Abstract: A needle has a hollow shaft, a tip formed at one end of the shaft, one or more ports in fluid communication with the interior of the hollow shaft, and a closure. The closure and/or the shaft is movable between (i) a first position wherein the closure closes the port(s), and (ii) a second position opening the port(s).

Abstract: The method enables packaging an article in a cardboard box which is realised starting from a continuous cardboard strip with no waste or scraps of material.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a loading assembly including a cartoning section (100) for processing a plurality of cartons (114) and cartoning a plurality of blister leaflets (110) in the plurality of cartons (114) simultaneously. The cartoning section (100) includes a conveyor belt (106) for conveying the cartons (114) and the blister leaflets (110) thereon. Processing stations (116a, 116b, 116c, 116d, 116e, 116f, 116g) are located on the conveyor belt (106), each of which processes the plurality of cartons (114) and inserts the plurality of blister leaflets therein. Shuttles (104) carry at least one of a blister leaflet (110) and a carton (114). The shuttles (104) are guided on the conveyor belt (106) to pass through the plurality of processing stations for processing the plurality of cartons (114) and inserting the plurality of blister leaflets (110) into the plurality of cartons (114).

Abstract: A boxing device has a box-moving section that moves a box with flaps from a supply position to a boxing position; a flap support section; and a pushing section. At the boxing position, articles are boxed in the box's opening. The flap support section supports the flaps. A pushing section pushes a group of side-by-side aligned articles into the box in the boxing position. Before the pushing section pushes the articles into the box, the box-moving section moves the box so that the box changes from a first orientation, in which the opening of the box faces sideways in the box supply position, to a second orientation, in which the opening of the box faces upwards in the boxing position. The flap support section supports the flaps as the box is moved from the first orientation to the second orientation.

Abstract: A virtual sensing system for monitoring the condition of a container packaging machine for packaging containers filled with a pourable food product, the system reconstructing a target condition monitoring signal based on input data from the container packaging machine and having: an input module, to receive from the container packaging machine the input data that are indicative of the target condition monitoring signal that is to be reconstructed; and an artificial intelligence—AI—module, to implement a machine learning algorithm to generate an output condition monitoring signal, being a reconstruction of the target condition monitoring signal, based on the input data; and an output module, to provide the output condition monitoring signal generated by the AI module, for further processing thereof by a condition monitoring module, designed to assess and/or to predict a condition of the container packaging machine based on the output condition monitoring signal.

Abstract: An epoxy container device includes a bucket for containing a liquid epoxy. The bucket is vertically divided to define a first half of the bucket removably attachable to a second half of the bucket. The first half is separable from the second half to enhance removing the liquid epoxy from the bucket when the liquid epoxy has hardened. A plurality of first ribs is each attached to the first half of the bucket to reinforce the first half. A plurality of second ribs is each attached to the second half of the bucket to reinforce the second half. A base is removably attachable to the bucket when the first half and the second half are joined together and a handle is removably attachable to the bucket thereby facilitating the bucket to be carried.

Abstract: A razor wire barrier or container is disclosed. In some embodiments, the razor wire container includes a plurality of walls defining an interior area for securing object(s) therein. The razor wire container may further include panels or razor wire along a frame defined by the plurality of walls, and a component receptacle extending along the frame. The razor wire container may include a movable access component to provide access to the object(s). The component receptacle is operable to receive a component of a machine for moving the frame. In some embodiments, the component receptacle is a hollow member operable to receive a forklift prong. In some embodiments, the section of razor wire includes one or more panels of razor wire.

Abstract: A first locking mechanism disposed between two spaced apart second locking mechanisms for being set opposite to any one of said second locking mechanisms to form a first locking gap in a first direction between two spaced apart said second locking mechanisms being able to forma second locking gap in a first direction.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for a multisensory examination jar for botanical specimens. Embodiments of the disclosed jar may have a body portion with an integrated LED array for illuminating the contents of the jar. The jar may have a removable lid with an integrated magnifying lens, and an opening or port to enable a user to smell the contents of the jar. The opening may have a removable plug to establish a substantially air tight seal on the lid of the jar, to trap odors within the jar. The removable plug can be selectively removed to enable the user to smell the contents of the jar. The jar may have an electronics module and power source operable for wireless charging. The jar may also be configured to interface with a charging dock or base for wireless charging of integrated batteries.

Abstract: Provided is a pouch which is smoothly and easily opened and closed by a method of engaging/disengaging recessed and raised strips. This pouch has, on one surface thereof, a recessed strip and/or raised strip, and on another surface thereof, a raised strip and/or recessed strip opposite the recessed strip and/or raised strip, and also includes a slider for engaging/disengaging the recessed strip and the raised strip. The slider has a section satisfying [5?(maximum width of at least a portion of the slider)/(outer width of the engaged portion when the recessed strip and the raised strip are engaged)].

Abstract: A method of producing a metal material comprising a film using a metal surface treatment agent containing: a prescribed copolymer (A) obtained by polymerizing a compound (a) [Formula (1)] with a compound (b) [Formula (2) or (3)] and a water-soluble or water-dispersible resin (B), wherein R1 and R2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R3 and R4 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, X— represents an ion of a halogen atom, or an acid anion, R5 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R6 and R7 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a benzyl group, or a hydroxyalkyl group having 2 or 3 carbon atoms; and R8 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group.

Abstract: Composite materials with good electrical conductivity at low metal loadings are prepared using flowable, curable ink compositions that include polymer matrix precursor, silver nanowires, and reducible metal ions such as silver ions. The composite materials as electrically conductive structures can include up to about 20 wt % total metal and exhibit resistivity of no more than about 500 Ohm-cm. The electrically conductive structures can be designed to exhibit a variety of performance features, for example, the structures can be opaque or translucent, or they can have a total transmittance of visible light of at least about 80%.

Abstract: The invention provides UV curable coating compositions comprising a synergistic two-component system of aliphatic urethane acrylate resins. The first component is formed by reacting an aliphatic polyisocyanate containing iminooxadiazine dione, isocyanurate, uretdione, urethane, allophanate, biuret, or oxadiazine trione groups with a hydroxyl-functional acrylate. The second component is formed by reacting a multifunctional acrylate with an aliphatic urethane based on alkyl carbomoncycle diisocyanate. The components combine in specific ratios to create coatings with superior hardness, scratch resistance, chemical resistance, and weatherability for automotive applications. Quantifiable structure-property relationships define optimal formulations for specific applications including vehicle headlamp lenses and trim components. Also described are coated articles and methods for their production.

Abstract: Fully transparent or translucent adhesive tape has been used for many years to wrap packages. Many times following the removal of a portion of the subject tapes from the rolls of the subject tapes the portions of the subject tapes that have not been removed from the subject tapes become re-attached to the rolls of the subject tapes. When the foregoing happens it becomes necessary that before the next use of the subject tapes that a person be able to remove the next portion of the subject tapes remaining on the roll of the subject tapes from the rolls of the subject tapes. This invention, by providing a marking system to help find the end of the subject tape remaining on a roll of mostly transparent or mostly translucent type tape, helps to accomplish the first step in the removal process.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an easily dismantling adhesive sheet having a layer having pressure-sensitive adhesiveness and adhesiveness containing an inorganic expanding agent and a resin, in which the layer having pressure-sensitive adhesiveness and adhesiveness has a pressure-sensitive adhesive strength of 1.0 N/20 mm or more, and relates to a laminated body using the easily dismantling adhesive sheet, a joined body, a method for producing a joined body, and a method for dismantling a joined body.

Abstract: Provided is a temporary adhesive that has good applicability and adhesiveness and allows an adherend to be easily peeled off by a slide peeling method or a blade peeling method. The temporary adhesive of the present disclosure contains, as resin components, a polyvalent vinyl ether compound (A), a polymer (B) having a plurality of hydroxy groups and/or carboxy groups as pendant groups, and a thermoplastic resin (C). The polymer (B) has a weight average molecular weight from 1500 to 7000, the thermoplastic resin (C) has a weight average molecular weight greater than 7000, and the resin components contained in the temporary adhesive have a weight average molecular weight less than or equal to 100000. A weight average molecular weight of the resin components contained in a heat-treated product formed by heating the temporary adhesive at 230° C. for 5 minutes is more than or equal to 1.

Abstract: A method of removing deposits from a substrate includes contacting the deposits with a treatment fluid containing a solvent and an additive composition including at least one of an alkylbenzene sulfonic acid or an alkylbenzene sulfonate wherein the treatment fluid is substantially free of water; and separating the deposits from the substrate with the treatment fluid to remove the deposits from the substrate, wherein the deposits includes asphaltenes. The deposits can be removed during a fracturing, acidizing, sand control, remedial, completion, or refracturing operation. The treatment fluid can also reduce the viscosity of crude oil and enhance oil recovery.

Abstract: A process and system for upgrading an organic feedstock including providing an organic feedstock and water mixture, feeding the mixture into a high-rate, hydrothermal reactor, wherein the mixture is rapidly heated, subjected to heat, pressure, and turbulent flow, maintaining the heat and pressure of the mixture for a residence time of less than three minutes to cause the organic components of the mixture to undergo conversion reactions resulting in increased yields of distillate fuels, higher-quality kerosene and diesel fuels, and the formation of high octane naphtha compounds. Hydrocarbon products are cooled at a rate sufficient to inhibit additional reaction and recover of process heat, and depressurizing the hydrocarbon products, and separating the hydrocarbon products for further processing.

Abstract: A lubricating grease composition, including 20 to 96.5 wt %, relative to a total weight of the lubricating grease composition, of a base oil, the base oil containing a basic oil A in a proportion of at least 50 wt %, relative to a total weight of the base oil, wherein the basic oil A is an ester and/or a polyglycol containing unsubstituted ethylene units as a carbon group in a repeating unit. The lubricating grease composition further includes 0.5 to 80 wt %, relative to the total weight of the lubricating grease composition, of an ionic liquid, the anion of the ionic liquid being bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide and 3 to 35 wt %, relative to the total weight of the lubricating grease composition, of a thickener selected from urea, lithium simple soaps, metal complex soaps of elements of the first and second main group of the periodic table, lithium complex soaps, and mixtures thereof.

Abstract: A filtration system comprising activated charcoal and alternating filtering and regenerating modes for sustainable filtering of a spirit distillate. The filtering mode is a reverse-gravity filtration method wherein distillate is pumped upward from a bottom end of a filter chamber to a top end of the filter chamber and wherein the filter chamber comprises activated charcoal of various pore sizes to capture impurities from the distillate. The cleaning mode is a gravity-flow steam-regeneration method wherein steam flows downward from the top end of the filter chamber to the bottom end of the filter chamber regenerating the activated charcoal. The system alternates between the reverse-gravity filtration method and gravity-flow steam regeneration method through the use of a series of input and output ball valves at the top end of the filter chamber and a series of input and output ball valves at the bottom end of the filter chamber.