48th week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 21 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170341823 | REDUCED GAUGE BOTTLE CAP - A reduced gauged crown for a container opening includes a corrugated panel portion such that the corrugation strengthens the crown material and allows less material to be used for the crown than would be used for an uncorrugated bottle cap. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341824 | Beverage Container - The disclosed beverage container can be used to bottle beverages in filling facilities and subsequently used in any setting where the consumer desires to have a convenient and fun approach to consuming a soft drink, and desires to have that soft drink cooled by ice and strained from the ice before consuming it. The disclosed beverage container can be made up of three pieces, a cap, dome and vessel. The pieces screw together using a double screw mechanism. The dome piece contains a strainer. The consumer can separate the dome from the vessel and add ice to the mixed beverage to cool the beverage prior to consumption, and can strain the ice from the beverage before drinking it directly from the top opening of the dome, after it has been resealed to the vessel. The disclosed beverage container enables an enjoyable consumer experience by providing a unique, convenient, and fun approach to cooling and consuming a beverage. The disclosed beverage container can be filled by beverage bottling facilities in varying sizes and neck formations. Volume of the container and material choice, whether aluminum, glass, plastic, stainless steel, other suitable material, or a combination of materials will determine specific size dimensions of the bottle and neck as required by industry available beverage filling machinery. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341825 | Structured Shake - This disclosure relates to a drink container with lid for the mixing and blending of liquids for consumption, wherein the unique design of the drink container tends to improve the texture and flavor of the liquid blended within it. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341826 | SANITARY STORAGE TRAY - A storage system for adult products includes a box, a lid, a locking mechanism and a ventilated tray. The box has an upper rim with a plurality of ventilation holes formed therein. The lid is hinged to the back of the box and configured to mate with the upper rim of the box without closing the plurality of ventilation holes. The lid includes a compartment formed within the top of the lid with a mini lid covering the compartment. The locking mechanism includes a sliding lock for securing the lid to the box. The sliding lock fits over a split lower rail of the box and an upper rail of the lid that includes an extended tab mates with the split lower rail and secures the lid to the box when the sliding mechanism is moved so as to fit over both rails at the same time. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341827 | SANITARY LOCKING STORAGE BOX - A storage system for adult products includes a box, a lid, a locking mechanism and a ventilated tray. The box has an upper rim with a plurality of ventilation holes formed therein. The lid is hinged to the back of the box and configured to mate with the upper rim of the box without closing the plurality of ventilation holes. The lid includes a compartment formed within the top of the lid with a mini lid covering the compartment. The locking mechanism includes a sliding lock for securing the lid to the box. The sliding lock fits over a split lower rail of the box and an upper rail of the lid that includes an extended tab mates with the split lower rail and secures the lid to the box when the sliding mechanism is moved so as to fit over both rails at the same time. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341828 | Self-closing Flip-spout Cap - A cap including a cap body and a spout hingedly connected to the cap body and moveable relative to the cap body between at least a first position and a second position, wherein the spout in magnetically biased to the first position. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341829 | CHILD-RESISTANT SMOKING ARTICLE PACKAGE - A child-resistant smoking article package | 2017-11-30 |
20170341830 | METHOD AND ASSEMBLY FOR MEASURING FLUID LEVEL IN A BEVERAGE CONTAINER USING ACOUSTIC RESONANCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A method and beverage container assembly for determining a level of liquid in a beverage container having a lid removably attached thereto. The beverage container assembly including a sensor configured to measure sound waves in the beverage container assembly. A processor is electronically coupled to the sensor, and to memory provided with executable instructions for causing the processor to determine the level of liquid. The executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive a sound wave measurement from the sensor, obtain a frequency characteristic of the sound wave measurement, and obtain reference information regarding a set of characteristics of the beverage container assembly. The processor may determine the level of liquid in the beverage container assembly based on the frequency characteristic and the reference information. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341831 | INJECTION OF SUPPLEMENTS INTO DRINKS - Aspects and embodiments injection of supplements into drinks are described. In one embodiment, a cap includes a top of the cap having a button. A container is sealed using a sealing layer between the container and the top. A pushing element is in connection with a bottom surface of the button and further in connection with a top surface of the sealing layer. A breaking mechanism is sealed within the container along with a supplement. The breaking mechanism has breaking bars that extend from a central column that is aligned with the pushing element. When the button is depressed, the breaking mechanism breaks a bottom of the container to release at least some of the supplement. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341832 | CAP AND A METHOD FOR MAKING A SOFT DRINK - A cap for making a soft drink in a threaded bottle includes an inner cap, an outer cap and a flavor container. The inner cap has external threads and internal threads that match the threads of the mouth of the bottle, and the outer cap has internal threads that match the external threads of the inner cap. The cap includes a first releaser for opening the flavor container into the bottle when the cap is being screwed onto the mouth of the bottle. The cap further includes a carbon dioxide container and a second releaser for opening the carbon dioxide container into the bottle when the outer cap and the inner cap are being screwed relative to each other. The disclosed embodiments also relate to a method for making a soft drink. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341833 | CONTAINER BASE AND LID WITH PLANAR AREA FOR FLAT APPLICATION OF ADHESIVE MEMBRANE - The invention provides a container ( | 2017-11-30 |
20170341834 | TAMPER RESISTANT ASSEMBLY FOR SECURING VALUABLE MATERIAL - The invention provides a tamper resistant assembly that that securely contains a valuable material. The assembly has a container for holding the valuable material, an optional carrier that contains the container, one or more cover components that enclose the valuable material in the container, and one or more labels having a plurality of devices that reveal tampering by distortion of at least one of the plurality of devices. The label(s) are positioned so that dislodging a cover component causes a detectable distortion in at least one of the plurality of devices, thereby revealing tampering with the assembly. In one embodiment the label can be affixed partially to a surface of a cover component and partially to a surface of the container or the optional carrier. Also disclosed are methods of detecting tampering and method of manufacturing a temper-resistant assembly. Because the assembly allows a remote validator to validate the assembly prior to providing essential instructions or authorization for conducting procedures on valuable material contained by the assembly, the manufacturer is assured that its procedures are being provided only to authorized persons. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341835 | STRAP DEVICE WITH MULTI-DIRECTIONAL STRAP BUCKLE - A multi-directional strap device includes a base having a first end and an opposing second end angled with respect to the first end. A first clamping member is carried by the base proximate the first end of the base and movable between a clamped position and an unclamped position. A second clamping member is carried by the base proximate the second end of the base, and movable between a clamped position and an unclamped position, wherein the second clamping member is in series with the first clamping member and angled with respect thereto. A diverter member is carried by the base intermediate the first clamping member and the second clamping member. A strap is provided having an end coupled to the first end of the base and a free end. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341836 | A PACKAGE FORMED FROM A MULTILAYER STRUCTURE - A package formed from a multilayer structure which comprises a nonwoven layer; a coextruded multilayer film having a polyolefin-based sealant layer with a melting point of equal to or less than 127° C.; wherein the nonwoven layer forms an outer layer of the package is provided. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341837 | PACKAGE MATERIAL AND PACKAGE CONTAINER FORMED WITH SAID MATERIAL - Package material comprises one or more layers of plastic laminate, a first side, a second side and a penetration area ( | 2017-11-30 |
20170341838 | Removable Can Holding Refrigerator Container - A beverage can holding container ( | 2017-11-30 |
20170341839 | A FOOD PRODUCT AND METHODS OF PACKAGING RAW WET PROTEIN FOR RETAIL - According to the present disclosure, there is provided a container to food product ( | 2017-11-30 |
20170341840 | Tray-Shaped Article Having Smooth Edges and Amenable to Multiple Film Sealing Methods - The disclosure relates to forming shaped thermoplastic articles having smooth peripheries. Many thermoplastic articles have sharp edges formed upon molding or cutting the article from a feedstock sheet. Such sharp edges can damage thin plastic films or flesh which they contact, and smoothing the edges is desirable. Described herein are methods of forming a smooth periphery for such sharp-edged articles by rolling over the sharp edge. The smoothing operation is performed by forming a deflectable flange including a bend region separated from the potentially sharp peripheral edge by a spacer, deflecting a portion of the deflectable flange, and softening at least one bent portion of the deflectable flange to yield a smooth periphery upon cooling. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341841 | PLASTIC PACKAGE WITH AN OPEN REMINDER - A plastic package with an open reminder comprises a container and cover; the container being mainly composed of the step portion, horizontal extending surface, outer folding portion, and the protruding portion; the cover being mainly composed of the concave portion, horizontal covering body, and tab; the container and the cover being combined into the plastic package, which forms an open reminder with the tab and perforated line, thereby achieving a function of open reminder that is easy to be observed when the cover has been opened. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341842 | SYNTHETIC RESIN BLOW MOLDED BOTTLE - In a synthetic resin blow molded bottle, reduced pressure absorbing panel portions and column portions are formed alternately in the circumferential direction. Each column portion has a diameter that gradually increases downward and that remains substantially constant vertically. Each reduced pressure absorbing panel portion includes a pair of panel side edge portions, which is bent to the inner side from the adjacent column portions, a panel surface portion, which connects the pair of panel side edge portions, and a panel lower edge portion, which is bent to the outer side from a lower end edge of the panel surface portion. The panel surface portion of each reduced pressure absorbing panel portion includes a panel upper-side surface portion, whose diameter gradually increases downward, and a panel lower-side surface portion, which connects the panel upper-side surface portion and the panel lower edge portion and which has a substantially constant diameter vertically. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341843 | Surface Distortion Detector For Packaging - Detecting mishandling of a packaging container. The apparatus includes: a first layer, a second layer to detect pressure placed on the packaging container, a third layer to provide spacing between the second layer and the packaging container, and an adhesive layer. The first later is a made of a rigid material. The first layer attaches to the second layer, and the second layer attaches to the third layer to form a composite structure of the first, second and third layers that attaches to the adhesive layer. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341844 | PACKAGING SYSTEM FOR COMPONENTS - A packaging system for packaging components includes a plurality of frames arranged on top of one another. A laminar structure is fixed to each of the frames. At least one component is arranged and held between two laminar structures—one laminar structure is fixed to one frame—supported by two frames, which forms a holding component of the packaging system. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341845 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CUSHIONING AN OBJECT - An apparatus, system and method to protect an object with a sleeve has a seam extending along the sleeve wherein the sleeve folds to attach along the seam. The sleeve is inserted on an object, such as a food container or a beverage container, to surround the container. A lattice is formed by expansion of slits extending along the sleeve inserted on the container. The depth of the lattice cushions the container from breakage. A bottom extends from the sleeve to surround the container. The sleeve may be placed in a partitioned section of a crate or box and/or may be incorporated in a bag to receive and/or protect the object. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341846 | Multi-Chamber Container Apparatuses and Methods of Making and Using the Same - The present invention relates to multi-chamber containers. Specifically, the multi-chamber containers comprise, generally, a first container having a swab or applicator contained therein and a second container having a solution therein. In various embodiments, a first container may comprise a fracture recess for breaking and removing the swab or applicator, and a second container may further comprise a fracture recess for opening and exposing the solution. In embodiments, first and second containers are disposed separately, or connectedly side-by-side. In embodiments, a second container is contained within a first container. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341847 | PACKAGING INSULATION PRODUCTS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME - Packaging insulation for insertion into a packaging container, which includes an air laid natural fibrous batt comprised primarily of natural fibers, having foldable paper sheet material adhered to both sides of the batt. The resulting method and product provides packaging insulation which can be shipped flat and compressed, which expands when unpacked and which can be readily folded to match the interior configuration of a shipping container, such as a cardboard box. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341848 | DISPENSER WITH ONE-WAY VALVE FOR STORING AND DISPENSING SUBSTANCES - A dispenser has a body with a storage chamber for storing product. A one-way valve of the dispenser includes a valve seat and flexible valve cover seated on the valve seat and defining a normally-closed seam therebetween forming a fluid-tight seal between the valve cover and valve seat. The flexible valve cover is movable relative to the valve seat to allow the passage of substance through the seam and out of the dispenser. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341849 | PLASTIC BOTTLE AND BASE CUP FOR A PRESSURIZED DISPENSING SYSTEM - A container for a pressurized dispensing system. The container includes a plastic bottle and a base cup bonded to a rounded bottom of the plastic bottle with a hot melt adhesive. The base cup has a bottom surface that allows the container to stand upright. A method of forming the container is also provided wherein hot melt adhesive is deposited in a recessed region in a top wall of a pedestal of the base cup, and a center region of the rounded bottom of the plastic bottle is pressed against the hot melt adhesive such that the adhesive spreads out over the recessed region and the rest of the top wall of the pedestal. After the hot melt adhesive cools, the bottle is securely bonded to the base cup. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341850 | AEROSOL PRECURSOR COMPOSITION MIXING SYSTEM FOR AN AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to an aerosol delivery device filling system. The system includes multiple source containers each respectively including a differing aerosol precursor composition. The system further includes a mixing container configured to engage the source containers to receive and mix the aerosol precursor compositions to form a mixed aerosol precursor composition. An aerosol delivery device may engage the mixing container to receive at least a portion of the mixed aerosol precursor composition. A related method for customizing an aerosol precursor composition is also provided. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341851 | TWO AEROSOL CAN INJECTION SYSTEM - A two aerosol can injection system has a first aerosol can which contains activator or hardener and a second aerosol can containing product such as paints, thinners, clear coats, and propellant. A connector system connects at a first end to the first aerosol can and at a second end to the second aerosol can which provides flow of activator or hardener from the first can to the second can. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341852 | Wrapper for Tobacco Industry Products - A wrapper for a group of tobacco industry products is disclosed. The wrapper has a barrier material and a tab arranged such that pulling the tab separates a section of the barrier material from the remainder of the barrier material to form an extraction opening. The barrier material has a cut arranged such that when the tab is pulled the barrier material is torn along a path extending from the cut to form said extraction opening in the barrier material. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341853 | PALLET FOR TRANSFERRING GLASS PLATE - A pallet for transferring a glass plate includes: a lower frame; an upper frame seated on a top of the lower frame to allow a glass plate to be seated; and a side clamp comprising: a fixating plate provided on a side of the upper frame to prevent horizontal shaking of the glass plate; and a distance adjusting part making the fixating plate approach or move away from the glass plate at a predetermined distance. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341854 | PACKAGE OF POROUS SEPARATOR ROLL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR STORING POROUS SEPARATOR ROLL - In the present invention, a porous separator roll ( | 2017-11-30 |
20170341855 | DISPOSABLE MEANS FOR PREPARING A BEVERAGE - A disposal means for preparing a beverage from a particulate product, the means comprising a rigid base and a container to be filled with the particulate product, said container being formed of a liquid-permeable material, wherein the container has a flat mouth portion attached to the base by one part thereof, and the base being provided with at least one folding line. The base can be formed of a hard but readily flexible material such as plastic, cardboard and similar materials. The base can be provided with a holding member. The holding member can be in the form of a protrusion, a hook or an element punched from the central part of the base along an unclosed contour, such that the element can be bent away. The base can be provided with a recess. The folding line can be in the form of a crease, a weakened line, a perforated line, a partial cut, a combination thereof, or it can be obtained by another suitable method. The container can be formed of an easily compressible and liquid-permeable material such as cellulose, filter paper and other materials suitable for the proper function of the means. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341856 | BEVERAGE CAPSULE, BEVERAGE PREPARATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A BEVERAGE CAPSULE - A capsule for beverage preparations in a brewing machine, the capsule including a capsule container that is filled with an extraction product and has an essentially quadratic base, and a capsule cover that closes the capsule container. The capsule has at least one first optically readable code on the base of the capsule container, the code having a two-dimensional arrangement of several code elements, the first code being subdivided into a regular imaginary arrangement of code fields that are regrouped into at least pairs to form code groups, only one individual code field being provided within a code group with a code element. The invention also relates to a capsule and to an associated system including a brewing machine and to a method for identifying the type of capsule. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341857 | FOLDABLE CONTAINER - A foldable container comprises a base and two pairs of side plates. The side plates are mounted on the base by means of a hinge mechanism in manner of being foldable relative to the base. The hinge mechanism is provided with an elastic reset structure, thereby the hinge structure on the side plates moves downwards synchronously in the courses that the side plates overturn from a folding state to an upright state. The hinge structure solves the problem of delay in the falling of a hinge in the prior art, is well adapted to the operation habits of various users, and is simple in structure and skillful in the concept. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341858 | CINCH HANDLES, RECEPTACLES, AND METHODS - Embodiments of the disclosure can include cinches, receptacles, and associated methods. In one embodiment, a cinch can include a base member configured to be attached to a body of a receptacle, a first member that can be substantially parallel to the base member, and a second member that can extend outwardly from the base member and is substantially transverse to the first member, wherein the inner surfaces of the base, first, and second members can define a handle. A slot for retaining a flexible liner can extend from the inner to the outer surface of the first member and a through-hole in the second member can be configured to receive the flexible liner. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341859 | EXTENDER FOR RECEPTACLE AND METHOD THEREOF - An extender for a receptacle to increase a storage capacity of a typical garbage receptacle is provided. The extender may be inserted into a receptacle, or may be placed on the receptacle. A method for collecting garbage is also provided, including providing a receptacle for storing waste materials, the receptacle configured to be lifted and inverted by a mechanical means of a garbage collection vehicle to empty the waste materials, providing an extender for use with the receptacle, the extender cooperating with the receptacle to increase a storage capacity of the provided receptacle, wherein the extender is disposable along with the waste materials, and at the same time, collecting the waste materials and the extender using the mechanical means of the garbage collection means. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341860 | CONTAINER ASSEMBLY FOR REFUSE VEHICLE - A container assembly includes a container, a collection arm assembly, a locking mechanism, and a controller. The container has a front wall, a rear wall, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall cooperatively defining an internal cavity. The collection arm assembly is slidably coupled to the container such that the collection arm assembly is selectively extendable laterally outward from the container. The collection arm assembly includes a retaining pocket. The locking mechanism includes a latch and an actuator. The latch is positioned to selectively engage with the retaining pocket of the collection arm assembly. The actuator is positioned to selectively reconfigure the latch between an unlocked position and a locked position. The controller is configured to engage the actuator to selectively reconfigure the latch into the locked position and thereby prevent the collection arm assembly from extending laterally outward from the container. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341861 | COMMERCIAL GRADE WHEELED REFUSE RECEPTACLE WITH LID - A refuse receptacle is disclosed, having a body with an upper and a lower portion, the upper portion having a top rim forming a gusset with a vertical wall and a horizontal wall, the lower portion having a bottom side with a base rim. On the back side of the upper portion is a handle attached to the body of the receptacle. The handle is attached to the upper portion by at least one projecting sidewall. A lid is included, having a convex upper surface and two sets of opposing sidewalk. The opposing sidewalls correspond with the top rim of the body. The lid includes at least one projection to attach to the handle with a securing plate and fastener. The lower portion includes a drainage plug so that liquids within the body can be easily drained. A pair of wheels arc connected by an axle and housed within wheel recesses. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341862 | Load-Receiving Device - Load-receiving device ( | 2017-11-30 |
20170341863 | SYSTEM FORMED BY SHELVING UNIT AND CORRESPONDING TELESCOPIC LOAD RECEIVING MEANS WITHOUT WIDTH ADJUSTMENT - A rack device ( | 2017-11-30 |
20170341864 | CARRIAGE FOR A RAIL-GUIDED CONVEYING SYSTEM AND CONVEYING SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH A CARRIAGE - A carriage for a rail-guided conveying system, in particular a gravity conveyor, in which a plurality of similar carriages are mounted one behind the other in the rail-longitudinal direction and displaceable in the rail-longitudinal direction, on a running rail extending in the rail-longitudinal direction. A first and a second set of upright rollers are arranged one behind the other for guiding the running rail in the rail-longitudinal direction and which in each case are rotatably mounted on a carriage body transversely to the rail-longitudinal direction about an associated axis and are spaced apart from one another along the associated axis. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341865 | CONVEYOR SYSTEM, OPERATING SYSTEM USING CONVEYOR SYSTEM, AND METHOD - A conveyor system includes a looped belt and a conveying portion cover. The belt has a conveying portion and a retreating portion movable through the conveyor system, each of the conveying portion and the retreating portion having an interior surface and an exterior surface, the exterior surface of the conveying portion configured to convey materials. The conveying portion of the belt is disposed within the conveying portion cover, the retreating portion of the belt disposed exteriorly of the conveying portion cover, and the conveying portion cover has a convex sliding surface and a tubular shape. The interior surface of the conveying portion of the belt is slidable along the sliding surface of the conveying portion cover. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341866 | METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING PELLETS, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PELLETS, AND METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF A MODULDED PRODUCT FROM PELLETS - Method for transporting pellets of a glass fibre reinforced thermoplastic polymer composition from a loading position to an unloading position, said pellets comprising a core and a thermoplastic polymer sheath surrounding said core, wherein the core comprises glass fibres extending in a longitudinal direction of the pellets and an impregnating agent, the method comprising loading pellets onto a non-vibrating belt conveyor at said loading position, conveying the pellets by means of said non-vibrating belt convey—or to said unloading position and unloading the pellets from said non-vibrating belt conveyor at said unloading position. Further methods are claimed as regards a process for manufacturing pellets of a glass fibre reinforced thermoplastic polymer composition and a process for the manufacture at a moulding position of a moulded product from pellets of a glass fibre reinforced thermoplastic polymer composition. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341867 | SECURING ELEMENT FOR SECURING A CARRIAGE ON AN ENDLESS CONVEYOR, CARRIAGE, CONVEYOR APPARATUS AND SECURING METHOD - A mounting element ( | 2017-11-30 |
20170341868 | Pin Retention for Conveyor Modules - A conveyor module includes a module body with a pair of first link ends extending in a first direction of travel and a second link end extending in a second direction of travel opposite the first direction. Each of the first and link ends has a transverse opening therethrough. At least one of the first link ends has a first mating portion. A pin is configured to be received in the first transverse openings of the module body. The pin has a shaft and a lever affixed at a first end of the shaft. The lever has a second mating portion configured to be rotatably coupled with the first mating portion of the module body, thereby preventing transverse movement of the shaft. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341869 | SCRAPER FOR A SCRAPER CHAIN CONVEYOR - A scraper for use on a scraper chain conveyor, the scraper having an upper element and a lower element. A chain bed for receiving at least one horizontal chain link and at least one vertical chain link is formed in both upper and lower elements. The upper element and lower element are connected together by means of form-fit surfaces provided on the upper element and the lower element, such that these form-fit surfaces engage with each other when the two elements are assembled for operation to form a form-fit lock. A chain link presses from behind against the lower element or the upper element of the scraper in the direction of transport and this force reinforces the form-fit lock between the two elements. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341870 | BELT-ON-BELT DRIVES FOR STEEPLY-SLOPED PORTIONS OF LONG CONVEYORS - A conveyor system, at least a portion of which may traverse a continuous slope sufficiently steep such that tensile forces associated with overcoming the effects of the slope are several times larger per unit length of run than tensile forces per unit length of run due to main frictional resistance of the conveyor system, may include a belt-on-belt drive. The belt-on-belt drive may include at least one internal belt configured to operably engage the carry belt of the conveyor system so as to frictionally drive the carry belt over at least a one-third length of the sloped run. At the portion of the external belt driven by the at least one internal belt, the rate of tension change in the external belt may be configured to be approximately zero or a modest rise. In some embodiments, the longitudinal stiffness of the at least one internal belt may be substantially greater than the external belt's longitudinal stiffness. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341871 | CONNECTION DEVICE - A connection device connects a driving device and a feeding device and is for use in a scale or combination scale. A connection element has at least one magnet. A receiving device, which is located within the feeding device, includes at least one iron core. The receiving device includes a protrusion, where the receiving device meshes with the connection element in the mounted state for a simple, interlocking, and backlash-free self-centering connection. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341872 | FEEDING MECHANISM AND METHOD - A feeding mechanism and method for feeding objects singulated from a bulk mass of objects includes receiving the bulk mass into a hopper system having a hopper screw set including first and second hopper screws and a plurality of feeding pockets defined by the thread forms of the hopper screws. Rotation of the hopper screws tumbles the bulk mass to cascade and singulate individual objects into respective feed pockets. An object set including at least one singulated object is discharged from the hopper screw set by rotation of the hopper screws. A discharge assembly including a ramp and star wheel receives the discharged object set, and transfers the object set to a discharge outlet. The object set output from the discharge outlet is received by a target defined by a receiving article. In one example, the object is rounded, the target is an opening of a container. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341873 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING SPECIMEN CONTAINERS BETWEEN DETECTION INSTRUMENTS - The present invention is directed to a system and method for transferring specimen containers between detection instruments. The method may include transporting a specimen container in a locator well to a container transfer station in a first automated detection apparatus; sensing the specimen container at the container transfer station using a first sensor; transferring the specimen container from the container transfer station of the first automated microbial detection apparatus to an automated loading mechanism of a second automated microbial detection apparatus; detecting that the specimen container is positioned over the automated loading mechanism of the second automated microbial detection apparatus using a second sensor; and releasing the specimen container onto the automated loading mechanism of the second automated microbial detection apparatus. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341874 | COMPONENT STORAGE MEMBER AND STORAGE METHOD - For a component receiving member provided with a component reception recess shaped according to a component that is a storage target, and side wall section that a component held by suction nozzle contacts when moved in the left-right direction, when the component is released in a state contacting the side wall section, the component is stored in the component reception recess by leads of the component falling along a tapered surface and the component rotating 90 degrees due to its own weight. Therefore, even in a case in which the component is held by suction nozzle with an upper surface facing up, the component is stored in the component reception recess with the upper surface facing up by the component rotating 90 degrees at the component receiving member. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341875 | TRANSPORTING APPARATUS FOR A PACKAGING MACHINE - The invention proceeds from a transporting apparatus for a packaging machine, for transferring pack groups, in particular groups of cardboard boxes and/or cardboard blanks, along a transporting route from at least a first pack-group arrangement in a first transporting-route portion into at least one further pack-group arrangement in at least one further transporting-route portion, wherein the first pack-group arrangement and the at least one further pack-group arrangement are spaced apart internally in each case by different distances, having at least two transporting units, which can be driven independently in a movement plane along the transporting route, at least between the first transporting-route portion and the further transporting-route portion, in a transporting direction and in a return direction, which is counter to the transporting direction, wherein the transporting units each have at least one driving element, by means of which, in at least one operating state, the respective transporting unit is coupled to a pack of the pack group which is to be transferred, at least during transfer from the first transporting-route portion into the at least one further transporting-route portion. It is proposed to mount the driving elements on the transporting units in each case such that, in a force-fitting and/or form-fitting manner, they can be coupled to the pack which is to be coupled to the respective transporting unit, and uncoupled therefrom, in one movement, in each case independently of the at least one driving element of the at least one further transporting unit. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341876 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND SYSTEM INCLUDING COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A communication device includes a communicator that communicates with an RF tag in a non-contact manner, a communication unit that exchanges data with a host device, and a controller that controls the communicator and the communication unit. Every time the communicator sequentially reads data from the RF tag that passes a communication-feasible region near the communicator at regular time intervals or irregular time intervals, the controller updates first data to be exchanged with the host device by the communication unit so as to include the read data. Also, the controller updates second data to be exchanged with the host device by the communication unit to a value different from a previous value in association with timing with which the first data is updated. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341877 | Accumulator device for dynamically accumulating conveyed products, as well as a method for using such a device - The invention relates to an accumulator device comprising an infeed conveyor with an endless conveying belt arranged for moving products in a first conveying direction, a substantially parallel outfeed conveyor with an endless conveying belt arranged for moving products in a second, opposing conveying direction, a transfer device provided in-between the infeed and outfeed conveyors, configured for transferring products from the infeed conveyor to the outfeed conveyor, the transfer device being moveable along the infeed and outfeed conveyors, wherein the transfer device comprises a first transfer element with first gripping means for horizontally engaging the products, a second transfer element, spaced-apart from the first transfer element, provided with second gripping means for horizontally engaging the products in cooperation with the first gripping means, wherein between the first and second circumference a transfer trajectory is defined, along which a distance between the first and second circumference, perpendicular to the transfer trajectory, is substantially constant and along which the first and second gripping means are arranged to be driven in a same transfer direction, such that a product can be gripped by the first and second gripping means at a gripping location on the infeed conveyor and transported along the transfer trajectory to a release location on the outfeed conveyor. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341878 | ARTICLE HANDLING DEVICE - An article handling device is provided. In one embodiment, a system for article handling is provided. The system has first and second article handling devices that each have one or more gripping assemblies arranged around their periphery. The gripping assemblies are selectably movable between an open position and a closed position based on the relative position of the first and second article handling devices. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341879 | System for Loading Elongated Members Such as Tubes Onto a Conveyor for Later Processing - A system for loading elongated members, such as metal tubes and bars, onto a conveyor for later processing features an elevator, pusher arms, a support surface provided at a predetermined height, and gripper arms. The elevator acts to lift a topmost layer of the members, which are typically arranged in a stack thereon, to a predetermined height so that the pusher arms may transfer the members forming the topmost layer onto the support surface at this height. The pusher arms push these members across the support surface by engaging the member farthest from the support surface until the respective elongated member passes over a distal side of the support surface and onto the gripper arms arranged at a height of this side. The gripper arms lower that member to an unloading location below the support surface where an empty support cradle of the conveyor is arranged for receiving same. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341880 | CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VACUUM LIFT EQUIPMENT - A control system and method for a vacuum attachment system has a programmable controller that interprets feedback from vacuum level sensors and battery sensors to responsively provide warnings and limit or alter machine functions to reduce risk exposure. Vacuum levels and vacuum level change over time are used to evaluate conditions such as vacuum generator function, excessive altitude, vacuum system condition and leakage due to incompatibility of attachment device and load. Warnings are engaged if parameters or limits are not met. At designated/calculated thresholds and conditions the device can adjust its utilization of resources to ensure the safest condition. If conditions are detected that indicate a reduced ability to maintain the attachment, the programmable controller may limit functions such as preventing the operator from initiating another attachment. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341881 | ROBOTIC CARTON UNLOADER - A robotic carton unloader is configured for automatic unloading of cartons from a carton pile. In various embodiments, the robotic carton unloader may include a mobile body, a movable robotic arm attached to the mobile body and comprising an end effector, a conveyor system having a front portion, and a lift attached to the mobile body and the front portion of the conveyor system to move the front portion. In some embodiments, the conveyor system may comprise a front-end shelf conveyor configured to be moved (e.g., raised, lowered, laterally moved, tilted, etc.) relative to the body of the unloader. The front-end shelf conveyor may be moved separately for positioning below the robotic arm in order to receive cartons from a small distance. The front-end shelf conveyor may be moved via various mechanisms (e.g., scissor lifts, pedestal lifts, etc.). | 2017-11-30 |
20170341882 | TRUNNION ASSEMBLY FOR ROTARY DUMPER - A railcar dumper system utilizes a trunnion wheel assembly to support a rotary rail car dumper having a rotary frame assembly supported by at least four trunnion wheel assemblies positioned along the ends of the rotary frame assembly. Each trunnion wheel assembly includes an equalizer bracket and a pair of trunnion wheel units selectively connected and disconnected from opposite ends of the equalizer bracket. Each trunnion wheel unit has a respective trunnion wheel bracket supporting a respective trunnion wheel that rotates within the trunnion wheel bracket. An equalizer support pivotally connects to the equalizer bracket between the opposite ends. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341883 | Pedestrian-Vehicle Warning Systems for Loading Docks - Example safety systems for use at a loading dock are disclosed. An example safety system includes a sensor installed at the loading dock. The sensor provides a feedback signal in response to sensing the vehicle. An alarm device is mounted below a lowest elevation of the doorway. The alarm device is positioned between the first lateral plane and the second lateral plane of the doorway. An alarm signal is emitted by the alarm device in response to the feedback signal. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341884 | SHEET MATERIAL SEPARATION-AIDING APPARATUS - An object of the invention is to provide a sheet materials separation-aiding apparatus capable of creating a gap between a specific sheet material and a sheet material coming into contact with the lower surface thereof even when the location precision of a stack of laminated sheet materials is low in the height direction of the stack of laminated sheet materials and in the direction orthogonal to the height direction. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341885 | SHEET FOLDING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM INCORPORATING THE SHEET FOLDING DEVICE, AND SHEET FOLDING METHOD USING THE SHEET FOLDING DEVICE AND THE IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A sheet folding device, which is included in an image forming system and uses a sheet folding method, includes first and second drive motors, a first sheet conveyor driven by the first drive motor and configured to receive and convey a sheet toward a downstream side of a sheet conveying direction, a second sheet conveyor driven by the second drive motor and configured to receive the sheet conveyed from the first sheet conveyor and to convey the sheet to the downstream side of the sheet conveying direction, and a controller configured to fold the sheet to a predetermined folding length set according to an amount of conveyance of the sheet by the second sheet conveyor while the sheet is being held between the first and second sheet conveyors, and to perform a feedback control with an integral gain to the second drive motor. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341886 | SHEET CONVEYANCE APPARATUS, IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet conveyance apparatus includes a drive transmission mechanism configured to transmit a driving force from a driving source to a rotary conveyance member. The drive transmission mechanism includes a shaft, a first rotary member supported on the shaft and configured to rotate by being driven by the driving source, a second rotary member supported on the shaft and configured to rotate the rotary conveyance member, a drive transmission member provided movably in an axial direction of the shaft, and configured to transmit the driving force between the first rotary member and the second rotary member, and a moving unit configured to move the drive transmission member to a transmission position and a release position. The drive transmission member engages the first and second rotary members with each other at the transmission position, and releases engagement of the first and second rotary members at the release position. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341887 | FEED APPLIANCE FOR FEEDING PRODUCTS ONTO A FURTHER-PROCESSING APPLIANCE - A feed appliance for feeding products to a further processing appliance includes a standby circulatory apparatus with a takeover station and with several transport units that are circulatorily movable independently of one another for each receiving a product at the takeover station, a provision conveyor for feeding the products to the takeover station, and a control device for controlling the feed of the products and of the transport units into a takeover section of the takeover station and for controlling the takeover of the fed products by the transport units. The standby circulatory apparatus for creating a gapless product stream includes a release device for the cyclically controlled release of individual transport units into the takeover section. For this, the control device is designed to release a transport unit only given a feed of a cyclically correct product into the takeover section. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341888 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE SUBSEQUENT PROCESSING OF PRINTED PRODUCTS - A device and method for the processing of printed products with one or more transport systems for transporting the printed products between processing stations comprises a transport path lighting system that is divided into segments, wherein the type of illumination of such a segment is with respect to its color, intensity and/or variation in time defined by certain properties of the product located in this section or its production history. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341889 | PAPER FEED DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING PAPER FEED DEVICE - A paper feed device includes: a sensor unit that includes a coil substrate and a conductive plate which is opposite the coil substrate, that outputs an output value corresponding to a position of the conductive plate; a first cursor link mechanism which moves the first conductive plate according to the position of the first cursor in the longitudinal direction of the first coil substrate; a storage unit which stores first sheet size data; and a control unit which recognizes the magnitude of the first output value of the sensor unit and which recognizes, based on the recognized magnitude of the first output value and the first sheet size data, the size of the set sheets. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341890 | SHEET FEEDER, AND METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM THEREFOR - A sheet feeder includes a controller configured to control an emitter to emit an ultrasonic wave toward a target sheet being fed along a sheet guide, control a measurer to measure a first reception intensity of a first component of the ultrasonic wave received by a receiver during a first period of time, control the measurer to measure a second reception intensity of a second component of the ultrasonic wave received by the receiver during a second period of time, and determine a feeding state of the target sheet in a detectable area between the emitter and the receiver within the sheet guide, based on the first reception intensity and the second reception intensity. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341891 | METHOD AND AN APPLIANCE FOR SEPARATING INDIVIDUAL, FLAT, FLEXIBLE PRODUCTS FROM THE LOWER SIDE OF A STACK - A method and an associated appliance for the cyclically controlled separating and singularizing of flat, flexible products from the lower side of a stack of such products and for conveying the singularized products away from the stack. The method includes the: gripping the lowermost product of the stack, separating the lowermost product from the stack lower side and transporting the product away from the stack. A first process condition is detected within cycle-linked measuring time window and a second process condition is detected within at least one further cycle-linked measurement time window in the same work cycle, by way of a single sensor in combination with a control device. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341892 | SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING THE SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE - A sheet conveying device, which is incorporated in an image forming apparatus, includes a first detector to detect an angle deviation of a recording medium to a sheet conveying direction, a second detector to detect a lateral shift of the recording medium to a width direction, a third detector to detect at least one of the angle deviation and the lateral shift after correction of the angle deviation detected by the first detector and the lateral shift detected by the second detector, and a rotary body to perform a primary movement by (1) rotating in the sheet conveying direction and returning to a reference position and by (2) moving in the width direction and returning to the reference position, and a secondary movement by performing at least one of (1) and (2) after the primary movement. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341893 | WINDING MACHINE FOR WINDING LENGTHS OF MATERIAL - The invention relates to a winding machine for winding material webs, in particular foils or films, wherein the winding machine comprises a feeder system with a first belt feeder which, during the winding of the material web around a winding core in a first direction, wraps itself at least partially around the material web. The feeder system comprises a second belt feeder which is suitable for winding the material web in a second direction around the winding core. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341894 | METHOD FOR CUTTING AND CONNECTING TWO BANDS END TO END, AN UNROLLING MACHINE AND A CUTTING AND CONNECTING DEVICE - A method for cutting and connecting two bands end to end and which are at a stop, namely a first band ensuring the feed, and a second replacement band, in an unrolling machine including a cutting and connecting device including two connection assemblies arranged symmetrically with respect to a cutting and connection plane is provided. Utilizing the unrolling machine the method includes preparation of the second band, then immobilization of the bands in the plane, of simultaneous and transverse cutting of the latter, of disengagement of the cut portions not to be connected, and of end-to-end connecting of the cut portions thereof to be connected. A cutting and connecting device and a machine enabling the implementation of the method is also provided. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341895 | CUTTING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A cutting apparatus includes a blade configured to cut a sheet that is conveyed along a sheet conveyance path, a scrap path through which scrap generated when the sheet is cut by the blade passes, a guide member configured to guide the sheet conveyed, and a blowing unit configured to blow air such that the air crosses the sheet conveyance path from a side opposite the scrap path with the sheet conveyance path therebetween, wherein the blowing unit blows air such that the air flows along the guide member positioned at a second position at which the scrap is allowed to enter the scrap path. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341896 | MEDIUM HANDOVER DEVICE AND SHUTTER OPENING-AND-CLOSING MECHANISM - A banknote pay-out device includes a pay-out port where a banknote bundle is handed over to a user, a shutter that is provided so as to capable of closing or opening the pay-out port, a gripping conveyance guide and a stage that guide the banknote bundle W, and a push-out plate that is disposed facing the gripping conveyance guide and the stage, and that moves in a handover direction toward the pay-out port while contacting one edge side of the banknote bundle to convey the banknote bundle toward the pay-out port. The banknote pay-out device also includes a shutter opening-and-closing projection that, as the push-out plate moves toward the pay-out port, moves together with the push-out plate and moves the shutter toward an opening direction to open the pay-out port. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341897 | Interface Housings to Couple a Scanner and a Sheet Stacker - Some examples of a document scanning system can include a scanner and a sheet output stacker. The stacker includes an upper surface configured to mate with the scanner configured to scan and transfer contents of a paper document. The stacker is configured to receive paper sheets from the scanner. The stacker includes multiple, upward extending interface housings positioned on the upper surface. The multiple interface housings are configured to be received in respective multiple receiving structures in the scanner, and are configured to mechanically and electrically couple the sheet output stacker and the scanner. The interface housings allow care-free electrical and mechanical pairing of a scanner to a stacker with no tools or adjustments. Simply positioning the scanner on the stacker such that the interface housings are aligned with the receiving structures results in the scanner being automatically guided into place and connected to the stacker through gravity. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341898 | SHEET CUTTING APPARATUS - A sheet cutting apparatus includes a cutting unit configured to cut a sheet, a blowing unit configured to send air toward the cutting unit, a container unit configured to contain scraps generated when the sheet is cut, a scrap path configured to allow the scraps travelling toward the container unit from the cutting unit to pass through, wherein the scrap path is formed of a member provided with openings for allowing the air sent by the blowing unit to pass through. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341899 | BOOKLET PRODUCTION - An apparatus for treating a stack of sheets of sheet material includes a means for moving the stack of sheets of sheet material towards a first and second fold roller means. The first and second fold roller means are arranged to assist with folding of the stack of sheets of sheet material. The apparatus also includes a first and a second clamping jaw defining a gap. The first and second clamping jaws are arranged to be movable relative to each other to increase and decrease the gap for selective application of a clamping force to the stack of sheets of sheet material having passed between the first and second fold roller means. The first and second fold roller means are mounted in a manner allowing for an increase and decrease in separation and thus between a stack-guiding configuration and a stack compressing configuration. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341900 | ROPE DISPENSING DEVICE - Aspects of the present invention relate to a rope dispensing device for delivering elongated material such as rope, wire, or hosing and generally has a mounting frame operatively coupled to a material feeding device comprising a wheel and pinch device, an adjustable shroud, and a stabilizing device. The elongated material is received into the material feeding device from a first location and driven through the rope dispensing device by the wheel to be output at a second location. The adjustable shroud may be positioned about the periphery of the wheel so as to direct the output elongated material from the rope dispensing device. The invention is at least partially supported by the stabilizing device operatively coupled to a body of a user. Additionally, the stabilizing device is extendable, collapsible, and detachable allowing the invention to take on a more compact form for easier storage and/or transportation. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341901 | FLEXIBLE HELICAL CORD MANAGEMENT DEVICE - In one aspect of the present disclosure, a flexible cord management device is provided. The device includes a helical coil base, an s-loop, and a post. The base can be wrapped around at least a portion of a bundled cord. The s-loop includes a first loop and a second loop, where the first loop is coupled to a first end of the base. The first loop can be opened to receive a first end of the bundled cord, such that, the first end of the bundled cord is securely disposed through the first loop. The second loop is coupled to the first loop. The post extends from the first end of the base and can be inserted through the second loop to secure the first loop in a closed position and removed from the second loop to enable the first loop to achieve an open position. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341902 | MEDIUM CONVEYANCE DEVICE AND MEDIUM TRANSACTION DEVICE - A medium conveyance device is provided including a placement body, a Scott-Russell body, a moving section, and a conveyance state switching section. The placement body includes a bundle conveyance face on which a medium bundle configured by stacking plural medium into a bundle shape is conveyed in a state placed on the bundle conveyance face. The Scott-Russell body includes an abutting portion that abuts the medium bundle. The movement section causes at least a portion of the Scott-Russell body to abut against the medium bundle and moves the Scott-Russell body along the bundle conveyance face in a first direction, or in a second direction opposite to the first direction, so as to move the medium bundle along the bundle conveyance face in the first direction or in the second direction. The conveyance state switching section utilizes the Scott-Russell body being moved by the movement section to switch to a first conveyance state in which at least a portion of the Scott-Russell body is caused to abut against the second direction side of the medium bundle and conveyance of the medium bundle toward the first direction is enabled, or to a second conveyance state in which at least a portion of the Scott-Russell body is caused to abut against the first direction side of the medium bundle and conveyance of the medium bundle toward the second direction is enabled. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341903 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INITIATING ELEVATOR SERVICE BY ENTERING AN ELEVATOR CALL - The present disclosure relates generally to a system and method of initiating elevator service by entering an elevator call with a call input device operating a program including a plurality of graphical objects displayed on a graphic user interface, in communication with an elevator system. The method includes the steps: selecting a current floor graphical object from the plurality of graphical objects; and selecting a destination floor graphical object from the plurality of graphical objects. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341904 | ELEVATOR SYSTEM - An elevator system includes a car, a main rope, a car, a detector, and a sway detection unit. The car moves vertically. The main rope moves as the car moves. The car moves vertically. The detector is provided on the car. The detector detects the position of the main rope. The sway detection unit detects, on the basis of the position detected by the detector, that abnormal swaying requiring a control operation is occurring in the main rope. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341905 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELEVATOR SAFETY SYSTEM WITH TEMPORARY PARTICIPANTS - A method for operating a safety system including a control unit, a bus, a plurality of bus nodes connected to the control unit via the bus, and a plurality of participants connected to the control unit via the bus nodes, wherein at least one participant is designed as a temporary participant. The method includes the step of enabling the safety system for operation by the control unit when either a first temporary participant or a second temporary participant is connected to the bus. An elevator system can be provided with a safety system for carrying out the method. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341906 | SAFETY SWITCHING FOR AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM - A safety switching for elevator systems includes a safety function and a safety switch dedicated to the safety function. The safety switch opens or closes a safety circuit between one connection point and a second connection point as a function of a safety state of the safety function. A test function tests whether or not the safety switch opens and closes the safety circuit as a function of the safety state of the safety function. A detection device is provided for the test function. An auxiliary energy function is provided wherein an auxiliary voltage can be temporarily applied via at least the safety switch and an input part of the detection device for performing the test function. Locally between the connection points the auxiliary energy function introduces an auxiliary energy for generating the auxiliary voltage. The safety switching can be used for converting or retrofitting an existing elevator system. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341907 | ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATION WITHIN AN ELEVATOR INSTALLATION - An elevator installation and method to passively and reliably generate electrical energy while an elevator installation is in operation includes an elevator car, a tension member for supporting and moving the elevator car, and a pulley engaging with the tension member. Piezoelectric elements are applied to or embedded within the tension member. As the tension member is driven to move the elevator car up and down along an elevator hoistway, the tension member also engages with the rotating pulley. Force imparted to the tension member during this engagement with the pulley is transmitted to the piezoelectric elements which consequently generate electrical energy. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341908 | CAR DOOR - The present disclosure relates to a car door for a lift car having a guide mechanism and a door leaf. The guide mechanism comprises in this case a sliding shoe, which is connected to the door leaf of the car door. Furthermore, the guide mechanism comprises a receiving part which surrounds the sliding shoe on at least three sides. The sliding shoe has, in a sliding direction, an extent which corresponds to at least 30% of the extension of the door leaf in this direction. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341909 | HOISTWAY LANDING DOOR LOCKING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING ACCESS TO AN ELEVATOR SHAFT - A hoistway landing door locking system includes an elevator shaft and an elevator car disposed within the elevator shaft and moveable therein between a plurality of access openings located at a plurality of levels of the elevator shaft. Also included is a mechanical locking assembly disposed proximate at least one of the access openings, the mechanical locking assembly operable to switch the access opening between a locked condition and an unlocked condition. Further included is an electromagnetic locking assembly operable between an energized condition and an unenergized condition, wherein the energized condition is required to switch the mechanical locking assembly from the locked condition to the unlocked condition. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341910 | METHOD FOR POST-PROCESSING A SURFACE STRUCTURE OF SHAFT MATERIAL - A method for refinishing a surface structure of shaft material of an elevator, which extends along a shaft, enables the use of image data to determine an absolute position and/or speed of an elevator car. The elevator includes the elevator car, which is movable in the shaft, a camera, which is arranged at the elevator car and generates the image data from the surface structure, and an evaluating unit, which determines the absolute position and/or the speed of the elevator car from the image data. The surface structure is refinished at least locally in order to increase a distinctiveness of the surface structure in the image data. The shaft material can be, for example, a guide rail, a fastening element of the guide rail, or a shaft wall. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341911 | EMERGENCY BUTTON - An emergency button for an escalator or a moving sidewalk, wherein the emergency button comprises a button main body and a stripe plate; the button main body is mounted in a stripe plate hole of the stripe plate; the stripe plate is embedded between two adjacent supporting side plates of the escalator or the moving sidewalk; the stripe plate and the button main body have a color different from that of the supporting side plates. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341912 | MULTI-PURPOSE EMERGENCY SERVICES STRAP - A multi-purpose emergency services strap for facilitating lifting, transporting or carrying an individual has a strap body with a plurality of independent loops formed in the strap body. The independent loops include at least two adjacent, proximal leg loops formed in the strap body on either side of the midline, end loops on each end of the multi-purpose emergency services strap, and a plurality of adjacent handles formed in the strap body positioned distal to each of the at least two adjacent, leg loops and proximal to the end loops. The multi-purpose emergency services strap also includes a back strap and attachment loops that can be variously configured for many rescue and transport applications for humans and animals. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341913 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING OVERLOAD DISTORTION - Method and apparatus for detecting overload distortion A method and apparatus for detecting overload distortion in lifting and the like gear is disclosed. The apparatus includes a hook with two reference points thereon defining, in the undistorted state of the hook, a reference dimension. The hook also has a standard dimension provided on the hook and conveniently accessible for reference purposes. The standard dimension is also a pair of points and one of this pair is coincident with one of the reference points thereby forming a triangle of points on the hook. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341914 | DERRICKING APPARATUS - It is aimed to enable an easier attachment of a lower spreader to a machine main body. The mast | 2017-11-30 |
20170341915 | WORK VEHICLE AND WORK VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD - A method of controlling a work vehicle including a steering cylinder operating a steering wheel by hydraulic oil supplied thereto, a steering member receiving an input for operating the steering wheel, and a steering valve unit which is connected to the steering member and supplies the hydraulic oil to the steering cylinder, the method includes: obtaining a speed of the work vehicle and a steering angle of the steering wheel; and decreasing a correction factor for correcting a deviation amount of actual steering angle information of the steering wheel with respect to target information as information on a target steering angle of the steering wheel with respect to an operation amount of the steering member when the speed of the work vehicle increases in a case where the steering angle of the steering wheel obtained based on the steering angle is in a predetermined range from a neutral position. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341916 | Prying Device - A prying device includes a one-piece body. The body includes first and second structural sections. The first structural section includes first and second surfaces and first and second lateral sides. The first and second surfaces are disposed oppositely. The first and second lateral sides are disposed oppositely and each extends from the first surface to the second surface. The second surface curves into a concave shape in a direction transverse to the axis. The second structural section includes third and fourth surfaces and third and fourth lateral sides. The third and fourth surfaces are disposed oppositely. The third and fourth lateral sides are disposed oppositely and each extends from the third surface to the fourth surface. The first and third surfaces are juxtaposed and on the same side of the body. The second and fourth surfaces are juxtaposed and on the same side of the body. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341917 | GOODS MOVEMENT APPARATUS - The invention relates to apparatus for use in the movement of goods and includes a transportable goods storage area or trailer. The trailer can be moved to a position adjacent a platform of lifting apparatus to allow goods to be moved to and from the trailer. A bridging assembly including one or more bridge portions is provided to form a bridge between the plat form and floor of the trailer. In one embodiment weight detection means are provided to allow the weight of the transportable goods storage area or trailer, and the goods therein, to be detected and compared to predetermined weight limits. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341918 | STABILIZER ARRANGEMENT - A stabilizer arrangement for mobile apparatus such as an access platform having a chassis with a functional component movably mounted thereon for movement between a rest position and a use position, comprises a stabilizer member movably mounted with respect to the chassis and having a ground-engaging portion, the stabilizer member being movable between a retracted condition in which the ground-engaging portion does not engage the ground and a deployed condition in which the ground-engaging portion engages the ground, the stabilizer member and functional component being mechanically interconnected such that, in use, initial functional movement from the rest position of the functional component relative to the chassis causes movement of the stabilizer member from the retracted condition to the deployed condition. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341919 | Continuous Motion Linear Container Filler - A conveyor and carriage assembly are synchronized to increase the speed of operation and eliminate any dwell periods to improve the rate at which a linear container filler is able to fill containers with a material. The fill rate approaches or exceeds that of prior art linear and rotary filling machines. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341920 | SPACE-SAVING LIQUID DISPENSING AND FILTRATION CONTAINER - Described herein is a space saving fluid dispensing container adapted for placement on a shelf. The device is generally adapted for filtration and dispensing of water and designed for placement within the refrigerator. The device includes a base portion forming a cavity and a removable and refillable tank for coupled placement to the base portion and in fluid communication with the base portion cavity for the replenishment of the fluid contents. Accordingly, the base portion is adapted to form a secondary shelf allowing only for the removal of a the refillable tank to allow for easier replenishment of fluid and the saving of space within the area surrounding the shelf the container is placed upon. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341921 | CHILLED BEVERAGE DISPENSER - Various apparatus and systems for chilled beverage dispensing are disclosed. The beverage dispenser can be configured such that any surface that the dispensed beverage is in contact with during the dispensing process is refrigerated to the appropriate temperature. In some examples, the beverage dispenser can extend from and retract into a refrigerated source. In some examples, the beverage dispenser can be built into a refrigeration system. | 2017-11-30 |
20170341922 | BOTTLED BAG FLUID DISPENSER - An apparatus for dispensing a beverage comprising: a bottle; a bladder for containing the beverage; and a spigot for dispensing the beverage, wherein the bladder is sealed to the base portion of the spigot. The spigot comprises: one or more air ports; and one or more vertical ridged elements. The beverage is entirely contained within the bladder. This bag-in-bottle beverage dispenser may be used as a container and dispenser of wine and other air and photosensitive consumables. | 2017-11-30 |