129 results about "Entryway" patented technology

An insect trap head that can be configured to contain one or two sets of threads to enable the invention to screw onto common household bottles with different opening diameters and different threading alignment and convert these bottles into an insect trap. The insect trap head has a cylindrical top section with an entry opening and a first set of threads being axially orientated to enable the top section to screw onto a bottle with an externally threaded neck. A conical insect entryway section is disposed in the entry opening of the top section. The insect entryway having an entryway skirt section gradually tapering as it projects downwards defining a bottom opening. A ring-shaped bottom section extends peripherally from the top section. The bottom section has a second set of threads that are axially orientated to enable the bottom section to screw onto an alternative bottle requiring a different orientation of threads than that of the first set of threads.

A retractable safety barricade employed to block off an aisle or entryway, comprising a barricade housing that is mounted to a first support and a safety net attached at one end to a winding tube under spring tension located within the barricade housing and at the other to a pull bar, which may be secured to a second support. When the safety barricade is in its first position, the net is fully retracted onto the winding tube within the barricade housing by means of a coil spring. When the safety barricade is in its second position, the net is extended from housing to span the area between first and second supports, substantially covering the opening between the supports and blocking passage through the area. Operation of the device is performed by a single user, who manually extends or retracts the net barrier using the pull bar.

A door entryway system can include a door sweep capable of attachment to a bottom of a door panel. The system also includes a threshold assembly having a self-articulating threshold cap configured to be biased toward the door sweep and interact therewith to form a sealing barrier when the door panel is in a closed position.

A method and apparatus for designing an iris biometrics system that operates in minimally constrained settings. The image acquisition system has fewer constraints on subjects than traditional methods by extending standoff distance and capture volume. The method receives design parameters and provides derived quantities that are useful in designing an image acquisition system having a specific set of performance requirements. Exemplary scenarios of minimally constrained settings are provided, such as a high volume security checkpoint, an office, an aircraft boarding bridge, a wide corridor, and an automobile.

A door entryway system can include a door sweep capable of attachment to a bottom of a door panel. The system also includes a threshold assembly having a self-articulating threshold cap configured to self-adjust toward the door sweep and interact therewith to form a sealing barrier when the door panel is in a closed position.

Embodiments of the present application generally relate to controlling ingress/egress through entryway devices. More particularly, but not exclusively, embodiments of the present invention relate to attaining confirmation of intent relating to access to a controlled opening. According to certain embodiments, the credential device and/or the user of the credential device is prompted to provide a response, or otherwise is to perform certain actions, that can demonstrate a confirmation of intent to gain access to the controlled opening. Such responses and/or actions can be evaluated to determine authority to gain access to the controlled opening. Further, such intent confirmation events may, depending on the embodiment, be performed before or after credential information is communicated from the credential device and/or before or after pairing of the access control device and the credential device. According to other embodiments, intent may be confirmed, at least in part, based on changes in the characteristics of signals communicated from the credential device.

An inner or secondary door and temperature control system for use on a vehicle or trailer having a storage compartment and a first or primary door associated with a first entry or entryway into the storage compartment. The secondary door provides a moveable barrier or door that is situated in operative relationship to the first entry or entryway associated with the first door in order to prevent thermal loss from the storage compartment area during deliveries or at times when the first door is open.

The splatter guard is a shield used directly on a lip of a cookware. The guard is a rectangular sheet of aluminum having a top edge, a bottom edge and two side edges. Strips of aluminum are disposed at the bottom edge of the guard to tie the guard to handles on cookware. A crease is disposed horizontally across the sheet being a distance from the bottom edge. The crease is the portion of the guard that contacts the cookware. Specifically the crease on the guard is manipulated to fit the lip of the cookware. By resting on the lip, the guard does not encumber the opening of the cookware. The guard leaves a portion of the lip uncovered to provide an entryway to food items disposed within the cookware.

Enclosed, collapsible and shippable disposable animal litter box which can be shipped without loss of animal litter pre-filled in the litter box, and which can be collapsed by the user for disposal after use, thus resealing the box so that used litter and animal waste are prevented from escaping the box. Litter box includes a top, bottom, left side, right side, front, and rear of sheet material with a litter tray for holding animal litter. Various sides are hingedly attached to each other for shipping, opening up by the user into an enclosed use position for the animal, and then for being closed into a disposal position after use. An animal entryway is provided. Entryway includes a removable seal for sealing entry for preventing litter from escaping when litter box is in collapsed position during both shipping of clean litter and discarding of used litter.

Tracking systems and methods of estimating a distribution of persons in a physical environment are provided. A tracking system may comprise a wireless receiver configured to detect instances of a wireless signal from each mobile device passing through an entryway in and out of the environment and a computing device configured to identify an identifier transmitted in each instance and compute a trip time for each mobile device and an aggregate trip time spent by all mobile devices during an analysis period. The computing device may read a probability map that indicates a probability that one of the mobile devices is located in each predetermined location and oriented in a predetermined direction. The computing device may assign each time unit a predetermined location and orientation based on the probability map, and for a selected target location, compute and display an aggregate time and a probability distribution of shopper orientation.

A method for recovering evidence from the footwear of a crime scene investigator is provided, comprising placing an adhesive evidence recovery sheet at an entryway to a crime scene, causing the crime scene investigator to step thereon upon exiting the crime scene, and covering the evidence recovery sheet with a protective cover. In this manner, evidence inadvertently adhering to the footwear of the investigator is removed and preserved for further analysis. In accordance with the method of this invention, a device for recovering evidence from the footwear of an investigator is provided, comprising an adhesive evidence recovery sheet and a protective cover. Adhesive strips on an obverse surface of the evidence recovery sheet prevent inadvertent dislodgement of the sheet from the floor surface on which it is placed.

A removable device that is used with the bottom part, or crate bottom (50), of modular dog crates having a plurality of solid walls and an additional wall with an entryway cutout (52) to create a temporary pet bathtub enclosed on all sides. The device comprises, in part, a rigid, waterproof panel (12) with an elongated transom (16) affixed to its top edge. A gasket (18) is affixed to the edges of the panel (12) which abut the entryway cutout (52) to ensure a watertight seal between the panel (12) and the perimeter lip of the entryway cutout (52). Alignment hardware (20) and fastening devices (22) are affixed to the panel (12) and transom (16) to aid in the positioning and securing in place of the device in the entryway cutout (52). One or more drain assemblies (24) pass through the face of the panel (12) to provide a means of draining the crate bottom (50) after it has been filled with water.

A relocatable plant for citrus juice extraction includes several trailers which are connected together on site to form the relocatable plant. The plant includes a fruit handling trailer, a juicing trailer, a chilling trailer, a tank trailer, a generator trailer, a detachable walkway platform interconnecting the trailers and a plurality of entryways along the walkways for allowing ingress and egress of personnel. A method aspect of the invention includes obtaining fresh citrus juice on a commercial scale by stationing the relocatable plant on site at a citrus grove having fruit ready for harvest, and processing citrus fruit through the plant at a rate sufficient to produce at least 500 gallons of juice per hour of operation.

The invention discloses a method and a system for predicating staff flow. Staff flow information in the venue and the passage is obtained by sampling analysis and through a video system, and the staff flow in the venue sometime in the future is approximately estimated by using the information, so more effective staff guidance can be carried out according to the predication and the efficiency of staff flow management is improved. The method comprises the following steps: preliminary sampling analysis is performed, the average ratio of the staff number leaving the venue after one period to the current staff number in the venue is obtained by statistics; the through-put volume threshold value is set, i.e., the staff number passing through one passway of the venue at the normal walking speed in one period; the current staff number in the venue and the staff number in each entryway are obtained; the estimated staff number leaving the venue after one period is calculated; the estimated staff number entering in the venue after one period is calculated; and the estimated staff number in the venue after one period is obtained.

A method of capturing insects comprises, in one embodiment, provision of an elongated housing which permits airflow between upstream and downstream ends while impeding passage of insects therebetween, a movable closure which is biased into a closed position to hinder access to the interior through the upstream end, and a movable purge valve. In operation, air is evacuated through the purge opening establishing vacuum source within the housing interior, the movable closure is placed proximate to a target insect, and an air pressure differential is created whereby ambient air is drawn into the housing interior at a sufficient flow to cause the movable closure to open, thus creating an entryway into the upstream region drawing the insect into the upstream region to be trapped when the movable closure returns to the closed position.

The invention relates to a road entryway controller whose hardware includes an embedded computer, a binding post row, an industrial power source, a relay, an optical terminal machine, an optical cable terminal box; the embedded computer is arranged in a processed cabinet, an outside device connection communication control line is firstly connected from outside of the cabinet onto the post row in the cabinet, a passing lamp and a signal lamp control line is then connected from the post row to the corresponding relay, and connected to an I/O sheet card via the relay, an information plate and a vehicle inspection machine are directly connected from the host row to a RS485 joint of a host, a manual operation device is not fixed-connected to device, and only connected to a communication port of an embedded computer panel only when being debuged and maintained, the embedded computer is connected to the optical terminal machine via network lines, the optical terminal machine is connected with the optical cable terminal box via optical fibers and finally accessed in INTERNET so as to be communicated with a middle-controlled monitor. The sofeware frame of the invention and a control algorithm desired in realizing, determine the stability, and high efficiency operation performance of the whole system.

This invention relates to a washable multi-component magnetic floor mat with a hidden base component. The floor mat contains a textile component and a base component. The textile component and the base component are attached to one another by magnetic attraction. The magnetic attraction is provided by incorporation of magnetic particles in both the textile and base components. The textile component is designed to be soiled, washed, and re-used, thereby providing ideal end-use applications in areas such as building entryways. The present invention eliminates the need to wash the base component of the floor mat which results in environmental, cost and labor conservation. Alignment and deployment of the textile component with the base component in an efficient manner is also described herein.

A support for mounting and supporting electrical fixtures and electrical devices in an outdoor setting. The support includes an elongated body that is typically molded in one piece from a plastic material. Stabilizer bars are provided on the lower end of the body to provide firm anchoring in the ground. The stabilizer bars are integral with the body to reduce the possibility of separation from the body. A wide cable entryway is provided on the bottom of the body to accept electrical feed cables at various depths in the ground. The body includes a closed top, four side walls, and at least one access opening within one of the side walls. The hollow interior of the body can be closed off at any location desired between the access opening and the top edge of the cable entryway to form an integral electrical junction box for housing interior electrical connections. A flange projects beyond the outer wall around the access opening. The closed top of the body is adapted to accept a lighting fixture and the access opening is adapted to accept a standard wall-mounted electrical device, such as a duplex receptacle. The standard electrical device is held in the access opening by a standard faceplate. A cover is hinged to the body and includes bottom openings for electrical cords and a locking arrangement for locking the cover to the body. The mounting device therefore provides, in a minimal number of separate pieces, a stable platform for mounting an electrical fixture and an electrical receptacle to the ground. All wiring connections are enclosed in an electrical junction box. A hinged cover is provided that may be closed over installed electrical cords while they are attached to the receptacle to protect the cords and the receptacle from rain.