Patents Issued in July 21, 2016
  • Publication number: 20160207662
    Abstract: The invention includes a closure for a container. The closure includes a lid, a tab including a base, an end opposite the base, and a rivet. The rivet is disposed between the base and the end. The tab is fastened to the lid at the base and the rivet such that the rivet pulls away from the lid to form a hole in the lid when the end of the tab is moved away from the lid during the opening process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventor: Ali El-Afandi
  • Publication number: 20160207663
    Abstract: An assemblable metal pallet having two plinths each provided with a cut-out and with a loading platform and a plurality of components obtained from a single piece of a basic metal profile having a symmetrical shape about the longitudinal central plane and provided with a longitudinal rib of rectangular cross-section and constant height extending from one and the same part with respect to a base plane, and with two outer lateral webs having their edge bent inwards and at least partly coplanar with the top of the rib, the components including a first component composed of a piece of basic profile bent to a C-shape with the aperture facing upwards, a second component composed of a piece of the same basic profile bent to an inverted U-shape, a further component formed from a piece of the same basic profile and constituting a crosspiece for connecting together the plinths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventor: Roberto Pisano
  • Publication number: 20160207664
    Abstract: A dispensing device (1) includes a first chamber (4) that is longitudinally movable in a second chamber (5) and has an outer surface sealingly contacting an inner surface of the second chamber (5). An intermediate valve (3) is positioned between an interior part of the first chamber (4) and an interior part of the second chamber (5). The intermediate valve (3) includes a valve seat plate (7) having at least one opening (8) and a valve flapper plate (9) having at least one flap (10) for covering the at least one opening (8) in the valve seat plate (7). The at least one flap (10) moves to an open position allowing the liquid product to flow from the interior space of first chamber (4) to the interior space of the second chamber (5) when the first chamber (4) is moved in a first longitudinal direction and moves to a closed position limiting flow of the liquid product when the first chamber (4) is moved in an opposite second longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventor: Keld Krogh Nielsen
  • Publication number: 20160207665
    Abstract: A display bag is provided and may include a housing formed from a flexible material and having a first end, a second end, and an inner volume extending between the first end and the second end. The display bag may also include a hanging device disposed proximate to the first end and a first panel disposed proximate to the second end and movable from a closed state closing a first opening formed in the housing and restricting access to the inner volume and an open state permitting access to the inner volume via the first opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Singles, Justin Savage
  • Publication number: 20160207666
    Abstract: Bag holding devices are presented including: a base having an inclined housing portion and a raised planar portion; a spring-loaded clamping element disposed along the raised planar portion and pivotally coupled with the planar portion; and a retractable reel disposed within the inclined housing portion. In some embodiments, devices further include: a mating groove disposed along an outer edge of the inclined housing portion; and a bowl having a mating portion that mates with the mating groove. In some embodiments, devices further include: a mating groove disposed along an outer edge of the inclined housing portion; and an accessory having a mating portion that mates with the mating groove, where in the accessory is any of: a novelty item, a promotional item, and a message plaque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventor: Michael Bert James Loewenberg
  • Publication number: 20160207667
    Abstract: A lid (1) for closing a can having a collar, the lid having a bottom face (2) provided with an annular sealing gasket (4) bearing against said collar when the lid (1) is in the closed state, and being provided. with fastener means (14) for fastening the lid (1) to the can, which fastener means (14) comprise at least two catches (141, 142, 143) disposed about the sealing gasket (4) and having an active fastener portion (1411, 1421, 1431) that projects towards the center of the lid (1), and that is positionable under an external radial peripheral rim of the can when a movable one (143) of the catches is in a closer position in which it is closer to the other catches (141, 142).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventor: Cyril Denize
  • Publication number: 20160207668
    Abstract: There is provided a container having a bottom shell and a top cover configured for partial rotation with respect to each other. In its closed configuration the container maintains the items in an interior holding region, while in the open configuration the container exposes a section that opens to the interior holding region and which permits the items to be dispensed by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: BERLIN PACKAGING, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Sanguinet, Brett Niggel
  • Publication number: 20160207669
    Abstract: A circular plastic container locking mechanism includes a barrel body and a barrel cover; when the barrel body is stationary, the gear handle drives the gear to rotate towards a counter-clockwise direction, and with the rotating function of the gear, the rack on the barrel cover and the whole barrel cover are driven to move towards a clockwise direction, ten times the force for locking the barrel body and the barrel cover up and down can be produced with only a small amount of force by utilizing the lever effect of the gear handle and the effect of thread slope movement on the gear to lock the barrel cover and the barrel body; when the gear handle swings towards the clockwise direction, the barrel cover moves towards the counter-clockwise direction, and then the barrel cover is unlocked; and therefore locking and unlocking are very convenient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Ao-qi Li, Zhi-Xiang Dai
  • Publication number: 20160207670
    Abstract: A food container has a temporary rim formed in one-piece structure on the edge thereof. It has as first sealing rim and a second sealing rim as the surface for a sealing film to be heat-sealed thereon. When the outer rim is torn off, an irreversible tear-off structure on the sealed cover would leave the trace, allowing the consumers and the sellers to decide whether to purchase or dispose of the goods simply by visual judgments; in other words, it has a tamper-proof function. In addition, when the outer rim is removed from the container, the sealing film would detach from the first sealing rim but still stick on the second sealing rim, providing a reusable sealed cover for the container that ensures more safety of food hygiene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventor: CHIA-HAO CHOU
  • Publication number: 20160207671
    Abstract: An easily openable container lid has a shell and a liner embossed on the inner surface of a top panel wall and a pair of scores formed in the shell. The liner is adhered over the entire surface thereof to the inner surface of the top panel wall. At least second portions of the pair of scores are formed by forming grooves on the inner surface side of the shell, and are extended along the peripheral edge of the liner radially outwardly of the liner. Moreover, the liner has a thin-walled central section and a thick-walled peripheral edge section, and is configured to have a downwardly protruding outer sealing ridge formed in a radially outward region of the thick-walled peripheral edge section. The thickness of the thin-walled central section and the thickness of the thick-walled peripheral edge section are set within required ranges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: NIPPON CLOSURES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke OKUBO, Katsuhito ICHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20160207672
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lid connected to a container, comprising a lid body adapted to be removably attached to the opening of the container, a spout unit comprising a spout and a passage in fluid communication with the spout and with the opening of the container, and a cover member pivotably mounted on the lid body and pivotal between a locked position wherein the cover member acts on the spout unit, thereby causing twistable turning of the passage of the spout unit to prevent a fluid contained in the container from being dispensed through the opening of the container, and an unlocked position wherein the action on the spout unit is released, thereby allowing untwisting of the twisted passage to resume the fluid communication of the passage with the spout and the opening of the container. The invention also provides a container assembly comprising the lid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventor: Siu Wah Wong
  • Publication number: 20160207673
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a gift box for presenting a gift or other item to a recipient. The gift box contains various electronic components contained in some portion of the box which are used to effect, movement, sound, light or other special effects. The box may have one or more special effects which can be triggered automatically or by interaction with a user or gift box recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Lynne Shlonsky, Allison Marsh
  • Publication number: 20160207674
    Abstract: A packaging structure (1) for the storage and distribution of a bulk product, for example a powder product, includes: a metal container (2) in the form of a box, including (i) a container body (3), the upper part (5) of which defines an upper opening (6), and (ii) a cover structure (7), with a metal mounting ring (8) and a peelable membrane (9) for closing the upper opening (6); an accessory (11) for removing and distributing a portion of the packaged product; and elements (14, 5) for detachably mounting the accessory (11) on the metal mounting ring (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventor: Alexandre BRION
  • Publication number: 20160207675
    Abstract: An attachment (1) for a liquid container with a container outlet, wherein the liquid container is surrounded by a container wall and is intended to receive a first liquid, wherein the attachment (1) has a bearing surface (2), which defines a bearing plane (A), for bearing in a sealing manner against the liquid container a reservoir (4) for a second liquid, a channel (6), which connects the container outlet to an outlet (10) of the attachment (1) and a passage (44), which connects the reservoir (4) to the channel (6), wherein the attachment (1) is equipped with a clamping lever (14), which extends in a use position through the bearing plane (A) and the container outlet and which has a pressing surface (32) facing the inner side of the liquid container in the use position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventor: Harald RUHNAU
  • Publication number: 20160207676
    Abstract: A closure cap for mounting on a liquid container includes a preferably reclosable pouring opening and a receiving element which, with the closure cap, forms a common receiving volume for receiving at least one dispensing body, e.g. a tablet. The closure cap can be opened to create an access to the receiving volume and to be able to introduce the at least one dispensing body into the receiving volume or remove it from the latter, wherein the receiving element is permeable to a liquid in order to allow the dispensing body received therein to come into contact with the liquid. The access can be closed in a leaktight manner or opened by a closure element, which is connected to the closure cap and is movable by pivoting or sliding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: Moradi Consulting GmbH
    Inventors: Shahriar MORADI, Gernot STEIN
  • Publication number: 20160207677
    Abstract: The kit includes: a bottle having an aperture and a thread; a cap having a thread for engaging the bottle thread; an elongate structure having an end adapted for receiving and delivering paint, the structure, when in use and when the cap thread is engaged to the bottle thread, being fixedly secured to the cap interiorly of the bottle and extending from the cap to the applicator end; and a mixing element. When the cap thread is engaged to the bottle thread and the structure is fixedly secured to the cap and disposed interiorly of the bottle, the aperture is sealed by one or more of the structure and the cap. The mixing element is sized for disposition in the bottle and has a density such that, when the aperture is sealed and the bottle contains paint, a shaking motion applied to the bottle results in mixture of the paint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventor: Rose KAPITOR-ROBERTSON
  • Publication number: 20160207678
    Abstract: A cushion case for a container includes an abutment portion and a supporting portion. The abutment portion is annular and has an inner surface. The supporting portion inclinedly connected with the inner surface of the abutment portion, formed as a ring-shaped and has an inner edge and an inclined surface. The cushion case can be mounted on a bottom edge of a container, which protects the bottom edge of the container or supports the container fixed on a desk to reduce loss when the container falling down by accident.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventor: Ronald TUAN
  • Publication number: 20160207679
    Abstract: A labeling system embodying a label format for ingestible products and method for preventing accidental and/or over-ingestion of cannabis infused products is provided. The system facilitates identifying the THC and CBD levels of cannabis infused products, providing a clear edible warning label that can be placed directly on the infused edible itself; providing visible identification of cannabis infused food products; and providing descriptive content of cannabis-related information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventor: Damon JACKSON
  • Publication number: 20160207680
    Abstract: A package includes a box and an insert. The box includes a front wall and defines a compartment therein. The front wall defines an open window between a top window edge and a bottom window edge of the front wall. The open window provides direct access to the compartment. The insert is maintained within the compartment and defines a top chamber panel adjacent the top window edge, a rear chamber panel, and a bottom chamber panel adjacent the bottom window edge. The insert is maintained within the compartment such that the bottom chamber panel divides the compartment into at least an open chamber and a closed chamber. The open chamber is defined immediately adjacent the open window between the top chamber panel and the bottom chamber panel. The closed chamber is defined on a side of the bottom chamber panel opposite the open chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: TARGET BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Jacob STREICH, Matthew M. CULVER, Wade A. LEDIN, Thomas G. HILL
  • Publication number: 20160207681
    Abstract: A packaging for a product having a length is shown and described. The packaging may include a body having front and rear portions, the front portion having at least one pocket configured to hold the product, and a webbing formed in the front portion of the body. The packaging may also include a post positioned in the pocket, where the post is configured such that at least a portion of the length of the product circumscribes the post, and an engaging member attached to the body, the engaging member configured to engage a portion of the product to maintain the product in a predetermined position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Dhananjay DESHPANDE, Cynthia EUBANK, Laurie HEISER, Matt ROMANAK
  • Publication number: 20160207682
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a plastic pouch or bag comprising a front wall, a rear wall, an opening and a bottom. The front wall and/or the rear wall have at least three layers, wherein the at least three-layered front wall and/or the at least three-layered rear wall comprise one first layer (inner layer), at least one second layer (intermediate layer) and one third layer (outer layer). The first layer faces the inside of the pouch or bag in relation to the second layer and/or forms the inner side, wherein the at least one second layer is arranged between the first and third layer and comprises or consists of a plastic film, and wherein the third layer faces the outside of the pouch or bag in relation to the second layer and/or forms the outer side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventor: Patrick Eberhard
  • Publication number: 20160207683
    Abstract: Disclosed is an oral care implement package (1), comprising: a front panel (100), at least a portion of the front panel (100) being transparent, a backer (200) connected to the front panel (100) with a space for receiving an oral care implement (400) being provided between the backer (200) and the front panel (100), and a magnifying mirror (310) facing the space and visible through the portion of the front panel (100), the magnifying mirror (3109 being in contact with the backer (200), the front panel (100), or both the backer (200) and the front panel (100). Also disclosed is a kit for an oral care implement package (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventor: Robert Moskovich
  • Publication number: 20160207684
    Abstract: A piercing fitment assembly for a thin film flexible container containing a liquid having (A) a spout assembly having a sealing flange sealed to the film of the flexible container and having positioned therein a circular piercing element with at least one piercing point in close proximity to the film of the flexible container; (B) a threaded plug fitted into the spout assembly and the bottom of the plug being sealed to the film of the flexible container; (C) a threaded collar positioned in the spout assembly and threadably engaged with the threaded exterior of the threaded plug; whereby when the threaded collar is moved to engage the threaded plug and the threaded plug is moved away from the film of the flexible container, the film of the flexible container is brought into contact with the piercing end of the piercing element and the film is pierced allowing the liquid from the container to flow out through the spout assembly and out of the flexible container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventor: James W. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20160207685
    Abstract: A multi-component food product and method having a first pouch containing a first food product and a second pouch containing a second food product. The first pouch and second pouch are mated in a way that allows for simultaneous consumption of the first food product and the second food product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Brian Michael STUCK, Matthew Blake RODGERS, Joel Dean GENAW, JR.
  • Publication number: 20160207686
    Abstract: A cushion includes at least one first medium container bag and at least one second medium container bag arranged in a second direction to surround an object and each extending in a first direction and capable of containing a medium that absorbs shock to the object. The at least one first medium container bag includes: a first container having a first area in cross section; and a second container protruding, from an end portion of the first container in the first direction, toward a distal end portion of the at least one first medium container bag in the first direction. The second container has a second area in cross section which is less than the first area. The second container protrudes to a position nearer to the distal end portion than each of the at least one second medium container bag in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventor: Nao Itabashi
  • Publication number: 20160207687
    Abstract: A packing member includes: a cushion surrounding an object and containing gas; an elastic member attachable and detachable from the cushion; and a container box containing the cushion to which the elastic member is attached. The container box includes: a container having an opening; and a lid that opens and closes the opening. The cushion includes: a first portion surrounding a portion of the object and containing the gas; a no-gas containing portion containing no gas; and a pair of second portions containing the gas, communicating with the first portion, and respectively provided on opposite sides of the object. The elastic member includes: a base disposed between the lid and the no-gas containing portion; and a pair of nipping portions respectively extending from opposite ends of the base and each disposed between the container and a corresponding one of the pair of second portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventor: Nao Itabashi
  • Publication number: 20160207688
    Abstract: Provided herein is a humidity control insert for packages such as cigarette packs. The humidity control insert comprises a porous nonwoven fibrous substrate and a hygroscopic powder material dispersed within the porous nonwoven fibrous substrate. Further provided is a package, such as a cigarette pack, comprising the humidity control insert, wherein the humidity control insert is adapted to release moisture retained therein into an internal air space of the cigarette pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO PRODUCTS
    Inventors: Andries Don Sebastian, Lisa Brown, Frank Kelley St. Charles, Ercilia B. Hernandez Garcia, Pankaj C. Patel, Craig T. Demarest, Daniel V. Cantrell
  • Publication number: 20160207689
    Abstract: Disclosed is a flexible package holding a foodstuff to be cooked therein. The package includes an interior space in which the foodstuff is located and a panel from which a fin projects. The fin includes at least one vent formed by a peelable interface having a first end in communication with the interior space and a second end in communication with the ambient atmosphere outside of the package. The peelable interface forms an openable passageway tapering from the first end to the second end and opens in response to steam produced within the package when the foodstuff is cooked, whereupon the steam can exit the package through the passageway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventor: Menaka Hemamali Abeygunawardena
  • Publication number: 20160207690
    Abstract: A means of suspending items within a transportable container, such as an environmental enclosure like a common “cooler” or “ice-chest”. Inside the container, items are supported by resting on top of a shelf or platform that may be rigid, semi-rigid, inflatable, pleated, telescoping, floating, cushioned, or flexible. The shelf may be supported by straps that may exit the container and are fastened to, or encircle, the interior and/or exterior of the container. The mechanism for attachment to the outside of the container may be a simple loop over an external anchor point affixed to the outside of the container, or a latch or latches, or a magnetic device, or a continuous loop or loops that encircle the container such that no external anchor is required.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: David Soules, Kevin Soules
  • Publication number: 20160207691
    Abstract: The invention concerns a secure device for dispensing unit doses (Mi) of an active substance in a solid dosage form. Such a device comprises means to prevent refilling of the chamber containing the unit doses. It may further accommodate (51) a processing unit and means of communication with the outside world. Such a device is particularly effective when it comes to combatting the counterfeiting of medicines. It may further be used to detect patients' non-adherence during a clinical trial or the non-adherence of a patients suffering from chronic diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: Medicodose Systems
    Inventors: Nadir Benouali, Nissab Benouali
  • Publication number: 20160207692
    Abstract: A dry food dispenser includes a base, a container, and an actuation mechanism. The base supports the dispenser, provides a cradle for receiving a food receptacle, and a trigger for interacting with the actuation mechanism. The container includes a lateral surface formed around an interior volume and a dispensing mechanism with a chute, an outlet, and a portioning mechanism. The dispensing mechanism is activated by the trigger through means of the actuation mechanism. The dispensing mechanism allows for example cereal to flow from the interior volume, through the chute, and out of the outlet. The portioning mechanism controls how much cereal is dispensed each time the trigger is engaged, ensuring a consistent volume of cereal deposited in the food receptacle. The amount of cereal in the container is indicated by measurement markings on a transparent section of the lateral surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventor: JOSE L. MARTINEZ
  • Publication number: 20160207693
    Abstract: An oversized actuator and actuator assembly for a plastic vessel (or container) configured to hold a product under pressure, such as, for example, a lotion, cream, spray, ointment, gel or foam. The oversized actuator and actuator assembly are configured to be attached to what is considered to be a common, standard-sized valve cup (typically about 1.0 to 1.5 inches across) fastened to a common or standard-sized neck portion for a plastic vessel. Therefore, the actuator and actuator assembly of the present invention does not require that the shoulder of the plastic vessel to which they are attached have specialized geometry molded into the shoulder or body portions of the plastic vessel in order to hold the actuator or actuator assembly in place on the plastic vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Scott Carpenter, John Kevin CLAY, Ricardo Felix PEREZ, Daniel Peter STERLING
  • Publication number: 20160207694
    Abstract: Packages and methods of packaging a plurality of glass sheets provide a stack of glass sheets with an interleaf protective sheet positioned between each adjacent pair of glass sheets. An outer portion of each interleaf protective sheet is bent over a portion of the peripheral edge of one of a corresponding adjacent pair of glass sheets to discourage relative shifting of the glass sheets with respect to one another. The stack of glass sheets are sandwiched between pressure members of an outer housing such that the pressure members each apply a support pressure that is distributed over an outer surface of a corresponding one of the pair of outermost glass sheets of the stack of glass sheets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Sean Matthew Garner, Jeffrey Allen Miller
  • Publication number: 20160207695
    Abstract: Cans, bottles and/or other containers used to hold a carbonated beverage can include internal features to promote and/or control bubble formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Lee M. NICHOLSON, Peter S. GIVEN, Prasad V. JOSHI, Wei LIU, Denise H. LEFEBVRE, Marcin JANKOWIAK
  • Publication number: 20160207696
    Abstract: Disclosed is a single-serve capsule for improved extraction efficiency and flavor retention. Extraction efficiency is improved by using ground roast coffee having an average particle size in the range of from 300 to 800 ?m. Flavor retention is improved by using a filter medium made of a synthetic polymer. The capsule can be used in a process in which optimum extraction is obtained during relatively short brew times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Liberatore A. Trombetta, YuCheng Fu, Daud Ahmed Khan
  • Publication number: 20160207697
    Abstract: Cartridge (1) for containing coffee or soluble products in general, suitable for being inserted in an apparatus for the production of beverages via pressurized water or other extraction fluid, the cartridge including a container body (10), hermetically closed at the opposite bases thereof (11, 12), respectively for the water input and for the beverage output from the cartridge, and an annular flange (20) at the edge of the base (12) for the beverage output and a sealing member (30) on the flange (20), wherein the sealing member consists of an annular seat (31) delimited on the base by a wall (32) of smaller thickness with respect to the remaining portion of the annular flange (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Luca LA GAMBA, Roberto GALBASINI
  • Publication number: 20160207698
    Abstract: A capsule containing a powdered food substance comprises a body including a lower wall and a lateral wall, and a lid fixed to the body. The lid and a central portion of the lower wall are pierceable to allow the injection of water into and the extraction of a beverage from the capsule. Between the lid and the lower wall, there is a permeable filter, which retains the powdered substance, the filter including a layered sheet of flexible material fixed to the body, and separating the powdered substance from the central portion. The sheet of flexible material is shaped to form, at the central portion, at least one projection towards the lid. At the projection the filter is distanced from the central portion and there is a compartment, located between the filter and the central portion, where a piercing element can be inserted following penetration through the central portion, without damaging the filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventor: Giovanni Accursi
  • Publication number: 20160207699
    Abstract: A proppant discharge system has a container with an outlet formed at a bottom thereof and a gate slidably affixed at the outlet so as to be movable between a first position covering the outlet to second position opening the outlet, and a support structure having an actuator thereon. The container is removably positioned on the top surface of the support structure. The actuator is engageable with gate so as to move the gate from the first position to the second position. A conveyor underlies the container so as to receive proppant as discharged from the container through the outlet. The container is a ten foot ISO container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: John Oren, Joshua Oren
  • Publication number: 20160207700
    Abstract: A proppant discharge system has a container with an outlet formed at a bottom thereof and a gate slidably affixed at the outlet so as to be movable between a first position covering the outlet to second position opening the outlet, and a support structure having an actuator thereon. The container is removably positioned on the top surface of the support structure. The actuator is engageable with gate so as to move the gate from the first position to the second position. A conveyor underlies the container so as to receive proppant as discharged from the container through the outlet. The container is a ten foot ISO container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: John Oren, Joshua Oren
  • Publication number: 20160207701
    Abstract: An apparatus and methods for feeding granular material are described, in the form of a frame with a leveler, a controller, and a feeder. The feeder includes a hopper, an enclosure with an outlet, a drive assembly electrically connected to the controller, and a rotatable member in communication with the drive assembly and configured to rotate within the enclosure to control a rate of flow of granular material from the hopper through the outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Ryan W. ERNEST, JR., Ronald J. BELL, Paul FENDLEY, Steven B. FELDMAN, Rudolph COETZEE, Dennis C. PARKER, Robert J. PURCELL
  • Publication number: 20160207702
    Abstract: A refrigerated transportation cargo container includes a transportation cargo container and a refrigeration unit disposed at an end of the transportation cargo container to provide a flow of supply air for the transportation cargo container. The refrigeration unit includes a housing and an evaporator fan (34) to urge the flow of supply air through the refrigeration unit. A kick plate assembly (40) includes a kick plate (46) extending from the refrigeration unit toward a floor of the cargo container and a baffle plate extending between the refrigeration unit and a sidewall of the cargo container. The kick plate assembly defines a discharge cavity to direct the flow of supply air toward the floor of the cargo container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Mingfei Gan, KeonWoo Lee, Yue Jia
  • Publication number: 20160207703
    Abstract: An underwater energy storage system includes a tank for storing a compressed gas that is adapted to be stored underwater. The tank includes at least one water opening through which water from surrounding environment can flow into and out of the tank, and at least one gas opening through which the compressed gas is received. The underwater energy storage system further includes at least one duct communicating between the at least one opening for gas flow and a source of compressed gas and a compartment constructed over a roof of the tank, wherein said compartment is adapted for receiving weights at a sinking site of the tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: Arothron Ltd.
    Inventor: Ron ELAZARI-VOLCANI
  • Publication number: 20160207704
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments of a collapsible containment bag configured to retain a collection of hazardous materials. In one embodiment, the containment bag includes a non-porous liner, a plastic sheeting, and a bag frame. The containment bag may be in a collapsed state initially and later expand for use at the site of an environmental spill. The containment bag may be expanded from the collapsed state through a series of actions that may include pivoting a portion of the containment bag about an edge and pulling opposing sides of the containment bag away from the center of the containment bag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventor: Steve J. Schneider
  • Publication number: 20160207705
    Abstract: An organic waste container allowing for organic material to be collected and refrigerated. Using this product helps minimize the mess and odors associated with food preparation within the kitchen environment. The container is designed to fit in the refrigerator (ideally on the door) and to be highly accessible when needed. The container will be used in the kitchen for collecting organic waste, and then the container will be put into the refrigerator door until it needs to be emptied. The container can include certifiable compostable bags for easy cleaning and emptying of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventor: Jared W. Rudiak
  • Publication number: 20160207706
    Abstract: A bag-supporting frame apparatus is removably mountable on a portion of a substrate. The apparatus includes a gripping portion for contacting the substrate and holding the apparatus in place on the substrate. The apparatus also includes a bag-supporting portion configured to support an open end portion of a flexible plastic bag thereon, the bag-supporting portion including an outer loop portion and a downwardly-extending short portion attached to the outer loop portion at each end thereof. A projecting catch is defined, at each of two opposed sides of the outer loop portion, at the juncture of the downwardly-extending short portion and the outer loop portion. The outer loop portion is sized and configured to support a plastic bag of a predetermined size thereon. The apparatus also includes a connecting portion interconnecting the bag-supporting portion and the gripping portion. Methods of using the apparatus are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventor: John Patrick CUNDY
  • Publication number: 20160207707
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a cover assemblies for use with containers such as large dumpsters or roll-off containers. The cover assembly generally includes a cover portion, a frame portion, and one or more mounting arms. The cover is coupled to the frame, and the frame is movable with respect to the mounting arm from a first position to a second position, wherein the first position comprises a closed position and wherein the second position comprises an open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventor: Timothy Richard Boesch
  • Publication number: 20160207708
    Abstract: A material handling system for lifting and dumping material into a container, material handling systems for lifting and dumping material into a container are described herein which, in some embodiments, comprise at least one horizontal rail connected to the container, at least one vertical track slidably mounted to the horizontal rail, the vertical track defining a generally vertically extending lower portion and a curved upper portion transitioning into the generally vertically extending lower portion, a holder, the holder being connected to the vertical track in a manner permitting movement between an uppermost position and a lowermost position, and a motive power device operable to raise and lower the container along the vertical track between the uppermost position and the lowermost position, wherein the holder is rotated greater than about 90 degrees in the uppermost position relative to the lowermost position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventor: Samuel J. Schell
  • Publication number: 20160207709
    Abstract: An automated storage and retrieval system including at least one autonomous transport vehicle, a transfer deck that defines an undeterministic transport surface for the at least one autonomous transport vehicle, the transfer deck having multiple travel lanes, at least one reciprocating lift, and at least one pickface handoff station connected to the transfer deck and interfacing between the at least one autonomous transport vehicle on the transfer deck and the at least one reciprocating lift so that a pickface is transferred between the at least one reciprocating and the at least one autonomous transport vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Kirill K. Pankratov, Juergen D. Conrad, Robert Hsiung, Edward A. MacDonald, Larry M. Sweet
  • Publication number: 20160207710
    Abstract: An automated storage and retrieval system including at least one autonomous transport vehicle, a transfer deck that defines a transport surface for the vehicle, at least one reciprocating lift, a first and second pickface interface station connected to the deck and spaced apart from each other, each station forming a pickface transfer interfacing between the vehicle on the deck and the lift at each station so that a pickface is transferred between the lift and the vehicle at each station, wherein the vehicle is configured to pick a first pickface at the first station, traverse the deck and buffer the first pickface, or at least a portion thereof, at the second station so that the second station has multiple pickfaces buffered on a common support in an order sequence of pickfaces according to a predetermined case out order sequence of mixed case pickfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Juergen D. CONRAD, Robert HSIUNG, Kirill K. PANKRATOV, Robert SULLIVAN, Larry M. SWEET
  • Publication number: 20160207711
    Abstract: In accordance with one or more aspects of the disclosed embodiment, a lift includes at least one load handling device configured so as to reciprocate along a lift axis, the load handling device including a frame forming a payload section with a payload support surface having a common elevation configured to hold one or more pickfaces at the common elevation of the payload support surface, at least one transfer arm movably mounted to the frame, and a drive section connected to the load handling device and being configured to move the load handling device along the lift axis, wherein the one or more pickfaces carried in unison by the payload support surface of the at least one load handling device, define an order sequence of pickfaces on the at least one load handling device according to a predetermined case out order sequence of mixed cases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Kirill K. PANKRATOV, Juergen D. CONRAD, Robert HSIUNG, William JOHNSON, JR., Edward A. MACDONALD, Larry M. SWEET