06th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 19 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160039509 | Electric Lift Assembly for Bow Mount Trolling Motors - A Remote Electric Lift Assembly for Bow Mount Trolling Motors for remotely raising and lowering the shaft of a bow mount trolling motor. The invention is configured with a Custom Frame that mounts to a bow mount trolling motor or boat bow, a small Direct-Current Motor that mounts to the Custom Frame, a Custom Cable System that connects to the Direct-Current Motor and the shaft of the bow mount trolling motor, an Electrical Switch for remote raising/lowering control, and an Electrical Wiring Harness that connects the Electrical Switch to the Direct-Current Motor and a battery source. When the switch is operated the Direct-Current Motor provides the energy necessary for remotely raising and lowering the trolling motor shaft via the Custom Cable System to any desired position. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039510 | ELECTRIC OUTBOARD MOTOR - There is provided an electric outboard motor. An upper unit is provided to be rotatable in a horizontal direction about a swivel unit. A lower unit is provided below the upper unit and configured to function as a rudder. The upper unit comprises an electric motor supported by a rear side of the swivel unit via a mount unit. The upper unit or lower unit has a gear deceleration device configured to couple an output shaft of the electric motor and a drive shaft extending in an upward and downward direction to each other. The drive shaft is coupled to the gear deceleration device in front of the output shaft of the electric motor and configured to transmit an output of the electric motor to a propeller provided in the lower unit. The gear deceleration device is arranged below the swivel unit so as to overlap with the swivel unit in a front and rear direction. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039511 | FUEL SUPPLY DEVICE, FUEL SUPPLY METHOD AND BOAT PROPULSION DEVICE - A fuel supply device includes a fuel tank, a fuel path, and a fuel pump. The fuel tank includes a fuel storage region including a sealed region configured to store a fuel. The fuel path is connected to an engine and the fuel tank. The fuel path includes a vaporized-liquid fuel mixture suction portion to suck a vaporized-liquid fuel mixture. The vaporized-liquid fuel mixture is produced by mixing the vaporized fuel into the liquid fuel. The vaporized fuel is produced from the liquid fuel stored in the fuel storage region. The fuel pump is disposed in the fuel path. The fuel pump is configured to produce a negative pressure in a pump suction port connected to the vaporized-liquid fuel mixture suction portion. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039512 | BOAT PROPULSION DEVICE - A boat propulsion device includes an engine, a fuel tank, a fuel path, a fuel pump, and a controller. The engine includes a fuel injection device. The fuel tank includes a fuel storage region configured to store fuel. The fuel path is connected to the fuel injection device and the fuel tank. The fuel pump is disposed in the fuel path and is configured to discharge the fuel stored in the fuel storage region to the fuel injection device. The controller is configured and/or programmed to control a load on the fuel pump. The controller is configured and/or programmed to include an empty-fuel condition detector configured to detect that the fuel stored in the fuel storage region has become a predetermined remaining amount or less based on a variation in the load on the fuel pump. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039513 | LONGITUDINAL PLY LAYUP OF COMPOSITE SPAR - A structural component, including a composite tapered wing spar having a web and two flanges on opposite sides of the web, the composite tapered wing spar having a first fiber layer made up of a plurality of plies, wherein the plies have respective longitudinal axes that are straight, wherein a first ply of the plurality of plies is effectively parallel to a respective direction of extension of one of the flanges at a first transition zone of the one flange and web, wherein a second ply of the plurality of plies is effectively parallel to a respective direction of extension of the other of the flanges at a second transition zone of the other flange and web, and wherein at least most plies of the plurality of plies of the first layer located between the first ply and the second ply extend at respective oblique angles relative to the respective directions of extensions of the first ply and the second ply. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039514 | LATERAL PLY LAYUP OF COMPOSITE SPAR - A structural component, including a composite tapered wing spar including a first fiber layer and a main web, wherein respective longitudinal axes of fibers making up the first layer at least substantially lying on a plane corresponding to the main web of the wing spar are curved over at least most of the respective lengths of the fibers. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039515 | Tail Spar Spring - According to one embodiment, an empennage attachment system features an aft attachment mechanism and a forward attachment system. The aft attachment mechanism is configured to be coupled to a tail section of a body of an aircraft and to an empennage proximate to an aft spar of the empennage. The aft attachment mechanism defines a pitch axis such that the aft attachment mechanism allows the empennage to rotate about the pitch axis. The forward attachment system is configured to be coupled to the tail section of the body and to the empennage proximate to a forward spar of the empennage. The forward attachment system is configured to restrict rotation of the empennage about the pitch axis to an allowable range of motion. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039516 | JOINT ARRANGEMENT, DRIVE SYSTEM FOR DRIVING CONTROL SURFACES OF AN AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT WITH SUCH A DRIVE SYSTEM - A joint arrangement includes an outer joint component, an inner joint component, a cage and at least two balls located between the outer and inner joint component and in openings of the cage. The balls run in ball recesses, while at least two are in a mechanical contact with pressing devices, which are adapted for holding the respective balls in a radially flexible position relative to one of the inner joint component, the outer joint component and the cage and for pressing the respective balls into the corresponding recesses. Such a joint arrangement is based on a homokinetic joint and allows a homogenous transfer of torque without alternating acceleration and deceleration due to the action of the joint itself. Furthermore, a reliable and effective torque limitation may be accomplished. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039517 | SYSTEM FOR OPENING AND CLOSING A GEAR BAY - The present disclosure provides a system for opening and closing, in a substantially longitudinal direction, at least one hatch of a landing gear bay of an aircraft. In particular, the system includes: a proximal guide rod and a distal guide rod, each having a first end pivotably attachable to the hatch, and a second end pivotably attachable to a stationary inner structure of the gear bay, and arranged such as to form a deformable parallelogram hinge; and at least one drive rod having a first end that is pivotably attachable to the hatch, and a second end that is pivotably attachable to a landing gear leg. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039518 | METHOD FOR ROTATIONALLY DRIVING AN AIRCRAFT WHEEL - The invention relates to a method for rotationally driving an aircraft wheel, the wheel being equipped with a rim comprising two half-rims assembled by bolts ( | 2016-02-11 |
20160039519 | LANDING GEAR DRIVE SYSTEM - The invention provides a drive system for rotating a wheel of an aircraft landing gear. The drive system includes a motor operable to rotate a drive pinion, and a driven gear adapted to be mounted to the wheel. The drive system has a first configuration in which the drive pinion is capable of meshing with the driven gear to permit the motor to drive the driven gear and a second configuration in which the drive pinion is not capable of meshing with the driven gear. The drive system includes a linear positioning actuator for moving the drive pinion relative to the driven gear. The positioning actuator has a first end and a second end, the first end having a pivotal connection with a pivot axis spaced at a fixed distance from an axis of rotation of the driven gear, and the second end having a pivotal connection with a pivot axis spaced at a fixed distance from an axis of rotation of the drive pinion. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039520 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFT PARK BRAKE SYSTEMS - An electro-mechanical actuator including an aircraft parking brake may include a motor shaft, a park brake disk, and a voice coil assembly. The voice coil assembly may include a bobbin configured to translate between an engaged position and a disengaged position. An engagement feature may be coupled to the bobbin. The engagement feature may contact the park brake disk in the engaged position. The engagement feature may be magnetically coupled to a voice coil magnet and washer in the disengaged position. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039521 | AIRBORNE ROCKET LAUNCH SYSTEM - A system for air-launching a liquid fueled rocket launch vehicle using a tubular rocket support structure for holding the launch vehicle and for supplying the launch vehicle with make-up cryogenics, electrical power, and control signals, and for providing coupling to a launch-assist aircraft. The tubular rocket support structure contains cryogenic fluids, in addition to fuel and oxidizer, to cool the fuel and oxidizer during the pre-launch phase. The tubular rocket support structure has features that keep the liquid fuel and oxidizer from sloshing away from the tank outlet ports to the launch vehicle's rocket engine after release from the aircraft but before rocket launch. In operation, the aircraft controllably releases the tubular rocket support structure containing the launch vehicle, and the launch vehicle then launches from the rocket support structure. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039522 | Aircraft Lavatory Unit - A wheelchair-accessible aircraft lavatory unit includes a movable wall section that can be moved to a standard position to allow two lavatories to be used separately. The movable wall section can be moved to a non-standard position to join the two lavatories and establish a broad space in which a wheelchair can turn around within the aircraft lavatory unit. A large opening formed by connecting two openings can be formed in a front wall by moving the movable wall section to the non-standard position and opening doors of the lavatories, which is advantageous in allowing for easy access to an aircraft lavatory unit. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039523 | SEATING DEVICE - A seating device with at least one lateral luggage bar, which is provided for being mounted underneath a seat, and with at least one carrier element, which is implemented by a step element and provided for receiving a support force in at least one operating state. In order to achieve improved characteristics regarding complexity and weight, the carrier element and the luggage bar have at least one coupling point, in which the luggage bar and the carrier element are rigidly connected to each other in at least one direction via a form-fit manner, by a substance to substance bond and/or via a force-fit manner and which coupling point is provided for transferring at least a portion of the support force from the carrier element onto the luggage bar. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039524 | A SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR ATTACHMENT TO A TRAY TABLE FOR A PASSENGER SEAT, TRAY TABLE FOR A PASSENGER SEAT, AND PASSENGER SEAT - A support structure for attachment to a tray table for a passenger seat, a tray table for a passenger seat, and a passenger seat. The support structure comprises a support arm shaped to substantially match at least a first portion of a peripheral contour of the tray table; and a connecting structure for connecting the support arm to the tray table in a manner such that the support arm is configurable into a stowed position in which the support arm extends substantially along said at least first portion of the peripheral contour of the tray table and at least one support position for supporting an item on the tray table in an angled orientation between a surface of the item and the surface of the tray table. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039525 | TRAY TABLE WITH ROTATABLE INNER TRAY AND ADJUSTABLE RETENTION ASSEMBLY - A tray table that facilitates consumption of entertainment and various other media via a electronic device is disclosed herein. The tray table includes an inner tray secures the electronic device for use. One or more channels at the inner tray receive at least a first portion of the electronic device, while a movable stop helps ensure the electronic device is secured to the inner tray. The inner tray is capable of rotating between an open and closed position, while the tray table itself may rotate between a stowed and service position. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039526 | SEAT FASTENING - The invention proceeds from a seat fastening for fastening a seat, in particular an aircraft seat, to a fastening rail, with at least one base body, which is provided at least for a vertical fastening in the fastening rail, and with at least one horizontal-fastening element, which is slidable with respect to the base body at least between a locking position and an unlocking position. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039527 | AIRCRAFT AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING DEVICE TO BE INSTALLED OUTSIDE AIRCRAFT ONTO AIRFRAME - The present invention aims to provide a structure which can reduce the scale of modification of an airframe and allows a device to be installed outside the aircraft to be easily mounted onto the airframe. An aircraft includes, as a structure for mounting a measuring device to be installed outside the aircraft onto the airframe: an arm which penetrates the airframe inwardly and outwardly through a window, and has a portion to be provided with the measuring device and a portion located inside the aircraft; seat rails which support seats disposed inside the aircraft; and a mount which is connected with the arm inside the aircraft and transmits a load input from the arm to the seat rails. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039528 | NACELLE FOR AN AIRCRAFT TURBOJET ENGINE WITH AN EXTENDED FRONT LIP - A nacelle for an aircraft turbojet engine includes: a substantially cylindrical internal envelope, a substantially cylindrical external envelope, a downstream partition wall and an upstream partition wall secured to the cylindrical internal envelope and a front lip disposed forward of the upstream partition wall. The cylindrical internal envelope includes an upstream portion including an acoustic shroud connected, by an attachment flange, to a downstream portion including a fan casing. In particular, the front lip is extended and disposed over the upstream partition wall by presenting a downstream edge between the upstream and downstream partition walls in order to be secured to a homologous edge of the cylindrical external envelope so as to arrange a maintenance access to the attachment flange | 2016-02-11 |
20160039529 | PROPELLER SAFETY FOR AUTOMATED AERIAL VEHICLES - The disclosure describes an automated aerial vehicle (AAV) and system for automatically detecting a contact or an imminent contact between a propeller of the AAV and an object (e.g., human, pet, or other animal). When a contact or an imminent contact is detected, a safety profile may be executed to reduce or avoid any potential harm to the object and/or the AAV. For example, if a contact with a propeller of the AAV by an object is detected, the rotation of the propeller may be stopped to avoid harming the object. Likewise, an object detection component may be used to detect an object that is nearing a propeller, stop the rotation of the propeller, and/or navigate the AAV away from the detected object. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039530 | AIRCRAFT FUEL TANK INERTING SYSTEMS - An aircraft fuel tank inerting system for a fixed wing aircraft having at least one main fuel tank in the wing and an associated surge tank includes a source of inerting fluid and a flow passage for supplying said inerting fluid to the main fuel tank and discharging it into the main filet tank through at least one discharge outlet. The flow passage includes a pressure relief arrangement adapted to discharge into the surge tank if a pressure in the main fuel tank exceeds a predetermined threshold. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039531 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AIR VEHICLES - A refueling device for use in in-flight refueling operation between a tanker aircraft and a receiver aircraft includes a selectively steerable body and a controller. The selectively steerable body configured for being towed by a tanker aircraft via a fuel hose at least during in-flight refueling, and includes a boom member having a boom axis and configured to enable fuel to be transferred from the fuel hose to a receiver aircraft along the boom axis during the in-flight refueling operation. The controller is configured for selectively steering the body to an engagement enabling position spaced with respect to the receiver aircraft and for aligning the boom axis in an engagement enabling orientation at the spaced position, and for subsequently moving the boom member along the boom axis towards the receiver aircraft for enabling fuel communication therebetween. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039532 | REMOTE POWER SOURCE PUMP SYSTEM - A pump system includes an actuator which can be retracted by a fluid in the pump system. Also included is a pump with a first drive coupling and a rotational power device with a second drive coupling. The second drive coupling is configured to removably mate with the first drive coupling for powering the pump. A spool valve that is spring loaded and in fluid connection with the pump when the spool valve is in a stow position is also included. In addition, the pump system includes both a relief valve and a reservoir both in fluid connection with the actuator. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039533 | ANTI-STATIC, PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE PATCH AND METHOD OF USE - The ready-to-use, anti-static, pressure-sensitive adhesive patch provides a means preventing and/or eliminating the accumulation of static electricity as it occurs in the course of everyday activities. The buildup may occur between a human and their clothing, or between two articles of clothing (known as static cling), or between clothing and other fabric. The buildup may also occur when a person slides onto and off a seat (to include an automobile seat when entering and exiting a vehicle). The patch will be comprised of a fibrous top side coupled with an adhesive bottom side, which delivers or exposes a pre-determined amount of anti-static agent. This patch can be customized with fragrance, additional additives, and can be of any shape or size. The patch can adhere to either the human body or to fabric. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039534 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AIRSIDE ACTIVITY MANAGEMENT USING VIDEO ANALYTICS - A system and method for airside activity management using video analytics are disclosed. In one embodiment, video data of a survey area is obtained, in real time, from one or more video cameras. Further, time stamps associated with one or more airside activities of an aircraft from touchdown to takeoff are determined by applying video analytics on the obtained video data to manage the one or more airside activities. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039535 | AIRPORT CAPACITY FROM TAKEOFF ASSIST - Systems and methods for ground-based aircraft thrust systems are provided. A sled can be adapted to support at least wings and a fuselage of an aircraft. A guideway can be configured to receive the sled and move the sled along the guideway for assisted takeoff of the aircraft. A magnetic propulsion system can be configured to levitate the sled and propel the sled along the guideway independent of thrust provided by the aircraft. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039536 | SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR REMOTELY OPERATED UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE REPORT-SUPPRESSING LAUNCHER WITH PORTABLE RF TRANSPARENT LAUNCH TUBE - An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) launch tube ( | 2016-02-11 |
20160039537 | UNDERGROUND HANGAR FOR HELICOPTERS - An underground hangar for storing helicopters includes an underground room ( | 2016-02-11 |
20160039538 | HYDRANT COUPLER WITH ARTICULATING HANDLE ASSEMBLY - A hydrant coupler ( | 2016-02-11 |
20160039539 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AIRCRAFT BOARDING - A passenger boarding procedure is disclosed which eliminates disadvantages associated with conventional techniques. In some embodiments, passengers may be physically arranged in a pre-boarding waiting area largely as they would be seated on the aircraft. When boarding commences, passengers with assigned seats in the row at the back of the plane are allowed to board first. These passengers may board so that those who have been assigned window seats sit down first, followed by those who have been assigned middle seats (if present), followed by those who have been assigned aisle seats (if present). The passengers who have been assigned seats in the next rear-most row may then board the aircraft, sitting down in the same order as those who previously boarded, and this procedure is repeated until all passengers have boarded. Physical articles and other apparatus are disclosed for facilitating the boarding procedure. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039540 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UAV BATTERY EXCHANGE - Systems and methods are provided for swapping the battery on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The UAV may be able to identify and land on an energy provision station autonomously. The UAV may take off and/or land on the energy provision station. The UAV may communicate with the energy provision station. The energy provision station may store and charge batteries for use on a UAV. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039541 | ROBUST AND AUTONOMOUS DOCKING AND RECHARGING OF QUADROTORS - A method of docking and recharging using a base station and a station-mating frame on the multicopter. The base station includes an upward-facing camera that is used by a docking controller to detect the presence, position, and orientation of a frame, with infrared light-emitting diodes arranged in a predefined pattern. The controller of the base station acts to emit wireless signals to the multicopter to guide the multicopter with its station-mating frame to a predefined position above the base station. The controller transmits a wireless signal to the multicopter to reduce thrust, and the multicopter lowers itself onto a sloped receiving surface that may be arranged in a crown pattern to provide passive gravity-driven centering, which causes the station-mating frame to slide to a lowest vertical point of the receiving assembly. A locking mechanism engages to lock the frame in place and provide electrical contact for recharging. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039542 | MULTI-ZONE BATTERY EXCHANGE SYSTEM - A multi-zone battery station is provided, comprising a plurality of landing areas configured to support a UAV. The battery station may permit battery life to be reloaded onto a UAV, which may include recharging a battery of the UAV or exchanging the UAV battery for a new battery. The different zones may accommodate different UAV types, different battery types, or operate in accordance with different energy provision rules. A marker may be provided on a landing area to aid in guiding the UAV to an appropriate landing area. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039543 | SYSTEM AND TOOL FOR ACCESSING SATELLITE FILL/DRAIN VALVES DURING PROPELLANT RESUPPLY - Herein is disclosed a tool, system and method for refueling on-orbit spacecraft. The tool and system are configured to allow for resupply of spacecraft configured to be propelled by either a bipropellant (oxidizer and fuel) or a monopropellant (typically hydrazine). The refueling tool is particularly suited for resupply of satellites not originally prepared for refueling but the system may also be used for satellites specifically designed for refueling. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039544 | SYSTEM AND TOOL FOR ACCESSING SATELLITE FILL/DRAIN VALVES DURING PROPELLANT RESUPPLY - Herein is disclosed a tool, system and method for refueling on-orbit spacecraft. The tool and system are configured to allow for resupply of spacecraft configured to be propelled by either a bipropellant (oxidizer and fuel) or a monopropellant (typically hydrazine). The refueling tool is particularly suited for resupply of satellites not originally prepared for refueling but the system may also be used for satellites specifically designed for refueling. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039545 | GRAIN STORAGE BAG LOADER APPARATUS - A bag loader apparatus for filling an elongated bag may comprise a base assembly, and a bag interface assembly for removably mounting a bag thereon and forming a tunnel with a rear opening for fluid communication with the bag. A primary auger assembly has an output opening in communication with the tunnel of the bag interface assembly. In some embodiments, a bag mounting assembly may be configured to lift a bag onto the bag loader apparatus into a position for loading the bag by the apparatus. In some embodiments, a plurality of bag securing elements on the bag interface assembly may be configured to secure a portion of the bag to the bag interface assembly. In some embodiments, an auxiliary auger assembly carried on the base assembly may be configured to feed material into the primary auger assembly. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039546 | CONDIMENT TRANSFER DEVICE AND METHOD - A device and method are disclosed which connects two bulk restaurant condiment bags which allows users to move the food product in one bag into the other, the device comprising a hollow connecting tube sized to fit and secure to the bags. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039547 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FILLING CONTAINERS WITH FLUIDS - An example embodiment of an apparatus includes a housing with an opening at a first end and a plurality of holes at a second end, a plurality of hollow tubes attached to the plurality of holes, a plurality of containers removably attached to the hollow tubes, and a plurality of elastic fasteners, each elastic fastener clamping each container to a corresponding hollow tube, such that when the containers are filled with fluid and detached from the corresponding hollow tubes, each elastic fastener seals each container with the fluid inside. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039548 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FILLING A VEHICLE COMPONENT WITH FLUID - A fluid fill system includes a fill nozzle having a head configured to be received in a reservoir of a vehicle component for filling the reservoir with a fluid and a fluid fill sensor system having an air hose coupled to the head. The fluid fill sensor system has a pressure sensor pneumatically sensing when the fill nozzle is properly seated with the vehicle component by sensing an increase in a pressure of the fluid fill sensor system. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039549 | TRANSFER APPARATUS AND CORRESPONDING TRANSFER METHOD - Apparatus to transfer bottles in a container, said apparatus comprising at least a transfer device to transfer the bottles in a first direction and a pick-up and delivery member configured to transfer the bottles from the transfer device to the container. The transfer device and the pick-up and delivery member are disposed consecutive with respect to each other and are of the metering screw type. The pick-up and delivery member is associated to movement means provided to translate the pick-up and delivery member and bring it from a first pick-up condition to a second delivery condition, and vice versa, in a second direction, transverse to the first direction. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039550 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GROUPING AND POSITIONING ITEMS - An apparatus displaces and positions items in a predetermined configuration. The apparatus includes a grouping station, a grouping manipulator using at least two degrees of freedom and having a prehension end-effector and a placing manipulator using at least four degrees of freedom and having a prehension end-effector. The grouping manipulator is configured to pick items at a first item location, displace the items towards the grouping station, and release the items at the grouping station to form a group of items. The placing manipulator is configured to pick the group of items at the grouping station, change an orientation of the group of items, and release the group of items at a receiving station in the predetermined configuration. A method displaces and positions items in a predetermined configuration. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039551 | MANUALLY OPERATED TRAY FORMING MACHINE AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A machine for forming a container from a blank of sheet material includes a base, a frame coupled for rotation about the base, and a plurality of box-forming stations coupled to the frame. Each box-forming station includes a mandrel coupled to the frame. The mandrel includes a bottom face having two pairs of opposing edges, a pair of opposing side faces, and a pair of opposing end faces. Each box-forming station also includes a first pair of opposing presses each configured to be moved into close proximity to a respective end face, and a second pair of opposing presses each configured to be moved into close proximity to a respective side face. Each box-forming station additionally includes at least one manually operable mechanism configured to control a position of a first press from among the first pair of opposing presses and the second pair of opposing presses. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039552 | STRETCH PACKAGING MACHINE - A stretch packaging machine is provided with a lift mechanism and a tray movement mechanism. The lift mechanism has a plurality of loading members on which a tray is loaded and which lift up the tray toward film such that the tray contacts the film sealing an opening at the top of the tray. The tray movement mechanism is configured to move the tray slidingly over the loading members of the lift mechanism to a predetermined position on the loading members. A frictional coefficient of at least first loading members is such that contact between the tray and the loading members disposed on the near side in the moving direction in which the tray is moved by the tray movement mechanism is smaller than the frictional coefficient of second loading members disposed on the far side in the moving direction. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039553 | DISPENSABLE UNIT IDENTIFICATION - A system enables management of dispensable units by supporting functions such as retrieval, scheduled distribution, analysis, and notifications. To this end, a dispensable retrieval mechanism may be programmed to carry out blind retrievals of dispensable units using a retrieval strategy with a predetermined sequence of retrieval attempts (e.g., fixed or varying two-dimensional retrieval patterns), which may be open loop or closed loop. Techniques may also include the identification of dispensable units through optical sensors and weight measurement devices that can detect, e.g., a texture, a shape, and a size of dispensable units. Such identification can be used to program retrieval attempts by a retrieval robot and in the formulation of the retrieval pattern. Additionally, networked notification systems for dispensable units can be used for updating rules or schedules related to the dispensable units, or alerting users and remote resources of any potential misuse or hazards of the dispensable units. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039554 | Brake Pad Kit Including an Absorbent Fabric Article - A brake pad kit includes a container enclosing an interior volume, a plurality of brake pads positioned in the interior volume, and an absorbent fabric article. The absorbent fabric article substantially surrounds each brake pad of the plurality of brake pads so as to separate each brake pad from the other brake pads and from the container. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039555 | FASTENER ASSEMBLY - A fastener assembly for coupling together two or more articles includes a plastic fastener and an anchoring member. The plastic fastener includes a pair of parallel cross-bars that are interconnected by a transverse filament. The anchoring member is constructed as a unitary, solid, plastic disc with opposing flattened surfaces. In use, the anchoring member is disposed against an outer surface of the articles to be coupled together. During the fastener dispensing process, the ejected cross-bar penetrates through the articles as well as the anchoring member. Upon completion, the ejected cross-bar lies directly upon the exposed surface of the anchoring member. As such, the stiffened anchoring member provides structural integrity to articles that are deformable in construction. In this manner, the anchoring member prevents intact removal of a dispensed fastener by either intentional or unintentional widening of the hole in the articles through which the fastener extends. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039556 | Container Having a Tamper-Indicating Component - A tamper-evident product and related methods of production. A container includes a neck, and a tamper-evidencing component separate from the container and carried by the neck of the container in direct contact with a corresponding portion of the container neck. The component is composed of material that has higher thermal conductivity than that of a material of the container so as to concentrate heat in the corresponding portion of the container neck. The neck is thermally responsive to application of heat pursuant to tampering with the product by at least one of the following responses: an irreversible change in visual appearance of the corresponding portion of the container neck, or fracture of the container neck at the corresponding portion of the container neck. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039557 | BLOW-FORMED CONTAINER HAVING EXCELLENT SLIPPING PROPERTY FOR FLUID CONTENTS AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A blow-formed container having a liquid layer | 2016-02-11 |
20160039558 | CONTAINER STORAGE SYSTEM AND SUPPORT AND CROSS BAR OF SUCH A CONTAINER STORAGE SYSTEM - The invention relates to a container storage system ( | 2016-02-11 |
20160039559 | FOLDABLE AND STACKABLE BARN BOX - A foldable box with a base and a sidewall extending from the base is provided. The sidewall includes an upper edge forming an opening into the box. The box further includes a first flap foldably attached to the upper edge of the sidewall and a second flap foldably attached to the upper edge of the sidewall opposite the first flap. A pair of side flaps are each foldably attached to the upper edge of the sidewall on opposite sides of one another. Each of the side flaps include a side flap slit. Each of the first flap and the second flap include a handle hole formed through an upper portion, and at least one tab extending from an upper edge. At least one of the first flap and the second flap include a flap slit. The tabs are formed to fit and secure within the side flap slits in an extended position and the flap slit in a stackable position. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039560 | FOLDABLE BOX TEMPLATE WITH INTERNAL GLUE FLAP - A foldable box template includes first, second, third, fourth, and fifth segments. Each of the segments has a length, a width, and one or more flaps. The first segment is positioned at a first end of the template and the fifth segment is positioned at a second, opposing end of the template. The first and third segments are each divided into two subsections by an intermediate crease. The intermediate creases facilitate folding of the foldable box template during the creation of a manufacturer's joint. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039561 | Pizza Box - The present invention provides a pizza box having a lower compartment and a cover hingedly connected to the lower compartment for movement between open and closed positions, and a vented panel that is positioned in overlying relation to the upwardly facing surface of the lower compartment. The vented panel includes several holes formed therethrough. When a pizza or other food item is placed upon the vented panel and the cover is closed, any steam emanating from the food item will dissipate at least partially through the holes, and any condensation resulting from the steam will be absorbed by the lower compartment's bottom, thereby minimizing any moisture from being absorbed by the food product. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039562 | FRICTION-LOCK ADAPTABLE SPACER - A friction lock adaptable spacer configured to provide suitable separation between two or more objects. The spacer may be used during the storage, transport, display, and/or use of the objects to separate them and protect them from their surrounding environment. In some embodiments, the spacer is designed to maintain a suitable separation between two or more beverage containers. The spacer has a single piece construction, which reduces assembly and disassembly labor, and also reduces materials required for construction and disposal. The spacer may be constructed from a single piece of material, such as corrugated cardboard. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039563 | BEVERAGE CAN END HAVING AN ASYMMETRICAL OPENING - A beverage can end for pressurized contents includes a score that defines a pair of The lobes have longitudinal axes that are not mutually parallel and in some embodiments substantially perpendicular to improve flow. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039564 | BEVERAGE CAN - A can includes a body, a sealing area on a wall delimited by a breaking edge, an opening element which in an initial position abuts the wall and is connected to the wall by a connecting element of the opening element. Pivoting the opening element into an open position tears the sealing area along the breaking edge and forms an emptying opening in a region delimited by the breaking edge. The opening element has a carrier body of electrically and/or magnetically insulating material, the opening element carries an antenna on or in the carrier body and a transponder chip connected to the antenna. An electric connection line electrically conductively interconnects and short-circuits terminals of the antenna in the initial position. The electric connection line is irreversibly interrupted and activates the antenna when opening the can by pivoting the opening element from the initial to the open position. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039565 | PULL TAB FOR COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF JUICE INTO A BEVERAGE CONTAINER - An end closure for food and beverage containers is provided which comprises a novel pull tab for collecting and distributing juice from fruit or vegetables into a pour opening in the end closure of the container. In some embodiments, the pull tab comprises a catch basin, raised rim, and fluid flow openings. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039566 | MULTI COMPONENT TRANSPORT PALLET - A transport pallet made from plastic material, comprising a cover plate ( | 2016-02-11 |
20160039567 | SHIPPING PALLET APPARATUS AND METHOD - This invention relates to shipping pallets | 2016-02-11 |
20160039568 | Pallet Adapter Kit and Loading Unit With Corresponding Pallet Adapter Kit - A pallet adapter kit for aircraft cargo pallets, with a plurality of beams each with a top side and an underside, wherein the beams comprise at least one peg beam which on the underside comprises a first peg receiver and a second peg receiver each for receiving a peg, and on the top side a first beam peg and a second beam peg for engagement in container corners, in particular corners of ISO containers, wherein the first beam peg is arranged offset in relation to the first peg receiver and/or the second beam peg is arranged offset in relation to the second peg receiver in the longitudinal direction of the peg beam. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039569 | FACILITATING TRANSFER OF CONTENTS - An apparatus is configured to be mounted on a first repository, such as a five gallon bucket, and further configured to allow a second repository, such as another five gallon bucket, to be mounted on the apparatus such that it is supported at an inclined angle which allows contents of the second repository, which may be a viscous material such as honey, to empty into the first repository. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039570 | PLASTIC CONTAINER WITH CARRYING HANDLE - A plastic container with a base region, a main body which adjoins this base region and is suitable to receive a volume of liquid, and with a mouth region, wherein a carrying element for carrying the container is disposed on the mouth region is provided. The carrying element is designed to be at least in sections flexible and has a fastening portion by which it can be fastened at least intermittently to the mouth of the container and at least one first gripping portion which is connected to this fastening portion and has an opening through which a region of a human hand can be passed, wherein this opening is delimited by several edge regions, wherein a holding element which is flexible relative to this edge region and extends in the direction of the opening, is disposed on at least one edge region. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039571 | CONTAINER WITH REMOVABLE TRAY - The present invention relates to a container including a container body with a removable tray wherein the container can house at least two materials that must be kept separate until use. The container also may have upwardly extending fingers in the removable tray for securing a material. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039572 | MULTILAYERED CONTAINER EXCELLENT IN OXYGEN-BARRIER PROPERTY - A multilayered container with excellent heat resistance which is obtained by melt molding and has an interlayer made of an oxygen-absorbing barrier resin composition. The multilayered container comprises inner and outer layers comprising an olefin resin and, sandwiched between the inner and outer layers, an interlayer made of an oxygen-absorbing barrier resin composition. The multilayered container is one formed by melt molding. In thermal analysis of a container barrel part, it has a quantity of heat of isothermal crystallization after heating from 30° C. to 130° C. at 100° C./min of 0.5 J/g or larger. In the analysis, the barrel part, after cooling from 200° C. to 130° C. at 100° C./min, gives an isothermal crystallization profile in which the time period to a peak top is shorter than that in a multilayered container including an interlayer consisting only of the base resin (oxygen-barrier resin) constituting the oxygen-absorbing barrier resin composition. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039573 | STORAGE AND PROTECTION CASE FOR THUMB DRIVES - A storage device and method for storing, protecting, and cataloging a plurality of thumb drives. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039574 | REUSABLE SHIPPING CONTAINER WITH INTEGRATED CONTENT PROTECTION - A two-way reusable shipping container has a plurality of flexible walls, the walls surrounding an internal cavity when the shipping container is in an open state. A pouch is located on a first wall of the plurality of flexible walls, and is configured to form a pocket into which the walls of the shipping container are collapsed when the shipping container is in a compact state. A closure device is configured to retain the shipping container in the pocket in the compact state. In some embodiments, the shipping container includes inflatable pillows, each pillow being secured to one of the walls. In some embodiments, the pouch inverts when the shipping container is converted between the open and compact states, such that interior surfaces of the pocket when the shipping container is in the open state become exterior surfaces of the pocket when the shipping container is in the compact state. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039575 | MULTI COMPARTMENT POUCH - A flexible pouch having multiple compartments is provided. The compartments are formed by providing additional sealed areas in the flexible pouch that bond a front panel and a back panel of the flexible pouch together thereby creating a barrier between open spaces within the pouch. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039576 | Child-Resistant Closure Mechanism and Packaging - A child-resistant packaging comprises a packaging container having a mouth and a drawstring positioned along the mouth for selectively opening and closing the mouth. A first cord lock is adapted to receive first and second ends of the drawstring. Actuation of the first cord lock enables the first cord lock to slidably engage the drawstring. In one aspect of the invention, a second cord lock has first and second lobes. The first lobe is adapted to receive the first end of the drawstring while the second lobe is adapted to receive the second end of the drawstring. Simultaneous actuation of the first and second lobes enables the second cord lock to slidably engage the drawstring. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039577 | CLOSURE FOR A PRODUCT-RETAINING CONTAINER - The disclosure relates to a cylindrical closure for a product-retaining container constructed for being inserted and securely retained in a portal-forming neck of said container, said closure comprising at least one thermoplastic polymer and at least one natural organic filler wherein the lateral surface of said closure has a hardness of 40 to 90 Shore A. Such closures are particularly suitable for sealingly closing wine bottles. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039578 | One-Piece Safety Tube Closure with Film Element - A closure having enhanced oxygen barrier capabilities includes a cap body formed from a first material, the cap body defining a cavity therethrough, a stopper formed from a second material, the second material being different than the first material and disposed within the cavity, and a barrier layer formed from a third material, the third material being different than at least the second material and associated with at least one of the cap body and the stopper. A container assembly including a closure and a method of forming the closure is also provided. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039579 | CAP FOR A CONTAINER NECK - The invention concerns a cap ( | 2016-02-11 |
20160039580 | CAP AND TEAR RING FOR BEVERAGE BOTTLE - An apparatus and method for coating an end of a stoppered beverage bottle in wax are provided. A cap assembly is positioned over a mouth of the bottle prior to coating the end of the bottle in wax. The cap assembly may facilitate removal of a portion of the wax from the bottle to allow removal of the stopper and dispensing of the beverage. In an implementation, the cap assembly includes a cap portion sized to be received over at least a portion of a bottle mouth and the stopper. A spike protrudes downwardly from the cap portion, and is configured to at least partially pierce a bottle stopper. A tear ring is frangibly attached to the cap portion by one or more regions of mechanical weakening. A pull tab extends outwardly from the tear ring to facilitate frangible separation of the tear ring from the cap portion. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039581 | SAFETY CONTAINER PROVIDING OPTIONAL OPENING AND CLOSING ARRANGEMENTS - The present invention includes a lockable safety container that incorporates a pop-up lid to enable person having disabilities to open the safety container, while the safety container retains childproofing features. The childproofing features include a locking pin, a locking tab, and a slide detent. The locking pin is internally biased by a spring that urges the pin to slide in a slideway in the lid of the container. The locking pin may be locked into a closed position by positioning the locking tab into a lock-out position. In the lock-out position, the locking tab cannot slide within a mating slot in the lid and thus the locking pin cannot slide in the slideway in the lid. The childproofing features of the safety container may require the user to engage in at two least distinct hand motions in order to open the container. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039582 | ENCASED DISPENSER - An encased dispenser ( | 2016-02-11 |
20160039583 | Continuous, Complete, Automatic, Non-Leaking, Non-Aerating, Positive Pressure One-Piece Vent And Pouring Combination Utilizing One Direct Venting Aperture - A vent prevents a vacuum within an inverted container of liquid and eliminates components found in other container vents. The vent utilizes a conical or other shaped venting tube extending from the closure or a reservoir with reservoir extension and an air conduit extending inferiorly from a closure. The closure is either a leak resistant or leak proof seal. The superior aspect of the reservoir contains an inferiorly projecting air conduit, opening at the volumetric center of the reservoir. The reservoir extension projects distally into the container to reach the inferior aspect of the container. The vent provides an airway between the outside and the interior of the container so air freely passes to the distal aspect of the container without contaminating the liquid. Any liquid within the reservoir extension then collects in the reservoir during inversion of the container and then returns to the container when upright. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039584 | DECORATIVE CAP - A decorative cap for use on a container that may contain liquid or semi-liquid food or drink or other products, the decorative cap including a display portion and a connector configured to couple the decorative cap to the container. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039585 | PIPE THREAD PROTECTOR WITH AN INNER TAPERED GROOVE - A thread protector comprises a hollow cylindrical body with a substantially closed end and a threaded inner annular wall extending from the substantially closed end. An annular ring extends inwardly from the substantially closed end. The annular ring has a sloped wall which is spaced-apart from and faces the threaded inner annular wall. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039586 | PACKAGE WITH HANDLE, BLANK THEREFOR AND PART-FORMED STRUCTURE - A carton includes a bottom panel ( | 2016-02-11 |
20160039587 | MAGAZINE APPARATUSES FOR HOLDING GLASS ARTICLES DURING PROCESSING - According to one embodiment, a magazine apparatus may include a plurality of dividing straps positioned substantially parallel with one another and a plurality of support straps positioned substantially parallel with one another. The plurality of support straps may intersect with the plurality of dividing straps to form a plurality of ware receiving channels. An upper end and a lower end of each ware receiving channel may be at least partially open. The magazine apparatus may also include a plurality of ware seats. Each ware seat may extend at least partially across a corresponding ware receiving channel proximate a lower end of the corresponding ware receiving channel. Each ware seat may provide a seat for glassware positioned in the corresponding ware receiving channel. A plurality of ware spacers may be positioned below and spaced apart from a corresponding ware seat and extending at least partially across the corresponding ware receiving channel. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039588 | MAGAZINE APPARATUSES FOR HOLDING GLASSWARE DURING PROCESSING - According to one embodiment, an apparatus for holding may include a plurality of ware keepers for receiving glassware. Each ware keeper may include a retention body comprising a wire coil circumscribing a glassware receiving volume. A lower-most winding of the wire coil forms a ware stop in the retention body. The retention body may include a spacer coil extending from the retention body below the ware stop. A base frame may include a plurality of apertures extending through the base frame. Each of the plurality of ware keepers may be positioned in a corresponding aperture in the base frame such that the retention body of each ware keeper is above a top surface of the base frame and the spacer coil of each ware keeper is below a bottom surface of the base frame. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039589 | DEVICE WITH REUSABLE SUPPORTS FOR PACKING FLAT ARTICLES AND CORRESPONDING METHOD - The device enables a free-standing package to be formed with an open, light structure for packing a bundle of individual flat articles placed in direct juxtaposition and aligned along a straight longitudinal axis in the direction of the thickness of the flat articles. The device includes a pair of individual rigid lateral supports which are opposite each other and which rest directly on the respective sides of the bundle. The rigidity of the flat articles in the width direction is used to form the free-standing package. In particular the device enables the longitudinal compression of the flat articles to be controlled, which is useful in the case of flat articles which have a shape memory, such as folding cartons. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039590 | Card Product Package Assembly Having Enhanced Security - A package for display and sale of a card product comprising a first portion including a first panel connected to a second panel via a first fold line and a third panel connected to the second panel via a second fold line, the first panel including a first opening, the third panel including a second opening, which, in a folded state where the first panel has been folded to overlap the second panel via the first fold line and the second panel has been folded to overlap the third panel via a second fold line and the fourth panel has been folded to overlap the third panel via the third fold line, the first opening at least partially overlaps the second opening, a second portion foldably connected to the first portion, wherein the second portion displays information about the card product, a first fastener, and a second fastener releasably attached to the first fastener when the first portion and the second portion are in a closed position, wherein the first fastener and the second fastener re-attachably separate from one another when the first portion and the second portion are in an open position. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039591 | PACKAGING SYSTEMS, DEVICES, METHODS, AND COMPOSITION INCLUDING CANNABINOID UNIT DOSE FORMS - Systems, devices, methods, and compositions are described for providing, among other things, cannabinoid unit dose forms. Also described are packaging, systems, devices, methods, and compositions including, among other things, phyto-cannabinoid unit dose forms for treating various diseases or disorders. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039592 | Air Bag Packaging Arrangement and Self-Adhesive Checking Valve - An air bag packaging arrangement and a self-adhesive checking valve, the air bag packaging arrangement includes an air bag and an air valve which is the self-adhesive checking valve. The air bag includes first and second cell overlapped layers to form an air chamber and a valve opening. The air valve includes first and second sealing films overlapped between the first and second cell layers, and a strengthening film provided between the first valve film and the first cell film to strengthen a joint strength between the first valve film and the first cell film, so as to prevent the first valve film from being broken, so as to further avoid an air leakage. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039593 | EPDM Packaging System and Process - The present disclosure provides a packaging process and the resultant package produced from the process. The process includes introducing, into a mixing device, pellets composed of ethylene/propylene/diene polymer (EPDM). The EPDM comprises greater than 60 wt % units derived from ethylene. The pellets have a residual moisture content from 500 ppm to 2500 ppm. The process includes adding a silica-based powder to the mixing device and coating at least a portion of the pellets with the silica-based powder. The process includes sealing a bulk amount of the coated pellets in a bag made of a flexible polymeric film The process includes absorbing, with the silica-based powder, the residual moisture from the pellets, and preventing moisture condensation in the bag interior for a period from 7 days after the sealing step to 1000 days after the sealing step. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039594 | Double Bag Vacuum Insulation Panel For Steam Chest Molding - A double bag vacuum insulation panel for use in a temperature assured shipper made in a steam chest molding machine is provided. The double bag VIP comprises a porous core, a heat sealable inner envelope and an outer bag. The inner envelope is made from a substantially gas impermeable first material having a first thickness and defines an interior having a pressure of less than or equal to about 30 millibar. The outer bag is made from a substantially gas impermeable second material having a second thickness. The outer bag encapsulates the inner envelope. The double bag vacuum insulation panel has an R value of at least about 28 hr-ft | 2016-02-11 |
20160039595 | INSULATED COLLAPSIBLE CONTAINER AND METHOD OF USE - A container for reducing energy consumption by encapsulating air space in a climate-controlled environment is disclosed. The container includes a valve for enabling air to move between the inside of container and the outside of the container. The container further includes an anchor for securing the container inside the climate-controlled environment. The container further includes at least one insulated wall. The container further includes an expanding and collapsing mechanism for facilitating, the expanding, and collapsing of the container when air moves between the inside of the container and the outside of the container. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039596 | SPRAY INSERTS - According to a first aspect, a spray insert includes a sidewall and a first vane extending from the sidewall. The spray insert also includes an endwall including a discharge outlet. The spray insert further includes a first boss including a tip and a side to direct a fluid product toward a swirl chamber. The boss is disposed on the endwall and extends from the vane. The side has a point of inflection. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039597 | Multiple Solid Products Liquid Solution Dispenser - A dispenser system and method for creating and dispensing one or more solutions formed from a plurality of separate and distinct solid products which are eroded or dissolved in a liquid. The one or more solutions may include at least one of a first solid product and a second solid product, dissolved in the liquid. The dispenser system may include one or more dividers within a solution forming assembly of the dispenser system to maintain separation between the first solid product and the second solid product. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039598 | REUSABLE PLASTIC CONTAINER FOR SHIPPING OF PRODUCE - A collapsible, reusable plastic container that can be used for the storage and transportation of produce, having dimensions optimized for such storage and transportation and for folding down of the container. The container may also have a novel footprint for “six-down” stacking. The container may also be designed to provide increased ventilation to its contents during storage and transport. The container may also have a sample door with a clip for easy access to the produce contained in the container when it is stacked among other containers. The container may also have a latch system to secure its endwalls and sidewalls in an erected configuration during storage and transport. The container may also have lead-in in its dimensions to facilitate stacking and de-stacking of containers. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039599 | PACKAGE FOR LAUNDRY SCENT ADDITIVE - A package for a particulate laundry scent additive. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039600 | DISASSEMBLEABLE CHEESE CONTAINER WITH WRAP-AROUND INTERLOCK AND INCREASED FILL VOLUME - A disassembleable, reusable plastic container that can be used for the manufacture, storage and transportation of cheese products. The container may utilize wrap-around interlocks. The endwalls of the container may be flexible to allow the container to undergo minimal deformation when filled with cheese products. The container may also have a recessed pressboard that allows for increased capacity in the container. The container may also utilize positive corner interlocks that minimize unintentional disengagement. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039601 | CAPSULE AND SYSTEM FOR PREPARING BEVERAGES - A capsule for preparing beverages including at least one lateral wall, at least one upper wall for injection of a brewing liquid and at least one lower wall for outflow of the beverage which define a hollow body for housing one or more ingredients for preparing the beverage. The capsule further includes at least one vertical axis and at least one flange extending laterally from the lateral wall of the hollow body of the capsule, and defined by at least one upper surface and at least one lower surface, the flange including, at its own end, at least one element projecting with respect to the upper surface of the flange. The at least one projecting element includes a side surface incident to the lower surface of the flange, extending at least partially decreasing its own distance with respect to the vertical axis of the capsule. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039602 | INTER-MODAL SHIPPING MINI-CONTAINERS AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A mini-container for inter-modal shipping includes panels forming a pair of oppositely disposed side walls, a front wall, a back wall opposite to said front wall, a floor, and a roof. The side, front and back walls may releasably lock to another to form an enclosure and unlock from one another. The panels are positionable between an erected-for-use configuration and a collapsed storage configuration. In the storage configuration, the side, front and back panels are stacked lying flat to form a stack of the panels laying on the base. The stack of panels is overlaid with the roof. The erected mini-containers are sized for space efficient loading of an inter-modal mobile transport conveyor such as an automobile carrier, train, ship or plane. In their storage configuration the mini-containers may be carried on the mobile transport conveyors for later use carrying cargo and may be carried in a stack simultaneously with mini-containers carrying cargo. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039603 | COLLAPSIBLE CONTAINER FOR CONSOLIDATED LOAD TRANSPORTATION AND ASSOCIATED METHOD FOR COLLAPSING - Collapsible container for use in marine and overland consolidated-load transportation, which can be collapsed and deployed using simple means external thereto, and stacked in the collapsed state. The container comprises, as basic elements: a floor; a ceiling; a rear panel; a front panel formed by an external structural pre-frame and a pair of doors secured to the pre-frame with hinges; side walls formed by an upper collapsible lateral panel, a lower collapsible lateral panel and a central element as a connected by means of hinges. The container has sliding bolt mechanisms for locking the front and rear panels to the ceiling, lateral anchoring devices for securing said panels to the side walls and hinged couplings at the remaining connections between the basic elements, which hinged couplings allow the container to be collapsed by folding down, first, the front and rear panels onto the floor and then by collapsing the side walls, in bellows fashion, towards the inside of the container, and allow the container to be deployed by carrying out these steps in reverse. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039604 | FIRE-STOPPING AND FIRE-SMOTHERING STORAGE CONTAINER - A fire-stopping and fire-smothering storage container housing an inner space for storing materials which is defined, relative to the outside space ( | 2016-02-11 |
20160039605 | GRIPPING TOOLS - A tool for selective attachment to pipe or other elongated objects. The tool includes a handgrip for gripping the tool by hand, which is attached to a base. The tool includes a flexible fastener or strap for wrapping around the pipe, and a tensioner for exerting tension on the fastener to clamp the pipe between the fastener and the base. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039606 | Apparatus for Facilitating Roofing Debris Removal - An apparatus is disclosed for facilitating removal of debris from the roof of a construction location or other raised work site. The apparatus comprises a chute comprising multiple sections that may telescope to extend in length, where the chute is configured for implementation with a mobile platform. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039607 | Liner Unit for Chute Wall - A liner unit ( | 2016-02-11 |
20160039608 | Ceramic Chute Liner - A ceramic chute liner ( | 2016-02-11 |