Patents Issued in October 6, 2016
  • Publication number: 20160288960
    Abstract: A flexible package that includes a flexible material in the form of a first panel and a second panel. The first panel includes a first perimeter that is attached to a second perimeter, associated with the second panel, to form an interior cavity, between the first panel and second panel, in which content is stored. The package also includes an adhesive that is attached to a first exterior surface of the first panel or a second exterior surface of the second panel. The adhesive has a first state that prevents the adhesive from bonding with the flexible material that does not permit the package, once opened, to be reclosed. The adhesive may have a second state that can be activated to enable the adhesive to bond with the flexible material that permits the package, once opened, to be reclosed or resealed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventor: Jacob Donald Prue Branyon
  • Publication number: 20160288961
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cap for a container. The cap comprises a main body having a top plate and a circular sidewall, wherein one periphery of the circular sidewall connects to the top plate forming a closed end, and the other periphery of the circular sidewall at the opposite side of the closed end forms an opened end; and a ring member located at the opened end of the main body, separated from the main body by a first incision line, and connected to the main body by a plurality of connecting portions, wherein a plurality of second incision lines locate on the main body or the ring member and locate at one side of the plurality of connecting portions. The cap provided by the present invention will, while in its open and/or closed state, continue to be connected to its container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventor: Michael Joseph MAGUIRE
  • Publication number: 20160288962
    Abstract: Protection device for drinks standing served in a place subject to external influences, consist of a non-translucent protective shape (20) having an open access on the top side (14). The device is made of fabric (12) and elastic material (26) and can be provided with advertising inscriptions and/or decoration. The circular shape of the device is preferably adapted to allow several styles of drinking cups (24) to be covered by said device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventor: Kimberly Deon Holloway
  • Publication number: 20160288963
    Abstract: The present invention provides a reclosable lid for a cup or beaker for beverage, the lid comprising an edge region adapted to provide the coupling with a respective edge of said cup or beaker, and a dispensing port of the beverage contained within of said cup or beaker, the lid is characterized in that it comprises a further upper region connected from the edge region and where closing means for closing said dispensing port and supporting means for supporting said closing means are formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventor: Gianfranco D'Amato
  • Publication number: 20160288964
    Abstract: A lid and tray assembly includes at least two lift tabs and/or indentations at separated but not directly opposing locations about the lid periphery that can be actuated simultaneously or sequentially to provide two distinct locations from which initial disengagements can extend and merge to enable easy removal of the entire lid. Embodiments further include locations that can be pressed while corresponding tabs are lifted. Some embodiments include a peripheral skirt that is short enough to allow a user's fingers to pass beneath and support the tray sidewalls when lifting the tray-lid assembly from a horizontal surface, avoiding any need for the lid engagement to bear the weight of the tray and its contents. Lid-tray engagement can be by means of inserting a lid peripheral rim into a tray lip groove, or by engaging a lid rim undercut with a tray lip undercut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Ashish K. Mithal, Matthew J. Wichmann, William A. Gallop
  • Publication number: 20160288965
    Abstract: A child resistant closure for use on a container that include an inner closure member having a threaded portion and an outer closure member coupled to the inner closure member for axial translation there between. A series of engagement features extend between the inner and outer closure to permit selective engagement of the outer closure to the inner closure to effect removal of the child resistant closure. The outer closure includes a diaphragm member disposed along the distal end surface of the outer closure. The diaphragm member is inwardly directed and contacts the inner closure member thereby biasing the outer closure member into an operationally disengaged position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Don F. YEAGER, Todd MASTIC, Bradley S. PHILIP, David DOWNING, James MIERZWIAK
  • Publication number: 20160288966
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a packaging container (E) comprising a base (2) closed by an overlapping cover (1) used for the storage of automotive parts, particularly, brake discs and/or brake drums, clutch discs, wheel hubs or any other parts with similar shapes for motor vehicles, package (E) being provided with structural ribs (3 and 33) and at least one opening (4), which is sealed by a pressure relief valve (5). Said pressure relief valve (5) comprises a connecting base (50) provided with an opening (500) and a closure lid (51) provided with locking and sealing means (510), which are joined to one another in an articulated way.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Marcos Alexandre Boettcher Sebben, Frederico Prates Vericimo
  • Publication number: 20160288967
    Abstract: A container sealing device includes a plug-opening mechanism part belonging to the inner plug 10 and the upper lid 20; and the plug-opening mechanism part has an upper-moving plug-opening mechanism A that opens the plug by rotating the upper lid 20 in a direction of loosening the upper lid with respect to the container 1 to thereby separate the separation part 12 from the body part 11 while holding the separation part 12 by a support part provided on an inner side of the upper lid 20; and a lower-moving plug-opening mechanism B that opens the plug by rotating the upper lid 20 in a direction of tightening the upper lid 20 with respect to the container 1 to thereby separate the separation part 12 from the body part 11 while holding the separation part 12 by the support part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventor: Takamitsu Isogai
  • Publication number: 20160288968
    Abstract: An unsealing indication structure of a counterfeit tape includes: a substrate layer, being a plastic sheet; and an adhesive layer, adhered to the backside of the substrate layer. The adhesive layer is adhered to a sealed object and has a tensile tension smaller than an adhesive force between the adhesive layer and the sealed object, so that when an external force greater than the adhesive force is acted between the adhesive layer and the sealed object, the substrate layer is deformed to produce a wrinkle, and the unsealed counterfeit tape shows a multi-indication status and provides an excellent effect of observability. In addition, no substance or mark of the adhesive remains on the sealed object, and the unsealed counterfeit tape may be adhered to the sealed object again for further use after it is torn and opened, so as to provide a convenient and economic sealing operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventor: CHUNG CHIN WANG
  • Publication number: 20160288969
    Abstract: A secured storage apparatus includes a sleeve that receives a container/cap assembly therein. The sleeve includes a lock that selectively secures the container/cap assembly and the cap cannot be removed from the container when the assembly is locked in the sleeve. In one arrangement, the cap and sleeve include ribs that prevent rotation of the cap relative to the sleeve. In another arrangement, the container and cap of the assembly freely rotate together in assembled relation within the sleeve, but the cap cannot be rotated relative to the container and/or pushed axially relative to the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventor: Kenneth Anthony Loritz
  • Publication number: 20160288970
    Abstract: A liquid container for a comestible product such as milk or juice includes a base having a substantially planar region, a top surface having a substantially planar region parallel to the substantially planar region of the base and having a pour spout. A sidewall is integrally formed with and extends between the base and top surface, and includes a structural load distributing feature that transfers loads from the top surface to the base. A handle is interposed between the base and top surface and integrally formed with the base, top surface, and sidewall. The containers can be arrayed into units and stacked on top of one another. A first flexible material such as a shrink wrap holds the individual containers together and a second flexible material maintains the stacked array of containers together so that cases that typically hold the containers can be eliminated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: CREATIVE EDGE DESIGN GROUP LTD.
    Inventors: Gregory M. Soehnlen, Dale Panasewicz, Lawrence A. Becks
  • Publication number: 20160288971
    Abstract: A display board for tools includes a main body and a positioning member. The main body includes a first surface and a second surface. The first surface extends to form an extension portion. The extension portion further extends to form an elastic portion. The extension portion and the elastic portion form a hook portion. The positioning member includes a stop portion. The stop portion includes a tail portion extending upwardly. The stop portion is abuttable against the elastic portion to deform the elastic portion so that the tail portion crosses over the elastic portion and abuts against a side of the elastic portion. The positioning member is unmovable relative to the main body via a fixing plug inserting in a fixing hole. A receiving space for a tool to be received therein is formed between the main body and the positioning member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventor: Yu-Hua OU
  • Publication number: 20160288972
    Abstract: Tool kits are provided with multiple detachable tool components. The tool kits are formed into a planar card shape with an irregular outer boundary that includes at least part of a profile of one or more of the detachable tool component(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Jeffrey B. Kirkham, Evan Hafer
  • Publication number: 20160288973
    Abstract: A stand-up package is formed to include an interior region for containing a product. The package is configured to be in an upright, standing position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Jeffrey C. Minnette, Ryan P. Davidson
  • Publication number: 20160288974
    Abstract: The invention relates to a blister package (500, 700, 800, 1000, 1100, 1200, 1320, 1420) for packaging a dispense interface (200, 2000) of a medicament ejection device, with a blister (510, 710, 810, 1010, 1110, 1210) having a cavity portion (512, 712, 812, 1012, 1112, 1212) and a flange (514, 1014, 1214), the cavity portion (512, 712, 812, 1012, 1112, 1212) defining a cavity (516) and being configured to hold a dispense interface (200, 2000) of a medicament ejection device within the cavity (516), and with a lid (520, 720, 1020, 1120, 820) bonded to the flange (514, 1014, 1214) of said blister (510, 710, 810, 1010, 1110, 1210), wherein the cavity portion (512, 712, 812, 1012, 1112, 1212) of said blister (510, 710, 810, 1010, 1110, 210) comprises at least one undercut portion configured to interact with a corresponding part of a dispense interface (200, 2000) to be packaged in the blister package (500, 700, 800, 1000, 1100, 1200, 1320, 1420) to lock the dispense interface (200, 2000) within the cavity (516).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Marc Holtwick, Jens Schnur, Andreas Krämmerer, Gilbert Robel
  • Publication number: 20160288975
    Abstract: A bag with attached carrying strap is formed from a section of tubular bag material, having a material strip releasably adhered to the exterior surface of the bag material. The sealing of the ends of the open ends of the tubular bag material, in order to contain a product within the bag, also securely attaches the ends of the material strip to the bag. The central portion of the material strip can then be pulled away from the bag material, forming a carrying strap. The tubular bag material is preferably provided in a long roll and cut to length. Suitable bag materials include woven synthetic fiber, for example biaxial oriented polypropylene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventor: David John
  • Publication number: 20160288976
    Abstract: A plastic delivery bag includes a front bag wall and an opposite rear bag wall, each having an upper edge, a lower edge, and first and second side edges, a closable bag opening and an opposite bag bottom with a bottom fold and a first bottom fold section extending from the lower edge of the front bag wall to the bottom fold and a second bottom fold section extending from the lower edge of the rear bag wall to the bottom fold. The front bag wall and the rear bag wall are connected, in some cases welded together, along or adjacent to their respective first and second side edges, thereby forming first or second connecting areas, in some cases first and second connecting strips or lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventor: Rene Donner
  • Publication number: 20160288977
    Abstract: A flexible package including a package body including a first side-surface film and a second side-surface film sealed in a peripheral portion. The package body has sealed portions formed in side edge portions such that a non-sealed portion is formed in at least one of the sealed portions. The non-sealed portion has a gas injection portion containing a gas which has a specific heat at constant volume of 0.67 kJ/kg·deg or higher at 0° C. and 1 atm. The gas injection portion has a diameter of from 3 to 50 mm and is formed such that a repelling force is from 4 to 30 N at 23° C. and 1 atm when an entire gas injection portion is nipped from both sides of the first and second side-surface films and squeezed until a nipped gas injection portion has a width equal to a half of the diameter of the gas injection portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun ARAKI, Motoo YANAGIUCHI, Noriyuki SASAKI, Shunsuke YAJIMA, Masashi GOTO
  • Publication number: 20160288978
    Abstract: There is provided a method of producing a package (403, 503) adapted to be sealed, comprising: a) arranging a sheet (400, 500) of stretchable paper on a cavity (401, 501) having a circumferential rim such that the sheet contacts the rim of the cavity; b) applying a pressure to the sheet such that a nip (404, 504) is obtained at the rim of the cavity; c) applying a force to the sheet, wherein the pressure of b) and the force of c) are selected such that the sheet partly slides into the cavity and partly extends within the cavity to form a package having a body portion and a rim portion formed at the nip; and d) coating a surface of the rim portion to form a surface for gas-tight sealing. A package as well as a use thereof are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventor: Peter Bergström
  • Publication number: 20160288979
    Abstract: A refill for holding at least two compositions comprises a container including a body and first and second compositions disposed within the body such that the first and second compositions are substantially separated and the second composition is disposed above the first composition. The refill further includes a tube disposed within the body of the container such that the tube contains the first and second compositions, wherein the tube has an inner diameter and an outer diameter. Still further, the refill includes a wick disposed within the tube, wherein the wick contains the first and second compositions and has a diameter that is smaller than the inner diameter of the tube to create a gap between the wick and the tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: S. C. JOHNSON & SON, INC.
    Inventors: Michael J. Banco, Nathan R. Westphal
  • Publication number: 20160288980
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate generally to an improved system and method of using a push up cereal cup or box (PUCC). The system includes a top and bottom compartment that contains at least one liquid and at least one foodstuff. The device allows consumption of a mixture of liquid and foodstuff, such as cereal and milk, without the use of any utensils.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventor: Noah Vilinsky
  • Publication number: 20160288981
    Abstract: In the past, in order to increase the quality of food which is pre-produced so as to be ready for consumption and must only be heated, the individual components started being stored in separate sub-areas of a container so that the components come into contact with each other only shortly before being consumed. For example, by folding one of the sub-areas and emptying the sub-area into the other sub-area, pasta and a sauce for example could be mixed together when using such solutions. The aim of the invention is to simplify the handling of such products in particular during the mixing process. This is achieved in that a container interior is separated by a partition which then separates the components. By simply pulling out the partition, the components can be mixed together. Furthermore, such a partition can be prepared for a gentle and efficient vapor heating process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventor: Maurizio FESTA
  • Publication number: 20160288982
    Abstract: Systems and devices for controlling delivery of a breast milk supplement are described which include a substrate sized for placement on a surface of a breast region of a lactating female, one or more supplement reservoirs associated with the substrate, at least one of the one or more supplement reservoirs including a port with a controllable valve, a data storage component including a breast milk supplement regimen; and a control unit including a microprocessor and circuitry, the control unit operably coupled to the data storage component and to the controllable valve of the at least one of the one or more supplement reservoirs, the circuitry including actuation circuitry configured to actuate the controllable valve of the at least one of the one or more supplement reservoirs based on the breast milk supplement regimen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Hon Wah Chin, Roderick A. Hyde, Elizabeth A. Sweeney, Lowell L. Wood, JR.
  • Publication number: 20160288983
    Abstract: Devices for controlling delivery of a breast milk supplement are described which include a housing sized for placement on a surface near a breast region of a lactating female, the housing including one or more supplement reservoirs, at least one of the supplement reservoirs including a port with a controllable valve, a data storage component including a breast milk supplement regimen, and a control unit including a microprocessor and circuitry, the control unit operably coupled to the data storage component and to the controllable valve, the circuitry including actuation circuitry configured to actuate the controllable valve based on the breast milk supplement regimen; and at least one delivery tube having a first end and a second end, the first end of the at least one delivery tube in fluid communication with the port, the second end of the at least one delivery tube configured for placement in proximity to a nipple of the lactating female.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Hon Wah Chin, Roderick A. Hyde, Elizabeth A. Sweeney, Lowell L. Wood, JR.
  • Publication number: 20160288984
    Abstract: A dispensing container for a medication blister pack is formed of a front holder portion having a plurality of openings aligned with the blisters and a rear catching container snap fastened to the holder portion to catch and hold medications which can be released by the user operating a flap. The catching container includes an integrally molded leg portion hinged thereon for movement to extend rearwardly to support the container in an upstanding position from a horizontal support surface. The holder portion is formed as a separate molded portion defining a front face of the dispensing container at which the blister pack is exposed with top and bottom edges each forming a slot defined between the panel and an overlying component so as to allow the blister pack slide along the panel to lie on the panel with the top and bottom edges trapped by the slots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventor: John L. Webster
  • Publication number: 20160288985
    Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing and disposing of tissues having a container divided by a partition wall into two separate chambers, a dispensing chamber and a disposing chamber, wherein the dispensing chamber comprises three elastic structural elements, one associated with dispensing chamber's floor, another with a dispensing chamber's side wall and another with a dispensing chamber's adjacent side wall, such that the dispensing chamber can receive and hold tight tissue boxes or tissue stacks of various sizes, dispense tissues therefrom trough a dispensing opening, and wherein the disposing chamber can receive used tissues through a disposing opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventor: Silvia Alarid Aguilar
  • Publication number: 20160288986
    Abstract: Plastic pressure container including a main body portion, a finish portion, and a closure assembly. The main body portion defines an interior space. The finish portion is unitary with the main body portion and defines a mouth in communication with the interior space. The finish portion has an inner surface, an outer surface and an upper rim proximate the mouth. The inner surface has an inner undercut defined therein proximate the upper rim. The outer surface has an outer undercut defined therein proximate the upper rim. The closure assembly is mounted to the finish portion in engagement with both the inner undercut and the outer undercut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Tapan Y. Patel, John E. Denner, Scott E. Bysick, Justin A. Howell
  • Publication number: 20160288987
    Abstract: A packaging device for a windscreen wiper blade has a housing configured to receive the blade, having a first support surface configured to contact a portion of an upper part of the blade, a second support surface configured to contact a first portion of a lower part of the blade, a third support surface configured to contact a second portion of the lower part of the blade, a centering means, and a hooking means for hanging the packaging device vertically. The centering means blocks the blade at the center of the housing when the packaging device is hung. The first support surface extends opposite an area situated between the second support surface and the third support surface, and the first, second, and third support surfaces together immobilize the blade inside the housing in a position that is at least partially straightened out relative to a resting position of the blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Catherine Clamagirand, Stéphane Houssat
  • Publication number: 20160288988
    Abstract: Apparatuses and processes for creating a consumable liquid food or beverage product from frozen contents is provided. A receptacle is configured for insertion into an apparatus. The receptacle includes a tapered sidewall, an end layer, and a closure defining a cavity; a frozen content is disposed within the cavity. The cavity has empty space not occupied by the frozen content. The receptacle is perforable, and the frozen content is displaceable from a first position in contact with the end layer into a second position in the empty space. When melted and/or diluted with a liquid, the frozen content provides a final food or beverage product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Matthew P. ROBERTS, Paul KALENIAN, Douglas M. HOON, Karl WINKLER
  • Publication number: 20160288989
    Abstract: A method for preparing a drink by passing hot water in a capsule (1), in which first at least one cut (10) extending in a linear fashion is made through the second wall (3) of the capsule (1), substantially without removing material from it. The adjacent portions (11) of the second wall (3) delimiting the cut (10) are then allowed to draw near one another again if necessary, then, by injecting hot water into the capsule, the internal pressure in the capsule is increased to cause at least partial expulsion of the air contained in it substantially without dispensing the liquid, and, then, by deformation of the second wall (3), the adjacent portions (11) delimiting the cut (10) are moved away from one another, allowing the drink to flow out. The invention also relates to an apparatus and a capsule for implementing this method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventor: Giovanni ACCURSI
  • Publication number: 20160288990
    Abstract: Apparatuses and processes for providing support for displaceable frozen contents in beverage and food receptacles are provided. A receptacle includes a sidewall extending from a first end of the receptacle to a second end of the receptacle, an end layer disposed at the first end of the receptacle, and a closure disposed at the second end of the receptacle. The sidewall, the end layer, and the closure define a sealed cavity of the receptacle. The receptacle includes a frozen content disposed in the sealed cavity of the receptacle and a movable platform disposed in the sealed cavity of the receptacle and in contact with at least a portion of the frozen content proximate to the end layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Matthew P. ROBERTS, Paul KALENIAN, Douglas M. HOON, Karl WINKLER
  • Publication number: 20160288991
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to cargo containers, and more particularly to cargo containers that are ventilated to remove any heat that is generated by the cargo container's contents. A cargo container typically comprises first and second side walls, an end wall, an entry wall defining a door, and a floor and ceiling. In one embodiment, the cargo container has a ventilation system defining first and second air-flow pathways along respective side walls and flowing from the floor to about the ceiling. In a further embodiment, the container has a ventilation system defining a transverse air flow pathway through respective side walls and flowing between the floor and ceiling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventor: JARED RICHARDSON
  • Publication number: 20160288992
    Abstract: The invention relates to a corrugated steel floor (1) in a shipping container (20), which steel floor (1) is positioned with corrugations comprising a number of ridges (6) and grooves (7) running towards an opening (21) for loading and unloading goods to be shipped or stored in the container (20), where a distance between the ridges (6) measured from a substantial vertical one side (8) of a groove (7) to a substantial vertical other side (9) of the groove (7) is shorter than or equal to 40 mm. Further the grooves (7) of the corrugations are flush with or placed on a door sill (14) and the floor (1) can be assembled of a plurality of floor slabs (10). Further the floor (1) can be provided with lashing means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Gert JORGENSEN, Lars LUBKER
  • Publication number: 20160288993
    Abstract: A sliced assembly type container, manufacturing, stacking and transportation methods, and finished modules. The sliced assembly type container meets requirements of the ISO on a universal cargo container. The sliced assembly type container comprises a bottom finished module (1), two side finished modules (2, 3), two door finished modules (6, 7), a top finished module (5), and a front finished module (4). Adjacent modules are fixed by using a connection structure, and/or fixing glue, and/or welding, and/or another manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicants: Shanghai CIMC YangShan Logistics Equipment Co. Ltd., Shanghai Sunnyway Mechanical & Electrical Equipmet Company
    Inventors: Haoqi HU, Deyong SUN, Hao LI, Dong QIAN, Xiliang ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20160288994
    Abstract: A non-contact lid sensor is provided for use with an oil field thief hatch and a latch. The sensor is mounted to the latch and comprises a reed switch. The latch pin is removed and embedded with a magnet with the magnet's north-south poles parallel to the pin's length so that the magnet triggers the reed switch. The reed switch is oriented so that it is perpendicular to the lower latch pin and the face of the sensor. The magnet and reed switch are aligned so that when the lid is closed the reed switch never sees Gauss line of the magnet. When the latch is in a closed position the reed switch allows the current to pass through the sensor and signal that the hatch is closed. The sensor system also allows for a Hall effect sensor to be used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventor: David Lorenzen
  • Publication number: 20160288995
    Abstract: A mobile dumpster for storing solid waste, including recyclable materials may include a side member, a back member connected to the side member, a front member connected to the side member, a bottom member connected to the front member, back member and side member to form an interior of the mobile dumpster for storing the solid waste, including recyclable materials, a first towing arm member and a second towing arm member for connecting the mobile dumpster to a car or truck, or another type of engine powered piece of equipment to be towed and a rotatable top member to rotate to allow the refuse to enter and exit the interior of the mobile dumpster and a receiver tube member and ball mount member to allow multiple mobile dumpsters to be towed simultaneously. The mobile dumpster may include a wheel member, and the mobile dumpster may include a fender member to cooperate with the wheel member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2008
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventor: David A. Bidelspach
  • Publication number: 20160288996
    Abstract: A recycling appliance is for processing non-organic recyclable materials and organic materials. The recycling appliance includes a non-organic processing assembly configured to receive, process and store the non-organic recyclable materials. An organic processing assembly is spaced apart from the non-organic processing assembly. The organic processing assembly is configured to receive, process and store the organic materials. A housing assembly is configured to house the non-organic processing assembly and the organic processing assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventor: Milorad ARSOVIC
  • Publication number: 20160288997
    Abstract: Unitary ornamental front load containers for containing trash and/or recyclables include a container for containing the trash and/or recyclables, and an ornamental surround attached with a connector to the front load container. The attached ornamental surround defines right and left front openings aligned with right and left front pocket openings of right and left fork pockets of the container. The ornamental surround obscures from view the front sidewall, the right sidewall having the right fork pocket, the left sidewall having the left fork pocket, the rear sidewall, and the at least one hinged top of the container by an observer standing on the ground. The container and the attached ornamental surround being liftable as a unit by forks of a front loading garbage truck to empty the trash and/or the recyclables from the unitary ornamental front load container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventor: Paul NICHOLS
  • Publication number: 20160288998
    Abstract: Provided is a cart for transporting waste management containers including containers for garbage, recyclable materials, and compost. The cart comprises a frame having vertical supports, a set of wheels attached to the frame for transporting the cart, an upper shelf and a lower shelf for supporting the waste management containers, the upper shelf and the lower shelf having at least one substantially open side to allow for insertion and removal of the waste management containers, and at least one advertising panel removably attachable to the vertical supports for the primary purpose of displaying advertising, the advertising panel being sized to substantially cover a side of the cart to provide an increased surface for displaying advertising.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventor: Gary Daniell
  • Publication number: 20160288999
    Abstract: An automated cryogenic storage system includes a freezer and an automation system to provide automated transfer of samples to and from the freezer. The freezer includes a bearing and a drive shaft though the freezer, the drive shaft being coupled to a rack carrier inside the freezer and adapted to be coupled to a motor. The automation module includes a rack puller that is automatically positioned above an access port of the freezer. The rack puller engages with a sample rack within the freezer, and elevates the rack into an insulating sleeve external to the freezer. From the insulating sleeve, samples can be added to and removed from the sample rack before it is returned to the freezer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Robert T. Caveney, Frank Hunt, Lingchen Sun, Julian D. Warhurst, Bruce S. Zandi, Anthony C. Bonora
  • Publication number: 20160289000
    Abstract: A configurable cryogenic storage device has a freezer and a rack carrier positioned inside of the freezer. The freezer includes a bearing and a drive shaft though the freezer, the drive shaft being coupled to the rack carrier inside the freezer and adapted to be coupled to a motor assembly. The rack carrier rests on the bearing in a manual rotation configuration and hangs from the drive shaft when the motor is connected. Coupling the drive shaft to the motor assembly lifts the rack carrier and decouples the bearing and enables automated rotation of the rack carrier by the motor. The rack carrier includes rack-mounting features holding a plurality of sample storage racks. The sample storage racks hang from the rack carrier and the rack-mounting features precisely position the end of each sample storage rack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Robert T. Caveney, Frank Hunt, Lingchen Sun, Julian D. Warhurst, Bruce S. Zandi, Jeffrey S. Brooks
  • Publication number: 20160289001
    Abstract: An article storage facility is provided in which a back side transport device can be installed while reducing any reduction in the storage efficiency of the article storage facility. A back side transport device (4) is provided which can support and transport an article (W) between an outside location (P1) located rearward of a back face of the article storage rack (2) and an inside location (P2) located forwardly of the back face of the article storage rack (2). The inside location (P2) is defined between storage sections (1) arranged along the rack vertical direction. And the back side transport device (4) includes a receiving support portion (20) for receiving and supporting an article (W), and an actuating operation portion (21) for actuating the receiving support portion (20) in order to move the article (W) to the inside location (P2) and to the outside location (P1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: Daifuku Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Suguru Shibata, Hiroshi Otsuka
  • Publication number: 20160289002
    Abstract: A control portion is configured to execute a preliminary movement process of causing a movement mechanism to execute a preliminary movement operation of moving the movement support body with an imaging device attached thereto to a preliminary target stop position that is preset as a target stop position and stopping the movement support body at the preliminary target stop position; an imaging process of causing the imaging device to image an imaging target location in a state in which the movement support body is stopped at the preliminary target stop position; an offset amount calculation process of calculating, based on a captured image obtained by the imaging process, a positional offset amount of the movement support body in a front-rear direction and a lateral direction from a proper position of the movement support body; and a correction process of correcting the preliminary target stop position based on the positional offset amount calculated by the offset amount calculation process and setting the tar
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventor: Yasushi Morikawa
  • Publication number: 20160289003
    Abstract: A conveyor belt, in particular a pouch conveyor belt, with a first layer, which comprises a material with high flexibility, and to a conveying installation, in particular a pouch conveying installation, with such a conveyor belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: ContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Georg Müller, Daniel Vazquez-Maggio
  • Publication number: 20160289004
    Abstract: The invention is a method of production of a conveying wire including a fiber wire having disc-shaped conveying members, wherein the conveying wire includes twisted strands, each made from synthetic plastic threads or fibers. The method includes: coating at least one section of the conveying wire with an outer jacket by a continuously injection moulding process of connecting disc-shaped conveying members by injection moulding directly onto the at least one section of the outer jacket or directly onto the conveying wire, and connecting opposed end parts of the sections of the outer jacket to opposed end parts of the disc-shaped conveying members while maintaining the fiber wire under tension during unwinding and during winding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Michael HELLESOE DALL, Christian HELLESOE DALL
  • Publication number: 20160289005
    Abstract: A conveyor system for a machine includes a conveyor belt adapted to convey material from one end to another. A side plate is disposed along an edge of the conveyor belt. A seal having a first edge and a second edge is in contact with the conveyor belt. A pressure applicator is mounted to the side plate. The pressure applicator is adapted to apply a pressure on the seal to maintain the second edge of seal in contact with the conveyor belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.
    Inventors: Colton John Hirman, Tim Lindholm, Alan Hsieh, Jason Bjorge
  • Publication number: 20160289006
    Abstract: A tensioning mechanism for a conveyor system includes a first end including a drive unit, an anchor structure, a continuous belt extending at least partially between the drive unit and the anchor structure, a first carriage, and a second carriage. The first carriage is coupled to the drive unit and supports a portion of the belt. The first carriage is supported for movement relative to the drive unit to adjust a tension in the belt, and the first carriage is movable between the drive unit and an intermediate position. The second carriage is releasably secured to the anchor structure and supports another portion of the belt. The second carriage is supported for movement relative to the anchor structure between a first position and a second position. A distance between the first end and the second carriage defining a take-up length, and movement of the second carriage changes the take-up length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Andrew P. de Lore, Travers T. Wood
  • Publication number: 20160289007
    Abstract: A conveyor including a mass (1), preferably a conveyor trough, and a vibration generator (2), preferably a pneumatic piston/cylinder unit, one portion of which is connected directly or indirectly to the mass (1) and the other portion of which is preferably connectable to a countermass (3), preferably a foundation or a frame, to cause the mass (1) to vibrate. The mass (1) is connected to the countermass (3) by at least one resilient connecting element (4) and at least one guiding element (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventor: Roberto MAGGIONI
  • Publication number: 20160289008
    Abstract: The present disclosure suggests a conveyor system. A conveyor system in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a plurality of transportation modules; a front conveyer including a multiplicity of conveyors, which are driven at a first speed, arranged side by side to be in parallel to each other and configured to transfer the transportation modules; and a central conveyor driven at a second speed, provided adjacent to an end portion of the front conveyor and configured to transfer the transportation modules transferred from the front conveyor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Jin Oh Kim, Jeong Gil Hwang
  • Publication number: 20160289009
    Abstract: The conveyor belt monitor includes sensors and motion detectors for monitoring the condition of the conveyor belt of a conveyor belt system. The monitor includes upper and lower sensors respectively positioned above and below the lower belt of the conveyor to transmit warning of belt damage or other problem(s) while allowing the conveyor to continue operation. An additional switch above the upper sensor detects extreme belt damage, and shuts down the conveyor if such damage or condition(s) is/are detected. A motion sensor may also be provided to detect rotation of the upper roller and to transmit a warning of material carried on the lower or return belt surface that causes the roller to rotate. The monitor thus automatically warns of an anomalous condition while allowing the conveyor to continue to operate, or shuts down the conveyor in the event of an extreme condition(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventor: DAVID W. NELSON