Patents Issued in May 7, 2020
  • Publication number: 20200140189
    Abstract: A beverage preparation capsule containing a beverage preparation ingredient, having a body with side walls formed from one or more substantially air- and liquid-impermeable sheet materials defining a chamber containing a beverage preparation ingredient and further defining an outlet channel having an upstream end in fluid communication with the chamber for escape of beverage from the chamber. At least a region of the outlet channel is filled by a filtration material for filtering the beverage escaping from the chamber. Also provided is a clamp assembly for preparing a beverage from such a capsule, the clamp assembly comprising two or more clamp members, wherein an inner wall of at least one of the clamp members comprises a concave base surface for receiving the capsule and one or more pressure pads projecting from the concave base surface for selectively constricting a region of the capsule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Peter AUSTIN, Paul FLETCHER, David KNOWLES, Sam HYDE
  • Publication number: 20200140190
    Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly (10) of a tank container (20), an inliner (40) and a connection unit (60) for the transport and/or storage of a liquid. The inliner is present in the tank container and the outlet of the inliner is connected to the drain hole (25) of the tank container. A connection unit is present that secures the connection of both outlets and at the same time provides a liquid tight and an air tight connection with an external unit for the delivery or discharge of the liquid contents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventor: Sidonius Joseph Victor Marie VAN LAARHOVEN
  • Publication number: 20200140191
    Abstract: This invention represents a new way to bag yard trash. The yard trash Wrap is a more efficient way bundle larger sticks and tree limbs. The Yard trash wrap is a large heavy duty plastic sheet with four handles. It is placed flat on the ground, sticks and tree limbs are stacked in the Center area until the pile is large enough. Tie together the two handles On the right with the two handles on the left and the trash is bundled And ready to go to the curb.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventor: Sami Fanek
  • Publication number: 20200140192
    Abstract: A storage container that is suitable for storing waste outdoors, including pet waste is described. The storage container has a smaller container inside a large container with a lid the fits over and interior lip or the exterior of the outer container. In one embodiment, a method for storing waste is disclosed by using an inner container inside a larger outer container with a lid that may have an item on top that can serve as a decorative item as well as a handle. A method for using this device is detailed as well as a method of manufacturing the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventor: Brian J. Spiwak
  • Publication number: 20200140193
    Abstract: A storage receptacle can include a storage bin and a pedal mounted to the receptacle. The pedal can rotate downward when pressure is applied in order to pull on a first cable coupled to the pedal. The first cable is connected to a spring, and the spring is connected to a second cable. The second cable connects the spring to a door via an upper pulley of the receptacle. The second cable causes the door to open when the second cable is pulled based on force applied to the pedal. A bottom pulley can be coupled to the pedal via the first cable and configured to translate an upward pull of the first cable to a downward pull of the spring and second cable. The spring controls the motion of the door such that the door does not open too quickly upon a force being applied to the pedal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Jeffrey T. Satwicz, Kevin Menice, David J. Skocypec, Thomas Olsen, Brian Phillips, Michael E. Feldman
  • Publication number: 20200140194
    Abstract: A waste containment device comprises a chamber, the chamber comprising a generally elongate shape and having a first and a second opening at opposite distal ends of the generally cylindrical chamber; a first lid, the first lid configured to be removably disposed at the first distal end of the chamber, and wherein the first lid includes a top portion which covers the first distal end and wherein the top portion includes a plurality of slits emanating from the center of the top portion toward the outer edge of the upper portion, the slits allowing access through the first lid via the upper portion into an inner portion of the chamber; a second lid, the second lid configured to be removably disposed at the second distal end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventor: Mark D. Tyrol
  • Publication number: 20200140195
    Abstract: An automatic locking trashcan system including: a trashcan assembly having a trashcan-body having an inner volume; and an outer-surface; a trashcan-lid; and an automatic-locking-assembly; wherein the trashcan assembly includes the trashcan-body, the trashcan-lid and the automatic-locking-assembly in functional combination such that when the trashcan-body is not normal to a ground surface the automatic-locking-assembly secures the trashcan-lid to the trashcan-body such that trashcan-contents are not able to leave the inner volume. Structurally speaking, the trashcan-body is defined by the inner volume and the outer-surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventor: Matthew Moffatt
  • Publication number: 20200140196
    Abstract: A modular building system or storage system can include a number of stacks of container, each stack being positioned within a frame structure having uprights and a horizontal grid disposed above the stacks. The grid can include substantially perpendicular rails on which load handling devices can run. Containers having functions associated with a number of residential or commercial uses are moved in to and out of the stacks by the robotic handling devices running on the grid. The containers disposed in the stacks are selected by function on demand by a user, the building being reconfigurable to take into account required uses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: OCADO INNOVATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Paul CLARKE, Lars Sverker Ture LINDBO, Andrew John INGRAM-TEDD, James WADDILOVE, Jonty ANGEL
  • Publication number: 20200140197
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a warehousing control system and a computer device. The warehousing control system includes: a communication module configured to transmit and receive information; and a warehousing server configured to: plan, upon receiving a container warehousing task via the communication module, a target warehousing area and a target warehousing space corresponding to each container in the container warehousing task, and assign a warehouse hoisting apparatus to hoist a target container carried by a transportation vehicle to a corresponding target warehousing space; and/or assign, upon receiving a container distribution task via the communication module, a warehouse hoisting apparatus to load a target container in the container distribution task onto an assigned transportation vehicle. In this way, intelligent unmanned warehousing can be achieved, such that the operation efficiency of warehousing can be improved and the cost of warehousing management can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventor: Chao Yan
  • Publication number: 20200140198
    Abstract: A conveyor for transporting and elevating articles and a method and system for conveying articles up inclines is provided. The conveyor has a conveyor belt and a plurality of support elements extending outward from the article-conveying surface of the conveyor belt advancing upward along the incline. The conveyor may be positioned at an inclined angle relative to the horizontal ground, i.e., between about 5° and 85° or the conveyor can be substantially vertical, i.e., about 90° relative to the horizontal ground. The support elements prevent conveyed articles from sliding down the conveyor belt on the inclined conveyor and carry and hold articles on substantially vertical conveyors. The article-conveying surface of the conveyor belt may provide a low-friction retention surface to articles leaning away from the conveyor belt on the incline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Job Bacon-Maldonado, III, Robert D. Drost, Chris K. Miller, Kenneth B. Drost, Job Maldonado, JR., Kenton C. Ensor
  • Publication number: 20200140199
    Abstract: A conveyor (400) for transporting articles, such as coils springs, is described. The conveyor comprises a substrate (420) for supporting articles during transportation, and a plurality of retaining members (520) located on the substrate for retaining the articles during transportation. The retaining members (520) each comprise a mounting portion (530) for mounting to the substrate (420). A containment portion (540) comprises proximal and distal parts (540a) and (540b) define a space therebetween for receiving a coil spring (100) under compression. Slots (550a) and (550b) in the containment parts are aligned for receiving pushers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Simon SPINKS, David CLARE
  • Publication number: 20200140200
    Abstract: An airflow system for a waste conveyor, having a conveyor enclosure with a bottom side configured for being mounted above a conveyor surface. One or more air flow unit enclosures are mounted to the conveyor enclosure. Each air flow unit enclosure has a divergent channel with a channel intake end fluidly connected to the air exhaust and a channel discharge end configured for providing a stream of air (Q) toward the conveyor surface. The divergent channel has a widening cross section (Xd) in a downstream air direction (D) between the channel intake end and the channel discharge end of the divergent channel, and is arranged at an angle (?) larger than 0° and smaller than 45° degrees with respect to the bottom side of the conveyor enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: Bollegraaf Patents and Brands B.V.
    Inventors: Henk Boerhof, Johannes Sijbrand Vogelaar
  • Publication number: 20200140201
    Abstract: A sealed sprocket for a conveyor belt comprises a sprocket mounted on a drive shaft and a seal system sealing an interface between the sprocket and the drive shaft. The seal system comprises a seal cap housing ring seals for sealing interfaces between the sprocket and seal cap and between the seal cap and drive shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Hendrik DeGroot, David A. Kokx
  • Publication number: 20200140202
    Abstract: A transfer apparatus for loading a main conveyor of an implement, for example a seed cart, includes a guide track mounted along the main conveyor, a carriage frame movable along the guide track from a deployed position aligned within an inlet opening of the main conveyor and a retracted position displaced along the main conveyor towards the discharge end from the deployed position, and a transfer conveyor including a discharge end operatively connected to the carriage frame for discharging into the inlet end of the main conveyor in the deployed position. The carriage frame including a swivel formed therein which supports the transfer duct for pivotal movement relative to the guide track about an upright swivel axis and about a lateral tilt axis in the deployed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Darren James Grose, Cory Evan Grose
  • Publication number: 20200140203
    Abstract: A motorized drive roller conveyor includes an upstream zone and a downstream zone, with each zone having a drive roller, an idler roller that is driven by the drive roller, and a sensor. The upstream zone and the downstream zone are controlled by a card, which measures a gap between a first item on the conveyor and a second item on the conveyor by beginning a counter when a trailing edge of the first item passes the sensor of the upstream zone and stopping the counter when a leading edge of the second item passes the sensor of the upstream zone to generate a counter value. If the first item is stopped in the downstream zone, the card of the upstream zone causes the drive roller of the upstream zone to advance the second item into the downstream zone for a distance derived from the counter value before stopping the transportation of the second item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Darin L. DANELSKI, Melvin W. HENRY
  • Publication number: 20200140204
    Abstract: The invention discloses a waste air-conditioning compressor recycling processing equipment, which includes a conveying box. The conveying box is provided with a conveying chamber with an opening facing upward. The conveying chamber is provided with a conveying device. Two left and right symmetrical fixing rods are fixedly connected, and a cutting box is fixedly connected to the fixed rods. The cutting box is provided with a cutting cavity with an opening facing downward, and the cutting cavity is provided with a power device. The lower side of the power unit is provided with a lifting device for providing the lifting movement required for cutting. The lower side of the lifting device is provided with a cutting device for cutting the compressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventor: Liangying Tong
  • Publication number: 20200140205
    Abstract: The invention discloses a waste air-conditioning compressor recycling processing equipment, which includes a conveying box. The conveying box is provided with a conveying chamber with an opening facing upward. The conveying chamber is provided with a conveying device. Two left and right symmetrical fixing rods are fixedly connected, and a cutting box is fixedly connected to the fixed rods. The cutting box is provided with a cutting cavity with an opening facing downward, and the cutting cavity is provided with a power device. The lower side of the power unit is provided with a lifting device for providing the lifting movement required for cutting. The lower side of the lifting device is provided with a cutting device for cutting the compressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventor: Guoyu Shuai
  • Publication number: 20200140206
    Abstract: A conveyor system integrates lane dividers to form a plurality of product lanes across a conveyor belt carryway while providing conduits enabling transverse fluid flow across the carryway. Each lane divider includes a body defining edges of adjacent conveyor belt lanes and hinge elements or other attachment means for integrating the lane divider into a modular conveyor belt. The body has lateral conduits to allow transverse fluid flow therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventor: Gilbert J. MacLachlan
  • Publication number: 20200140207
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a conveying storage device for containers, said device comprising: a first conveyor/second conveyor which is drivable in a first direction/second direction; a transfer device for transferring containers from a first conveying surface to a second conveying surface; an additional element; and a separating element. Between the transfer device and the separating element is a passage region along a transition region between the first and second conveying surface. The transfer device is movable into an emptying position during an emptying process. The additional element is movable during the emptying process relative to the transfer device, is introducible into the passage region or is located in the passage region, and can move containers to the second conveyor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Frank WINZINGER, Konrad SENN, Arthur BINDER, Johann HUETTNER
  • Publication number: 20200140208
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to a conveying storage device for containers, comprising: a first/second drivable conveyor which can convey containers on a first/second conveying surface in a first/second direction, the first and the second conveyor being positioned parallel to one another such that containers are transferable from the first to the second conveying surface; a transfer device, which is movable along the conveyor, for transferring containers from the first to the second conveying surface; a guide body which is movable along a region between the first and the second conveyor above the first and the second conveying surface; and a guide railing for guiding and separating containers, said guide rail extending at an angle to the second direction and above the second conveying surface. The guide railing is variable in length and cooperates with the guide body such that the length of the guide railing and the angle can be varied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Matthias MEIER, Torsten KILGENSTEIN
  • Publication number: 20200140209
    Abstract: Described and depicted is a processing device for processing, preferably filled and scaled, packages, in particular cardboard composite packages, having a processing station for processing the packages, preferably for forming the packages and/or for applying additive packaging materials to these packages, having a transport device for supplying, in particular accumulated, packages along a supply path and for further transport of separated packages in the direction of the processing station along a relay path and having a separating device for separating the packages supplied via the transport device, wherein the separating device has a plurality of sliding means circulating respectively along a common, closed transport track and distributed along the transport track for moving the packages in an interlocking manner from the supply path to the relay path at least substantially transverse to the supply path and/or relay path in the region of the separating device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventor: Daniel Weber
  • Publication number: 20200140210
    Abstract: Transfer wheel (1) for transferring objects (40, 41) comprises at least a seat module (3). The seat module comprises a seat (2) located at the peripheral face of the transfer wheel and adapted for accommodating an object on the seat. The at least one seat module is a resilient seat module, wherein a position of the seat of the seat module is adaptable in radial direction of the transfer wheel. Also provided is a method for transferring objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Massimiliano BERTOLDO, Nicolò TONEGUTTI
  • Publication number: 20200140211
    Abstract: Swirl flow-forming body includes main body, first end face that is formed at main body and faces a member to which suction is applied, hole that opens on first end face, jetting port that is formed on inner periphery of main body, inner periphery facing hole, and fluid passage that allows fluid to be discharged into hole via jetting port so as to form a swirl flow that generates negative pressure for applying suction to the member. Inner periphery is formed so as to guide fluid discharged via jetting port, in a direction away from the member, to be discharged from hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: HARMOTEC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hitoshi IWASAKA, Yuji KASAI, Hideyuki TOKUNAGA, Katsuhiro KOSHIISHI, Hidemitsu TANAKA, Katsutoshi MINOURA
  • Publication number: 20200140212
    Abstract: Provided are a rolling member and a transport device. The rolling member comprises a rolling shaft (01) and rolling wheels (02) fixed to two ends of the rolling shaft (01). A flexible band (03) is sleeved onto a rolling surface of the rolling wheel (02). A first engagement structure (121) is provided at the rolling surface of the rolling wheel (01). A second engagement structure (131) is provided at a surface of the flexible band (03) facing the rolling surface of the rolling wheel (02). The first engagement structure (121) engages with the second engagement structure (131). The rolling member and the transport device are used to transport a glass substrate, and are capable of reducing misalignment between the rolling wheel and the flexible band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicants: BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wanpeng ZHANG, Peng CHENG, Menglei ZHANG, Jiangbing GUAN, Min ZHANG, Zhenyu ZHANG, Zhuoyue BIAN, Yajun HAN, Junyi DAI
  • Publication number: 20200140213
    Abstract: A rotary apparatus or machine that takes or receives a barrel stack of mounted tires in the vertical position (i.e., barrel stacked), and rotates the stack as a whole to a horizontal position, where each unit or tire is an upright position. The tires can then be rolled off individually or in multiple units to be installed on the equipment being built, or transported from the tire holding area to the assembly floor or installation area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventor: DAVID STRICKLAND, III
  • Publication number: 20200140214
    Abstract: A military deployable ramp system assembled from sectional modules and used to load/unload heavy wheeled and tracked vehicles on/off rail cars and other transport platforms. The design of the system affords potential to handle such vehicles in a wide range of environments, particularly at remote train track locations. The assembled modular ramp consists of two main parallel load-bearing ramp tracks, connected to each other via central bridging supports. Sections slide together vertically and connect using structural angles which are retained in opposing guide channels, eliminating the need for fixing hardware. Once assembled the ramp can be dismantled by lifting off each section clear of the others in order. The ramp sections independently find their own level relative to each other on unprepared ground. Additional restraint is provided by integrated lashing points for sections to be tethered together to enhance its assembled rigidity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventor: Andrew Gunn
  • Publication number: 20200140215
    Abstract: A paper feeding parameter management system includes air paper feeding devices and a management device. The air paper feeding device includes an air paper feeder that feeds a paper sheet by sending air to and attracting the paper sheet, and switches paper feeding parameters in the air paper feeder. The management device (i) causes a memory to hold an adjustment result in which paper type information, the paper feeding parameter, and conveyance result transmitted from each of the air paper feeding devices are associated, and (ii) refers to the adjustment result to set, for an air paper feeding device targeted for processing, a paper feeding parameter corresponding to the paper type information obtained by the air paper feeding device targeted for processing on a basis of the conveyance result corresponding to the paper feeding parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventor: Sayaka OGASAWARA
  • Publication number: 20200140216
    Abstract: A sensor unit includes a first housing constituting a first conveying face of a sheet conveying passage, a second housing constituting a second conveying face arranged opposite the first conveying face with a predetermined gap, an edge detection sensor detecting a side edge along the sheet conveying direction, and a gap adjuster supporting the first housing movably in a direction in which the size of the gap increases. When, with the first housing arranged at the first position, a sheet with a thickness greater than a reference value passes through the sheet conveying passage, the first housing moves in the direction in which the size of the gap increases as the sheet enters the sheet conveying passage, to allow the passage of the sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Kei MARUYAMA
  • Publication number: 20200140217
    Abstract: A sheet manufacturing apparatus includes a transport section configured to transport a sheet made of a material containing fiber and a control section configured to control operation of the transport section. The transport section includes a first roller and a second roller which is disposed downstream of and separately from the first roller in a transport direction of the sheet and which is rotationally driven. The control section is configured to adjust a rotation speed of the second roller in accordance with a manufacturing condition of the sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanao FUKASAWA, Yoshiyuki NAGAI, Yuki OGUCHI, Takayoshi YOGO
  • Publication number: 20200140218
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method to remove an adhesive label (22) from a bobbin (28), the bobbin including an end portion (24) and an outer surface (25), the method including: providing a bobbin of a coiled sheet closed by an adhesive label positioned on top of the end portion of the coiled sheet (26) to attach the same to the outer surface of the bobbin; locating the adhesive label; applying a sucking force to the location of the adhesive label so as to detach the adhesive label and the end portion of the coiled sheet from the bobbin; and cutting a part of the detached end portion including the adhesive label from the bobbin. The present invention also relates to an apparatus to detach an adhesive label from an end portion of a coiled sheet in a bobbin, the adhesive label being located between the end portion and an outer surface of the bobbin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Stefano Malossi, Alberto Monzoni, Antonella Giannini
  • Publication number: 20200140219
    Abstract: Devices, methods, and systems for splicing a trailing edge of an outgoing roll with a leading edge of a replacement roll with a lapless butt splice on-the-fly during converting and printing production. A first strip of adhesive tape may be placed partially under the leading edge, such that a portion of the adhesive tape remains exposed beyond the leading edge. The replacement roll may be accelerated to match the speed of the outgoing web's movement, a trailing edge of the outgoing web may be cut free from the outgoing roll, and the trailing edge of the outgoing roll may be positioned over the exposed portion of the adhesive tape. A second strip of adhesive tape may be applied over the leading edge and trailing edge using a splicer roller timed to apply the tape when the edges pass proximate to the splicer roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventor: Robert A. Pasquale
  • Publication number: 20200140220
    Abstract: A transporting apparatus includes a pressurizing roller that transports a web-like or sheet-like transport target object and a heating roller disposed downstream of the pressurizing roller in a transport path, a first bottom sensor and a first top sensor that are disposed between the pressurizing roller and the heating roller, a measuring section that measures a time from when the transport target object is detected by the first bottom sensor until the transport target object is detected by the first top sensor, and a rotation control section that modifies a rotation speed of the heating roller when a time measured by the measuring section is shorter than a first reference time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshiyuki NAGAI
  • Publication number: 20200140221
    Abstract: A diverting system is proposed for diverting boxes from normal production flow. One embodiment comprises a diverter with a diverter surface, a diverter cam in contact with the diverter, a diverter cam shaft connected to the top diverter cam such that rotation of the diverter cam shaft causes rotation of the diverter cam, and an electric motor connected to the diverter cam shaft and configured to rotate the diverter cam shaft. The diverter cam is configured to control position of the diverter as the diverter cam rotates such that rotation of the diverter cam causes the diverter surface to move from a position above normal production flow to a diverting position within the normal production flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: GEO. M. MARTIN COMPANY
    Inventors: Daniel J. Talken, Charles D. Rizzuti
  • Publication number: 20200140222
    Abstract: A sheet processing device is for binding sheets together. The sheet processing device includes binding units differing from each other in maximum sheet count, the maximum sheet count being a maximum number of sheets that can be bound at a time; a sheet tray configured to hold sheets until all to-be-bound sheets are placed therein, the number of the to-be-bound sheets being a largest one of the maximum sheet counts of the binding units or smaller; and a stacked-sheet-count limiting unit situated in a thickness direction of the sheets held in the sheet tray. The stacked-sheet-count limiting unit is configured to limit the number of sheets held in the sheet tray by varying a distance from a sheet support surface of the sheet tray on which the sheets are placed, depending on one of the binding units by which the sheets held in the sheet tray are to be bound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Wataru TAKAHASHI, Katsuhiro Kosuge, Nobuyoshi Suzuki, Hidehiko Fujiwara, Yuusuke Shibasaki, Koki Sakano, Takuya Morinaga
  • Publication number: 20200140223
    Abstract: The invention provides a fiber product suction system, comprising a folding wheel and a plurality of valves. The folding wheel comprises a plurality of protruding wheels and a plurality of recessing wheels adjacent each other. A plurality of suction channels and at least one connecting channel are disposed within the protruding wheel, wherein the connecting channel is fluidly connected to the suction channel. The valve is disposed on the recessing wheel of the folding wheel, and includes a connecting opening, a valve channel and a plurality of valve openings, wherein the valve openings are disposed on two sides of the valve, and are fluidly connected to the connecting opening via the valve channel. An air extractor can extract the gas in each suction channel through the valve, and generate a negative pressure on part of suction channels of the protruding wheel, so that the fiber product suction system can be used to suck and fold paper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventor: TUNG-I TSAI
  • Publication number: 20200140224
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to manufacturing elastomeric laminates that may include a first substrate, a second substrate, and an elastic material located between the first substrate and second substrate. Methods and apparatuses may be configured to automatically isolate elastic strands that may break during the assembly process. As discussed in more detail below, the apparatuses may include a snare member extending adjacent to and across a travel path of elastic materials in a converting process. Thus, during the manufacture process, stretched elastics strands may advance past the snare member without contacting the outer circumferential surface of the snare member before being joined with a substrate. In the event that an elastic strand breaks, an upstream end portion of the elastic strand may retract back toward the snare member, wherein the upstream end portion wraps partially or completely around the outer circumferential surface of the snare member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Ricky Reynaldo Yanez, Jr., Nicholas Paul Goyette, Tina Brown, Gregory Hugh Dean
  • Publication number: 20200140225
    Abstract: Systems for guiding line(s) including blocks through which the line(s) run. The blocks can include inner and outer guides with line running through both the inner and outer guides. The guides may include rollers, and an inner guide may be at least partially nested within an outer guide. The systems may be configured so that at least one of the blocks can move when the line moves and so that the first block and second block create tension in the line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: ViewRay Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas CHMIELEWSKI, Gerald E. FOUGHT
  • Publication number: 20200140226
    Abstract: A multifunctional hub according to the present invention includes a box body, and the box body is provided with a sliding cavity with an upward opening therein, and an annular slider is slidably slid in the sliding cavity. The multifunctional hub of the present invention has simple and clear operation, sensitive response, saving time and labor; at the same time, the device of the present invention is rich in functions, fixed and reliable, and highly practical.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventor: Yi Yu
  • Publication number: 20200140227
    Abstract: A multifunctional hub according to the present invention includes a box body, and the box body is provided with a sliding cavity with an upward opening therein, and an annular slider is slidably slid in the sliding cavity. The multifunctional hub of the present invention has simple and clear operation, sensitive response, saving time and labor; at the same time, the device of the present invention is rich in functions, fixed and reliable, and highly practical.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventor: Ling Fang
  • Publication number: 20200140228
    Abstract: A multifunctional hub according to the present invention includes a box body, and the box body is provided with a sliding cavity with an upward opening therein, and an annular slider is slidably slid in the sliding cavity. The multifunctional hub of the present invention has simple and clear operation, sensitive response, saving time and labor; at the same time, the device of the present invention is rich in functions, fixed and reliable, and highly practical.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventor: Liping Ye
  • Publication number: 20200140229
    Abstract: A flexible pipe containment sled includes a platform and a first sled portion coupled to a bottom surface of the platform. The first sled portion is disposed at a first side of the platform. The sled also includes a second sled portion coupled to the bottom surface of the platform. The second sled portion is disposed at a second side of the platform opposite to the first side of the platform. The sled also includes a passage formed between the first and second sled portions. The passage is configured to allow a flexible pipe to pass through the passage while the flexible pipe containment sled is placed on a surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Alexander BARNETT, Matthew HEGLER
  • Publication number: 20200140230
    Abstract: A multifunctional hub according to the present invention includes a box body, and the box body is provided with a sliding cavity with an upward opening therein, and an annular slider is slidably slid in the sliding cavity. The multifunctional hub of the present invention has simple and clear operation, sensitive response, saving time and labor; at the same time, the device of the present invention is rich in functions, fixed and reliable, and highly practical.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventor: Jiangling Wu
  • Publication number: 20200140231
    Abstract: A multifunctional hub according to the present invention includes a box body, and the box body is provided with a sliding cavity with an upward opening therein, and an annular slider is slidably slid in the sliding cavity. The multifunctional hub of the present invention has simple and clear operation, sensitive response, saving time and labor; at the same time, the device of the present invention is rich in functions, fixed and reliable, and highly practical.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventor: Cuifang Yang
  • Publication number: 20200140232
    Abstract: A multifunctional hub according to the present invention includes a box body, and the box body is provided with a sliding cavity with an upward opening therein, and an annular slider is slidably slid in the sliding cavity. The multifunctional hub of the present invention has simple and clear operation, sensitive response, saving time and labor; at the same time, the device of the present invention is rich in functions, fixed and reliable, and highly practical.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventor: Liping Ye
  • Publication number: 20200140233
    Abstract: The invention relates to an operational entity for controlling movement of a plurality of elevator cars of a multicar elevator system. The operational entity has a user interface comprising a first input element and a second input element. The user interface is configured to: generate, on the basis of the first input element, an indication of selection of at least one elevator car from among a plurality of elevator cars to be moved; and generate, on the basis of the second input element, one or more control signals indicative of a request to control the movement of the selected at least one elevator car to a predefined direction. The invention relates also to a multicar elevator system comprising an operational entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: Kone Corporation
    Inventors: Antti KALLIONIEMI, Antti SAARELAINEN, Paul KARLSTEDT
  • Publication number: 20200140234
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling movement of two or more elevator cars of a multicar elevator system. The method comprises: selecting manually via a user interface of an operational entity an elevator car from among a plurality of elevator cars to be moved and controlling movement of one or more other elevator cars from among the plurality of the elevator cars away from a driving area of the selected elevator car. The invention relates also to a multicar elevator system and an operational entity implementing at least portions of the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: Kone Corporation
    Inventors: Antti KALLIONIEMI, Antti Saarelainen, Paul Karlstedt
  • Publication number: 20200140235
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for detecting a malfunction of an elevator system. The method comprises: obtaining continuously resistance data representing resistance of an elevator safety chain comprising one or more safety contacts, detecting a temporary change in the obtained resistance data, and generating an indication of a malfunction of the elevator system in response to the detection of the temporary change. The invention relates also to a system implementing at least portions of the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: Kone Corporation
    Inventors: Ari JUSSILA, Toni HIRVONEN
  • Publication number: 20200140236
    Abstract: A method of lifting a rotor of a wind turbine, the rotor having a center of gravity and including a hub and first, second, and third blades projecting outwardly from the hub at locations circumferentially distributed thereabout, includes positioning first and second slings around the first and second blades, respectively, to define first and second lifting zones delineating a lifting envelope, wherein the lifting envelope encompasses the center of gravity. The method also includes lifting the rotor above a surface via the first and second slings wherein the rotor is in one of a substantially horizontal or substantially vertical orientation, with the aid of at least one of the first and second slings while continuing to fully support the rotor by the first and second slings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Henrik Petersen, Jesper Hermann Hansen, Jens Torborg
  • Publication number: 20200140237
    Abstract: A self-release mechanism. The self-release mechanism includes a counter-weight, wherein the counter-weight is located on a first end of the self-release mechanism; a shaft having a top portion and a bottom portion, wherein the top portion of the shaft is coupled to the counter-weight, wherein the shaft defines a perforation, wherein the perforation is adapted to receive a cord; and a hook including a hook bend, wherein the hook is located on a second end of the self-release mechanism, wherein the hook is coupled to the bottom portion of the shaft, wherein the self-release mechanism moves to a first position when a tension is exerted on the self-release mechanism due to gravity caused by coupling of the hook to a payload via the hook bend, wherein the self-release mechanism moves to a second position when the exerted tension is released.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: Flytrex Aviation Ltd.
    Inventors: Vadim ZLOTNIK, Yoav DORI
  • Publication number: 20200140238
    Abstract: A container spreader for coupling a container with a hoisting installation has a number of assemblies of a guiding plate and a displacing device connected thereto, for displacing the guiding plate between an active position A and an inactive position B. The displacement device has a hydraulic swivel motor provided with an output shaft which is connected to the guide plate via connecting elements. A hydraulic unit is coupled to the swivel motor via coupling device for supplying and discharging hydraulic oil from and to the swivel motor. By applying a hydraulic swivel motor, a final transmission can be omitted and no valves are required for keeping the hydraulic motor at pressure. As a result, an energy-efficient and inexpensive assembly has been obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventor: Olaf Johannes BOERBOOM