Celebrity Inventors
Magician Harry Houdini patented a "Diver's Suit" enabling the wearer to "quickly divest himself of the suit while being submerged and to safely escape and reach the surface of the water."
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5071302 | Notched double seaming chuck This relates to the double seaming of an end unit to a metal can body where the end unit is of the full opening, easy opening type incorporating a pull tab for the purpose of initiating a rupture followed by pull out of an end panel of the end unit. Most ... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5029725 | Molded plastic material container A flange assembly of a molded plastic container which is multi-sided. Each side terminates at its upper edge in the flange assembly and the flange assembly includes an inner support flange to which a closure may be bonded. Outwardly of the support flange ... | 07/09/1991 |
| 5025123 | Apparatus and method for sealing a lid onto a container A modular type replaceable heating unit with a downwardly facing heating ring for use in an apparatus for sealing a flat lid with a lower layer of heat bondable material onto the upper, generally flat surface of a flange extending around the periphery of ... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5005728 | End shape modification to reduce end hook wrinkling This relates to a conventional type metal container end having a modified end hook configuration for the purpose of eliminating undesired wrinkles within a conventional type of double seam between a metal container end and a container body. Most particula... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4996826 | Apparatus and method for sealing a lid onto a container A method and apparatus for sealing a flat lid with a lower layer of heat bondable material onto the upper, generally flat surface of a flange extending around the periphery of an access opening in a container of the type used to store a substance subscept... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4986466 | Box and blank for forming same A box of the wrap around type for bottles and like products. The box is readily formed from a substantially rectangular blank while maintaining a bottom panel thereof in a flat state and folding front and rear panels upwardly with the front and rear panel... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4984414 | Apparatus and method for sealing a lid onto a container A method and apparatus for sealing a flat lid with a lower layer of heat bondable material onto the upper, generally flat surface of a flange extending around the periphery of an access opening in a container of the type used to store a substance suscepti... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4948001 | Interrupted threads on a plastic bottle finish This relates to a container having a neck finish which is provided with threads for receiving a closure and wherein the threads are blow molded in the formation of the container from a tubular parison. It has been found that in the blow molding of the thr... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4941306 | Apparatus and method for sealing a lid onto a container A method and apparatus for sealing a flat lid with a lower layer of heat bondable material onto the upper, generally flat surface of a flange extending around the periphery of an access opening in a container of the type used to store a substance suscepti... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4936943 | Quick detach assembly for a sealing head This relates to the mounting of a sealing head for sealing a plastic lid in a plastic container by way of induction heating. In order that a sealing head may be readily removed and replaced by a like sealing head for cleaning and repair, there is provided... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4934168 | Die assembly for and method of forming metal end unit This relates to special tooling for forming metal end units for use in conjunction with cans for carbonated beverages and the like wherein the formed end unit is provided with an integral reinforcement in the form of a countersink so as to increase the bu... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4916264 | Rotary switch This relates to a rotary switch and rotary valve assembly for a multiple work station machine wherein the work stations rotate and are sequentially presented to an operating position. There may be a high voltage switch and two low voltage switches with th... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4909022 | Nest for container closing machine This relates to a nest for receiving a container which is to be filled and thereafter have a lid applied thereto with the lid being sealed to the container by a sealing head in conjunction with the nest. Most particularly, there will be a plurality of suc... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4892115 | Control valve assembly This relates to a compact control valve assembly which is particularly intended to be mounted for controlling and operating a station of a multiple station machine such as a container closing machine. The compactness of the valve assembly is made possible... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4892029 | Positioning device This relates to a positioning device for positioning a member relative to a work piece. In the preferred use of the positioning device, a sealing head is carried by the positioning device with the sealing head having a first lowered position for picking u... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4890758 | Closure with improved pull tab This relates to the construction of a pull tab integrally formed on a closure which is bonded to a container by way of a rupturable bond. Instead of utilizing the conventional pull tab which is normally integrally connected to the closure, the pull tab ha... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4879147 | Polymeric multilayer sheet suitable for the manufacture of microwaveable containers A multilayer plastic sheet adapted for the manufacture of containers for food products to be cooked or reheated in microwave ovens is disclosed wherein the sheet has at least one layer of a propylene polymer composition bonded to the surface of a styrene ... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4877054 | Rotary valve assembly This relates to a rotary switch and rotary valve assembly for a multiple work station machine wherein the work stations rotate and are sequentially presented to an operating position. There may be a high voltage and two low voltage switches with the switc... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4863071 | Pump and container assembly This relates to a container and pump unit where the container is formed with an integral liquid product supply tube in lieu of the usual dip tube carried by the pump unit and wherein there is a special connector arrangement for connecting a conventional t... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4863011 | Automatic article unloader This relates to the removal of articles from a nest which is travelling along a predetermined path. Most particularly, nests are mounted on an endless conveyor chain and carried thereby past various stations for forming a package beginning with a containe... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4857343 | Process for the low temperature pasteurization of liquid comestibles Liquid comestibles are electrolytically treated to lower the pH thereof and the electrolytically treated liquid comestible is pasteurizable at temperatures lower than those normally used to effect pasteurization.... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4853510 | Induction heating coil This relates to an induction heating coil which is of a single turn construction and particularly configurated for inducing electrical energy into a metal foil barrier layer of a laminated container closure for effecting heat bonding of the closure to a c... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4848060 | Carton lid transfer assembly This relates to a mechanism for transferring carton lids from a hopper or magazine to a carton closing machine and more particularly to a sealing head of such a machine. The carton closing machine has a plurality of sealing heads each carried at a work st... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4836359 | Conveyor chain for container nest This relates to a special endless conveyor chain particularly adapted to carry fixtures which are to be readily removable and replaceable on the conveyor chain. In order to accomplish this, the pins which connect together the links of a conventional conve... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4834259 | Pull tab storage and method of effecting same This relates to a package wherein there is a container having bonded thereto for removal a peelable lid. The lid is provided with a pull tab extension to facilitate one pulling on the lid to effect removal of the lid from the associated container. The pul... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4830048 | Rotary switch and valve assembly This relates to a rotary switch and rotary valve assembly for a multiple work station machine wherein the work stations rotate and are sequentially presented to an operating position. There may be a high voltage and two low voltage switches with the switc... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4827696 | Apparatus for gassing open top cans having a newly filled bubbling liquid therein A gassing apparatus for breaking bubbles at the surface of a newly filled bubbling product (beer) and thereafter removing air from the head space above the surface of the product. The gassing apparatus includes a new bubble breaker which provides for the ... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4810541 | Plastic container having a surface to which a lid may be peelably sealed A plastic container adapted to be peelably heat sealed with a lid, the container having an integral peripheral flange extending outwardly from its upper edge to which the lid may be peelably heat sealed, the lid contacting surface of the flange being comp... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4785992 | Container and method of making the same This relates to a bottom construction for a composite container wherein the container body is of a composite construction such as a wound paper tube having a plastic material liner. The bottom construction includes a generally cup-shaped closure element f... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4775071 | Strength aerosol dome This relates to an improved aerosol container of the type wherein the dome is formed separately from the body and is secured to the body by a conventional double seam. The aerosol container is improved by squeezing the double seam radially inwardly so tha... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4771935 | Plastic containers embodying a peel seal and method of preparing same A polyolefin container is disclosed which is hermetically sealed with a complementary lid extending across the open container the opposed faces of the container surface and the lid being bonded together by a peelable, heat seal layer intermediate between ... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4757914 | Laminated closure for a plastic container This relates to a closure for a plastic container wherein the closure is to be heat bonded to the container. The closure is of a laminated construction and includes an outer structural layer of plastic material, a combined electric heat inductive and barr... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4757175 | Induction heating coil This relates to an induction heating coil which is of a single turn construction and particularly configurated for inducing electrical energy into a metal foil barrier layer of a laminated container closure for effecting heat bonding of the closure to a c... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4754113 | Induction coil heating unit for heat sealing closures to containers This relates to an induction heating coil unit which includes a conventional one turn induction coil which has associated therewith a laminated core. The core is formed of electrically conductive metal members and insulating, preferably plastic, members. ... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4751153 | Frame for a cell construction A frame and membrane assembly for a liquid transfer cell wherein the frame has a peripheral portion including opposite faces and one face is planar and the opposite face carries a peripherally outer sealing ring and inwardly thereof an anchoring arrangeme... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4748092 | Frame for a cell construction A frame and membrane assembly for a cell subject to fluid flow. The frame includes a peripheral portion having opposite faces which are to be sealed together. One of the faces is planar while the other of the faces is provided with a plurality of grooves.... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4740663 | Transverse flux induction heating unit This relates to an induction heating unit which is particularly constructed for inducing electrical energy into the periphery of a metal foil barrier layer of a closure for a container to thereby heat the closure and heat bond the closure to the container... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4707213 | Induction heating unit for heat bonding a lid having a metallic layer to a container This relates to an apparatus for heat bonding a lid having a metallic layer to a plastic container. The container, filled with a product, is seated in a nest and a lid is seated in place thereon. There is at least one corner on the lid and projecting from... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4693390 | Lid for a plastic container This relates to lids which incorporate a barrier material and which may be suitable heat bonded to plastic containers. A feature of the lid is that the area of the lid which is to be permanently bonded to the container is defined by two scores wherein, in... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4693391 | Closure having a pull tab and a controlled seal width at the pull tab This disclosure relates to a closure having a plastic layer which is to be heat bonded to a plastic outer layer of a container. The closure is provided with a pull tab to facilitate the removal thereof from the container. Heat bonding of the closure to th... | 09/15/1987 |
