51st week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210394911 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DECONTAMINATING AIRCRAFT CABINS AND PROVIDING INDICATIONS FOR SAFE REENTRY - Described herein are methods and systems for decontaminating aircraft cabins and providing an indication to provide confidence that the cabins are safe for reentry post-operation. These methods and systems are based on reducing concentrations of infectious agents inside a cabin utilizing outside air and/or filtered air. In some examples, a method is performed after a certain contamination event (e.g., a sick person present on a flight and/or as a part of periodic service (e.g., in between flights. The amount of time the system is run to introduce compounds into the cabin is specifically calculated to lower the fraction of the remaining infectious agents below a certain desired level, thereby reducing the contamination concentration in the cabin from the initial concentration, The decontamination duration depends on the cabin volume and the incoming airflow rates. For example, the fraction of the remaining is brought below 5% after 9 minutes of flowing incoming air at 20 air changes per hour. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394912 | SOFTWARE CONTROLLED AIR FLOW MANAGEMENT - A system comprises an environmental control system (ECS) having a plurality of ducts configured to convey a flow of air into an interior space through the plurality of ducts. A plurality of valves are disposed in the plurality of ducts to control the flow of air through a respective duct into the interior space. A plurality of sensors are disposed in the interior space configured to sense a passenger condition. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394913 | THERMALLY ISOLATED SENSOR FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A thermally isolated sensor associated with a gas turbine engine includes a sensor probe configured to measure a temperature of a fluid associated with the gas turbine engine, and a base to be coupled to the gas turbine engine. The thermally isolated sensor includes a leading projection coupled to the base that extends into the fluid. The leading projection is configured to be heated by a heat source associated with the gas turbine engine. The thermally isolated sensor includes a trailing projection coupled to the base that extends into the fluid. The trailing projection is downstream from the leading projection. The trailing projection includes an inlet, and the sensor probe is disposed within the inlet and thermally isolated from the leading projection. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394914 | METHOD OF OPERATING A LIGHTWEIGHT HIGH POWER DENSITY FAULT-TOLERANT FUEL CELL SYSTEM FOR CLEAN FUEL ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT - A lightweight, high power density, fault-tolerant fuel cell system, method, and apparatus for full-scale clean fuel electric-powered aircraft having a fuel cell module including a plurality of fuel cells working together to process gaseous oxygen from air compressed by turbochargers, superchargers, blowers or local oxygen supply and gaseous hydrogen from liquid hydrogen transformed by heat exchangers, with an electrical circuit configured to collect electrons from the plurality of hydrogen fuel cells to supply voltage and current to motor controllers commanded by autopilot control units configured to select and control an amount and distribution of electrical voltage and torque or current for each of the plurality of motor and propeller assemblies, wherein electrons returning from the electrical circuit combine with oxygen in the compressed air to form oxygen ions, then the protons combine with oxygen ions to form H | 2021-12-23 |
20210394915 | DISTRIBUTED BATTERY BANK FOR DUCTED-ROTOR AIRCRAFT - In an embodiment, a duct for a ducted-rotor aircraft includes a hub, the hub including a rotor and one or more motors configured to drive the rotor. The duct also includes a duct ring that defines an opening surrounding at least a portion of the hub. The duct also includes a plurality of stators that extend outward from the hub. The duct also includes at least one battery electrically coupled to the rotor and configured to power the one or more motors. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394916 | HYBRID ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION AND CONTROL FOR AN AIRCRAFT - A power system of an aircraft includes a hybrid energy storage system with at least two energy storage subsystems each having a different power-energy density, power draw characteristics and/or dissimilar configuration. A primary power unit includes an aircraft engine coupled to an electric motor and a first generator. A secondary power unit is coupled to a second generator. A bidirectional power converter is coupled to the hybrid energy storage system and one or more controllers of the electric motor, the first generator, and the second generator. A power management controller is configured to interface with the hybrid energy storage system and the one or more controllers of the electric motor, the first generator, and the second generator and perform a model predictive control to dynamically adjust one or more electric power flows through the bidirectional power converter based on an engine propulsion power demand of the aircraft engine. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394917 | FLUSH FLUID INLET DESIGNS FOR AERO-ACOUSTIC TONE MITIGATION OF AIRCRAFT - Presented are flush-mounted fluid inlets, methods for making/using such fluid inlets, and aircraft equipped with flush-mounted air inlets for engine intake/cooling, bleed air flow, etc. A fluid inlet device is presented for improving vehicle aerodynamic performance. The fluid inlet device includes an inlet base that rigidly mounts to the vehicle, laying substantially flush with a washed outer surface across which fluid flows. The inlet base has a mouth that fluidly couples with a vehicle duct. Two sidewalls are attached to the inlet base, extending between leading and trailing edges of the inlet mouth. An inlet ramp, which is interposed between and attached to the sidewalls, projects inward at an oblique angle from the mouth's leading edge. A highlight is attached to the inlet base, projecting forward from the trailing edge towards the leading edge of the mouth. The highlight has a waveform plan-view profile and undulating outer surface. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394918 | AIRCRAFT FUEL ICE CAPTURING FILTER HOUSING, AIRCRAFT FUEL ICE CAPTURING FILTER DEVICE, AND METHOD OF USE - Aircraft fuel ice capturing filter device housings, aircraft fuel ice capturing filter devices, and methods of use are provided. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394919 | AIRCRAFT FUEL ICE CAPTURING FILTER HOUSING, AIRCRAFT FUEL ICE CAPTURING FILTER DEVICE, AND METHOD OF USE - Aircraft fuel ice capturing filter device housings, aircraft fuel ice capturing filter devices, and methods of use are provided. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394920 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOBILE DEVICE ENABLED ROTOR TRACK AND BALANCE - A handheld mobile device may be configured for use within a cockpit or cabin of an aircraft. The handheld mobile device may include a display and memory that includes an application configured to utilize the display. The handheld mobile device may also include a processor coupled to the memory. The application, via the processor, may be configured to receive aircraft-specific configuration data. The application may also receive, from a tracker module, input data corresponding to blade height and position. The application may additionally receive airframe vibration data from an accelerometer module. The application may further calculate recommendations regarding track and balance. The application may also further output, via the display, the track and balance recommendations. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394921 | MODULAR AVIONICS SYSTEM - A plug and play avionics kit includes an avionics panel, the avionics panel including avionics including instrument cluster electronics, one or more aircraft engine electrical component connections, one or more line replaceable units and one or more electrical harnesses, wherein the avionics kit is configured to install in a home build aircraft and the instrument cluster electronics, one or more engine electrical components, and one or more line replaceable units are connected by the electrical harness. The avionics panel may further include an avionics tray and a rack for line replaceable units. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394922 | Emergency Flight Director - A system and method for emergency manual flight direction to a non-pilot enables the non-pilot an ability to safely land an aircraft after an event causing a single pilot of the aircraft to become unable to perform pilot tasks. The emergency flight director (EFD) receives inputs from a plurality of sources and displays information, maneuver, configuration and communication commands to the non-pilot on a flight deck display. Inputs to the system include aircraft state data as well as airport and current weather information associated with each available airport. The EFD determines an appropriate emergency landing runway and presents simplified commands coupled with animated aircraft specific graphics to the non-pilot to manually fly the aircraft to a safe landing. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394923 | AIRCRAFT CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS AND AIRCRAFT - This invention discloses an aircraft control method, apparatus and an aircraft. The invention relates to the field of aircraft control technologies. The method includes: obtaining ambient luminance data by a luminance sensing apparatus of an aircraft; determining whether the ambient luminance data satisfies a luminance value required for normal running of a vision system of the aircraft; and adjusting, when the ambient luminance data does not satisfy the luminance value required for normal running of the vision system of the aircraft, a working status of a light emitting apparatus on the aircraft to change light emitting luminance of the light emitting apparatus. The foregoing aircraft control method, apparatus and the aircraft can accurately learn a flight environment in which the aircraft is located, thereby effectively implementing vision positioning on the aircraft and more conveniently controlling the aircraft. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394924 | POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A power management system has a controller including one or more processors. The controller is configured to monitor electrical power on a power bus of a vehicle. The power bus is electrically connecting a power source to multiple subsystems of the vehicle for powering the subsystems via the electrical power on the power bus. The controller is further configured to determine that the electrical power on the power bus exceeds a designated power generation limit, and, in response, generate a reduction command message for communication to a lowest-priority subsystem of the subsystems. The reduction command message instructs the lowest-priority subsystem to reduce power consumption. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394925 | AIRCRAFT LAMP - An aircraft lamp includes a variable lamp unit in which an irradiation direction of light by a light source changes; a behavior detection unit that detects behavior of an airframe; and a controller that controls the irradiation direction of the light by the variable lamp unit based on a detection result of the behavior of the airframe. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394926 | RUNWAY-EMBEDDED FLASH LIGHTING DEVICE - A runway-embedded flash lighting device includes: a body configured to be embedded in a runway; a ceiling member including a flash emission window, disposed in an upper opening of the body and configured to be exposed to a runway surface when the body is embedded in the runway; a light guide member disposed in the flash emission window; an LED flash light source disposed inside the body and configured to emit a flash toward the light guide member; and a bottom cover member disposed on and covering the lower opening of the body and including on an outer surface thereof on a side opposite to the body, a support portion protruding from the outer surface of the bottom cover member. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394927 | RUNWAY-EMBEDDED FLASH LIGHTING DEVICE AND HEAT CONDUCTING MEMBER - A runway-embedded flash lighting device, includes a body configured to be embedded in a runway; a ceiling member including a flash emission window and disposed in an upper opening of the body and configured to be exposed to a runway surface when the body is embedded in the runway; a light guide member disposed in the flash emission window; an LED flash light source disposed inside the body and configured to emit a flash toward the light guide member; and a heat conducting member, wherein the light guide is configured to allow the flash emitted from the LED flash light source to be emitted from the flash emission window , the heat conducting member is disposed inside the body and includes a first part in contact with the LED flash light source, and a second part in contact with the ceiling member. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394928 | RUNWAY-EMBEDDED FLASH LIGHTING DEVICE - A runway-embedded flash lighting device, including: a body; a ceiling member; a light guide member; and an LED flash light source, wherein the body is configured to be embedded in a runway, the ceiling member is disposed in an upper opening of the body and configured to be exposed to a runway surface when the body is embedded in the runway, the ceiling member includes a flash emission window, the light guide member is disposed in the flash emission window, the LED flash light source is disposed inside the body and configured to emit a flash toward the light guide member, and the light guide member is configured to allow the flash emitted from the LED flash light source to be emitted from the flash emission window to outside the runway-embedded flash lighting device. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394929 | LED FLASH LIGHT SOURCE AND RUNWAY-EMBEDDED FLASH LIGHTING DEVICE - An LED flash light source for a runway-embedded flash lighting device, includes an LED module; a frame-shaped attaching plate; a lens member; and a shock-absorbing sheet, wherein the lens member is attached to a hollow portion in a frame of the frame-shaped attaching plate, the lens member is configured to allow an emission surface of a flash emitted from the LED module to have a uniform illuminance distribution, the shock-absorbing sheet includes: a lower shock-absorbing sheet; and an upper shock-absorbing sheet, the lower shock-absorbing sheet is disposed on the LED module, the frame-shaped attaching plate to which the lens member is attached is disposed on the lower shock-absorbing sheet, and the upper shock-absorbing sheet is disposed on the frame-shaped attaching plate. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394930 | Expanding Floor/ Accordion drone docking station - Disclosed herein is a drone docking station for deposit of items/goods delivered by a drone to a secured receptacle. Items can be delivered to a receptacle at a curb, mailbox, post, porch, in-ground vault, and window to a multi-parcel receptacle with an expanding floor/accordion station that has a specific residential/commercial address with various optional features. Features include communication systems between the station and drone; security; hot and cold temperature control and preservation of the goods before and after delivery; battery charging and exchange station; a collector to identify explosive materials, anthrax, etc.; ultraviolet system to eradicate disease, virus and harmful materials; an ozone applicator to eradicate disease, virus and harmful materials; weather monitoring; tag and track of vehicles and packages; facial recognition camera and software for pets and humans; and local two-way speakers; LED lights that strobe flash, and a flood light. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394931 | TRACK FILLER AND METHODS FOR INSTALLING THE TRACK FILLER - A track filler may include an elongated body. The body may include a first sidewall having a first top end and a first bottom end, and formed along a first side of the body, a second sidewall having a second top end and a second bottom end, and formed along a second side of the body, opposite the first sidewall, and a topwall joining the first top end and the second top end. The body may form at least a partially hollow interior portion, and may also include a plurality of periodic notches along the first bottom end of the first sidewall and the second bottom end of the second sidewall and extending toward the first top end and the second top end, respectively. The body may also include a plurality of periodic grooves extending partially through the topwall, wherein each of the grooves extend from a notch at the first top end to a corresponding notch at the second top end. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394932 | AIRCRAFT DEPLOYABLE SENSOR SYSTEM - A method, apparatus, and system for managing sensor system for an aircraft. A presence of erroneous sensor data generated by a set of external sensors on an exterior of the aircraft is detected. A set of deployable sensors is deployed in response to the erroneous sensor data being received from the set of external sensors on the exterior of the aircraft when an undesired environmental condition adverse to the set of external sensors on the exterior of the aircraft is absent. Sensor data is received from the set of deployable sensors. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394933 | MOTOR WEAR METRIC GENERATOR - A signal associated with a motor is obtained where the motor is included in a aircraft that has flight capabilities. A motor wear metric that represents an amount of wear experienced by the motor is determined based at least in part on the signal. It is determined, at a flight computer that is included in the aircraft, whether to restrict the flight capabilities of the aircraft based at least in part on the motor wear metric. The flight capabilities of the aircraft are restricted in the event it is so determined. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394934 | SATELLITE DEPLOYER WITH COMPOSITE GUIDE RAIL - A satellite dispenser is disclosed. In various embodiments, a satellite dispenser as disclosed herein includes a dispenser body defining an interior cavity configured to receive a payload; and a composite guide rail comprising a groove configured to receive at least a portion of a payload, the composite guide rail having an orientation that substantially aligns a longitudinal axis of the groove with an ejection axis of the dispenser. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394935 | Omnidirectional Electrostatic Thruster - An omnidirectional electrostatic thruster having an insulating shell; an inner shell; a charged material; a plurality of pairs of conductive plates; a control unit; and, a power source. The inner shell envelopes the charged material. The insulating shell envelopes the inner shell. The power source provides power to the plurality of pairs of conductive plates through the control unit. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394936 | FILLING DEVICE FOR FILLING AN AEROSOL CONTAINER WITH A LIQUID - Filling device for filling an aerosol container with a liquid, such as paint, which device comprises a cup for the liquid for the aerosol container, which cup is provided with an injection opening at its bottom surface; a pusher element for pushing the liquid from the cup via the injection opening to the aerosol container; and a piston head that is adapted to be detachably fixed on the end of the pusher element to be in contact with the liquid in the cup when the liquid is transferred from the cup to the aerosol container, which piston head is in the form of a scrap-er in continuous contact with the side wall of the cup during the liquid transferring operation, wherein the detachable fixing of the piston head allows the piston head to be withdrawn together with the pusher element from the cup after the liquid transferring operation is done. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394937 | DEVICE FOR PREPARING A COSMETIC COMPOSITION AND ASSOCIATED PREPARATION PROCESS - The present invention relates to a device ( | 2021-12-23 |
20210394938 | PACKAGING APPARATUS FOR FORMING SEALED PACKAGES - There is described a packaging apparatus ( | 2021-12-23 |
20210394939 | STRAP GUIDANCE FRAME HAVING MAGNETIC CLOSURE DEVICE - A strapping machine may include a strap guidance frame having a strap guidance channel and a plurality of closure elements, which may be arranged in a distributed manner over the length of the channel and may be movable from a position closing the channel into a position opening the channel. The closure elements may be fixable in the position closing the channel by means of a closure force that is generated by a magnetic closure device. The wear of the closing elements of the strapping machine may be reduced compared to known strapping machines. The magnetic closure device may have a displacement means for displacing at least part of the magnetic closure device so that the closure force is cancelled or an opening force directed counter to the closure force is generated. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394940 | Relaxation Device of Cardboard Strapping Machine - A relaxation device of a cardboard strapping machine includes a connector being movably extended into a top holder. When the connector retreats from a connective channel in the top holder, a middle pressure lever descends to loosen the overlapping straps, so that the overlapping strap is not pulled by the retracted connector to cause misalignment, the adhesion area is complete, and its adhesion strength is good. In contrast, a cardboard pile cannot be fastened by the strap, which is deformed by a drag force when a counter-pressure plate is pulled back, through a traditional strapping machine for bundling cardboards. Furthermore, another forcibly pull-off implementation will weaken the connection strength at an overlapping portion of a strap head and a strap tail of the strap. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394941 | A METHOD AND A PACKAGING APPARATUS FOR FORMING SEALED PARTIALLY-FILLED PACKAGES - A method for forming sealed partially-filled packages filled with a pourable product comprises at least forming a tube from a web of packaging material, filling the pourable product into the tube for forming a product column within the tube, directing a sterile gas into the product column for forming and/or maintaining a gas cushion within the product column, and forming and transversally sealing the tube, for obtaining the packages containing the pourable product and a gas space formed from a defined volume of the sterile gas originating from the gas cushion. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394942 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FILLING A CONTAINER WITH PRODUCTS - A method and a device for filling containers with products, in which the products are successively conveyed horizontally to a filling installation in which the products, while being combined to form individual product groups, are grouped, and an offered-up container, which is conveyed horizontally to the filling installation, is filled in a single track with one or a plurality of product groups, wherein the filled containers subsequently are in particular horizontally transported away. The method includes conveying the products in multiple tracks to the filling installation, grouping the products to form product groups, feeding the product groups in multiple tracks to a common revolving vertical conveyor of the filling installation, conveying the product groups to an ejection position from which the product groups are conveyed onward in a single track to an offered-up container, and filling the offered-up container with at least one of the product groups. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394943 | SEALING SUPPORTED BY PRESSURIZED AIR - A method of closing a packaging tray comprises arranging a packaging tray between a lower tool and an upper tool of a sealing station, positioning a cover film above the packaging tray between the lower tool and the upper tool, and pressing together the cover film and the packaging tray by a lower sealing surface of the lower tool and an upper sealing surface of the upper tool cooperating with the lower sealing surface. During the pressing together, a connection is established between the cover film and the packaging tray along a sealing seam. While the cover film and the packaging tray are being pressed together, an overpressure is locally generated by supplying pressurized gas from a pressurized-gas source, the overpressure cooperating as a counterpressure with the lower sealing surface or with the upper sealing surface so as to press the cover film and the packaging tray together. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394944 | SURGICAL KIT RECOVERY AND REUSE SYSTEM - A terminally sterilized medical procedure kit includes a recovered item and a new item packaged together as a single stock keeping unit. A method for processing at least a portion of a first medical procedure kit includes the steps of receiving a recoverable item of the first kit, performing a processing operation on the recoverable item, providing a new item, combining the recoverable item and the new item in a second kit, and terminally sterilizing the second kit. A method for recovering at least a portion of a terminally sterilized medical procedure kit includes the steps of purchasing a recoverable item of the first kit from an owner and receiving the recoverable item by the purchaser. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394945 | A SEALING SYSTEM FOR SEALING A PACKAGING MATERIAL - A sealing system ( | 2021-12-23 |
20210394946 | LABELING SYSTEM ADAPTED FOR LABELING SYRINGES OR VIALS - A labeling system includes a drive for moving a trunnion part along a labeling path and a labeling station positioned peripherally of the labeling path. A housing assembly around the rotational drive and the labeling station forms a guarding enclosure for an interior space of the housing assembly. Multiple container infeed paths are provided for different container types, and multiple container outfeed types are provided for the different container types. Sets of changeover parts are used to configure the system for a given container type. The housing assembly may include guarding assemblies associated with the infeed and outfeed paths. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394947 | Monitoring apparatus for container handling plants - An apparatus for handling containers with a plurality of handling units for handling the containers, which handling units contain at least one filling device for filling the containers with a flowable medium, a closure device disposed downstream in a transport direction of the containers for closing the filled containers with closures, and with a labelling device for labelling the containers, and with a transport device for transporting the containers. The apparatus has at least one information output device, which is configured in such a way that it outputs information about the occurrence of malfunctions of the apparatus , wherein the information output device has at least one first information output element, which outputs a first information item about a specific malfunction in such a way that the first information item can be perceived in a first region and a second information output element which outputs a second information item about the same malfunction in such a way that the second information item can be perceived in a second region, wherein the first region and the second region are at least partially different. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394948 | COMPOSITE PREFORM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, COMPOSITE CONTAINER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND COMPOSITE CONTAINER PRODUCT LOADED WITH BEER - To provide a composite preform that can ensure that worsening of the appearance of a surface of a plastic member caused by near-infrared heating prior to blow molding is effectively prevented and that an inner preform is efficiently heated. The composite preform of the present invention includes a preform and a heat-contractive plastic member, the preform including a mouth part; a trunk part linked to the mouth part; and a bottom part linked to the trunk part, and the heat-contractive plastic member being disposed so as to surround the outside of the preform and including at least a colored layer that contains a resin material and a colorant, wherein the heat-contractive plastic member has a near-infrared transmittance of 50% or higher. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394949 | SHIPPING/RESHIPPING PACKAGING UNIT AND PRECUT TEMPLATE FOR FORMING THE LATTER - The invention relates to a shipping and reshipping packaging unit comprising a packaging body (C) and at least one closure panel ( | 2021-12-23 |
20210394950 | PACKAGE - A package includes a structure and a handle structure portion. The structure constitutes a housing space to house a packaged object. The handle structure portion is disposed in the structure, formed by a perforated line, and lifted from the structure. The perforated line includes a cut portion, a connecting portion, and a notched cut line. The notched cut line is provided with respect to a central reference line that is an axis of symmetry of the handle structure portion. The notched cut line includes a base portion and a leading end. The notched cut line is included within a range closer to the boundary point than a center line of the connecting portion parallel to the lifting direction of the handle structure portion. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394951 | ONE- AND TWO-PACK BEVERAGE BOX - A blank includes a body portion defining a top body end and a bottom body end; and a telescoping panel coupled to the top body end by a top hinge. A box includes a body portion at least partially defining a cavity, the body portion defining a top body end and a bottom body end, the top body end defining an opening to the cavity; and a telescoping panel coupled to the top body end by a top hinge, the telescoping panel configured to selectively reposition about and between a closed configuration wherein the telescoping panel is positioned within the cavity and an open configuration wherein the telescoping panel is positioned external to the cavity. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394952 | THREE-PACK BEVERAGE BOX - A blank includes a front panel; a wing portion coupled to the front panel by a wing hinge, the wing portion including an attachment panel disposed opposite from the wing hinge, the attachment panel configured to couple to the front panel to at least partially form a cavity between the front panel and the wing portion; a lower telescoping panel coupled to the front panel by a lower telescoping hinge; and an upper telescoping panel coupled to the lower telescoping panel by an upper telescoping hinge, the upper telescoping panel and the lower telescoping panel configured to fold into the cavity in a closed configuration to at least partially enclose the cavity. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394953 | OPENING/CLOSING DEVICE FOR A CONTAINER POURABLE PRODUCTS - An opening/closing device for a container for pourable products is disclosed. The device includes a collar combinable with the container at a perforable portion thereof, a moveable cap by a first guiding means, which are interposed between the cap and the collar, on the outer surface of the collar, and a cutting element constrainedly movable by second guiding means, which are interposed between the cutting element and the collar. Inside the collar, the device has pushing means for the cutting element, which are actuated by the cap during its first displacement on the outer surface of the collar, for promoting the displacement inside the collar of the cutting element in the direction of the perforable portion. The cap is also has a through hole for pouring product and a lid adapted to seal, or open, the passage of the through hole. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394954 | MESH CONTAINER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MESH CONTAINER - A mesh container two sets of opposing sides, a bottom, and a rim extending outwardly from the top of the sides is folded from one or more precursors cut from a web comprising a mesh portion formed by perforating and stretching part of a sheet and an unstretched portion. Each precursor is single piece that is folded into at least two side panels made at least partly of mesh and a portion of the outwardly extending rim made of the unstretched portion of the web. One or more portions for a bottom panel may be included with the two side panels, the bottom of the container being formed by folding the bottom panel portions away for the side panels to form an overlapping joint with each other. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394955 | SPLICED STORAGE BOX AND A SPLICING STRUCTURE BETWEEN ADJACENT SIDE PANELS THEREOF - A spliced storage box and a splicing structure between adjacent side panels of the spliced storage box are provided. The splicing structure comprises two side panels, a post, and a pressing strip. A side of the post comprises a notch, each corner of two sides of the notch comprises a first positioning edge and a second positioning edge intersecting the first positioning edge. Side edges, which are adjacent to each other, of the two side panels each bend and define a first abutting edge and a second abutting edge. The first abutting edge is disposed at an outer end of a respective one of the two side panels, and the first abutting edge and the second abutting edge respectively abut the first positioning edge and the second positioning edge. The pressing strip is connected to the post and is pressed to the first abutting edges of the two side panels. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394956 | RECLOSABLE LID OF A BEVERAGE CAN - A reclosable metal lid of a beverage can comprising a centre panel in which scorelines are made, allowing to tear out an aperture, a circumferential panel connecting the centre panel with the neck of the can, and a pull-tab attached by a rivet, and a collar for connecting the lid with the can body, equipped with a closing rotatable panel rotating around the rivet axis is, wherein the centre panel ( | 2021-12-23 |
20210394957 | TOTE SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING RETAIL PICK-UP ORDERS - A tote and tote system providing for more efficient retail order pick-ups is disclosed. In certain embodiments, a tote may comprise a bottom panel for supporting one or more retail items, a rear panel and a front panel, wherein the front panel comprises an opening for accessing the one or more retail items of the tote, a first and a second side panel, and one or more bale arms positioned across a top of the tote, wherein the one or more bale arms each comprise a substantially horizontal portion extending from the first side panel to the second side panel, such that the one or more bale arms are operable to support another tote stacked on top of the tote. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394958 | TOTE SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING RETAIL PICK-UP ORDERS - A tote and tote system providing for more efficient retail order pick-ups is disclosed. In certain embodiments, a tote may comprise a bottom panel for supporting one or more retail items, a rear panel and a front panel, wherein the front panel comprises an opening for accessing the one or more retail items of the tote, a first and a second side panel, and one or more bale arms positioned across a top of the tote, wherein the one or more bale arms each comprise a substantially horizontal portion extending from the first side panel to the second side panel, such that the one or more bale arms are operable to support another tote stacked on top of the tote. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394959 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL BOTTLE WITH REUSABLE DINING ATTACHMENTS - A reusable, multi-functional reusable bottle for reducing the amount of plastic waste generated by single-use utensils and single-use water bottles. The multi-functional reusable bottle efficiently and conveniently packages durable, reusable utensils for repeated use, eliminating the need for single-use utensils or bottled water. The multi-functional reusable bottle may be equipped with a magnetic removeable plate, at least one collapsible utensil, a removable cup, one or more straws and/or sip tips, a carbon filter liquid purifier, and any combinations thereof. In addition, the multi-functional reusable bottle may preferably be vacuum sealed, include a side strap for easy carrying, and be made of a durable metal that is washable and reusable over prolonged periods of time. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394960 | Flexible Enclosure for Object Storage - A flexible enclosure having an opening that is used to retain and store a cord or other object. The flexible enclosure is shape holding and reversible, and in use may be reversed around the object to be stored. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394961 | Disposable, Physical Barrier for Containers - The present invention provides a disposable, physical barrier for a container, such as a condiment container, in public settings in order to prevent transfer of microorganisms from one user to another user of the container. The barrier is manufactured from sheet material which can be configured on a roll, a dispenser, or contained in a receptacle for easy, one-time use, thus ensuring that a user of a condiment container does not touch the same surface touched by a previous user. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394962 | Dual Beverage Cooler - This invention is a portable beverage cooler that dispenses two kinds of beverages within the same cooler. This is possible by dividing the cooler in the middle with a single partition to separate the two beverages. Both sides have a separate and detachable lid for adding the desired beverage. It is designed as a tall rectangle shape with handles to make it easy to carry to a location and transport from a vehicle. Durable plastic for the product material is used to keep the container weight light enough to carry. The beverage cooler is propped up at waist high onto a table for easy access. Each side of the cooler has a valve to dispense the beverage. A cup is placed below the valve to release the desired beverage into the cup. Lids can be removed separately to confine the beverage to the section, when more beverage is added to the cooler and for easy access. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394963 | Extensible container with screw cap - Expandable container, made up of a cylindrical container ( | 2021-12-23 |
20210394964 | ONE-WAY AIR OUTLET CHANNEL FOR VACUUM COMPRESSION BAG AND VACUUM COMPRESSION BAG HAVING ONE-WAY AIR OUTLET CHANNEL - A one-way air outlet channel is disposed inside a vacuum compression bag. The one-way air outlet channel includes an air inlet opening, a horizontal air channel, inclined air channel and vertical air channel and an air outlet opening communication with one another in sequence. One end of the horizontal air channel is the air inlet opening in communication with a space inside the bag body, and the other end of the horizontal air channel is in communication with the inclined air channel. A bottom end of the vertical air channel is in communication with the air outlet opening, and a top end is in communication with the inclined air channel, such that at least two corner points are formed, at a location where the horizontal air channel connects the inclined air channel and at a location where the inclined air channel connects the vertical air channel. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394965 | A BAG AND RELATED METHODS - A bag wherein in a first mode the mouth of the bag has a perimeter defined by the front panel and back panel and two sides of the bag closure. Strips at the mouth are not configured to close the bag in the first mode. The bag also has a second mode. This allows a second mode opening to the bag's containment region to be created. The perimeter of the second mode opening is defined by the two mutually engageable closure strips. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394966 | SEALING BAG AND RELATED SEALING SYSTEM - A sealing bag includes a bag body and a sealing system including an elastomeric protruding component and a covering assembly. The elastomeric protruding component is disposed on the bag body and protrudes from the bag body along a protruding direction. A slit penetrates through the elastomeric protruding component along the protruding direction and is communicated with an inner space of the bag body. The covering assembly includes a covering component including a first covering portion detachably installed on the elastomeric protruding component in a sliding manner, and a second covering portion pivotally connected to the first covering portion. The second covering portion drives the first covering portion to squeeze the elastomeric protruding component along a lateral direction different from the protruding direction to seal the slit when the first covering portion is installed on the elastomeric protruding component and the second covering portion pivotally engages with the first covering portion. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394967 | TAMPER-RESISTANT CLOSURE ASSEMBLY - A tamper-resistant closure assembly, comprising an elongate body having a proximal end and a distal end; a ferrule defining an interior major surface, wherein the interior major surface has a proximal region and a distal region; and a boss positioned adjacent the distal end of the elongate body and configured to resiliently urge outwardly against the interior major surface; wherein the elongate body is slidably retained within the ferrule by a shoulder extending radially outward of the elongate body; wherein the ferrule, the elongate body, or both defines a region so complementarily arranged relative to the boss as to resiliently urge the elongate body in a proximal direction relative to the ferrule in correspondence with a radially outward force applied by the boss against the interior major surface. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394968 | Sealing Structures for Closure - Described is one or more embodiments of closures that include a pressure-relieving feature in a third plug. In one embodiment, the pressure-relieving feature is a gap within the third plug. In another embodiment, the pressure-relieving feature includes one or more recesses within inner surface of the third plug, thereby providing fluid communication between an outer surface of the second plug and the ambient air outside the closure. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394969 | CLOSING CAP ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to a closing cap arrangement ( | 2021-12-23 |
20210394970 | TETHERED PLASTIC SCREW STOPPER - The present invention relates to tethered plastic stopper having a closure shell and a tamper band that separably connected to the closure shell by a plurality of bridges that connect a bottom edge of the closure shell to a top edge of the tamper band. Each bridge is configured to be stretched and broken when the closure shell is moved from a first orientation prior to opening to a second orientation after opening. The stopper further includes a strip and a hinge. The strip is intended to connect to the closure shell at a junction point and has an extremity located at an end of the top weakness line positioned above a first set of bridges located along the bottom weakness line. The hinge is intended to link the strip and the tamper band. The hinge is positioned beneath a set of bridges located along the top weakness line. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394971 | IMPROVED THREE-PIECE CONTAINER ASSEMBLY - The present disclosure relates generally to containers and container lids. In at least one embodiment, the disclosed containers and container lids provide a liquid-tight seal with the inclusion of a separately attached ring that generally eliminates material-trapping seams. For example, in certain embodiments, a container and a container ring for attaching to the rim of the container is disclosed. In these embodiments, the container ring attaches to the rim of the container such that a liquid-tight vertical seal is formed, thereby reducing or eliminating material-trapping seams. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394972 | Inflatable bucket lid seat and harness - A toting apparatus can include a bucket, a combination lid and seat cushion, and a harness for carrying the apparatus while the lid covers the top opening of the bucket and the cushion is in the inflated or deflated configuration. The cushion can be formed by a drop-stitch type bladder inflatable using a common hand-operated bicycle pump. The harness can include a belt that wraps around the bucket and a pair or diametrically spaced-apart straps that adjustably and snuggly attach to a central handle structure atop the lid. Various corresponding patches of hook-and-vane style fabric fasteners allow for releasable affixation of various components of the apparatus. Thus the harness can be made of durable flexible fabric. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394973 | BUCKLING STRUCTURE FOR COVER AND BOX OF PAPER-PLASTIC CONTAINER - A buckling structure includes a cover and a box, wherein the cover and box are each made of paper, plastic, or a combination thereof. In one embodiment, the box includes a box body and a straight line part extending out of an edge of the box body; and the lid is configured to cover the box and includes a lid wall extending out of an edge of the lid body, and a flange arranged on an inner side wall of the lid wall, wherein the flange and the lid body are spaced apart, and wherein in a cross section along a central axis of the box body, the angle between the straight line part and the central axis is smaller than or equal to 90 degrees, wherein in the cross section along the central axis of the box body, the flange comprises a section of lead-in part, a section of smooth part connected to the lead-in part, and a section of buckling part connected to the smooth part, the maximum diameter of the straight line part being greater than or equal to the minimum diameter of the lid wall, the buckling part is arc-shaped and has a central angle that is greater than 90 degrees, and when the lid is disposed over and fitted to the box, the straight line part is configured to be clamped between the buckling part and the lid body. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394974 | HOUSEHOLD THIN PAPER STORAGE CONTAINER - A household thin paper storage container includes a container body that stores household thin paper inside and has an outlet through which the household thin paper can be taken out, an open/close lid that is pivotably provided to the container body and closes the outlet, and a biasing member that biases the open/close lid in an opening direction. The container body includes a latch that latches the open/close lid in a closed state and that opens the open/close lid in response to being unlatched. The container body or the open/close lid has a fixing portion that fixes the biasing member to the container body or the open/close lid. The biasing member is formed of a thermosetting resin material. The fixing portion is formed as a part of the container body or the open/close lid, and the biasing member is fixed to the fixing portion. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394975 | Drinking Cup - A drinking cup includes a container and a detachable closure. The closure has a connection end for connection to the container, the connection end being open for receipt of liquid from within the container. The closure has a closed end opposite the connection end and a drinking rim formed at the peripheral edge of the closed end. The closure has a side wall extending between the connection end and the closed end, and at least one opening that facilitates the passage of liquid from within the container to the drinking rim. A seal is supported by the closure and extends around an outside surface of the side wall, sealing the drinking rim against the passage of liquid through the drinking rim. The seal is flexible and responsive to pressure to lift away from the drinking rim to allow passage of liquid through the drinking rim for drinking from the cup. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394976 | BEVERAGE CONTAINER CLOSURE - A beverage container closure or lid that is adapted for closing an open end of a beverage container. The lid is selectively couplable to the beverage container and includes a selectively openable stopper that when closed, creates a fluid-tight seal between the beverage container and the environment. The stopper may be selectively opened by a user by the user pressing a button disposed on a side of the beverage container closure. The stopper is subsequently automatically closed when the user releases the button. Thus, a user may open and close the beverage container closure using a single hand without the need to remove the beverage container closure from the beverage container. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394977 | SPOUT CAP, SPOUT, AND CONTAINER WITH SPOUT - The spout cap of the present invention includes: a cap body that tubularly surrounds a mouth portion of a spout body, and is an injection molded article made of resin; and a sealing film that is bonded to one side in a penetration direction of the cap body and can be thermally bonded to a tip surface of the mouth portion. The cap body includes a tubular body portion, and a tab portion disposed outside in a caliber direction with respect to the body portion. The tab portion includes a tab base portion that projects outward in the caliber direction from the other side in the penetration direction of the body portion, and a tab body portion that extends from the tab base portion toward the one side in the penetration direction and faces the body portion on an outside in the caliber direction. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394978 | LIGHTWEIGHT, CHILD RESISTANT CLOSURE WITH TAMPER EVIDENT, COMBUS-TION RESISTANT, AND/OR STRIP-TORQUE RESISTANT FEATURES - A child-resistant closure having inner and outer caps cooperating as a nested shell is contemplated. Downward force applied to the closure engages a series of cooperating lugs and detents to engage the child resistant feature, while thinned walls and cooperating, ramped skirts on the shells' interfacing surfaces to improve the hoop strength along a predefined circumference to avoid stripping/disengagement of the threads on the closure and container neck. An optional tamper evident ring may also be provided, as well as a combustion resistant vent formed in the top panel of the inner shell. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394979 | A Container With Child Resistant Means - A container ( | 2021-12-23 |
20210394980 | PACKAGING WITH SEPARABLE LINER AND LIDDING - A packaging assembly for holding contents is provided. The packaging assembly includes a self-supporting liner having a wall that encloses sides and bottom of an interior of the liner and defines an open top end of the liner, and a rim that projects outwardly from the wall proximal to the open top end. The packaging assembly also includes a lidding assembly including a cover region and a destructible seal region that seals the cover region to the liner extending over and closing the liner open top. The destructible cover region is weaker than the liner and the cover region so that detachment of the cover region from the liner causes the destructible seal region to fail. The lidding assembly includes a first lidding material having a center portion and an outer portion that surrounds the center portion. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394981 | LOCKING MUG - A locking mug is implemented which is configured with a locking mechanism by which the lid is locked to a cup until an authorized user unlocks the locking mug using their fingerprint. The locking mug may come equipped with the necessary hardware and software to store a fingerprint profile associated with a unique user and then use that fingerprint profile to verify that an authorized user is accessing the locking mug's contents. The locking mug includes a fingerprint scanner that scans the user's fingerprint each time the user wishes to unlock the locking mug and drink its contents. The security measures provided by the locking mug prevents unsuspecting users from being harmed by external predators. The configuration and design of the lid's locking features and security software for verifying a unique user's fingerprint profile facilitates user safety when using the portable locking mug. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394982 | CABLE TIE - There is disclosed a releasable cable tie having an elongated flexible strap provided with a plurality of strap teeth and with a locking head disposed at one end of the strap. The locking head defines a passage therethrough wherein there is located a resiliently movable pawl being configured to engage with the strap teeth when the strap is inserted through the passage. The locking head has a first leg joined to the strap and a second leg being pivotally movably joined to the first leg at a hinge. The locking head can be selectively disposed between an open position and a closed position. In its closed position the second leg butts against the first leg to define the passage, whereas in its open position the second leg is spaced away from the first leg to provide a side opening into the passage. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394983 | PAPER MATERIAL AND FLEXIBLE PACKAGING MATERIAL USING THE SAME - A paper material and a flexible packaging material using the same are provided. At least one surface of the paper material is coated with a first coating layer and a second coating layer. The paper has an air permeability greater than 45200 sec and a dyne value less than 40 dyn/cm. The first coating layer includes an inorganic filler and a first water-based heat-sealable coating, and the first water-based heat-sealable coating includes a polyolefin dispersion, an ethylene acrylic acid copolymer, or a styrene acrylate emulsion. The second coating layer includes an inorganic filler and a second water-based heat-sealable coating, and the second water-based heat-sealable coating includes a polyolefin dispersion, an ethylene acrylic acid copolymer, a styrene acrylate emulsion, or polyvinyl alcohol. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394984 | Carton and Blank Therefor - Aspects of the disclosure relate to a package, a carton, and a blank for forming the carton. An aspect of the invention provides a carton comprising a plurality of primary panels defining an interior of the carton. The plurality of panels comprises a first primary panel and a second primary panel hingedly connected to the first primary panel along a first fold line. The carton comprises a plurality of end closure panels including first and second end closure panels hingedly connected respectively to the first and second primary panels. The first end closure panel is hingedly connected to the first primary panel along a second fold line and to the second end closure panel. The second fold line is disposed obliquely to the first fold line. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394985 | Container Carrier Apparatus and Methods of Making and Using the Same - The present disclosure relates to a carrier apparatus primarily for carrying containers having food products therein; but secondarily for carrying containers having any type of products contained therein. Specifically, the carrier apparatus of the present invention allows a user to transport various amounts and types of containers securely, minimizing disturbance to products, such as food products, contained therein. More specifically, the carrier apparatus of the present invention comprises a first configuration for carrying a first amount of containers and a second configuration for carrying a second amount of containers. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394986 | CONTACT LENS PACKAGES AND METHODS OF USE - A blister package for a contact lens includes a base sheet and a sealing sheet. Either the base sheet or the sealing sheet includes a bowl, and the other sheet includes a dome and a sealing surface. The dome has a radius of curvature of about 13 mm to 19 mm and a height of less than 7 mm relative to the sealing surface. The dome is configured to protrude into the bowl to form a cavity. Related methods are also described. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394987 | SHIPPING SYSTEM FOR SHIPPING GLASS SHEETS - A shipping system for shipping planar substrates includes a plurality of planar substrates stacked to form a pack and a plurality of interleaving material including substantially spherical beads positioned between the substrates of the pack and configured to carry a load. Substantially all of the beads have a diameter within 25% of D | 2021-12-23 |
20210394988 | PACKAGING SUBASSEMBLY, A PACKAGING ASSEMBLY AND A METHODOLOGY FOR PREPARING A PACKAGING ASSEMBLY - An assembly is disclosed. The assembly includes a container and a utensil. The container includes a bowl portion defined by a bottom wall and a side wall extending from the bottom wall. The side wall and the bottom wall are each defined by an inner surface that forms a cavity of the bowl portion. The utensil is disposed within the cavity and is removably-secured to the inner surface of the side wall that defines the bowl portion of the container. An assembly is also disclosed. The assembly includes the first container, the utensil and a second container. The second container includes a second bowl portion defined by a bottom wall and a side wall extending from the bottom wall. The side wall and the bottom wall of the second bowl portion are each defined by an inner surface that forms a cavity of the second bowl portion. The first container is disposed within the cavity of the second bowl portion and partially closes out an opening formed by formed by an upper end of the side wall of the second bowl portion to define: a first opening formed by the upper end of the side wall of the second bowl portion and an outer surface of the first container; and a second opening formed by the upper end of the side wall of the second bowl portion and an outer surface of the first container. A method is also disclosed. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394989 | CARTRIDGE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A CARTRIDGE, DISPENSING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A DISPENSING ASSEMBLY - A cartridge for a material to be dispensed includes a rigid head part having a dispensing outlet and a flexible film forming a cartridge wall, with the flexible film bounding a cartridge chamber for the material to be dispensed, extending at least partially in a longitudinal direction of the cartridge and having a front end that is connected to the head part. The head part has an outer circumferential surface, and an inner surface of the front end of the flexible film is sealingly and non-releasably connected to the outer circumferential surface of the head part. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394990 | SOUS VIDE POUCH, ASSEMBLY, SYSTEM AND METHOD - Pouches and assemblies for use in sous vide cooking, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. In several embodiments, a sous vide pouch includes a sealable chamber having a sauce for cooking with a food product. The chamber can have a partition that provides a boundary a boundary between a first and second portion of the chamber to receive two food products during a sous vide cooking process. In some embodiments, the sous vide pouch can further include a vacuum valve for removing air from the chamber. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394991 | Packaging For Sprayable Perfume Products - A combination of primary and secondary packages wherein the primary package contains a sprayable, alcohol-based perfume product, and the secondary package contains the primary package, and comprises at least one surface that is printed with a hydrochromic ink, and that is able to quickly absorb, but slowly release, the alcohol-based perfume product. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394992 | Container and Lid - An insulated container having a canister can be sealed by a lid structure. The lid structure can be a multi-part insulated lid. The lid can include a vent configured to vent air from inside the canister. In addition, the container may be part of a container kit or container system where one or more inner containers, are nested and secured within the insulated container. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394993 | Thermal Liner and Thermal Container Comprising Same - The present disclosure concerns a thermal liner comprising an inner member comprising two sheets and a core sandwiched between said two sheets, the core comprising a geometrically patterned structure extending transversally between said two sheets; an inner ply covering at least partially the inner member; and an outer ply covering at least partially the inner ply. The outer ply is unattached to the inner ply at least along a section thereof so as to define therewith a ply-delimited air circulation gap inbetween. It concerns also a thermal container comprising a thermal liner assembly comprising such a thermal liner and configurable into an operative configuration defining an inner chamber. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394994 | Insulation Packaging for Thermal Insulation and/or Shock Absorption Made from Straw and/or Hay - An insulation core made of at least one of pressed straw or hay, wherein the insulation core is geometrically defined and stable in shape, the shape retention of the insulation core given by the stochastic distribution and form of stalks of the at least one of pressed straw or hay, and fibers of stalks of the at least one of pressed straw or hay remain undissolved within the natural structure of the stalks; and a covering that covers the insulation core on all sides and is predominantly connected by form-locking to the insulation core, and that the density of the insulation packaging is between 40 kg\m | 2021-12-23 |
20210394995 | Fluid Storage Reservoir - A method of storing a product that contains a volatile component within a fluid storage reservoir formed with enclosing walls having a permeability that permits limited passage of the volatile component from the storage reservoir to the atmosphere, preferably with the method increasing the shelf life of the product stored, and a fluid storage reservoir with a first container containing the fluid product to be dispensed including the volatile component and a second container containing a sacrifice material including the same volatile component with an intermediate transfer wall shared by both the first container and the second container for transfer of the volatile component between the first container and the second container. The product preferably is a surface cleaner or a hand sanitizer including 30 to 95% ethanol. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394996 | CARTRIDGE, METHOD OF MAKING A CARTRIDGE AND METHOD OF USING A CARTRIDGE - A cartridge for an adhesive or a coating, the cartridge including a head part having an outlet, the head part being integrally formed with a cartridge wall. The outlet has one, two or more outlet passages formed therein. A valve is disposed in each one of the one, two or more outlet passages, with the valve being axially and radially fixed in position relative to the head part at a peripheral portion of the valve. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394997 | MIXING APPARATUS, METHOD OF MAKING THE MIXING APPARATUS AND USING THE MIXING APPARATUS - An apparatus is provided that is configured to be used with a container having contents to permit mixing of the contents of the container. The apparatus includes a main body having a geometrical shape having an open end, a closed end, and a longitudinally extending bore or opening extending from the open end to the closed end. The opening or bore is configured to receive at least a portion of a container. A shaft is generally orthogonally positioned from a portion of the closed end. The shaft is configured to be received by a rotational device. The mixing apparatus can be used to mix various sized containers containing contents having one or more materials to be mixed. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394998 | Wire and Cable Package - Consistent with embodiments of the invention, a cable package may be provided. The cable package may comprise a cable and a chamber. The cable may comprise a winding and at least one free end. The chamber may define an internal volume containing the cable. The chamber may comprise a continuous opening. The continuous opening may comprise at least one surface arranged to apply pressure to a portion of the cable located proximate to the continuous opening. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394999 | CIGAR BOX WITH DISPLAY FEATURE - A housing unit for cigars with the main compartment having a cuboid shape. The cigar box has a rear wall having a height equal to a front wall, a bottom floor, a left-side wall having a height equal to a right-side wall and a two-part lid located on a top of the main compartment. The two-part lid has a rectangular portion hingably connected to a second rectangular portion with a first hinge that hingably connects the first rectangular portion with the second rectangular portion so that the first rectangular portion rotates about 180 degrees with respect to the second rectangular portion. The cigar box also has a second hinge that rotatably connects a rear of the second rectangular portion to a top of the rear wall such that the second rectangular portion rotates about 225 degrees with respect to the rear wall. | 2021-12-23 |
20210395000 | PORTION CAPSULE HAVING AN IDENTIFIER - A beverage system for making a beverage, including: a single-serve capsule including: a base element with a cavity, in which a raw beverage material is provided; a flange extending outwardly from the base element, the flange comprising a top side and an opposing bottom side; and a cover that is fastened to the top side of the flange to close the cavity, the cover is made of a different material than the base element; the single- serve capsule is free of a filter; the capsule has an identifier, which makes it possible to individualize the respective single-serve capsule, the identifier comprises a barcode that is provided on the bottom side of the flange; and a beverage machine including: a sensor/detector configured to read the barcode, a media chute configured to receive and support the single-serve capsule, and a pump controlled to supply water into the single-serve capsule. | 2021-12-23 |
20210395001 | INTERMODAL CONTAINER, HANDLING METHOD AND APPARATUS - The present invention provides a lid ( | 2021-12-23 |
20210395002 | MOUNTABLE HANGING HOPPER FOR GRAIN BIN - In one aspect there is provided a hopper, for use with a grain bin having a gate assembly with bolts or flanged edges. The hopper comprises a concave shape, a bottom, and hopper walls forming a chamber with an open top for receiving granular materials from the gate assembly. A mounting member is positioned on the hopper walls adjacent the open top to mount the hopper from the gate assembly's bolts or flanged edges. | 2021-12-23 |
20210395003 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGEMENT OF FLUIDS IN AN UNDERWATER STORAGE TANK - Apparatus and method for managing water or other ballast fluid in an underwater storage tank ( | 2021-12-23 |
20210395004 | CONSTRUCTION ELEMENT FOR A CONTAINER, DOOR FOR A CONTAINER AND A CONTAINER - A construction element includes a first wall, and a second wall. The walls are arranged at a distance from one another, forming a space wherein at least one sheet component is arranged, and where the sheet component is arranged to the first wall and to the second wall, and where concrete is arranged in the space between the first wall, the second wall, and the sheet component. | 2021-12-23 |
20210395005 | CONTAINER AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY FOR A CONTAINER - The disclosure is directed to a connector assembly mechanically interconnecting first and second structural entities of an aircraft container. The connector assembly has first and second connector parts fastened to the first and second structural entities, respectively. In a connected state, relative movement of the second connector part is restricted with respect to the first connector part in a first direction along a first axis of action. The connector assembly has a force-limiting arrangement in a connected state that limits relative movement of the second connector part with respect to the first connector part in a second direction opposite to the first direction. When an external force is applied to the second connector part and the external force has a first force component acting in the second direction and exceeding a threshold force the force-limiting arrangement allows the second connector part to move relative to the first connector part. | 2021-12-23 |
20210395006 | RECEPTACLE WITH EXPANDABLE CAVITY - Various receptacle embodiments with expandable cavities are disclosed. In some embodiments, a receptacle comprising a first and second frame with a hinge permitting the first frame to pivot about the axis defined by the hinge to expand the volume of the cavity defined by the first and second frame is disclosed. In another embodiment, a receptacle comprising a first and second frame comprising a tension gear mated into a corresponding track is disclosed, permitting lateral movement between the first and second frames to expand the volume of the cavity defined by the first and second frame is disclosed. Other disclosed embodiments comprise lid and foot pedal assemblies as well as spring assist systems and other features. | 2021-12-23 |
20210395007 | BIN RETRIEVAL AND TRANSPORT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Bin retrieval robots configured to pick or put-away bins within a logistics facility and to transport one or more picked bins. Methods and systems for autonomous picking or put-away of bins within a logistics facility that include the bin retrieval robot(s) are also disclosed. The systems include a remote server and at least one bin retrieval robot, wherein the remote server is configured to communicate with the bin retrieval robot(s) to send and receive picking data, and the bin retrieval robot(s) are configured to autonomously navigate and position within the logistics facility. | 2021-12-23 |
20210395008 | GOODS TRANSPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD - The system comprises: control servers, transport robots, and workstations, the workstations comprising working areas and waiting areas. The control servers are configured to determine a target container to be transported, a first transport robot and a second transport robot that transport the target container, and a target workstation that operates the target container in response to a system task, plan walking paths for the first transport robot and the second transport robot, and send transport instructions to the first transport robot and the second transport robot. The first transport robot is configured to transport the target container from a storage area to a waiting area of the target workstation according to a planned walking path in response to a transport instruction, place same in the waiting area of the target workstation, and wait to execute other transport instructions. | 2021-12-23 |
20210395009 | VENDING METHOD OF INTELLIGENT VENDING STATION, INTELLIGENT VENDING STATION, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Disclosed are a vending method of an intelligent vending station, an intelligent vending station, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The method comprises the following steps of: determining a target item and a target vending device according to a purchase instruction from a user; determining a target cabinet accommodating the target item and determining a target conveying device; controlling the target conveying device to acquire the target item from the target cabinet and to convey the acquired target item to a receiving area of the target vending device. | 2021-12-23 |
20210395010 | ARTICLE STORAGE DEVICE, METHOD OF CALCULATING SETTING VALUE IN ORDER OF PRIORITY OF THE ARTICLE STORAGE DEVICE, AND METHOD OF STORING ARTICLE USING THE SAME - An article storage device includes a load port configured to load and unload a plurality of articles, a plurality of shelves configured to load the articles, a transportation robot configured to transport the articles between the load port and the shelves or between the shelves, a receiving part configured to receive operation commands of the transportation robot from an upper system, a calculating part configured to calculate a setting value of an order of priority with respect to the operation commands, and a control part configured to control the transportation robot to perform an operation command having a high setting value of an order of priority among the operation commands. | 2021-12-23 |