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20100233949 | HOLDING DEVICE - A holding device for a stuffing machine for stuffing sausages, having ahead provided with a casing brake, and a drive shaft through which the casing brake can be driven, the casing brake enclosing the free end of a filling tube of the stuffing machine at an operating position and exposing the free end of the filling tube by pivoting the head away at a sausage casing pull-on position. When the head is being moved from the operating position to the sausage casing pull-on position, the drive shaft is deflected at an angle α relative to the longitudinal axis of the holding device without decoupling of the power train. | 09-16-2010 |
20110244771 | CASING BRAKE AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING THE SAME - A casing brake and method of adjusting the casing brake, to allow the casing brake to be adjusted by hand, without making use of any tools, and to guarantee simultaneously that the casing brake cannot be displaced during operation. The casing brake includes a brake ring, inner and outer shells between which the brake ring is tensioned, and a locking element provided between said inner and outer shells, the locking element connected to said inner or outer shell and establishing a positive or a frictional connection with the respective other shell at a locked position, and further having an actuating device for eliminating the positive or the frictional connection. | 10-06-2011 |
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20100152047 | Piperazine Compounds Whith a Herbicidal Action - The present invention relates to piperazine compounds of the general formula I defined below and to their use as herbicides. Moreover, the invention relates to compositions for crop protection and to a method for controlling unwanted vegetation. | 06-17-2010 |
20100167933 | Piperazine Compounds With Herbicidal Action - The present invention relates to piperazine compounds of the general formula I defined below and to their use as herbicides. Moreover, the invention relates to compositions for crop protection and to a method for controlling unwanted vegetation. | 07-01-2010 |
20100173777 | Piperazine Compounds Having Herbicidal Action - The present invention relates to piperazine compounds of the general formula I defined below and to their use as herbicides. Moreover, the invention relates to compositions for crop protection and to a method for controlling unwanted vegetation. | 07-08-2010 |
20100190794 | Herbicidally Active Composition - The present invention relates to herbicidally active compositions comprising at least one piperazinedione compound of the formula I | 07-29-2010 |
20100227763 | NON-AQUEOUS ACTIVE INGREDIENT CONCENTRATES HAVING AN HERBICIDAL EFFECT - The present invention relates to active compound concentrates having herbicidal action, comprising
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20130119651 | TANK TRAILER HAVING AN AIR ACTUATED HANDRAIL ASSEMBLY - A handrail assembly for a tank trailer and a yoke assembly for the same. Handrail assembly provides a safety device for an operator walking along a top wall of the tank trailer. The handrail assembly includes a top rail, a plurality of vertical members, a safety wire and, sometimes, a bottom rail. Each yoke assembly secures one of the top and bottom ends of the vertical members to either of the top and bottom rails or to a mounting bracket on the tank. Each yoke assembly includes a base member engaged partially in a bore of the vertical member, and a cradle member engaged with an exterior wall of the top or bottom rails or mounting bracket. Base and cradle members are secured together by a pivot pin. Fluid-actuated cylinders extending between the vertical members and the tank move the handrail assembly between collapsed and expanded positions. | 05-16-2013 |
20130193666 | RETRACTABLE STAIRS FOR A TRUCK OR TRAILER - A retractable stair assembly for a vehicle includes a track assembly mounted on a vehicle frame beneath a workbed, a step assembly, and first and second pivot assemblies that engage the track and step assemblies together. The step assembly moves between a storage position where it is disposed between tracks of the track assembly, and an operational position where it extends outwardly from the tracks, through an aperture in the vehicle's wall panel, and angles downwardly toward the ground. A foldable handrail on the step assembly moves between a collapsed position and an extended position. The handrail is in the extended position when the step assembly is operational and folds to the collapsed position when the step assembly is stored. A door is engaged with the track assembly and covers the aperture when the step assembly is stored. A flange extends from the door and supports a license plate thereon. | 08-01-2013 |
20140110654 | YOKE ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN A COLLAPSIBLE HANDRAIL ASSEMBLY AND A HANDRAIL ASSEMBLY INCORPORATING THE SAME - A handrail assembly for a tank trailer and a yoke assembly forming a part thereof. Handrail assembly provides a safety device for an operator walking along a top wall of the tank trailer. The handrail assembly includes a top rail, a plurality of vertical members, a safety wire and, in most instances, a bottom rail. Each yoke assembly secures one of the top and bottom ends of the vertical members to either of the top and bottom rails or to a mounting bracket on the tank. Each yoke assembly includes a base member engaged partially in a bore of the vertical member, and a cradle member engaged with an exterior all of the top or bottom rails or mounting bracket. Base and cradle members are secured together by a pivot pin. Fluid-actuated cylinders extending between the vertical members and the tank move the handrail assembly between collapsed and expanded positions. | 04-24-2014 |
20140167379 | RETRACTABLE STAIR ASSEMBLY FOR A TRUCK OR TRAILER - A retractable step assembly for a vehicle includes a track assembly mounted on a vehicle frame beneath a workbed, a step assembly, and a pivot assembly that engages the track and step assemblies together. The step assembly moves between a storage position where it is disposed between tracks of the track assembly, and an operational position where it extends outwardly from the tracks, through an aperture in the vehicle's wall panel, and angles downwardly toward the ground. A foldable handrail on the step assembly is selectively movable between a collapsed position and an extended position. The handrail is in the extended position when the step assembly is operational and folds to the collapsed position when the step assembly is stored. First and second supports are provided for the step assembly to rest upon when in either of the storage position and the operational position. | 06-19-2014 |
20140361597 | LOCKING DOOR ASSEMBLY FOR DUMP TRAILER AND METHOD OF USE - A lockable center door assembly for a dump trailer is provided. A frame is mounted in a wall of the dump trailer and has a pair of opposite and spaced apart channels. A retractable door has a pair of edges slidably received in the frame. A pivot linkage assembly is operatively connected to the door for linearly moving the door between the closed and open positions. A locking assembly movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position is operatively connected to the pivot linkage assembly for securing the door in either the closed or open position. | 12-11-2014 |
20150035314 | DUMP TRAILER - A dump trailer comprising a U-shaped trailer body having a bottom wall and opposing side walls. The trailer includes a curved front wall and a pivotable tailgate. The front wall is U-shaped when viewed from the top and angles upwardly and forwardly from the bottom wall. A support structure provided adjacent the front wall operatively engages hitch and lift assemblies. The support structure includes spaced-apart supports secured to the front wall; and spaced-apart horizontal beams secured to the supports. The beams extend through apertures in the front wall and into the compartment. This enables the trailer body to be lowered relative to the ground, thus lowering the center of gravity of the trailer. A wheel assembly mounts to the rear end of the trailer via a mounting plate curved complementary to the bottom wall. Cut-outs in the plate reduce the overall weight of the trailer. | 02-05-2015 |
20150061318 | AIR FAIRING FOR FRAMELESS TRAILER - An air fairing device is connected below the bottom a frameless trailer to improve aerodynamic efficiency and improve fuel economy. One embodiment of the air fairing device provides an air deflector positioned forward of a trolley which supports the frameless trailer at a rear end. A second embodiment of the air fairing device provides two deflectors mounted below the frameless trailer. The first deflector is attached and extends downward from an articulating arm, said arm connecting the trailer to a semi-tractor or truck. The second deflector connected to below the bottom of the frameless trailer and positioned rear of the first deflector and forward of the trolley. A third embodiment is similar to the second but further includes a third deflector positioned between two axles of the trolley. | 03-05-2015 |
20150097377 | LOCKING ASSEMBLY FOR A SIDE-SWING TAILGATE - A locking assembly and method of securing a dump truck tailgate to a sidewall of the dump truck, and a truck incorporating the same. The locking assembly includes a pressurized pin mechanism mounted on one of tailgate and the sidewall; and a spool mounted on the other of the tailgate and the sidewall. The spool is engageable with the pin mechanism to lock the locking assembly and secure the tailgate to the sidewall, and is disengageable from the pin mechanism to unlock the locking assembly and release the tailgate from its securement to the sidewall. A hinge assembly is provided on an opposite side of the tailgate from the locking assembly. The tailgate is selectively pivotable relative to the truck bed about a vertical axis extending through the hinge assembly or about a horizontal axis extending through both of the locking assembly and the hinge assembly. | 04-09-2015 |
20150130175 | TRAILER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A trailer and method of manufacturing a trailer are provided. The trailer has a storage vessel which may include hoppers and which is partially formed from a plurality of top wall segments having peaks. The peaks or other components may be angled relative to one another to provide improved aerodynamics. A jig is provided to facilitate the manufacturing process. | 05-14-2015 |
20150137501 | TRAILER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - Trailers and methods of manufacture are provided. One trailer embodiment includes a storage vessel which may include hoppers and which may be partially formed from a plurality of top wall segments having peaks or other components angled relative to one another to provide improved aerodynamics. A jig is disclosed to facilitate one manufacturing process. Another trailer embodiment includes a storage vessel which may include hoppers and a top wall which is curved to provide improved aerodynamics. | 05-21-2015 |
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20130183209 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE, MICROFLUIDIC DOSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MICROFLUIDIC FLOW MEASUREMENT AND DOSING - A microfluidic device for detecting a flow parameter, includes a channel configured within a base body, the channel including a first inlet for feeding a first fluid and a second inlet for feeding a second fluid so as to form a fluid stream having the first and second fluids within the channel, and further including an output for providing the fluid stream on the output side, a first feeder including a micropump associated with the first inlet for selectively feeding the first fluid to the channel, a second feeder associated with the second inlet for feeding the second fluid to the channel; and a detector for detecting, on the basis of a different physical property of the first fluid and the second fluid within the channel, a measurement value dependent on a current flow parameter of the first or second fluid. | 07-18-2013 |
20140060452 | CONTROLLABLE SCENT SAMPLE DISPENSER, AND ANIMAL TRAINING AND TESTING SYSTEM FOR DETECTING SCENTS - A controllable scent sample dispenser has a microdosing device for outputting, during an activation state, a scent sample at a scent sample outlet to the environment, wherein the microdosing device is placeable adjacent to an animal's nose so that a distance between the outlet of the microdosing device and a nare or nostril of the animal's nose is within a predefined range, and a microdosing driver unit for adjusting a dosing rate of the scent sample output at the scent sample outlet by selectively activating the microdosing device. | 03-06-2014 |
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20140156518 | METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR SUB-ALLOCATING COMPUTATIONAL RESOURCES - The disclosed embodiments relate to systems and methods for method and systems for sub-allocating computational resources. A first computing device receives information associated with a first set of computational resources from a cloud infrastructure. The first set of computational resources has been allocated to the first computing device by the cloud infrastructure. A first set of parameters associated with a workflow received by the first computing device is determined. The first set of parameters is indicative of a need of the first set of computational resources by the first computing device. One or more computational resources from the first set of computational resources are sub-allocated based on the determined first set of parameters. | 06-05-2014 |
20140298035 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATION ASSURANCE USING PASSIVE COMPUTATIONAL TAGS - In implementations, a computer-implemented method for location assurance is disclosed. The method can include receiving, by an application executing on a mobile computing device, an electronic token from a server, wherein the electronic token comprises a timestamp signed using a cryptographic signing algorithm; providing, by the application, the electronic token to a passive computational tag, wherein the electronic token is countersigned by the passive computational tag; receiving, by the application, the electronic token that was countersigned by the passive computational tag; and providing, by the application, the electronic token that was countersigned to the server. | 10-02-2014 |
20150269645 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOMMENDING A FOOD ITEM - A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and apparatus for recommending a food item are disclosed. For example, the method receives one or more food item data communications over a short range communications protocol that are pushed to a mobile endpoint device, filters the one or more food item data communications in accordance with a food item filter pre-defined by a user to identify an acceptable food item to recommend to the user and recommends the acceptable food item to the user. | 09-24-2015 |
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20140038150 | COMPUTER-BASED COMBINED PERSONALIZED PRESCRIPTION PACKAGING AND MEDICATION COMPLIANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH INCENTIVES - A computer-based system for implementing and monitoring compliance with a medication regimen, including: at least one memory element of at least one computer configured to store computer readable instructions; and at least one processor for the at least one computer configured to execute the computer readable instructions to: receive the medication regimen from a medical practitioner or a pharmacist, the medication regimen including first instructions for taking the first medication; store the medication regimen in the at least one memory element; generate at least one first compliance message regarding compliance with the first instructions; generate, using the first instructions, a first schedule for transmitting the at least one first compliance message; receive a confirmation that the first medication has been made available to a patient; and transmit, according to the first schedule, the at least one first compliance message for receipt by the patient. | 02-06-2014 |
20140039445 | COMPUTER-BASED REUSABLE BIDIRECTIONAL MEDICAL ADHERENCE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERSONALIZED MEDICATION PACKAGING - A computer-based system for implementing and monitoring a medication regimen, including a medication package and a computer-based unit. The package includes a base including spaces for receiving a medication, a sheet of material including respective portions sealing the spaces with respect to the base, and a respective electrical circuit associated with each portion. The computer-based unit includes a memory element to store computer readable instructions and a medication regimen, formulated by a medical practitioner or pharmacist, for the medication, a processor; and a wireless transmitter. The computer-based unit is attachable to the medication package or can wirelessly communicate with the medication package. The processor executes the computer readable instructions to: monitor the electrical circuits to detect when portions are ruptured; and wirelessly transmit, using the wireless transmitter, a compliance message for receipt by at least one computer, the compliance message indicating whether a portion has been ruptured. | 02-06-2014 |
20140046676 | IMAGE-BASED VALIDATION SYSTEM FOR PRESCRIPTION FULFILLMENT - A method of verifying fulfillment of a prescription may include receiving an image of a personalized medication package associated with a patient, receiving a patient identifier associated with the patient, and using the patient identifier to identify a medication regimen for the patient. The method may include analyzing the image to identify at least one pill, and for each identified pill, determining one or more physical features of the pill, determining a location of the pill with respect to the personalized medication package, determining whether the determined location of the pill is correct based on the determined physical features and the medication regimen, and in response to determining that the determined location of the pill is not accurate, generating an alert. | 02-13-2014 |
20150154378 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING MEDICATIONS - A computer-based apparatus including: a cassette including a plurality of compartments for storing medications; and a dispenser including a processor and memory storing computer readable instructions and information for a plurality of medications, the information including dosages and schedules for the medications. The processor is configured to extract a medication from the plurality of medications from a compartment according to the information. The processor is configured to: receive, from a second computer remote from the apparatus, an input including a modification to the information; or create a modification to the information. The processor is configured to determine that a medication stored in the compartment is the same as the medication in the plurality of medications and extract, using the dispenser, a quantity of the stored medication from the compartment according to the modification; or terminate extraction, by the dispenser, of the stored medication from the compartment according to the modification. | 06-04-2015 |