52nd week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200398997 | TACTICAL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE - An unmanned vehicle capable of operating in harsh environments is disclosed. The unmanned vehicle includes an aerial platform, a piloting system supported by the aerial platform, a medium source supported by the aerial platform, and a control system having a processor running computer executable code that actuates the medium source to emit a medium away from the aerial vehicle with an intensity sufficient to disorient a subject when the medium interacts with an exteroceptive sense of a subject. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398998 | MAGNETIC ANCHOR LANDING SYSTEM (MALS) - An apparatus and method for securing a landed aerospace vehicle/object onto a landing pad include a use of the magnetic force to couple the landed aerospace vehicle/object with the landing pad. A magnetized base captures and is anchored onto the landing pad. The use of a rocket booster in a high-gravity environment with the ensuring extreme heat exhaust emission considers the use of an exhaust ventilation system. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398999 | SECURE RECOVERY SYSTEM FOR DRONE DELIVERED PACKAGES - Systems and methods for use in the secure recovery of drone delivered packages can include a housing, at least one electromechanically operated door securing access to the housing and a retractable platform that can electromechanically extend from inside the housing to an area outside the housing when the at least one electromechanically operated door is opened. The retractable platform can serve as a landing pad for a delivery drone and/or as a base onto which a package can be received from a delivery drone. The retractable platform can electromechanically move back into the housing and the door can close after receiving the package. Communications components, alarms and cameras can also be associated with the housing to facilitate its operation for package recovery and security. Heating and cooling system components can maintain contents of a package held within the housing at a select temperatures. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399000 | AIRCRAFT REFUELLING DEVICE, COMMISSIONING METHOD, AND REFUELLING METHOD USING SUCH A DEVICE - Aircraft refueling device including a deformable pipe for the circulation of fuel, the downstream end of which is provided with a wing fastener for the connection thereof onto an intake port of the aircraft fuel tank. The device includes a first sensor for measuring the pressure values, in the vicinity of the wing fastener, of a fuel flow in the deformable pipe, and means for determining the flow rate in the deformable pipe. The device further includes a second sensor for measuring the pressure values of the flow upstream of the deformable pipe, a unit for calculating the pressure drop of the flow in the deformable pipe, based on the pressure values measure by the first and second sensors. The device also includes a unit for comparing the calculated pressure drop value with a reference value, established during the commissioning phase, for example, for the same flow rate. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399001 | AIRCRAFT REFUELLING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A WING COUPLING FOR SUCH A DEVICE - Aircraft refuelling device including a fuel circulation pipe of which the downstream end is equipped with a wing coupling for connecting it to an inlet orifice of a fuel tank of the aircraft. The wing coupling includes a body which defines a fuel circulation duct at the end of the pipe, a sensor for measuring the value of a parameter indicative of a flow of fuel passing through the wing coupling, and at least one battery electrically powering the sensor. The sensor and the electrical power supply battery are housed in two half-shells mounted together around the body of the wing coupling. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399002 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FOLDING LOWER RETENTION FLAPS - A system including a pair of prongs extending in a transverse direction, spaced apart from one another by a gap configured to receive carton blanks and product containers therein, and to crease retention flaps of the carton blank, wherein each prong travels along a cam path, a panel extending in a longitudinal direction in-between the pair of prongs configured to support the product containers and guide the retentions flaps, a pair of asymmetrical guide rails underneath the panel configured to alternatingly crease a first primary flap and a second primary flap of the carton blank, and a conveyor mechanism proximate to the panel configured to move they product container and a carton blanks along the panel. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399003 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY PACKAGING AND DISPENSING FOOD PRODUCTS - A food product gathering and dispensing system is disclosed. The food product is generally a flat disc shaped article dispensed onto a consumable strip of food product conveyer material. The food product is fed to single, or series related, spools that wind up the consumable conveyer material and food product into a removable roll. The roll is placed into a dispenser pack, optionally subject to further environmental treatment, and refrigeration. The pack is then installed within a refrigerated dispenser system where the food product and consumable material are collectively unwound and separated, as the food product is fed into a processing system, i.e., a cooking device. The consumable conveyer material is collected and separately discarded. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399004 | MULTI-GAS PRESSURIZED HOUSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - The invention comprises a container apparatus and/or a method of manufacture thereof, comprising: a pressure containment housing containing both a first chemical and a second chemical; an interface configured to control dispersal of the first and second chemical out of the container; and a pressure within the container at time of manufacture exceeding ten bar. Generally, the mixture includes: (1) nitrous oxide as a gas, a liquid, a supercritical fluid, or a solid and (2) at least one of molecular hydrogen, helium, molecular nitrogen, carbon dioxide, neon, argon, krypton, and xenon in the form of a gas, liquid, supercritical fluid, or solid. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399005 | Spray Devices For Dispensing Aqueous Iodine, and Methods of Making and Using Spray Devices That Dispense Aqueous Iodine - Spray devices that have been preconditioned with an iodine-containing conditioning agent prior to being deployed with aqueous iodine. In some embodiments, each spray device contains one or more materials that will be wetted by the aqueous iodine during use and that have been preconditioned to contain iodine so as to inhibit iodine absorption from the aqueous iodine added to the spray device after the preconditioning. Methods for preconditioning spray devices are also disclosed. In one example, surfaces of spray-device components that will be wetted by aqueous iodine during deployment are exposed to an iodine-containing conditioning agent and, while exposed to the iodine-containing conditioning agent, are thermodynamically treated. Methods of using spray devices for dispensing aqueous iodine for any one or more of a variety of purposes are also disclosed. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399006 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING AND PACKAGING CANNABIS AND THE LIKE - Systems and methods for treating and packaging | 2020-12-24 |
20200399007 | IDENTIFICATION OF SHRINK-WRAPPED OBJECTS - An object can be heat-shrinkable packaged by placing an object inside of heat-shrinkable film, sealing the heat-shrinkable film around the object to form a heat-shrinkable package, coupling a first portion of a label to the heat-shrinkable package, and causing the heat-shrinkable film to shrink into heat-shrunk film and the heat-shrinkable package to form into a heat-shrunk package. The label includes an identifier on a second portion of the label. The label remains coupled to the heat-shrunk film after the heat-shrinkable film is caused to shrink into heat-shrunk film. The second portion of the label remains substantially undeformed after the heat-shrinkable film is caused to shrink into heat-shrunk film. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399008 | LABEL SUPPLY APPARATUS AND LABEL RECOVERY APPARATUS - A label supply apparatus includes a suction portion having a suction surface on which a label with an adhesive is to be held, sensors on the suction surface, and a controller configured to determine whether the label is held on the suction surface at a proper position or an improper position based on sensing results from the sensors. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399009 | SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL LIQUID VESSEL - Described herein are a substantially horizontal beverage drinking vessel and methods of forming the same. In examples, the vessel includes a substantially horizontal body having an elongated shape which is formed in a hollow shell of a rigid material. The body includes a spout and aperture at the end of the spout which is formed for drinking a beverage from. A second aperture is formed in the body providing access to the interior of the vessel for filling with liquid and cleaning. The vessel includes supporting structures and surfaces designed for the vessel to rest stably in both a vertical and horizontal orientation. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399010 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING SHIPPING OF ORDERS IN AN ORDER FULFILLMENT CENTER - A standardized shipping tray is disclosed for use in an order fulfillment system. The standardized shipping tray includes a bottom panel that includes raised portions that assist to inhibit rolling on an object within along the bottom panel, and at least two flexible side panels that are adapted to fold inward under a force of a wrapping. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399011 | Press-Formed Disposable Container Made from a Laminated Paperboard Structure - A compostable disposable container made from a paperboard laminate. The paperboard laminate has a first paperboard layer, a second paperboard layer, and a waterproof coating disposed between the first and second paperboard layers. One or more additional surface coatings that are water resistant can be added to outer surfaces of the laminate. The laminate structure is able to be press-formed at higher forming temperatures, resulting in a stronger, more rigid container. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399012 | Package Maker - An apparatus for forming a box or bag that is made of a substrate strip which includes a winder having a mandrel and posts that extend from the mandrel in a direction parallel to a winding and translation axis that rotate together as a unit around the translation axis. The apparatus also has a feeder that includes precursors and a gathering head used for forming the precursors into the strip and feeding the strip to the winder. A motor adjusts the feeder's angle relative to the winder in response to instructions from the controller based on the dimensions of the box or bag. This causes controlled overlap between adjacent windings of the strip on the posts. As the mandrel rotates, the posts draw the strip and wind the strip along a spiral having a length in excess of the depth. Zero waste of precursors is made possible by cutting the substrate perpendicular to its length and folding over the box or bag ends to form an angled seam with respect to the sides of the box. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399013 | Modular stackable merchandise trays - A stackable merchandise tray is formed in a modular fashion with a rectangular base casing having a selected width and two identical insert units are mounted within the left and right sides of the base casing. The tray has two horizontal U-shaped upstanding mounting tabs located at the top edge of each of its two side panels and four complementary rectangular mounting openings formed adjacent to the lower lateral edges of its bottom panel. A reinforcing tab extend juxtapose to a side of each of the U-shaped upstanding mounting tabs to provide additional strength in resisting external lateral force exert on a plurality of the trays stacked together. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399014 | CONTAINER WITH PASSIVE LOCK SYSTEM - A passive locking system is used to attach molded plastic bottom and cover members to the bottom and top edges of a four-sided sleeve to create a container that can be handled by a forklift and knocked down for storage and/or return shipment. The locks comprise molded tabs and receiver slots and allow for easy attachment and removal of the sleeve to the bottom and top members without the need for tools or manipulation of slide latches. In the preferred embodiment, foldable clips are attached to the sleeve edges to provide tabs on the sleeve. The clip tabs enter into apertures in the outside rim of the pallet and cover only when the sleeve edges are fully inserted into the pallet and cover. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399015 | MAINTAINABLE PALLET - In one embodiment, a maintainable pallet is provided with interchangeable support structures and sensors for identifying any damage that the interchangeable support structures may experience. The maintainable pallet may include two side supports, two end supports coupled to the two side supports end-to-end to form a rectangle, a central support position between the two side supports, a plurality of top transverse support fastened onto the two side supports to form a top loading surface and the central support with two-part releasable fasteners, and two bottom transverse supports fastened to the ends of the two side supports to form a bottom surface with two-part releasable fasteners. Sensors, in some embodiments, may be embedded in the two side supports to measure, for example, acceleration, location, or other logistic information. When a damaged piece is identified, the maintainable pallet can be disassembled by unfastening the two-part releasable fasteners to remove the damaged piece; and a new interchangeable piece will replace the damaged piece. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399016 | BIN RISER - Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a bin riser positionable between different types of shipping bins to enable these shipping bins to stably stack atop one another in a way that inhibits an adjacent stack of shipping bins from toppling over during transit. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399017 | Nestable Containers - A container includes a base, a lid, and a hinge that connects the base and lid. The containers may be configured to be vertically stackable in an closed position and still permit venting via vents in the lid of each container. The containers may also be nested in an open position with indentations in the base to facilitate separation of the containers. The indentations may be in one of two positions with an alternating pattern when the containers are in the nested arrangement. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399018 | Stackable and Ventable Containers - A container includes a base, a lid, and a hinge that connects the base and lid. The containers may be configured to be vertically stackable in an closed position and still permit venting via vents in the lid of each container. The containers may also be nested in an open position with indentations in the base to facilitate separation of the containers. The indentations may be in one of two positions with an alternating pattern when the containers are in the nested arrangement. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399019 | STACKABLE CONTAINER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A food storage system comprising a bottom receptacle, a plurality of stackable containers, a handle configured to extend over a topmost one of the plurality of stackable containers, and a fastening mechanism having a bottom end coupled to the bottom receptacle and a top end coupled to the top lid. A length of the fastening mechanism is adjustable so that a spacing between the bottom receptacle and the handle is adjustable. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399020 | DECORATIVE BOTTLE CONTAINER - A container is provided including a generally hollow cylindrical base having a cavity configured to retain one or more items. A lid is removably coupled to the base. The lid has a first portion adjacent a first end and a second portion near a second end. The first portion of the lid is generally complementary to the base. An insert is coupled to an interior surface of the first portion of the lid. The insert extends generally beyond a first end of the lid such that when the lid is attached to the base, a section of the insert including a raised portion is received within the cavity of the base. The raised portion of the insert is configured to generate a sealing pressure fit when positioned against an interior surface of the cavity. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399021 | STORAGE CONTAINER WITH ACCESS PANEL - A storage container has a base with a wall defining an extra opening into an interior volume of the base, and a hinged access panel that is translucent to provide visual access into the interior volume. The hinged access panel is movable between an open position and a closed position, wherein the open position provides physical access into the interior volume through the extra opening and the closed position covers the extra opening. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399022 | METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR THE FUNCTIONALIZATION OF POLYMERS AND COATINGS INCLUDING FUNCTIONALIZED POLYMER - method for making the functionalized polymer. In some embodiments, the functionalized polymer is a water-dispersible polymer, more preferably a water-dispersible polyester polymer, having one or more side groups including one or more salt groups. Packaging containers (e.g., food or beverage cans) comprising the functionalized polymer and methods of making such containers are also provided. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399023 | Fragrance Bottle With Diffuser - A fragrance bottle with a diffuser article for controlled release of fragrance product into an environment. The fragrance bottle uses an atomizing pump for spraying a liquid fragrance product onto a surface. The diffuser article is housed in an exterior section of the container. The diffuser article is able to effect a controlled release of aromatic molecules. The fragrance bottle can also be used to spray perfume onto the skin, in the usual way. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399024 | DEBRIS BARREL - A debris barrel comprising: a bottom of the barrel, where the bottom of the barrel has a circular shape, such that the barrel can be rolled about its bottom; a barrel wall extending from the bottom, the barrel wall and bottom forming a container; a top of the barrel located at the top of the barrel wall, where the top of the barrel comprises a first side, a second side, a third side, and a fourth side, where the first side is parallel to the third side, the second side is parallel to the fourth side, the first side is orthogonal to the second side and fourth side, the second side is orthogonal to the third side, and the third side is orthogonal to the fourth side; a bottom cap removeably attached to the bottom of the barrel and a portion of the barrel wall; and a handle means located near the top of the barrel. A barrel bottom cap configured to attach to a bottom of a barrel and a portion of a barrel wall, the bottom cap comprising: a generally planar circular surface, the generally planar circular surface having an outer perimeter; a circular opening located in the center of the generally planar circular surface; a circular wall extending upward from the outer perimeter of the circular surface, the circular wall generally at an obtuse to right angle with the circular surface; a first catch member extending upward from the circular wall, the first catch member comprising: a first catch orifice, where the first catch orifice is configured to lock with a first tongue member located on an outer surface of a barrel wall when the barrel bottom cap is slid onto the bottom of the barrel. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399025 | SLIDER DEVICE, ZIPPER CLOSURE SYSTEM, AND METHODS OF USE - A slider zipper closure system includes a zipper closure with complementary profiles of opposing tracks for interlocking and unlocking; the closure a first end stop and a second end stop positioned opposite ends of the closure. A slider device is positioned on the zipper closure between and engaging the first end stop and second end stop to selectively: (i) unlock the complementary profiles as the slider device is moved along the tracks in an opening direction; and (ii) interlock the complementary profiles as the slider device is moved along the tracks in a closing direction. The slider device has a first end stop engagement surface positioned inboard from the closing end and adapted to strike the first end stop. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399026 | STORAGE CONTAINER WITH MULTIPLE LOCKING MECHANISMS - A storage container has a lid and a base, a first releasable locking mechanism including a snap-fit coupling between the lid and the base and a second releasable locking mechanism including a hinged coupling between the lid and the base. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399027 | Sealing Arrangement For Packaging Container - The present disclosure relates to a paperboard packaging container comprising a sealing arrangement comprising a lid and a sealing rim. The packaging container comprises a circumferential lid sealing member applied in the lid. The sealing rim forms a closed loop extending around the container opening. The sealing rim further comprises a first sealing surface arranged at an upper end edge of the sealing rim and is arranged to seal against a second sealing surface constituted by the circumferential lid sealing member when the lid is in a closed position. The sealing arrangement furthermore comprises a frame structure forming a closed loop extending around a periphery of said container opening and is connected to the sealing rim. The lid is connected to the frame structure by a hinge member and a locking arrangement. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399028 | Insulating Container - An insulating container having a base and a lid is provided. The lid may be rotatable about a hinge from a closed configuration to an open configuration and may be secured, via one or more latching devices, in the closed configuration. In some examples, the insulating container further includes a pressure regulation device. In other examples, the latching devices further include an elastomeric latch upper and a semi-rigid latch lower configured to engage an insulating container keeper when the when the lid is in a closed and a secured position. In still other examples, the latch upper and the latch lower are configured in a recessed position, and flush with a front side of the insulating container lid and flush with a front side of a bottom portion of the insulating container when the latch device secures the lid in a closed position. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399029 | Vessel Closures and Methods for Using and Manufacturing Same - A fluid transfer hub has a first vessel closure, a second vessel closure, a gasket arranged between the first vessel closure and the second vessel closure, and a clamp at least partially surrounding the first vessel closure, the second vessel closure, and the gasket. The first vessel closure has a first body, one or more apertures extending axially through the first body, one or more first inserts extending axially through the one or more apertures, and a cast seal disposed within the first body and surrounding each first insert. The second vessel closure has a second body, one or more apertures extending axially through the second body, one or more second inserts extending axially through the one or more apertures, and a cast seal disposed within the second body and surrounding each second insert. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399030 | CLOSURE FOR A CONTAINER - A closure ( | 2020-12-24 |
20200399031 | PORTABLE BEVERAGE CONTAINER - A portable beverage container is provided. The portable beverage container may include a glass vessel having a neck; a metal outer shell configured to surround a first portion of the glass vessel; a cap configured to engage with the metal outer shell to surround a second portion of the glass vessel; and an amorphous thermoplastic spout having a neck configured to be inserted through an opening in the cap and into the neck of the glass vessel. The spout may be configured to securely engage with the cap. The cap may include a lid with an elastomeric sealing member having a knob configured to extend into a recess in the spout and a recess configured to wrap around and over a lip of the spout. The spout may be removable from the cap while the cap is engaged with the outer shell. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399032 | INSTANT ADHESIVE CONTAINER - The present invention provides an instant adhesive container, the interior of a bottle body of which is used to contain instant adhesive. Two protruding rings are annular configured on the outer peripheral surface of the bottle mouth, and a clasping ring is annular configured on the inner peripheral surface of a bottle cap. A plug further protrudes and is installed in the front end of the inner peripheral surface of the bottle cap. When the bottle cap is covering the bottle mouth, the clasping ring of the bottle cap clasps the rear end of the protruding ring on the front portion of the bottle mouth or clasps the rear end of the protruding ring on the rear portion of the bottle mouth. If a user presses down on the bottle cap, the plug of the bottle cap penetrates a seal at the front end of the bottle mouth, whereupon, the instant adhesive inside the bottle body is able to flow out from the seal through a channel providing passage to the bottle mouth. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399033 | CONTAINER - A container, consisting of a plastic material, having a container body ( | 2020-12-24 |
20200399034 | CONTAINER LID ASSEMBLY - A container lid assembly includes a movable lid, a ratchet ring, a rotary symbol ring, an inner cover, and an annular housing. Once coupled to a container, the container lid assembly can automatically and accurately record the number of times for which it has been opened, thereby reminding the user of whether the contents of the container (e.g., medicine) have been used, lest the user miss a dose of the medicine or retake the medicine unnecessarily. The container lid assembly also allows a plurality of containers to be connected in series to facilitate carrying and management. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399035 | SYSTEM FOR PACKAGING TWO COMPONENTS - A system for packaging two liquid components, including a first container for receiving a first component and a lid, by means of which the first container can be closed. The system further includes a second container for receiving a second component, wherein the second container is arranged on the lid such that the second container lies in a volume of the first container when the first container is closed by the lid. The second container additionally has a specified opening which allows the second component to be transferred to the first container in an open state. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399036 | BOTTLE CAP WITH NON-BREAK PLATES - A bottle cap includes a body and a security ring. The body has multiple breakable bridge portions located along the periphery of the body and connected to the security ring. Two non-breakable plates are connected between the body and the security ring. Each of the non-breakable plates includes multiple turning positions and multiple angles. When the multiple breakable bridge portions are broken, the non-breakable plates are still connected to the security ring. The non-breakable plates are extendable so that the body can be pulled away from the security ring for a distance. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399037 | THERMOFORMABLE MULTILAYER FILMS AND BLISTER PACKS PRODUCED THEREFROM - A multi-layer film structure for use in forming blister packaging. The multi-layer structure includes a first polymeric layer having a first surface and a second surface, the first polymeric layer comprising a metalized polyethylene teraphthalate, a second polymeric layer having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface of the second polymeric layer disposed adjacent the second surface of the first polymeric layer, the second polymeric layer comprising a cyclic olefin or a homopolymer of chlorotrifluoroethylene, and a third polymeric layer having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface of the third polymeric layer disposed adjacent the second surface of the second polymeric layer, the third polymeric layer comprising polypropylene or polyvinyl chloride. A method of making a multi-layer film structure and a packaging structure are also provided. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399038 | DRINKS POUCH - A fully sealed pouch contains a drink and a straw. The pouch has a front face and a rear face, and defines: a top edge where the front face and the rear face are sealed to each other, a bottom portion where the front face and the rear face are connected to each other optionally via a gusset, a first side edge extending from the top edge to the bottom portion, the front face being sealed to the rear face along the first side edge, and a second side edge also extending from the top edge to the bottom portion, the front face and the rear face either being continuous with each other or sealed to each other at the second side edge, and an extended corner portion defined between the top edge and the first side edge. The interior volume of the pouch is divided into a minor portion adjacent the first edge and extending into the extended corner portion, and a major portion communicating with the minor portion. The front face and the rear face are sealed to each other throughout the extended corner portion except where the minor portion extends into the extended corner portion. The straw is located in the minor portion with an end thereof extending into the extended corner portion. A predetermined tear line is defined in the extended corner portion along a line that extends from a position at or adjacent the first side edge, across the minor portion where it extends into the extended corner portion, and along a curved path to or adjacent to the top edge at a position spaced from the join between the top edge and the first side. The tear line constrains a user seeking access to the straw readily to tear therealong to expose the end of the straw and to allow the user thereafter to drink from the pouch via the straw. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399039 | VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT BASE AND CONTAINER AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - Hot-fillable plastic bottle including a finished portion, a body portion with at least one circumferential rib configured to resist radial distortion, and a base portion. The base portion comprises a base sidewall, a bottom support surface extending radially inward from the base sidewall and defining a reference plane, an inner support wall extending upwardly from the bottom support surface, and a diaphragm extending radially inward from the inner support wall. The diaphragm comprises an inner wall having an arcuate shape with a radius r | 2020-12-24 |
20200399040 | ADHESIVE BACKING FOR PACKAGE HANDLING SYSTEM - Disclosed is a tamper evident backing system, comprising an adhesive backing, the adhesive backing having a main body and sectioned portions, wherein the adhesive backing includes an outer surface configured to adhere to a second surface, and wherein upon removal of an attached adhesive backing, said sectioned portions are configured to detach from main body and remain on said second surface. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399041 | Reusable packing box - Provided is a reusable packing box, comprising a protective box body ( | 2020-12-24 |
20200399042 | VACUUM STORAGE BAG ASSEMBLY AND VACUUM STORAGE SYSTEM THEREWITH - A vacuum storage bag assembly includes a zipper bag and a vacuum valve. An opening is formed on the zipper bag. The vacuum valve is connected to the zipper bag. The vacuum valve includes a valve seat, a filtrating component and a check valve. The valve seat is disposed on the zipper bag. The valve seat includes a connecting port and a communication channel communicated with the connecting port and with interior of the zipper bag via the opening, and the connecting port is configured to be connected to a vacuum source. The filtrating component is disposed on an upstream portion of the communication channel. The check valve is disposed on a downstream portion of the communication channel and allows fluid to flow from the interior of the zipper bag, through the filtrating component, and to flow out of the connecting port. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399043 | VENTING SYSTEM FOR OVENABLE CONTAINERS - The invention comprises an ovenable packaging structure having an integral one-way valve. The laminate structure comprises an outer layer having a cut line which defines a flap that is separable from the outer layer, wherein the outer layer is adhered to an inner layer having a cut line which is offset from the outer cut line and defines a portion that is separable from the inner layer along the inner cut line and defines an opening into the packaging structure. The adhesive between the layers comprises, in an embodiment, a channel of pressure sensitive adhesive which surrounds both the outer cut line and the inner cut line, wherein the channel of pressure sensitive adhesive defines the perimeter of at least one adhesive-free valve chamber within said channel. The valve chamber comprises at least a portion of the outer cut line and the inner cut line. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399044 | INSULATED CONTAINER - A double-walled insulating container having a dish structure, a lid structure and a retaining ring. The dish structure includes a dish inside wall and a dish outside wall. The dish inside wall and the dish outside wall are fixedly separated by a dish insulation space therebetween. The dish inside wall and the dish outside wall are joined at an upper section of the dish structure to enclose the dish insulation space. The dish inside wall defines a dish interior space. The dish outside wall having an outwardly extending dish flange. The lid structure is configured to resealably-seal the dish interior space. The lid structure has a lid inside wall and a lid outside wall The lid inside wall and the lid outside wall are fixedly separated by a lid insulation space therebetween. The lid inside wall and the lid outside wall being joined at a lower section of the lid structure to enclose the lid insulation space. The lid inside wall defines a lid interior space. The lid outside wall has an outwardly extending lid flange. The retaining ring is configured to engage the lid flange. The retaining ring has at least one securing clip configured to engage dish flange to secure the lid structure to the dish structure. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399045 | PISTON FOR A COLLAPSIBLE CARTRIDGE - A piston for a collapsible cartridge for dispensing a material, the piston includes a rigid portion and a flexible portion. The rigid portion has a first diameter, a first end and a second end. The first end is configured to be disposed in a material dispensing direction. The flexible portion has a second diameter less than the first diameter, a first end disposed in the material dispensing direction and a second end disposed in an opposite direction. The flexible portion is disposed on the first end of the rigid portion such that the second end of the flexible portion is disposed to face the first end of the rigid portion. The flexible portion is configured to radially expand and longitudinally compress upon a force applied to the first end of the flexible portion to compress the collapsible cartridge between the flexible portion and an interior surface of a support cartridge. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399046 | DISPENSABLE SUBSTANCE CONTAINERS - A dispensable substance container may include an elongate body encompassing a lumen, wherein the lumen is to contain the dispensable substance; a dispensable; substance dispensing nozzle attached to a first end on the elongate body; a sealing material within the lumen, wherein the sealing material is moveable, by a pushrod, within the lumen to push the dispensable substance out the dispensing tip; and a structurally compromised portion of the elongate body extending along a length of the elongate body, wherein the elongate body is to be severed along the structurally compromised portion by the pushrod. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399047 | Telescoping Syringe with One-Way Valve - A telescoping syringe suitable for use with medications and other materials is presented. The telescoping syringe includes a valve, a plunger, and a barrel. The valve further includes a barrier, an outlet(s) through the barrier, and an annular extension extending from the barrier. The plunger further includes an inlet(s) and a first side wall with a proximal wall. The barrel includes a second side wall with a distal wall at one end and an open end at another end. The plunger is extendable from and retractable into the barrel at the open end via slidable engagement between first and second walls. The valve directly contacts one end of the first wall so that an annular flange slidingly engages an annular groove. The valve and the barrel slidingly contact the plunger so as to open and to close the inlet(s) and/or the outlet(s). The inlet(s) in the open position permits gas to enter a first reservoir within the plunger as fluid is transferred from the first reservoir through the outlet(s) in the open position to a second reservoir within the barrel. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399048 | Paint Dispenser for a Paint Brush - A paint dispenser is described. In one embodiment, the paint dispenser can comprise a paint tube and a body. The paint tube can comprise an opening. The body can connect with the paint tube. The body can be capable of containing paint dispensable from the opening. Further, the body can comprise a pair of rail tracks, a pair of rack tracks, a pair of rails, a pair of racks, a pair of pinions, a pair of grips, a pair of axes, a pair of torsion spring, and a button. Each of the rails can be mounted within each of the rail tracks. Each of the racks can be mounted within each of the rack tracks. The pair of pinions can be at the center of middle layer of the body such that each of the pair of racks can come in contact with the outer edges of each pinion. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399049 | FLUID VESSEL WITH CONFIGURABLE SHAPE - A configurable fluid vessel comprising a flexible bladder ( | 2020-12-24 |
20200399050 | SPRAY CAN - An actuator for a spray can is provided. The actuator includes an actuator body. The actuator body includes a front side and a rear side. The actuator body includes a right planar side and a left planar side located opposite each other. The right planar side and the left planar side slant inwardly going in a forward direction. The actuator body includes a groove formed on top of the actuator body. The groove tapers inwardly going in the forward direction. The groove slopes downwardly and rearwardly. The actuator also includes a base. The actuator body is attached on the base. The actuator also includes a nozzle. The nozzle is mounted in the front side. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399051 | TWO-COMPONENT AEROSOL CAN - A two-component aerosol can for dispensing sealing and assembly foams based on isocyanates, having an outer pressure container which holds a prepolymer component and a propellant gas, the outer pressure container being in communication with a first valve device and with a first channel; an inner container which holds a curing component and a propellant gas, the inner container being in communication with a second valve device and with a second channel; and a spray head which comprises a device for simultaneously actuating the first and second valve devices; and a spray tube into which the first and second channels jointly open | 2020-12-24 |
20200399052 | Beverage Bladder Assembly - A beverage bladder assembly for storing a beverage for drinking includes a bladder that is comprised of a fluid impermeable material to store a beverage for drinking. The bladder is comprised of a deformable material thereby facilitating the bladder to be collapsed for disposal when the beverage therein has been depleted. The bladder has a neck extending outwardly therefrom and the beverage is poured outwardly through the neck for drinking. A cover is removably bonded to the neck for closing the neck. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399053 | Ice Cream Scoop Packaging Apparatus - An ice cream scoop packaging apparatus for packaging individual ice cream scoops includes a bottom tray and a top tray that each has a plurality of hemispherical scoop depressions. The plurality of depressions of the bottom tray corresponds with the plurality of depressions of the top tray. A bottom lip of the bottom tray is selectively engageable with a top lip of the top tray to join the bottom tray and the top tray. The bottom scoop depressions and the top scoop extensions form a plurality of spherical scoop cavities, each configured to hold a scoop of ice cream, when the bottom tray and the top tray are joined. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399054 | SEED CARRIER WITH PIVOTING CONVEYOR - A seed carrier includes a main hopper coupled with a frame via leg members. The main hopper has a discharge. A base plate is coupled with the frame. A support arm is rotatably coupled with the base plate at a first end. A belt driven conveyor having a conveyor hopper at a first end and a discharge at a second end is rotatably coupled with a second end of said support arm at an approximate center of gravity thereof. A latch mechanism is provided for detachably coupling the first end of the conveyor with the first end of the support arm such that the conveyor hopper is position below the main hopper discharge. When the conveyor is uncoupled from the first end of the support arm, the conveyor can rotate to a loading position wherein the discharge thereof can be positioned over the main hopper. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399055 | Repeater with Multimode Antenna - The disclosure concerns an antenna subsystem that can be used in various repeater systems to optimize gain of the repeater by increasing isolation between donor and server antennas, wherein at least one of the donor and server antennas is an active multi-mode antenna. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399056 | METHOD OF USING A PORTABLE WORK SURFACE ON A PORTABLE TRASH/RECYCLING CONTAINER - A portable work area method of use that creates a work area on top of a container having a container body defining a cavity for receiving storable items through an opening defined by a top end of the container body, with the portable work area apparatus having a body with a top portion, an opposing bottom portion, and the top portion having an outer edge and a top surface that defines a substantially flat working surface, and positioning a downward extending attachment feature with downward extending attachment features for selective engagement with a portion or all of the top end of the container body when the apparatus is selectively placed onto the container for use of the apparatus and its working surface by a user. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399057 | CARRY CAN FOR REFUSE VEHICLE - A vehicle system includes a refuse vehicle, a carry can, and an electric energy system. The refuse vehicle includes a chassis, a body assembly coupled to the chassis, and a lift assembly. The body assembly defines a vehicle refuse compartment. The carry can is selectively couplable to the lift assembly. The carry can includes a container defining a container refuse compartment and an articulating collection arm coupled the container. The articulating collection arm has an actuator positioned to facilitate manipulating the articulating collection arm. The electric energy system is at least one of positioned on the refuse vehicle or positioned on the carry can. The electric energy system is configured to facilitate operating the actuator of the articulating collection arm. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399058 | EXTENDABLE LIFT ARM ASSEMBLY FOR A FRONT END LOADING REFUSE VEHICLE - A vehicle includes a chassis, a body coupled to the chassis, and a lift assembly coupled to at least one of the chassis or the body. The lift assembly includes a first lift arm and a second lift arm. The first lift arm includes a first arm portion, a second arm portion interfacing with the first arm portion, a first actuator positioned to facilitate repositioning the second arm portion relative to the first arm portion, and a second actuator positioned to pivot the first arm portion. The second lift arm includes a third arm portion, a fourth arm portion interfacing with the third arm portion, a third actuator positioned to facilitate repositioning the fourth arm portion relative to the third arm portion, and a fourth actuator positioned to pivot the second arm portion. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399059 | MAGAZINE STORAGE UNIT FOR STORING SMALL PARTS, STORAGE ARRANGEMENT, AND METHOD FOR COMMISSIONING WITH THE MAGAZINE STORAGE UNIT - It is known that in particular components or component accessories are stored in a storage in industrial production. To this end, a depot storage unit for storing small parts is proposed, having a base frame, a rotary table, wherein the rotary table is rotatably supported on the base frame and is rotatable relative to the base frame and wherein the rotary table includes a base plate, a drive device, wherein the drive device is operatively connected to the rotary table, so that the drive device rotates the rotary table, a plurality of receiving boxes, wherein the receiving boxes are arranged on the base plate in the direction of rotation, wherein the depot storage unit includes at least or exactly one sensor device for detecting a weight of at least or exactly one of the receiving boxes. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399060 | Transporting Device Position Determining Apparatus and Method - A control unit is provided to improve positioning of transporting devices to thereby allow transporting devices to be driven at faster speeds and/or accelerations with minimal positional errors allowing for a reduction in the spacing between transporting devices. A control unit is arranged to control movement of at least one transporting device for containers stored in a facility having a plurality of pathways arranged in cells so as to form a grid-like structure above the stacks which extends in a first direction and in a second direction. The control unit includes a receiving unit arranged to receive information from a first sensor mounted on the at least one transporting device, and a calculating unit arranged to calculate a position of the at least one transporting device based on the receiPved information. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399061 | ORDER FULFILLMENT ROBOT CAPABLE OF HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL MOTION - An order fulfillment system is disclosed including a storage structure and mobile robots capable of moving vertically and horizontally within the storage structure to transfer product totes to and from storage locations within the storage structure. The mobile robots may move along a track system including horizontal rails for horizontal travel of the mobile robot and vertical towers for vertical travel of the mobile robot. The vertical towers include two opposed pairs of tracks having U-shaped slots. The order fulfillment system may further comprise a mobile robot configured to travel vertically and horizontally along the track system to transfer product containers to and from the storage locations in the storage structure, and horizontally about a horizontal deck spanning the storage aisles. The mobile robot includes four wheel assemblies, each assembly including a pair of wheels mounted on ends of a climbing link. When positioned in a vertical tower, the climbing links rotate so that the drive wheels climb up or down the storage structure by engaging within the U-shaped slots of the track. The same wheels may be rotated to facilitate horizontal motion. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399062 | TEMPORARY STORE - The temporary store has circulating continuous chains on both sides of the product conveyor section, said continuous chains running through vertical chain loops via upper and lower deflections. Product carrier gondolas with product carriers are suspended on the chains, said product carriers being used to receive incoming products and convey the products to a product outlet. Each chain runs through an inlet-side and an outlet-side vertical loop. The upper deflections of the chain loops can be moved vertically in opposite directions. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399063 | SYSTEM FOR MANAGING PAPER ROLL AND METHOD FOR MANAGING PAPER ROLL - A system for managing a paper roll includes an IC tag for long distance that is a non-contact passive type mounted on each of a plurality of paper rolls; a transmitter that transmits a radio wave toward the plurality of paper rolls; a receiver that receives a response radio wave from each of the paper rolls for the transmitted radio wave; a control device including a tag position calculation unit that calculates a three-dimensional position of the IC tag which has emitted the response radio wave, based on information regarding the received response radio wave; and a storage unit that stores three-dimensional position information of each of the plurality of paper rolls from information regarding the calculated three-dimensional position and paper information, which is specific to each of the paper rolls, as linked information. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399064 | AUTONOMOUS TRANSPORTS FOR STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS - An autonomous transport vehicle for transferring case units to and from predefined storage areas in an automated case unit storage system, the automated case unit storage system including an array of multilevel storage racks with picking aisles passing therebetween and at least one multilevel vertical conveyor having movable shelves, the autonomous transport vehicle including a frame configured to traverse the picking aisles and a transfer deck connecting the picking aisles to the at least one multilevel vertical conveyor for transferring case units between the predefined storage areas and the at least one multilevel vertical conveyor, and a controller connected to the frame, the controller being configured to effect movement of the autonomous transport vehicle through the picking aisles for accessing each storage area within a respective level of the array of multilevel storage racks and each shelf of the at least one multilevel vertical conveyor. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399065 | MODULAR CHUTE FOR THE TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES - An improved modular chute comprising a stanchion comprising a plurality of rib connection points; a plurality of rib assemblies extending from the stanchion, each of the rib assemblies comprising at least a first rib, a second rib, and a tie rod connecting the first rib to the second rib; and a lining disposed within one or more of the rib assemblies, wherein the lining comprises a plurality of lining sections. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399066 | CONVEYOR SENSOR - Some embodiments of the technology disclosed herein relate to a sensor device. An elongate sleeve has a first end and a second end and extends along a longitudinal axis. A plurality of sensors are fixed relative to the sleeve. A first endcap is coupled to the first end, where the first endcap has an endcap body. A first axle is coupled to the endcap body, where the first axle extends along the longitudinal axis and the first axle defines a retaining feature. An intermediate component is coupled to the first axle, and the intermediate component is selectively rotatable about the longitudinal axis. The sensor device has an orientation locking structure that is configured to be engaged to selectively fix the orientation of the intermediate component about the longitudinal axis relative to the endcap body. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399067 | POSITIVE-DRIVE SPIRAL CONVEYOR - A spiral conveyor for positively driving a conveyor belt along a helical path. The spiral conveyor includes a rotating cylindrical tower with parallel drive members extending from the bottom to the top of the tower on its periphery. Each drive member includes an outwardly protruding ridge that varies in height from the bottom to the top of the tower. The variations in height facilitate the belt's entry onto and exit from the tower and robust, positive driving engagement with the inside edge of the belt along the majority of its path along the tower. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399068 | INTERLOCKING PART TRANSFER CASSETTES - A transfer cassette including a base plate, an interlock assembly, a securement plate, and a plate tab. The interlock assembly is arranged on a first edge of the base plate and includes a support arranged on the base plate and a locking finger rotatably arranged on the support. The securement plate is arranged on a second edge of the base plate, opposite the first edge. The plate tab is partially secured to and extending from the base plate. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399069 | DAMPING STATION FOR AN OVERHEAD CONVEYOR SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DAMPING VIBRATIONS OF CARGO OF AN OVERHEAD CONVEYOR SYSTEM - A damping station for an overhead conveyor system for damping vibrations of cargo, wherein overhead conveyor system cargo can be conveyed suspended from the overhead conveyor system. The damping station includes a vibration detection device designed to generate a signal in accordance with a mechanical vibration state of cargo suspended from the conveyor device, a damping device with a mechanical contact device movable by an actuator, the contact device being designed to enter into mechanical operative connection with cargo suspended from the conveyor device, and a control unit, which is connected at least to the vibration detection device and the damping device, the control unit being designed to actuate the damping device depending on the signal of the vibration detection device such that, by means of the actuator, a force is exerted onto the cargo via the contact device in such a way that a vibration of the cargo is damped. A method for damping vibrations in cargo on an overhead conveyor system is also provided. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399070 | DRIVER FOR SCRAPER CHAIN CONVEYORS - The disclosure relates to a driver for scraper chain conveyors, which has a central portion having a chain link receptacle for attaching the driver to chain links of a conveyor chain, wherein scraper wings adjoin both sides of the central portion and each scraper wing has a web portion and an end portion that is widened with respect to the web portion, wherein, on the underside of the web portion, a wear plate is provided, which covers the web portion in the direction of the end portion starting from a step on the underside of the central portion. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399071 | PICKUP TRUCK MOUNTED TELESCOPING CONVEYOR - Provided is a portable conveying system mounted on a class 5 operable pickup truck rolling chassis with engine and transmission components for conveying material to a desired site comprising, a hydraulically operated telescopable conveying unit of a plurality of individual sections nesting in each other or extending out from each other when telescoping and an internal extendable and retractable conveying belt situated within said telescoping conveying unit, and operated manually or remotely controlled by PTO function of the pickup truck chassis engine, and wherein said individual telescoping sections are moveable relative to each other by sliding on polymeric slidable surfaces. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399072 | A CART ASSEMBLY FOR A CONVEYING DEVICE - A cart assembly for a conveying device comprises a body element, movable along a conveying path, and at least one tool carried by the body element between an operative position, in which the tool performs an operation on an article, and an idle position, in which the tool is in a stand-by condition; and a guide mechanism configured to allow the tool movement with respect to the body element. The guide mechanism comprises two first guide elements, extending parallel to a given direction, and one second guide element, also extending parallel to the direction and interposed between the first guide elements. The first and second guide elements are slidably coupled to permit relative movement along the direction of the second guide element relative to the first guide elements or vice versa; the second guide element has opposite lateral surfaces parallel to the direction cooperating in contact with both respective first guide elements. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399073 | Pouch Conveyor Belt - The present invention relates to a pouch conveyor belt with a conveyor belt body, preferably an elastomer conveyor belt body, which is designed to hold a conveyed material in the interior of the closed pouch conveyor belt. The pouch conveyor belt is characterized in that the conveyor belt body comprises at least one sensor element which is configured to detect at least the temperature of the conveyor belt body at the location of the sensor element. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399074 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING MEDICINAL PRODUCTS - A method for transferring medical products comprises the steps of conveying medical products on an oscillating conveyor having a plurality of conveying lanes arranged next to each other to a delivery area of the conveyor lanes and from the delivery area into at least one shaft; detecting a defective product in one of the conveying lanes; and activating a diverter device for defective products, which is arranged adjacent to the delivery area of this conveying lane, when a defective product is detected, wherein the diverter device, upon activation, is shifted or pivoted into an activated position, in which the diverter device is located in a transport path of the defective product. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399075 | BULK MATERIAL CONVEYOR - A bulk material conveyor include a housing having a first end with an inlet and a second end with a discharge and a conveyor at least partially positioned in the housing and extending from the inlet to the discharge. A support assembly has a base frame and an extension mechanism operably connected to the base frame for positioning the housing into an inclined position. A motor assembly is configured to drive the conveyor for advancing bulk material through the housing. A hopper is disposed at the intake end of the housing and includes a tapered wall section extending downwardly from a first end to a second end adjacent the inlet in the housing. A gate assembly is interposed between the hopper and the housing and includes a door positionable between a closed position and a fully opened position for metering the bulk material directed into the housing at the inlet. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399076 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING CONTAINERS - An apparatus for transferring a container from a first station to a second station of a container forming line includes a frame, a slide mounted to the frame, and a robotic arm mounted to the slide and movable along the slide between the first station and the second station. The robotic arm includes an end effector operable to remove the container from the first station. The frame is removably coupleable to at least one of the first station and the second station such that the apparatus is transportable to a different container forming line. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399077 | LONG REACH VACUUM ROBOT WITH DUAL WAFER POCKETS - A robotic handling system includes a transfer chamber and a robot arm disposed within the transfer chamber with an end effector having a longitudinal axis. The end effector includes a first wafer pocket defined within the end effector at a first location and a second wafer pocket defined within the end effector at a second location along the longitudinal axis. A first chamber, coupled to the transfer chamber, is reachable by the first wafer pocket and by the second wafer pocket. A second chamber, coupled to the first chamber, where the first chamber is positioned between the transfer chamber and the second chamber, and the second chamber is reachable by the first wafer pocket but not the second wafer pocket. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399078 | SOLIDS CONVEYING WITH MULTI-DIAMETER PIPING CIRCUIT - A mixture of gas and solid particles are conveyed through a piping circuit connected between initial and terminal points. The gas is introduced at the initial point and the particles are introduced between the initial and terminal points. A diameter of the piping circuit increases downstream of where the particles are introduced, and a velocity of the gas is at least as great as a pick-up velocity of the particles at the point where the particles are introduced into the piping circuit. In addition to the above constraints, the piping circuit is sized so that total pressure losses due to flow in the piping circuit between the initial and terminal points are within a designated amount. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399079 | CAMERA-ENABLED LOADER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A bulk loading system for delivering bulk material to a storage compartment of a bulk transport vehicle through a hatch opening includes a movable positioner supporting an extendable loading spout assembly, a camera coupled to the positioner and a programmable logic controller communicatively coupled to the positioner, loading spout assembly and camera for automatically positioning the loading spout assembly over the hatch opening and filling the storage compartment of the vehicle with bulk material. The system provides accurate position information to a driver of the vehicle so that the vehicle and its storage compartments can be quickly positioned within a reach zone of the loading spout. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399080 | METHOD OF LOADING COMPONENTS INTO A VEHICLE - A method of loading components into a vehicle includes the steps of opening an access door to gain access to a cabin of the vehicle, actuating a lift assembly to the open access door, securing the lift assembly to a portion of the cabin of the vehicle, and transferring the components to be loaded into the vehicle from the lift assembly to the cabin of the vehicle. The lift assembly is provided with the components to be loaded into the vehicle | 2020-12-24 |
20200399081 | SHEET STORAGE APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet storage apparatus, including an apparatus body, a storage portion, a regulating portion configured to slidably move in a first direction with respect to the storage portion, a cam member provided in the storage portion and configured to slidably move in a second direction by interlocking with a movement of the regulating portion in the first direction, the second direction intersecting with the first direction and being along an attaching/detaching direction of the storage portion, a slide member provided in the apparatus body and configured to slidably move in the second direction by engaging with the cam member, and a sensor including a moving portion and outputting a detection value that varies in response to a position of the moving portion in the second direction, the moving portion slidably moving in the second direction by engaging with the slide member. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399082 | Adjustable Compliance of Separation Strips in a Media Dam - In a copier, printer, or similar device, paper is loaded in large quantities. To separate a top sheet of a stack of sheets from the next adjacent sheet, a dam is used, which is an element having an inclined surface in the path of the top sheet. This invention addresses devices with variably compliant separation strips, preferably a thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer such as Pellethane®, that are part of the dam, so that the leading edge of a media sheet will strike the inclined surface of the separation strip. By adjusting the compliance of the separation strip, different weights of media may be accommodated while minimizing the multi-feeds that may cause jamming of the device. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399083 | TETHERED TRAILING EDGE MEDIA GUIDE - Printing devices include a printing engine and a media tray connected to a frame. The media tray is adapted to hold a stack of media supplied to the printing engine for printing. A magnetic trailing edge guide that is shaped to contact a corner of the stack of media is connected to a tether that is connected to the frame. A storage device is connected to the frame, and the storage device is shaped to accommodate the magnetic trailing edge guide. The length of the tether allows the magnetic trailing edge guide to reach the corner of the stack of media and to reach the storage device. The magnetic trailing edge guide includes a magnetic element adapted to magnetically hold to at least the media tray and the storage device. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399084 | PAPER FEED ROLLER - Provided is a paper feed roller in which paper conveyance failure is suppressed over a long period of time. The paper feed roller is a paper feed roller | 2020-12-24 |
20200399085 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS - A sheet processing apparatus includes: a processing tray section having a sheet mounting surface on which a transported sheet is mounted and a processing section that performs processing on the sheet; a side edge alignment section that is provided on the processing tray section and aligns a side edge of the sheet; a lower support section that is provided downstream of the processing tray section in a transport direction of the sheet and supports the sheet from below; and a discharge tray located below the lower support section. The side edge alignment section performs a shift operation of shifting the sheet in a shift direction orthogonal to the transport direction of the sheet. The lower support section moves in the shift direction in conjunction with a movement of the sheet in a state of supporting the sheet from below during the shift operation by the side edge alignment section. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399086 | HIGH SPEED DIGITAL PRINTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS WEB - A high-speed digital printing system includes two unwinding machines for two input coils for a paper web, an input unwinding and splicing installation and a printing station and in which the input installation supplies, in turn, the printing station with the web of the two coils. The system also includes a splicing and rewinding installation with an output cutting and splicing equipment for an incoming web emerging from the printing station and two rewinding machines with two output coils. The output equipment feeds alternatively the rewinding machines with the incoming web by cutting and splicing of a web of the two output coils without stopping printing. An electronic controller switches the functionality of the output cutting and splicing equipment and of the rewinding machines with setting of the output coils as an operating coil and a waiting coil and, viceversa, as a waiting coil and an operating coil. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399087 | TAPE DISPENSER WITH MOUNT AND ROTATION MECHANISM - The present disclosure relates ton tape dispenser for dispensing tape froma tape roll received therein Inonc embodiment, the tape dispenser comprises a main body with a mandrel adapted to receive and releasably retain a tape roll, and wherein the mandrel allows rotation of the tape roll about a mandrel axis. It further includes a anting aim comprising a blade attached to the main body for anting the tape and positioned at a distance from tire nundrcl axis. The tape dispenser flintier includes an attachment unit for temporarily and rclcasably attaching the tape dispenser to a furniture, wherein the main body is ptvotabh attached to tire attachment unit, and w herein a pivot axis is perpendicular to a mandrel avis. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399088 | Elastic Filament and Cutting Method and Cutting Structure Thereof and Textile With The Elastic Filament - The invention provides a method and a structure for cutting out elastic filaments. The cutting structure has a conveying device and a cutting device; the cutting method cutting an elastic membrane material, the elastic membrane material being combined with at least one cushion layer, conveying the elastic membrane material to the cutting device to cut the elastic membrane material a plurality of times, cutting the elastic membrane material into elastic filaments with certainty, and even cutting out fine elastic filaments. The elastic filament can be woven into a textile, or used as a sewing thread or an embroidery thread for apparel. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399089 | TAPE ATTACHING METHOD - A tape attaching method of attaching an adhesive tape to a workpiece includes a tape attaching step of attaching the adhesive tape to the workpiece in gas having a smaller molecular weight than an average molecular weight of the atmosphere, and a gas permeating step of causing the gas remaining between the workpiece and the adhesive tape to permeate the adhesive tape to thereby be removed, after the tape attaching step is carried out. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399090 | TAPE ATTACHING METHOD - A tape attaching method for attaching a tape to a workpiece includes a placing step of placing the workpiece with respect to the tape, which has a base material and an adhesive layer on the base material, in such a manner that the adhesive layer is in contact with an attached face of the workpiece, and a close contact step of causing, after the placing step is performed, a ball to roll in contact with the base material of the tape, thereby to bring the tape in close contact with the workpiece. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399091 | DROP STITCH TETHERS ALIGNMENT - The present disclosure relates to a method performed by an alignment system for aligning tethers of a drop stitch fabric prior to feeding the drop stitch fabric to a drop stitch fabric processing machine. The alignment system feeds a drop stitch fabric having a first layer and a second layer tethered by drop stitch tethers, wherein the first layer is moving with a first velocity and the second layer is moving with a second velocity. The disclosure also relates to an alignment system in accordance with to the foregoing. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399092 | WOUND THREAD PACKAGE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SAME - There is provided a wound thread package that is unlikely to cause problems such as cob-webbing and collapse at the time of unwinding even when the wound thread is a multi-filament thread or tape-like thread, and a manufacturing method for the same. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399093 | CORD REEL APPARATUS - A cord reel apparatus includes a circular plate configured to rotate in response to pulling out or rewinding of a cord, a guide groove on the circular plate, a sensor member having a first protrusion which is slidable in the guide groove, a top plate facing the circular plate with the sensor member sandwiched therebetween, a second protrusion provided on the sensor member and projecting in a direction toward the circular plate, and a first pressing portion provided on the sensor member and disposed in a direction toward the top plate. When the first protrusion is closest to a bottom surface of the guide groove, the second protrusion is not in contact with the circular plate. When the first protrusion rides on a wall surface of the guide groove, the first pressing portion is in contact with the top plate, so that the second protrusion contacts the circular plate. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399094 | ELEVATOR TRAVEL BLOCKING APPARATUS - A travel blocking apparatus for blocking the movement of a car movably disposed in a hoistway. The travel blocking apparatus includes a flapper mechanism attached to the car and configured, when deployed, to extend an arm outside of an outer side periphery of the car and a prop device disposed in the hoistway and configured to contact the arm when said arm is extended so as to stop the car from moving downwardly in the hoistway. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399095 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING TENSION OF A STEEL WIRE ROPE OF AN ULTRA-DEEP VERTICAL SHAFT AT A HOISTING-CONTAINER-END - The present invention discloses a device and method for adjusting tension of a steel wire rope of an ultra-deep vertical shaft at a hoisting-container-end. The device includes two stages of steel wire rope tension adjusting devices provided on a hoisting container, where a primary steel wire rope tension adjusting device includes left and right steel wire rope tension adjusting devices that are symmetrically arranged, and a secondary steel wire rope tension adjusting device is provided below the primary steel wire rope tension adjusting device. By use of two stages of steel wire rope tension adjusting devices, tension on four steel wire ropes can be adjusted to equalize the tension, thus meeting the requirement for tension equalization in a hoisting process. The four steel wire ropes are equally divided into two groups. Tension of two steel wire ropes is adjusted by rotating a primary drum around which the two steel wire ropes are wound, and then tension of the four steel wire ropes is adjusted by rotating a secondary drum around which the multiple steel wire ropes are wound, thus achieving a final purpose. The device of the present invention has a simple structure, and is conveniently mounted and easily detached. The tension is automatically adjusted by rotating the drums. This solution is novel and has wide application. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399096 | Apparatus And System For Safe Manipulation And Removal Of Highway Guardrail - A significant improvement over existing devices and methods for lifting highway guardrail and similar bulky and heavy objects, this invention comprises a combination prying and lifting device ( | 2020-12-24 |