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...that to encourage use of his new invention, the shopping cart, market owner Sylvan Goldman hired fake shoppers to push the carts around his store in Oklahoma City? Seems his customers were reluctant to give up their hand-carried baskets.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8140379 | Predicting shopper traffic at a retail store Mathematical models for predicting shopper traffic at a shopper region useful for developing inter alia a metric for measuring impressions to in-store advertising. ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8102275 | Package and merchandising system A sensory interactable packaging assembly having a base and a container. The base has a power supply. The container may contain a consumer product. The container is removably attachable to the base. The container has an outer surface and a sensory interactable eleme... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8084072 | Isothiocyanate preservatives and methods of their use A composition for preserving solid food products comprising a moisture-sensitive isothiocyanate compound and a hygroscopic carrier, wherein the composition is substantially free of sorbic acid, benzoic acid, and salts thereof. Also disclosed is a solid food product ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 7329441 | Water-soluble pouches A water-soluble pouch, a process for producing a water-soluble pouch and the use of an electrostatically charged powder for coating film material are provided. ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7323438 | Cleansing article with improved handleability The present invention is directed to a disposable article that contains a plurality of substrate layers. The article is selected from the group consisting of pad sized articles, grip sized articles, sheet sized articles and combinations. These articles have a cleans... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7060317 | Dehydrated potato flakes Dehydrated potato flakes prepared from potato slices, slivers and/or nubbins suitable for use in dough compositions used to make fabricated products. The dehydrated flakes are prepared such that the physical properties in the flake are controlled during processing. ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7060318 | Dehydrated potato flakes Dehydrated potato flakes prepared from potato slices, slivers and/or nubbins suitable for use in dough compositions used to make fabricated products. The dehydrated flakes are prepared such that the physical properties in the flake are controlled during processing. ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7045109 | Conversion of sodium bromide to anhydrous hydrobromic acid and sodium bisulfate Process for the conversion of sodium bromide to anhydrous hydrobromic acid and sodium bisulfate, said process with the following sequential steps: reaction of sodium bromide and sulfuric acid in a solution of water to produce hydrobromic acid and sodium bisulfate wh... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7018668 | Low fat creamer compositions A non-fat creamer composition that contains from about 10% to about 90%, of a microparticulated protein component and from about 10% to about 90%, of a insoluble microcrystalline cellulose component. In the hydrated state the microparticulated protein component part... | 03/28/2006 |
| D515934 | Container | 02/28/2006 |
| D514949 | Container | 02/14/2006 |
| 6995232 | Synthesis of polyol medium fatty acid polyesters Processes for the preparation of polyol fatty acid polyesters comprise heating a mixture of polyol, fatty acid ester, emulsifying agent and catalyst. In one embodiment, the fatty acid chains of the fatty acid ester have from about 6 to about 14 total carbon atoms an... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6994880 | Process for preparing dehydrated potato flakes Dehydrated potato flakes prepared from potato slices, slivers and/or nubbins suitable for use in dough compositions used to make fabricated products. The dehydrated flakes are prepared such that the physical properties in the flake are controlled during processing. ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6984376 | Methods of inhibiting dental erosion/discoloration using a beverage composition comprising a long chain polyphosphate The present invention is directed to a method of treating dental erosion, preventing dental discoloration or both comprising orally administering to a mammal (preferably, a human) a beverage composition having a pH of greater than about 5.5; wherein the beverage com... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6978883 | Conveyor and method of using A conveyor for transporting articles is disclosed. The conveyor is for transporting articles having an initial pitch, wherein the initial pitch of the articles is subsequently decreased and/or increased. After the subsequent increase and/or decrease in pitch, the in... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6878680 | Detergent compositions and components thereof Detergent compositions comprising bleach catalysts or perfumes are disclosed. In particular, components comprising the bleach catalysts or perfumes are disclosed. In particular, the bleach catalysts are formed into stable particles having low moisture content and lo... | 04/12/2005 |
| D501912 | Water filter device | 02/15/2005 |
| 6841388 | Method and system for diagnosing pathology in biological samples by detection of infrared spectral markers A method and system for diagnosing pathology, such as carcinoma, in a biological sample identifies presence of pathology based on the existence of an infrared markers in the extracellular material, rather than cells, in the biological sample. In the case of breast c... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6840963 | Home laundry method The present invention relates to automatic home laundering processes for cleaning or refreshing fabric articles, especially articles of clothing, linen and drapery. The present invention also relates to automatic home laundering of mixed loads of fabric articles com... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6821545 | Low calorie fat materials that eliminate laxative side effect The present invention is a composition of matter comprising an edible, wholly or partially nondigestible low calorie fat material having a non-Newtonian pseudoplastic rheology at body temperature. In particular, at 100° F. (37.8° C.) the fat material has: (a) a vi... | 11/23/2004 |
| D492753 | Fluidic cartridge end piece | 07/06/2004 |
| 6630435 | Bleaching compositions The present invention relates to a bleaching composition suitable for use in laundry applications comprising a pre-formed peroxycarboxylic acid, amine oxide and a co-surfactant or hydrotrope or mixtures.... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6576323 | Fabric cleaning article with texturing and/or a tackiness agent Articles designed to clean/refresh soiled fabrics are improved by means of texturing at least one surface and/or by applying tackiness agents. In use, the articles rub against the fabrics, whereupon lint removed from the fabrics is trapped and retained by... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6495510 | Fluid cleaning compositions having high levels of amine oxide Phase stable liquid compositions comprising preferred ratios of amine oxides and surfactants are provided. The compositions are preferably employed to spot clean stains from fabrics.... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6495172 | Method of using steam ironing of fabrics as a way of causing reduction of physiological and/or subjective reactivity to stress in humans A method of using steam ironing of fabrics as a way of causing reduction of physiological and/or subjective reactivity to stress in a human is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a stress reducing composition comprising one or more of a v... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6451064 | Liquid multipurpose-cleaning compositions with effective foam control Liquid multipurpose cleaning compositions comprising a peroxygen bleach, a surfactant that exhibits a foaming property in the presence of a peroxygen bleach and a foam reducing system and processes for using same are provided.... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6232281 | Singlet oxygen generators having enhanced heavy atom effect The present invention relates to photochemical singlet oxygen generators useful as bleaching agents for laundry detergent compositions or in hard surface cleaning compositions and as anti-microbials. The photochemical singlet oxygen generators comprise a ... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6145708 | Low volume flowable solids distributor A flowable particulate distributor is provided having at least one wall and a multiplicity of posts. Each of the posts have a first end and a second end. The posts are attached at the first ends to the at least one wall forming a geometric array such that... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6115870 | Toothbrush A toothbrush having a handle (4) and a head (1), the head (1) being of length L and having longitudinal and transverse axes, the head (1) having a bristle-bearing surface (7) with a plurality of tufts (6) extending therefrom, wherein the tufts (6) are arr... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6109787 | Soft bag for personal-hygiene articles A soft bag for accommodating a stack of personal-hygiene articles, especially of cosmetic cotton pads, which comprises a side wall, a bottom wall and removal mechanism, located in the bottom area of the bag, with a tear-off latch, defined by weakening lin... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6074628 | Hairspray compositions containing silicon block copolymers The present invention relates to hairspray compositions comprising from about 50% to about 99.9% by weight of an alcohol solvent, and from about 0.1% to about 30% by weight of a silicone-containing adhesive block copolymer having a weight average molecula... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5968885 | Bleaching compositions The present invention relates to liquid compositions comprising a peroxygen bleach, a liquid hydrophobic bleach activator and a polyhydroxy fatty acid amide surfactant according to the formula R2 --C(O)--N(R1)-Z, wherein R1 | 10/19/1999 |
| 5929099 | Pharmaceutical composition for inhibiting the growth of cancers A pharmaceutical composition that inhibits the growth of tumors and cancers in mammals and can be used to treat viral infections that comprises a fungicide in combination with chemotherapeutic agents is disclosed. The particular fungicide used is a benzim... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5929018 | Detergent composition comprising a polymeric polycarboxylic compound, a chelant, and an amylase enzyme There is provided a non-phosphate builder-containing detergent composition formulated with a surfactant, a water-soluble organic polymeric polycarboxylic compound, a chelant, an amylase and a source of alkalinity, wherein (a) said water-soluble organic po... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5919752 | Perfumes having odor longevity benefits The present invention relates to perfume or fine fragrance compositions inter alia perfumes, colognes, eau de toilettes, and after shave lotions, comprising pro-accord compounds which release their fragrance raw material components on a delayed basis ther... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5906711 | Multiple ply tissue paper having two or more plies with different discrete regions A multiple ply tissue paper structure is disclosed. The multiple ply tissue paper has at least two plies having discrete low density regions dispersed throughout a continous relatively high density network. One of the plies has more of the discrete low de... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5899404 | Turret assembly A web winding apparatus and a method of operating the apparatus include a turret assembly, a core loading apparatus, and a core stripping apparatus. The turret assembly supports rotatably driven mandrels for engaging hollow cores upon which a paper web is... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5891424 | Antiperspirant cream compositions having improved rheology Disclosed are anhydrous antiperspirant cream compositions that are substantially free of polymeric or inorganic thickening, and have improved product stability and spreading performance. These compositions have a rheology profile characterized by select p... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5874073 | Styling shampoo compositions containing an odor masking base Disclosed are styling shampoo compositions comprising (a) from about 5% to about 50% by weight of a surfactant component having an anionic moiety at the pH of the composition; (b) from about 0.025% to about 3% by weight of a cationic deposition polymer; (... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5849276 | Antiperspirant gel-solid stick compositions containing select nucleating agents Disclosed are anhydrous antiperspirant compositions comprising from about 0.5% to about 60% by weight of particulate antiperspirant active; from about 1% to about 15% by weight of a solid non-polymeric gellant; from about 10% to about 80% by weight of an ... | 12/15/1998 |
