Patents Issued in May 25, 2017
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Publication number: 20170144840Abstract: A transport conveyor and a transport unit including such a transport conveyor are provided in which the transport conveyor can be made compact in the lateral direction while being compatible with a downstream conveyor whose transport direction is different from that of the transport conveyor. A second transport winding member (9), a first relaying winding member (10), and a second relaying winding member are supported to be swingable about a vertical axis (X1) extending along the vertical direction and located on the other side end portion, along a transport direction, of the transport conveyor (5).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2014Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventor: Yoshihiko Fujio
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Publication number: 20170144841Abstract: A roll-formed steel slat for use in a reciprocating floor slat conveyor system. The roll-formed steel slat is formed in a manner so as to have an upper, load-carrying surface, and a pair of downwardly depending side legs. Each side leg terminates in a foot. One foot is vertically offset from the other to provide a “hold-down” function that prevents the slat from vertically rising as the slat reciprocates back-and-forth.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2016Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: Keith Manufacturing Co.Inventors: Daniel W. Jackson, Randall Mark Foster, Nathan Keeley, Victor Matthews, Scott Delamarter
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Publication number: 20170144842Abstract: An automatically cycling detecting-and-sorting device has a base, multiple accommodating elements, at least one pushing rod, multiple side rods, and a detector. An object under inspection is put in one of the accommodating elements, and the accommodating element is conveyed along a first channel of the base and is under detection of the detector. The accommodating element is conveyed to the discharging region and then conveyed back to the feeding region, or the accommodating element is pushed away and then conveyed back to the feeding region. Because each object under inspection is accommodated in an individual accommodating element, even though any object in the accommodating element fails to pass the detection, the disqualified accommodating element is pushed away individually without affecting the processing of other accommodating elements. The whole detecting, sorting and cycling proceed automatically.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2015Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventor: Jen-Yung HUANG
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Publication number: 20170144843Abstract: A tray feeding system having a buffer conveyor for trays including a belt with spaced apart free running rollers having a rotation axis perpendicular to the conveying direction. These rollers extend upward from the belt such that the trays partly rest on the rollers. A tray conveyor receiving end is adjacent to an outputting end of the buffer conveyor where items are placed into the trays by a tray filler. A roller interactor is positioned below and adjacent to the surface of the buffer conveyor belt at an outputting end to engage with the rollers at the outputting end area when the buffer conveyor belts move forward rotating the rollers positioned within the outputting end area accelerating the trays on the buffer conveyor within the outputting end area of the buffer conveyor towards the receiving end of the tray conveyor.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2015Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventors: Bjørn Heide Pedersen, Niels Hundtofte, Carl-Jørn Madsen, Lars Riis Jensen
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Publication number: 20170144844Abstract: The embodiment of the present disclosure discloses a system and a method for loading and unloading a cassette.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2015Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventor: Xiang Dong
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Publication number: 20170144845Abstract: A conveying apparatus conveys an article between a wait position and a processing position. The conveying apparatus includes a plurality of arms that sandwiches the article between leading ends of the arms located on opposite sides of the article and that is provided to enable base ends of the arms to turn so as to move the leading ends in an up-down direction, and a control apparatus that turns the arms to lift the article located at one of the wait position and the processing position and sandwiched between the arms and that moves the arms with the article kept lifted thereby to the other of the wait position and the processing position, the control apparatus turning the arms to lower and mount the article at the other of the wait position and the processing position.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2016Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Eiji NAKAMURA, Minoru OHKI, Koyo YAMAZAKI, Fumiki OGAWA
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Publication number: 20170144846Abstract: The invention relates to a method for an oriented deposition of hexagonal profiled rods (2) with their longitudinal edges (5) pointing downward in the direction of a stacking table (9) in a stacking installation (1). In doing so, an initial number of n-profiled rods (2) is provided on a feed table (8) and a stacking shaft (11) is built with the corresponding width (14). Then, several first transfer arms (17) are adjusted as protruding over the stacking shaft (11) on the side facing away from the feed table (8) and the profiled rods (2) are placed by means of a transfer device (10) on the support surfaces (18) arranged on the transfer arms (17) as well as are held by the transfer device (10) lying adjacent to one another. The transfer arms (17) are re-adjusted and, in doing so, the first profiled rod (2) is placed in the guide areas (21) aligned sloping on the transfer arms (17) as well as swiveled along its longitudinal axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2015Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: ASMAG-Holding GmbHInventor: Johann VIELHABER
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Publication number: 20170144847Abstract: A vehicle restraint system that includes a carriage and a hook that is moveable relative to the carriage. The hook is moveable between an engaged or extended position wherein the hook interferes with translation of vehicle relative to the vehicle restraint system and a disengaged or retracted position wherein the vehicle can be associated with or removed from interaction with the vehicle restraint system. The hook is secured to the carriage via an eccentric pivot assembly such that translation of the hook relative to the carriage includes an least partially lateral translation of the hook relative to the carriage thereby improving the repeatability associated with operation of the restraint system to securely engage and disengage respective vehicles from the restraint system without independent manipulation of the position of the vehicle relative to the restraint system.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2016Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventors: Jean Gadbois, John Schlintz
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Publication number: 20170144848Abstract: System (10) for containing airborne dust created during the transfer of material between components of a material delivery system (18) includes at least one airflow duct (70) fluidly coupled to at least one central vacuum unit (14) and configured to direct at least some of the contained airborne dust to the central vacuum unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2015Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventors: Roger A Koehler, Jay D. Jordan, Bryan Scott Lambert
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SHEET SEPARATION MECHANISM WITH ANNULAR MEMBER AND SHEET-FED SCANNING APPARATUS USING SUCH MECHANISM
Publication number: 20170144849Abstract: A sheet separation mechanism comprises a separation roller set and a reverse roller set rotating in the same rotation direction. The reverse roller set presses sheets onto the separation roller set to stop one or multiple ones of the sheets close to the reverse roller set from passing through a nip between the separation and reverse roller sets, and allow the sheet directly contacting the separation roller set to pass through the nip. The reverse roller set comprises a shaft, and two reverse rollers and an annular member all mounted on the shaft, which rotates the reverse rollers. The annular member, disposed between the two reverse rollers, is rotatable relatively to the shaft and movable relatively to the shaft in a radial direction of the shaft. The annular member and the reverse rollers commonly press the sheets. A sheet-fed scanning apparatus using the sheet separation mechanism is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2016Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventors: SHAO-LAN SHENG, CHI-YAO CHEN, CHIN-CHU CHIU -
Publication number: 20170144850Abstract: A transport device includes a drive roller and a driven roller. The drive roller transports paper-sheets in a predetermined transport direction by rotation thereof. The driven roller rotates with rotation of the drive roller, and regardless of from which direction the paper-sheets hit a contact point with the first roller, moves in a direction diagonally forward than a vertical direction with respect to the transport direction. The transport device further includes a bearing groove formed so that a shaft of the driven roller moves in a direction diagonally forward than the vertical direction with respect to the transport direction along an inclined surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2017Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: FUJITSU FRONTECH LIMITEDInventor: Hiroshi YANAGIDA
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Publication number: 20170144851Abstract: The present disclosure provides a paper stop structure, a paper feed unit, and an image forming apparatus. The paper stop structure includes a movement stopper and a paper stopper both swingably configured in a paper feed path, and a separation structure to separate the movement stopper and the paper stopper. In paper stopping state, the paper stopper is pushed by an external force to swing until contacting the movement stopper, and blocks paper sheets from entering the paper feed path. In non-paper stopping state, the paper stopper is pushed by an external force to swing and separates from the movement stopper. Accordingly, various functions of paper feeding, paper stopping, and paper detecting may be achieved, and large capacity paper feeding can also be achieved to improve product operating efficiency and to effectively prevent paper mis-feed and paper jam during the image forming apparatus operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2017Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventor: Yang LI
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Publication number: 20170144852Abstract: An image forming apparatus, including a main chassis having a discharge tray and a switchback tray in an upper position with respect to the discharge tray; an image forming unit; a discharge roller to discharge a recording sheet conveyed through the image forming unit onto the discharge tray; a duplex conveyer to invert the sheet and convey the inverted sheet to return to the image forming unit; and a switchback roller being rotatable in a normal direction to convey the sheet toward the switchback tray and a reverse direction to convey the sheet to the duplex conveyer; is provided. The main chassis includes a pair of walls, each of which extends in a vertical direction and in a conveying direction of the sheet and is arranged in adjacent to the switchback tray such that the switchback tray is interposed between the pair of walls.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2017Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Shougo SATO
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Publication number: 20170144853Abstract: In one example, a holder for a media roll includes a first support to support a first end of the roll, a second support to support a second end of the roll, and a shifter to change the distance between the first support and the first end of the roll without changing the distance between the second support and the second end of the roll.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2014Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Daniel GONZALEZ PERELLO, Joaquim BRUGUE GARVI, Felix RUIZ MARTINEZ, Xavier ALONSO BECERRO
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Publication number: 20170144854Abstract: A post-processing apparatus comprises a first processing tray on which fed paper is placed; a paper binding section configured to bind a plurality of sheets of paper stacked on the first processing tray into one bundle; a second processing tray which a plurality of paper bundles bound on the first processing tray are sequentially conveyed to and placed on; a paper bundle gluing section configured to coat glue at a given position of the top surface of a first paper bundle placed on the second processing tray before a second paper bundle is placed on the first paper bundle; a pressing section configured to press and bind the first paper bundle with the second paper bundle between which glue is coated; and a control section configured to control the timing for conveying the second paper bundle onto the first paper bundle after the glue is coated.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2017Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventor: Yosuke Katayama
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Publication number: 20170144855Abstract: A paper sheet handling apparatus that recognizes by using a recognition unit and counts paper sheets being transported via a transport path includes a dust tray that is arranged inside a housing of the paper sheet handling apparatus for collecting dust generated inside the housing and that can be pulled out of the paper sheet handling apparatus from a front surface thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2017Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventor: Tsuyoshi HODATSU
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Publication number: 20170144856Abstract: A rotary spool spinner for wire dispensing that includes: a plurality of wire dispensers, where said wire dispensers are secured onto a vertical post, wherein each dispenser includes a flat circular plate that is mounted onto a support bracket secured with a nut; a guide aligned with each dispenser, where each guide is supported within framing between support posts; top stabilizing rods attached to the vertical posts and support posts creating frame support; and a base, where the base is supported on wheels and said base is attached to the vertical posts and support posts. The wire dispenser may be secured to the vertical post by a swing arm with a pin. The support bracket preferably includes a spring-loaded clutch.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2015Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventor: Hector Aguirre
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Publication number: 20170144857Abstract: A mounting plate for holding a roll of wound material. The mounting plate comprises a body, a hub extending from the body for holding a core, and one or more spacers affixed to the body and extending beyond the body in the direction of the roll. Each spacer comprises an inner member which may contact the roll and one or more resiliently deformable legs extending outwardly from the inner member. The spacers can maintain contact with the ends of the roll and prevent the roll from being damaged due to telescoping or impacts with the mounting plates or other structures.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2015Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: Sonoco Development, Inc.Inventors: Brian P. Couchey, Chad Eric Lagace
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Publication number: 20170144858Abstract: The disclosed herein relates to automatically updating a first controller application in a component of an automated passenger conveying device. To perform this automatic update, the automated passenger conveying device is disabled from providing service; a switchover is performed from the first controller application to a second controller application; and a post-switchover inspection is performed of the second controller application, where the post-switchover inspection determines whether the automated passenger conveying device works properly while the second controller application is active. The automated passenger conveying device is enabled to provide the service when the post-switchover inspection of the second controller application determines that the automated passenger conveying device works properly.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2016Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventors: Abhijeet Ghanshyam Gandhi, Martin Georg Walter Hnida, Micky French, Venkata Anantha Naga Seshu Koorella
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Publication number: 20170144859Abstract: A method for provisioning elevator service includes sensing, by a gesture interface comprising a sensor, a region in proximity to the gesture interface to obtain data; determining, by the gesture interface, that a first pattern in the data corresponds to a first gesture; and initiating a request for elevator service in response to determining that the first pattern corresponds to the first gesture.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2014Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventors: Bradley Armand Scoville, Paul A. Simcik, Eric C. Peterson
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Publication number: 20170144860Abstract: The invention provides an over-speed detection device (OSDD) and over-speed governor (OSG) for a stairlift, the OSDD/OSG being tripped by flyweights which displace from the rotational axis of the OSDD/OSG when subjected to over-speed. The outward displacement of the flyweights is converted into an axial displacement to effect triggering of the OSG. This ensures that the tripping speed is independent of the angle of inclination of the stairlift rail. A number of other features are described including mounting the OSDD/OSG so that it takes its drive from a convex surface of the rail in negative transition bends.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2015Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: Stannah Stairlifts LimitedInventor: Martin John Colenutt
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Publication number: 20170144861Abstract: A lift system may include a car and a counterweight that can be moved on a shaft-side counterweight guide. The car and the counterweight may be connected to one another by way of a balance rope. The balance rope can be tensioned by a balance rope tensioning apparatus. The balance rope tensioning apparatus may have a tensioning roller that is mounted on the shaft-side counterweight guide and can be moved along the shaft-side counterweight guide.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2015Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: ThyssenKrupp Elevator AGInventor: Manfred Häfele
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Publication number: 20170144862Abstract: A car panel for an elevator car, a method for assembling an elevator car, and an elevator system are disclosed. The car panel of the elevator car includes a lower portion, the lower portion attached to a floor of the elevator car and an upper portion, the upper portion attached to a side panel by a hinge. The hinge allows the upper portion to displace, with respect to the lower portion, by rotating the upper portion inwardly about the hinge towards an interior space of the elevator car. Displacement of the upper portion, with respect to the lower portion, from rotating the upper portion inwardly about the hinge provides ingress to a hoistway of the elevator system.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2014Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventors: Juan Jose Fernandez, Antonio de Miguel Urquijo, Francisco Luis Sanz, Ricardo Cano-Torres, Francisco Morate
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Publication number: 20170144863Abstract: In a car compartment of an elevator, a standing end section of a panel is fixed to a standing section of a car floor by a screw member which is fastened by being passed through a ventilation hole and a car floor fastening hole from the car floor side, and therefore an operator can assemble the panel on the car floor from the inside of the car compartment, and the workability of assembling the panel on the car floor is improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2014Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Masayuki MINAMI, Taiji SAWAKI, Hisashi OKABE
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Publication number: 20170144864Abstract: A synthetic load transfer assembly. The assembly generally includes a load portion connectable to a connection point (e.g., a shackle) of a load, a first lifting portion connectable to a first lifting device (e.g., a crane of a vessel, a winch of a production system, etc.), and a second lifting portion connectable to a second lifting device (e.g., another crane of the vessel, a crane of another vessel, another winch of the production system, etc.). Load bearing portions connect the load portion to the respective lifting portions. The portions are formed of one or more synthetic materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2015Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventors: Brooks NUNLEY, Vincent MARTINEZ
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Publication number: 20170144865Abstract: A lifting apparatus may include a bolt assembly and a nut assembly. The bolt assembly may include a support plate, a bolt and a lifting eye attached to the support plate. The nut assembly may include a support plate, a nut and a handle attached to at least one of the support plate and the nut. A tether may also be included to connect the bolt assembly to the nut assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2015Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventor: Scott Spencer
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Publication number: 20170144866Abstract: The invention relates to an attachment point (1) for lifting, lashing and/or fastening of loads, with a fastening section (11) for installing a load, and with an eye (5). In addition, the invention relates to a method for lifting, lashing and/or fastening of loads. To provide an attachment point (1) that has a low weight, which enables a low-noise operation and which has the highest possible flexibility for fastening a sling, it is provided according to the invention that a textile sling (3) is installed in the eye (5).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2015Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventor: Reinhard Smetz
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Publication number: 20170144867Abstract: A crane girder for a crane, such as an overhead or gantry crane, that is configured as a trussed girder with an upper chord, a lower chord, and braces connecting the chords to each other. At least one of the braces is designed flatly and has a main surface which extends transversely to a longitudinal direction of the crane girder. The brace is removably secured to the upper chord and/or the lower chord.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2015Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: Terex MHPS GmbHInventors: Christoph Paßmann, Richard Kreisner, Thomas Schlierbach-Knobloch, Stefan Noll, Franz Schulte
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Publication number: 20170144868Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for lifting and manipulating a load. The system includes a gantry crane having a support rail, a support gantry, and a gantry beam connected to and traversing a space between the support rail and the support gantry. The gantry crane also includes a trolley disposed with the gantry beam. The system further includes a lifting platform secured to a top surface of the gantry beam, and a lifting device disposed with the lifting platform.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2017Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: Foster Wheeler USA CorporationInventor: William Meyer
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Publication number: 20170144869Abstract: System, apparatus, device, kit, method and associated technique for safely and securely lifting wall and other structures to a vertical position. An electronic winch device that when connected to an end of a wall structure lifts the structure. A keeper or catchment such that when the electronic winch has hoisted the wall structure to a substantially vertical position, catches and keeps the wall structure in place, allowing the technician to more properly secure the wall structure. The apparatuses are also designed for portability and collapsibility, with structural members telescoping inside one another to minimize size in transport but securely configurable when extended and locked into place.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2016Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventor: Mark Helmuth
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Publication number: 20170144870Abstract: A crane support system includes two spaced apart longitudinal members couplable with a vehicle frame. Two spaced apart groups of tubes are coupled with and extend between the longitudinal members and outboard relative to one member to define an outboard subassembly portion. A tower frame is mounted atop the outboard subassembly portion. A first brace extends angularly between the groups of tubes, the brace extending from a one of the groups forward relative to the vehicle frame toward the other group aft relative to the vehicle frame and toward the tower frame. A horizontal arm extends transversely beneath the outboard subassembly portion. A vertical support has a top end coupled with the arm and a bottom end couplable with an outrigger. A second brace extends angularly between the vertical support and the arm for transferring bending moment and/or shear from the cantilever to the outrigger via the vertical support.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2015Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: PRIDE BODIES LTD.Inventor: Geoff Furlong
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Publication number: 20170144871Abstract: An apparatus for operating a hand chain of a hand chain hoist. A housing forms a void through which a hand chain of the hand chain hoist moves in either a lifting direction or a lowering direction, to lift or lower, respectively, a load corresponding to the hand chain hoist. A sprocket or two pulleys are movably mounted within the housing. A drive, such as a right angle drill, operably moves the sprocket and/or the pulley and thus moves the hand chain, selectively, in the lifting direction or the lowering direction. A line, a cord and/or another suitable structural element connects the housing to an overhead structure. Another line, cord and/or other suitable structural element connects or holds the housing with respect to a ground surface or another fixed structural element, and an operator can use this line, which can be adjustable, to tighten and hold the overall chain hoist drive time of this invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2017Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: STEWART ENGINEERING & SALES CO.Inventor: Kenneth J. Stewart
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Publication number: 20170144872Abstract: A method for operating an anchor winch and an anchor winch for a vessel (100), comprising a winch drum (20) and an electric drive (30, 40, 41) configured to raise the anchor (11) by driving the winch drum (20) with an electric motor (30), to detect a first increase in a torque produced by the electric motor (30), which is higher than a first predetermined torque threshold, a subsequent decrease in the torque produced by the electric motor (30), which lasts for at least a predetermined time threshold and during which decrease a rate of decrease is within a predetermined range, and a subsequent second increase in the torque produced by the electric motor (30), which is higher than a second predetermined torque threshold, and, in response to detecting the second increase, determine that the anchor (30) has risen above a water surface (200) of a body of water.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2016Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventors: Mikael Holmberg, Vassili Jung
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Publication number: 20170144873Abstract: A mobile drive unit for an inventory system includes a base suspended from a frame by a pivot assembly, such as a first link and a second link. The base supports a platform configured to engage an inventory holder of the inventory system. Movement of the base causes the platform to tip, such as away from a direction of a reaction force acting on the base due to acceleration or deceleration of the mobile drive unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2015Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventor: Peter Thomas Colantonio
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Publication number: 20170144874Abstract: An unpacking system (26) for use in an apparatus (10) for producing three-dimensional work pieces by irradiating layers of a raw material powder with electromagnetic or particle radiation comprises a supporting structure (28) which is configured to support a building chamber arrangement (25). The building chamber arrangement (25) comprises a building chamber (18) accommodating a carrier (16), the carrier (16) being configured to receive a three-dimensional work piece (11) produced from a raw material powder by an additive layering process. A lowering mechanism (30) of the unpacking system (26) is configured to apply a driving force to the building chamber (18) so as to lower the building chamber (18) relative to the carrier (16) until a three-dimensional work piece (11) received on the carrier (16) can be removed from the carrier (16).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2016Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventors: Karsten Huebinger, Toni Adam Krol, Dieter Schwarze, Eduard Gieser
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Publication number: 20170144875Abstract: A tool for raising a vehicle relative to a reference plane on which the vehicle is intended to move is provided. The tool is formed by a single-piece part having a branch extending along a main axis, to be placed between the vehicle and the reference plane and to be operated by an operator substantially in a rotational movement about the main axis of the branch. In a section of the branch at right angles to the main axis and extending along the main axis, two overall distances D1 and D2 are defined that are angularly offset from one another. The first distance D1 is less than the second distance D2, the distance D1 intended to be less than a distance D separating the vehicle from the reference plane and the distance D2 intended to be greater than the distance D.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2015Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventor: Vincent CLERC
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Publication number: 20170144876Abstract: Pry bars that will not slip off a lower support structure (such as joints) when prying attachment devices (such as nails or screws) from architectural members (such as deck boards) because the two paws or distal ends of the hook members are fully engaged with one or more lower support structures throughout the prying operation. The pry bar has a handle and a head, with the head having a fulcrum and two hook or paw members.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2017Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventor: Eli Kasan
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Publication number: 20170144877Abstract: A system and method for dispensing beverage from a container, such as wine from a wine bottle. Dispensing may be automatically controlled based on a detected orientation of the container, e.g., dispensing may occur when a bottle is tilted as if to pour from the bottle and stopped when the bottle is oriented upright. Dispensing may be stopped when the container is rotated about its longitudinal axis even while in a pour orientation. A remaining amount of beverage in the container and/or an amount of pressurized gas used to drive dispensing may be detected and beverage dispensing controlled accordingly.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2016Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: Coravin, Inc.Inventors: Michael Rider, Gregory Lambrecht, Andrew S. Sweezey, Chris Vogt
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Publication number: 20170144878Abstract: A system for confirming that a liquid product is to be dispensed into a storage tank from a tanker compartment before dispensing the liquid product is disclosed. A wand computing device generates a liquid product identification signal that identifies the liquid product contained in the storage tank when positioned within proximity of a storage tank tag associated with the storage tank. A dispense monitoring computing device attempts to match the liquid product identified by the liquid product identification signal to the liquid products identified as contained in tanker compartments. The dispense monitoring computing device generates a signal to notify the operator that an appropriate tanker compartment contains liquid product that is the same as the liquid product contained by the storage tank and can be dispensed into the storage tank when the liquid product contained by the storage tank matches the liquid product contained by the appropriate tanker compartment.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2015Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventors: Robert C. Koeninger, Brian DeYoung, Garth L. Dexter
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Publication number: 20170144879Abstract: A portable storage device to contain fuel. The device is designed to be relatively light-weight to allow for movement around a fueling facility, and to be delivered to the fueling facility through the air. The device includes a number of separate tanks each configured to contain fuel A suspension protects the tanks by absorbing external forces that could occur in the event the device is dropped during air delivery.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2017Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventor: Thomas R. Stumpf
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Publication number: 20170144880Abstract: A portable storage device to contain fuel. The device is designed to be relatively light-weight to allow for movement around a fueling facility, and to be delivered to the fueling facility through the air. The device includes a number of separate tanks each configured to contain fuel. A suspension protects the tanks by absorbing external forces that could occur in the event the device is dropped during air delivery.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2017Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventor: Thomas R. Stumpf
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Publication number: 20170144881Abstract: A micro-electro-mechanical device formed in a monolithic body of semiconductor material accommodating a first buried cavity; a sensitive region above the first buried cavity; and a second buried cavity extending in the sensitive region. A decoupling trench extends from a first face of the monolithic body as far as the first buried cavity and laterally surrounds the second buried cavity. The decoupling trench separates the sensitive region from a peripheral portion of the monolithic body.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2016Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventors: Lorenzo Baldo, Enri Duqi, Flavio Francesco Villa
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Publication number: 20170144882Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor element; a case; a terminal made of a conductive material and embedded in the case, a part of the terminal being exposed to the outside, having an outermost surface that includes a first film, and having a base portion; a bonding wire that is connected to the first film and electrically connects the semiconductor element and the terminal; and a protection member that is more flexible than the case and covers a contact portion of the terminal contacting with the bonding wire. The first film is removed from an area around the contact portion with the bonding wire in the part of the terminal being exposed to the outside, causing the base portion to be exposed. An exposed portion of the base portion and the protection member adhere to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2015Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventors: Nobukazu OBA, Yasuhiro YAMASHITA, Wataru KOBAYASHI, Eiji HAYASHI
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Publication number: 20170144883Abstract: The present invention concerns a microelectronic package (1) comprising a microelectronic structure (2) having at least a first opening (3) and defining a first cavity (4), a capping layer (9) having at least a second opening (10) and defining a second cavity (11) which is connected to the first cavity (4), wherein the capping layer (9) is arranged over the microelectronic structure (2) such that the second opening (10) is arranged over the first opening (3), and a sealing layer (13) covering the second opening (10), thereby sealing the first cavity (4) and the second cavity (11). Moreover, the present invention concerns a method of manufacturing the microelectronic package (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2014Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicants: EPCOS AG, Commissariat a l'energie atomique et aux energies alternativesInventors: Gudrun HENN, Marcel GIESEN, Arnoldus DEN DEKKER, Jean-Louis PORNIN, Damien SAINT-PATRICE, Bruno REIG
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Publication number: 20170144884Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing dihydrogen from formic acid. It also relates to the use of the dihydrogen produced by the process of the invention, in a fuel cell, in a combustion engine, in the production of ammonia and methanol, in oil refining, and in the metallurgy, electronics and food sectors. The invention also relates to an energy production process comprising a step of producing dihydrogen from formic acid by the process according to the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2015Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies AlternativesInventors: Thibault Cantat, Anis Tlili, Clément Chauvier
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Publication number: 20170144885Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing hydrocarbon-containing gaseous fuel comprises at least three stages. In the first stage water is entered for heating and water steam forming In the second stage hydrocarbon component is entered and mixed with water steam by injecting. The mixture is heated and directed to third and subsequent stages to additional heating for fuel producing. Turbo generator is made as two cylinder tubes, divided on isolated sections. The first section is made with induction heat source for system start-up, the second section is made with injector type mixer. The inner tube cavity forms the firing chamber. In technological cylinder multistage components and mixture heated and additional heating in subsequent sections are realized until forming of hydrogen-containing gaseous fuel. Burning system, worker burner, start-up burner are installed on the firing chamber inlet. Working torch forming element is installed on the firing chamber outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2015Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: Zakritoe akzionernoe obshestvo "Nauchno-proektnoe prozvodstvernno-stroitelnoe obedinenie "GRANDSTROYInventors: Gamlet Gurgenovich Arakelyan, Artur Gamletovich Arakelyan, Grant Gamletovich Arakelyan
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Publication number: 20170144886Abstract: A catalyst comprising a platinum group metal (group 10) supported on a carrier, said carrier comprising a silica core and a precipitate layer of comprising a metal oxide, sulfate or phosphate on said core; said catalyst also comprising a rhodium group metal (group 9) supported on said carrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2015Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventors: Frédérique DESMEDT, Pierre MIQUEL, Yves VLASSELAER
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Publication number: 20170144887Abstract: The disclosure discloses an apparatus for continuous preparation of carbon nanotubes, comprising a main reactor, a separator and a return pipe, wherein the main reactor comprises a raw gas inlet, a return feed inlet, a protective gas inlet and a reaction material outlet; the separator is fluid communicated with the reaction material outlet of the main reactor at a top of the separator; a magnetic separating unit is arranged in the top of the separator at a side proximal to the main reactor; a product outlet and a material recycling port are arranged at a bottom of the separator respectively; the product outlet is located at a side distal to the main reactor; the recycling port is located at a side proximal to the main reactor; one end of the return pipe is fluid communicated with the material recycling port of the separator, and the other end is fluid communicated with the return feed inlet of the main reactor; the apparatus further comprises a tail gas outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2015Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: Shandong Dazhan Nano Materials Co., LTDInventors: Yan LI, Sijiao XU, Zhenhua LV, Lei GENG
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Publication number: 20170144888Abstract: A method for growing graphene by chemical vapor deposition is described. At least one substrate is loaded in a furnace. A reaction gas containing at least an oxygen-containing carbon source is introduced into the furnace. The reaction gas is heated and is UV-irradiated with a UV source, so that the carbon source is decomposed. A graphene film is deposited on a surface of the at least one substrate by the carbon atoms released by the decomposition of the carbon source.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2016Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventors: Jen-Kuan Chiu, Chao-Hui Yeh, Po-Wen Chiu
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Publication number: 20170144889Abstract: A method of exfoliating graphite into graphene uses a sequence of flow and sonication on graphite suspensions. Graphite particles after intense mixing/grinding in a liquid are found to be altered, graphite having curled-up edges, which increases its sensitivity to ultrasound. Quadrupled graphene yield is achieved through introducing chaotic flow pretreatment.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2016Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventors: Horst Henning Winter, Christos Dimitrakopoulos