48th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 26 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210371168 | TETHERED PLASTIC SCREW STOPPER - The present invention relates to tethered plastic stopper having a closure shell, a tamper band, and an annular ring. The annular ring is formed between a bottom weakness line separably linked through bottom bridges to the top edge of the tamper band and to the bottom edge of the annular ring and a top weakness line separably linked through top bridges to the top edge of the annular ring and to the bottom edge of the closure shell. At least one of the bottom bridges is configured to prevent disconnection of the annular ring from the tamper band and at least one of the top bridges is configured to prevent disconnection of the annular ring from the closure shell. The remaining bottom bridge and the remaining top bridge having a section exceeding at least 30% relative to the section of the bottom bridges and top bridges, respectively. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371169 | BOWL AND LID SET - A bowl and lid set includes a lid member that has a top lid wall and a first surrounding wall extending downwardly from the top lid wall, and a bowl member that includes a bottom wall and a side wall extending upwardly from a periphery of the bottom wall. The side wall has an upper engaging portion that is made of an elastic material and that is deformable from a non-deformed state, where the bowl member is disengaged from the lid member and where a minimum inner diameter of the upper engaging portion is smaller than a maximum outer diameter of the first surrounding wall of the lid member, to a deformed state, where the upper engaging portion is resiliently stretched for tightly encircling the first surrounding wall. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371170 | PRODUCT PACKAGING AND LOCKING MECHANISMS - A product package assembly may include a first member that is coupleable to a second member via a molded fiber locking mechanism. The locking mechanism may include a body portion, a pair of end portions, and neck portions that are positioned between each of the end portions and the body portion. The locking mechanism may be repeatedly moveable between a locked position, in which the first member is coupled to the second member in a closed position, and an actuated position, in which the first member is uncoupled from the second member for rotating the first member away from the second member to position the product package in an open position. The locking mechanism may be formed of fiber materials. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371171 | A VARIABLE FLOW CAP ASSEMBLY FOR A DRINKING VESSEL - A cap assembly comprises a base portion, a head portion, a fluid conduit, and an engagement member. The base portion is configured for removably coupling to a neck of a fluid compartment of a drinking vessel and includes an aperture in fluid communication with an internal volume of the fluid compartment via an opening at the neck. The head portion is rotatably coupled to the base portion. The fluid conduit is operably coupled between the aperture at the base portion and an outlet at an upper end of the head portion to enable a fluid to flow therebetween. The an engagement member is mounted to the head portion and shaped to engage a compressible portion of the fluid conduit. The head portion is configured to rotate about a longitudinal axis relative to the base portion in a first direction and in a second direction, opposite to the first direction. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371172 | CHILD RESISTANT STORAGE CONTAINER - A child-resistant storage container comprising two rigid boxes of relatively equal height and width manufactured from or coated with materials that produce enough friction between the contact points of the boxes to retain the inner box in the outer box when shook. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371173 | Child-Resistant Container Having Cap Retainer Features - A child-resistant container includes a cap with an outer member moveable relative to the axis radially between a first position and a radially displaced position. The container also includes a container body with a neck that engages with an inner member of the cap. The container body has a projection that engages the outer member and limits rotational movement of the cap when the outer member is in the first position and the cap is contemporaneously twisted-off. The outer member bypasses the projection when the outer member is in the radially displaced position and the cap is contemporaneously twisted-off. The projection includes a receiving aperture that receives at least part of the outer member when the outer member is in the first position and the cap is contemporaneously twisted off. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371174 | PRESSURE CONTAINING/RELIEVING CAP FOR A LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS RECEPTACLE - A cap for closing an opening of a receptacle such as for a liquefied natural gas container. The cap includes a main body and a sealing surface for sealing the opening of the receptacle. A lock/release mechanism is provided to lock the cap onto the receptacle, or enable the cap to be removed from the receptacle. A relief valve of the cap is activatable to relieve pressure within the receptacle. A grip overlies the main body and a relief valve actuator, enabling a user to activate the relief valve via the grip. The cap is configured to relieve pressure in a first stage of removal, and then unlock from the receptacle in a second stage of removal. A catch and secondary pressure relief features are provided to control removal of the cap. Magnets may be provided for proximity sensors to indicate proper closure of the cap on the receptacle. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371175 | WATER BOTTLE CAP ASSEMBLIES - Embodiments of the present invention provide water bottle cap assemblies suitable for attachment to an endoscopic device and a water source. The water bottle cap assembly can include a plurality of ports and an engageable member to sealingly engage the cap with a water source. The assembly also includes a plurality of tubular members, each tubular member coupled to a respective port so as to be in fluid communication therewith. The assembly can include a cap having a grippable surface that is overmolded onto the cap. The cap can also have a soft inner seal on the interior surface, and the soft inner seal can be integrally formed with the overmolded grippable surface. The cap can have a top that is pressfit onto the main portion of the cap. The grippable surface material can be overmolded over the top of the cap. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371176 | SEALED FOOD CAN WITH TIME SETTING DEVICE - Disclosed is a sealed food can with time setting device, which comprises a can body and a sealing cover sealingly connected with the can body through a plurality of locks on the periphery of the cover. A time setting device comprises a sliding rail and an indicating slider being slidable along the sliding rail. Several date marks are arranged at equal intervals beside the sliding rail. The indicating slider has an indicating tip on the side corresponding to the date marks. The indicating slider moves along the sliding rail so that the indicator tip corresponds to one of the date marks. The time setting device of the present invention can set the time when the food is stored or the expiration time, which is convenient for consumer to accurately manage the food storage time, and is simple in structure, intuitive in display and convenient in use. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371177 | Hinged Closure - A closure includes a cap having a top wall and a skirt perpendicular to the top wall and extending downwardly from the top wall to a lower edge. The skirt includes an inner surface having a sealing formation. A band is concentric with and attached to the lower edge of the skirt by a plurality of frangible members. A tab is formed at a hinge location from the band and extending from the lower edge of the skirt to a pair of co-linear slits in the band separated by a frangible member. The tab is bounded by a pair of slits extending from the lower edge of the skirt to the pair of co-linear slits, with each of the pair of slits being separated from a respective first co-linear slit by a respective frangible member. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371178 | Carrier With Container Retention Features - A carrier for holding at least one container includes a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carrier, the plurality of panels including a front panel, a back panel, at least one side panel, and at least one handle panel extending between the front panel and the back panel. The carrier further includes container retaining features for stabilizing the at least one container in the interior of the carrier, the container retaining features includes at least one container retention cut formed in an upper portion of at least one of the front panel and the back panel. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371179 | RESEALABLE BAG - The resealable bag has a main body and at least one flexible member that is one of attached to the main body, disposed on the main body, and embedded in the main body. The resealable bag is selectively positionable between an open, unsealed position and a closed, sealed position. When the resealable bag is in the closed, sealed position, the at least one flexible member is in a deformed shape. Advantageously, the resealable bag can be repeatedly sealed and unsealed as desired without the use of additional integrated or non-integrated sealing mechanisms. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371180 | CONTAINER WITH SEALING COVER - A container includes a base, a cover and an intermediate part. The base includes a first room and a first lip extends from the open top of the base. The cover includes a second room and a second lip extends from the open bottom of the cover. The intermediate part includes a third room and a third lip extends from the open top of the third room. The cover is mounted to the base with the intermediate part located between the cover and the base. The cover seals the base and the intermediate part by one-time pressing action. The base includes at least one plate which is engaged with a recess formed to the outside of the second lip of the cover to secure the cover to the base. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371181 | CONTAINERS FOR TRANSPORTING AND STORING LIQUID COMPOSITIONS - A container which is useful for safely storing and transporting compositions, such as liquid organic peroxide-containing compositions, which may be flammable, combustible, susceptible to exothermic decomposition, explosive and/or otherwise hazardous, is provided. The container includes a containment vessel having thermoset polymer-containing walls, as well as a vent mechanism. The containment vessel may be manufactured by a rotational molding process using a thermoplastic polymer, such as a polyethylene, which is crosslinked to provide the thermoset polymer. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371182 | POT - The invention relates to a pot ( | 2021-12-02 |
20210371183 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF STORING PRODUCE - A system and method for storing, shipping, preserving and ripening produce. Packaging of respiring produce, particularly avocados, in sealed tray systems. The tray systems include a lower bowl-shaped tray having an upper lip to which a flexible film is adhered. The flexible film has an aperture covered by a breathable membrane. The film permits passage of water vapor to reduce the chance of mold formation during packaging and shipping. The breathable membrane controls gaseous exchange at different temperatures and has pores that open above the threshold temperature. The breathable membrane alters the O | 2021-12-02 |
20210371184 | Cushioning Member, Method for Manufacturing Cushioning Member, and Packing Body - A cushioning member includes a medium-filled cushioning component and a surrounding member. The medium-filled cushioning component includes a first cushioning portion and a second cushioning portion. The surrounding member includes a first tubular portion, a second tubular portion, and a connecting portion that connects an end of the first tubular portion in a direction parallel to a first central axis and an end of the second tubular portion in a direction parallel to a second central axis. The connecting portion is bendable such that a posture of the first tubular portion and the second tubular portion is changed between a parallel posture in which the first central axis is parallel to the second central axis and an intersecting posture in which the first central axis intersects the second central axis. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371185 | PRODUCT POUCH ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - Disclosed is a product pouch arrangement and method of (for) manufacture thereof. The product pouch arrangement includes at least a first compartment and a second compartment, the first compartment in use includes a plurality of shock cushioning elements that cushion the one or more products, and also optically protect the one or more products, the second compartment accommodates in use the one or more products, at least one of the first and second compartments are resealable so that the one or more products and/or the plurality of cushioning elements are user-accessible and the first and second compartments have surrounding walls that are fabricated from at least one flexible plastics material that transmits electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range to which a human eye responds but attenuates radiation in an ultra violet (UV) electromagnetic wavelength range. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371186 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PHARMACEUTICAL PACKAGE DELIVERY - A pharmaceutical package for carrying a pharmaceutical container includes a first housing and a second housing in the first housing. The second housing defines a compartment sized and shaped to receive and carry the pharmaceutical container. A gas chamber is disposed between the first and second housings. The gas chamber is configured to hold a gas in an inflated state of the gas chamber. A passage extends from the first housing to the second housing and defines a passageway extending there-between to allow the pharmaceutical container to be positioned in the compartment of the second housing by moving the pharmaceutical container through the passageway. One or more supports are connected to and extending between the first housing and the second housing. The one or more supports secure and hold the second housing in the first housing. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371187 | DISPENSING CONTAINER - A dispenser apparatus may include a housing and a delivering structure at least partially enclosed by the housing. The dispenser apparatus may dispense desired sizes or pieces of tablets, pills candy, mints, chewing gum or the like. The dispenser apparatus is refillable when a cover or lid is open. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371188 | ROLLED PRODUCT WITH INTERWOVEN UNITS OF PRODUCT - Illustrated views of items to be packaged for use are presented. The items are useful for preparing trash to be placed in a trash bin, protecting hands from harmful or infectious conditions, storage, etc. The items may be trash bags, gloves, and the like. The storage of bags and the like items is useful for any items which is stored rolled groupings and removed on a single item basis. The preparation of the items for retrieval of use provide a more efficient retrieval of the item and thus less down time and/or frustration during the process of getting a new item to use. The preparation of items provides for an efficient pull off the roll thus preventing a person from having to fiddle with each item. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371189 | PLURALITY OF INTEGRALLY INTERCONNECTED WIPES FOR USE IN DISPENSER - A plurality of integrally interconnected wipes collectively define a web. The plurality of wipes includes a first wipe, a second wipe, and a third wipe. A first transverse intermittent cut line defines a right side major tie that connects the first wipe to the second wipe, and the right side major tie has a width. A second transverse intermittent cut line defines a left side major tie that connects the second wipe to the third wipe. In particular embodiments, the first wipe and the second wipe are connected to each other only within the right side of the web, and the second wipe and the third wipe are connected to each other only within the left side of the web. In certain embodiment, the wipes are also connected to each via minor ties that are transversely narrower than the major ties. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371190 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR AEROSOL SPRAYING OF SILICONE BASED TOPICAL SKIN ADHESIVES FOR SEALING WOUNDS - An aerosol spray device includes a container having first and second fluid reservoirs disposed therein that are divided from one another. The first fluid reservoir holds a first mixture including a first aerosol propellant and a first part of a silicone based topical skin adhesive that is dissolved in the first aerosol propellant. The second fluid reservoir holds a second mixture including a second aerosol propellant and a second part of the silicone based topical skin adhesive that is dissolved in the second aerosol propellant. An aerosol spray dispensing system is connected with the container, which is configured to combine the first and second mixtures to form the silicone based topical skin adhesive and dispense the silicone based topical skin adhesive from the container as an aerosol spray. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371191 | Packaging Unit from a Moulded Pulp Material with Elevated Lock and Method for Manufacturing Such Packaging Unit - The present invention relates to a packaging unit from a moulded pulp material and a manufacturing method therefor. The packaging unit comprises:
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20210371192 | ICE CREAM PACKAGING MATERIAL USING HORIZONTAL DISPOSABLE PLASTIC FILM MOLD AS INNER PACKAGING MATERIAL - The present invention relates to a method of packaging character ice cream using a horizontal disposable plastic film mold as an inner packaging material. Ice cream packaging material uses a horizontal disposable plastic film mold as the inner packaging material, in which a horizontal disposable character mold for maintaining a shape of bar-type character ice cream is made by forming a plastic film in a character shape or other stereoscopic shapes. Ice cream liquid is injected into the horizontal disposable plastic film mold and then frozen, and the ice cream is packaged together with a rear reinforcement material without separating the ice cream from the horizontal disposable plastic film mold, thereby preventing a surface of the ice cream from being oxidized or preventing the character shape from being damaged. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371193 | SAFETY GRAIN BIN DOOR LATCH SYSTEM - A safety door latch system is presented for a grain bin having a door frame. An inner door is connected to the door frame that is configured to move between an open position and a closed position. An outer door is connected to the door frame and is configured to move between an open position and a closed position. A safety mechanism is connected to the door frame and is configured to move between an open position and a closed position. When the inner door frame is moved to a closed position, a portion of the inner door engages the safety mechanism thereby causing the safety mechanism to move to the closed position. When the safety mechanism is in the closed position, the outer door may be latched to the safety mechanism. When the safety mechanism is in the open position, the outer door cannot latch to the safety mechanism. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371194 | CARRIER ASSEMBLY - A system for holding items during transportation. A collapsible assembly is provided with a top main bar, a support bar, and a hanger bar. When collapsed, the top main bar and support bar are generally coaxial/co-linear and rest in a vertical position pointing directly down. For use, the support bar is raised and pivots relative to the top main bar, and engages a bracket to secure the top main bar in a more or less horizontal position. Once secured for use, the top main bar holds the hanger bar in a position allowing items to be hung therefrom, such as garments on standard garment hangers. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371195 | ELECTRICALLY-POWERED WASTE ENCLOSURE - Systems, methods, and apparatuses for controlling electrically-powered trash receptacles and monitoring fullness levels. The system can include a storage enclosure and a bin contained inside the storage enclosure, the bin configured to receive and store items deposited in the storage enclosure, wherein an inside portion of the bin is at least partially covered by a bag placed inside the bin to hold the items deposited in the storage enclosure. The system can also include a sensor configured to sense a content fullness state of the bin and a processor configured to control operations performed by the sensor. In addition, the system can include a sleeve configured to be installed over an inside portion of the bin and the bag, the sleeve at least partially restricting a movement of the bag. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371196 | AUTOMATIC SORTING OF WASTE - A waste sorting system uses various sensors to automatically determine whether a piece of waste is recyclable, and to dispense the waste into an appropriate waste bin of a multi-bin device, at least one of which is a recyclable waste bin. The system also uses sensors to determine a type of the waste, and it causes a display device or speaker to output information about the type of waste. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371197 | RECONFIGURABLE BAG HOLDER DEVICE - A reconfigurable bag holder device is provided. In some embodiments, the device may include a bag retaining structure which may comprise one or more rails and one or more corner joiners. Preferably, the bag retaining structure may comprise a generally rectangular shape formed by four rails and four corner joiners with each rail joined to two other rails by two corner joiners. The rails may be adjustable in length thereby allowing the bag retaining structure to be adjustable in size and shape. The device may comprise one or more legs which may be coupled to the bag retaining structure. Optionally, portions of a bag may be secured to the bag retaining structure by one or more rail retainers which may be frictionally coupled to a rail so that a portion of the bag is frictionally retained between the rail and a rail retainer. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371198 | TRASH CAN WITH CUSTOMIZABLE FEATURES - Described is a system for controlling the operation of a trash can lid that includes a shell for receiving trash, a lid assembly that covers a portion of the shell, and an actuator assembly that independently controls the rate in which the lid assembly moves with respect to the shell. Also provided is a system for improving the operation of a trash can that includes a lid assembly for covering a portion of a shell, an actuator assembly, a base assembly, and a hydraulic component. The hydraulic component controls the rate in which a portion of the lid assembly moves with respect to the shell. The system further includes an adjustable volume of space that is formed between the base assembly and the removable liner when the removable liner is coupled to the base assembly. The adjustable volume of space can be used to store deodorizers, insecticides, or the like. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371199 | Interchangeable Base Steel Structure Storage Assembly - A storage rack assembly includes a base steel structure which is interchangeably connected to the storage rack above. The base steel structure assembly is compromised of structural material with bolted connections which allow for the replacement or changing of damaged material due to accidental forklift contact all while the above storage system stays in place. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371200 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED STORAGE, PICKING, AND PACKING OF ITEMS - A system is for automatic storage, picking, and packing of items. The system has: an arrangement of shelves for supporting storage boxes; a movable robotic arm, the robotic arm being configured for reaching into and picking an item from a storage box, and for grabbing and moving a storage box; and a camera and control unit, the arrangement of shelves comprises a first sub arrangement of shelves with a first vertical distance between the shelves, and a second sub arrangement of shelves with a second vertical distance between the shelves. The first vertical distance is chosen to allow the robotic arm to reach into and pick an item from said storage boxes. The second vertical distance is chosen so that each storage box must be moved out before the robotic arm can pick an item from the storage box. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371201 | A METHOD OF PALLETIZING NON-UNIFORM ARTICLES - A method of palletizing non-uniform objects comprises using shuttle robots controlled by a monitoring and control system ( | 2021-12-02 |
20210371202 | SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING HEAVY BINS IN A STORAGE GRID - A method for storing product items in storage bins in a storage system includes a bin storing grid in which storage bins are stored above each other in columns. The method includes: inserting product items to or retrieving product items from the respective storage bins at a port; determining a weight for each storage bin after one or more product items have been inserted to or retrieved from the storage bin; determining a storage position for the storage bin in the bin storing grid based on the weight; and transporting the storage bin from the port to the determined storage position by means of a vehicle and a bin lift device provided on each vehicle. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371203 | ROBOTIC AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF STORING ARTICLES - An automated storage and retrieval system and method of storing articles to and retrieving articles from at least one stacked storage rack that is configured to store articles double deep in each storage location with one article at a front position and another article at a back position behind the one article includes a robot having an end of arm tool (EOAT). The EOAT has a platform and an extendable article manipulator. The platform is sized to support at least two articles. The robotic arm selectively positions the end of arm tool to retrieve articles from front and back storage positions of said at least one stacked storage rack and storing at least one of the articles from the platform to a front or back storage position after the robot rotates the EOAT about a generally vertical axis. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371204 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIGH-SPEED WAREHOUSE ORDER SORTATION - Warehouse automation and methods of automatically sorting and sequencing items can be implemented to streamline and expedite order fulfillment and store replenishment processes in a cost-effective manner. Some embodiments described herein include: (i) picking or retrieving items from an inventory storage area, (ii) decanting individual items and placing them on carriers of a high-speed sorting and conveyance system, and (iii) final sortation as per customer orders. In some embodiments, the high-speed sorting and conveyance system includes multiple shuttles that each carry an individual item to a designated final order sortation system. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371205 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIGH-SPEED WAREHOUSE ORDER SORTATION - Warehouse automation and methods of automatically sorting and sequencing items can be implemented to streamline and expedite order fulfillment and store replenishment processes in a cost-effective manner. Some embodiments described herein include: (i) picking or retrieving items from an inventory storage area, (ii) decanting individual items and placing them on carriers of a high-speed sorting and conveyance system, and (iii) final sortation as per customer orders. In some embodiments, the high-speed sorting and conveyance system includes multiple shuttles that each carry an individual item to a designated final order sortation system. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371206 | HANGER APPARATUS - A hanger can include an elongated body defining: a first end defining at least one aperture; and a second end, the first end and the second end defined at opposite ends of the hanger along a longitudinal direction, the hanger being configured to support a hanging object at the second end; and a UV indicator. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371207 | Conveyor Arrangement with Sensors with Bus Data Encoding - The invention relates to a conveyor arrangement, comprising a motor-operated conveyor roller, comprising a roller body which is mounted so as to be rotatable about a roller axis, a drive unit which is arranged within the roller body and is mechanically coupled between the roller body and an axle element and is designed to generate a torque between the axle element and the roller body, and a control data interface which is connected in a signal-transmitting fashion to the drive unit. The invention is characterized by an electronic addressing model which can be coupled in a signal-transmitting fashion to the sensor and to the bus line and is designed to encode a sensor signal, which is generated by the sensor and received in the addressing module, to form a bus-encoded sensor data block which comprises a digital sensor signal data block which characterises the sensor signal and a sensor address data block, and to transmit the bus-encoded sensor data block into the bus line. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371208 | SCRAPPER SUITABLE FOR USE WITH A CONVEYING SYSTEM - There is provided a scrapper which can be suitable for use with a conveying system. The conveying system can include a conveying portion and a coupling part which can include a coupler. A coupler can be associated with a profile which can define the contour of the coupler. The scrapper can include a body portion which can include a coupling face and a scrapping face. The scrapping face can include one or more traveling portions and one or more contact portions. Matter carried by the conveying portion can be removed via the contact portion(s). When initial contact is established between the scrapper and a coupler, the travelling portion can make contact with the coupler in a manner so as to allow the scrapper to travel along the contour of the coupler. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371209 | Method And System for Changing Article Pitch - A method of changing article pitch. The method can comprise receiving a series of articles arranged at a first pitch, engaging the articles of the series of articles sequentially with a gripper wheel, moving the articles along a path of travel with the gripper wheel, and moving the articles relative to one another from the first pitch to a second pitch during the moving the articles along the path of travel with the gripper wheel. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371210 | SWITCH DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to a switch device for a transfer point between a first and a second rotatable star wheel, at which transfer point objects can be selectively transferred from the first star wheel to the second star wheel, comprising a two-walled first switch element, the first and second walls of which extend around the transfer point such that a passage for the objects is formed therebetween; a second and a third switch element, which are arranged and held such that they each form extensions of the first and second wall, respectively, of the first switch element in the first position and the second position of the first switch element; and a transition device, which is designed to carry out the transition of the first to third switch elements. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371211 | ADJUSTABLE VACUUM WHEEL - The present invention relates to a transport wheel arrangement for handling cylindrical bodies, comprising a base body ( | 2021-12-02 |
20210371212 | FASTENING COMPONENT SUPPLYING APPARATUS - A fastening component supplying apparatus is disclosed. The disclosed fastening component supplying apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention for supplying a plurality of bolts aligned by a bolt aligning device to a fastening portion of a fastening target part includes: a bolt picking unit rotatably installed to an arm front end of a handling robot and picking a plurality of bolts aligned in the bolt aligning device; and a bolt drop unit installed to an arm front end side of the handling robot and dropping the bolts picked by the bolt picking unit to the fastening portion. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371213 | MATERIAL MOVING APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Material moving apparatus, systems and methods are presented which can include an air material mover. Airflow through orifices can create a localized vacuum such that the uppermost or top layer of material can be separated from the stack of material. The airflow can interact with the material to produce flutter, which assists in separating lower layers from the uppermost layer. A material gripper can grip the uppermost or top layer of material for removal from the stack and repositioning in a work area. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371214 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING PNEUMATIC COMPONENT - The invention relates to a control device for controlling a pneumatic component, the device including a compressed air supply circuit for connecting to an inlet of the pneumatic component. The circuit comprises both a normally closed monostable valve having an inlet for connecting to a compressed air source and an outlet for connecting to the pneumatic component, and also a bistable directional valve having both a first port for connecting to the compressed air source and also a second port connected to a first port of a normally passing monostable directional valve, the monostable directional valve having a second port connected to a pneumatic control port of the monostable valve; the bistable directional valve is capable of adopting a passing state in which a connection is created between the first port and the second port of said directional valve, and a non-passing state in which the first port and the second port are disconnected from each other; and the monostable directional valve is capable of adopting a rest state in which a connection is created between the first port and the second port of said directional valve, and an exhaust state in which the second port of said directional valve is connected to an exhaust outlet. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371215 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ROBOT ARM - In an apparatus for controlling a robot arm with an end effector for packing workpieces in a box-shaped open container with a bottom wall and at least one side wall, an inner surface of the at least one side wall being covered with a contact prevention sheet having an indefinite shape, a controller determines whether a packing position of a selected workpiece in the box-shaped open container is adjacent to the inner surface of the at least one side wall of the container. The controller instructs the robot arm to move the selected workpiece picked up by the end effector downward while preventing the picked-up workpiece from entering a predetermined safety zone in response to determination that the specified packing position in the box-shaped open container is adjacent to the inner surface of the at least one side wall of the container. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371216 | TRANSPORT AND HOISTING OF SLURRY - A feeder arrangement for a slurry transport system, which is preferably a hydro hoist, includes a chamber with a high pressure water inlet, a low pressure water outlet, and a low pressure solids inlet at a top end. The low pressure solids inlet has a transfer chute that opens into a lower section of the chamber to maintain a clear-water environment adjacent the top end. A high pressure solids and water outlet is provided at a bottom end. The inlets and outlets are controlled by suitable valves. Three such chambers are preferably operated together in sequence between incoming and outgoing columns in a mine. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371217 | Rotating Drum for Gravity Feeding Material into its Interior - The object of the present invention relates to a rotating drum for infeeding material by gravity to its interior, which can be used both inside a vessel that could be subjected to pressure or not, such as for example for the treatment of solid waste with water vapour, and externally for all types of equipment that require infeeding material to a rotating drum for the transportation and tumbling thereof, wherein due to the special configuration thereof it does not require an independent device for infeeding material to the rotating drum. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371218 | UNBINDING APPARATUS, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS - Aspects of unbinding apparatus, methods, and systems are disclosed. One aspect disclosed herein is an apparatus for unbinding a stacked load of logs. For example, the apparatus may comprise: a plurality of support arms movable toward a plurality of side surfaces of the stacked load, each support arm of the plurality of support arms comprising a guide surface and being: adjustable to abut against one or more side surfaces of the plurality of side surfaces; and independently movable relative to the plurality of support arms in one or more directions responsive to a physical shape of the one or more side surfaces to establish a formfitting abutment between the plurality of support arms and the plurality of side surfaces. In this example, once the formfitting abutment is established, the guide surfaces of the plurality of support arms may be positioned and operative to guide a log released from the stacked load along an escape path over and away from an unbinding area adjacent the stacked load. Aspects of related methods and systems also are disclosed herein. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371219 | METHOD OF SECURING AND TRANSFERRING A LOAD BETWEEN A VESSEL AND AN OFFSHORE INSTALLATION AND AN APPARATUS THEREFOR - The offshore jack-up has a hull and a plurality of moveable legs engageable with the seafloor. The offshore jack-up is arranged to move the legs with respect to the hull to position the hull out of the water. The method comprises moving at least a portion of a vessel underneath the hull of the offshore jack-up or within a cut-out of the hull when the hull is positioned out of the water and the legs engage the seafloor. A stabilizing mechanism mounted on the jack-up is engaged against the vessel. The stabilizing mechanism is pushed down on the vessel to increase the buoyant force acting on the vessel. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371220 | SHEET CONVEYANCE APPARATUS, IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A control unit is capable of selectively executing a first mode and a second mode, the first mode being a mode in which a plurality of sheets having different sizes including a non-standard size are fed by the feeding unit, the second mode being a mode in which a plurality of sheets having different sizes including only standard sizes are fed by the feeding unit. If the detection unit detects a sheet in a state where the supporting portion is located at the second position and the first mode is selected, the control unit waits for an instruction to start sheet feeding without causing the lifting unit to lift the supporting portion to the first position, and causes the lifting unit to lift the supporting portion to the first position in response to the instruction to start sheet feeding. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371221 | FEEDING ROLLER STRUCTURE - A feeding roller structure includes a fastening frame, a transmission component, a transmission roller and a floating coupler. The transmission component is assembled in the fastening frame. The transmission component includes a drive shaft transversely pivoted to two sides of the fastening frame. The transmission roller is concentrically arranged around the drive shaft. The floating coupler is mounted to the fastening frame. The floating coupler is coupled between the drive shaft and the transmission roller. Two opposite ends of the floating coupler are adjacent to and spaced from the two sides of the fastening frame to form two gaps. Each gap is formed between one end of the floating coupler and one side of the fastening frame. The two gaps limit an angular displacement of the floating coupler. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371222 | MEDIUM FEEDING MECHANISM - A medium feeding mechanism includes a feeder that feeds a medium, a transportation path that is coupled to the feeder and includes a bent portion, a transporter that transports the medium on the transportation path, and a transportation control unit that controls the transporter, wherein the transportation control unit adjusts a transportation velocity of the medium transported by the transporter on the basis of medium information of the medium and a transportation route shape for the medium. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371223 | RECORDING MEDIUM CONVEYANCE DEVICE, RECORDING MEDIUM CONVEYANCE METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM ENCODED WITH RECORDING MEDIUM CONVEYANCE INSTRUCTIONS - A recording medium conveyance device includes a storage, a conveyer that conveys a conveyed object, an ultrasonic sensor that outputs a value indicating an attenuation amount of an ultrasonic wave caused by the conveyed object, and a hardware processor. The hardware processor executes a type detection process of detecting a type of the conveyed object based on output of the ultrasonic sensor and storing the type in the storage and an overlay detection process of detecting whether the conveyed object is in an overlay state in which a gap is present based on output of the ultrasonic sensor, and switches to either one of the type detection process and the overlay detection process. The hardware processor executes the type detection process when the type is not stored in the storage and executes the overlay detection process when the type is stored in the storage. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371224 | PRINTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A printing apparatus includes a feeding roller configured to feed a printing sheet stacked on a stacking unit, a conveyance roller configured to convey the printing sheet fed by the feeding roller, a printing unit configured to print the printing sheet conveyed by the conveyance roller, a conveyance control unit configured to control conveyance of printing sheets so that the trailing edge of a preceding sheet as a printing sheet precedingly fed from the stacking unit and the leading edge of a succeeding sheet as a printing sheet succeedingly fed from the stacking unit overlap each other, and a determination unit configured to determine whether to convey the succeeding sheet to a position facing the printing unit while keeping an overlap state between the preceding sheet and the succeeding sheet. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371225 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR UNWINDING A ROLL - An assembly is disclosed. The assembly has an adhesive layer, a protective film layer that is fused to a first side of the adhesive layer along a first length, and a cover layer that is fused to a second side of the adhesive layer along a second length. The first length is longer than the second length. The adhesive layer is wound in a roll. The second side of the adhesive layer faces outwardly from a center of the roll. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371226 | FEEDING UNIT FOR A TISSUE CONVERTING MACHINE FOR CONVERTING A WEB OF TWO-LAYER TISSUE - The feeding unit ( | 2021-12-02 |
20210371227 | SHEET FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A sheet feeding device includes a support, a rotation driver, a guide, a support shaft, a biasing member, a leading end sensor, a roller, an outer diameter sensor, and circuitry. The circuitry causes the rotation driver to rotate a spool in a winding direction to determine a timing at which a signal change rate exceeds a change rate threshold as a passing time at which a leading end of a continuous sheet passes through the leading end sensor, causes the rotation driver to rotate the spool by a rotation angle in the winding direction, from the passing time, to position the leading end of the continuous sheet at a feeding start position, and rotates the spool in a feeding direction to feed the continuous sheet from the feeding start position along a guide portion. Further, the circuitry changes the change rate threshold based on an outer diameter of a roll. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371228 | SHEET BINDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A sheet binding method involves holding a tape in at least two different locations of the tape; guiding a sheet bundle to between the two different locations of the tape; bending and holding the tape so as to be convex with respect to a conveying direction on a downstream side of the sheet bundle; and contacting the convex tape with the sheet bundle to bind the sheet bundle. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371229 | CONVERTING MACHINE WITH FOLD SENSING MECHANISM - A converting machine is used to convert sheet material into packaging templates for assembly into boxes or other packaging. The converting machine includes a converting assembly that performs transverse conversion functions and longitudinal conversion functions on the sheet material to create the packaging templates. A fanfold crease sensing mechanism detects the presence and location of fanfold creases in the sheet material. Based on the location of the fanfold creases, the fanfold creases are either cut out of the sheet material, or the sheet material is cut to adjust the position of the fanfold crease in a packaging template. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371230 | WIRE WINDING DEVICE AND WIRE WINDING METHOD - A wire winding device includes a lock jig including a pair of tip end portions configured to approach each other or separate from each other. A control portion of the wire winding device is configured to execute: a step of winding a wire onto a winding drum; and a step of making the lock jig sandwich a pulled-out part of the wire, inserting the lock jig into a clip, and opening the tip end portions of the lock jig against biasing force of the clip to open the clip. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371231 | SHEET CONVEYANCE APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - While the first opening and closing member is moved from the first closed position to the first opened position, a force transmitted to the second opening closing member by the first member interfering with the second member pivots the second opening and closing member from the second closed position toward the second opened position. While the first opening and closing member is moved from the first opened position to the first closed position, the second member retracts from the movement locus of the first member by interference of the first member with the second member, and the first opening and closing member is configured to move to the first closed position in a state where the second opening and closing member is positioned at the second closed position. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371232 | METHOD OF CONFIGURING AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM - A method of configuring an elevator system ( | 2021-12-02 |
20210371233 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A MAPPING OF A NUMBER OF FLOORS TO BE SERVED BY AN ELEVATOR AND FOR DETERMINING RELATIVE TRIP-DEPENDENT DATA OF AN ELEVATOR CAR - A method for determining a mapping of a number of floors to be served by an elevator includes the steps of: (a) determining, during a multiplicity of trips of an elevator car of the elevator, a trip-dependent physical parameter value which unambiguously depends on at least one of a trip duration and a trip distance; and (b) clustering the determined trip-dependent physical parameter values to clusters to define each of the floors in the mapping. In a training phase, the method automatically determines the number of floors served and then, in an operation phase, classifies each of the observed trips and finally detects and tracks a current position of the elevator car. An elevator monitoring device implementing such method may be retrofitted into existing elevators for e.g. remotely monitoring the elevator operation and does not necessarily require any data transfer between components of the elevator and the elevator monitoring device. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371234 | Method and system for touchless elevator control - A control system for controlling an operation of an elevator arranged to service different floors of a building, is disclosed. The control system comprises an input interface configured to receive a measurement of a distance metric to an object located at a service floor in a line-of-sight of a sensor; an output interface configured to cause a display device to display a floor value indicating a destination floor; and a processor configured to compare the received distance metric with a referenced distance metric to estimate a sign of the comparison and a value of the comparison; repeatedly update, until a termination condition is met, the floor value displayed on the display device in a direction of the elevator service indicated by the sign and with a frequency of the update indicated by the value; and cause the elevator to perform the service operation from the service floor to the destination floor. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371235 | CONTACTLESS ELEVATOR CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention provides a contactless elevator control system and method. The system comprises an infrared touch sensor, a relay control device and an elevator button control device, wherein: the infrared touch sensor emits an array of multiple infrared beams, receives reflected infrared beams, calculates a vertical and lateral displacement, determines a corresponding coordinate information, calculates a corresponding elevator button, and sends a corresponding control; the relay control device drives the corresponding relay contacts to close. The solution uses the infrared touch sensor to achieve contactless control of elevator buttons, reducing the risk of spreading bacteria and viruses when touching the elevator buttons. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371236 | System and Method of Enabling a Mobile Robot to Take an Elevator Autonomously - A system for enabling a mobile robot to utilize an elevator autonomously comprises a pressing module including at least one pressing finger adapted to press elevator call buttons on an elevator call control panel. A lifting device of the system supports the pressing module and selectively adjusts a height position of the pressing module for aligning the at least one pressing finger on the pressing module to height positions horizontally aligned with the elevator call buttons. A controller wirelessly communicates with the mobile robot and the pressing module. In response to a command sent by the mobile robot, the controller instructs the pressing module to press an elevator call button on the elevator call control panel associated with the command. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371237 | ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR LANDING GUIDANCE DEVICE - Provided is an elevator landing guidance device including: a hall operation panel ( | 2021-12-02 |
20210371238 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONFIGURING AN ELEVATOR MANAGEMENT DEVICE - An illustrative example embodiment of a method of configuring an elevator management device includes issuing a predetermined series of commands to perform a corresponding series of elevator system functions; for each of the series of elevator system functions, automatically determining a respective portion of an elevator controller that is active during a corresponding one of the activated series of elevator system functions; automatically generating information including a relationship between the respective portions of the elevator controller and the corresponding ones of the activated series of elevator system functions; and configuring the elevator management device to communicate with the elevator controller based on the information. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371239 | ELEVATOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT TRANSMITS COMBINED OPERATIONAL AND POSITION DATA TO AN ELEVATOR MANAGEMENT CENTER - Disclosed is an elevator system, including a gateway configured to: receive, from an elevator car controller of an elevator car, car controller data for the elevator car that includes a car positional log of the elevator car; receive, from a beacon mounted to the elevator car, car operational data for the elevator car that includes car and door data representing car and door events; and transmit, to one of an elevator management center and a cloud service, a combination of the car controller data and the car operational data to identify an alert condition and a position of the elevator car during the alert condition, wherein the gateway or the one of the elevator management center and the cloud service is configured to stitch together the car controller data and the car operational data to identify the alert condition and position of the elevator car during the alert condition. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371240 | EMERGENCY TERMINAL STOPPING SYSTEMS - An emergency terminal stopping system for an elevator system, the emergency terminal stopping system including: a sensor configured to determine data related to the motion of an elevator car moving within an elevator hoistway; at least one elevator brake configured to halt the motion of the elevator car; at least one elevator safety gear device provided on the elevator car; and at least one buffer provided at a lower portion of the hoistway. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371241 | ELEVATOR SAFETY MONITORING SYSTEM, ELEVATOR SYSTEM, ELEVATOR DRIVE UNIT, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELEVATOR - An elevator safety monitoring system, an elevator system, an elevator drive unit, and a method for operating an elevator are presented. The elevator safety monitoring system includes an elevator car absolute position and speed feedback device, a safety monitor connected to the absolute position and speed feedback device, and a safety zone extending inside an elevator shaft. The safety zone is associated with an allowable maximum speed of an elevator car, wherein the allowable maximum speed is lower than a rated speed of an elevator car outside the safety zone, wherein the safety monitor is configured to determine a slowdown failure of the elevator car approaching the safety zone, and, upon the determination of the slowdown failure, command an actuator to decelerate the elevator car to the allowable maximum speed. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371242 | FAULT CLASSIFICATION IN ELEVATOR SYSTEMS - An elevator system ( | 2021-12-02 |
20210371243 | MOVEMENT EVALUATION METHOD FOR AN ELEVATOR CAR - The present invention is about a system and method for evaluating the movement of an elevator car within a hoistway. The same is based on gathering movement data of the car by means of a rotation encoder or acceleration sensor. Since these data are counted pulses there is a need to convert them into real movement data. This conversion is calibrated automatically by comparing the movement data with a length distance being passed by the car, wherein said length distance is configured to be unchangeable over the time. Base on the exact movement results gained therewith by means of said calibration one also gets better position results of the car in the hoistway. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371244 | DEVICES FOR ACTIVATING ELEVATOR SAFETY BRAKES - Elevator systems utilize safety mechanisms with brakes that engage guide rails when an elevator car limit speed is exceeded or when a free-fall condition is detected. A device may be employed in such elevator systems to simultaneously activate the safety mechanisms and vastly decrease the likelihood that failure of the members connecting one safety mechanism will render other safety mechanisms inoperative. The device may generally include a rotatable central member that is configured to be coupled to a governor assembly of an elevator system. The device may also generally include linkages that connect the central member in parallel to the safety mechanisms. When the governor assembly is activated and exerts an activation force at the central member, the central member rotates to simultaneously activate the safety mechanisms and engage brakes of the safety mechanisms with the guide rails. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371245 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING PROPERTIES OF A SUPPORTING-MEANS ARRANGEMENT IN AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM - A method and a supporting-means monitoring device monitor properties of a supporting arrangement in an elevator system. The supporting arrangement has a plurality of supporting devices that support and can displace an elevator car. The method includes: measuring tensile forces acting on the supporting devices; and deriving change information indicating changes in the properties of the supporting arrangement by analyzing the progression over time of the measured tensile forces. By such an analysis, taking into consideration, for example, a temporal gradient, a frequency spectrum, and/or an amplitude of the progression over time of the measured tensile forces, there is derived e.g. information about wear on a surface profiling or a traction surface of a deflection roller or a traction sheave, information about wear on guide rails and/or information about wear of lateral guide structures on a roller for guiding one of the supporting devices. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371246 | DOUBLE DECK ELEVATOR WITH LINEAR ACTUATOR ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM - An illustrative example elevator assembly includes a header beam and a first elevator cab supported by the header beam. A plurality of vertically oriented rods extend beneath the first elevator cab. A horizontally oriented mid-beam is coupled to a first one of the rods near a first end of the mid-beam and coupled to a second one of the rods near a second end of the mid-beam. A second elevator cab is situated beneath the first elevator cab and beneath the mid-beam. At least one linear actuator is supported at least partially on the mid-beam. The linear actuator selectively causes vertical movement of the second elevator cab relative to the rods. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371247 | METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A CONVEYOR CHAIN FOR A PALLET BELT OF A CONVEYOR - A method for mounting a conveyor chain for a pallet belt of a moving walkway is described. Provided elongated connecting elements for fastening pallets are coupled in one coupling process to one another and to chain links, which are coupled to one another, such that the connecting elements are arranged one behind the other parallel to the extension direction of the conveyor chain, each of the connecting elements is coupled at a front end to an associated first one of the chain pins, and at a rear end to an associated second one of the chain pins, wherein a connecting element spacing distance between the first and second chain pins is an integer multiple of the chain spacing distance. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371248 | ESCALATOR WITH DISTRIBUTED STATE SENSORS - Disclosed is an escalator system having: escalator steps; and a plurality of state sensors including a master sensor and slave sensors, wherein the slave sensors are secured to different ones of the escalator steps, wherein the master sensor is configured to: receive slave sensor data from the slave sensors; and transmit data to an escalator call center upon detecting an occurrence of a fault condition from the slave sensor data. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371249 | LIFTING DEVICE AND METHODS FOR PULLING UP OVERTURNED VEHICLES AND OTHER STRUCTURES - Lifting devices are provided. The devices include a tube with a first slot and a second slot. The devices also include an insert with a first insert projection connected to a second insert projection by a central portion. The first insert projection extends through the first slot and the second insert projection extends through the second slot. A first plate and a second plate are each connected to the central portion of the insert. Additionally provided are methods of lifting a tanker truck or other structures using the disclosed lifting devices | 2021-12-02 |
20210371250 | SENSING DEVICE FOR A CRANE - A sensing device for a crane for detecting unsafe operating conditions including an inertial measurement unit for measuring pitch and yaw of a hook of a crane attached to a load. The inertial measurement unit is adapted to measure deviation of the hook of the crane from a plumb position and activate an alert element if the deviation of the hook exceeds a predetermined limit. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371251 | CORNER ATTACHMENT ASSEMBLIES FOR SUSPENDED PAYLOAD CONTAINERS OF AIRCRAFTS - Presented are corner attachment assemblies for cargo suspension systems, methods for making/using such assemblies, and aircraft equipped with underbody suspension systems using corner attachment assemblies for securing payload containers. Mounting assemblies are presented for securing objects to tether cables of suspension systems. A representative cargo mounting assembly includes a pair of shoulder clamps, each of which includes a flap that projects from a cup. Each shoulder clamp flap mechanically attaches, e.g., via a flap through-hole with a structurally reinforcing grommet, to a respective segment of a tether cable of a cargo suspension system. In addition, each shoulder clamp cup includes multiple noncoplanar, mutually adjoining contact surfaces. For instance, the cup may have a tetrahedral geometry with three mutually orthogonal, triangular-shaped contact surfaces. Each contact surface attaches, e.g., via a high-strength adhesive, to a respective surface of a corner of a cargo container. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371252 | ON-BOARD POWER AND REMOTE POWER FOR SUSPENDED LOAD CONTROL APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Load control apparatuses, systems and methods to control a location, orientation, or rotation of a suspended load by imparting thrust with thrusters. The load control apparatuses, systems and method comprise an on-board power supply, a remote power supply, and a power control module. The power control module may distribute a pulse power to the thrusters from the on-board power supply and or from a combination of the on-board power supply and the remote power supply, may manage power between the on-board power supply and the remote power supply, and may to recharge the on-board power supply with the remote power supply. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371253 | CRANE EXTENSION AND INSTALLATION DEVICE TO ACHIEVE BIDIRECTIONAL TENSION CONTROL AND METHOD FOR ACHIEVING BIDIRECTIONAL TENSION CONTROL CRANE - A crane extension and installation device includes an extension device, a winch, a pulley and a cable. A main arm includes a vertical slide rail, the main arm is inclined relative to vertical, and three second pulleys at different heights of the slide rail are installed in the vertical direction of the slide rail, and the second pulley can slide vertically along the slide rail and can be fixed at a certain position of the slide rail. The extension device includes a number of cantilever beams connected end to end. The front end of the extension device is a cantilever beam, and a fixed pulley is installed on the lower peripheral surface of the extension device. The end face of the cantilever beam is equipped with a vertical lower arm through a joint, and the bottom end of the lower arm has a first pulley fixed by the joint. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371254 | MOBILE CONSTRUCTION CRANE COMPRISING A SUPERSTRUCTURE AND AN UNDERCARRIAGE AND ONE OR MORE ELECTRICAL CONSUMERS - The invention relates to a mobile construction crane comprising a superstructure and an undercarriage, wherein one or more electrical consumers are provided in or at the superstructure, wherein a supply of the one or more electrical consumers with electrical energy takes place by at least one current generator installed in the lower undercarriage. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371255 | CRANE - This crane is provided with: a operable function unit; an operation unit; an actuator; a generation unit which generates a first control signal for the actuator on the basis of an operation input; a plurality of wire ropes; a plurality of hooks suspended from a leading end section of a boom by the plurality of wire ropes, respectively; a hook detection unit which detects, from among the plurality of hooks, an unused hook suspending no load; a calculation unit which calculates a resonance frequency for a wire rope, among the plurality of wire ropes, that suspends the detected unused hook; a filter unit which generates a filter on the basis of the resonance frequency and generates a second control signal by filtering the first control signal using the filter; and a control unit which controls the actuator on the basis of the second control signal. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371256 | TWO SPEED TRAILER JACK - A linear jack includes an outer sleeve, an inner sleeve disposed at least partially within the outer sleeve, and an inner screw disposed at least partially within the inner sleeve. The outer sleeve is threadedly coupled to an outer diameter surface of the inner sleeve. The inner screw is threadedly coupled to an inner diameter surface of the inner sleeve. A thread pitch of the outer sleeve is greater than a thread pitch of the inner screw. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371257 | UP-AND-DOWN DRIVING DEVICE - An up-and-down driving device allows an up-and-down driving unit to move while supporting an object's load, in a support module in which the up-and-down driving unit is movably inserted into an inner space of a fixed housing. The up-and-down driving device includes: a driving means for moving the up-and-down driving unit in an up-and-down direction; a fixed-position compression spring main module including a fixed-position compression spring having one side fixed to a lower end of the housing and the other side supporting the up-and-down driving unit and mounted in a motion direction of the up-and-down driving unit; and a variable-position compression spring supplemental module including a variable-position compression spring having one side mounted rotatably to a side of the housing and the other side fastened rotatably to the up-and-down driving unit and configured to rotate while making a predetermined angle with the motion direction of the up-and-down driving unit. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371258 | TWO SPEED TRAILER JACK - A linear jack includes an outer tube, a high speed assembly comprising a first rotating member threadedly coupled to a first translating member, a low speed assembly comprising a second rotating member threadedly coupled to a second translating member, wherein the low speed assembly is coupled to and translates with the first translating member. At least a portion of the high speed assembly is slidable in the outer tube between a first position, wherein the high speed assembly is engaged with a shaft, and a second position, wherein the high speed assembly is disengaged from the shaft. A thread pitch of the high speed assembly is greater than a thread pitch of the low speed assembly. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371259 | ACTIVE ARM ADAPTER FOR VEHICLE LIFT - A vehicle arm adapter that includes a base member, a platform assembly coupled to the base member, and an adjustable frame retaining assembly coupled with the platform assembly. The base member can selectively couple with a lifting arm of a vehicle lift. The platform assembly includes a vehicle engagement surface. The platform assembly can engage and lift a vehicle in coordination with the vehicle lift. The adjustable frame retaining assembly includes a first retractable assembly and a second retractable assembly that are both capable of actuating between an extend configuration and a retracted configuration. The first and second frame retaining assemblies can cooperate to contain a first subset of vehicle frames in the extended configuration. The first and second frame retaining assemblies are prevented from retaining a second subset of vehicle frames in the retracted configuration. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371260 | AUTOMATIC DETECTION AND TRACKING OF PALLET POCKETS FOR AUTOMATED PICKUP - A system for directing a vehicle using detected and tracked pallet pocket comprises the vehicle, a navigation system, and a command system which detect and track a pallet pocket during automated material handling using the vehicle where load positions vary and are not accurately known beforehand. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371261 | FORKLIFT - A forklift includes: an armrest that is provided at a driver's seat of a vehicle and is moved between a non-operation position and an operation position by a movable mechanism; a steering member that outputs an operation signal in response to a steering operation; a steering device that changes a steering angle of steering wheels of the vehicle; a control unit that changes the steering angle according to the operation signal; and an armrest detection unit that detects whether the armrest is at the non-operation position or at the operation position in which when the armrest detection unit detects that the armrest is at the non-operation position, the control unit controls the steering device or the steering member such that the steering device does not change the steering angle even if the steering member is operated. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371262 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR FORKLIFT - A control system and a control method for a forklift are provided. The control system includes a lifting mechanism, a driving device, a sensing device and a control device. The driving device drives the lifting mechanism. The sensing device senses a displacement amount of the lifting mechanism. The control device obtains a displacement speed of the lifting mechanism according to the displacement amount, and judges whether the lifting mechanism is overloaded or not according to the displacement speed. When the control device judges that overloading occurs, the control device controls the driving device to stop driving the lifting mechanism so as to improve the use safety of the forklift. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371263 | Tilting Bucket - A tilting support or work bucket, or apparatus for an aerial lift including a support frame for supporting an operator. The support frame can have a seat for supporting the operator when in an upright position and a chest support having a portion above and forward of the seat for supporting a chest of the operator when in a forwardly downward tilted position while allowing arms of the operator to extend forwardly out of the support frame. A support member can be pivotably mounted to the support frame at a pivot joint that is located at an upper portion of the support frame when the support frame is in the upright position, for pivotably supporting the support frame. An actuator can be included for positionably rotating the support frame relative to the support member about the pivot joint between the upright position and the forwardly downward tilted position. Since the pivot joint is located in the upper portion of the support frame, pivoting of the support frame from the upright position to the forwardly downward tilted position moves a center of gravity of the support frame rearwardly in the direction of the support member. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371264 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLYING TUBULAR TAMPER EVIDENT BANDS TO CONTAINERS - A method of applying a tamper evident band involves: moving a container in a feed direction below and past a mandrel assembly that includes a lower end with a band guide structure; utilizing the mandrel assembly to form a tamper evident band; ejecting the tamper evident band downward from the mandrel assembly toward the container before the container is completely under the mandrel assembly causing a leading side of the tamper evident band to move over a leading side of a cap and neck section of the container while a trailing side of the tamper evident band is above a trailing side of the cap and neck section of the container; and as the container continues to move past the mandrel assembly, the band guide structure pushes the trailing side of the tamper evident band over the trailing side of the cap and neck section of the container. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371265 | Refrigeration Systems for Rapidly Cooling Food and Drinks - Systems and methods have demonstrated the capability of rapidly cooling the contents of pods containing the ingredients for food and drinks. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371266 | REMOTE BEVERAGE SELECTION WITH A BEVERAGE DISPENSER - A beverage order fulfillment system allows for beverage fulfillment from a mobile device without requiring a custom software application on the mobile device but uses a web connection to control beverage dispenser operations instead. The mobile device incorporates web browser software, and the web browser software is configured to initiate communication sessions with the at least one server. Data entry options are displayed on the interactive GUI for the first computer to communicate beverage selection commands to the beverage dispensing software, via the at least one server, in a respective instance of beverage fulfillment. The at least one server incorporates web socket application program interfaces (APIs) stored on the at least one server and configured to connect a communications link to the beverage dispenser and the web browser software on the first computer. | 2021-12-02 |
20210371267 | BAG-IN-KEG CONTAINER WITH VALVE SEALING LIP - A bag-in-keg container has a container body C, a flexible bag B within the container body, and a valve closure V attached to the container body. The valve closure includes a gas inlet port (11), a liquid dispensing port ( | 2021-12-02 |