31st week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 19 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150210371 | AQUATIC APPARATUS FOR WAVE PROPULSION - It is an object of the subject matter to disclose an aquatic apparatus comprising, a fin connected to a bottom of the an aquatic device; a flap connected to the fin, wherein the flap is connected at a leading end of the flap to the fin by one or more connectors, wherein the connectors enable the flap to rotate according to water current; one or more cables connected to a trailing end of the flap, wherein each cable of the one or more cables connects the flap the fin; said one or more cables comprising a predetermined length to enable the flap to open and close. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210372 | TOP DOWN FURLING SYSTEM - An improved top down furling system includes one or more improved components. A lower rotary drive unit with a rotary tack swivel rotates against a fixed portion of the furler, or is configured to permit routing of the tack line below the unit. The system may include an anti-torsion cable constructed in a manner so as to be able to transmit torque without excessive tension applied to the cable. The system also may include an end terminal of the anti-torsion cable having a quick side mount or bayonet type connection to the rotary drive unit. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210373 | DOOR ASSEMBLY FOR AIRCRAFT INTERIOR - Door assemblies for aircraft interiors are described. Such door assemblies may comprise a door for opening and closing an aperture between zones of the aircraft interior and an interface configured to couple the door to the aircraft interior. A pressure-relief element may form at least a portion of the door wherein the pressure-relief element is retained by a magnetic force calibrated to permit release of the pressure-relief element upon presence of a predetermined pressure differential across the pressure-relief element. Components and mechanisms useful in reducing light bleed across doors for aircraft interiors are also disclosed. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210374 | DOOR CONSTRUCTION WITH GAP SEALING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SEALING A GAP BETWEEN A DOOR AND A DOOR FRAME - A door construction for an airborne vehicle includes a door, a door frame, with the shape of door frame forming a gap between the door and the door frame in the outer surface of the door and the door frame when the door is closed, and a gap sealing device comprising an inflatable tube positioned in the gap with at least one tube inlet, the inflatable tube being configured to be inflated through the at least one tube inlet and to at least partially seal the gap between the door and the door frame when inflated. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210375 | AIRCRAFT TRANSPARENCY WITH PRESSURE SEAL AND/OR ANTI-STATIC DRAIN - An aircraft transparency assembly includes an aircraft transparency having at least one ply having an outer surface and an extended portion. The assembly also includes a pressure seal configured to engage the extended portion of the ply, wherein the pressure seal includes a pressure seal body and at least one integrated compression stop. The transparency assembly can also include an anti-static drain assembly including at least one flexible conductive element having a first end in electrical contact with the outer surface of the ply, for example with an optional conductive coating on the outer surface of the ply, and a second end configured to contact the pressure seal. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210376 | Compliant Structure Design for Varying Surface Contours - An edge morphing arrangement for an airfoil having upper and lower control surfaces is provided with an elongated edge portion that overlies the edge of the airfoil, the edge portion having a surface element having first and second edges that communicate with, and form extensions of, respective ones of the upper and lower control surfaces of the elongated airfoil. The surface elements are formed of deformable compliant material that extends cross-sectionally from the first surface element edge to an apex of the edge portion, and to the second surface element edge. There is additionally provided a driving link having first and second driving link ends, the first driving link end being coupled to the interior of one of the first and second rib portions. The second end is arranged to receive a morphing force, and the rib element is deformed in response to the morphing force. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210377 | SYSTEM FOR LATCHING AND LOCKING A FOLDING WING - A folding wing comprises a fixed section, a folding section, and a latch system for latching the folding section to the fixed section. The latch system includes a plurality of latch pins, and a corresponding plurality of non-backdriveable mechanical actuators for extending the latch pins to engage the folding section. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210378 | ROTORCRAFT WITH A FUSELAGE AND AT LEAST ONE MAIN ROTOR - A rotorcraft with a fuselage and at least one main rotor, the at least one main rotor being drivable for controlling an associated pitch attitude of the rotorcraft in operation, and the fuselage being equipped with at least one passive wing-type aerodynamic device that is adapted for generating independently of the associated pitch attitude a lift force acting on the fuselage, the lift force being oriented perpendicular to an air flow that is directed in operation of the rotorcraft against the passive wing-type aerodynamic device. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210379 | HIGH LIFT SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT HAVING SUCH A HIGH LIFT SYSTEM - A high lift system for an aircraft comprises a wing structure and a leading edge slat movably supported relative to a leading edge of the wing structure, the leading edge slat comprises a leading edge and a trailing edge, wherein the trailing edge is configured to take different positions to form a gap between the leading edge slat and the wing structure, a skin and enclosing an interior space of the leading edge slat, the skin having a flexible leading skin section facing away from the wing structure, a flexible trailing skin section facing towards the wing structure, at least one actuation arrangement arranged inside the interior space for selectively introducing a normal force onto at least one of the leading skin section and the trailing skin section. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210380 | PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFT, IN PARTICULAR LIGHTWEIGHT AIRCRAFT - A propulsion system for aircraft, in particular lightweight aircraft, provides a low-noise and low-cost aircraft. The propulsion system includes at least two ducted propellers ( | 2015-07-30 |
20150210381 | PITCH FEEDBACK CONTROL SPLITTING FOR HELICOPTERS WITH REDUNDANT ACTUATORS - Embodiments are directed to generating, by a processing device, a feedback command for an aircraft based on a reference input and an output response of the aircraft, and analyzing, by the processing device, the feedback command to allocate control to a plurality of control surfaces over a plurality of separate frequency bands. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210382 | RELATIVE ACCELERATION BLADE POSITION MEASUREMENT - Embodiments are directed to obtaining data from a plurality of sensors located on a rotorcraft, wherein a first plurality of the sensors is associated with a hub of the rotorcraft and a second plurality of the sensors is associated with blades of the rotorcraft, processing the data to isolate blade dynamics using the data from the sensors associated with the blade from rotorcraft maneuvering dynamics using the data from the sensors associated with the hub, obtaining at least one parameter associated with the blade dynamics based on the processing, and analyzing the at least one parameter to control at least one of the rotorcraft and the blades. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210383 | ELECTRIC TAXI SYSTEM WITH SPEED CONTROL (ETSSC) - An electric taxi system (ETS) for an aircraft may include a ground speed sensor, a speed selection unit and a speed computer coupled to the ground speed sensor and to the speed selection unit. The speed computer may produce a speed error signal. A motor controller coupled to a wheel motor may control speed of the wheel motor responsively to the speed error signal. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210384 | AIRCRAFT WHEEL DRIVING SYSTEM - An electric taxi system (ETS) for an aircraft may include an articulated driven sub-assembly coupled circumferentially with a wheel of the aircraft, the articulated driven sub-assembly being provided with a plurality of torque transmitting pockets; and a rotatable driver with a plurality of teeth, the driver being selectively engageable with the articulated driven sub-assembly so that successive ones of the teeth engage with successive ones of the torque transmitting pockets to transmit torque from a motor of the ETS to the wheel. Transmission of torque through the ETS may not interfere with normal deflection of the wheel which results from movement of the aircraft. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210385 | LANDING GEAR DRIVE SYSTEMS - A drive system for rotating one or more wheels of an aircraft landing gear for the purposes of ground taxiing and/or spin-up prior to landing includes a motor operable to rotate a first drive pinion via a first drive path, and a driven gear adapted to be fixed to the wheel. The drive system has a first configuration in which the first drive pinion is capable of meshing with the driven gear to permit the motor to drive the driven gear via the first drive path. One of the first drive pinion and the driven gear includes a first sprocket and the other of the first drive pinion and the driven gear includes a series of rollers arranged in two or more rows, each row of rollers being arranged to form a ring, each roller being rotatable about a roller axis at a fixed distance from an axis of rotation of the first drive pinion or driven gear, respectively. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210386 | Kite Ground Station and System Using Same - A kite system with a ground station adapted for airborne power generation. The kite system may include a kite which includes one or more airfoils which have mounted thereon a plurality of turbine driven generators. The turbine driven generators may also function as motor driven propellers in a powered flight mode, which may be used during take-off, which may include aspects of vertical take-off and landing. A perch adapted to facilitate the take-off and landing may be used as part of the system. The perch may pivot such that the pivot is oriented towards the tension direction of the tether. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210387 | First-Person Viewer for Unmanned Vehicles - A remote control unit of an unmanned vehicle comprises a first communications subsystem, a processor, and a graphics processor. The first communications subsystem may be operable to receive sensor data via a first communication link between the remote control unit and the unmanned vehicle. The processor may be operable to determine a position and orientation of the unmanned vehicle based on the sensor data. The first communication subsystem may be operable to receive, via a second communication link between the remote control unit and the unmanned vehicle, a live first-person view from a camera of the unmanned vehicle. The graphics processor may be operable to generate a virtual first-person view from apriori data based on the sensor data. The processor may be operable to determine whether to present said live first-person view or said virtual first-person view based on signal quality of said second communication link. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210388 | Unmanned Aerial Vehicle - An unmanned aerial vehicle adapted for hover and short/vertical take-off and landing (S/VTOL) is disclosed. The vehicle comprises: a body having an aspect-ratio less than two and having therein a payload volume, at least one propeller located forward of the body, at least one rudder. The body may have an inverse Zimmerman planform which provides lift as air flows across the body in horizontal flight/fixed wing mode, and further adapted such that during hover and/or short/vertical take-off and landing (S/VTOL) the vehicle operates as a rotorcraft with the body oriented with the at least one propeller substantially above the body. The vehicle is suited to a method of inspection, such as power line inspection where large distances can be analysed efficiently by flying in fixed wing mode, but by transitioning to hover mode allows detailed inspection of selected areas. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210389 | Human Power-Assisted Articulating-Winged Avian Soaring Platform (HPAAWASP) - Disclosed is a soaring platform that is based on biomimicry of soaring bird species and provides bird-like steering modalities and includes an air foil made of feather-like battens, articulating wings, a rudder, and modalities to manipulate the leading edge of the platform's wing spars as well as change in the wings shape in-flight. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210390 | TOW PLATE AND LOAD EXTRACTION SYSTEM - A tow plate for retaining and releasing an extractable unit from an aerospace vehicle including a base plate, an actuating assembly and a retaining assembly. The actuating assembly and the retaining assembly releasably hold a load transmission unit attached to the tow plate. The actuating assembly includes a movable locking element. The load transmission unit can be detached from the tow plate when the locking element has been moved to a releasing position. The retaining assembly includes at least one load sensor for measuring load acting on the load transmission unit. The tow plate includes a central data processing unit to move the at least one locking element from the retaining position to the releasing position when the load acting on the load transmission unit measured by the load sensor exceeds a predetermined value. Further, a load extraction system and a method for releasing a load transmission unit are described. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210391 | VEHICLE CARGO COMPARTMENT, SYSTEM AND VEHICLE - A vehicle cargo compartment, comprising a housing receivable in a vehicle, and at least one latch mounted to the housing for locking a cargo unit in a fixed position. The latch comprises a latch housing mounted to the housing, and at least a first latch claw moveably mounted to the latch housing moveable between a latched and an unlatched position. A latch sensor system comprises a position sensor and a target, the position sensor adapted to detect and generate a latch signal when the target is in the predetermined position. The vehicle cargo compartment can be monitored easily and reliably when the first latch claw is in the latched position due to the position sensor and the target being arranged and adapted such that the predetermined position of the target is detected and the latch signal is generated, when the first latch claw is in the latched position. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210392 | Reconfigurable Payload Systems (RPS) With Operational Load Envelopes For Aircraft And Methods Related Thereto - Reconfigurable payload systems (RPS) and methods of configuring and using the same with operational load envelopes are disclosed that may be employed to enable external aircraft payloads to be rapidly interchanged or swapped out together with associated internal equipment within a given aircraft so as to modify or change payload capability of the aircraft, e.g., to meet a particular mission and/or to enable use of future payload types as they are developed. The RPS and associated methods may be implemented to allow multiple different payload systems to be swapped in and out on a given aircraft as required based on needs for a given mission. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210393 | SHARED ENTRANCE SEATING ARRANGEMENT - An aircraft lounge assembly that includes an enclosure having a rear wall, first and second side walls and a forward wall that cooperate to define a seating area. The lounge assembly also includes first and second seats positioned in the seating area, and a first dividing wall positioned between the first and second seats. The first dividing wall divides the seating area into a first seat section and a second seat section. The front wall includes a shared entrance space defined therein. A first seat path is defined between the shared entrance space and the first seat section and a second seat path is defined between the shared entrance space and the second seat section. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210394 | AIRCRAFT BENCH COMPRISING BUCKET SEATS INDIVIDUALLY MOUNTED TO TILT DOWNWARDS AND AT THE REAR OF THE BENCH IN THE EVENT OF THE AIRCRAFT BEING SUBJECTED TO A HIGH LEVEL OF DECELERATION - An aircraft bench comprising a support structure having hinged thereto one or more frameworks for mounting at least one bucket. The framework(s) is/are hinged at the front of the bench to a pair of longitudinally-extending bars of the support structure arranged spaced apart in vertical superposition. The framework(s) is/are carried in suspension by the support structure by being held against tilting individually downwards and at the rear of the bench by at least one energy absorber means interposed between the support structure and a framework with which it is associated. Deformation of the energy absorber means, as caused by the aircraft crashing and/or being subjected to a high level of deceleration, allows the frameworks to tilt individually downwards and at the rear of the bench in order to protect the passengers installed in the bucket(s). | 2015-07-30 |
20150210395 | ARMREST AND SEAT ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING THE SAME - An armrest for arrangement between two seats, especially two passenger seats of a vehicle such as an aircraft is provided, having at least one first support portion for an arm of a first person and at least one second support portion for an arm of a second person wherein the first and second support portions provide different height levels. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210396 | SEAT ARRANGEMENT, AIRCRAFT CABIN AS WELL AS ARMREST AND SEAT OR SEAT GROUP FOR USE THEREIN - A seat arrangement for a passenger compartment of a vehicle, the passenger compartment having a floor and concave side walls. The seat arrangement has a plurality of seats arranged in at least one seat row with at least one gap to form an aisle between at least two of these seats wherein an armrest is arranged both on the left-hand side and on the right-hand side of each seat with an end armrest arranged on each of the both ends of the seat row. The width of the at least one seat row with the end armrests is larger than the width of the at least one seat row with the end armrest, and/or at least the end armrests and/or at least the end seats are arranged in a higher height level when compared with a middle armrest or a middle seat, respectively. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210397 | REMOTE CONTROLLED AIR NOZZLES AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME - An aircraft includes a plurality of seats and an input device coupled to each of the plurality of seats. The aircraft also includes a remotely controlled nozzle positioned proximate each seat of the plurality of seats. Each nozzle includes an actuator assembly including at least one actuator and an actuator shaft. The at least one actuator is configured to move the actuator shaft between an open position and a closed position to control an airflow through the nozzle in response to a signal received from a respective input device of the input devices, wherein the signal represents a position of the actuator shaft. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210398 | DEHUMIDIFICATION SYSTEM FOR USE IN A VEHICLE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THEREOF - A dehumidification system for use in a vehicle is provided. The system includes a thermally conductive member coupled to an outer skin of the vehicle, and a duct at least partially circumscribing the thermally conductive member such that an air flow passage is defined between the duct and the thermally conductive member. The thermally conductive member is configured to transmit a temperature of the outer skin to moisture-laden air channeled through the air flow passage. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210399 | METHOD FOR INFLIGHT DEICING OF LANDING GEAR AND WHEEL BAYS IN AIRCRAFT WITH ONBOARD DRIVE MEANS - A method is provided for removing ice, snow, slush, and frozen contaminants from landing gear, wheel wells, and associated structures while an aircraft is in flight and preventing the accumulation of frozen contaminants during flight in an aircraft equipped with onboard drive means powered to drive at least one landing gear wheel and selectively controllable to move the aircraft on the ground during taxi in winter and other weather conditions. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210400 | COMPONENT OF A NACELLE HAVING IMPROVED FROST PROTECTION - The present disclosure concerns a component of an aircraft nacelle formed from at least one composite structure and one heating element. The nacelle includes frost protector, and the composite structure has a matrix reinforced by at least a material of which the heat conductivity at ambient temperature that is greater than or equal to 800 W·m | 2015-07-30 |
20150210401 | PARACHUTE DEVICE - A parachute device is provided with a bag containing a main parachute and a reserve parachute and with a propulsion assembly having a frame to which two arms are coupled; the two arms can be opened laterally by operating a control and support respective power units, which can be started by operating a further control. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210402 | PROPULSION DEVICE USING FLUID FLOW - A propulsion device includes: a fluid storage unit including a first inlet line, a first outlet line, a fluid storage surface disposed between the first inlet line and the first outlet line and having a downward curvature, and a barrier wall formed at one side of the fluid storage surface; a fluid flow unit including a second inlet line, a second outlet line having one end connected to the first outlet line and being tilted backward, and a fluid flow surface disposed between the second inlet line and the second outlet line and having a downward curvature to form a fluid flow space; and a fluid supply unit including a third inlet line disposed between the first inlet line and the second inlet line, wherein fluid introduced through the third inlet line is mixed with fluid that flows from the fluid storage unit to the fluid flow unit. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210403 | VALVE FOR AN AIRCRAFT - A valve for connecting an external tank to an aircraft has a valve body; and a seal assembly arranged, in use, to resiliently engage a seal surface on an aircraft. The seal assembly has a telescopic seal member extending from a proximal end within the valve body to a distal end. The telescopic seal member is constrained within the valve body so as to maintain axial alignment of the telescopic seal member and the valve body. The seal assembly may also have a seal carrier at the distal end of the telescopic seal member. The seal carrier may be pivotable relative to the telescopic seal member for alignment, in use, with the aircraft seal surface. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210404 | Method and System for Detecting Forces on Aircraft - A method for sensing a takeoff of an aircraft includes receiving a rate of change in vertical motion of the aircraft, determining whether the rate of change in vertical motion of the aircraft exceeds a first threshold, integrating the rate of change in vertical motion of the aircraft and outputting a virtual altitude signal, responsive to receiving the indication that a portion of the aircraft is contacting a surface, delaying the virtual altitude signal through a discrete low pass filter and outputting a delayed virtual altitude signal, subtracting the delayed virtual altitude signal from the virtual altitude signal to output an altitude perturbation signal, determining whether the altitude perturbation signal exceeds a second threshold value, and outputting an indication that the portion of the aircraft is not contacting the surface responsive to the rate of change in the vertical motion of the aircraft and the altitude perturbation signal. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210405 | Method for Modeling Aircraft Performance Through Adaptive Aircraft Performance Models - A method for modeling aircraft performance including (a) introducing aircraft degradation coefficients in a nominal aircraft performance model of an aircraft and obtaining a degraded aircraft performance model, (b) calculating computed trajectory data in a trajectory computation infrastructure using as inputs aircraft intent which represents trajectory data, weather data, and the degraded aircraft performance model; (c) comparing the trajectory data with the computed trajectory data; (d) obtaining an enhanced aircraft performance model by considering the degraded aircraft performance model as the enhanced aircraft performance model, when the result of the comparison is less than a previously established threshold; and (e) modifying, when the result of the comparison is higher than the previously established threshold, the aircraft degradation coefficients and executing steps (a) to (e) of the method, until the result of the comparison is less than the previously established threshold. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210406 | Fuel-Free Spacecraft Propelling System Based on Spatial Atomic Oxygen and Propelling Method - A fuel-free spacecraft propelling system having an open-ended outer cylinder of a propelling device and an atomic oxygen collecting device is disclosed. The latter is arranged at the forwardly-propelled front end of the outer cylinder and is hermetically connected with an RF generating device and an ion cyclotron wave heating device through a magnetic confinement device. A spiral wave discharge oxygen plasma inlet and a spiral wave discharge oxygen plasma outlet in the ion cyclotron wave heating device are respectively provided with another magnetic confinement device. The propulsion of the invention does not need to carry the propellant, which greatly reduces the launch costs, and enables a spacecraft to advantageously have an increased orbit life over existing spacecraft systems. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210407 | LIFTING ENTRY/ATMOSPHERIC FLIGHT (LEAF) UNIFIED PLATFORM FOR ULTRA-LOW BALLISTIC COEFFICIENT ATMOSPHERIC ENTRY AND MANEUVERABLE ATMOSPHERIC FLIGHT AT SOLAR SYSTEM BODIES - An aerial vehicle including a collapsible and inflatable vehicle body capable of being filled with a lighter than air gas so as to make the vehicle semi-buoyant or 100% buoyant at a predetermined altitude in an atmosphere above a solar system body. The vehicle body has a shape suitable to provide aerodynamic lift. The vehicle may include a propulsion device coupled to and extending from the vehicle body, where the device provides power to aerodynamically lift the vehicle above the 100% buoyant altitude to a higher altitude where the vehicle can maintain that altitude through the aerodynamic lift and vehicle buoyancy. The vehicle is configured to be deployed/inflated from a collapsed and stowed configuration to a deployed/inflated configuration in an orbit above the atmosphere of the solar system body, and is configured to enter the atmosphere in the inflated configuration and descend without propulsion. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210408 | Spacecraft Having Electronic Components As Structural Members And Related Methods - A method is provided for partially or completely manufacturing a spacecraft in an extraterrestrial environment, thereby allowing the spacecraft to be transported from Earth in a form that is better able to withstand forces associated with a rocket launch and traversing Earth's atmosphere. Such a form may allow the spacecraft to be significantly smaller than it would need to be if it had to be in a completed form at the time of transportation. Two forms of spacecraft that may be built by such method are also disclosed. In an aspect, the disclosed devices may be configured to be manufactured, assembled, deployed, and utilized in a timely and efficient manner. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210409 | DOUBLE STACKER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for stacking two bulk bags one on top of the other on a pallet, the method comprising controlling a pallet feeder into providing a pallet; filling a first bag with a first amount of product on the pallet and sealing the first bag; filling a second bag with a second amount of product, and depositing the second bag filled with the second amount of product on top of the first bag on the pallet; and straightening the bags on the pallet; wherein these steps of controlling, filling the first and second bags, and straightening are controlled by a programmable controller, the programmable controller selecting the first amount to be fed to the first bag supported by the pallet and, selecting the second amount to be fed to the second bag. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210410 | AUTOMATIC PREPARATION SYSTEM - An automatic preparation system according to embodiments includes a work table, a robot, and a jig. The robot is disposed near the work table and includes a plurality of arms. The jig is provided on the work table and rotatably holds a syringe. The robot, after taking out the syringe from a syringe storage case and attaching the syringe to the jig, operates the arms in a cooperative manner to perform a preparation of a medication using the syringe. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210411 | STRAPPING DEVICE - The invention relates to a strapping device, in particular a mobile strapping device, for strapping packaged products using a strap, said device having a tensioning device for applying tension to a loop of a strapping band and being provided with a tensioning gear that can be motor driven to rotate about a tensioning axis. The tensioning device also has a tensioning plate that co-operates with the tensioning gear and the tensioning gear and/or the tensioning plate is or are located on a rocker that can be motor-driven to pivot about a rocker access, in order to increase or decrease the distance between the tensioning gear and the tensioning plate by means of a pivoting motion of the rocker. An aim of the invention is to achieve a high functional reliability in a strapping device of this type. According to the invention, this is achieved by a single motor, the drive motion of which can be set both the tensioning gear in rotation, in order to tension the strap, and can pivot the rocker about the rocker axis in a motor-driven manner in identical directions in such a way that the distance between the tensioning gear and the tensioning plate can be changed, in particular increase by means of the pivoting motion. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210412 | METHOD FOR PACKAGING FINISHED TOBACCO GOODS IN A MASTER BOX - In a method for packaging finished tobacco goods in a master box first a PE liner which is foreseen of an EVOH barrier or an Aluminium liner is folded in the master box. This can be done by an automatic machine or manually. In the manual embodiment the liner, already cut on the right sizes including a seal in the bottom, is pulled over a mall which has the same size as the master box. Then the master box is pulled over the mall including the liner. Then the master box including the liner is pulled of the mall and the master box is ready for storage. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210413 | APPARATUS WITH FACING BELL MEMBERS, FOR MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGING OF PRODUCTS PLACED IN TRAYS - Apparatus with facing bell members, for modified-atmosphere packaging of products placed in trays, which comprises means for the cyclic positioning of an extended portion of bather film between the said two open bell members and over trays housed with gasket means in the seats of the bottom bell member, which comprises means for moving the said bell members towards each other so as to close between them the said film and to close under and at a suitable distance from this latter the edge of the tray, apparatus of the type that when the bell members are closed, they form therein two volumes not directly communicating, one of which is formed by the internal chambers of the same bell members that communicate with each other via circuits, for example peripheral, while the other volume is formed by the main chambers of the trays with the product, wherein the said chambers are connected with a portion of their perimeter to holes and to a dedicated circuit for the controlled introduction of process gases and are connected with another portion of their same perimeter to discharge holes for implementation of the air extraction and washing steps, comprising internal valve means to enable the said discharge holes of the main chambers of the trays to communicate, or not, with the said internal chambers to balance the differences in pressures between the said two volumes during the exchange cycle of the gases required to produce packaging of the type known as MAP. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210414 | PACKAGING MACHINE AND METHOD OF PACKAGING ARTICLES - A packaging machine comprising an orientation system for orientating an article within a package, the orientation system comprising at least one carriage ( | 2015-07-30 |
20150210415 | Procedure and System for the Alignment of a Packaging Container - The invention relates to a process for the alignment of a minimum of one packaging container, specifically a bag, during which the filled packaging container is moved in a horizontal direction in such a way that the packaging container has an infeed side at the front in the direction of movement and a rear side, whereby the filled packaging containers being fed to an aligning unit. A minimum of one gripper is approaching an upper edge of the packaging container and the position of the upper edge of the packaging container is being detected by sensors. The gripper is aligned to the upper edge of the packaging container and the packaging container is grasped by the aligned gripper. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210416 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLYING TUBULAR SHRINK SLEEVE MATERIAL TO CONTAINERS - A machine for applying tubular film to products includes a mandrel assembly about which tubular film is passed and a film cutter for cutting the tubular film into sleeves sized for application to containers. The mandrel assembly includes a sleeve section located below the film cutter and about which a sleeve length portion of the tubular film extends prior to each film cutting operation of the film cutter to produce a cut sleeve. A sleeve ejection arrangement includes a rotatable ejector wheel disposed along the sleeve section of the mandrel assembly. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210417 | SHUTTER FOR A VALVE AND CORRESPONDING VALVE FOR CONTROLLING AN AIR FLOW AND RELATIVE VALVE - There is described a shutter for a valve for controlling an air flow; shutter is selectively rotatable about an axis and adapted to be housed inside a body of valve, and comprises a surface disposed about axis; surface comprises at least one first curved portion shaped eccentrically relative to axis so as to define, in use and together with body, at least one first passage for the air flow. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210418 | PACKAGING SYSTEM WITH ADJUSTABLE CONTAINER CLOSERA - An improved packaging system ( | 2015-07-30 |
20150210419 | LABELLING MACHINE - A labelling machine comprising a supply spool support ( | 2015-07-30 |
20150210420 | BIAXIAL STRETCH BLOW-MOLDED CONTAINER - A biaxially stretched, blow molded container is obtained by molding a laminated test tube shaped preform molded by an injection molding process. The container has a neck, a body, and a bottom, and having an outer shell and an inner bag to be laminated in a peelable manner with an outer layer inner surface. The inner bag can be deflated under a pressure drop therein. The outer layer and an inner layer have a laminar structure in which the lamination extends from a predetermined position of the neck to a lower end face. The layers are peeled from each other, starting from a lamination interface between the layers. This interface is exposed outside at the lower end face of the gate mark and can be used as an air intake vent that enables outside air to be taken into the space between the layers. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210421 | FOLDABLE CONTAINERS - Embodiments of foldable containers, such as foldable, plastic, produce containers, planar sheets used to create such containers, and related methods. In some embodiments, a substantially planar sheet for folding into a three-dimensional container may be provided comprising a plurality of side portions, each side portion comprising opposing flaps positioned on opposite sides. Each of the side portions may comprise opposing flaps, some of which may comprise tabs extending therefrom to be used for coupling with an adjacent side portion during a folding process. One or more of the side portions may also, or alternatively, comprise a stacking tab and/or a stacking tab receiving opening. The stacking tabs may be configured to be positioned within a stacking tab receiving opening of an adjacent container after the sheet has been folded into a three-dimensional container. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210422 | Reclosable Packaging Container for Powder or Granular Materials - A packaging container for dry granular products includes a rectangular container body, and a rectangular cover defining a sleeve surrounding the container body in sliding engagement, both of folded sheet material. The container body having a first pair of opposed width defining sides, a second pair of opposed height defining sides, and a third pair of opposed length defining sides perpendicular to the width and height defined by the first and second pairs of opposed sides. The container body has at least one product discharge opening in second pairs of opposite sides. The cover is slidable over the first and second pairs of opposed sides of the container body between a closed position in which the cover overlies at least one product discharge opening and an open position in which at least one product discharge opening is partially exposed by the cover. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210423 | SHIPPING CONTAINER CONVERTIBLE TO A DISPLAY TRAY - A shipping container convertible to a display tray is provided and may comprise: a floor panel; first and second end panels; a first positioning panel defining a first notch with the first end panel; a side panel extending between the first and second end panels; and a first containment panel comprising a first main portion and a first end portion extending at an angle to the first main portion. The first end portion may be located in the first notch such that the first end panel and the first positioning panel frictionally engage the containment panel first end portion to frictionally hold the first containment panel in position. The first containment panel may be removable so as to convert the shipping container to a display tray. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210424 | SHIPPING CONTAINER WITH A REMOVABLE CONTAINMENT PANEL - A shipping container convertible to a display tray is provided comprising: a floor panel; first and second end panels; a first positioning panel; a first side panel; and a containment panel comprising a first main portion and a first end portion extending at an angle to the first main portion. The first end portion may be located in a first notch defined at least in part by the first end panel and the first positioning panel. The containment panel is removable so as to convert the shipping container to a display tray. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210425 | ALL WOODEN HALF PALLET - A half pallet that is capable of easy assembly, functionally adequate for some situations and capable of easy disassembly in an environmentally acceptable manner. In one form of the pallet, a half pallet is provided that is made of all wood. In one embodiment, the half pallet may be comprised of a plurality of stringers with bores, a plurality of deck boards with openings, and a plurality of wooden dowels disposed in the bores and openings to connect the stringers and deck boards. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210426 | PALLET - A pallet is configured to be stackable in a plurality of stages. The pallet includes a bottom plate, a top plate on which an object to be packed is placed, a leg member, and a sidewall member. The leg member connects the bottom plate and the top plate and is disposed along the outer edges of the bottom plate and the top plate. The sidewall member are vertically installed along the outer edge of the top plate and are formed with a connection hole to be used in a connection of an outside packing case that covers the object to be packed. When the pallet is stacked on a top plate of another pallet the leg member is provided with an engagement portion that is disposed in correspondence to a connection hole of a sidewall member of the other pallet. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210427 | OFFSHORE CARGO RACK FOR USE IN TRANSFERRING PALLETIZED LOADS BETWEEN A MARINE VESSEL AND AN OFFSHORE PLATFORM - A cargo rack for transferring loads between a marine vessel and an offshore marine platform (for example, oil and gas well drilling or production platform) provides a frame having a front, a rear, and upper and lower end portions. The lower end of the frame has a perimeter beam base, a raised floor and a pair of open-ended parallel fork tine tubes or sockets that communicate with the perimeter beam at the front and rear of the frame, preferably being structurally connected (e.g., welded) thereto. Openings in the perimeter beam base align with the forklift tine tubes or sockets. The frame includes a plurality of fixed side walls extending upwardly from the perimeter beam that include at least left and right side walls. A plurality of gates are movably mounted on the frame including a gate at least at the front and at least at the rear of the frame, each gate being movable between open and closed positions, the gates enabling a forklift to place loads on the floor by accessing either the front of the frame or the rear of the frame. Each gate can be pivotally attached to a fixed side wall. The frame has vertically extending positioning beams or lugs that segment the raised floor into a plurality of load-holding positions. Each load holding position has a plurality of positioning beams or lugs that laterally hold a load module (e.g., palletized load) in position once a load is placed on the raised floor. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210428 | Stacking Clip for Beverage Cans - A stacking clip is provided for vertically attaching two beverage cans together. The stacking clip comprises tabs and ledges used to attach to the lip of a circular rim of a lower beverage can and clipping protrusions used to attach to an undercut region in a concavity of another upper beverage can. Wings are configured to flex inward under an influence of a digit of a user to bias the ledges outward away from the central region of the clip body, detaching the ledges from the rim of the attached beverage can. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210429 | CLEANING SYSTEMS WITH BUCKETS AND REMOVABLE DIVIDERS - A cleaning system is provided that includes a bucket having a channel defined therein and a divider. The divider has a main body and a pair of sealing walls that extend from a periphery of the main body in such a manner that the sealing walls are separated from one another. Each of the sealing walls is configured to resiliently flex inwardly toward one another when the divider is in the channel to form a seal against the channel and divide the bucket into first and second reservoirs. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210430 | ULTRA-HIGH PURITY STORAGE AND DISPENSING OF LIQUID REAGENTS - A supply vessel for dispensing of ultra-high purity chemical reagents, comprising a metal container defining an enclosable interior volume including interior surface structure, wherein the interior surface structure is coated with an ultra-high purity effective polyperfluoroalkoxyethylene coating. Such supply vessel may for example be utilized for storage and dispensing of ultra-high purity chemical reagent to a semiconductor manufacturing tool, or a tool for manufacturing of flat-panel displays, or solar panels. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210431 | RESIN COATED METAL SHEET FOR USING DRAWN AND IRONED CANS, DRAWN AND IRONED CAN, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DRAWN AND IRONED CAN - There is provided a resin coated metal sheet for using drawn and ironed cans. The resin coated metal sheet is to be made into a can body by drawing and ironing. The resin coated metal sheet includes a metal sheet and a resin layer. The resin layer is formed on a surface of the metal sheet to be a can outer surface. The resin coated metal sheet for using drawn and ironed cans is characterized in that the resin layer having a storage elastic modulus of 500 MPa or less within a temperature range of 90-150° C. and a degree of breaking elongation of 100% or more within the temperature range of 90-150° C. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210432 | OBJECT AND FOOD ITEM STORAGE DEVICE - A device and method for packaging and storing an object and food item. The object storage device may include a substantially hollow vessel that may be separated into at least a top portion and a bottom portion. An internal divider may be provided to separate the vessel into at least two compartments, a food item storage compartment and a toy or object storage compartment. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210433 | Reusable Two-Way Self-Mailing Bag - In general, the present invention is directed to a reusable two-way mailing bag that may include a pouch configured to receive a shipping or postage label; an internal cavity, the internal cavity further comprising a pocket; and a closing device for closing the internal cavity; configured to be folded into the pocket such that the pouch may be visible. In accordance with some embodiments, a reusable two-way mailing bag may include a double-sided pouch configured to receive a shipping or postage label; an internal cavity comprising a pocket; a zipper for providing access to and closing the internal cavity; and an attachment device; the two-way mailing bag foldable into the pocket such that the double sided pouch is visible when the two-way mailing bag is an folded or unfolded position, and the attachment device engagable to maintain the two-way mailing bag folded into the pocket. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210434 | Gift Bag with Integral Candy Dispenser - A gift bag is provided having a generally traditional gift bag configuration with four side panels, a closed end and an open end opposite the closed end for inserting therein and removing therefrom a gift or other such item. At least one of the side panels of the gift bag is double-walled, thereby forming a cavity within the gift bag. A plurality of candy pieces is contained within the cavity. A candy dispenser is integral with the gift bag having a container into which one or more of the plurality of candy pieces may enter after exiting the cavity through a small opening therein. Once the candy dispenser is moved to an open position, a user can remove the candy therefrom and then move the candy dispenser back to a closed position in order to contain the remainder of the plurality of candy pieces within the gift bag. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210435 | BAG FOR CARRYING OUT DILUTION SERIES, RECEIVING DEVICE, DISPENSER, METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT DILUTION SERIES, USE OF BAGS FOR CARRYING OUT DILUTION SERIES AND DILUTION SERIES SYSTEM | 2015-07-30 |
20150210436 | POUCH WITH ABSORBENT LINER AND METHOD OF FORMING - The present disclosure is directed to a flexible pouch including a first chamber and a second chamber. The first chamber is separated from the second chamber by a seal. The first chamber has a fitment with an opening permitting access to the first chamber. The first chamber also has an absorbent material which is affixed to the pouch. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210437 | DEFORMING ELEMENT-INCLUDED DISPENSING TIP, DEFORMING ELEMENT-INCLUDED DISPENSING DEVICE, AND DEFORMING ELEMENT-INCLUDED DISPENSING PROCESSING METHOD - It is an object to provide a deforming element-included dispensing tip, a deforming element-included dispensing device, and a deforming element-included dispensing processing method not requiring any cylinder and capable of achieving highly precise position control and enhancing integration of higher density and reducing the burden in the quality control in reaction processing of a biological material for extraction of DNA and the like. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210438 | STOPPER FOR A BOTTLE AND SEALING ELEMENT FOR SAID STOPPER - The present invention relates to a stopper ( | 2015-07-30 |
20150210439 | COSMETICS CONTAINER HAVING A SEALED STRUCTURE - A cosmetics container having a sealed structure where an airtight state can be maintained inside the container by means of a simple structure, by using a configuration wherein the airtight state inside the container can be maintained by causing a sealing member to compress and spread out and to thereby attach hermetically to the inside of the body of the container and seal of the upper part of the body of the container as a result of downwards movement of a cap when one side of a lever member provided on the cap is pressed, and wherein the cap can be separated from the container by releasing the sealing member from the compression as a result of upwards movement of the cap when the other side of the lever member is pressed. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210440 | System and Method for Implementing Cap Closure for Carbonated and Oxygen Sensitive Beverages - A system and method for implementing cap closure for a carbonated beverage is disclosed. According to one embodiment, an apparatus includes a cap liner having a circular ring shape. The apparatus further comprises an outer lip and an inner portion of the circular ring shape. The outer lip is taller than the inner portion, and the outer lip has two or more structures extending away from a center of the outer lip. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210441 | CLOSURE HAVING A LINER AND PULL RING - A closure ( | 2015-07-30 |
20150210442 | FOOD CONTAINER - A container for food has a lid body and a base body, each of which has a side wall and a flange extending outwards from the periphery of the side wall. The lid flange and base flange contact each other around the periphery of the container when the lid body and base body are in contact. The lid flange or the base flange includes tabs on opposite sides of the container to retain the lid body and base body together while the base flange and lid flange are in contact. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210443 | CONTAINER APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - A container apparatus is disclosed that can utilize a “buffer zone” between a highly moveable lid and a substantially stationary body. A collection of score lines substantially surrounding a plate can mediate between the mobile lid and stationary body. Flaps and accompanying side score lines can act collectively with the plate to facilitate the opening and closing of the lid. Opening and closing the lid can involve the folding of the various score lines in the buffer to various degrees. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210444 | RESEALABLE CONTAINER WITH COLLAR AND LID - The present disclosure relates to a container for holding a granular product or powdered material, such as infant formula. More specifically the disclosure is directed to a container including a closure having a collar and lid for resealably securing the open end of the container. The container may include a tub having a continuous groove located in the upper portion of the tub and a collar having a continuous tub mating surface extending about the entire perimeter of the collar for engaging the continuous groove of the tub, thereby securing the collar to the tub. The collar may also include a lid. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210445 | Push-On Twist-Off Bottle Closure - A closure system for a drinking bottle or other container is disclosed. The closure system comprises a bottle and a bottle closure. The bottle closure, in turn, comprises among its components a cap interface manipulated directly by the user's hand, a platform that translates vertically in relation to the cap interface, and a flexible annular stopper body directly manipulated by the platform. When the bottle closure is placed on the open bottle neck and the cap interface is pushed downward toward the bottom of the bottle, a lever-based mechanism forces opposite upward movement of the platform. The platform squeezes the stopper body, and at the end of the downward pushing motion, the system is locked in a static position. The squeezed stopper body forms a liquid-tight seal with the bottle, while holding potential energy via elastic deformation. From this sealed position, the cap interface may be radially twisted relative to the bottle, releasing the locked platform and the stopper's potential energy. As the stopper gains its original shape, simultaneously the liquid-tight seal is removed, the cap interface moves upward, and the platform moves downward. The loosened bottle closure may now be separated from the bottle. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210446 | FLUID TRANSPORT CONTAINER - A fluid transport container is described that comprises a wall and a valve assembly. The wall defines a hollow cavity and an aperture that extends across the wall. An extendable tube is moveable to extend out from the hollow cavity. A biasing member is provided to extend the extendable tube from the hollow cavity. The valve assembly can move between an open position and a closed position to control the flow of fluids from the container. Optionally, a trigger assembly is coupled to the valve assembly to move the valve between the open and closed positions. The trigger assembly comprises a trigger shaft that extends through the wall, to provide a trigger handle that is accessible from outside the hollow cavity. Optionally, the container includes a handle that extends away from an exterior surface of the wall and the trigger handle is positioned between the handle and the wall. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210447 | SMOOTH POUR CONTAINER - Embodiments provide an apparatus and method for dispensing a fluid, the apparatus including a container capable of retaining the fluid and having a top, bottom, front surface, and rear surface; a dip tube integrally formed with the rear surface of the container, the dip tube having a first end extending toward the top and a second end extending toward bottom; and a spout member mounted to the top of the container, the spout member including a pour spout adjacent the front surface for dispensing the retained fluid and an air vent adjacent the rear surface with a supply line in connection with the first end of the dip tube for directing air into the container. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210448 | Fitment for a Container - A product includes a container including a neck, and a fitment having a portion coupled to the neck of the container via an interference fit. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210449 | CLOSURE CAP WITH A MULTILAYER SEAL DISK FOR RECEPTACLES - The invention is directed to a cap ( | 2015-07-30 |
20150210450 | RESEALABLE CONTAINER WITH COLLAR AND LID - The present disclosure relates to a container for holding a granular product or powdered material, such as infant formula. More specifically the disclosure is directed to a container including a closure having a collar and lid for resealably securing the open end of the container. The container may include a tub having at least one collar mating protrusion and a collar having an aperture designed to engage the at least one collar mating protrusion of the tub to secure the collar to the tub. The collar may further include a lid. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210451 | PURCHASE TRACKING SYSTEM - An apparatus and method embodied in a system for tracking add-on purchases of consumers is provided. The tracking system includes a delivery device associated with a predetermined add-on that is recognizable to a consumer and identifiable at the point of sale. The delivery device is attachable to a container retaining an underlying purchased product. The delivery device may provide a mounting portion and a reservoir of the predetermined add-on. The mounting portion is adapted to attach to a portion of the container, wherein the reservoir is displaceable from a sealed position to a ruptured position so that the predetermined add-on combines with the underlying purchased product within the container. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210452 | PLASTIC CONTAINER WITH DOUBLE LOCK LID AND TEAR BAND - An all-plastic container comprising the combination of injection molded pail and lid. The lid initially locks onto the container at upper and lower undercuts and seals thereto by virtue of an inverted U-shaped peripheral section. A tear groove is formed in the lid skirt between the upper and lower locks to facilitate removal of the lower lock. The upper lock is segmented so as to make removal of the lid easier once the lower lock is removed. Indicia on the lid shows where the gaps in the lock segments are located. The lower lock may also be segmented to provide drainage for overfill which comes out of the pail when the lid is first applied. The lid and pail are dimensioned to provide a wedge seal between an unflanged pail rim and the top lock and to maintain a strong connection and seal even after the lower lock is removed. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210453 | Cable Tie - A cable tie has a flexible, elongated strap with a head and tail at opposite ends. The strap has two opposed sides, with teeth on both sides. The head includes an opening for receiving the strap, a movable pawl with teeth on one side of the opening and, on the opposite side of the opening, an abutment surface having an abutment tooth. The head may include a molding line adjoining the apex of the abutment tooth. The cable tie may be used to retain articles by looping the strap around the articles, and inserting the strap, tail first, into the opening, whereby the pawl teeth and abutment teeth may be brought into engagement with the teeth on the two opposed sides, respectively, at least when retraction force is applied to the strap, such as to lock the strap in the head, preventing retraction of the strap from the head. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210454 | THIN FILM FOR WASTE PACKING CASSETTES - The present invention refers to a polymeric film comprising odor barrier material and being able to pack malodorous waste. This is achieved by a multilayer film which comprises ethylene alpha olefin copolymer with a density less than 0.950 g/cm | 2015-07-30 |
20150210455 | BLISTER CARD SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSEMBLYING THE SYSTEMS - Blister card systems and methods package at least one retail product and have a top card with a top side, a bottom side located opposite to the top side of the top card and at least one window extending through the top card from the top side to the bottom side of the top card. The systems and methods have a security band attaching a retail product to a carrier and a bottom card connected to the bottom side of the top card, wherein at least a portion of the carrier is located between the top and bottom cards, and further wherein at least a portion of the retail product extends outwardly, with respect to the top side of the top card, from the at least one window of the top card. The carrier, optionally, has a width that is less than a width of the retail product, and a stretchable film, optionally, covers the at least one window and/or at least a portion of thee retail product extending outward from the at least one window. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210456 | PACKAGE HAVING UNITARY BODY INCLUDING A BREAK-OFF CAP - A package ( | 2015-07-30 |
20150210457 | BOTTLE SHIPPING SYSTEM - A bottle shipping system and method for packaging bottles that prevents movement of the bottles during transport. The system includes a first foam section is placed on the bottom wall of a carton having a rectangular shaped prism having four side walls, a bottom wall and a top wall to provide a support surface on which the bottles are placed. A second foam section having a first plurality of openings therethrough adapted to receive the body of the bottles is disposed within the carton above the first foam section. A third foam section having a second plurality of openings therethrough adapted to receive the neck of the bottles is disposed between the second foam section and the top wall of the carton. A fourth foam section to provide a buffer surface against which the bottles are pressed is placed against the top wall of the carton. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210458 | COMPOSITE CONTAINER WITH INTERNAL FITMENT - A composite container for storing product in a hermetically-sealed volume includes a fitment that forms one end of the container. The fitment has an outer face, an inner face, a perimeter edge with an attachment surface formed therein, and an aperture between the outer face and the inner face with an aperture mount configured to receive and secure a closure for sealing the aperture of the container. The fitment also includes a sealing surface on the inner face that surrounds the aperture, and a products pouch with a pouch opening that is sealed to the sealing surface. The fitment further includes a can having a first end that is coupled to the attachment surface of the fitment and a substantially-rigid tubular body extending away from the fitment to form an interior volume that surrounds the products pouch. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210459 | Media container and media protection apparatus - The invention discloses a media container ( | 2015-07-30 |
20150210460 | OZONE UNIT FOR A SHIPPING CONTAINER - The invention relates to an ozone unit for a shipping container configured to be easily retrofitted to or integrated in a shipping container. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210461 | Food Package - This invention relates to food packaging and to methods for its manufacture. It is particularly suited to packaging of perishable foodstuffs which require that oxygen transmission occur across the packaging barrier, but that water vapour transmission be restricted. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210462 | COMBINED MEDICAMENT AND BEVERAGE CONTAINER - A combined medicament and beverage container includes a first reservoir, a second reservoir, and a lid | 2015-07-30 |
20150210463 | LAMINATED FILM AND PACKAGING CONTAINER - A laminated film includes: an inner layer formed of a heat-sealable thermoplastic resin; an outer layer laminated on the inner layer; and a fragile processed portion in which at least a part of the outer layer is removed and at least a part of the inner layer is present and which has a linear shape in planar view and a Young's modulus of 2.0 gigapascals or less. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210464 | Hot or Cold Dual Insulating Food Service Assembly - Provided is a food serving assembly composed of a dual purpose insulating receptacle having the general shape of a serving dish with a flat bottom and upwardly extending side walls. The receptacle is composed of an interior thermoplastic shell and an exterior thermoplastic shell sealed to each other about the edges to form an interior chamber. The interior chamber of the receptacle contains a laminate composed of one or more layers of a reflective material and one or more layers of an open or closed cell foam. A food serving dish is disposed within the receptacle. The assembly may additionally include a demountable lid composed of plastic and a removable lid cover preferably composed of a foam material. The food serving dish may be composed of glass or of plastic, or of stoneware, or a high-temperature plastic. The assembly may additionally include one or more removable ice packs disposed between the interior of the receptacle and the exterior of the food serving dish. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210465 | Method and Device to Seal, Insulate and Dispense from a Beverage Can - The present invention relates to a method and a device to seal and insulate a beverage can while providing a screw-on cap for convenient dispensing experience and minimizing carbonation loss in case the beverage is carbonated. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210466 | Dispensing System for Sanitary Tissue Products - A dispensing system for a plurality of sanitary tissue products is provided. The dispensing system includes a soft-sided package made of a outer wrap having a 1% MD secant modulus to caliper ratio of about 5 MPa/μm or less. The system optionally comprises a sleeve that substantially surrounds the soft-sided package and is made of a material that has greater rigidity than the outer wrap of the soft-sided package. The sleeve includes indicia in a reading orientation. Both the soft-sided package and the sleeve have a height dimension and both may be oriented vertically. The height of the sleeve can be less than the height of the package. The dispensing system may also include a substantially horizontal shelf and a portion of the sleeve may be in contacting relationship with the shelf. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210467 | Dispensing System for Sanitary Tissue Products - A soft-sided package having an outer wrap and a plurality of sanitary tissue products disposed within the outer wrap is provided. The outer wrap is made from a structured wrap material, and the plurality of sanitary tissues has a structured sanitary tissue. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210468 | Dispensing System for Sanitary Tissue Products - A soft-sided package having an outer wrap having a 1% MD secant modulus to caliper ratio of about 5 MPa/μm or less and a plurality of sanitary tissue products disposed within the outer wrap is provided. The package also includes a corner seal. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210469 | SHOWER DOOR GLASS PANE PACKAGING ASSEMBLY - A packaging assembly is provided with a base that is sized to receive at least one shower door glass pane. At least one shower door glass pane is received within the base. A handle is mounted to the base. A plurality of projections extends from a bottom surface of the base to rest upon an underlying support surface and to reduce friction between the packaging assembly and the underlying support surface. The base includes a box with an opening formed in opposed surfaces of the box to expose a portion of the at least one shower door glass pane. | 2015-07-30 |
20150210470 | SEMI-UNDERGROUND WASTE SYSTEM USING A QUICK REPLACEMENT REINFORCED LINER - A system may include a utility chamber that is partially installed below a surface of ground; a lid, removably attached to the utility chamber, that covers an opening in a portion of the utility chamber that is above the surface of the ground; and a liner that stores waste and that includes one or more reinforcement components. The liner may be located inside the chamber and may be attached to the lid via the opening. The reinforcement components may be of sufficient strength to preclude the liner from expanding or becoming stuck in the utility chamber after the waste is inserted in the liner or when the lid is removed from the utility chamber to dispose of the waste. | 2015-07-30 |