Did You Know...
...Chester Carlson was a patent agent who tired of having to make multiple copies of patent applications using the only duplication method available at the time: carbon paper. In 1959 he came up with a new copying system and took it to IBM for evaluation. The "experts" at IBM determined potential sales to be only 5,000 units because people wouldn't want to use a bulky machine when they had carbon paper. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, the company founded on the system is Xerox.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7377384 | Cigarette pack comprising twin cigarette packets A cigarette pack has a pair of complementary packets each having a box that includes a straight or angled or non-orthogonal side panel and wherein each box contains a group of cigarettes. The packets are arranged adjacent one another along their straight or non-orth... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7213704 | Pack of rigid type for tobacco products A pack for tobacco products consists in at least one rigid packet (2) appearing as a container (3) presenting a bottom end face (4), surmounted by a hinged lid (5) presenting a top end face (6) and rotatable between a position in w... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7124883 | Dual-lid cigarette container and method of packaging cigarettes A package or container for holding two or more types or brands of smoking articles, such as cigarettes, having a generally rectangular shape with two openings on opposite sides of the container and a method of making the same is disclosed. The container has two lids... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7048115 | Resealable cigarette package A resealable hard box cigarette pack is provided with a window type opening extending across a portion of the pack top wall and also a portion of the front wall of the pack. The window is covered by a closure that may be resealed to the pack body either through inse... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7028693 | Smoking reduction method The invention is a method to reduce the number of cigarettes consumed by a smoker, preferably towards the goal of eventual cessation. The method comprises collecting data that describes a smoker's cigarette consumption, using said data to generate a reduced smoking ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6941728 | Method and apparatus for forming a multiple bundle hinged lid hinged cigarette pack A method and apparatus for making a hinged lid side by side vertically hinged cigarette pack having a first bundle and a second bundle of cigarettes is described. The machinery includes a first machine to form a first foil wrapped bundle surrounded by a first inner ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6929120 | Curved back reclosable metal packaging unit A packaging unit (10) for containing, for example cigarettes (44) has a body made of curved metal (12) and curved metal back (14) surfaces connected by metal sides (16), and a metal bottom (20), preferably having a central r... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6296113 | Hinge lid cigarette packets A hinge lid cigarette packet has an upper lid and a lower lid. The packet is constructed from a blank which is of a configuration which is symmetrical about the longitudinal centerline thereof. The upper lid is formed, in conventional fashion, of specific... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6070591 | Portable cigar ashtray and saver with cutter An improved combination portable ash receptacle and saver for cigars with an area for a cigar cutter, 20, and matches, 16, all in a hinged, two part case* consisting of a top, 2, and a bottom, 4, that shut tightly together via a built-in latch. The top po... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6048498 | Microfluidic devices and systems Microfluidic apparatus which include a planar device and polymeric holder assembly are provided. The polymeric holder assembly includes a cavity disposed through the holder, providing optical access to the top and bottom of the planar device when the devi... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6032792 | Smoker's box A smoker's box has a base with sidewalls and end walls attached to it forming a boxy structure. Panels divide the boxy structure into compartments for holding cigarettes and other articles needed by a smoker. A lid has a top panel hingedly connected to on... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5996783 | Cigar-cigarette carrying case A carrying case 10 for tobacco products including a housing unit 11, a liner unit 12, and a latch unit 13. The housing unit 11 comprises a housing member 20 having two housing segments 21, 22 provided with central recesses 24 which define a central housin... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5938018 | Cigarette or tobacco package with re-usable aroma releasant for multiple package openings A re-usable aroma releasant is provided on a package of tobacco product such as cigarettes, pipe tobacco, fine cut tobacco and the like. The aroma releasant is activated to release aroma every time the package is opened. The packages comprises a tobacco p... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5934461 | Metal cigarette package A method for forming an aluminum cigarette package includes the step of cutting elliptical blanks from an aluminum sheet and shaping the blanks by progressive drawing operations into a lid and a body. The lid and body are joined by a flexible label that s... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5876675 | Microfluidic devices and systems Microfluidic devices and systems, and particularly, microfluidic devices that are easier to handle by the operator, without damaging, contaminating or otherwise fouling, as a result of manual contact with the device. These microfluidic devices and systems... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5826715 | Time-locked cigarette case A time-locked cigarette case has time-controlled locking mechanism which is manually adjustable by the user and also has a first latch rod which normally retains the case in a closed condition and a second latch rod which moves to retain the case in a clo... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5699903 | Pack, namely hinge-lid pack Pack, namely hinge-lid pack, made from thin cardboard, for cigarettes or other smoker's articles. Hinge-lid packs are conventionally structured in such a way that a lid (14, 15) is pivotably connected to a pack part (12, 13). To increase the receiving cap... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5526559 | Method of making a cigarette package A method for forming an aluminum cigarette package includes the step of cutting elliptical blanks from an aluminum sheet and shaping the blanks by progressive drawing operations into a lid and a body. The lid and body are joined by a flexible label that s... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5513748 | Pack, namely hinge-lid pack Pack, namely hinge-lid pack, made from thin cardboard, for cigarettes or other smoker's articles. Hinge-lid packs are conventionally constructed in such a way that a lid (14, 15) is pivotably connected to a pack part (12, 13). To increase the receiving ca... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5261533 | Tax-stampable half-carton A cigarette carton comprising two half-carton sections, each containing five cigarette packs, which may be sold as one standard ten-pack cigarette carton or may be separated and sold as individual half-cartons. The dual half-carton configuration permits t... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5074412 | Multiple compartment box for smoking articles A box for smoking articles having closures at both the top and bottom of the box. The box is provided with a divider substantially midway of the box dividing the box into two compartments. The divider is transversely disposed between front, back, and side... | 12/24/1991 |
| 4923059 | Hinged top cigarette box A hinged top cigarette box is provided. The box has an inner sleeve nested inside an outer sleeve. Preferably both the inner sleeve member and the outer sleeve member are formed from the same laminate blank. The outer sleeve member has a cover member form... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4465184 | Cigarette case The present invention is directed to a cigarette case formed as a single structure from a suitable plastic material and having three wall sections hingedly interconnected so as to be folded along the cooperating hinge members defined by an integrally form... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4441610 | Container for the storage and withdrawal of ear cleaning sticks or similar articles A container for the facile storage and withdrawal of ear-cleaning sticks or similar articles includes two shell bodies, at least one of which is pivotable relative to the other for movement between an open and closed position or in the former of which it ... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4225041 | Dual-hinged case A dual-hinged case adaptable for holding various items and in particular one or more types of reeds used in musical woodwind instruments. A dual-hinged case is provided capable of utilizing varying holding means to permit the safe retention of various typ... | 09/30/1980 |
| 4183433 | Foldable container with at least one receptacle for elongated articles A container for holding in an orderly assembly objects such as writing instruments, tools, cigarettes and other similar objects, has a pair of substantially identically shaped covers provided with opposed peripheral rims, a cover pivoting means adjacent e... | 01/15/1980 |
