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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 |
| 8162042 | Energy recovery ventilator with condensate feedback Condensate accumulating in the incoming outside air flow passages of a heat exchanger is fed back into the exhaust flow passages of the heat exchanger to provide improved heat transfer in the heat exchanger, and to avoid the necessity for drainage of the condensate ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7779997 | Carrier and method The carrier has a central vertical support panel structure, and a pair of foldable receptacles extending outwardly from opposite sides of the vertical support structure. The receptacles have automatically-opening bottom walls with symmetrical bottom panels which ove... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7753196 | Carrier and method A foldable carrier for beverages and other objects has a pair of folding receptacles extending outwardly from a central vertical support panel structure. Horizontal slits are formed in the side walls across two or four corners of the carrier, and the resulting horiz... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7753195 | Carrier and method A foldable carrier is provided with a vertical support panel structure made as a first component, and an external side wall structure as a second component. The vertical support panel structure and the external side wall structure are joined together to form two sep... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7438261 | Stratospheric balloon utilizing electrostatic inflation of walls The high-altitude balloon has a skin made of nearly evacuated electrostatically inflated cells which provide thermal insulation to minimize heat loss from the gas in the balloon, while transmitting heat from the sun to heat the gas. The lower surface of the balloon ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438181 | Carrier and method A carrier is provided with vertical support panels, each with a receptacle extending outwardly from its lower region. Each receptacle has a bottom panel which unfolds partially when the folded carrier is unfolded. An engagement structure such as a detent is provided... | 10/21/2008 |
| D576452 | Condiment grinder and dispenser | 09/09/2008 |
| D576453 | Combined salt and pepper grinder | 09/09/2008 |
| 7383949 | Carrier and method A carrier is provided with vertical support panels, each with a receptacle extending outwardly from its lower region. The carrier is made from blanks in which foldable panels are arranged in linear arrays. In the blanks, the vertical support panels can be folded and... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7370755 | Carrier and method The carrier has beverage cup-holding receptacles on opposite sides of a vertical support panel, and a third much larger receptacle formed from the same blank. The carrier is stored flat and is unfolded for use at a usage location such as a motion picture theater con... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7352414 | Favorite channel remote controller and method The remote controller has separate groups of channels, each accessible by means of a Favorite Channel Key. Channels preferably are grouped in accordance with a common characteristic, such as sports channels, movie channels, etc. One of several channels within each g... | 04/01/2008 |
| D564845 | Grilling set | 03/25/2008 |
| 7334629 | Ventilating system, heat exchanger and methods The ventilating system includes evaporative cooling of the exhaust air before it enters a heat exchanger to cool incoming fresh outside air. A suction fan pulls exhaust air through the heat exchanger and, in combination with a flow restrictor, reduces the pressure o... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7320415 | Condiment dispensing container and carousel Substantially cylindrical condiment containers with extendable and retractable pouring spouts are provided. A dispensing mechanism in each container can be actuated by simply rotating the lower portion of the body of the container, without the need for separate knob... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7267224 | Carrier and method The carrier has a folded-panel central vertical support structure with a handle and a pair of trays or receptacles attached to the central support structure, and an optional auxiliary tray with a slotted bottom which can be fitted onto the central support panel. A f... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7243785 | Carrier and method The food carrier has a central vertical support panel with a handle and a pair of trays or receptacles attached to the central support panel, and an optional auxiliary tray with a slotted bottom can be fitted onto the central support panel. A folded side-wall struct... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7231967 | Ventilator system and method The ventilator system and method use a heat exchanger to selectively transfer heat between fresh outside air entering and exhaust air leaving an enclosed space whenever energy can be recovered from the exhaust air by doing so. The system uses a microprocessor-based ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7185758 | Food carrier and method The food carrier has a central vertical support panel with a handle and a pair of trays with beverage cup holders attached to the central support panel. A folded side-wall structure can be unfolded to start the formation of the trays, and a folded bottom panel or tw... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7121009 | Can opener The can opener is a side-cutting opener with handle levers which pivot vertically towards and away from one another. A rotary cutter wheel is normally retracted to a position inside one of said handle levers, but is thrust outwardly to cut into the rim of the can wh... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7083070 | Condiment dispensing container and carousel Substantially cylindrical condiment containers with extendable and retractable pouring spouts are provided. A dispensing mechanism in each container can be actuated by simply rotating a portion of the body of the container, without the need for separate knobs or lev... | 08/01/2006 |
| D522824 | Can opener | 06/13/2006 |
| D522318 | Condiment dispensing container | 06/06/2006 |
| D521321 | Condiment dispensing carousel | 05/23/2006 |
| D519041 | Adjustable spoon | 04/18/2006 |
| D518689 | Cheese slicer | 04/11/2006 |
| D518391 | Measuring cup set | 04/04/2006 |
| D515949 | Adjustable scoop | 02/28/2006 |
| D514900 | Grater | 02/14/2006 |
| 6983788 | Ventilating system, heat exchanger and methods The ventilating system includes evaporative cooling of the exhaust air before it enters a heat exchanger to cool incoming fresh outside air. A suction fan pulls exhaust air through the heat exchanger and, in combination with a flow restrictor, reduces the pressure o... | 01/10/2006 |
| D511941 | Turntable for condiment dispensing carousel | 11/29/2005 |
| D509114 | Pizza cutter with handle | 09/06/2005 |
| D507462 | Measuring butter cutter | 07/19/2005 |
| D506107 | Storage unit for multi-tool kitchen device | 06/14/2005 |
| D504287 | Pizza cutter implement | 04/26/2005 |
| D504054 | Storage unit for multi-tool kitchen device | 04/19/2005 |
| D503590 | Storage unit for multi-tool kitchen device | 04/05/2005 |
| D501771 | Jar opener with handle | 02/15/2005 |
| D501120 | Storage unit for multi-tool kitchen device | 01/25/2005 |
| D497288 | Condiment dispensing carousel | 10/19/2004 |
| D493082 | Jar opener | 07/20/2004 |
