53rd week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150375801 | PICKUP BOX WITH REINFORCED TIE-DOWN LOCATIONS - One of more cross members of a pickup bed structure include a hole in a flange in a location that is advantageous for installation of aftermarket accessories. The hole does not extend through the floorpan itself. When customers install aftermarket accessories that require holes through the floorpan, the customers are encouraged to align the new holes with the holes in the cross members. Consequently, loads applied by the aftermarket accessories are efficiently transferred to the frame rails. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375802 | CARGO BED SUPPORT ASSEMBLY FOR A TRUCK - A cargo bed assembly for a pickup truck includes an aluminum truck bed above a pair of frame rails. A plurality of roll-formed 6000-series aluminum cross-members extend along a width of the truck bed and contact the underside of the truck bed. The cross-members include longitudinal channels. Each cross-member contacts a pair of extruded 6000-series aluminum spacers underneath the cross-member at spaced locations to align with the frame rails. The spacers contact the frame rails and at least partially surround a portion of the outer surface of the cross-members to separate the cross-members from the frame rails. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375803 | VEHICLE - A utility vehicle includes front and rear ground-engaging members configured to contact a ground surface, a drivetrain assembly operably coupled to the ground-engaging members, and a frame supported by the ground-engaging members and extending along a longitudinal axis of the utility vehicle. The utility vehicle also includes a rear cargo bed assembly supported by the frame and extending over a portion of the rear ground-engaging member. The rear cargo bed assembly has a rear platform with at least a first seating position. Additionally, the utility vehicle includes a rear cab frame assembly with an upright position and a collapsed position. The vehicle has a first height from the ground surface when the rear cab frame is in the upright position and a second height from the ground surface less than the first height when the rear cab frame is in the collapsed position. The second height is 72-84 inches. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375804 | Light Weight Tailgate Structure - A pick-up truck tailgate is disclosed that is constructed of components made of aluminum alloys. A hinge reinforcement and hinge plate reinforce a lower corner of the tailgate. A transversely extending reinforcement, including a U-shaped body, is provided within the tailgate that reinforces the central portion of the tailgate. An access panel is provided on the inner panel of the tailgate and includes a hem and fasteners that are assembled to the inner panel through holes formed inboard of the hem. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375805 | CRUSH TUBE AND SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR A PICKUP TRUCK BED - A vehicle includes a pair of longitudinal frame rails and a bed above the frame rails. A plurality of roll-formed aluminum cross-members contact the bed and are disposed between the bed and the frame rails for additional support of the bed. Extruded aluminum spacers are disposed between and in contact with the one of the cross members and one of the frame rails. A crush tube is spin-welded to the spacer and contacts the underside of the bed for additional support to inhibit downward relative movement of the bed. The crush tube is formed with a longitudinal hole extending therethough to receive a fastener that extends from above the truck bed, through the crush tube hole, through the cross-member and spacer, and into the frame rail. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375806 | CAST LOAD STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE BODY TO FRAME MOUNT - A mounting member for securing a vehicle body to a chassis frame includes a horizontal base wall defining a mounting hole used to assemble the body to a receptacle on the frame. The mounting member further includes a plurality of side walls extending from the base wall to connect to a floor panel of the vehicle body. A boss protrudes from the base wall to the floor panel and includes a bore aligned with the mounting hole. The mounting member also includes at least one gusset extending from the boss to the base wall. The base wall, side walls, boss, and the at least one gusset are integrally formed as a single unitary body. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375807 | Transverse Sill Reinforcement for a Truck Bed and Method of Making a Sill Reinforcement - A sill reinforcement assembly is provided for a sill area of a pick-up truck bed that is supported on and connected to a pair of frame rails. A unitary one-piece aluminum reinforcement is secured to the frame rails below the pick-up truck bed by a frame bolt fastener. The unitary reinforcement includes a continuous tubular receptacle for the frame bolt. One or more transverse walls of the reinforcement are connected by one or more bridging walls to the tubular receptacle. The transverse walls are connected by one-sided fasteners to a laterally extending wall of transverse beams. The frame bolt extends through the truck bed floor, the tubular receptacle, the transverse beam and is secured to the frame rails below the pick-up truck bed. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375808 | FLOOR LOAD STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE BODY TO FRAME MOUNT - A vehicle floor structure includes a cross member having a substantially constant cross section shape. A spacing member is disposed beneath the cross member for securing to a chassis frame. The spacing member is positioned relative to the cross member to define an enclosed cavity between the spacing member and the cross member. The floor structure also includes a first collar affixed within the enclosed cavity. A fastener extends through the spacing member and the cross member, and compresses the first collar when the floor structure is secured to the chassis frame. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375809 | SPOILER DEVICE - A spoiler device includes a movable spoiler for a vehicle, the movable spoiler being movable between a retracted position and a deployed position, a link mechanism supporting the movable spoiler, a torsion bar connected to the link mechanism, and an actuation portion rotating the torsion bar. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375810 | AERODYNAMIC DRAG REDUCTION SYSTEM - Provided is an aerodynamic drag reduction apparatus for reducing aerodynamic drag on an over-the-road vehicle while underway. The aerodynamic drag reduction system includes a frame assembly that is adapted to cooperate with a cargo-carrying portion of the over-the-road vehicle to couple the drag reduction apparatus to the over-the-road vehicle. First and second skirts are adapted to be supported beneath opposite lateral sides of the cargo-carrying portion of the over-the-road vehicle by arcuate rails. The first and second skirts are coupled to the frame assembly in a manner that allows thermal expansion and contraction of the first and second skirts relative to the frame assembly without warping of material forming an air-deflecting surface of the first and second skirts to an extent that would otherwise occur if the first and second skirts were fixedly connected to the frame assembly. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375811 | WHEEL FAIRING DEFLECTING WIND ONTO LOWER WHEEL - An upper wheel fairing for increasing the propulsive efficiency of a wheeled vehicle having wheels otherwise exposed to headwinds, comprising a deflector panel or skirt assembly mounted upstream in front of a rearward wheel set, extending downward not lower than the axle, and arranged to deflect headwinds from impinging upon the high drag-inducing upper wheel surfaces downward onto the low-drag lower wheel surfaces. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375812 | SELF-PROPELLED ROBOT - A self-propelled robot having a protective guard, at least one tool designed for the treatment of a surface, movement means comprising at least two motor-driven wheels to allow the movement of the self-propelled robot on a travel path, at least one mechanical power transmission designed to actuate the self-propelled robot and in which the one mechanical power transmission comprises at least one motor element and at least one driven element which are operatively associated by a magnetic field. The mechanical power transmission is operatively associated with at least two motor-driven wheels of the movement means. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375813 | TRACK SHOE HAVING INCREASED SERVICE LIFE USEFUL IN A TRACK DRIVE SYSTEM - A track shoe for a track drive system, which comprises a shoe base, one or more drive lugs attached to the shoe base, and a wear plate attached to the shoe base. The shoe base and drive lugs may be formed from a prehardened engineering steel, such as MECASTEEL 145. The wear plate may be formed from MECASTEEL 145 or an advanced abrasion-resistant steel, such as Creusabro 8000. The drive lugs may be replaceably attached to the shoe base, preferably by welding. The wear plate may be replaceably attached to the shoe base, preferably by fasteners such as bolts. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375814 | ROBOTIC DEVICE FOR NAVIGATING INCLINED SURFACES - A drive unit for driving a robot along an inclined surface is disclosed. An endless tread engages a pair of wheels to define a planar bottom surface of the endless tread. A vacuum motor pulls air through holes in the endless tread when the holes are aligned with a vacuum opening. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375815 | SYSTEM FOR REMOVING PIN OF A TRACK ASSEMBLY - A system for removing a pin connecting adjacent tracks of a track assembly is disclosed. The system includes: a bracket member, a holder member, a guiding member, a stop member, a pusher member, a plurality of inserts, a top member, a spring member and a cylinder assembly. The cylinder assembly can be adapted to sequentially push one insert of the plurality of inserts disposed on the stop member through the actuation opening to move the pin with respect to the adjacent tracks. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375816 | APPARATUS FOR ALIGNING TRACK SEGMENTS OF TRACK ASSEMBLY - An apparatus for aligning a track of a track assembly with respect to another track a link is provided. The track assembly includes a link that further includes a pad portion defining a top surface and a bottom surface. The apparatus includes a first tube, a pair of upper connecting members, a second tube, a pair of hitch members, and a pair of lower connecting members. A projecting portion of each of the pair of upper connecting members and an extending portion of each of the pair of lower connecting members are adapted to removably retain the first tube on the pad portion of the track. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375817 | RESILIENT, UNTETHERED SOFT ROBOT - A pneumatically powered, fully untethered mobile soft robot is described. Composites consisting of silicone elastomer, polyaramid fabric, and hollow glass microspheres were used to fabricate a sufficiently large soft robot to carry the miniature air compressors, battery, valves, and controller needed for autonomous operation. Fabrication techniques were developed to mold a 0.65 meter long soft body with modified Pneumatic network actuators capable of operating at the elevated pressures (up to 138 kPa) required to actuate the legs of the robot and hold payloads of up to 8 kg. The soft robot is safe to handle, and its silicone body is innately resilient to a variety of adverse environmental conditions including snow, puddles of water, direct (albeit limited) exposure to flames, and the crushing force of being run over by an automobile. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375818 | PICKUP BOX FRONT SILL, FLOOR AND HEADBOARD CONSTRUCTION - An aluminum pickup bed is assembled from a stamped headboard, a stamped floorpan, and a roll formed front sill. The headboard, a floorpan flange extending downwardly from the floorpan, and a front wall of the front sill form a three piece sandwich structure. Flow drilled screws are installed into the sandwich structure from the headboard side. The front sill includes a closed front flange and an open rear flange, each of which is welded to the floorpan. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375819 | Motorcycle/ATV Driver Backrest Passenger Handle Bar - A passenger handle bar for a passenger of a motorcycle may include a support bracket to be connected to the motorcycle or passenger seat and a backrest for the driver of the motorcycle connected to the support bracket. The passenger handlebar may be connected to the support bracket or backrest. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375820 | FOLDABLE ELECTRIC BICYCLE - A foldable bicycle includes a frame, a front wheel assembly, and a rear wheel assembly. The frame defines a pivot axis. The front wheel assembly is disposed on the frame and configured to rotate about the pivot axis. The rear wheel assembly is disposed on the frame and defines an opening for receiving the front wheel assembly when the bicycle is folded. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375821 | Folding kick scooter - A folding kick scooter includes a quick release clamp on top of a head tube and including a lever; a neck having a front end secured to the head tube and including two opposite slot members; a footboard having an upwardly bent front portion pivotably secured to the neck and including two front, opposite cavities; a brake member at a rear portion of the footboard; a lock device including a seat in the neck, the seat having a through hole, and a spring biased pin through the slot members to have two ends releasably anchored in the opposite cavities respectively; a cable extending from the lever and passing through the neck and the through hole of the seat to secure to the pin; a brake member including a hole and a slot element communicating with the hole; and a lever fastening device moveably secured to the brake member. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375822 | CARDBOARD-BASED STRUCTURE - The invention provides cardboard-based structures comprising two or more, generally elongated elements angled with respect to one another and being cut out of a multi-layered cardboard-based piece that comprises at least two layers of a single cardboard sheet folded about a longitudinal reinforcing member. The invention further provides frames, preferably human-powered vehicle frames, constructed from structures of the invention, as well as methods for producing structures of the invention. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375823 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING THE PRE-LOAD OF A MOTORBIKE SUSPENSION SPRING - A motorcycle suspension that includes a fork hinged to a portion of a frame of a motorcycle, a damper unit positioned between the frame and the fork, that damper unit having at least one spring and at least one damper so as to permit a relative rotation of the fork in relation to the frame around at least one hinge pin. The suspension including a load sensor to measure the load weighing on the damper unit, and a control unit operatively connected to the load sensor. The control unit is operatively connected to a regulation means of the damper unit so as to vary the setting of the regulation means depending on the load signal received from the load sensor, so as to adapt a pre-loading of the spring and the damping of the damper to the load effectively weighing on the damper unit. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375824 | Drive Apparatus - A drive apparatus for an electric bike includes a hollow housing body, an internal ring gear fixed to the housing body, and a main shaft. At least two motor units are mounted in the housing body. Each motor unit includes a support bracket and a number of motors mounted on the support bracket. Each motor drives the internal gear through a transmission mechanism to rotate the housing body about the main shaft. The motors share one controller. Peaks of the motor cogging torque can be staggered. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375825 | BATTERY PACK AND ELECTRIC BIKE HAVING THE SAME - Provided is an food packing material, manufacturing method. A battery pack and a electrical bike having the same are further provided. In particular, the battery pack may include a battery pack, battery array, a protecting circuit module, and a connection terminal section. The battery case may be formed as cylindrical or polygon. The battery array may include a plurality of batteries formed as multi-stage within the battery pack. The protecting circuit module may be provided between an upper portion of the battery array and an upper surface of the battery pack. A connection terminal portion may be formed at the lower stage of the battery pack and may include a power terminal and a control terminal. By providing the battery pack as bottle shape, the electrical bike can selectively accommodate the bottle for the bike and the battery pack. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375826 | SNOWMOBILE - A snowmobile includes a frame having side walls and a support platform. The side walls cooperate with the support platform to define a tunnel. The snowmobile further includes an endless belt assembly supported by the frame, a motor supported by the frame, and a running board removably coupled to the tunnel. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375827 | ANCHOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An anchor apparatus including a base comprising a first portion that is positioned at a first level and a second portion that is positioned at a second level that is elevated from the first level, wherein the base includes a back plate that covers a portion between the first level and the second level. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375828 | APPRATUS FOR MOORING FLOATER USING SUBMERGED PONTOON - A mooring apparatus using a submerged pontoon that does not interfere with floaters and sailing vessels, is not affected by oceanic weather conditions by being submerged at a constant depth, easily separates the floater such as FPSO from the submerged pontoon, in order to cope with an emergency such as stormy weather and avoids collision, and, upon the emergency being terminated, enables the floater such as FPSO to return to the operation area and moor to the submerged pontoon and start the operation. An apparatus for mooring a floater using a submerged pontoon including a submerged pontoon that is placed and fixed at a constant depth below the bottom of the floater, wherein the submerged pontoon is fabricated with buoyant pipes, assumes a planar polygon, is lashed by ropes that are connected to weights or anchors on the seabed and is lashed by ropes that are connected to the floater. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375829 | LARGE SUBSEA PACKAGE DEPLOYMENT METHODS AND DEVICES - According to one or more embodiments disclosed herein is a method of transporting equipment between sea-surface and seafloor by providing a structure with equipment mounted thereon. The equipment may be liquid storage tanks, pumps, compressors, separators, metering systems, energy sources, communication systems, buoyancy tanks, and the like. The structure is used for disposal and installation in a subsea environment by changing the volume of buoyancy material within at least one buoyancy tank. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375830 | TANK WALL COMPRISING A THROUGH-ELEMENT - A sealed and thermally insulated tank arranged in a bearing structure ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150375831 | IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF TRANSFERRING AN OBJECT BETWEEN A MARINE TRANSPORT VESSEL AND A CONSTRUCTION OR VESSEL - The present invention relates to an apparatus for transferring an object from or to a marine transport vessel to or from a construction or vessel. The apparatus comprises a motive force generator; a motive force applicator operably linked to the motive force generator; and, in use of the apparatus, adapted to be operably linked to an object to which the motive force applicator applies a motive force; a fastening device for operably linking the motive force applicator to the object; a control mechanism; said control mechanism being formed and arranged so as to control the motive force generator and is operable to switch the operation of the motive force generator into an ascent or descent mode wherein the motive force generator acts upon the motive force applicator; and a measuring device operably linked to the control mechanism, said measuring device comprising one or more sensors and adapted to determine a distance between said measuring device and at least one point of a surface of a marine transport vessel from or to which said object is to be transferred wherein said apparatus further comprises one or more safety protocols and a parameter sensing means, said control mechanism being in communication with said parameter sensing means and responsive to feedback from said parameter sensing means, and adapted to initiate said one or more safety protocols. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375832 | Offshore Facility - The present invention relates broadly to a offshore facility. The offshore facility comprise a floating platform; a metal processing apparatus disposed on the floating platform; and a power management module adapted to manage and provide a stable power supply to the metal processing apparatus. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375833 | Easy Maintenance Flying Board - A water propelled flying board has a left and a right thrust nozzle. Each thrust nozzle has a knuckle joint attachment to a pressure water manifold. The thrust nozzles can be independently swiveled forward, backward, sideways or other directions relative to the rider. A left foot and a right foot platform are independently secured to the respective nozzle inlet to allow the rider to go toe up of toe down, they can rotate 360 degrees independently with each foot. This enables trick flying maneuvers including spinning like a top. The knuckle joint can be either a hose segment or a bearing. The left and right foot platforms or center blocks can be locked together. The base of the Y joint central housing can have a bendable hose segment. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375834 | Submersible Personal Flotation Device - A personal flotation device includes a hard outer shell, a seat, a centered leg straddle support, and a water ballast valve. The flotation device is fully submersible and has adjustable buoyancy that allows the user to sit upright on the device, floating at approximately armpit level in the water with the user's arms free and feet dangling down. The user can use his or her arms and legs to propel through the water, or perform other activities while floating because his or her hands are free to do so. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375835 | APPARATUS FOR TOWING A WATER SPORTS PERFORMER - An apparatus for towing a water sports performer includes a first mounting plate, a second mounting plate, and a tower. The first mounting plate is adapted for attachment to a port gunwale of a boat. The second mounting plate is adapted for attachment to a starboard gunwale of the boat. The tower is pivotably and detachably secured to the first and second mounting plates. Each of the first and second mounting plates includes a retractable tower connector that, when retracted, is positioned at or below a substantially flat upper surface of the mounting plate, and, when not retracted, extends above the upper surface of the mounting plate to pivotably and detachably secure the tower to the mounting plate. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375836 | Vessel, Motion Platform, Method for Compensating Motions of a Vessel and Use of a Stewart Platform - A computer program for compensating for motion of a boat as it floats on water includes computer code for causing a processor to receive motion measurements of the boat floating on water relative to another element in an area surrounding the boat, and generate driving signals for driving actuators operatively associated between the boat and at least one carrier based on motion of the boat, wherein the actuators hold the at least one carrier substantially stationary relative to the element based on the driving signal. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375837 | WIND SENSOR MOTION COMPENSATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide wind sensor motion compensation for wind sensors mounted to moving platforms. A wind sensor motion compensation system may include a wind sensor, a wind sensor accelerometer, one or more additional sensors, actuators, controllers, user interfaces, and/or other modules mounted to or in proximity to a vehicle. The wind sensor motion compensation system may be implemented with one or more logic devices adapted to receive sensor signals and determine a sensor-motion compensated wind velocity. The logic devices may be adapted to receive a wind sensor acceleration and a relative wind velocity from a wind sensor, determine a wind sensor velocity from the wind sensor acceleration, and determine a sensor-motion compensated relative wind velocity from the wind sensor velocity and the relative wind velocity. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375838 | BOAT COLLAR ATTACHMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A watercraft with outboard stabilizing members on a hull with a bow wrap and port and starboard side sheets with one or more longitudinal channels. The port and starboard stabilizing members comprise buoyant members in a sheath having one or more longitudinal keepers that are configured to be received into the side sheet channels. Tension members extend through the keepers, and are attachable near the aft end of the watercraft, and releasably engage tensioning mechanisms in the bow wrap, for releasably attaching the stabilizing members to the side sheet. Deck access plates through the side walls provide access to the tensioning mechanisms, which may be, for example, crank or electric winch mechanism. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375839 | Method Of Manufacturing A Garment Equipped With Lumens Configured To Hold Air - A garment for the practice of water sports includes lumens for containing air. The garment is made of two superimposed neoprene sheets forming one or more lumens limited on their periphery by winding or angled welding lines. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375840 | STAND-OFF DELIVERY OF UNMANNED UNDERWATER VEHICLES - Embodiments described herein provide apparatus and method for stand-off deployment of UUVs utilizing self-directed projectiles that include guidance kits. One embodiment is a projectile that includes a guidance kit that directs the projectile in flight. The projectile further includes a shell and a hollow nose cone. The shell mates with the guidance kit and the nose cone couples with the shell. The nose cone includes an interior surface configured to house a UUV. The projectile further includes a controller that identifies a condition for deploying the UUV in flight, and detaches the nose cone from the shell in response to determining that the condition is satisfied. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375841 | Transmission for Marine Propulsion - A marine transmission located within drive housing includes a torque transmitting year set and a clutch mechanism. The torque transmitting gear set includes top and bottom bevel gears and opposing side idler bevel gears mounted to a pinion shaft. The pinion shaft is mounted on a carrier and the clutch mechanism engages the carrier to rotate with the input shaft to drive the output shaft in the forward direction and engages the carrier to a reaction plate fixed to the drive housing to drive the output shaft in the reverse direction. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375842 | Lighter-Than-Air Systems, Methods, and Kits for Obtaining Aerial Images - Lighter-than-air systems, methods, and kits for obtaining aerial images are described. For example, various methods for determining planned ascent, drift, and/or descent of a lighter-than-air system are described. In addition, various structural arrangements of lighter-than-air systems for accomplishing planned ascent, drift, and/or descent and obtaining aerial images are described. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375843 | Elongated Structures and Related Assemblies - An elongated structure comprising a web extending along a length of the elongated structure and a flange comprising a first flange portion, the first flange portion extending away from an area of the web. The first flange portion comprises a variable width along at least a portion of the length of the elongated structure. The first flange portion of the elongated structure may comprise the variable width the length of the elongate structure. The first flange portion may comprise a constant width along at least a portion of the length of the elongated structure. The elongated structure may further comprise a second flange portion. The second flange portion may comprise a variable width along at least a portion of the length of the elongate structure. The first flange portion may comprise a first top flange portion. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375844 | PANEL ASSEMBLY WITH CRUSH SECTION - A panel assembly that includes a front skin having a front surface, a back surface and at least one crush section portion, a core assembly that includes first, second, third, fourth and fifth layers laminated together, and at least a first crush section. The first, second, third, fourth and fifth layers each include a front surface, a back surface and at least one crush section portion. The front surface of the first layer of the core assembly includes a plurality of scores defined therein. The second layer includes a plurality of elongated voids defined therein and the fourth layer includes a plurality of elongated voids defined therein. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375845 | AEROPLANE EQUIPPED WITH AN INTERNAL ESCAPE HATCH HAVING A DOUBLE OPENING CONTROLLER - An aeroplane includes an escape opening passing through an external skin and an internal bulkhead. The escape opening is closed off by an external escape hatch having an external opening controller. The aeroplane further includes an internal escape hatch that closes off said escape opening flush with the internal bulkhead, and kept closed by at least one catch movable between a locked state and unlocked state, a first opening controller that controls the passage from the locked state to the unlocked state of the catch being accessible from inside the aeroplane, and a second opening controller that controls the passage from the locked state to the unlocked state of the catch being positioned such that the actuation of the external opening controller of the external escape hatch or the passage of the external escape hatch from the closed position to the open position causes the second opening controller to be actuated. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375846 | LEADING EDGE FOR AN AIRCRAFT LIFTING SURFACE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A method for manufacturing a leading edge of an aircraft lifting surface, the leading edge having a leading edge skin and a supporting structure including at least two spars span-wise arranged and fixed internally to the leading edge skin. In the method of the invention, the supporting structure is obtained from a single laminate of plies of composite material, which is conformed in such that in a cross-sectional view, the laminate includes a trapezoidal configuration which forms a front spar and a rear spar of the supporting structure. A leading edge obtained by the above-described method is disclosed. Since the supporting structure of the leading edge is obtained from a single component, namely the laminate, the manufacturing method is simplified and production costs are significantly reduced. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375847 | Horizontal Tail Surface - An aerial vehicle including a fuselage, a main wing attached to the fuselage, a support structure extending upwardly from the fuselage and having a front surface facing the main wing, an overhang positioned on a top of the support structure and extending towards the main wing, one or more rotating actuators positioned on the overhang, a rear elevator attached to the one or more rotating actuators that are configured to move the rear elevator from a flying mode position where a leading edge of the rear elevator faces the main wing to a hover mode position where the major surfaces of the rear elevator faces the main wing, and wherein the major surfaces of the rear elevator remain in front of the front surface of the support structure when the rear elevator is moved from the flying mode position to the hover mode position. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375848 | AIRCRAFT AIR SCOOP SYSTEMS WITH PASSIVE PNEUMATIC ACTUATORS - Aircraft and air scoop systems are provided. An aircraft includes an interior compartment, an outer skin, an air scoop, it movable element, and a passive pneumatic actuator. The interior compartment encloses a substantially constant interior air mass at a cabin pressure during flight and the outer skin at least partially defines a ventilated cavity. The air scoop is disposed on the outer skin and communicates air between the ventilated cavity and an external environment in which the aircraft is located. The movable element is movable between an open position and a closed position over the air scoop to define an air flow area through the air scoop. The passive pneumatic actuator is operatively coupled with the movable element and moves the movable element towards the closed position in response to an increasing altitude of the aircraft based on a differential pressure between the interior air mass and the external environment. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375849 | FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH TRACK MAINTENANCE FOR A ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT - A flight control system for a rotary wing aircraft, the aircraft following a track T | 2015-12-31 |
20150375850 | FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT, ENABLING IT TO MAINTAIN EITHER TRACK OR HEADING DEPENDING ON ITS FORWARD SPEED - A flight control method and system for a rotary wing aircraft. When the longitudinal speed U | 2015-12-31 |
20150375851 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENGAGING HOVERING FLIGHT FOR A ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT, ENABLING IT TO MAINTAIN EITHER TRACK OR HEADING DEPENDING ON ITS FORWARD SPEED - A method and a system for engaging hovering flight for a rotary wing aircraft. A first mode of operation makes it possible, while the longitudinal speed U | 2015-12-31 |
20150375852 | Plastic Optical Fiber for Reliable Low-Cost Avionic Networks - An airborne wind turbine system including an aerial vehicle having a main wing, an electrically conductive tether having a first end secured to the aerial vehicle and a second end secured to a ground station, a plurality of power generating turbines connected to the main wing, a communication network positioned with the aerial vehicle, including a first flight control computer, and first plastic optical fiber signal transmission lines extending between the first flight control computer and the plurality of power generating turbines. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375853 | THRUST MANAGEMENT AND INTERFACE FOR AIRCRAFT TAXI OPERATIONS - An aircraft electric taxi drive system may provide electric taxiing of an aircraft by integrating control of an electric drive and an engine during the taxi phase of a flight plan. In some embodiments, the engine may provide supplemental drive to the aircraft's wheels during electric taxiing. The engine may be maintained on while the electric drive provides the main driving force to the wheels. A controller may determine the criteria to operate the engine as the electric drive taxis the aircraft to achieve a target ground speed. In some embodiments, a pilot interface may integrate control of the electric drive and the engine into a single throttle control providing the pilot an intuitive and singular point to throttle the aircraft without having to decide which taxi source is providing the taxi driving force. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375854 | DIFFERENTIAL STEERING CONTROL OF ELECTRIC TAXI LANDING GEAR - An aircraft taxi control system may include a left main gear (MG) drive motor, a right MG motor, a first motor drive controller configured to produce a left motor torque signal responsively to nose gear angle (NGA) and nose wheel speed (NGS), and a second motor drive controller configured to produce a right motor toque signal responsively to the NGA and the NGS. The left motor torque signal and the right motor torque signal may be coordinated to reduce lateral loading of the nose wheel during a turning maneuver. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375855 | METHOD FOR MANAGING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR - The invention relates to a method for managing an electric motor ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150375856 | PITCH TRIMMER ACTUATOR WITH VARIABLE DAMPING - A pitch trimmer assembly for an aircraft landing gear having a damping element arranged to be connected between a first and a second element of an aircraft landing gear and arranged to exert a first damping force when in a first state and a second damping force in a second state, the damping element being switchable between the first and second states in dependence on the relative positions of the first and second landing gear elements. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375857 | ACTIVE VIBRATION CONTROL DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Improved active vibration control (AVC) devices ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150375858 | AUTOMATIC PITCH CHANGE ROTARY WING ROTOR SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ROTOR CONTROL - A helicopter main rotor control system includes a trunnion head mountable to a rotatable helicopter mast wherein the trunnion head has a control bar pivot supported by the trunnion head and pivotal about an axis substantially at a right angle to the helicopter mast. A control bar extends through the control bar pivot at a right angle thereto, and a pair of opposing leaf hinges are pivotal about the control bar and centered about said trunnion head. Each leaf hinge has a hinge plate extending from the control bar and defines a rotor blade mount hole therethrough. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375859 | Coaxial lifting system - A reliable reduced weight coaxial lifting system includes a reducing gear with two shafts rotating in opposite directions, upper and lower rotor hubs mounted on the respective shafts and upper and lower swashplates connected to one another, which are movable in the axial direction and are kinematically linked to guides of blades positioned on the upper and lower rotor hubs. Guides of the blades are connected to the upper swashplate by rockers mounted on a slide block located above the upper rotor hub and guides of the blades of the lower rotor hub are connected by tie rods directly to the lower swashplate. The lower swashplate is connected to control systems of a collective and a cyclical pitch and the slide block is connected to a control system of a differential pitch of the upper rotor. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375860 | TILT-ROTOR VERTICAL-LIFT AIRCRAFT - Described herein is an aircraft that includes a fuselage with a higher portion and a lower portion. The aircraft also includes two fixed wings that are coupled to and extend from opposing sides of the lower portion of the fuselage. Additionally, the aircraft includes a tilt-rotor assembly that is coupled to each of the two fixed wings. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375861 | AIRDROP PLATFORMS - An airdrop platform comprises a load-carrying base ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150375862 | Stealth Aerial Vehicle - An aerial vehicle having a low radar signature includes a first side on which turbine openings, and payload bays or landing gear bays are disposed. A second side of the aerial vehicle is designed to have a smaller radar signature than the first side. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375863 | AIRCRAFT FLIGHT DECK AUDIO SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SUCH AN AUDIO SYSTEM - An aircraft flight deck audio system, including a central management unit and pilot, co-pilot and third-man terminals. Estimation units estimate the quality of uplink and/or downlink digital signals of the pilot and co-pilot terminals. A control unit is configured such that, when the quality of the digital signals on the uplink and/or the downlink of the pilot or co-pilot terminal is estimated as unsatisfactory, the digital signals intended for the pilot or co-pilot terminal are routed toward the third-man terminal downlink and the digital signals originating from the third-man terminal and present on the uplink are routed toward the output of the pilot or co-pilot terminal. Transceiver units of the pilot, co-pilot and third-man terminals, respectively, transmit the digital signals of the pilot or co-pilot terminal on the third-man terminal downlink and the digital signals on the uplink of the third-man terminal toward the pilot or co-pilot terminal. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375864 | DISPLAY DEVICE FOR USE IN TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT - A display device for use in transportation equipment according to the present disclosure includes a monitor, a hold portion, a shaft portion, a regulation portion, and a release unit. The monitor is disposed on a back side of a seat, and configured to be switchable between a stowed state where a longitudinal direction is defined in a vertical orientation, and a deployed state where the longitudinal direction is defined in a horizontal orientation. The hold portion is disposed on a back side of the monitor, and supports a back of the monitor. The shaft portion is disposed on the back side of the monitor, and supports the hold portion such that the hold portion is rotatable together with the monitor. The regulation portion regulates rotation of the monitor in the stowed state. The release unit releases hold caused by the regulation portion such that the monitor is rotatable about the shaft portion when the monitor shifts from the stowed state to the deployed state. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375865 | POWERED SEAT AND CONTROL THEREOF - A method of controlling motion of movable components of a powered seat includes, using the controller, monitoring a feedback signal of an actuator during motion of a component. During an acceleration phase of the motion of the component, a reference state of the time-varying motion command is detected and a reference value of the monitored feedback signal is determined as a reference value. A feedback-signal acceptance range is determined using the reference value of the monitored feedback signal. During a steady-state phase of the motion, the motion of the component is terminated if the monitored feedback signal departs the determined feedback-signal acceptance range. A control system for a powered seat of a vehicle is described. A powered seat assembly is described. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375866 | Aeroplane Equipped With An Internal Escape Hatch Incorporating A Pressure Regulating System - An aeroplane includes an external skin and an internal bulkhead delimiting a cabin, and an escape opening passing through the external skin and the internal bulkhead. The escape opening is closed off by an external escape hatch disposed flush with the external skin. The aeroplane also includes an internal escape hatch that closes off the escape opening disposed flush with the internal bulkhead, and pressure regulating means capable of automatically triggering an opening of the internal escape hatch or a part of the internal escape hatch when a pressure differential on both sides of the internal escape hatch exceeds a determined value. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375867 | Engine Mount Waiting Fail Safe Lug Joint with Reduced Dynamic Amplification Factor - An engine mount may include a clevis and a lug defining a hole therethrough. A pin may be joined to the clevis and may extend through the hole of the lug with the pin and the lug defining a clearance therebetween. A trigger system may be disposed on the lug and operatively associated with the pin. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375868 | FUEL AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A system for fuel and thermal management of fuel delivered to an engine is disclosed. The system includes a supply of fuel in fluid communication with a fuel inlet of the engine, and an oxygen sensor for measuring dissolved oxygen content in the fuel is in fluid communication with the fuel. The fuel is heated by transferring heat from engine oil in a heat exchanger. The temperature of the fuel is controlled by controlling engine oil flow and airflow through another heat exchanger upstream of the fuel/oil heat exchanger on the oil circulation path with engine oil. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375869 | ENDOTHERMIC CRACKING AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM - A method of controlling cooling in an aircraft system includes endothermically cracking a fuel to increase its cooling capacity using a catalyst that includes at least one transition metal compound of at least one of carbides, nitrides, oxynitrides, oxycarbonitrides, oxycarbides, phosphides, and combinations, and the transition metal includes at least one of zirconium, hafnium, tantalum, niobium, molybdenum, tungsten, platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium, ruthenium, osmium, rhenium, and combinations thereof. The cracked fuel is used to cool a heat source that includes an aircraft component. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375870 | METHOD FOR TESTING A MAINTENANCE AND MATERIALS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A method for testing an airplane maintenance system, which comprises the steps of: testing communications and data transmission between an aircraft operator and a management service provider; testing general communications and data transmission between internal systems of the management service provider; and testing communications and data transmission between the internal systems of the management service provider during for predetermined procedures. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375871 | METHOD OF FACILITATING THE APPROACH TO A PLATFORM - A method of facilitating the approach to a platform by an aircraft, the method comprising a step of constructing a database, including for each stored platform at least one identifier of the platform, coordinates of a geometrical center of the platform, a height of the geometrical center, and the radius (OR) of a circle in which the platform lies. During a parameter-setting step, the target platform to be reached, a course to be followed, and a height parameter relative to a minimum decision altitude are determined. During a path construction step, the positions of an initial approach fix (IAF), of a final approach fix (FAF), and of a decision point (MAP) are determined by placing them in a plane that is offset relative to the platform. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375872 | METHOD OF FACILITATING THE APPROACH TO A PLATFORM - A method of facilitating the approach to a platform by an aircraft. The value of the required position integrity performance (RNP) is determined for a localization system. During an approach stage, this position integrity performance (RNP) is compared with a position integrity radius (HPL) resulting from the use of a GNSS localization system, and an alert is generated if the position integrity radius (HPL) is greater than the position integrity performance (RNP). | 2015-12-31 |
20150375873 | Drive Mechanisms for Use in Controlling Rotation and Twist of a Tether - A system may include a tether, a tether gimbal assembly, a drive mechanism, and a control system. The tether may include a distal end, a proximate end, and at least one conductor. The tether gimbal assembly may be connected to the tether. The drive mechanism may be coupled to the tether gimbal assembly and may include a housing, a spindle, and a motor. The housing may be fixed to the tether gimbal assembly. The spindle may be rotatably coupled to the housing, and the tether may be coupled to the spindle and rotate in conjunction with the spindle. The motor may be coupled to the spindle and configured to rotate the spindle and the tether. And the control system may be configured to operate the drive mechanism to control twist in the tether. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375874 | Systems and Methods for Controlling Rotation and Twist of a Tether - A system may include a tether, a slip ring, a tether gimbal assembly, a drive mechanism, a control system. The tether may include a distal tether end coupled to an aerial vehicle, a proximate tether end, and at least one insulated electrical conductor coupled to the aerial vehicle. The slip ring may include a fixed portion and a rotatable portion, where the rotatable portion is coupled to the tether. The tether gimbal assembly may be rotatable about at least one axis and is coupled to the fixed portion of the slip ring. The drive mechanism may be coupled to the slip ring and configured to rotate the rotatable portion of the slip ring. And the control system may be configured to operate the drive mechanism to control twist in the tether. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375875 | Space Launch Apparatus - A space launch apparatus comprising a solid triangular space frame constructed of a plurality of connected truss members that are attached to each other at nodes and are also attached to at least one rocket motor and to at least one payload whereby the force produced by the operation of the rocket motor is transferred to the payload and aerodynamic and vibration loads are distributed through the truss members and their nodes. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375876 | Three dimensional imaging arrangement - A spacecraft arrangement having sensors for providing the three dimensional imaging of space object to be imaged and having a plurality of spaced apart nodes defining an open imaging area therebetween through which imaging area the space object to be imaged passes. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375877 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING BLANKS FOR COLLARS OF PACKETS FOR CIGARETTES - A method and a device for producing collars ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150375878 | PACKAGING EQUIPMENT FOR ROLLED PAPER PRODUCTS - An apparatus for laning rolled products is disclosed. The apparatus can include an infeed section having one or more adjacent infeed lanes. Each infeed lane can convey a plurality of rolled products in a first direction. The infeed section can feed rolled product to a transfer section, the transfer section receiving one or more of the plurality of rolled products from each lane of the infeed section. The transfer section can convey the one or more rolled products in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction to a discharge section. The discharge section can have one or more adjacent discharge lanes for receiving the one or more rolled products from the transfer section. The discharge section can convey the one or more rolled products in a third direction substantially parallel to the first direction. A displacement device can transfer rolled products from the transfer section onto the discharge section. In operation, the number of discharge lanes can be equal to, less than, or greater than the number of infeed lanes. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375879 | PACKAGING EQUIPMENT FOR ROLLED PAPER PRODUCTS - An apparatus for laning rolled products is disclosed. The apparatus can include an infeed section having one or more adjacent infeed lanes. Each infeed lane can convey a plurality of rolled products in a first direction. The infeed section can feed rolled product to a transfer section, the transfer section receiving one or more of the plurality of rolled products from each lane of the infeed section. The transfer section can convey the one or more rolled products in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction to a first or second discharge section. The first or second discharge sections can each have one or more adjacent discharge lanes for receiving the one or more rolled products from the transfer section. The first or second discharge sections can convey the one or more rolled products in a third direction substantially parallel to the first direction. A displacement device can transfer rolled products from the transfer section onto the first or second discharge sections. In operation, the number of discharge lanes can be equal to, less than, or greater than the number of infeed lanes. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375880 | Continuous Motion Packaging Machine With Rotating Flights - A packaging machine for placing articles into a carton includes rotating flight assemblies that receive a carton or carton blank, and rotate the carton blank and carton with articles while the flight assemblies move downstream. The flight assemblies each include two fixed segments and one segment that includes a block and associated bracket that rotate as the flight assembly is pulled through the machine by a conveying system. A method includes carton blanks being fed by a carton feeder onto the flight assemblies. Articles are formed into an article group, which is then placed onto a carton blank. As the blank and article group move in a downstream direction, the side panels of the carton blank are wrapped around the article group and the carton and article group are rotated to assist in closing the carton end flaps. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375881 | CONVEYING SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORTING, TRANSFERRING AND STAGING FOOD PRODUCTS - A conveying system for transporting a food product from an oven to a loading or packaging machine includes a transport conveyor system that has an input conveying belt and an output conveying belt that is parallel, driven at different speeds, and operatively mounted to a frame for transporting a food product. A plurality of displacement members are secured to the frame and positioned adjacent the input conveying belt. A sensor is located adjacent to a first end of the frame and adjacent to the input conveyor. Connected to the drives, the displacement members, and the sensor is a controller. The controller activates a selected displacement member based upon a sensed position of the food product as compared to a determined theoretical position of the food product to move the food product from the input belt to the output belt. The geometry of the belts on the transport conveyor allow the food product to self-center on the belt after the transfer. Positioned adjacent to an output conveying belt is a transport device for transporting food product from the output conveying belt to a discharge conveyor. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375882 | PROTECTIVE PACKAGING DEVICE QUEUE CONTROL - A control device, comprising a processor and a memory that contains computer readable instructions. When executed by the processor, the computer readable instructions cause the processor to receive a first user input corresponding to first parameters for forming a first unit of packaging material, add first instructions corresponding to the first unit to a queue for a packaging device, receive a second user input corresponding to second parameters for forming a second unit of packaging material, add second instructions corresponding to the second unit to the queue, and transmit the queue to the packaging device to cause the packaging device to create the first and second units of packaging material according to the first and second parameters. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375883 | PLASTIC CONTAINERS HAVING BASE CONFIGURATIONS WITH UP-STAND WALLS HAVING A PLURALITY OF RINGS, AND SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND BASE MOLDS THEREOF - Plastic containers, base configurations for plastic containers, and systems, methods, and base molds thereof. In particular, the disclosed subject matter involves container base configurations having particular up-stand geometries that can assist or facilitate elevated temperature processing and/or cooling processing of plastic containers. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375884 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR COOLING HOT-FILLED CONTAINERS - Systems and methods using container holders configured to provide a stable support for containers held therein in order to efficiently cool the containers after a hot-fill or elevated temperature operation. The container holders can allow a fluid to pass from an inner volume of the container holder to outside the container holder through side apertures and/or an open bottom end of the container holder. Groups of containers and container holders also may be cooled. Groups of containers in container holders can be processed through the cooling operation at a speed different from a speed for holderless containers. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375885 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LABELLING PRODUCTS - The invention can be used for the labelling of fruit and other objects. It comprises a labelling device and a feed device for a belt bearing a series of labels. The labelling device comprises an angled leg to which is coupled part of the belt having a belt-advance branch with labels and a return branch without labels, the labels having been detached in a forward region in front of the point at which the two branches meet. The labelling device can bend each label before it is detached from the belt and prior to being stuck on the product. To that end, the labelling device has characteristic means for bending the labels, including a rotary module associated with an encoder. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375886 | PLASTIC CONTAINER WITH THREADED NECK FINISH - A plastic container includes a neck portion, a sidewall portion, and a base portion. The neck portion includes a plurality of threads, which may be configured to retain and/or secure a cap or lid. In embodiments, the threads may be blown and/or the neck portion may include a neck rib provided vertically above the threads. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375887 | An Assembly Comprising a Wide-Mouth Plastic Preform or Container having a Reinforced Neck Finish and a Screwable Closure - A container ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150375888 | SCREW-TOP BOTTLE-CAN AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A method for producing a screw-top bottle-can and a screw-top bottle-can are provided so that a screw-thread can be formed without damaging an inner coating and a resealing operation can be improved. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375889 | Under Sink Leak Protector Tray and Associated Method - A leak protector tray preferably includes a modular tray assembly suitably sized and shaped for being removably positioned within a sink cabinet. Such a modular tray assembly includes Notably, each tray has alternating tongue and groove edges that are interlocked together via a coupling to provide a secure and water-tight connection between adjacent trays. In this manner, the interlocking edges allow a user to adjustably link a plurality of trays to accommodate various sized and shaped sink cabinets, while ensuring moisture/water do not seep through the interlocked edges. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375890 | PAPER CUP AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME - A paper cup, including: a cup body including a surface, and a base. A plurality of uneven stiffeners are arranged on the surface of the cup body. A method for preparing the paper cup includes: 1) selecting polyethylene (PE) or polylactic acid (PLA) coated paper as a raw material, the PE or the PLA coated paper including: a coated side, and a printed side; 2) printing a figure on the printed side of the PE or the PLA coated paper; 3) embossing uneven stiffeners on the paper via an embossing device; 4) cutting the paper into a shape of a section as a cup body via a die cutting machine; 5) shaping the cup body and the base into the paper cup via a molding machine; and 6) sterilizing, and packaging the paper cups. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375891 | CONTAINER WITH SECURE AUDIBLE CLOSURE - A re-closeable folded container includes a hexahedral base including a front panel and a rear panel, a cover pivotally connected with an upper edge of a rear panel for movement between an open position and a closed position, and a locking panel hingedly connected with an upper edge of the front panel. The front panel includes a tear-away portion defined by a score line. The locking panel includes a first tab, a second tab, and a tear-away portion defined by score lines. The tear-away portion of the locking panel is fixedly attached to both the front portion of the cover and the tear-away portion of the front panel such that initial movement of the cover from the closed position toward the open position causes the locking panel and the front panel to tear along the score lines and causes both tear-away portions to pivotally move with the cover. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375892 | SHELF READY PACKAGING HAVING IMPROVED SHELF PRESENTATION - A shelf ready package having improved shelf presentation, even when some or all of the products have been removed. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375893 | PACKAGING INSERT - Packaging used to hold and ship consumer products may include a packaging insert having an exterior profile that substantially matches an interior profile of the box it is placed in during assembly. In some embodiments, the packaging insert may be formed using a thermo-forming process that inhibits the formation of defects, such as stress marks, located near or on the corners of the packaging insert. The packaging insert may include a side wall having a plurality of extended portions and a plurality of abbreviated portions. In some embodiments, the packaging insert may include a plurality of flaps rotatably connected to a body of the packaging insert. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375894 | CASE FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH SHUTTER STAND - According to various embodiments, a case for a portable electronic device (PED) includes a stand that is configured to support a PED in an upright position. The stand may be pivotally coupled to a sliding member that can move along the case's back side. The sliding member and stand may move between a first position in which the stand supports the device in an upright position and a second position in which the stand lies flush with the rear face. Thus, the stand may selectively support the case in an upright position or be compact for easy storage. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375895 | CONTAINER ASSEMBLY HAVING A HEAT-SEALED METAL END, A METAL END THEREFOR, AND A METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - A container assembly includes a container body having a side wall encircling an axis, and a metal end for attachment to an upper edge of the side wall via heat-sealing. The outer peripheral region is shaped prior to application to the container body such that an annular channel is defined between an inner chuck wall and an outer chuck wall of the metal end. The metal end is pushed straight onto the side wall such that the upper edge of the side wall is received into the channel. The surfaces of the side wall and the opposing surfaces of the chuck walls have heat-sealable material thereon. The metal end is heated to melt and fuse the heat-sealable layers, thereby sealing the metal end onto the side wall. The metal end is shaped such that the free edge of the outer chuck wall is not exposed. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375896 | Scissor Lift Pallet Lifter - A pallet lifter for raising and lowering a pallet. The pallet lifter includes a pallet platform, a lifting frame that supports the pallet platform, and a movement mechanism that controllably causes the pallet platform to raise and lower. The pallet platform includes a top surface designed to support a pallet, two side walls and a back wall. The lifting frame includes two sets of legs. One end of one or both of the two legs of each set of legs is moveable along a longitudinal axis of the pallet platform as the pallet platform is raised and lowered. The movement mechanism includes a motor and a threaded rod. The electric motor is designed to cause the threaded rod to rotate in a clockwise and counterclockwise direction to cause said pallet platform to raise and lower. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375897 | OFFSHORE CARGO RACK FOR USE IN TRANSFERRING 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. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375898 | ENCAPSULATING SHEET CONTAINER - Two encapsulating sheet containers can selectively be stacked in a containing position or a stacking position in a thickness direction. In the containing position, a center portion of the encapsulating sheet container located on one side in the thickness direction is brought relatively away from a center portion of the encapsulating sheet container located on the other side in the thickness direction. In the stacking position, the center portion of the encapsulating sheet container located on the one side in the thickness direction is brought relatively closer to the center portion of the encapsulating sheet container located on the other side in the thickness direction. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375899 | Capture the Moment Container - The invention is a container which may take the form of a vacuum sealed or lined locket. Opening the container will trigger the influx of air creating an audible sound and/or expose a color or texture changing material, lining the interior of the container, to an event or circumstance that initiates a change of color or texture. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375900 | LIQUID LAUNDRY PRODUCT HAVING A WINDOW FOR VIEWING - A laundry product that is a container and a liquid laundry composition contained in the container. The primary label face has text that is substantially upright when the container is resting on the closed end of the container. The secondary label face has text that is substantially up-side-down when the container is resting on the closed end of the container. The secondary label face has a window through which the liquid laundry composition within the container can be observed from outside the container. | 2015-12-31 |