20th week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200148409 | INSULATED BOX ASSEMBLY WITH OVERLAPPING PANELS - Disclosed is a box assembly including an exterior piece comprising a middle portion, and an upper portion joined to the middle portion; and an interior piece positioned within the exterior piece, the interior piece defining a cavity and comprising a side panel, the side panel comprising a top interior portion, the side panel and the middle portion of the exterior piece defining a space therebetween, the upper portion of the exterior piece covering the space and the top interior portion of the side panel, and a bottom panel joined to the side panel. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148410 | INSULATED BOX ASSEMBLY WITH OVERLAPPING PANELS - A method of assembling a box assembly, comprising: folding an exterior piece from a flat configuration to a three-dimensional configuration defining a cavity, the exterior piece comprising a plurality of middle portions and a plurality of upper portions joined to the middle portions by fold lines; folding an interior piece from a flat configuration to a three-dimensional configuration defining a cavity, the interior piece comprising a bottom panel and a plurality of side panels; inserting the interior piece into the exterior piece to define a space between the middle portions of the exterior piece and the side panels of the interior piece; and folding the upper portions of the exterior piece to cover the space. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148411 | APPARATUS FOR HOUSING AND REVEALING A PLURALITY OF CHILDREN'S TOYS - An apparatus comprising a plurality of bodies which can be assembled together to form a singular three-dimensional body. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148412 | HALF-SIZE PLASTIC PALLET WITH DECK SCOOP AREAS - A pallet includes a top deck divided into quadrants, and pallet support legs coupled to an underside of the top deck and forming an opening below the top deck for receiving a lifting member. The top deck includes at least one deck scoop area on an underside thereof in each quadrant. A thickness of the top deck is reduced in each deck scoop area to reduce influence of top deck deflection on ability of the lifting member to pass through the opening below the top deck. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148413 | HALF-SIZE PLASTIC PALLET WITH GROMMETS IN THE TOP DECK - A pallet includes a top deck that includes grommet openings extending therethrough, with each grommet opening including a recessed shelf. Pallet support legs are coupled to an underside of the top deck. Grommets are inserted into the grommet openings. Each grommet includes an upper section that includes an upper lip resting on the recessed shelf, and an outer exposed surface of the upper section extends in height above the top deck. At least one mid-section is adjacent the upper lip and extends from the upper section to an underside of the top deck. At least one lower section extends from the at least one mid-section, and includes a pair of spaced apart lower lips resting on the underside of the top deck. An outer exposed surface of the at least one lower section extends in height below the underside of the top deck. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148414 | STACKABLE HALF-SIZE RECONFIGURABLE PALLET/DOLLY PLATFORM - A reconfigurable pallet/dolly platform includes a top deck having a product support surface and an opposing underside. The product support surface has grommet openings extending therethrough. The underside includes pallet support leg attachment areas aligned with the grommet openings for receiving pallet support legs when configured as a pallet. Also, the underside includes dolly wheel attachment areas for receiving dolly wheels when configured as a dolly. The product support surface includes grommets inserted into the grommet openings. Each grommet includes an upper section that extends in height above the top deck to engage an underside of the pallet support legs from an identical platform stacked thereon when configured as a pallet. Also, the product support surface includes dolly wheel receiving areas aligned with the dolly wheel wells on the underside, and engage the dolly wheels from an identical platform stacked thereon when configured as a dolly. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148415 | PACKAGING MODULE AND PACKAGING SYSTEM AND THEIR USES, AND MODULAR SYSTEM - The invention relates to a packing module ( | 2020-05-14 |
20200148416 | HALF-SIZE PLASTIC PALLET WITH REMOVABLE PALLET SUPPORT LEGS - A pallet includes a top deck and pallet support legs coupled to the top deck. The top deck has a product support surface and an opposing underside, with the underside having snaps openings therein. Each pallet support leg includes a base extending across a width of the top deck, and a pair of outer leg supports extending from ends of the base. Each outer leg support includes at least one outwardly facing snap and at least one inwardly facing snap inserted into respective snap openings in the top deck. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148417 | STACKABLE HALF-SIZE PLASTIC PALLET - A pallet includes a top deck having a product support surface and an opposing underside. The product support surface has grommet openings extending therethrough, with each grommet opening including a recessed shelf. Grommets are inserted into the grommet openings. Each grommet includes an upper section comprising an upper lip resting on the recessed shelf, and an outer exposed surface of the upper section extends in height above the top deck. Pallet support legs are coupled to the underside of the top deck and are aligned with the grommets. Each pallet support leg includes a base extending across a width of the top deck. An underside of the base is configured to engage the upper sections of the grommets of an identical pallet when stacked thereon. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148418 | MULTI-PIECE NESTABLE BASKET SET AND METHODS - Multi-piece nestable basket sets are disclosed. In some embodiments, the basket sets comprise a handle component and a basket component. The present disclosure describes a system of shipping the components separately and assembling the components into a basket set prior to retail sale to customers. Exemplary basket components are configured to allow a first basket component to nest within a second basket component. In some embodiments, the basket sets herein can provide a centrally-located handle so that the set may be carried with one hand. A connecting mechanism is described wherein a handle component is connected to a basket component to create an integrated basket set that resists disassembly. Multiple embodiments of connecting mechanisms are described. One exemplary connecting mechanism comprises a handle component having two flanges that snap onto the base of a basket. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148419 | GRIP CONTAINER SYSTEM - A food packaging container is provided. The container comprises a molded body defining a longitudinal axis, and including a plurality of sides and a plurality of axial corners. Each corner has a recess including a first portion and a second portion. Each of the first portions includes an axial grip surface where the grip surfaces are aligned with the body in an orientation for gripping. In some embodiments, packaging products, containers, handles, tooling, applicators and methods are disclosed. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148420 | FOOD AND BEVERAGE CONTAINER HAVING DUAL CHAMBER - Dual chamber apparatuses and systems are provided having food and beverage portions forming a single housing that can be controlled by a single user. The systems and apparatuses include multiple receptacles, one for food such as popcorn, and the other for beverages, such as soda. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148421 | Food Storage Container - A food storage container is described. The food storage container includes a base with sidewalls extending upward from the base. The base and the sidewalk forming an interior volume. A plurality of tracks disposed in the base on the interior of the container. The tracks are configured to accept at least one divider therein. Dividers are placed in the container to create partitions. The container has a lip located at the top of the sidewalls. A lid may be included with the container to seal the container. In one embodiment the lid creates a waterproof seal. Handles may extend from the sidewall such that the handles can be used to carry the container. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148422 | CUSTOMIZABLE INTEGRATION SYSTEM FOR PALLET - A pallet assembly is provided and includes one of a bushing, a utility panel assembly and tooling features. The bushing is securably insertable into bushing openings defined in bottom and top pallet assembly panels and pallet assembly sidewalls. The bushing is selected from a group including multiple bushings having bores of various sizes and one or more apertures of varying sizes that are communicative with the bores. The utility panel assembly is supportively disposable on the bottom pallet assembly panel and includes a utility panel having multiple connectors. The tooling features supportively connect the pallet assembly sidewalls to a transport cart. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148423 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PLASTIC FABRIC-FILM COMPOSITE PRODUCT, PLASTIC FABRIC-FILM COMPOSITE AND PACKAGING BAG COMPRISING A PLASTIC FABRIC-FILM COMPOSITE - A method for manufacturing a plastic fabric-film composite product includes forming an extruded-film web with at least one sealing layer by film extrusion in such a way that the sealing layer is located on a first side of the extruded-film web and then, feeding and laminating a plastic-fabric web made of film-strip fabric and the prefabricated extruded-film strip with one another to form a composite web. The composite web is formed in such a way that a second side of the extruded-film web faces a first side of the plastic-fabric web. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148424 | EMBOSSED GUSSETED CONTAINER AND ROLL - A packaging container includes an expandable plastic body having a front wall and a back wall, and a top, a bottom, and sides. Each side of the body has a gusset portion extending along a length thereof. Each gusset portion has gusset segments and a pair of adjacent gusset segments are joined along a common fold line. Each gusset segment has an inner surface and an outer surface. At least one of the gusset segments has an embossed section. The embossed section has a plurality of mounds protruding from one of the inner and outer surfaces and a plurality of depressions corresponding to the mounds within the other of said inner and outer surfaces. A roll for forming a packaging container, and method, are also disclosed. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148425 | EASY-TO-OPEN GUNNY SACK SEWN BY SINGLE THREAD - An easy-to-open gunny sack sewn by a single thread is disclosed. The easy-to-open gunny sack minimizes the costs of sewing a gunny sack through single thread sewing, allows a user to easily open the sack, prevents a sewing-finished section formed by single thread sewing from being easily loosened, and allows the user to easily identify an opening identification tape and to open the sack using the opening identification tape. The easy-to-open gunny sack allows a clip tape ( | 2020-05-14 |
20200148426 | SCREW CAP FOR WINE BOTTLES - A screw cap for wine bottles, has an outer capsule screwable to the bottle and an insert inserted in the outer capsule and intended to stay interposed between the mouth of the bottle and the outer capsule, is described. At the bottom, the insert is provided with a metal foil intended to directly stay in contact with the mouth of the bottle by intercepting the same. The metal foil is the only component of the cap wettable by the wine and is made of a precious metal inert at room temperature, or it is made of an alloy of precious metals inert at room temperature. The insert also has a gasket positioned on the metal foil, which has a radial extent larger than the metal foil itself, and has an outer crown surrounding the metal foil by adhering to the mouth of the bottle. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148427 | Storage Unit - A storage unit comprises sidewalls and a base. A lid is connected to one of the sidewalls and movable between a first open position and a second closed position. The sidewalls and base defined an inner space. The storage unit may include integrated wheels at or near the confluence of the base and at least one of the sidewalls for rolling the storage unit over a surface. Organization components are provided for selective and releasable placement within the inner space for compartmentalizing the inner space into a desired configuration. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148428 | CONTAINER WITH LID - A container has an upper container edge and a fully circumferential lateral wall and an upper container opening closed by a lid. A latching rim is provided near the upper container edge for connection with a corresponding latching rim provided on the lid. The lid has a lid rim portion arranged above the upper container edge. The lid has at least one extension extending outside the lateral container wall and below the lid lower edge. The extension and container have mutually corresponding fasteners independently releasable of the latching rims. The lid and/or the container has an actuator area different from the fasteners on the lid extension and the container and/or from the lid extension itself. When the actuator area has been actuated, the fasteners between the lid extension and the container are more easily releasable and, where applicable, easier to close. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148429 | CONTAINER - The present disclosure discloses a container including a container cap and a container body. The container body may be hollow, and an upper portion of the container body may be provided with an opening and a protruding portion. The height of a connecting region connecting the opening and the container body may be lower than the height of the protruding portion. The container cap may be coupled to the opening for sealing the opening. The protruding portion may be hollow, and a hollow portion of the container body may be in communication with a hollow portion of the protruding portion. When using the container of the present disclosure, liquid can be poured into the container through the opening. After use, the liquid in the container may be poured out or consumed so that it is light and easy to carry. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148430 | Cap for a Drinking Vessel - A cap for a drinking vessel, and particularly a shaker cup. The claimed cap can be securely attached to the drinking vessel or shaker cup to avoid leaks, and also includes a sealable opening through which the contents of the drinking vessel can be poured or drunk and a handle that is convenient for a user and which is attached to the cap in such a manner that the handle moves somewhat freely relative to the cap and the mechanism for closing the opening in the cap. Any non-integral components that come into contact with the contents of the vessel are easily detachable to facilitate thorough cleaning. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148431 | CONTAINER LID WITH PUSH BUTTON AND LINEARLY TRANSLATING LOCKING MECHANISM - A container lid can include: a body having an opening formed therethrough and a thread pattern formed thereon for mating the container lid to a container; a cap rotatably coupled to the body, the cap configured to rotate between a sealed position in which the cap seals the opening and a released position in which the cap does not seal the opening; a button disposed on the body, the button configured to release the cap from the sealed position, causing rotation of the cap to the released position, upon activation of the button; and a locking mechanism operably coupled to the button, the locking mechanism configured to linearly translate in a horizontal direction with respect to the body between a locked position in which the locking mechanism prevents the activation of the button and an unlocked position in which the locking mechanism allows the activation of the button. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148432 | CAP ASSEMBLIES WITH MAGNETIC CLOSURE RETENTION MECHANISMS AND DRINK CONTAINERS INCLUDING THE SAME - Cap assemblies with magnetic closure retention mechanisms and drink containers including the same. A cap assembly includes a base, a drink spout defining a passage, a closure configured to be selectively transitioned between a closed configuration and a stowed configuration via an open configuration, and a magnetic closure retention mechanism to magnetically retain the closure in the stowed configuration. When the closure is in the closed configuration, the closure is operatively coupled to the drink spout and obstructs the flow of liquid therethrough. When the closure is in the open configuration or the stowed configuration, the drink spout is uncovered and unobstructed by the closure. When the closure is in the stowed configuration, the closure is magnetically retained against the base or a handle of the cap assembly. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148433 | LID FOR DRINKING CONTAINER WITH PUSH PULL LID CORE COMPONENT - A lid assembly for a drinking bottle is described. The lid assembly includes a lid core component and a lid base. The lid core component extends and retracts relative to the lid base to open and close a flow of liquid through the lid assembly. The lid core component includes a fastening member that limits the extension of the lid core component. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148434 | MICRO-SPILL PREVENTION TROUGH AND METHOD OF USE - A micro-spill prevention trough and method for use in with intermediate bulk container (IBC) totes is disclosed herein. The micro-spill prevention trough includes an attachment portion rotationally coupled to fluid retention portion. The attachment portion is configured to be secured under a spout of an intermediate bulk container (IBC) tote. The attachment portion includes a bucket portion defining a fluid retention space. The fluid retaining portion defines a second fluid retention space, wherein the fluid retaining portion pivots between an open position and a closed position. In the closed position a front wall of the fluid retaining portion pivots into the bucket portion of the attachment portion to define a fluid retention container. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148435 | Childproof Container with Pressure-Operated Lid - The present childproof container with pressure-operated lid provided includes a cylindrical container, wherein the outside diameter of the lid matches the dimensions of the container body, wherein the lid and body engage in a screw-type mating mechanism. The threaded insert in the lid assembly rotates freely inside the outer insert that mates tightly to the lid sleeve when the lid assembly is rotated in either direction. The top surface of the inner threaded insert of the lid assembly has protrusions that can match grooves or channels on a bottom surface of the tightly-mated outer insert, allowing the components to engage with each other when inward pressure is applied to the top of the outer sleeve to open the container. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148436 | Childproof Tube Container - The present childproof squeeze cap tube container includes a cylindrical container with a screw-type mating mechanism on an insert within the cap that nests inside the cap sleeve and moves independently from the exterior shell of the cap. The insert can rotate independently from the cap sleeve when the cap sleeve is rotated in either direction. The exterior surface of the insert of the cap assembly has vertical grooves, channels, ribs or similar surface texture, wherein the interior surface of the cap sleeve has matching surface grooves, channels, ribs, or surface texture to the insert component of the cap assembly, allowing the sleeve and insert to grip each other and move together when inward pressure is applied to the outer sleeve. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148437 | Child Protective Packaging Container and Its Method of Use - A child protective packaging container and a method of use thereof which includes a main body defining a cavity for receiving an article, a bottom portion indented downwardly and an opening portion protruded upwardly; a cap having a raised portion corresponding to a shape and a size of the opening portion; and a safety button hidden and received inside a receiving cavity of the raised portion of the cap for restricting the opening and closing of the cap with respect to the main body. The present invention has the advantages of good safety performance, and high cost effectiveness. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148438 | MAGNETIC LOCKING CONTAINER - The present disclosure provides a container including a housing shell and an interior sleeve positioned within the housing shell. The housing shell can include a magnetic panel within one end, wherein the magnetic panel is positioned flush against at least one end of the interior sleeve. The position of the magnetic panel determines whether the container is in a locked or unlocked position. The interior sleeve can slide in and out of the housing shell when the container is in the unlocked position. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148439 | Oral Care Implement - An oral care implement that includes a head having a face with a tuft hole therein. A plurality of bristles are disposed within the tuft hole and arranged in a bristle tuft that extends from the face of the head. The bristle tuft includes a first subset of the bristles and a second subset of the bristles. Each of the bristles has a longitudinal axis and a transverse cross-sectional profile having a major axis and a minor axis, the major axes of the bristles being longer than the minor axes of the bristles. The major axes of the bristles of the first subset may be non-parallel to the major axes of the bristles of the second subset. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148440 | Triple Shot Shaker - Shaker will provide users a quicker and more efficient way to take their supplements before, during, and after their workouts. This delivery system will offer them the option to carry all three main supplements at once. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148441 | Container Security System - A container security system includes a container chassis and a closure subsystem coupled to the container chassis. The closure subsystem includes a closure chassis that prevents movement of a material between a container volume and an exterior of the container chassis via an aperture defined by the container chassis. The closure subsystem a closure security sensor that generates a closure sensor signal when the closure chassis experiences a tamper event. A first type communication interface is housed in the closure chassis and a security engine provided by the closure subsystem receives a sensor signal indicating that the closure chassis has experienced the tamper event. The security engine then provides, in response to receiving the sensor signal and using the first type communication interface, a notification to a corresponding first type communication interface that the closure chassis has experienced the tamper event. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148442 | SUPPLEMENT SAFE AND METHOD OF USE - Disclosed is a supplement safe for keeping powdered, liquid and pill form dietary supplements in separate non-contaminatable container compartments. The top of the safe has multiple pour spouts of each of the separate compartments. The compartment lids separate the contents so as to keep the contents of each container compartment from being contaminated by materials placed in each compartment. The safe can be locked shut by rotating the cap to predetermined positions. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148443 | PACKAGE FOR DAIRY PRODUCTS, SHEET, MULTI-LAYER FILM AND METHOD ASSOCIATED - A package for dairy products, in particular solid or semi-solid dairy products, including a bag provided with at least one pair of lateral walls reciprocally joined by means of first welding lines and at least one bottom wall, so as to define a housing compartment. A dairy product is housed in the compartment defined inside the bag. The bag includes second welding lines made in correspondence with top parts of the bag and positioned on opposite sides of the bottom wall. The second welding lines are disposed diagonally with respect to the first welding lines and with respect to the bottom wall and configured and oriented so as to progressively narrow the housing compartment toward the bottom wall of the bag. The dairy product includes at least a central support zone on the bottom wall and the bag includes at least lateral support zones defined by the opposite top parts. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148444 | CRIMPED CUSHIONED ENVELOPES AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - A cushioned envelope is formed from a laminated material that includes a cushioning web and a shell web. The outer side of the cushioning web is laminated to the inner side of the shell web. A crimping adhesive is applied to first and second transverse seams of the inner side of the cushioning web. The laminated web material is crimped so that each of the first and second transverse seams on the inner side of the cushioning web is folded in on itself. The folded laminated web material is crimped at the first transverse seam and at the second transverse seam. The crimped laminated web material is cut at a location in the first transverse seam and at a location in the second transverse seam. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148445 | DUNNAGE CONVERSION MACHINE, HELICALLY-CRUMPLED DUNNAGE PRODUCT AND METHOD - A machine for converting a sheet stock material into a relatively less dense dunnage product includes both (a) a helical pre-form assembly having a cylindrical mandrel with a longitudinal axis and a guide member for guiding the sheet stock material from a supply thereof into a helical path along and around the mandrel so as to form a helical pre-form that rotates around the longitudinal axis and advances parallel to the longitudinal axis; and (b) a restriction in the path of the pre-form that slows the advance and rotation of the pre-form past the restriction, the restriction causing the pre-form to retard longitudinal advancement, to twist upon itself, and to permanently deform as it moves past the restriction, thereby longitudinally and helically crumpling the pre-form. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148446 | MOISTURE-PROOF STORAGE CAN - The present invention includes an inner holder, an outer can, a first check valve and a second check valve. The inner holder includes a storage space. The outer can includes a slidable variable space for the inner holder to slide therein and an air channel for the slidable variable space to communicate with an exterior. The inner holder includes an air hole for the storage space to communicate with the slidable variable space. The first check valve is provided on the air hole and has an airflow direction towards the slidable variable space. The second check valve is provided on the air channel and has an airflow direction towards the exterior. The outer can is slidably moved outwards relative to the inner holder to suck out the air in the storage space and then slidably moved inwards relative to the inner holder to discharge air to the exterior. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148447 | VACCUM CANISTER - A vacuum canister includes a canister body and a cover body, wherein the cover body has a cover seat with an opening facing upwards, a through rod is disposed on a bottom wall of the cover seat, a valve seat is disposed at a lower opening end of the through rod, and a check valve is disposed on the valve seat. The cover seat is provided with an air extracting device including an inner barrel and an outer barrel. An opening end of the outer barrel is sleeved on the inner barrel. A through hole is axially opened in the inner barrel. The through rod passes through the through hole. The air extracting device includes a pressing handle sleeved on the outer barrel, wherein a lower end of the pressing handle abuts the push block. A limiting block is disposed on an outer circumferential wall of the pressing handle. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148448 | Apparatus and Process for Packaging Materials - A system for automatically sealing a plastic bag/enclosure over containers of biological materials carried on a pallet, comprising: a sealing system for automatically sealing a pallet bag enclosing a plurality of containers of biological materials wherein said pallet bag encloses the containers and an atmosphere surrounding the containers, the pallet bag optionally comprising at least one ACM and optionally including a reinforced portion. The pallet bag generally surrounds a number of flats or boxes on pallets containing fruits or vegetables that are sealed with or without a membrane to create an optimally suited atmosphere to control ripening, extend shelf-life, minimize microbial growth, maintain color, and maintain freshness. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148449 | PACKAGING FILMS - A packaging film is described comprising at least one polymer film layer in which particles of a small-pore or a medium-pore palladium-doped zeolite are dispersed. Such films are of particular utility for the adsorption of volatile organic compounds, such as those originating from organic matter. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148450 | CONTAINER HAVING A PLURALITY OF CHAMBERS - The invention relates to a container with multiple chambers or partial containers, which are connected along an axis that corresponds to a longitudinal axis or parallels to the longitudinal axis or along a spiral form at least in sections. A central element, which can be manufactured together with the partial containers, has proven itself for such a connection. Outside such connection, the partial containers are separated as far as possible by air gaps. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148451 | FOLDING JEWELRY WARMER - A device for warming jewelry includes a body structure forming a pouch for receiving the jewelry on a soft surface of the body. At least one flap of the body structure folds over the jewelry in a closed position of the pouch. A heating element inside the body structure is activated to warm the jewelry within the body structure. The body structure may have a single flap configuration or a dual or multi-flap configuration. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148452 | BOX INSERT WITH VERTICAL RAILS - A box assembly comprising a box defining an interior, the interior defining a bottom interior wall and a side interior wall connected to the bottom interior, and an insert for the box, the insert comprising a center segment configured to cover the bottom interior wall, and a rail joined to the center segment, the rail configured to cover the side interior wall. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148453 | INSULATED BOX ASSEMBLY AND TEMPERATURE-REGULATING LID THEREFOR - Example aspects of a temperature-regulating lid for an insulated box assembly and a method for using an insulated box assembly are disclosed. The temperature-regulating lid for an insulated box assembly can comprise a lid box comprising a top panel, a bottom panel, and at least one side panel, the lid box defining a cavity; and a temperature-regulating insert positioned in the cavity. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148454 | Flexible Container - The present disclosure provides a flexible container. In an embodiment, the flexible container includes (A) a front panel, a rear panel, a first gusseted side panel, and a second gusseted side panel. The gusseted side panels adjoin the front panel and the rear panel along peripheral seals to form a chamber. (B) Each peripheral seal has (i) an arcuate body seal inner edge (ABSIE) with opposing ends, (ii) a tapered seal inner edge (TSIE) extending from each end of the body seal, and (iii) a corner arc where each tapered seal inner edge extends from a respective ABSIE end. (C) The flexible container includes at least one corner arc having a radius of curvature, Rc, from 1.0 mm to 300.0 mm. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148455 | Flexible Container with Three-Dimensional Random Loop Material - The present disclosure provides a flexible container ( | 2020-05-14 |
20200148456 | SQUEEZE CONTAINER - A squeeze container capable of preventing a clogging caused by a powdery content is provided. The squeeze container capable of discharging a powdery content to an outside of the squeeze container, the squeeze container having two tubes suspended down to the inside of a container body to serve as through holes of the powdery content, the tip of one tube of the two tubes is fixed to one hole formed on an upper surface of the cylindrical body, the tip of the other tube passes through the other hole formed on the upper surface of the cylindrical body and extends to an internal space of the cylindrical body, and a gap is formed between a bottom of the container body and the opening of the cylindrical body so that the powdery content can enter into the internal space of the cylindrical body. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148457 | GUSSETED DISPENSER PACKAGE FOR WET WIPES - A package of moist wipes includes a substantially water-vapor impervious flexible film sheet surrounding the moist wipes, and the flexible film sheet defines an inner surface and an outer surface. The package includes at least one seam in which the flexible film is bonded to itself via energy. The seam includes an inner-surface-to-inner-surface energy bonded portion and an outer-surface-to-outer-surface energy bonded portion. In particular embodiments, a top wall is tucked toward a bottom wall adjacent the two side walls to define gusset portions. The top wall can include a resealing mechanism adapted to cover a dispensing orifice. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148458 | DIP TUBE AEROSOL DISPENSER WITH UPRIGHT ACTUATOR - An aerosol foam dip tube dispenser with an axis of symmetry with a pressurizable outer container for storing a propellant and a composition under pressure and an actuator. The aerosol dispenser is ergonomic and promotes upright dispensing in order to avoid degassing. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148459 | AEROSOL FOAM DISPENSER AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING A TEXTURED FOAM PRODUCT - A method of dispensing a textured foam from an aerosol container. The aerosol foam dispenser has a pressurizable outer container and an actuator. The actuator has a nozzle surface with one or more shaping orifices. The method can have a shape factor index from about 0.11 to about 1. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148460 | ADSORBENT MATRIX AS PROPELLANT IN AEROSOL PACKAGE - Adsorbent materials adsorb large quantities of inert permanent gases and maintain the initial pressure inside aerosol packages throughout the useful life of the packages, thus acting as propellants. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148461 | AEROSOL CONTAINER HAVING VALVE CUP WITH INTEGRAL BAG - Methods of making an aerosol container having an open neck at the top and a closed end bottom longitudinally spaced therefrom. The container has a valve cup and bag. The valve cup and bag are integral. The valve cup is attachable to the neck in sealing relationship. This arrangement provides for propellant to be disposed intermediate the container and bag. Product can be disposed in the bag for selective dispensing by a user actuated valve. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148462 | DISPENSING CONTAINER - A dispensing container for viscous products comprising: a cream pot having an inner cylinder that defines a storage volume configured to store a viscous product; a cap configured to close the cream pot and having a dispensing outlet; a screw rod rotatably connected to the cream pot; a piston having an inner thread and being coupled to the screw rod such that rotation of the screw rod leads to movement of the piston in the inner cylinder along a longitudinal axis of the screw rod to reduce the storage volume of the inner cylinder and to dispense the product through the dispensing outlet; wherein an indexing mechanism is provided that is configured to lock the screw rod in a plurality of rotational positions with respect to the cream pot, wherein the indexing mechanism comprises indexing spring elements located at the screw rod and indexing sections located at a bottom of the cream pot, wherein the indexing spring elements of the screw rod are configured to interact with the indexing sections of the cream pot in order to lock the screw rod with respect to the cream pot. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148463 | Lid cutout with dispersing shower effect - A lid to a consumable container may have a cutout pattern that may open when impinged by a water or other liquid stream. The liquid stream may cause the cutout pattern to flex and in some cases rotate, thereby exposing gaps between elements through which liquid may disperse into the container. The container may be made from a pulp material, such as thermoformed bagasse pulp, and the cutout pattern may be made with a laser or stamp. The pattern may have various flexible elements, which may be defined by through or partially cut areas which may separate, as well as hinge areas which may be uncut or partially cut. The cutout pattern may have closed position prior to use, where ingredients in the container may be trapped, and may have an open position created when liquid impinges on the pattern, thereby opening the pattern and allowing liquid to be dispersed in a shower effect. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148464 | FOLDING CONTAINER - A foldable container adjustable between an unfolded condition and a folded condition comprises a roof panel and an opposing base panel, a front panel and an opposing door panel, and a right side panel and an opposing left side panel. Each of the front panel and the door panel is hingedly connected to only the roof panel. The right side panel is offset from the left side panel. A right side roof skirt is associated with the right side panel and an opposing left side roof skirt is associated with the left side panel. A height of the right side roof skirt is disparate from a height of the left side roof skirt. A first compound beam and a second compound beam are provided on opposing ends of the base panel. A height of the first compound beam is disparate from a height of the second compound beam. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148465 | Waste bin carrier and automated receptable handling system - A novel waste bin carrier ( | 2020-05-14 |
20200148466 | TRASH CAN WITH CUSTOMIZABLE FEATURES - Described is a system for controlling the operation of a trash can lid that includes a shell for receiving trash, a lid assembly that covers a portion of the shell, and an actuator assembly that independently controls the rate in which the lid assembly moves with respect to the shell. Also provided is a system for improving the operation of a trash can that includes a lid assembly for covering a portion of a shell, an actuator assembly, a base assembly, and a hydraulic component. The hydraulic component controls the rate in which a portion of the lid assembly moves with respect to the shell. The system further includes an adjustable volume of space that is formed between the base assembly and the removable liner when the removable liner is coupled to the base assembly. The adjustable volume of space can be used to store deodorizers, insecticides, or the like. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148467 | CONTAINERS WITH MULTIPLE SENSORS - A trashcan assembly can include a body portion, a lid portion pivotably coupled with the body portion, and a sensor assembly configured to generate a signal when an object is detected within a sensing region. The sensor assembly can include a plurality of transmitters having a first subset of transmitters and a second subset of transmitters. A transmission axis of at least one transmitter in the first subset of transmitters can be different from a transmission axis of at least one of the transmitters in the second subset of transmitters. An electronic processor can generate an electronic signal to a power-operated drive mechanism for moving the lid portion from a closed position to an open position, such as in response to the sensor assembly detecting the object. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148468 | ero Folding Bins - A reusable, multi-purpose collection bin for waste collection, particularly at special events requiring waste collection such as concerts, festivals, sporting events, and any other outdoor or indoor event where trash collection is desired. The bin easily contracts simply by pulling upward on the top panels through the grasping holes on the top of the bin. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148469 | OBJECT HANDLING DEVICE AND METHOD - An object handling device handles a first object and a second object. A lower support beam, a first side frame and a second side frame define a lower object holding channel for supporting the first object. A first upper support beam and a second upper support beam define an upper object holding channel. An object lift vertically lifts the first object from the lower object holding channel to the upper object holding channel. A beam lift pivots the lower support beam and the first object. A lower hoist positions a second object within the lower object holding channel. A first telescoping support beam and a second telescoping support beam define an angled object displacement channel. An upper hoist links with the first object for displacing the first object along the angled object displacement channel. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148470 | AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM - An automated storage and retrieval system comprising a three-dimensional grid ( | 2020-05-14 |
20200148471 | MODULAR STORAGE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A customisable, modular storage system is described where goods are stored in containers and the containers are stored in stacks. The stacks are contained within towers formed of stacks of bin receiving units. A grid network of tracks is provided on the top of the bin receiving units upon which load handling devices run. The load handling | 2020-05-14 |
20200148472 | SYSTEM FOR CONVEYING LOADS BETWEEN A PLURALITY OF STORAGE UNITS AND A PLURALITY OF PREPARATION STATIONS, THROUGH A HORIZONTAL LOAD-ROUTING NETWORK - A system is proposed for conveying loads without sequencing, between storage units and preparation stations. The system includes first and second collecting conveyors, positioned on a same horizontal plane, parallel, mono-directional and having opposite directions of movement, to connect each storage unit to the first collector, storage unit entry and exit conveyors; to connect each preparation station to the second collector, preparation station entry and exit conveyors; for at least one couple including a storage unit and a preparation station facing each other on either side of the first and second collectors, a pair of junction conveyors interconnecting the first and second collecting conveyors and including outbound and return junction conveyors having opposite directions of movement. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148473 | SECURELY TRANSPORTABLE PALLET TRANSPORTATION CART - A pallet cart including a mechanism to help secure the cart to a forklift. The cart can move through a warehouse with racks of goods and receive signals and store information about the inventory on the racks. The unit can be moved to another location with a forklift. The security mechanism can comprise one or more magnets, retractable structures or other structures to secure the cart to the steel fork of a forklift during transport. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148474 | STORAGE SYSTEM AND METHODS - A storage system includes a rack with a plurality of layers, each layer including an aisle and a plurality of rows extending from the aisle defining storage locations for items. A shuttle usable with the rack includes a first cart movable along the aisle and a second cart configured to be carriable by the first cart and to be movable along a row. The second cart is configured to carry an item between the first cart and the storage locations. A conveyor is located on one of the first or second carts to move the item onto or off the first cart. Related methods of storing and/or retrieving items from a rack are also disclosed. A rack system is disclosed and is readily assembled without welding, transferring loading so that the weight of the rack and any item stored therein is supported by the upright elements via support brackets. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148475 | AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM WITH DETECTOR FOR DETECTING ITEMS EXTENDING BEYOND DIMENSIONAL THRESHOLD - A method and apparatus are provided for sorting or retrieving items to/from a plurality of destinations areas. The items are loaded onto one of a plurality of independently controlled delivery vehicles. The delivery vehicles follow a path to/from the destination areas that are positioned along the path. Along the path, the vehicles are scanned to determine if any item on the vehicles extends beyond a dimensional constraint. If it is determined that an item on a vehicle extends above the pre-determined threshold, the vehicle is controlled, such as by stopping or re-directing the vehicle. Once at the appropriate destination area, an item is transferred between the delivery vehicle and the destination area. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148476 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING OBJECTS, INCLUDING AUTOMATED PROCESSING STATIONS - A processing system for processing objects using a programmable motion device is disclosed. The processing system a perception unit for perceiving identifying indicia representative of an identity of an object associated with an input conveyance system, and an acquisition system for acquiring the object from a plurality of objects at an input area using an end effector of the programmable motion device, wherein the programmable motion device is adapted for assisting in the delivery of the object to an identified processing location. The identified processing location being associated with the identifying indicia and said identified processing location being provided as one of a plurality of processing locations. The processing system also includes a delivery system for receiving the object in a carrier and for delivering the object toward the identified processing location. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148477 | TELESCOPIC CONVEYOR WITH CURVED SECTIONS - A telescopic conveyor includes a conveyor boom having two or more conveyor sections adapted to be extended and retracted with respect to one another in telescopic fashion to adjust the length of the boom, wherein the two or more conveyor sections are each curved about a common axis of curvature. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148478 | HOLDER FOR CONVEYANCE OF CYLINDRICAL BODY - A holder for conveyance of a cylindrical body includes a tubular portion having a hollow portion in which a cylindrical body is housed, and a protrusion having a base end connected to an inner wall surface of the tubular portion and a distal end formed as a free end. The protrusion has elasticity and flexibility, and the protrusion is disposed on an inner diameter side of an outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical body at an expected housing position such that a side surface of the distal end of the protrusion is allowed to come into contact with the outer circumferential surface while the protrusion is warped to an outer diameter side of the hollow portion. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148479 | IMPROVED MODULAR STRUCTURE CURVED MAGNETIC GUIDE FOR GUIDING THE CHAIN OF A CONVEYOR CHAIN - Curved magnetic guide for guiding the chain of a conveyor chain along a curvilinear transport direction including a pair of first guide profiles arranged spaced apart and extending in a continuous manner along a respective development direction concentric to the curvilinear transport direction, a support structure for supporting the first guide profiles having a plurality of box-shaped bodies, the box-shaped bodies being arranged in succession one after the other and spaced apart from one another along the curvilinear transport direction, where each of the box-shaped bodies houses at least one magnetic body and has an upper surface and a lower surface opposite one another, where the upper surface is provided with a pair of first constraining projections that are spaced apart and faced with distances between centers substantially equal to the distance between the development directions where the first constraining projections of the plurality of box-shaped bodies define two rows of first constraining projections that extend, spaced apart from one another, along a respective the development direction, where each of the first guide profiles is coupled with the first constraining projections aligned along one of the two rows, where the guide defines a forward guide for guiding the forward branch of the chain, the forward guide having a forward channel adapted for receiving the hinging portions of the links and which is laterally delimited by the first guide profiles of the at least one pair, where the first guide profiles each defines a sliding surface for the plate-shaped portion of the links to slide thereon, and where the magnetic bodies interact with the links to attract the links of the chain with the part of their plate-shaped portions against the sliding surfaces defined by the first guide profiles. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148480 | Pouch Conveyor Belt - The present invention relates to a pouch conveyor belt ( | 2020-05-14 |
20200148481 | Method and Apparatus to Diagnose a Linear Synchronous Motor System - A method and system for detecting and reporting component failures in a linear drive system may identify failed position sensors, failed position magnets, and failed drive coils in the linear drive system. As a mover travels along a track segment in the linear drive system, signals corresponding to the position of the mover and to the current commanded in each drive coil are stored. Analysis of the stored signals identifies whether one of the position sensors along the track segment, one of the position magnets on the movers, or one of the drive coils, used to propel the movers along the track, has failed. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148482 | METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS - A method for transporting manufactured products from a first production machine to a second production machine via a conveying apparatus comprises receiving, at one end of the conveying apparatus, manufactured products produced by the first production machine. The manufactured products are transported at a speed of the conveying apparatus. The manufactured products are spaced apart from each other along the conveying apparatus such that an empty space is created between each manufactured product. The first production machine is stopped in response to a stoppage of the second production machine and the conveying apparatus is actuated to a second operating state that is configured to allow a manufactured product last output by the first production machine prior to the stop to be received by the conveying apparatus in the empty space nearest to the first production machine. The conveying apparatus is then stopped. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148483 | CONVEYING APPARATUS - The disclosure relates to a luggage conveyor device ( | 2020-05-14 |
20200148484 | AUTOMATED TEACHING OF PICK AND PLACE WORKFLOW LOCATIONS ON AN AUTOMATED PROGRAMMING SYSTEM - The operator may first place a blank device in a first socket in a first site. The APS may self-teach the position and orientation of that first socket by removing and replacing the device in the socket one or more times, and by detecting the position of the device in the socket or by monitoring a change in position of the device as it is placed into the socket. The APS then picks the device from the first socket (or from the input tray) and moves it in succession through the rest of the sockets to establish position and orientation of each socket. After all sockets are taught, the APS loads all sockets with blank devices, and programming begins. Alternatively, the programming job begins as each site is taught and before the remaining sites are taught so that production output can begin “immediately.” | 2020-05-14 |
20200148485 | AIR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR A PNEUMATIC CONVEYING SYSTEM - A plenum of distributing a flow of air from an air source includes ports extending from a face element of a body. The ports are configured to direct the flow of air out of the plenum, and the ports are arranged on the face element in a first row having first length, a second row having a second length, and a third row having a third length. The first row is positioned proximate to the top element, the third row is positioned proximate to the bottom element, and the second row is positioned between the first row and the third row. In addition, the second length is greater than the first length and the third length, and a shape of the face element is configured to accommodate the first length of the first row, the second length of the second row, and the third length of the third row. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148486 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PICKING PRODUCTS - The disclosed embodiments include methods and apparatus for picking products. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a machine-readable medium containing business rules for arranging at least one product of a physical stack having physical dimensions into a virtual stack, the virtual stack being a 3D representation of the at least one product, and also containing business rules for selecting the at least one product. The apparatus also includes a vision module including a sensor configured to identify indications of a condition of each product. The apparatus also includes a processor configured to perform an inspection of each product based on the condition of the product and the set of business rules for selecting the product. The apparatus further includes a robotic arm for selecting each product of that has passed the inspection and for arranging the product to form a physical stack based on the virtual stack. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148487 | COLLECTION MECHANISM OF WASHING DEVICE AND WASHING DEVICE - A collection mechanism of washing device includes: a receiving space for receiving an object from a conveyance mechanism; a collection space above the receiving space for receiving the stacked objects; a lifting mechanism below the receiving space for pushing the object from the receiving space to the collection space; a supporting element between the receiving space and the collection space, pivotable between a support position and an erected position. The objects in the collection space are placed on the supporting element at the support position. When the object in the receiving space is pushed by the lifting mechanism, the supporting element is pushed to the erected position to allow the object to enter the collection space under the stacked objects. When the objects are higher than the supporting element, the supporting element pivots back to the support position to support the objects again. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148488 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR CONTROLLING OBJECTS BEING UNLOADED FROM A STORAGE VEHICLE OR STRUCTURE - Systems, methods, and apparatuses for controlling objects being loaded or unloaded from a storage structure or vehicle, such as a trailer. In example embodiments, a plurality of parcels may be stored in or on a trailer that is attached to a cab of a delivery vehicle. Upon arrival at a deposit location, the trailer loaded with the one or more parcels may be removably secured to a an adjustable platform designed to be raised to a predetermined angle for unloading of the one or more parcels. Once the adjustable platform is raised to the predetermined angle, a plurality of adjustable dividing mechanisms may be configured to pivot, allowing for the movement of a controlled volume of the one or more parcels onto the receiving platform. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148489 | SHAPE INFORMATION GENERATION APPARATUS, CONTROL APPARATUS, LOADING/UNLOADING APPARATUS, LOGISTICS SYSTEM, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, AND CONTROL METHOD - A control apparatus includes a first information acquiring section that acquires three-dimensional information of a first region of surfaces of a plurality of objects, the information being obtained by imaging or scanning the plurality of objects from a first location; a second information acquiring section that acquires three-dimensional information of a second region of surfaces of the plurality of objects, the information being obtained by imaging or scanning the plurality of objects from a second location; and a combining section that generates information indicating three-dimensional shapes of at least a portion of the surfaces of the plurality of objects, based on the three-dimensional information of the first region acquired by the first information acquiring section and the three-dimensional information of the second region acquired by the second information acquiring section. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148490 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A first detection device is configured to output a first signal upon detecting a sheet stacked on a stacking member in a storage portion and to output a second signal upon detecting no sheet. A second detection device is configured to output a third signal in a case where the stacking member is above a predetermined position and to output a fourth signal in a case where the stacking member is below the predetermined position. A packing member is detachably attached to the storage portion. A regulation member is configured to retain the second detection device such that the second detection device outputs the third signal. A control unit is configured to restrict movement of the stacking member in a case where the first detection device outputs the second signal and the second detection device outputs the third signal when power of a sheet feeding apparatus is turned on. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148491 | Systems and Methods of Automated Film Removal - A system and method for separating a layer from a layer assembly when the layer assembly includes a backing layer and a material layer. The system includes an automated machine having a controller and an end effector. A separating tool is attached to the end effector of the automated machine. The separating tool includes a displacing member, with an outer face, configured to establish a void between the backing layer and the material layer by displacing a portion of the backing layer. The separating layer also includes a securing member configured to establish a mechanical connection with a displaced portion of the backing layer. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148492 | SHEET HOLDING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE READING DEVICE - A sheet holding device includes a sheet placement surface and a sheet regulating member. A sheet is to be placed on the sheet placement surface. The sheet regulating member is movable in a contacting direction to contact and a separating direction to separate from an edge of the sheet placed on the sheet placement surface. The sheet regulating member includes a grip portion and a non-grip portion. The grip portion is configured to be gripped by a user to move the sheet regulating member. The non-grip portion is lower in height from the sheet placement surface than the grip portion. The non-grip portion has, on at least one end face in the contacting direction, a slope whose height from the sheet placement surface increases toward a center of the non-grip portion in the contacting direction or the separating direction. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148493 | EXTENDABLE SPOOL - An extendable spool is disclosed. The length of the extendable spool is able to continuously varied. The extendable spool accounts for length variances in flow lines by extending the flow line rather than redirecting the flow. Because the flow direction does not make any turns, erosion is minimized on both the extendable spool and downstream parts. The extendable spool is readily scalable from small diameters to large diameters. Because of this, it requires fewer lines and therefore less setup time to account for length differences between large diameter lines. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148494 | A METHOD OF THREADING A FIBROUS WEB AND A REEL-UP FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD - The invention relates to a method of threading a fibrous web (W) onto a circular cylindrical object ( | 2020-05-14 |
20200148495 | Curling Device and Flexible Screen Curling Apparatus - A curling device for curling a flexible sheet is provided. The curling device includes: a curling component configured to fix a first end of the flexible sheet; a movable part configured to fix a second end of the flexible sheet, the second end being opposite to the first end; and a transmission mechanism coupled to the curling component and the movable part, respectively; the transmission mechanism is configured to move the movable part relative to the curling component in a first direction, in response to receiving an external driving force, so as to drive the curling component to rotate, the first direction is perpendicular to an axis direction of the curling component. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148496 | HAND HELD ELECTRIC TAPE DISPENSER - The present invention is to provide a power tape dispenser which capable to automatically dispense and cut packaging tape at a desired speed. The operations of the tape dispenser such as taping and cutting process are controlled by the engagement of surface triggering device, the main triggering device and the electrical components. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148497 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM FOR EXECUTING STAPLE PROCESSING - An image forming system includes a detection unit to detect a recording material, having an image formed thereon by an image forming unit, placed on a processing tray, a staple unit, a discharge unit, and a discharge tray. A first mode of the system is to discharge the recording material conveyed from the image forming unit to the discharge tray via the processing tray and a second mode involves waiting for instruction for executing. When the detection unit detects the recording material inserted into the processing tray in the second mode, and a recording material first mode conveying instruction is issued in a state of waiting for the executing instruction after the recording material detection, a discharge operation is performed to discharge the recording material inserted into the processing tray to the discharge tray without the staple unit executing staple processing on the recording material inserted into the processing tray. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148498 | Stapling Apparatus, Image Forming Apparatus, Method of Stapling Sheet Bundle, and Non-Transitory Computer Readable Data Recording Medium Having Program Stored Thereon - A stapling apparatus includes a sheet insertion portion that receives insertion of a sheet bundle, a stapler that staples the sheet bundle, a drive apparatus that drives the stapler, and a controller that controls the drive apparatus. The controller has the drive apparatus driven with first electric power when the drive apparatus operates in an on-line stapling mode in which the sheet bundle ejected from an image forming apparatus is stapled and has the drive apparatus driven with second electric power lower than maximum electric power that can be set as first electric power when the drive apparatus operates in a manual stapling mode in which the sheet bundle inserted through the sheet insertion portion is stapled. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148499 | SHEET FOLDING DEVICE - A sheet folding device includes a folding path, a folding roller including at least two rollers that engage with each other to form a folding nip and rotate, a folding blade to be movable to an insertion location at which at least one sheet of paper on the folding path is pushed into the folding nip, and to a retreat location escaping from the folding path, a guide member to move along with the folding blade, located at at least one side of the folding blade, and to push the paper towards the folding roller when the folding blade is moved to the insertion location and an elastic member to apply elasticity to the guide member towards the folding roller. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148500 | WIRE HANDLING DEVICE - A wire handling device for a manufacturing device includes an elongate first wire guiding device having a first guiding section for a wire to be guided along the first guide section, and an elongate second wire guiding device having a second guiding section for a wire to be guided along the second guide section. The wire handling device includes a support device, and the first wire guiding device and the second wire guiding device are placed on the support device. The support device is rotatably mounted about the rotational axis, and the first wire guiding device and the second wire guiding device are mounted so that they can be moved with respect to each other. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148501 | Multifunctional hub - A multifunctional hub according to the present invention includes a box body, and the box body is provided with a sliding cavity with an upward opening therein, and an annular slider is slidably slid in the sliding cavity. The multifunctional hub of the present invention has simple and clear operation, sensitive response, saving time and labor; at the same time, the device of the present invention is rich in functions, fixed and reliable, and highly practical. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148502 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL HUB - A multifunctional hub according to the present invention includes a box body, and the box body is provided with a sliding cavity with an upward opening therein, and an annular slider is slidably slid in the sliding cavity. The multifunctional hub of the present invention has simple and clear operation, sensitive response, saving time and labor; at the same time, the device of the present invention is rich in functions, fixed and reliable, and highly practical. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148503 | Multifunctional hub - A multifunctional hub according to the present invention includes a box body, and the box body is provided with a sliding cavity with an upward opening therein, and an annular slider is slidably slid in the sliding cavity. The multifunctional hub of the present invention has simple and clear operation, sensitive response, saving time and labor; at the same time, the device of the present invention is rich in functions, fixed and reliable, and highly practical. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148504 | MONITORING SYSTEM - An elevator system includes a car door and a sensor module. The car door is movable relative to an elevator car by a drive mechanism. The sensor module includes a first acoustic sensor arranged to provide a first acoustic signal, a second acoustic sensor arranged to provide a second acoustic signal, and a processor arranged to receive the first acoustic signal and the second acoustic signal. The processor is programmed to, responsive to an input provided to the first acoustic sensor and the second acoustic sensor, identify a direction of an elevator system noise source based on a first time delay based on the first acoustic signal and the second acoustic signal. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148505 | CONVEYANCE SYSTEM VIDEO ANALYTICS - According to an aspect, a method includes capturing image data from a video camera at a conveyance system. Analytics of the image data can be initiated to determine a plurality of conditions of the conveyance system. A status of the conditions can be summarized as a metadata output. The metadata output can be transmitted to a support system operable to initiate a corrective action responsive to the status of the conditions. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148506 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM - A monitoring device ( | 2020-05-14 |
20200148507 | ELEVATOR ALARM SYSTEMS - Electrical systems of elevators and methods thereof, with an elevator alarm system configured to provide an alarm within an elevator car of the elevator system, wherein the elevator alarm system is configured to be supplied with power from a primary power source. A secondary power source includes a first storage device and a second storage device and a controller is configured to control a power flow from the secondary power source to the elevator alarm system when the primary power source fails and test a capacity of the first storage device by discharging a power of the first storage device and storing said discharged power within the second storage device. | 2020-05-14 |
20200148508 | MONITORING SYSTEM, ELEVATOR DOOR SYSTEM HAVING MONITORING SYSTEM, AND METHOD - A sill gap monitoring system includes a sensor assembly configured to sense a sill gap between an elevator sill and at least one of a bottom surface of an elevator door and a bottom surface of a gib. The sill gap monitoring system generates an alert when the sill gap is greater than a sill gap limit. | 2020-05-14 |