52nd week of 2019 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20190389562 | TRANSFER BEARING COLLAPSING DEVICE - The present disclosure is directed to a system | 2019-12-26 |
20190389563 | Control System for Touchless Operation of Mechanical Input Devices - Systems and methods for touchless operation of mechanical input devices are disclosed. In embodiments, a control system includes a mechanical input device, a RADAR sensor, and a controller in communication with the mechanical input device and the RADAR sensor. The RADAR sensor is in proximity to the mechanical input device and configured to track user hand and finger movements. The controller is configured to detect a gesture indicating a user action corresponding to a manipulation of the mechanical input device based on the user hand and finger movements tracked by the RADAR sensor. The controller is further configured to generate a control signal based upon the user action. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389564 | HYDRAULIC STAGE - A hydraulic stage includes a hydraulic element located between and sealing a first and second chamber, wherein the first chamber comprises at least one aperture through which fluid is arranged to flow into or out of the first chamber; and at least one piezoelectric element which is positioned adjacent to the at least one aperture and is arranged to deform in response to an applied potential difference such that it blocks or obstructs the at least one aperture to a varying degree according to the level of deformation, so as to control fluid flow into or out of the first chamber. The level of deformation of the piezoelectric element thus reduces or increases an effective size of the inlet or outlet aperture to which it is adjacent, restricting or permitting an increase in fluid flow accordingly. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389565 | MANAGEMENT OF AN AIRCRAFT - Methods and systems for assisting the piloting of an aircraft are provided. The system includes at least one avionics type system and at least one non-avionics type system. The method includes steps involving receiving avionics type data associated with a flying context of the aircraft; forwarding the avionics type data to a non-avionics type system or computer; determining, in the non-avionics computer, one or more adjustment recommendations for equipment based on the received flying context and/or on predetermined data; displaying one or more recommendations. Various developments are described, in particular the conditions for requesting and/or computing recommendations (e.g. ongoing adjustment of the avionics, similar previous configuration, etc.), the selection and the categorization of recommendations, the handling of adjustment data for the avionics, etc. Software aspects are described. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389566 | CONTROL SYSTEM - A control system operable includes a modified primary control parameter for an aircraft, the control system includes: a primary control parameter leg configured to output a demand in an aircraft primary control parameter; a primary control parameter compensation leg configured to receive a change in absolute levels and/or spatial distributions of swirl angle and/or fan pressure at a primary control parameter relative to a reference and convert the change into the primary control parameter; a processor adapted to receive the demand in the primary control parameter output from the primary control parameter leg and the change to the primary control parameter output from the primary control parameter compensation leg; compare the demand in the primary control parameter output from the primary control parameter leg and the change to the primary control parameter output from the primary control parameter compensation leg; and generate a modified primary control parameter for the aircraft. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389567 | WHEEL ACTUATOR LOCKING MECHANISM - An aircraft undercarriage ( | 2019-12-26 |
20190389568 | TILTED PROPELLERS FOR ENHANCED DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION CONTROL AUTHORITY - An aircraft comprises a fuselage, one or more support structures connected to the fuselage, one or more engines or motors disposed within or attached to the one or more support structures or the fuselage, and a distributed propulsion system. The distributed propulsion system comprising two or more propellers symmetrically distributed in an array along the one or more support structures with respect to a center of gravity of the aircraft and operably connected to the one or more engines or motors, wherein each propeller has a rotation direction within a tilted plane of rotation, and a summation of horizontal force vectors created by the tilted plane of rotation of all the propellers is substantially zero when all the propellers are creating a substantially equal thrust magnitude. Movement of the aircraft is controlled by selectively increasing or decreasing a thrust of at least one of the two or more propellers. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389569 | BLADE FOLD METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A TILT ROTOR HUB - A folding rotor blade assembly includes a blade fold support and a blade-fold actuator system coupled to the blade fold support. The blade-fold actuator system includes a motor, a tab configured to selectively prevent rotation of a blade tang of a rotor blade, and a cam connected to the blade fold support and coupled to the motor, the cam configured to move the tab between a locked position that prevents rotation of the blade tang and an unlocked position that permits rotation of the blade tang. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389570 | ELECTRIC POWERED DIRECT DRIVE ROTOR MOTOR WITH INTEGRATED MECHANICAL FLIGHT CONTROL - An electric propulsion system including a stationary rotor hub assembly and a rotating system mounted to the stationary rotor hub assembly. The rotating system is rotatable about an axis. An electric motor including a stator assembly is associated with the rotor hub assembly and a rotor assembly of the electric motor is associated with the rotating system. A swashplate assembly having a dynamic component is integrated into the rotor hub assembly. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389571 | ENGINE AND ROTATABLE PROPROTOR CONFIGURATIONS FOR A TILTROTOR AIRCRAFT - A tiltrotor aircraft includes a propulsion system with a fixed engine and a rotatable proprotor. The engine is located below the wing of the tiltrotor aircraft, and the rotatable proprotor assembly is mounted on the top surface of the wing. The engine and proprotor assembly are connected via a series of one or more gearboxes that route the engine output from the engine to the proprotor. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389572 | ENGINE AND ROTATABLE PROPROTOR CONFIGURATIONS FOR A TILTROTOR AIRCRAFT - A tiltrotor aircraft includes a propulsion system with a fixed engine and a rotatable proprotor. The engine is located on the top surface of the wing of the tiltrotor aircraft, and the rotatable proprotor assembly is also mounted on the top surface of the wing. The engine and proprotor assembly are connected via a series of one or more gearboxes that route the engine output from the engine to the proprotor. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389573 | VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE - A fixed-wing, fixed-rotor vertical-takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) may include a fuselage extending from a fore portion to an aft portion and defining an upper section and a lower section, a first pair of airfoils fixedly attached to opposite sides of the fore portion of the fuselage, and a second pair of airfoils fixedly attached to opposite sides of the aft portion of the fuselage. The first pair of fixed airfoils may be offset relative to the second pair of fixed airfoils in the upper section-lower section direction. In some examples, the first pair of airfoils defines a first airfoil pair surface area different than a second airfoil pair surface area defined by the second pair of airfoils so the first and second pairs of airfoils generate lift that urges the VTOL UAV from a substantially vertical orientation during takeoff to a more horizontal orientation during flight. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389574 | HANG GLIDER WITH ELECTRIC FAN MOTOR - The present invention relates to a hang glider coupled to electric fan motor for providing thrust while flying and thus providing extra safety to the hang glider. Herein, the electric fan motor of hang glider consists of rechargeable batteries which get charged either through solar panels or get charged kinetically. The electric fan motors coupled at various positions of hang glider and controlled by the throttles, provides proper thrust to the hang glide to move and the rechargeable batteries of the electric fan motor enables the glider to soar continuously for many hours. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389575 | Extended Duration Regenerative Powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Platform - An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) cluster includes a plurality of mission UAVs and a plurality of core UAVs arranged in a cluster. One or more of the mission UAVs is configured for controlled independent flight. The plurality of core UAVs are distributed throughout the cluster according to a selected distribution pattern that distributes the core UAVs according to a predefined mission characteristic of the UAV cluster. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389576 | UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE - An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes a body that supports one or more rotors, the one or more rotors each driven by a motor and configured to provide lift to the body. The UAV further includes a parts handler coupled to the body, the parts handler configured to grasp a payload, and rotate the payload with respect to an external structure to couple the payload to, or decouple the payload from, the external structure. The UAV includes a stabilizing mechanism extending from the body, the stabilizing mechanism configured to contact the external structure without transferring entire weight of the UAV to the external structure and prevent rotation of the body when the part-handler rotates the payload. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389577 | AUTOMATED DRONE-BASED SPRAYING SYSTEM - Systems and methods for the automated aerial application of chemicals onto agricultural areas. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are configured to selectively attach to modular sprayer payloads, each payload having a payload reservoir, a spray nozzle, a pump, and a battery. A ground station having landing pads for the UAVs is configured to coordinate and automatically fill at least one payload reservoir from a material tank and provide the payload to a given UAV. A control subsystem can determine a mission plan and command the UAV to selectively deliver the contents of the payload reservoir to at least a portion of one or more agricultural areas. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389578 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING LOCATION INFORMATION OF SIGNAL SOURCE USING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE - Disclosed is a method of determining location information of a signal source. A method of determining location information of a signal source by using an unmanned aerial vehicle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes determining, at a first location, first location information and first posture information of the unmanned aerial vehicle provided with a linear array antenna; determining, at the first location, a first measurement azimuth between the signal source and the linear array antenna; determining, at least one second location, at least one second location information and at least one second posture information of the unmanned aerial vehicle having the linear array antenna; determining, at the at least one second location, at least one second measurement azimuth between the signal source and the linear array antenna; and predicting the location information of the signal source using the information described above. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389579 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING UAV - A method for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes obtaining identity information of a user, determining a user permission according to the identity information and a preset database, and controlling the UAV according a control command generated based on the user permission. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389580 | MOBILE FULFILLMENT CENTERS WITH INTERMODAL CARRIERS AND UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES - Intermodal vehicles may be loaded with items and an aerial vehicle, and directed to travel to areas where demand for the items is known or anticipated. The intermodal vehicles may be coupled to locomotives, container ships, road tractors or other vehicles, and equipped with systems for loading one or more items onto the aerial vehicle, and for launching or retrieving the aerial vehicle while the intermodal vehicles are in motion. The areas where the demand is known or anticipated may be identified on any basis, including but not limited to past histories of purchases or deliveries to such areas, or events that are scheduled to occur in such areas. Additionally, intermodal vehicles may be loaded with replacement parts and/or inspection equipment, and configured to conduct repairs, servicing operations or inspections on aerial vehicles within the intermodal vehicles, while the intermodal vehicles are in motion. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389581 | BLENDED WING BODY AIRCRAFT - There is disclosed a blended wing body aircraft including a center body having a lower side and an upper side opposed to the lower side. The center body has a central chord extending from a leading edge to a trailing edge of the center body. The lower side has a lowest point located between a first location forward of a pivot point about which the aircraft rotates during take-off and a second location aft of the pivot point. The first location is at a first distance corresponding to about 10% of a length of the central chord forward of the pivot point. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389582 | Reclining Chair with Rear Impingement Prevention - A reclining seat system, that has an upright seat that is fixed, and a movable reclining seat, which connects to and moves relative to the upright seat, between an upright position where the movable reclining seat portion is in the same shape of an upright position as the fixed upright seat, and between a reclined position where the movable reclining seat portion is in a position of reclining, while the upright portion remains upright to avoid impringing on the space behind the upright seat. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389583 | RAISED PASSENGER SEAT ASSEMBLIES - A passenger seat assembly includes a riser attached to an upper surface of a floor of the vehicle, a seat attached to an upper surface of the riser, and at least one shell portion attached to the upper surface of the riser. The riser includes at least one door for accessing an interior volume of the riser. At least a portion of the interior volume of the riser is a luggage storage volume. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389584 | COUPLING FOR CONNECTING AIR CIRCUIT PORTIONS OF AVIONICS RACK - A coupling is disclosed providing fluidic continuity between first and second orifices of two portions of an air circuit which includes a flexible sleeve, a first frame connected in fluid-tight manner to a first end of the flexible sleeve and having a first opening, and a second frame, connected in fluid-tight manner to a second end of the flexible sleeve and having a second opening. The coupling is deformable so that the flexible sleeve may adapt to the variable spacing between two avionics racks and is able to compensate for a misalignment between the orifices of two portions of an air circuit. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389585 | AIR NOZZLE ARRANGEMENT - A RAM inlet header (RIH) is provided and includes a body through which RAM air flows from an inlet toward a heat exchanger and a nozzle body arranged along a wall of the body to direct a curtain of cooled air into flows of the RAM air and toward the heat exchanger. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389586 | AIR NOZZLE ARRANGEMENT - A method of operating a RAM inlet header (RIH) is provided. The method includes determining a temperature of RAM air flows in a body through which RAM air flows from an inlet toward a heat exchanger, determining a temperature of excess air for use in an environmental control system (ECS) and, in an event the temperature of the excess air is less than the temperature of the RAM air flows, directing a curtain of the excess air from a nozzle body and along a wall of the body into flows of the RAM air and toward the heat exchanger. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389587 | AIRCRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM - An environmental control system of an aircraft includes a ram air circuit including a ram air shell having at least one heat exchanger positioned therein, a dehumidification system arranged in fluid communication with the ram air circuit, and a compression device arranged in fluid communication with the ram air circuit and the dehumidification system. The compression device includes a compressor, a turbine, and a fan coupled by a shaft, wherein the fan is operable to move ram air through the ram air circuit and the turbine includes a first inlet for receiving a first flow of medium and a second inlet for receiving a second flow of medium. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389588 | Fluid Systems That Prevent the Formation of Ice - Fluid systems are described herein. An example fluid system includes a main body and a heating member attached to the main body. The main body has a leading edge, a trailing edge, an injection opening, a suction opening, a channel, a first passageway, a second passageway, a first opening, a second opening, and a third opening. The channel extends from the injection opening to the suction opening. The first passageway extends from the first opening to the second opening. The first opening is in communication with the channel and the second opening is in communication with the second passageway. The second passageway is in communication with the first passageway and extends to the third opening, which is in communication with a first environment exterior to the second passageway. The heating member is sized and configured to heat fluid traveling through the second passageway. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389589 | ANTI-ICING SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT - An aircraft can include an anti-icing system. The anti-icing system can include an array of carbon nanotubes thermally coupled to at least a first exposed surface of the aircraft. The anti-icing system can also include an array of solar cells carried by the aircraft and electrically coupled to the array of carbon nanotubes. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389590 | MULTI-ROCKET PARACHUTE DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM - Techniques to deploy a parachute are disclosed. In various embodiments, a first projectile is configured to be propelled in a first direction, causing the parachute to be deployed. A second projectile configured to be propelled in a second direction is coupled to a line tethered to the parachute in such a way that a force in a direction opposite the first direction is applied to the line of the parachute when the second projectile is propelled in the second direction. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389591 | INCLEMENT WEATHER DETECTION IN AIRCRAFT - Herein provided are systems and methods for operating an aircraft engine during inclement weather. At least one image of a location substantially in line with a heading of the aircraft is acquired. Based on the at least one image, an inclement weather condition in the location is detected. An alert mode of the engine is triggered upon detecting the inclement weather condition. Responsive to the alert mode being triggered, at least one predetermined performance parameter of the engine is monitored. Upon detecting a change in the at least one predetermined performance parameter beyond a predetermined threshold, at least one operating condition of the engine is altered. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389592 | MODULAR SUBFLOOR ARRANGEMENT FOR AN AIRCRAFT - A modular subfloor system comprises first longitudinal structural frames, lateral regions, and a modular tank system that is connected to the first longitudinal structural frames. The modular tank system comprises a bottom shell, an upper panel, second longitudinal structural frames arranged between the bottom shell and the upper panel and transversal structural frames that are arranged between the bottom shell and the upper panel. The transversal structural frames and the second longitudinal structural frames form compartments. The modular tank system further comprises tank bladders arranged in at least some of the compartments and sealing elements that seal the upper panel, the bottom shell, and the at least some of the compartments of the modular tank system. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389593 | CATALYTIC FUEL TANK INERTING SYSTEM - Fuel tank inerting systems are provided. The systems include a fuel tank, an air source arranged to supply air into a reactive flow path, a catalytic reactor having a plurality of sub-reactors along the flow path, and a heat exchanger. The sub-reactors are arranged relative to the heat exchanger such that the flow path passes through at least a portion of the heat exchanger between two sub-reactors along the flow path. At least one fuel injector is arranged relative to at least one sub-reactor. The fuel injector is configured to inject fuel into the flow path at at least one of upstream of and in the respective at least one sub-reactor to generate a fuel-air mixture. A fuel tank ullage supply line fluidly connects the flow path to the fuel tank to supply an inert gas to a ullage of the fuel tank. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389594 | ARCHITECTURE FOR PROVIDING ENHANCED ALTITUDE FUNCTIONALITY TO AIRCRAFT AIR DATA SYSTEM - A system and method of augmenting an existing air data system includes a multi-function probe (MFP) having a portion extending into an oncoming airflow about an exterior of an aircraft. A plurality of pressure sensing ports in the portion includes at least first and second static pressure ports. A first electronics channel of the MFP includes pressure sensors communicating with the first and second static pressure ports and is configured to determine first and second altitude values based on sensed static pressures at the first and second static pressure ports, respectively, that are independent of the existing air data system. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389595 | AUTOMATED SELF-TESTING - A flight-time variable associated with an aircraft is determined including by determining the flight-time variable while the aircraft is flying. It is determined whether the aircraft is airworthy based at least in part on the flight-time variable. In response to determining that the aircraft is not airworthy, the aircraft is automatically landed. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389596 | Transverse Framework Intended For An Avionics Bay Of An Aircraft, Assembly Module And Aircraft Comprising The Said Transverse Framework - A transverse framework for an avionics bay of an aircraft is delimited by a primary structure and a floor, the transverse framework having a mesh structure with square and/or rectangular mesh cells. According to one arrangement, an avionics bay of an aircraft includes two longitudinal rows of avionics racks, parallel to the longitudinal direction and arranged on each side of a clear zone, and a transverse avionics rack supported by the transverse framework situated to the rear of the two longitudinal rows of avionics racks at the rear boundary of the avionics bay. This transverse framework makes it possible to optimize the space occupied by the avionics bay. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389597 | NAVAL PLATFORM PROVIDED WITH A ZONE FOR THE DECK LANDING/TAKE-OFF OF AT LEAST ONE AIRCRAFT AND DOLLY-TYPE MEANS FOR HANDLING SAID AIRCRAFT - Disclosed is a naval platform equipped with a deck-landing/takeoff zone for at least one aircraft and dolly-type mechanism for handling the aircraft to move it over the deck-landing/takeoff zone. The dolly-type mechanism includes a vacuum disc for immobilizing the dolly and thereby securing the aircraft in position on the deck-landing/takeoff zone, the operation of which is triggered by an analyzer of the behavior of the platform in order to avoid any risk of uncontrolled movement of the aircraft. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389598 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS RELATED TO AIRCRAFT CABIN MODULE STRUCTURES AND TRANSPORT - Embodiments of systems, devices, and methods are described that relate to module structures for use in forming a cabin interior of an aircraft. Many embodiments relate to a support structure including a lattice configurable to provide a standardizable frame for connection to the interior of the aircraft and to provide a space within the frame in which module fixtures can be positioned and secured to the frame. Embodiments of the support structure can include a floor with a number of structures and devices that can be used to provide support for the module and secure the module to the floor of the aircraft fuselage. Embodiments of transport systems for the modules are also described and such can be integrated with the floor of the module such that the modules transport mechanism, or a significant portion thereof, is contained within the module itself. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389599 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING DATA ANOMALIES - Methods and systems are provided for monitoring sensors and other data sources and detecting data anomalies. One exemplary method involves determining a probable range for a metric influenced by a behavior a sensor based at least in part on historical data associated with the sensor, identifying an anomalous condition with respect to the sensor based on a relationship between a current value for the metric indicative of a current behavior of the sensor and the probable range, and providing a graphical indication of the anomalous condition on a display device. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389600 | Positioning Enhancements to Localization Process for Three-Dimensional Visualization - Apparatus and methods for displaying a three-dimensional model image of a portion of a target object. An imaging device is equipped with an inertial measurement unit (IMU) and a processor configured to execute a three-dimensional (3-D) visualization application. The IMU is used to track movement of the imaging device relative to a known initial location in a frame of reference of the target object. Imaging device position offsets are computed using relative position and orientation information acquired by a dead-reckoning process. The processor is configured to execute an algorithm that combines orientation data from the IMU with walking step information to produce a piecewise linear approximation for relative motion measurement. The resulting relative location data can then be used by the 3-D visualization application to provide an estimated 3-D viewpoint to display a 3-D model of a feature in the imaged area of interest. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389601 | PROJECTOR FOR IDENTIFYING STRUCTURAL ITEMS BEHIND A FUSELAGE OF AN AIRCRAFT AND A RELATED METHOD - A projector to project a pattern on a surface of an aircraft. The projector includes software configured to read a pattern, and a projector configured to project the read pattern onto the surface of the aircraft. The pattern is a map of structural images corresponding to the structural components mounted behind the skin of the aircraft, such as a fuselage, and frame references corresponding to predetermined visible points on the skin of the aircraft. The frame references are aligned with the predetermined visible points of the fuselage to match the pattern with the aircraft and the structural items are identified based on the structural references. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389602 | SMALL SATELLITE CAPABLE OF FORMATION FLYING, AND FORMATION OF MULTIPLE SMALL SATELLITES - The invention relates to small satellites capable to fly in formation ( | 2019-12-26 |
20190389603 | Remote Fuel Method of In-space Propulsion - Disclosed is a hybrid of standard rocketry and beamed power propulsion methods, where in-transit deliveries of fuel are made to in-space payloads on high delta-V missions with time constraints. At least part of the fuel must be accelerated by energy from a source external to the payload, allowing for both rapid acceleration and lower fuel mass ratios. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389604 | PHARMACY PACKAGING SYSTEM - A packaging unit for packaging pharmaceuticals into a pouch includes packaging equipment operable to form the pouch, a track configured to direct the pharmaceuticals toward the packaging equipment, and a receptacle coupled to the track upstream of the packaging equipment to receive the pharmaceuticals from the track. The receptacle includes a plunger. The pouch is formed around the plunger. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389605 | Beverage cartridge filling and sealing system - Disclosed herein is a beverage cartridge assembler. A dispensing element stores a certain amount of a substance for brewing. A carriage secures an open beverage cartridge beneath the dispensing element. Actuation of a lever rotates the dispensing element to release a certain amount of the substance from the dispensing element into the open beverage cartridge. The lid of the beverage cartridge is sealed as the carriage moves along a first axis. A beverage cartridge includes sidewalls with a plurality of vertical notches to permit the sidewalls to flex inward. The sidewalls include a first filter, and a bottom portion that includes a second filter thicker than the first filter. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389606 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A DEVICE FOR DISPENSING A PRODUCT - A method for manufacturing a device for dispensing a product, including a supply of a device having a reservoir, the reservoir being connected to a deformable chamber and being provided with a filling opening, the inside of the deformable chamber being delimited at least in part by a movable wall whose displacement causes a variation of the volume of the deformable chamber; an evacuation step in which a depression is created in the deformable chamber with respect to a reference pressure; a filling step in which the reservoir is filled with product, so that in a so called “intermediate” state of the device, the reservoir is filled with product while the inside of the deformable chamber is at an intermediate pressure lower than the reference pressure; and a closing step in which the filling opening is sealed. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389607 | PACKAGING MACHINE FOR PACKAGING WITH STRETCH FILM AND OPTIMIZED PACKAGING METHOD - A packaging machine for packaging products to be packaged by means of a stretchable film includes: a film transport device for a film feed to a product to be packaged; a first and a second belt conveyor for transporting the film, the belt conveyors each including a first and a second belt conveyor that are synchronously driven in a film transport direction prescribed by the film transport device and are arranged side by side, at least the second belt conveyor device being movable in a direction perpendicular to a film transport direction; and a movable film guiding element, by which the film is introducible into the film transport device, the film guiding element including a guide plate for guiding the film that has a first recess and a second recess in an upper edge in a vertical direction toward the belt conveyors. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389608 | A HANDHELD ELECTRIC PACKING MACHINE - A handheld electric packing machine having a strap press structure, vibrating component, cutter, and strap press spacer matching the strap press structure. The strap press structure connects to the vibrating component or is part of the vibrating component. The vibrating component is a swing vibrating component capable of rising and falling. The machine has a downward pressing mechanism and rising reset mechanism for the vibrating component. The vibrating component swings leftward and rightward relative to the lengthwise direction of a packing strap. The machine has a leftward and rightward swing driving device for the vibrating component. The machine has a manually downward pressing operating mechanism with a lock, which is locked when the vibrating component is pressed downwards until die strap press structure is located at a strap press position. The downward pressing operating mechanism cannot retreat after the manually downward pressing is removed. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389609 | BRAKE SYSTEM OF WIRE REEL IN REINFORCING BAR BINDING MACHINE - A reinforcing bar binding machine is provided with a feed means for feeding a wire from a wire reel rotatably mounted on a binding machine body, a braking means for braking a rotation of the wire reel, and a control means that starts a braking to the rotation of the wire reel by the braking means after the wire is fed to a predetermined amount by the feed means. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389610 | TAPING APPARATUS AND TAPING METHOD - Disclosed is a taping apparatus including: a tray storage device supplying a designated one of plural kinds of trays on which respective different kinds of parts are scattered; a carrier tape feed device intermittently moving a designated one of plural kinds of carrier tapes which correspond to the respective different kinds of parts; a first camera capturing an image of the scattered parts on the designated tray; a first image recognizing device recognizing respective centers of the scattered parts; a rotary head individually sucking the scattered parts to rotatable suction nozzles; a second camera capturing an image of the parts sucked to the suction nozzles; a second image recognizing device recognizing respective orientations of the sucked parts; and a part inserting device adjusting the orientations of the sucked parts to orientations insertable into part storage recesses defined in the designated carrier tape and then inserting the parts into the part storage recesses, respectively. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389611 | BOX ERECTING METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method and a system for erecting boxes from box templates of different sizes, said method comprising the steps of: adjusting a size of a frame (5; 105) according to a size of a box template (3; 103) which should be erected; wrapping the box template (3; 103) to be erected around the frame (5; 105); and separating the frame (5; 105) from the box template. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389612 | AUTOMATIC ALIGNMENT AND LABEL ATTACHING APPARATUS FOR TEST TUBE - Provided is a test tube automatic alignment and label attaching apparatus including a basket formed in a box shape and whose upper surface is open to receive a plurality of test tubes and having a concave bottom surface; a test tube supply device mounted inside the basket and configured to discharge test tubes received in the basket to one side of the basket; and a test tube feeder configured to move the test tubes discharged from one side of the basket. Various other embodiments are available. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389613 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING HEAT TRANSFER LABELS - A method for processing heat transfer labels for quality assurance purposes that may be provided in the form of a roll, with defective heat transfer labels remaining included within the roll instead of being removed. A marking system may be used during or after production of the heat transfer labels in order to distinguish acceptable heat transfer labels from defective heat transfer labels to prevent the latter from being used in the manufacture of garments or other goods. A sensor eye may be disposed on the heat bonder used in the production process to detect the marks and automatically advance the roll to the next acceptable heat transfer label. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389614 | PRODUCE LABEL PRINTER AND APPLICATOR - A printer assembly ( | 2019-12-26 |
20190389615 | CONTAINERS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED MECHANICAL STRENGTH - Containers are provided that include a body structure having a top end that defines an opening, a sealed base end, and a sidewall structure extending between the top and base ends, in which the sidewall structure has an interior surface and an exterior surface, the interior surface defining an interior space, and a protective coating that includes a diamond-like carbon on at least a portion of the exterior surface of the sidewall structure. Methods for enhancing the mechanical strength of containers are also provided. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389616 | CONTAINER WITH RECESSED BASE AND CONCAVE RIB - Container including a body having a compartment defined therein, the body including a base portion defining a closed end, a finish portion defining an open end opposite the base portion, and a sidewall between the base portion and the finish portion. The base portion includes a support surface defining a reference plane and a contoured base recess extending inwardly from the support surface to a maximum base recess height “h | 2019-12-26 |
20190389617 | BOTTLE HAVING REMOVABLE BASE - The present application relates to a bottle comprising a reservoir, a first opening on a first end of the bottle providing access to the reservoir, a second opening on a second end of the bottle providing access to the reservoir; and a removable base covering the second opening. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389618 | Container with Alignment Correcting End for Misaligned Placement With a Displacing Robotic Element - A container with an alignment correcting end is provided. The alignment correcting end has angled side walls that extend from parallel flat square or rectangular sides of the container. Each angled side wall extends at an angle between 5 and 70 from one of the parallel walls towards the center of the container. Nubs may be disposed about an exterior of the angled side walls. Also, a passive displacing robotic element for performing misaligned or off-axis placement of the container with the alignment correcting end is provided. The passive displacing robotic element provides displacement of the one or more robotic actuators that are used to engage and place the container into the slot in response to the alignment correcting end of the container contacting the slot edge, wall, or other barrier. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389619 | TAMPER RESISTANT BOX SYSTEM - A tamper resistant box system and method including a roll of tape for dispensing sections of a tape and string assembly. The tape and string assembly having a tape-member with string running integral with and center-parallel to the tape-member. At least one of the sections of the tape and string assembly is configured to be adhered to a food container and seal contents within in a tamper resistant manner. When the sections of tape and string assembly are removed and tampered with, evidence of tampering is visually displayed for a consumer. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389620 | BOX TEMPLATE - A foldable template for forming a box includes first, second, third, and fourth segments and a glue tab. Each segment includes a center section and opposing first and second flaps. The flaps of the first segment are separated from the first center section by a cut or cutout. The flaps of each of the second, third, and fourth segments are separated from the corresponding center section by creases. The glue tab extends from the center section of either the first or the fourth segment and is separated therefrom by a crease. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389621 | SELECTIVELY HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE SHIPPING PALLET - A selectively height adjustable pallet including a first member having a first outer surface and a first inner surface, a second member having a second outer surface and a second inner surface, and a plurality of selectively adjustable supports arranged between the first member and the second member. The selectively adjustable supports being operable to establish a first distance between the first inner surface and the second inner surface in a first configuration and a second distance, distinct from the first distance between the first inner surface and the second inner surface in a second configuration. At least one cross member is selectively arranged between the first inner surface and the second inner surface when the plurality of adjustable supports are in one of the first configuration and the second configuration. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389622 | STORAGE CONTAINER - A storage container | 2019-12-26 |
20190389623 | AUTOMATICALLY CLOSING DISPENSER - A dispensing device, comprising a container, one or more support members mechanically coupled to one or more of the lateral walls, a base which has one or more supporting arms and a cover element mechanically coupled to one or more of the supporting arms to remain fixed while said container rotates around said rotation axis. The container includes a storage portion defined by a circumferential wall and two or more lateral walls with a dispensing opening defined in the circumferential wall. The supporting arm(s) support rotation of the container from a closed state to an open state and vice versa. The rotation is held around a rotation axis defined by a location of the support member(s). The cover element covers the dispensing opening when the container is rotated into the closed state and does not cover the dispensing opening when the container is rotated into the open state. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389624 | SUPPORT ELEMENT FOR COSMETIC PRODUCTS - Disclosed is a support element for a cosmetic product in paste or semi-solid form, of the type adapted to be supplied in a case, including a plate with an outer surface, adapted to be fixed to the case, and an inner surface, adapted to be coupled with the cosmetic product, wherein the support element is made of a plastic material. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389625 | Bucket Liner Adapted To Facilitate Use With Mixing Materials - A bag or liner can be sized to fit into a bucket, such as a five gallon bucket. The bag or liner can extend above the height of the bucket to form a funnel portion to assist in pouring material into the apparatus inside the bucket. The bag or liner can have graduations corresponding to volume of material poured into the bag or liner and bucket to assist in mixing ingredients of a material. The bag or liner can include a flat bottom wall and internal seams to conform to the bucket's shape. The bag or liner can include perforations to permit detachment of the funnel portion of the bag or liner. To enhance the preservation of mixed ingredients and the workability of the mixed ingredients, the bag or liner can include a re-sealable seam at a top opening of the funnel portion that permits evacuation of air enclosed by the bag or liner through a one-way valve that supports vacuum packaging. The bag or liner can include integral handles to allow easy removal of the bag or liner from the bucket. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389626 | CONTAINER WITH BOTTOM CRADLE - A disposable container includes a single headed can body, a closure coupled to the can body and a cradle. The single headed can body includes a generally convex base and a generally cylindrical sidewall defining an open end. The can body convex base and can body sidewall are unitary. The closure is coupled to the can body open end. The disposable cradle is coupled to the can body convex base. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389627 | Bag With Handle And Method For Manufacture Thereof - A bag with handle and method for producing the bag that incorporates the features of four seal bag body with a new handle part to obtain a new bag with a durable bag body that can carry a heavy load, can be stacked in high number without falling, consume less space in storage and transportation, has large front space and side spaces for product information display while on shelf, that is convenient to hold, strong and secure, that does not cut fingers in use, and that may be applied to shopping bags or reusable or resealable packaging bags. The concept of the method of producing said bag is steps of folding, assembling, and sealing a plurality of sheet materials which are not obvious to a person ordinarily skilled in the art. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389628 | Multifunctional Transformable Bag - A multifunctional transformable bag includes a first bag piece and a second bag piece, which are in a same shape and can be spliced into a planar or solid bag through a connection assembly. The bag can be completely opened to store articles more conveniently. The two pieces can be completely separated through a zipper so as to be cleaned conveniently. The bag can serve as a floor mat and can be used on both sides. A storage bag can be transformed into a sleeping bag. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389629 | LAMINATED TUBE CONTAINER - The laminated tube container has a tube body that includes a light blocking layer between an innermost layer and an outermost layer made of resin. The tube body has a butted portion in which both side edges of a laminated sheet constituting the tube body butt against each other and a reinforcing tape portion provided on an inner surface of the tube body along the butted portion. The reinforcing tape portion has a pair of resin layers and an intermediate layer that includes an aluminum layer and is disposed between the pair of resin layers. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389630 | STOPPER FOR A CONTAINER FOR USE IN FREEZE-DRYING PROCESSES, AND ASSEMBLY OF A STOPPER AND A CONTAINER - A stopper for a container for use in freeze-drying processes, and an assembly of a stopper and a container are provided. The stopper has an insertion section configured for insertion into the container. The insertion section has a sealing section for closing the container in a fluid-tight manner in a sealing position of the stopper and a contact section which adjoins the sealing section axially from a top surface in the direction of a bottom surface, for holding the stopper in a drying position of the stopper. The contact section has at least one passage opening for a gas exchange between an interior of the container and the surroundings of the container. The stopper has a sealing body and a main body connected together, wherein the main body consists of a material which has a higher degree of hardness than a material which makes up the sealing body. Regions of a lateral surface of the insertion section in contact with an inner surface of a container wall in the drying position and/or the sealing position, are formed by outer surfaces of the sealing body in the region of the contact section, wherein the main body is configured within the sealing body in the region of the contact section. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389631 | CLOSURE CAPS AND CLOSURES - A cap for a screw-threaded container closure or closure plug includes a cap top and an attachment ring extending axially downward from beneath the bottom surface of the cap top under a central portion of the cap top. The attachment ring is securingly engageable with the container closure or closure plug; the attachment ring comprising a) a cam surface configured to deflect the attachment ring radially inward upon engagement of the attachment ring with the container closure or closure plug and b) an upwardly facing shoulder above the cam surface. The container closure or closure plug comprises a plurality of lugs engageable by a wrench or other drive tool and each having a radially inwardly facing guide surface comprising a downwardly and radially inwardly sloping portion and a downwardly facing shoulder extending radially outward below the downwardly and radially inwardly sloping portion. The upwardly facing shoulder of the attachment ring comprises an inner, radially outwardly extending portion and an outer, upwardly extending lip. The downwardly facing shoulder of each lug comprises a radially extending, radially outer portion and a radially inner, depending lip complementary to the outer, upwardly extending lip. A secure and relatively easy engagement between the cap and container closure or closure plug is thereby obtainable. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389632 | Self-Closing Lid for Cup - The invention presented herein is a lid for container that can be sealed or unsealed, usually plastic and glass bottles, used for carbohydrate and alcoholic beverages and even food. Other kind of containers that can be used with the inventions are metal cans, disposable cups and many others. The list of type of containers that can benefit from this invention is not limited to the few examples cited in this document. The invention is mostly made out of plastic but other materials can be used to get the same result. The main element of the lid is equipped with a pull tab that has attached to it on one side an extrusion from a slit of the main cover and on the other side the pull tab is firmly attached to the main cover. Through a slit cut into the main cover, a slidable, bendable and moving piece of material acting like a tongue will move back and forth as a spring—located below the moving tongue and attached to it, on the inside of the container—is in used or not. The removable piece of the lid can be separated completely from the rest of the lid and will reveal the open space through which the content can flow out of the container. The removable piece should be attached to the moving tongue to avoid it to become a hazard. The spring is located inside a box that has a built-in opening with the same size and same shape as the opening on the outside. Other designs can allow the spring to be located outside of the container but still needs to be connected to the moving tongue. Also, other designs can allow the box to be located outside of the container. In such a case, the box is referred as the cavity that connect the inside and the outside of the container and also is where the moving tongue ends on one side. The user simply has to exert a pressure on the button for the moving tongue to move and reveal the opening of the container in order for its content to flow outside freely. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389633 | POURING AID DEVICE AND METHOD FOR POURING - Pouring aid device for pouring a liquid, for example wine, from a container such as a bottle into a recipient such as a glass including | 2019-12-26 |
20190389634 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING AND DISPENSING LIQUIDS - The invention relates to a system for distributing and dispensing liquids, the system comprising a plurality of re-usable containers, each container comprising a removable closure arranged to engage with a neck of the container, the closure comprising a liquid flow passage extending through the closure; and a dip tube fluidly connected to or forming the liquid flow passage of the closure and extending into the container. The system further comprises a dispensing assembly comprising a dispensing pump, a dispensing tube fluidly connected to the dispensing pump, and a connector arranged to releasably engage with the closure so as to fluidly connect the dispensing tube to the liquid flow passage of the closure. The removable closure is a tamper-proof or tamper-evident closure, arranged to deter or prevent removal of the closure by an unauthorised person. A method for distributing and dispensing liquids using the inventive system is further provided. A further aspect relates to a hand-held displacement pump for use with the system and method of the present invention. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389635 | FRONT-LOADING ADHESIVE AND SEALANT RETAINING AND DISPENSING SYSTEMS - Loading systems for adhesives and sealants are disclosed in which flexible sealant/adhesive-containing cartridges may be loaded through the front end of a retainer into a sleeve for dispensing, and then removed from the front end of the retainer when the cartridges are spent. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389636 | CLOSURE FOR A CONTAINER AND UTENSIL THEREFOR - A closure for a system that has an opening and an outwardly projecting flange. The closure includes a base for being installed at the system opening and a closing element for occluding the closure. The base has a skirt for attaching the closure to the system, the skirt has a lower end portion for being located adjacent the system flange when the base is installed at the system opening. The skirt lower end portion has (a) a first portion defining (i) an outer side, (ii) an inner side, and (iii) a bottom end, (b) a second portion having (i) a proximal end, and (ii) a distal end, and (c) a connecting portion connecting the first portion bottom end and the second portion proximal end to accommodate initial deflection of the second portion by the system flange toward the first portion inner side during installation of the base on the system. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389637 | VALVE ARRANGEMENT FOR PRESSURISED TANK IN A CLOSURE DEVICE - A closure assembly for a container comprising a pressurised tank and a plug member, the pressurised tank has an interior volume and a cylindrical wall including an annular boss member at its open end. The plug member has an annular channel arranged at a first side of the plug member to sealingly engage with the boss member. The channel has at least one orifice extending from the floor or outer side wall of the channel to a nozzle at the second side of the plug member. The orifice is sealed from the interior volume of the tank when the channel is sealingly engaged with the boss member in a first position, but is in fluid communication with the interior volume of the tank when at least part of the channel is no longer engaged with the boss member in a second position. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389638 | SEALING WITH FLEXIBLE GROOVED RINGS AND FOAM RINGS - In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a sealing system is described. The sealing system includes a flexible ring ( | 2019-12-26 |
20190389639 | Carrier, Blank, and Method of Forming a Carrier - A blank for forming a carrier for holding at least one article includes a plurality of panels that includes a first main panel foldably connected to a second main panel. The first main panel includes a top panel portion foldably connected to at least one top side panel portion, and the second main panel comprises a bottom panel portion foldably connected to at least one bottom side panel portion. The blank further includes at least one handle feature for forming a handle. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389640 | PACKAGING INSERT FOR INDIVIDUAL CONTAINERS - An insert configured for packaging of individual containers having top and bottom portions of different sizes includes a base structure having first and second planes separated by a distance; a plurality of identical base members extending between the first and second planes of the base structure, the base members being evenly distributed about the base structure, each base member further comprising: an outer well open to the first plane and having an at least partial side wall and a bottom surface, the outer well configured to accommodate a larger of the top and bottom portions of one of the glass containers; and an inner well open to the first plane and arranged concentrically within the outer well, the inner well configured to accommodate a smaller of the top and bottom portions of one of the glass containers. An associated method of packaging individual containers is also described. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389641 | A POUCH FOR DISPENSING A SUBSTANCE AND A METHOD OF USING SAID POUCH - A pouch for dispensing a substance and a method of using the pouch is disclosed. The pouch is formed from first and second walls of flexible material having mating peripheral edges which form an enclosure. The pouch has a width, a first end which is initially open, a second end, and first and second side seals which extend from the first end to the second end. A frangible seal is spaced apart from the second end. The frangible seal extends across a major portion of the width. The pouch also has a gusset formed between the second end and the frangible seal. The gusset bas a discharge opening formed therein through which a substance, which is retained in the enclosure after the first end is sealed, can be discharged. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389642 | PISTON BOX - A shock-absorbing package includes a box and a base. The box is configurable to enclose an item and has a box bottom panel. The base has a base bottom panel and defines a recess sized to accommodate a portion of the box including the box bottom panel. The base interfaces with the box in a transport configuration so that the box bottom panel is held separated from the base bottom panel and a volume of air is disposed between the base bottom panel and the box bottom panel. An impact force applied to the base bottom panel generated by dropping the shock-absorbing package onto a surface induces relative movement between the box and the base that expels air from the volume air and decelerates the box at a rate less than a desired maximum deceleration rate. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389643 | MICROWAVEABLE FOOD CONTAINERS AND FOOD PRODUCTS FOR HIGH-TEMPERATURE COOKING - Embodiments herein relate to microwaveable food containers and food products for high-temperature cooking applications and related methods. In an embodiment, a disposable microwaveable food container for high-temperature cooking applications is included. The container can include an inner cup including a bottom wall, a side wall connected to the bottom wall, the side wall comprising a top, and a top seal layer in contact with the top of the side wall. The bottom wall and side wall together can define a reservoir to hold a food material. An outer cover shell can include a bottom wall, a side wall connected to the bottom wall, a top wall connected the side wall, and a support structure for supporting the inner cup. The support structure can contact the inner cup and hold it in a position with a bottom gap, a side gap, and a top gap. Other embodiments are also included herein. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389644 | Container and Method of Forming a Container - An insulating container can be configured to retain a volume of liquid, and include a canister having a first inner wall having a first end having an opening extending into an internal reservoir, and a second outer wall forming an outer shell. The opening can be sealed by a spout adapter, the spout adapter having a spout channel extending between the internal reservoir and a spout opening, smaller than the opening of the canister. The spout opening may be sealed with a cap having a magnetic top surface, and the spout adapter may be further removably coupled to a lid that may be used as a cup into which a volume of the liquid can be poured. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389645 | RETAINING MEMBER AND INSULATING VESSEL INCORPORATING SAME - A retaining member for use with a vacuum-insulated vessel is described. The retaining member includes a frustoconical body, a cylindrical skirt extending from the frustoconical body, and a deformable member extending along an inner surface of the frustoconical body. The deformable member may have multiple layers. An opening extends through the frustonical body, so that the neck of a bottle may pass through the opening. The vacuum-insulated vessel, in combination with the retaining member, may receive and secure bottles having different heights and widths. The retaining member and vacuum-insulated vessel also eliminates condensation from external surfaces of a bottle positioned therein, maintains the initial temperature of the bottle, and allows a user to pour from the bottle without having to remove the bottle from the vessel. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389646 | INJECTOR - An injector comprises a cylindrical barrel including a discharge port, a seal body coming into close contact with an inner circumferential surface of the barrel, a plunger for pushing and moving the seal body to the discharge port side of the barrel, and a stopper disposed on one of the barrel and the plunger and coming into elastic contact with the other in a radial direction of the barrel. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389647 | Candy Dispenser - A confectionary item dispenser include a dispenser housing having a dispenser housing opening, a reservoir within the dispenser housing having a reservoir chute aligned with the dispenser housing opening, and a dispenser shield disposed within the dispenser housing and movable so that a dispenser shield opening can align with the dispenser housing opening and the reservoir chute at a dispensing position to dispense a confectionary item. An indeterminate outcome actuation mechanism with an actuation mechanism input device causes the dispenser shield to move between the dispensing position and a non-dispensing position when the actuation mechanism input device is displaced such that the dispenser shield may be disposed in one of the dispensing position and the non-dispensing position when the actuation mechanism input device is displaced so that a confectionary item may or may not be dispensed each time. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389648 | Inner Frame Blank for a Pack of Tobacco Industry Products - An inner frame blank for a pack of tobacco industry products, where the inner frame blank is foldable to form an inner frame for holding a group of tobacco industry products, and the inner frame blank has a first major panel and a second major panel joined to opposing edges of a central panel such that the first and second major panels are foldable relative to the central panel to form opposing sides of the inner frame, and where the inner frame blank also has an aperture in at least the central panel that defines an extraction opening for removing tobacco industry products from within the inner frame when the inner frame blank is folded to form the inner frame. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389649 | TAMPER EVIDENT SHIPPING BOX SUCH AS FOR GARMENTS - A shipping container including a generally elongated and three dimensional rectangular body, such as adapted for holding at least one garment. A door hingedly secured along a forward outer edge of the body and, upon pre-placing within the box the items to be shipped, being secured over a forward perimeter edge of the top panel by an adhesive in tamper evident fashion. Tear-away strips configured into the door inwardly spaced from the tamper evident adhesives and, upon removal, leaving the outer rim portion of the door affixed by the tamper evident adhesive, with the inwardly spaced portion of the door permitted to be reopened to reveal a central opening defined within the top panel of the enclosure. A hanger is supported along a top underside location of the open interior for supporting clothing within the interior of the shipping container. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389650 | CAPSULE FOR THE PREPARATION OF BEVERAGES - oxygen-tight way to the containment body ( | 2019-12-26 |
20190389651 | TRANSPORT PLATFORM - A transport platform for loading, conveying, and storing elongated loads which are cut to length, in particular round wood, includes a support structure with a base assembly which is made of longitudinal and transverse supports. A base-side corner fitting is provided on each of the four corner regions of the base assembly, and the transport platform can be locked on a semi-trailer contour, for example of a semitrailer of a truck or another transportation device, by the corner fitting. The base assembly additionally has a vertical support on each of the four corner regions. The vertical support terminates with an upper corner fitting, to which an additional transport platform stacked thereon can be locked or into which a container stacker for loading the transport platform engages. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389652 | FEEDER FOR A ROBOTIC WORKCELL - Methods and apparatus for the acceptance of loose components and feeding of individual components in a known position and orientation are disclosed. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389653 | MODULAR LIQUID STORAGE TANK - The present invention comprises a liquid storage tank which is adapted to hold a bladder which is to be filled with fluids, in particular, water, in conjunction with a water treatment facility. The liquid storage tank is uniquely constructed in a modular manner from basic predetermined structural components so as to be readily or quickly assembled and disassembled, in accordance with various embodiments as may be required or desired. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389654 | Controlled Nitrogen Blanketing Systems - An underground storage tank maintenance system includes a system of monitors to determine pressure and humidity in the system. Inert gas may be supplied into the ullage of the tank. The inert gas may first pass through an interstitial space as between the primary storage and secondary containment, and then passed into ullage to capture contaminants on the way out of the vent to atmosphere. The system and method prevent hydrocarbons exiting to atmosphere. Humidify sensors may be set along vent to determine water contamination and trigger drying cycles. Pressure readings help identify system leaks. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389655 | DISCHARGE VALVE - A discharge valve for discharging a food product may be arranged at a low point of a vessel. The discharge valve includes a valve body, a valve seat, a valve plug and an arm. The valve plug is attached to a first end of the arm and a second end of the arm is attached to a pivot point that is arranged inside the valve body. The arm is configured to pivot the valve plug between a valve closed position where the valve plug abuts the valve seat, and a valve open position where the valve plug is pivoted away from the valve seat, to a location where the valve plug is positioned at least partly within the valve body. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389656 | METHOD FOR FETCHING A TARGET BIN STORED IN A STORAGE SYSTEM - A method for fetching a target bin stored in a storage system, wherein the storage system includes a three-dimensional storage grid containing a plurality of bins stacked in vertical stacks, supporting rails on the grid structure, and a plurality of vehicles, controllably arranged to move individually on the supporting rails. The method is performed by a control device in the system and comprises controlling at least one non-target vehicle to operate as intermediate storage for a bin located vertically above the target bin; controlling a target vehicle to pick up the target bin, and controlling the at least one non-target vehicle and the target vehicle to be positioned adjacent to each other in a linear manner on the supporting rails. A corresponding storage system has also been disclosed. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389657 | STOCKING ASSISTANT ROBOT - A stocking assistant robot includes a base plate, one or more wheels coupled to the base plate, a first support coupled to the base plate, and a second support coupled to the base plate, wherein the first support is configured to move perpendicular to the base plate and the second support is configured to move perpendicular to the base plate. The stocking assistant robot also includes a first actuator configured to move the first support perpendicular to the base plate, and a second actuator configured to move the second support perpendicular to the base plate. The stocking assistant robot identifies an item, determines a stock location based on the identified item, operates one or more electric motors coupled to the one or more wheels based on the stock location, and moves the first support or the second support perpendicular to the base plate based on the stock location. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389658 | LOGISTICS MOVEMENT AUTOMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Disclosed are a logistics movement automation system and method in which transfer means automation and moving path optimization have been implemented in association with the existing logistics automation system for integrated cargo warehousing and delivery. When unit cargoes are piled up from an association system outside or within a warehouse to an association transfer unit, a recognition unit generates recognition information by recognizing the unit cargoes and transfers the recognition information to a control unit. The control unit generates a moving path based on the received recognition information using an optimization algorithm and moves, arranges, distributes or flat keeps the unit cargoes along the generated moving path through at least one of the association transfer unit, the distribution transfer unit and the plate unit for warehousing or delivery. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389659 | STORAGE MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEM - An autonomous transport robot for transporting a payload, the autonomous transport robot includes a payload bed having at least one reference datum surface and at least one payload justification device, the at least one payload justification device being configured to position a payload on the payload bed in substantial contact with the at least one reference datum surface to place the payload in a predetermined position on the payload bed. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389660 | FLEXIBLE HOPPER FOR A CONVEYOR SYSTEM - Some examples described herein include a flexible hopper for a conveyor system. The flexible hopper may include a hopper weldment attached to a frame of the conveyor, wherein the hopper weldment surrounds a charge cud of the conveyor, a flexible frame configured to enable an opening of the flexible hopper to expand or contract, and/or a skirt attached to the flexible frame and configured to form an enclosure between the flexible frame and the hopper weldment. | 2019-12-26 |
20190389661 | SHUTTLE CONVEYOR SYSTEMS FOR USE WITH A PATTY FORMING MACHINE - A jump shuttle conveyor system is configured to receive formed food patties from a molding assembly of a patty forming machine. The system includes a lifting plate and belt assembly coupled to a frame which are configured to be indexed to different vertical positions relative to the frame. Formed food patties are received on a belt of the belt assembly thereon, and can be moved off of the belt onto a transfer shuttle conveyor system. An output conveyor system can be provided to receive the formed food patties. | 2019-12-26 |