Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
406184000 | CARRIER | 13 |
20080232908 | Pneumatic Cartridge - The invention relates to a pneumatic cartridge CA that is constituted by a cylinder CY provided with two endpieces and having at least one opening. The cartridge has at least one automatically-closing transfer device CH | 09-25-2008 |
20100104381 | HYDRAULIC ELEVATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - The hydraulic elevation apparatus and method of the present invention incorporate a multiple chamber framework internally disposed preferably within at least one single shaft structure, which facilitates movement of object transport containers within the multiple chamber framework. Preferably, fluid elevation is employed to elevate object transport containers and their contents within the multiple chamber framework. Each single shaft structure may be constructed from an existing rehabilitated shaft, or a newly drilled shaft. The present invention may be utilized in vertical or incline lifting environments, and an auxiliary hoist chamber may be incorporated into the multiple chamber framework for use as an alternative to, or in conjunction with, elevating objects by employing fluid elevation. The present invention may be employed in a variety of heavy lifting scenarios, including underground mining or in above ground lifting environments. | 04-29-2010 |
20100135734 | SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORTING GROSSLY ASYMMETRICAL OBJECTS SUCH AS A CLUSTER OF GRAPES OR OTHER FRUIT THROUGH A PNEUMATIC TUBE - A pneumatic tube transport system for grossly irregular shaped objects is disclosed. The system comprises a pneumatic tube and a series of one or more flexible, sealable bags adapted to contain the objects to be transported. The bags may be fenestrated, but, if desired, the bags can be designed and manufactured so that when they are filled and sealed, they can assume a generally inflated shape. The bags can be made out of a thin material such as that found in a grocery store produce section or check out area. A bag providing apparatus can be supplied either to the individual picker in the field or to the region near the entry to the pneumatic tube. If desired, an inflating device and a bag sealing device can be provided. After placement of the object(s) into the bag these devices can inflate and the seal the bag and then allow for its quick release and deposition at the entry end of the pneumatic tube. In accordance with another aspect of the invention, the tube can be provided with a series of baffles to encourage rapid yet gentle travel of the bag and the enclosed fruit or other objects down the pneumatic tube. | 06-03-2010 |
20100303560 | HYDRAULIC ELEVATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - The hydraulic transportation apparatus and method of the present invention incorporate a multiple chamber framework internally disposed preferably within at least one single shaft structure, which facilitates movement of object transport containers within the multiple chamber framework. Preferably, fluid elevation is employed to elevate and lower object transport containers and their contents within the multiple chamber framework. Each single shaft structure may be constructed from an existing rehabilitated shaft, or a newly drilled shaft. The present invention may be utilized in vertical or incline lifting environments, and an auxiliary hoist chamber may be incorporated into the multiple chamber framework for use as an alternative to, or in conjunction with, elevating objects by employing fluid elevation. The present invention may be employed in a variety of heavy lifting scenarios, including underground mining or in above ground lifting environments. | 12-02-2010 |
20110286808 | INTERNALLY REINFORCED PNEUMATIC CARRIER - The presented inventions are directed to a side-opening carrier having an improved rigidity about its centerline axis. In one arrangement, the carrier has mating studs and sockets formed on the interior recessed surfaces of the shells that define the side-opening carrier. These studs and sockets are engaged when the carrier is in a closed position to improve the torsional stability if the carrier, which may prevent the carrier from flexing and/or opening during transport. In another arrangement, internal partitions within the carrier prevent shifting contents from applying outward forces to tapered end potions of the carrier. | 11-24-2011 |
20120301232 | Container for transportation of solids - The purpose of the invention is to convey solid particles within containers that are transported through a liquid-filled pipeline and are discharged without contact with the liquid. Each container is made of material, molded as an open-top circular cylinder with a solid bottom and removable lid; container sides have integral metal ribs and tapered about 1 percent outwards from bottom to top. In assembly line fashion, containers are essentially continuously filled with the solid particles, to precise weight between 80 to 1200 pounds; filled containers are securely sealed then automatically launched into the pipeline. The carrier fluid velocity is sufficient to propel containers to discharge. At the pipeline outlet, carrier-liquid separates from the containers, the lid removed automatically, and the solids discharged into storage or other shipping vessels. The empty containers are reused in the long pipeline transportation system. | 11-29-2012 |
20140056655 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SEALING PRODUCTS IN A PNEUMATIC TUBE CARRIER - A pneumatic tube system, including at least one system control module for controlling delivery of a pneumatic carrier through pneumatic tubing. The system includes at least one pneumatic tube station having a sealer, the sealer includes a heating pad and a sealing strip, where the sealer automatically grips the open end within the heating pad and the sealing strip upon insertion of the bag into the system. In one example, the sealer creates a vacuum to extract air from an interior space of the bag. The sealer applies heat to the open end to seal the bag. The system includes at least one pneumatic tube station configured for sending at least one carrier, the at least one sending pneumatic tube station being in signal communication with the at least one system control module, where the at least one carrier is sent through the system by pneumatic tubing. | 02-27-2014 |
406187000 | Having end opening | 2 |
406188000 | With closure for end opening | 2 |
20140377018 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERY OF DEVICES ALONG A TRANSPORT PATH - Systems and methods for delivery of device along a transport path are provided. One system includes a transport tube having a feed end and a point of use end and a plurality of device carriers operable to move through the transport tube from the feed end to the point of use end. The plurality of device carriers has a common external surface for operation in the transport tube to allow transport through the transport tube. At least some of the plurality of device carriers has a different internal configuration than at least some of other ones of the plurality of device carriers, wherein the internal configuration is determined based on at least one physical characteristic of a device to be inserted therein. | 12-25-2014 |
406189000 | Removable | 1 |
20110142554 | CONTAINER FOR USE IN PNEUMATIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM - In a pneumatic container transport system, specialized cylindrical containers move between processing stations through cylindrica conduits propelled by low-pressure, high-velocity air. Annular ridges around the circumference of the containers minimize contact with the inside conduit walls and deter scuffing of labels which carry machine-readable indicia upon which the container transport system relies for directing the containers. In a preferred embodiment, the containers are bottles having a coaxial mouth closed by threaded caps, the caps still preferably including a transparent window to allow visual and spectroscopy analysis of the bottle contents. In an alternate embodiment, the containers are longitudinally symmetrical clamshells for irregularly shaped objects, the clamshells opening through a longitudinal mouth along one side and sealable with tamper-proof labels. | 06-16-2011 |
406190000 | With conduit engaging seal or bumper structure | 4 |
20090191012 | Anti-Microbial Carrier Systems - An improved carrier system is provided that includes a plurality of carriers and/or a transport surface having anti-microbial characteristics. In a pneumatic tube carrier system application, the internal surfaces of one or a plurality of selectively openable/closeable carriers may comprise an anti-microbial material The anti-microbial material may be mixed with a base material to form each carrier. Alternatively, the anti-microbial material may be mixed in a coating applied to a base carrier structure. The carrier contact surfaces of the pneumatic tubes and other system componentry may also comprise an anti-microbial material. | 07-30-2009 |
20100247251 | HEAVY DUTY WEAR BAND FOR PNEUMATIC TRANSPORT - Provided herein are pneumatic carriers for use in high speed and/or heavy payload pneumatic carrier transport applications. The carriers incorporate thermally conductive wear bands to remove heat from areas of high friction to areas of low friction and thereby reduce the wear rate of the wear band. In one arrangement, the wear band includes a metallic wire impregnated cloth having metallic wires woven into the matrix of a textile, which forms the wear band. In one embodiment, the wire impregnated within the textile may extend around at least a portion of a carrier such that the wires can transfer heat from a location of high friction (e.g., a bearing surface beneath a carrier) to a location of low friction. | 09-30-2010 |
20110274505 | SEALED PNEUMATIC CARRIER WITH SLAM-LATCH - Provided herein is a pneumatic carrier having a leak resistant cargo area where first and second mating shells form the carrier. To provide a leak resistant cargo area, the one embodiment of the carrier employs a tongue and groove sealing arrangement. In this arrangement, an engagement surface about a peripheral edge of one of the shells includes a tapered groove and the engagement surface around the engagement surface of the other shell includes a protruding tongue member. A sealing element is disposed over the tongue or lines the groove. When the first and second shell members are joined together, the sealing member provides a substantially fluid-tight seal between the first and second shell members. | 11-10-2011 |
20140064861 | SEALED PNEUMATIC CARRIER WITH SLAM-LATCH - Provided herein is a pneumatic carrier having a leak resistant cargo area where first and second mating shells form the carrier. To provide a leak resistant cargo area, the one embodiment of the carrier employs a flap-type sealing member. In one embodiment, a first engagement surface about a peripheral edge of a first of the shells includes a groove into which a base portion of a sealing member is disposed. A second portion of the sealing member forms a flap that extends upward and inward from the base portion. A second engagement surface of the second shell contacts this flap and compresses the flap toward the first engagement surface when the shells are in a closed position. | 03-06-2014 |