each pass through slot is spaced radially from an interlocking aperture. A core blank has a hub portion that is folded toward a core configuration in which it has an annular shape. Push tabs extend outwardly from the hub portion. Each of the push tabs passes through a pass through slot. Each push tab includes a spine and a pair of wings extending outwardly from the spine. The wings of each push tab bend away from a coplanar position with respect to their spine as the push tab is inserted in an interlocking aperture. The wings lockingly engage the flange blank when each push tab is lockingly received in the interlocking aperture. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307317 | Conduit Storage or Deployment System and Associated Methods - A buoyant conduit storage system comprising a reel for storing conduit and a drive arrangement for rotating the reel. The reel is rotatable about a substantially vertical axis of rotation to reel and/or unreel the conduit. The drive arrangement drives the reel at the axis of rotation. The buoyant storage system may provide for the storage and/or transportation and/or deployment of reelable conduit. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307318 | AUTOMATIC REEL DEVICES AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A reel has a spool member on which the linear material is spooled, an electric motor that rotates the spool member, and a controller that controls the operation of the motor. The controller monitors an unwound length of the linear material based on sensed rotation of the spool member by one or more sensors. The controller causes the motor to wind the linear material at a drag speed when the linear material is on a ground, at a crawl speed lower than the drag speed when the length of linear material on the ground is shorter than a first threshold amount and through a second predetermined amount once the linear material lifts off the ground to inhibit swing of the linear material as it comes off the ground, and at a docking speed greater than the crawl speed when the unwound linear material is shorter than the second threshold amount. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307319 | MOVEMENT-MONITORING SYSTEM OF AN ELEVATOR INSTALLATION - In an elevator installation, an elevator car is movably arranged alongside guide rails and the elevator car is equipped with a brake system with preferably two safety brakes. A movement monitoring system monitors the movement parameters of the elevator car and triggers corresponding warnings or safety measures, if permissible threshold values are exceeded or it provides determined adjusted movement parameters to an elevator control. The movement monitoring system determines a first movement parameter in a time interval and detects an acceleration of the elevator car. The movement monitoring system determines the time interval for determining the adjusted movement parameter as a function of the detected acceleration. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307320 | SHEET METAL GUIDE RAIL FOR AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM - A guide rail for an elevator car in a hoistway includes a base connectable with a wall of the hoistway. A web portion is connected to and extends from the base to a rail tip. The web portion includes a closed cross-section defining a web cavity extending along a length of the guide rail. The closed cross-section is formed of a sheet metal material to improve the torsional stiffness of the rail. A filler strip is located in the closed web cavity to prevent damage to the closed cross-section under braking forces applied to the guide rail. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307321 | Elevator Hoisting Member and Method of Use - A hoisting member for an elevator system includes a core having strength components embedded in a matrix material. A coating can surround the core to protect the core and control the coefficient of friction of the outer surface based on a range of desired friction properties to prevent or inhibit slippage of the hoisting member when used in a traction elevator system. The strength components may be made from carbon nanotube material with the matrix material made from a polymer material. The hoisting member may also include other conductive material or fiber optic material. The hoisting member may also serve as the trailing cable in an elevator system. In doing so the hosting member transmits power and data between the elevator car and the elevator controller thereby eliminating the need for a traditional trailing cable. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307322 | TRAVELLING CABLE CLAMP ASSEMBLY, AN ELEVATOR ARRANGEMENT, AND A METHOD - The present disclosure is related to a travelling cable clamp assembly fixing an elevator travelling cable to a fixing base, such as to a first movable support structure in the hoistway for supporting said at least one elevator unit movable in the hoistway, including at least an elevator car. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307323 | ELEVATOR INSTALLATION - An elevator installation has a car at least partially supported by a support including several electrically conductive tension-bearing elements, which elements are arranged parallel to each other and which are substantially surrounded by a jacket. The support is fastened to fastening devices, wherein the fastening devices each include a housing and a clamping element. The housing and the clamping element each have clamping surfaces, between which surfaces the support is clamped. An electrically insulating material is arranged between at least one side of the support and the clamping surfaces arranged thereon. The electrically insulating material electrically isolates the support from the housing or the clamping element or both. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307324 | Articulated Funiculator - The disclosure is related to systems and methods regarding transit and movement of people. The Articulated Funiculator is a continuous and connected system of trains that moves people in mass. The trains lie horizontal at specific floor levels (designated as stations) in tall buildings or underground levels (designated as stations) in mining operations and underground subway stations. The Articulated Funiculator transitions from horizontal alignments at the stations to vertical, slanted or curved alignments between the stations, albeit the passengers remain horizontal in a standing position. The Articulated Funiculator captures the energy from the braking, dynamic braking' of the trains and stores it. The stored energy is then used to accelerate the Articulated Funiculator. This re-use of energy makes the Articulated Funiculator sustainable. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307325 | MAGNETIC SCREW PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR ELEVATORS - A propulsion system includes a magnetic screw having a first magnetic element having a first polarity, the first magnetic element arranged along a first non-linear path along a longitudinal axis of the magnetic screw and a second magnetic element having a second polarity, the second magnetic element arranged along a second non-linear path along the longitudinal axis of the magnetic screw; a motor for rotating the magnetic screw about the longitudinal axis; and a stator made from a ferrous material, the stator having a body with an internal cavity, the body including a plurality of poles extending into the cavity, the poles arranged along a pole non-linear path along a longitudinal axis of the stator. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307326 | MONITORING DEVICE FOR A PASSENGER TRANSPORT SYSTEM - A monitoring device for passenger transport systems, which systems are designed as elevators, escalators or moving walkways, includes at least one detecting device used to detect an external actuation of an equipment of the passenger transport system, a control device and at least one energy store for storing electrical energy. The energy store is kept in a charged state. The energy store is put into a discharged state when the detecting device detects the external activation of the equipment. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307327 | OFFSET PALLET GUIDANCE FOR PASSENGER CONVEYOR - A passenger conveyor includes a plurality of pallets arranged to form a travel surface of the passenger conveyor. A first guide member extends from a first longitudinal end of the travel surface and is located at a first lateral side of the plurality of pallets, and a second guide member extends from the first longitudinal end and is located at a second lateral side of the plurality of pallets. A position of the second guide member is offset in a longitudinal direction along the travel surface relative to the first guide member. The first guide member and the second guide member are pivotably connected to the plurality of pallets to guide movement of the plurality of pallets. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307328 | SELF-BALANCING SPREADER BEAM - A lifting device may include a level setting portion and an adjustable beam assembly pivotally secured to the level setting portion and including a structural beam portion and an adjustment portion configured for translating along the structural beam portion, where the adjustable beam assembly includes a sensor for sensing when the structural beam portion is unbalanced and an actuation system for translating the adjustment portion to bring the structural beam portion into a balanced condition. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307329 | Method, Apparatus and Computer Program for Moving a Container Carrier - The invention relates to container carriers that are used in ports and terminals. The invention comprises a method, an apparatus and a computer program product for moving a container carrier. The method comprises the steps of lowering the container, causing to disengage the weight of the container and the spreader off the wheels, tuning the wheels to an orientation suitable for a carousel or skew maneuver, lifting the container and starting a carousel or skew maneuver. | 2015-10-29 |
20150307330 | CRANE OPERATION ASSISTANCE SYSTEM - A crane operation assistance system includes: a scanning-type distance meter capable of measuring a distance and an angle between the distance meter and an object under a range of movement of a movable body that can hoist a container and move in a horizontal direction; and object height distribution data making means for making, based on the information measured by the distance meter, object height distribution data that is data indicating a distribution of heights of objects under the range of movement of the movable body. If a blind spot for the distance meter has occurred, the object height distribution data making means revises data of object heights in the zone of the blind spot based on data of an object height at a point that is farthest from the distance meter in a imaginary containers presence zone having an overlap with the zone of the blind spot. | 2015-10-29 |