49th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 31 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210381165 | Industrial Textile for Manufacturing a Fibrous Web - An industrial textile ( | 2021-12-09 |
20210381166 | PROCESSING CELLULOSE-CONTAINING MATERIALS FOR PAPER OR PACKAGING MATERIALS - The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for producing paper or packaging products. A combination pulp is formed by combining textile pulp and wood pulp and processed to produce the paper or packaging products. The textile pulp and wood pulp can be combined in a given ratio based on their respective characteristics or parameters to obtain a combination pulp with a desired characteristic or parameter. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381167 | AQUEOUS EXFOLIATED GRAPHENE BY AMPHIPHILIC CELLULOSE NANOFIBRILS FOR FOLDABLE AND MOISTURE-RESPONSIVE NANOPAPER - The present invention describes a method for preparing graphene by mixing graphite and carbon nanofibrils. The prepared graphene can be used to form nanopaper. The present invention also provides a method of preparing nanopaper by suspending cellulose nanofibrils and graphene, followed by vacuum filtering of the suspension. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381168 | BAG OR BUNDLE-TYPE PACKAGING WITH NO PLASTIC ELEMENTS AND HIGH PROTECTION FROM MOISTURE AND WATER - The present utility model refers to a bag or a bundle-type packaging suitable to contain cement or other similar material, consisting of at least one sheet of paper wherein the external sides of said sheets are coated with at least one layer of hydrophobic paint. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381169 | PAPER ENHANCING COMPOSITIONS, USES THEREOF AND ENHANCED PAPER - The present invention provides certain paper enhancing compositions, typically aqueous compositions, for use in the manufacture and coating of paper, and paper products. The paper enhancing compositions provide certain paper processing advantages and distinct final paper product characteristics. The present invention further provides carbonate enhancing composition useful for preparing enhanced carbonate compositions used in the paper manufacturing processes. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381170 | WATERMARKED DECOR PAPER - Watermarked Décor paper ( | 2021-12-09 |
20210381171 | HOT-PRESS GAS GRAFTING HYDROPHOBIZATION APPARATUS, AND ECO-FRIENDLY OIL-ABSORBING LOW-WEIGHT PAPER MANUFACTURED USING SAME - The present invention relates to a press-heating gas grafting hydrophobization apparatus, and a hot water-resistant paper and an oil-absorbing paper manufactured using the press-heating gas grafting hydrophobization apparatus. In the press-heating gas grafting hydrophobization apparatus according to the present invention, since a non-air-permeable dryer belt is provided surrounding and pressing a drying roller to prevent dissipation from a base material of a fatty acid chloride vaporized by the drying roller, the press-heating gas grafting hydrophobization apparatus has an advantage of improving efficiency of a gas grafting reaction. Therefore, by using the press-heating gas grafting hydrophobization apparatus according to the present invention, the reaction amount of fatty acid chloride per unit area can be remarkably improved. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381172 | EMBOSSED MULTI-PLY TISSUE PRODUCTS - The present invention provides an embossed multi-ply tissue product that is visually pleasing and has improved physical attributes. For example, the inventive multi-ply tissue products have reduced stiffness, such as a GM Flexural Rigidity less than about 600 mg*cm, improved absorbency, such as a Residual Water (WResidual) value less than about 0.15 g, and improved wet resiliency, such as a wet elastic strain ratio greater than about 32 percent. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381173 | SEGMENTED TRACK FOR A MAGLEV VEHICLE - A segmented track for a Maglev vehicle includes a structural support portion and a Maglev portion fastened to the structural support portion. Each segment of the structural support portion is formed by fusing together three cast metal components. Neighboring ones of the structural support segments are joined together end-to-end by fused metal, and neighboring ones of the reaction rail segments are joined together end-to-end by fused metal. The positioning and joining of the successive segments is done in the field using on site jigs and machines. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381174 | Durable joint seal system with flexibly attached cover plate and rib - A system which creates a durable seal between adjacent horizontal panels, including those that may be curved or subject to temperature expansion and contraction or mechanical shear. The durable seal system incorporates a plurality of ribs, a flexible member between the cover plate and the ribs and may incorporate a load transfer plate to provide support to the rib from below, and/or cores of differing compressibilities. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381175 | HI-RECYCLE ASPHALT BATCH PLANT - A method for producing an asphalt concrete blend that includes the steps of drying and heating aggregate in a single and only dryer, preferably via direct heating, and without use of a pre-dryer. The aggregate is then combined with asphalt cement, preferably via indirect heating, such that the blend has an asphalt cement components (ACC) percentage of at least 25% percent to form an aggregate mix. Liquid asphalt cement may also be added to the aggregate mix. Preferably, the asphalt cement content of the final asphalt concrete blend is provided by a maximum of 70% ACC. In certain cases, the asphalt cement content of the asphalt concrete blend is comprised of ACC and liquid asphalt cement. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381176 | CURB FORMER - A curb former ( | 2021-12-09 |
20210381177 | Apparatus and Method of Applying Magnetic Pattern to Lanes with Magnetic Paint - Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for applying a magnetic pattern to lanes with magnetic paint. The apparatus includes an electromagnet for generating a write magnetic field toward the ground by being installed in a moving object, a current supplier for providing the current required to generate the write magnetic field, a portable power generator for supplying power required in order for the current supplier to generate the current, and a cooler for dissipating heat generated from at least one of the electromagnet and the current supplier. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381178 | Retroreflective Traffic Stripe 1,000X Brighter than the Current State of the Art - This invention is a novel retroreflective traffic stripe comprising a widely spaced repeating pattern of linear light turning prisms over cube corner retroreflective prisms in a critical optimal configuration. The light turning prisms comprise at least two exposed surfaces, one approximately vertical facing the headlights of oncoming traffic, and another opposing the first and sloped by approximately 45 degrees. The approximately vertical surface efficiently accepts light from the headlights and transmits such light to the sloped surface which totally internally reflects such light downward onto an array of cube corner retroreflective prisms, which totally internally reflect such light in approximately the reverse direction. Such reflected light once more encounters the sloped face of the light turning prisms which totally internally reflects the light toward the approximately vertical surface, where such light exits and returns toward the headlights and, more importantly, toward the eyes of the driver of the vehicle. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381179 | A DRIVERLESS IMPACT ATTENUATING TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT VEHICLE - A driverless traffic management vehicle has a control system having a controller interfacing steering and drive interfaces for control of respective steering and drive subsystems of the vehicle. The vehicle also has an impact attenuator and actuator therefor for configuring the attenuator in deployed and stowed configurations. The control system comprises at least one driverless mode controller operably controlling the steering and drive interfaces for controlling the vehicle in at least one of follow mode, remote-control and autonomous driverless mode of operation. To control traffic, the vehicle may be driven to a roadside location and set in the at least one driverless mode of operation to control the steering and drive interfaces accordingly. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381180 | A VEHICLE SECURITY BARRIER AND SYSTEM FOR HOSTILE VEHICLE MITIGATION - Aspects of the invention relate to a vehicle security barrier system for hostile vehicle mitigation. The vehicle security barrier system comprising: a panel; first and second support members; and a reinforcing arrangement. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381181 | CRASH CUSHION - A crash cushion includes overlapping first and second rail sections coupled with a fastener. The first rail section is moveable relative to the second rail section from a pre-impact position to an impact position in response to an axial impact to the guardrail assembly. The first rail section includes an elongated slot aligned with the fastener and having a first length. A support post is releasably connected to the first rail section and is rotatable to a laid over position after the first rail section has moved a first travel distance, wherein the first length is greater than or equal to the first travel distance. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381182 | CLEARING STRIP FOR THE CLEARING BLADE OF A SNOWPLOW - The invention relates to a clearing strip ( | 2021-12-09 |
20210381183 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL RECOVERY APPARATUS OF SHORE ADHESION OILS - This application relates to a multifunctional recovery apparatus of shore adhesion oils. The multifunctional recovery apparatus of shore adhesion oils removing and recovering oil spilling and sticking at a shore is mounted on a four-wheel vehicle. A skimmer assembly separating oil sticking to the surface of rocks at a shore, and absorbing and recovering an oil spill at the shore is installed at the front of the four-wheel vehicle. The skimmer assembly includes a rotary skimmer having a rotary roller separating oil, and a vacuum suction skimmer suctioning oil floating on a water surface. The rotary skimmer and the vacuum suction skimmer may be selectively or simultaneously used, if necessary. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381184 | Dock Stabilizing Pile Guide - A dock stabilizing pile guide device includes a frame attached to a floating dock and enclosing a respective piling. The frame carries a plurality of rollers that rotatably interengage the piling and guide the dock upwardly and downwardly along the piling as the depth of the underlying water changes. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381185 | SYSTEM FOR INCREASING THE HEIGHT OF SEAWALLS - A seawall comprising a base with a top, a plurality of extensions on the top of the base, and an adhesive or sealant securing the extensions to the base. Each extension comprises a plurality of spaced apart rubber poles extending generally in a direction horizontal to the sea floor, and an outer rubber covering surrounding the poles. A method of increasing the height of a seawall comprising the steps of placing a plurality of the extensions on top of the seawall with the poles extending substantially parallel to the sea floor, and securing the extensions to the top of the seawall. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381186 | PORTABLE CIRCULATION DE-ICING SYSTEM - A portable circulation de-icing system is configured to melt ice from a body of water having a surface ice layer and an underlying water layer, with an opening in the surface ice layer which may have been created by a user. The portable circulation deicing system comprises an agitator assembly, a floating motor assembly, and a flexible drive shaft. The agitator assembly is configured to be at least partially placed into the underlying water layer through the opening. The agitator assembly is configured to induce a water flow into the underlying water layer. The floating motor assembly is configured to float on the underlying water layer in the opening and to provide rotational power. The flexible drive shaft is configured to transfer the rotational power from the floating motor assembly to the agitator assembly. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381187 | SWIMMING POOL COVER TIE-DOWN ANCHORING SYSTEM - A method of anchoring multiple tie-downs of a pool cover of an in-ground swimming pool, which is surrounded by stone or concrete pavers, uses a tubular footing member with multiple flange plates laterally extending along its length. The flange plates include a base flange plate which enclosed the distal end of the footing member and one or more medial flange plates surrounding the tubular circumference of the footing member between its proximal and distal ends. The proximal end of the footing member is open and this proximal opening has interior threading which conjugately mates with the threaded shank of a coupling screw to which a tie-down is anchored. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381188 | Ground Anchor - A ground anchor having a head and anchoring elements in the form of pipes or rods, wherein the ground anchor comprises an anchor head ( | 2021-12-09 |
20210381189 | PILE LIFTING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus for lifting and supporting a pile is provided. The apparatus includes a support structure coupled to the pile and a lifting device coupled to the support structure. Gripping plates of a lift head engage and lift the pile during extension of the lifting device. During retraction of the lifting device, gripping plates of a gravity vice engage the pile to support the pile in the lifted position. The extension and retraction of the lifting device is alternately repeated to lift the pile in steps to a desired height. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381190 | Wall Element System and Method and Apparatus for Constructing Shoring Walls - A caisson or casing | 2021-12-09 |
20210381191 | FOUNDATION ENGINEERING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A TRENCH IN THE GROUND - The invention relates to a foundation engineering machine and a method for producing a trench in the ground with a foundation engineering machine having a substantially vertical mast, a diaphragm wall apparatus which is displaceably supported in the longitudinal direction of the mast for producing a trench in the ground, and a bar-shaped holding means, at the lower end of which the diaphragm wall apparatus is mounted and with which the diaphragm wall apparatus is linearly displaceable along the mast. According to the invention provision is made in that on the mast an upper first clamping sledge with a first clamping means for releasably clamping the bar-shaped holding means and a lower second clamping sledge with a second clamping means for releasably clamping the bar-shaped holding means are movably supported and the first clamping sledge and the second clamping sledge are movable relative to each other and in that the lower second clamping sledge is provided with a connecting means for mounting an additional lifting device which is arranged on the ground and with which a force can be applied in the longitudinal direction onto the second sledge. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381192 | ADAPTER FOR A QUICK-CHANGE SYSTEM AND QUICK-CHANGE SYSTEM WITH SUCH AN ADAPTER - An adapter for a quick-change system for changing attachments on a construction machine contains coupling elements arranged at a stipulated spacing from each other between two side walls for connection of the adapter to a quick changer. In order to provide improved protection from damage, the rear ends of the two side walls project rearwardly with respect to a back cover arranged between the side walls. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381193 | WORK MACHINE - The invention includes a vehicle main body, a boom, a first actuator connecting the boom and the vehicle main body and configured to rotate the boom with respect to the vehicle main body about a first central axis, a first electric motor connected to the first actuator and that operates the first actuator. The boom includes a pair of boom lateral plates disposed to face each other in a direction of the first central axis, and a boom bottom plate connecting the boom lateral plates to each other, the first electric motor being disposed in a boom internal space surrounded by the pair of boom lateral plates and the boom bottom plate. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381194 | IMAGE-BASED ATTACHMENT IDENTIFICATION AND POSITION DETECTION - Method and systems for operating a work vehicle with a selectively interchangeable implement. Image data is captured by a camera (and/or other type of optical sensor) mounted on the work vehicle. The captured image data includes at least a portion of a first implement and the implement type of the first implement is identified by processing the captured image data. Operation information correspond to the identified implement type is accessed from a non-transitory computer-readable memory and an operation of the work vehicle is automatically adjusted based on the accessed operation information for the identified implement type. In some implementations, the implement type is determined by providing the captured image data as input to an artificial neural network and, in some implementations, the artificial neural network is configured to also output an indication of a current operating position of the implement based on the captured image data. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381195 | WORK MACHINE, SYSTEM INCLUDING WORK MACHINE, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING WORK MACHINE - A work machine capable of saving works by an operator during traveling is provided. The work machine includes a vehicular main body including a traveling unit, a work implement attached to the vehicular main body, and a controller that automatically controls operations by the work implement. The controller cancels automatic control of operations by the work implement based on a traveling state of the traveling unit. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381196 | Construction Machine - A fuel tank ( | 2021-12-09 |
20210381197 | REMOTE OPERATION DEVICE FOR CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - A remote operation device includes an image generating section that generates, when an operation determining section determines that an operation by an operator is a fine operation, and a posture determining section determines that a posture of the operator has changed from a reference posture to a watching posture, an enlarged image by enlarging a part of a work image of a construction machine, the part being related to a line-of-sight position acquired by an eye tracking device, and causes a display device to display the enlarged image. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381198 | WORK MACHINE - Lubricating performance of a parking brake is ensured and fuel efficiency during traveling is improved. A parking brake for braking rotation of an output shaft is disposed around the output shaft rotated by driving force. The output shaft is provided with an axial oil passage, a first discharge hole, and a second discharge hole. The axial oil passage extends in an axial direction of the output shaft. The first discharge hole and the second discharge hole communicate with the axial oil passage and open in an outer circumferential surface of the output shaft at an installation position of the parking brake in the axial direction. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381199 | HYDRAULIC CYLINDER, FOR EXAMPLE FOR USE WITH A HYDRAULIC TOOL - The invention relates to a hydraulic cylinder, for example for use with a hydraulic tool, which hydraulic tool is provided with a frame and an element which is movable with respect to the frame by means of the hydraulic cylinder. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381200 | A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FOR A WORKING MACHINE - A hydraulic system includes a first electric machine connected to a first hydraulic machine and a second electric machine connected to a second hydraulic machine. An output side of the second hydraulic machine is connected to an input side of the first hydraulic machine. A hydraulic consumer is hydraulically coupled to an output side of the first hydraulic machine via a supply line and is powered by the first hydraulic machine. A return line hydraulically couples the hydraulic consumer to an input side of the first hydraulic machine. The second hydraulic machine provides a flow of hydraulic fluid to the input side of the first hydraulic machine if a requested flow from the first hydraulic machine exceeds a flow of the return line and recuperates energy if the requested flow from the first hydraulic machine is lower than the flow of the return line. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381201 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING PROCESS DATA OF A WORK PROCESS CARRIED OUT BY AN IMPLEMENT - The invention relates to a method and a system for determining process data of a work process carried out by an implement based on the determination of a moved mass by a weighing system of the implement and the detection of a parameter concerning a state of the implement and/or a work step, wherein with reference to these and further data a prediction value concerning the remaining part of the current work process is determined and on the basis of which information on the assistance is indicated to the operator of the implement, and to an implement comprising such a system. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381202 | Work Vehicle, Object Indication System, and Method of Indicating Location of an Object - A method of indicating to an operator of a work vehicle a relative location of an object, an object indication system, and a work vehicle are provided. The method includes sensing the object with one or more sensors positioned at one or more sensor positions on the work vehicle and activating one or more indicators positioned at one or more indicator positions relative to the operator based on the sensing of the object with the one or more sensors. Each sensor position directionally corresponds to one or more of the indicator positions. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381203 | DISPLAY DEVICE, SHOVEL, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A display device displays information image related to an excavation work, in an ambient environment image in a view of a work area or an attachment viewed from a shovel, or in a field of view of an operator viewing the work area or the attachment from the shovel. The shovel may include the display device. A management device may include a display apparatus, a communication device which communicates with the shovel, and a remote control device operated by a user to remotely control the shovel via the communication device. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381204 | Method of Controlling Turf Grading Equipment - An improved system and method for controlling turf grading equipment is described. The system comprises a turf grading device wherein the turf grading device is moved longitudinally over an area and the turf grading device comprises a left side and a right side with each side being able to independently move vertically and in concert provide a motion of pitch and yaw. The system includes a control system wherein the control system controls movement of the left side and the right side independently. The control system comprises a controller interface capable of selecting between a manual override mode and a module selection mode wherein the module selection mode selected from a grade adjust laser mode, a grade adjust autograde mode, a grade adjust autodepth mode and a grade adjust slope mode | 2021-12-09 |
20210381205 | LOCKING MECHANISM FOR A WEAR ASSEMBLY - A wear assembly such as an adapter for a cable shovel having a Whisler-style lip has two legs extending over the lip, and a hole in the legs arranged to align with a hole in the lip. A locking member is inserted in the hole, and hooked around a pivot surface in the lower leg. An actuator is inserted into the hole in the upper leg, and engages with t top end of the locking member. Movement of the actuator causes pivoting of the locking member, and results in the locking member bearing against the lip hole in order to lock the wear assembly in position. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381206 | WORK IMPLEMENT ASSEMBLY USING A CENTER ADAPTER MATING WITH A NOTCHED BASE EDGE - An adapter includes a first leg, a second leg, and a throat portion that define a slot defining a direction of assembly onto a work implement assembly, a lateral direction that is perpendicular to the direction of assembly, and a vertical direction that is perpendicular to the direction of assembly and the lateral direction. The throat portion further includes a first throat side surface disposed along the lateral direction and a second throat side surface disposed on the opposite side of the throat portion along the lateral direction. The first throat side surface defines a first adapter cover receiving recess. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381207 | WATER METER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A water meter system and method may provide inline flow monitoring and leak detection that may track real-time water usage. The water meter system and method may utilize one or more dual pressure sensors and/or ultrasonic sensors to detect leaks quickly and automatically turn off a valve. A spool may be utilized that may provide the dual pressure sensors on opposite sides of a ball valve to separate upstream and downstream pressure zones when the valve is closed. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381208 | Positioning Hose Structure for Pull-Out Faucet - A positioning hose structure for a pull-out faucet contains: a body, a supply pipe, a fitting sleeve, a flexible hose, a guide element, a slide member, and a spring. The body includes a locking portion, and the supply pipe includes an extension, an opening, a defining portion, and a screw element. The fitting sleeve includes a hollow connection tube having a through hole, a receiving orifice, a shoulder, multiple protrusions, and multiple guiding slots. The flexible hose includes a joining portion and a water supply head. The guide element includes a fixing orifice having a positioning portion, and the guide element further includes multiple first ribs and a first toothed portion. The slide member includes multiple second ribs, a second toothed portion, and a protruded tab. The spring is accommodated in the receiving orifice and abuts against the shoulder and the protruded tab. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381209 | Retractable Hose Structure of Pull-Out Faucet - A retractable hose structure of a pull-out faucet contains: a body, a supply pipe, a flexible hose, and a spring. The body includes a locking portion. The supply pipe is hollow and includes a defining portion, an opening, and a screw element. The flexible hose is slidably received in the supply pipe and includes a slide portion and a water supply head. The water supply head is locked with the opening and is pulled outward with the flexible hose. The spring is accommodated in the supply pipe and is fitted on the flexible hose, and at least one non-metallic insulation layer is defined between the spring and the supply pipe. When pulling the water supply head outward, the spring is actuated by the flexible hose to retract. When releasing the water supply head, the spring drives the water supply head to move back to an original position. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381210 | SOFT-CLOSE SPRAY HEAD FAUCET - A soft-close pull-out faucet is disclosed. In one aspect, a faucet includes a faucet base, a faucet spout, and a spray head movable between a retracted position and an extended position. A hose extends through the faucet spout and connects to a water source and a spray head. A magnet is connected to the hose. A ring collar is fixed at least partially within the faucet spout and is formed of a non-ferretic and non-magnetic conductive material. The hose and the magnet are movable relative to the ring collar, and the magnet is positioned at least partially within the ring collar when the spray head is located in the retracted position. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381211 | FAUCET ASSEMBLY WITH FRICTION RING - Disclosed is a friction ring including a body and a contact member. The body is configured to couple the friction ring to at least one of a faucet assembly or a faucet valve assembly. The contact member is disposed on the body. The contact member is configured to slidably engage with a valve stem of the faucet valve assembly. The contact member is further configured to press against the valve stem to increase a frictional force between the contact member and the valve stem over a full range of movement of the valve stem. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381212 | DISPOSAL SPLASH GUARD - The present invention provides a disposal splash guard that enables water flowing into the disposal splash guard to be directed through peripheral openings in the disposal splash guard. The disposal splash guard comprises a body and a baffle. A size of the peripheral openings is operable to direct water flowing into the disposal splash guard through the peripheral openings in the baffle. At least one of a shape of the body and a shape of the baffle is operable to direct water flowing into the disposal splash guard through the peripheral openings in the baffle. At least one of a size of the peripheral openings, a shape of the body, and a shape of the baffle is operable to direct at least ten percent of water flowing into the disposal splash guard through the peripheral openings in the baffle. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381213 | SPACE SAVING BATHROOM COMPONENTS - Water and space saving bathroom components especially useful for a comfort station. Included are a novel toilet having a cistern with a sink in combination with the toilet, a novel waterless urinal and a hand sanitizer dispensing station. The sink is an integrally formed sink into the top of the cistern and has a drain formed into the sink for draining effluent from the sink into the toilet cistern. A faucet is installed in the surface of the sink to provide a clean water source for hand washing and the like that generates grey water after washing. The waterless urinal can be plumbed and mounted to a comfort station wall or on a mobile stand, while the hand sanitizer dispensing station may be adapted for multiple dispensers. The dispensers may be mounted at different heights to accommodate adults, children and disabled persons in wheelchairs. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381214 | FLUSH WATER TANK APPARATUS AND FLUSH TOILET APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - Provided are a flush water tank apparatus capable of restraining instability of an operation of a piston and restraining fluctuations in a water pressure of flush water discharged from a first discharge part provided separately from an inlet, and a flush toilet apparatus including the flush water tank apparatus. A discharge valve hydraulic drive portion of a flush water tank apparatus of the present invention includes a cylinder, a piston, and a rod extending from the piston through a through-hole portion formed in the cylinder, the cylinder including an inlet into which flush water flows, a first discharge part that is provided separately from the inlet to drain the flush water, and a second discharge part that is provided separately from the first discharge part and is formed between the rod and the through-hole portion and between the piston and the through-hole portion. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381215 | Underground Stormwater Storage System - A system and method for an underground stormwater storage system which may comprise a pit, a structure, and a liner. The structure may be disposed within the center of the pit and surround by the porous backfill and wherein outlets are disposed on the crown of the structure. A liner may form the outer layer of the pit. A method for releasing stormwater may comprise capturing stormwater from a surface, containing the stormwater within a structure, releasing a volume of the stormwater from the structure and draining an additional volume of the stormwater from the crown of the structure from an outlet when the structure is capturing more stormwater than it is releasing. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381216 | Linear Drain Assembly - A linear drain assembly is provided. The linear drain assembly includes a base portion and a first peripheral portion. The base portion includes a base trough and a base flange. The first peripheral portion includes a first trough and a first flange. The first trough is nested within the base trough and the base flange is nested within the first flange. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381217 | LATCH ASSEMBLY AND A METHOD OF LATCHING A FIRST ELEMENT TO A SECOND ELEMENT - A latch assembly having first and second parts for association with first and second elements, respectively. The first and second parts are configured to cooperate to releasably secure the first element to the second element. The first part has a latch member for releasably engaging a catch member on the second part when the latch member is manipulated from an unlatched configuration to a latched configuration. A latch member holder associated with the first part is adapted to hold the latch member while allowing the latch member to pivot about a pivot axis, and slide along a sliding axis which is perpendicular to said pivot axis. The latch member is manipulable into the latched configuration in a predetermined range of contiguous positions relative to the latch member holder along the sliding axis. A method of releasably securing the first element to the second element is also disclosed. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381218 | Sewer Equipment Cleaning Systems - Sewer equipment cleaning systems and methods of use are described. The sewer equipment cleaning systems may include an additive delivery system having multiple additive tanks and an additive tank pump configured to deliver additive into a wash system residing on a sewer inspection vehicle (SIV). The SIV is typically equipped with an inspection camera and one or more cables connecting the camera to the SIV. The wash system may be used for rinsing contaminants from the camera and cables upon their withdrawal from a sewer system. The additive delivery system can be plumbed into the SIV wash system in order to deliver additives, which may include surfactants or disinfectants, to water from the wash system, without adulterating water in the wash system water tank. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381219 | Connector System for Container-Based Structures - A building technique uses standard shipping containers as buttresses to support a truss system that may extend between the shipping containers to provide a roof. A sliding connector system attaches the trusses to the shipping containers to accommodate variations in separation of the shipping containers presenting a versatile framing system that is insensitive to site-related variations. The sliding connector system provides incremental predetermined fastening of the trusses to the shipping containers. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381220 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR CONSTRUCTING A CONCRETE STRUCTURE - Various implementations include methods and apparatuses for constructing a concrete structure. In one implementation, a structure includes a pre-cast concrete column section and a pre-cast concrete beam section. The column section includes an embedded first assembly with a threaded rod, and the beam section includes an embedded second assembly defining a channel for receiving the threaded rod. Grout is fed through a joint between the column and beam sections into the second assembly to couple the threaded rod with the second assembly. The grout is urged through the joint and the second assembly by gravity and by applying vacuum suction to a grout port defined by the second assembly. The grout port extends between the channel of the second assembly and an external face of the beam section. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381221 | Safety Enclosure for Building Structures - A safety enclosure for building structures is an apparatus that provides maintains a safe and healthy living environment and shields hazardous conditions from a surrounding environment. The apparatus includes a structure enclosure, at least one entrance, a plurality of anchoring posts, a plurality of indoor environmental systems, a plurality of indoor maintenance systems, a main controller unit, and a power supply. The structure enclosure surrounds a building and any supplemental buildings. The building may include a variety of extensions as well. The at least one entrance provides access into and out of the structure enclosure. The plurality of anchoring posts secures the structure enclosure with the ground. The plurality of indoor environmental systems ensures livable conditions within the structure enclosure. The plurality of indoor environmental systems ensures the safety within the structure enclosure. The main controller provides a user with manual operation and the power supply provides the necessary power. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381222 | Method for assembling an arrangement and a corresponding assemblable arrangement - The invention relates to a method for assembling an arrangement. The invention also relates to a corresponding assemblable arrangement. For the arrangement according to the invention, there are at least two groups of individual elements and each group comprises at least two individual elements. For each group of at least two elements within one group of elements, the at least two elements can be fitted together. Further, the at least two elements of one group can be fitted together with at least two elements of another group. Each group of elements forms a layer of the arrangement. The arrangement, when assembled, forms a three dimensional object. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381223 | MODULAR WORKSPACE SYSTEM - A modular workspace system employs a plurality of interchangeable posts, beams/rails, and panels, permitting assembly of modular rooms and modular room structures of varying size, shape, and purpose. Wire management openings permit internal wire management. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381224 | MODULAR MULTI-CONTAINER HOUSING STRUCTURE, MULTI-CONTAINER INTERLOCK, AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURE OF SAME - A modular multi-container housing structure connector for containers, which each have sides including a roof, a floor, and four lateral sides, includes a connector frame comprising vertical and horizontal struts shaped to connect to at least one of the sides of two adjacent containers and at least one interlock configured to secure the connector frame to the side of one container. The at least one interlock may be a plurality of interlocks. The connector frame may comprise two vertical struts and two horizontal struts each shaped and configured to connect to a respective edge of an adjacent side of two adjacent containers and, responsive to the connector frame being connected to two adjacent sides of two adjacent containers by the plurality of interlocks, the connector frame and interlocks form a container-to-connector frame-to-container connection to establish a weather-tight housing structure with the two or multiple connected containers. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381225 | MODULAR MULTI-CONTAINER HOUSING STRUCTURE, MULTI-CONTAINER INTERLOCK, AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURE OF SAME - A modular multi-container housing structure connector for containers, which each have sides including a roof, a floor, and four lateral sides, includes a connector frame comprising vertical and horizontal struts shaped to connect to at least one of the sides of two adjacent containers and at least one interlock configured to secure the connector frame to the side of one container. The at least one interlock may be a plurality of interlocks. The connector frame may comprise two vertical struts and two horizontal struts each shaped and configured to connect to a respective edge of an adjacent side of two adjacent containers and, responsive to the connector frame being connected to two adjacent sides of two adjacent containers by the plurality of interlocks, the connector frame and interlocks form a container-to-connector frame-to-container connection to establish a weather-tight housing structure with the two or multiple connected containers. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381226 | Modular Four Sided Jail Cell Complex - A jail complex comprising a plurality of pairs of modular jail cells interconnected in side-by-side relation where each of said modular jail cells in each pair comprise front and rear walls, a single side wall and a ceiling, the single side wall of the pair of cells being the opposing side wall of an adjacent cell of the pair and an end wall connected to the first one of the pairs of cells as the side opposing the single side wall. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381227 | Fastening and Alignment Member - A connection between a connector, a fastener and one or more structural members is disclosed. The connector can be formed with a fastening and alignment member. The fastening and alignment member includes a projecting member and a protruding member in close proximity to a predetermined location for the fastener. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381228 | PANELIZED STRUCTURAL BUILDING SYSTEM - One variation of a panelized structural building system includes, a set of wall panels, each including: an outer face; a set of hardpoints, each arranged proximal a corner of the outer face, defining a lateral wall panel datum facing outwardly from a side of the wall panel, and defining an exterior façade mount facing outwardly from the outer face; and a load-bearing structure extending between the set of hardpoints and inset from a maximal wall panel perimeter defined by the set of hardpoints; wherein the set of wall panels are assemblable into a wall with lateral wall panel datums—defined by hardpoints in adjacent wall panels—abutting to laterally space the set of wall panels along the wall. The system also includes a set of exterior façade panels configured to install onto exterior façade mounts—defined hardpoints in adjacent wall panels—to conceal outer faces of these wall panels. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381229 | NON-WICKING UNDERLAYMENT BOARD - A non-wicking underlayment board and methods for forming the same. The non-wicking underlayment board includes a foam core formed of closed cell foam with reinforcement layers encapsulated within the foam core. Outer facings formed of mineral coated nonwoven fibers are positioned on opposite faces of the non-wicking underlayment panel. The non-wicking underlayment board is useful for efficient and cost effective installation of barriers and surfaces in water-resistant and waterproof environments. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381230 | DYNAMIC, FIRE-RESISTANCE-RATED THERMALLY INSULATING AND SEALING SYSTEM HAVING A F-RATING OF 120 MIN FOR USE WITH CURTAIN WALL STRUCTURES - An approved dynamic construction is used for effectively thermally insulating and sealing of a safing slot between a floor of a building and an exterior wall construction, wherein the exterior wall construction includes a curtain wall configuration defined by an interior wall glass surface including one or more aluminum framing members, wherein the vision glass extends to the finished floor level below. The dynamic, thermally insulating and sealing system includes a first element for receiving the insulating elements and positioned in the zero spandrel area of a glass curtain wall construction including only vision glass to maintain thermally insulating and sealing of the safing slot during exposure to fire and heat as well as movement in order to maintain a complete seal extending across the safing slot. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381231 | SOFT ACOUSTIC BOUNDARY PLATE - A soft boundary structure is implemented using a resonator structure capable of receiving sound or vibration, establishing resonance coupled with received sound or vibration, and creating a reflection with a pi phase factor. A soft boundary is located on or closely adjacent the resonator structure. The soft boundary cooperates with the resonator structure to attenuate the sound or vibration. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381232 | FLOOR ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS - A floor assembly is provided. The floor assembly is configured to form or be positioned on a floor of an enclosed space. The floor assembly includes a grid, a pan, and a surround member. The grid has an array of openings configured to allow passage of liquid. The pan is disposed beneath the grid and defines a cavity. The pan includes a pan floor and a frame. The frame is disposed laterally outward of the pan floor and supports the grid. The surround member is supported by the frame. The surround member is disposed laterally outward of the grid, and the surround member and grid do not overlap. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381233 | ROOF PANEL, ROOF STRUCTURE, AND ROOF STRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION METHOD - A roof structure includes: horizontal base materials forming a roof slope; and roof panels fixed on the horizontal base materials and spread side by side in a slope direction, each of the roof panels includes a roofing board, and rafters fixed to a lower surface of the roofing board in parallel to each other, and extending perpendicularly to the horizontal base materials, each of the rafters of one of the two adjacent roof panels in the slope direction includes a carry-out portion projecting from an edge of the roofing board, each of the carry-out portions being between the rafters of the other roof panel and fixed to the roofing board of the other roof panel, a projection length of the carry-out portions is smaller than a distance between the adjoining horizontal base materials, and the carry-out portions and the other roof panel are fixed to the same horizontal base material. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381234 | A PLANAR SUSPENDED CEILING SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR INSTALLING THE CEILING SYSTEM - The inventive concept relates to a planar suspended ceiling system comprising: a ceiling tile ( | 2021-12-09 |
20210381235 | CEILING MODULE - A ceiling module and method of constructing the same, the ceiling module mountable on a suspended ceiling grid structure and including a plurality of elongate blade members, at least a part of faces of at least two blade members being substantially mutually opposed, at least one elongate cross member extending at least between at least two blade members such that the plurality of blade members are connected to form an arrangement; and at least one support member, releasably engageable with the suspended grid ceiling structure and associated with at least one of the blade members to support the plurality of blade members from the suspended ceiling grid structure. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381236 | Composite Wall Panel and System - A precast concrete wall panel and system comprising pre-stressed concrete layers surrounding an insulation layer, the concrete layers prestressed using fiber reinforce polymer bar rebar. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381237 | STRUCTURAL MODULAR BUILDING PANEL, WALL, AND BUILDING SYSTEM - This invention relates to prefabricated, lightweight, multi-component structural modular building panels and modular building systems. The said panels are framed with edge members that have a unique connecting shape, making them modular. The multi-component panel allows for design flexibility and the mass manufacturing of its components. Connectors serve as a link to assemble the panels together, and to connect them to corners, floors or foundations, roof panels and the roof apex member, and or other conventional construction elements. Connectors and members, all with unique connecting shapes, coupled with the said panels, create a structural wall, roof, similar structure or building system. Assembled panels and members incorporate the primary building structure and the building envelope. The assembled panels, members and other components of the building system, in part or whole, can be flat packed for easy transport and shipping, and can be assembled quickly and easily with semi-skilled labor. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381238 | Reinforced Concrete Structure - Reinforced concrete is protected from corrosion without conducting an operation involving exposure of rebar. A reinforced concrete structure is provided with a storage part that is formed inside concrete of the reinforced concrete structure, and that retains an anticorrosion solution. The anticorrosion solution diffuses and permeates through the concrete from the storage part, prevents the concrete in the vicinity of rebar from drying, and passivates the rebar. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381239 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POST-TENSIONING IN CONCRETE SUPPORT SYSTEMS - A system, method, and apparatus for post-tensioning in masonry-based system, especially concrete support systems. In one embodiment, a system is presented that can include an anchor, pocket-former, and bolt, wherein the pocket-former can be configured to engage each of the anchor and bolt to facilitate securing of the system to a form. In another embodiment, a method of post-tensioning is presented, wherein a tendon can be suspended at the live end via connections facilitated by a pocket-former. In another embodiment, a system and method of post-tensioning is presented that prevents a pocket and anchor from being contaminated with debris that could ultimately compromise the integrity of the tensioned material. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381240 | SHINGLES WITH INCREASED HYDROPHOBICITY - A shingle includes a substrate having an asphalt coating on a top surface of the substrate and on a bottom surface of the substrate. A surface layer of granules is embedded in the asphalt on the top surface of the substrate. A backdust layer of particles is embedded in the asphalt on the bottom surface of the substrate. A sealant is disposed on the backdust. A hydrophobic material is applied to the sealant. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381241 | SHINGLES WITH INCREASED HYDROPHOBICITY - A shingle includes a substrate having an asphalt coating on a top surface of the substrate and on a bottom surface of the substrate. A surface layer of granules is embedded in the asphalt on the top surface of the substrate. A backdust layer of particles is embedded in the asphalt on the bottom surface of the substrate. A sealant is disposed on the backdust. A hydrophobic material is applied to the sealant. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381242 | GUTTER COVER - A gutter cover, components thereof, and associated methods. The gutter cover is configured to be installed over a gutter to prevent debris from entering the gutter. The gutter cover can be made of a webbing material having openings through which water can pass. The gutter cover includes features that facilitate water penetration through the gutter cover for the water to enter the gutter. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381243 | HOLLOW BRICK WITH HOLDING RIBS - A hollow brick includes a bottom wall, two side walls, two intermediate walls, and a top wall. The top wall defines three arched top boundary surfaces of three ventilation holes bounded by the bottom wall, the side walls, the intermediate walls and the top wall. Two supports, each of which supports a first corrugated plate, project from the side walls. Two inner holding ribs are in two ventilation holes respectively proximal to the side walls and lie below the arched top boundary surfaces. A middle one of the arched top boundary surfaces abuts and presses a curved middle portion of a second corrugated plate, and the inner holding ribs respectively lift lateral portions of the second corrugated plate. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381244 | Luxury Vinyl Plank Stair Noses and Other Moldings - A molding is made from a first flooring plank. A first groove is formed into the first flooring plank with a first flat bottom surface. A second groove is formed into the first flooring plank with a second flat bottom surface. The first flooring plank is folded at the first groove and second groove. A second flooring plank is disposed adjacent to the molding. A color and pattern of the first flooring plank and second flooring plank match. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381245 | Arrowhead Pool-Spa Handrail - An improved pool and/or spa handrail comprising aluminum or aluminum alloy provided with a powder-coating surface treatment to maximize the life of the invention and provide opportunities to increase the aesthetic appearance of the invention. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381246 | HANDRAIL SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE - A handrail system that is constructed and arranged to be coupled to a stairwell such that at least a portion of a hand railing may be in an upright position or a lowered position. In an upright position, the system provides a complete top-to-bottom handrail. In the lowered, stowed position, the upper railing portion is conveniently stowed away within the stairwell. In a bulkhead embodiment, a full handrail is provided in the upright, use position and the upper railing is stowed within the bulkhead when the bulkhead doors are closed. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381247 | Method for Applying a Structured Surface to a Building Surface and Corresponding Covering Element - The invention pertains to a method for applying a structured surface to a building surface, particularly for the interior design of a room, wherein a carrier material is provided with a surface structure and the carrier material with this surface structure is applied to the building surface. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381248 | TRANSPARENT RESIN FILM, DECORATIVE BOARD, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING DECORATIVE BOARD - The present invention provides a transparent resin film excellent in weather resistance even in a case where a pattern of protrusions and depressions is formed on the surface for the purpose of imparting excellent design properties, a decorative board including the transparent resin film, and a method for producing the decorative board. Provided is a transparent resin film for protecting a picture layer on one side of a substrate, including at least: a surface protective layer; and a transparent resin layer, laminated on each other, the transparent resin film having a pattern of protrusions and depressions on a surface protective layer side, the transparent resin film having a thickness at a depression of the pattern of protrusions and depressions of 100 μm or larger, the transparent resin film containing an ultraviolet absorber. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381249 | MAGNETIC ATTACHMENT ASSEMBLY FOR ATTACHING TRIM BOARD TO WALLS, CEILINGS AND OTHER SURFACE STRUCTURES - A magnetic attachment assembly for attaching a first object to a second object includes a first and second ferromagnetic devices possessing an attractive magnetic property pulling each toward one another. The first ferromagnetic device is attached to the first object and an adhesive layer on the second ferromagnetic device is for attaching the second ferromagnetic device to the second object. A removable separator is initially positioned intermediate the first ferromagnetic device and the second ferromagnetic device and is frictionally held in place prior to attachment of the second ferromagnetic device to the second object. During installation, the user pushes the attachment assembly onto the second object, pulls the first ferromagnetic device away from the second ferromagnetic device, removes the separator, and then pushes the first ferromagnetic device back to the second ferromagnetic device thereby attaching the first object to the second object. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381250 | Plank for Wall or Surface Covering and Methods Thereof - A plank and plank system for covering a wall or other surface is provided. Each longitudinally extending plank comprises a generally planar front façade and a back member. The back member comprises multiple plateaus interspersed with channels. Each plateau provides a flat surface that will be adjacent to the wall/surface when the plank is installed and onto which, optionally, a strip of pressure sensitive adhesive tape may be applied. The channels provide a predetermined location and predetermined holding capacity to regulate the location and amount of construction adhesive to be applied by a user. In an aspect of the invention, the channels also provide a degree of flexibility that allows the plank to adhere securely to the wall and that allows the depth of the plank to be greater than conventional wood wall covering panels. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381251 | BUILDING PANELS COMPRISING A LOCKING DEVICE - Building panels including a first and a second panel and including a locking device. The locking device includes a tongue and an edge groove provided in the second panel and the first panel, respectively, wherein the tongue and the edge groove are configured to cooperate with each other for locking a first edge portion of the first panel to a second edge portion of the second panel in a first direction. The locking device further includes a separate tongue provided in an insertion groove and a tongue groove configured to cooperate with each other for locking the first edge portion to the second edge portion in a second direction. A length of the tongue groove along an edge portion may be smaller than a length of the edge portion. A length of the insertion groove along an edge portion may be smaller than the length of the edge portion. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381252 | PANEL ELEMENT - A panel element may be provided for a covering. In particular, a panel element for a floor, wall or ceiling covering, which covering may be formed by a plurality of panel elements of the same kind which are connected to one another. Each panel element has a basic body having a defined total thickness and upper and a lower surfaces. The basic body has in each case differently contoured longitudinal sides and in each case differently contoured end faces. One longitudinal side has groove-like contouring and the other longitudinal side has tongue-like contouring corresponding thereto. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381253 | Multi-Purpose Tile System - The invention relates to a multi-purpose tile system configured to being joined in a chevron pattern, wherein each tile includes a first pair of opposing edges consisting of a first edge and an opposite second edge and a second pair of opposing edges consisting of a third edge and an opposing fourth edge, wherein the first pair of opposing edges have pairs of opposing first mechanical coupling means for locking together said tiles at least vertically, and the second pair of opposing edges have pairs of opposing second mechanical coupling means for locking together said tiles at least vertically. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381254 | Panel, in Particular a Floor or Wall Panel - A panel comprising a centrally located core, at least one first coupling part and at least one second coupling part connected respectively to opposite edges of the core, which first coupling part includes an upward tongue, at least one upward flank lying at a distance from the upward tongue and an upward groove formed in between the upward tongue and the upward flank wherein the upward groove is adapted to receive at least a part of a downward tongue of a second coupling part of an adjacent panel: which second coupling part includes a downward tongue, at least one downward flank lying at a distance from the downward tongue, and a downward groove formed in between the downward tongue and the downward flank, wherein the downward groove is adapted to receive at least a part of an upward tongue of a first coupling part of an adjacent panel. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381255 | UNLOCKING SYSTEM FOR PANELS - A set of essentially identical panels, such as building panels, provided with a mechanical locking system including a displaceable tongue arranged in a displacement groove having a first opening at a first edge of a first panel. The tongue is configured to be displaced in the displacement groove along a displacement axis to attain a locking state wherein a first portion of the tongue cooperates with a first tongue groove having a second opening at a second edge of an adjacent second panel, for vertical locking of the first and the second edge. A second portion of the tongue is configured to cooperate with the second edge of the adjacent second panel via an elongated element for vertical unlocking of the first and the second edge. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381256 | PANEL FOR PRODUCING A FREE-LYING FLOOR COVERING | 2021-12-09 |
20210381257 | Tile-Securing System and Related Methods - A tile-securing system having a polymeric wedge component positioned between two adjacent tiles that are in plane and the polymeric wedge component contacting a side edge of each adjacent tile, wherein the polymeric wedge component exerts a force against both side edges; the polymeric wedge component being secured to a solid substrate using a fastener. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381258 | SET OF DECKING BOARDS PROVIDED WITH A CONNECTING SYSTEM - A set of decking boards including a first and a second decking board and being provided with a connecting system including a connecting device. The first board is configured to be connected to a support element and the second board is configured to assume a vertically locked state with respect to the first board in which the connecting device cooperates with the first and second boards, there is a vertical gap between a portion of the second lip of the first decking board and a portion of the second lip of the second decking board, and there is a horizontal space between a first lip of the first board and the second lip of the second board. Also, other aspects of a set of decking boards and connecting devices as well as methods for demounting decking boards and replacing them with new decking boards. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381259 | NON-WICKING UNDERLAYMENT BOARD - A non-wicking underlayment board and methods for forming the same. The non-wicking underlayment board includes a foam core formed of closed cell foam with reinforcement layers encapsulated within the foam core. Outer facings formed of mineral coated nonwoven fibers are positioned on opposite faces of the non-wicking underlayment panel. The non-wicking underlayment board is useful for efficient and cost effective installation of barriers and surfaces in water-resistant and waterproof environments. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381260 | APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING AN ACCESSORY TO AN ARCHITECTURAL STRUCTURE - An assembly and a method for affixing an assembly to a structure. The assembly includes a bracket and an accessory. The bracket includes two or more bracket retainers and a bracket lock extending into an opening formed in the bracket. The accessory includes two or more accessory retainers, and an accessory lock. The two or more accessory retainers define receiving features, which accept the two or more bracket retainers when the accessory is in an engaged position with the bracket. The accessory has a sliding engagement with the bracket, from the engaged position to a locked position, in which the bracket lock engages with the accessory lock. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381261 | LOCK MECHANISM FOR A SCAFFOLDING CLAMP - A lock mechanism ( | 2021-12-09 |
20210381262 | SELF-CONSTRUCTING STRUCTURES - Disclosed are devices, systems, and methods for self-constructing structures. In particular, a mold for forming a structure includes an inflatable inner balloon, a non-inflatable outer shell coupled to the inner balloon about a base circumference, the outer shell having an apex and an opening disposed at the apex, and a pump in fluid communication with the opening of the outer shell; wherein, when the inner balloon is inflated, a gap is formed between the inner balloon and the outer shell for containing a building material, and the outer shell comprises a dome shape. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381263 | CONSTRUCTION COMPONENT - A prop head assembly is configured to be fixedly connected to a vertically-extending construction column, and also configured to support a horizontal construction beam assembly once the prop head assembly is fixedly connected to the vertically-extending construction column The prop head assembly includes a first beam-locating feature and a second beam-locating feature. The first beam-locating feature is configured to selectively receive, at least in part, a beam-reference portion. The second beam-locating feature is also configured to receive the beam-reference portion once the beam-reference portion is inadvertently displaced away from the first beam-locating feature and from the vertically-extending construction column and toward the second beam-locating feature. | 2021-12-09 |
20210381264 | SMART TUNNEL HAVING REGULAR QUARANTINE AND DISINFECTION FUNCTION FOR PREVENTING PROLIFERATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE - The present disclosure relates to a smart tunnel having a tunnel structure having a quarantine section and a disinfection section, which is capable of regularly performing a quarantine function for determining whether an infectious disease is introduced and a disinfection function for preventing spread of an infectious disease. | 2021-12-09 |