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Medical devices, namely, drinking cups for use by patients with swallowing disorders

Goods & Services

(1) Computer software for coordinating transportation services of people and cargo, namely, software for the automated scheduling and dispatch of motor vehicles (1) Telecommunications services, namely, routing calls, SMS messages, and push-notifications to local thirdparty motor vehicle dispatchers in the vicinity of the caller using mobile phones for coordinating transport services of people and cargo (2) Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software for providing car transportation services, for booking car transportation services, and for dispatching motor vehicles to customers; hosting a website, namely, a website that features information regarding car transportation services and bookings for transportation services by car

Goods & Services

(1) Computer software for coordinating transportation services of people and cargo, namely, software for the automated scheduling and dispatch of motor vehicles (1) Telecommunications services, namely, routing calls, SMS messages, and push-notifications to local thirdparty motor vehicle dispatchers in the vicinity of the caller using mobile phones for coordinating transport services of people and cargo (2) Bookings for car transportation services and for dispatching motor vehicles to customers (3) Hosting a website that features information regarding transportation services and bookings for transportation services by car; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software for providing car transportation services

Abstract

A movable cable loop descent system comprises a cable for forming into a loop, a receiver for attachment to a structure having a receiver pulley for engaging the cable loop, a brake assembly, having a drive pulley for being rotated by the cable loop, the brake assembly for slowing a rate of travel of the cable loop and a carriage supporting a load for attachment to the cable loop at a point and for movement between the structure and the ground. A rotor and substantially parallel conductive frame is mounted on an axle through the drive pulley. Magnets on a surface of the rotor and/or the frame induce eddy currents, as they are relatively rotated, which create a rotational braking force controlling descent of the carriage and load. The brake assembly may be removably positioned by a drive-on anchor. The cable is removable and the system may form a kit.

IPC Classes  ?

• B61H 9/02 - Brakes characterised by, or modified for, their application to special railway systems or purposes for aerial, e.g. rope, railways
• A62B 1/04 - Single parts, e.g. fastening devices
• A62B 1/08 - Devices for lowering persons from buildings or the like by making use of rope-lowering devices with brake mechanisms for the winches or pulleys

Abstract

A movable cable loop descent system comprises a cable for forming into a loop, a receiver for attachment to a structure having a receiver pulley for engaging the cable loop, a brake assembly, having a drive pulley for being rotated by the cable loop, the brake assembly for slowing a rate of travel of the cable loop and a carriage supporting a load for attachment to the cable loop at a point and for movement between the structure and the ground. A rotor and substantially parallel conductive frame is mounted on an axle through the drive pulley. Magnets on a surface of the rotor and/or the frame induce eddy currents, as they are relatively rotated, which create a rotational braking force controlling descent of the carriage and load. The brake assembly may be removably positioned by a drive-on anchor. The cable is removable and the system may form a kit.

IPC Classes  ?

• A62B 1/04 - Single parts, e.g. fastening devices
• A62B 1/08 - Devices for lowering persons from buildings or the like by making use of rope-lowering devices with brake mechanisms for the winches or pulleys
• B61H 9/02 - Brakes characterised by, or modified for, their application to special railway systems or purposes for aerial, e.g. rope, railways

Abstract

A supported davit arm extension assembly for a descent apparatus comprising an escape shuttle suspended from a cable defining a descent path from an initial point at a receiver of a platform to a terminal point proximate to a ground surface. The extension assembly comprises a davit arm extending above the platform and secured to the receiver, and a fall arrest trolley operatively coupled to the shuttle at a first end and terminating at a second end extending substantially away from the terminal point. The second end of the fall arrest trolley has a securement point for connection to and support of a load, such as a worker, by an overhead fall arrest. While the shuttle is docked with the receiver, the fall arrest trolley extends over the platform, supported by the davit arm, and facilitates substantially unfettered movement of the worker around the platform. As the worker enters the shuttle, it is disengaged from the receiver and follows the descent path of the cable toward the ground surface. The second end of the fall arrest trolley rides along the davit arm and onto the cable and is thereafter supported thereon through the descent of the shuttle.

IPC Classes  ?

• A62B 1/02 - Devices for lowering persons from buildings or the like by making use of rescue cages, bags, or the like
• A62B 1/06 - Devices for lowering persons from buildings or the like by making use of rope-lowering devices
• A62B 35/00 - Safety belts or body harnesses; Similar equipment for limiting displacement of the human body, especially in case of sudden changes of motion
• E04G 21/32 - Safety or protective measures for persons during the construction of buildings

Abstract

A supported davit arm extension assembly for a descent apparatus comprising an escape shuttle suspended from a cable defining a descent path from an initial point at a receiver of a platform to a terminal point proximate to a ground surface. The extension assembly comprises a davit arm extending above the platform and secured to the receiver, and a fall arrest trolley operatively coupled to the shuttle at a first end and terminating at a second end extending substantially away from the terminal point. The second end of the fall arrest trolley has a securement point for connection to and support of a load, such as a worker, by an overhead fall arrest. While the shuttle is docked with the receiver, the fall arrest trolley extends over the platform, supported by the davit arm, and facilitates substantially unfettered movement of the worker around the platform. As the worker enters the shuttle, it is disengaged from the receiver and follows the descent path of the cable toward the ground surface. The second end of the fall arrest trolley rides along the davit arm and onto the cable and is thereafter supported thereon through the descent of the shuttle.

IPC Classes  ?

• A62B 35/00 - Safety belts or body harnesses; Similar equipment for limiting displacement of the human body, especially in case of sudden changes of motion
• A62B 1/02 - Devices for lowering persons from buildings or the like by making use of rescue cages, bags, or the like
• A62B 1/06 - Devices for lowering persons from buildings or the like by making use of rope-lowering devices
• E04G 21/32 - Safety or protective measures for persons during the construction of buildings

Abstract

A movable cable loop descent system comprises a cable for forming into a loop, a receiver for attachment to a structure having a receiver pulley for engaging the cable loop, a brake assembly, having a drive pulley for being rotated by the cable loop, the brake assembly for slowing a rate of travel of the cable loop and a carriage supporting a load for attachment to the cable loop at a point and for movement between the structure and the ground. A rotor and substantially parallel conductive frame is mounted on an axle passing through the drive pulley. Magnets on a surface of the rotor and/or the frame induce eddy currents, as they are relatively rotated, which create a rotational braking force controlling descent of the carriage and load. The brake assembly may be removably positioned by a drive-on anchor. The cable is removable and the system may form a kit.

IPC Classes  ?

• B61H 9/02 - Brakes characterised by, or modified for, their application to special railway systems or purposes for aerial, e.g. rope, railways
• A62B 1/04 - Single parts, e.g. fastening devices
• A62B 1/08 - Devices for lowering persons from buildings or the like by making use of rope-lowering devices with brake mechanisms for the winches or pulleys

Abstract

A single cable descent control device comprises a pair of rotors with corresponding frames of conductive material mounted on a common central axle on either side of a drive pulley. The pulley is adapted to sit above a single descent cable. An enclosure is suspended from the device. Disposed along at least one surface of each of the rotors or of the corresponding frames or both, is a series of magnets such that rotation of the rotors relative to the frames induces eddy currents that oppose the magnetic field and create a rotational braking force providing precise and controllable descent of the enclosure with little or no mechanical wear or risk of overheating. In this configuration, constraints on the size of the enclosure are dispensed with, as are corresponding limitations on the positioning and angle of descent of the cable. Further, significant labor and material savings in manufacturing the enclosure may be obtained from the resulting simplicity of design. The device may be used in numerous other applications, including without limitation, permitting controlled descent of gondolas or chairs from ski lift operations when normal lift operation is temporarily precluded.

IPC Classes  ?

• B66D 3/04 - Pulley blocks or like devices in which force is applied to a rope, cable or chain, which passes over one or more pulleys, e.g. to obtain mechanical advantage
• B61B 7/00 - Rope railway systems with suspended flexible tracks