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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4944390 | Merchandising system for paint brushes and the like A merchandising system for paint brushes and the like characterized by open-top shipping cartons each having a removable top cover and a wire frame within the carton having a base member retained against the bottom wall of the carton and a plurality of pe... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4901464 | Gun disassembly and cleaning kit A portable gun disassembly and cleaning kit that can be used in the field is disclosed. The implements in the kit can be used to disassemble and clean essentially any type or size of gun (e.g., pistols, rifles, shotguns). The carrying case is flexible, fo... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4889230 | Package of strung medical sponges A package of strung medical sponges, particularly neurosurgical sponges comprising a plurality of sponges releasably held on a planar member such as a card which is self-supporting and suitable for grasping in one's hand. The strings of the sponges are th... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4887715 | Surgical gauze sponge manager A surgical gauze sponge manager to receive a predetermined number of discarded surgical gauze sponges and to contain the bodily fluids absorbed therein, comprising a finite number of dimensionally controlled pockets to receive an equivalent number of disc... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4860891 | Paint and brush holder A paint and brush holder is provided and consists of an elongated housing for supporting a paint brush in a vertical position over a paint reservoir base with paint brush bristles facing downwardly so that in one situation paint can drip from the bristles... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4852833 | Paint brush holder A paint brush holder for placing in a paint bucket to be wholly enclosed therein comprises an open framework cylindrical structure shaped to conform to the shape of the paint bucket. A plurality of radially-directed prongs provide supports for the paint b... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4832198 | Container for packaging and counting surgical sponges A single compartment container for packaging clean surgical sponges, each with an attached indicator tape, wherein the improvement uses the container, after the removal for the clean sponges, as a receptacle for holding, counting, confining and disposing ... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4821359 | Brush and its manufacturing method A brush including a laminate having a handle end portion adapted for manual engagement, and an opposite head end portion; and a plurality of rows of bristles having end portions adhered between adjacent plies in the head end portion of the laminate and pr... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4813535 | Wire rack display system with simplified re-stocking features A wire-frame display rack system for mounting on a vertical pegboard, comprising a pair of spaced-apart arms with both vertical and horizontal members, a rectangular wire frame forming back and side walls, elongated mounting hooks secured together by a ho... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4771501 | Brush holder A paintbrush holder having a container and a closely fitting lid has a support for a brush parallel to an inclined wall of the container. The container is filled with solvent fluid to above the level of the brush support which is preferably a comb through... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4756405 | Artist brush box An artist brush box includes a plurality of brush holders. Each brush holder is adapted to releasably secure an artist brush thereto. The brush holders are movable for adjustably positioning the brushes in the box. The brush holders are also rotatably sec... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4714160 | Dispenser of articles A dispenser has a horizontally elongated base with first and second flat surfaces. A plurality of spaced elongated rods are each secured at one end to the first surface. The opposite ends each have a coating. The rods extend perpendicular to the base and ... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4690277 | Prepackaged fused synthetic brushes The product consisting of fused synthetic tufted brushes comprising at least two or more integrally connected brushes joined with a means consisting of a package-type retainer in order that the connected brushes may be hung or displayed for consumer purch... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4687099 | Package for cosmetic products Package for sticks having a head made of a cosmetic product, which package comprises a sliding tray with upstanding walls of which two upstanding opposite walls are near the middle, provided with an incision so that one part or member of the sliding tray ... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4573569 | Storage and display case A storage and display case having an open top enclosure formed of two portions hingedly connected at the middle of the enclosure. The hinged relation between the enclosure portions permits the enclosure to be supported in a V-shaped configuration between ... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4533044 | Storage container for paint applicators A device is described for holding a paint brush or roller in wet storage in the sealed chamber of a container. The chamber is designed to hold a paint dissolving solvent which creates an atmosphere in which a paint ladened brush or roller remains soft and... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4494653 | Container for surgical patties A container for a plurality of surgical patties having a recess for receiving a number of surgical patties and a plurality of count slots for receiving locating strings attached to the patties so that each pattie may be readily counted by surgical personn... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4469223 | Paint brushes A ferruleless paint brush comprises, a bristle knot having one end embedded in a rigid molded plastic head and a detachable handle. The handle is molded to a form which adapts it for engagement with the head which is likewise adapted such that the head an... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4448307 | Dental supply dispenser A portable dispenser and container apparatus for dental supplies and tools is disclosed. The apparatus includes an elongated multicompartmented container having spaced transverse partitions which define a plurality of frontally open compartments for denta... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4416372 | Drywaller's tool box The invention is a carrying case for drywaller's tools, which constitute primarily a series of paste applicator blades of varying widths, the case comprising a case body itself, and a rack contained within the case which defines a series of parallel slots... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4365709 | Combination gauze package and gauze sponge dispenser A combination gauze package and gauze sponge dispenser for storing and dispensing singly a plurality of gauze sponges, the gauze package comprising a elongated substantially rectangular package for retaining a plurality of gauze sponges in stacked array i... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4363433 | Painter's holster A painter's holster including loops for attaching the holster to a belt, a substantially rectangular paint reservoir having a top opening downwardly beveled from back to front for covenient brush access to the reservoir, a V-shaped paint brush container s... | 12/14/1982 |
| 4361231 | Sponge collection device A sponge collection device comprising, a backing sheet of flexible material having a front surface, a rear surface, a pair of side edges, and a pair of end edges connecting the side edges. The device has a plurality of pockets progressively disposed on th... | 11/30/1982 |
| 4350245 | Medical kit for the protective storage of teat swabs A medical kit for the protective storage of teat swabs includes a container inclusive of a container body provided with a lid and holding the teat swabs and a salve. An insert extending toward the container floor is located in the container body and is pr... | 09/21/1982 |
| 4332319 | Hygienic comfort product A hygienic product for cleaning parts of the body comprising a moistened napkin and a quantity of powder capable of absorbing moisture. The napkin is contained in a first air-tight envelope-like compartment of a packet, and the powder is contained in a se... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4294931 | Device for conducting microbiological radiorespirometric assays There is disclosed a device for conducting a microbiological radiorespirometric assay. The device comprises a support member which includes a plurality of pairs of chambers. One chamber in each pair contains a radioactive labeled substrate which is capabl... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4236637 | Cotton swab vender A package for marketing and vending strips of cotton swabs has one or more molded plastics material tray-like blisters with swab carrying strips stacked therein holding the swabs in spaced protected position. The blister is sealed to and covered by a card... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4234086 | Apparatus for handling soiled surgical sponges The disclosure concerns a flat, flexible strip of plastic bags for receiving soiled surgical sponges. Each bag has a transparent front panel and a transparent or opaque rear panel joined by three connections, the first of which is located in the central, ... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4190153 | Sponge disposal tray A sponge disposal tray for use in conjunction with medical surgical procedures which comprises a plurality of containers which are normally closed by a thin sheet material access cover. The access cover includes a plurality of access openings with a singl... | 02/26/1980 |
| 4175659 | Cleaning kit A cleaning kit for magnetic tape type sound reproducing equipment is disclosed as including a rectangularly shaped receptacle for receiving and storing cleaning tools. The size of the box is such that the kit can be conveniently stored along with or in th... | 11/27/1979 |
| 4162005 | Artist brush box A box for artist brushes is integrally molded of plastic and includes two elongated panels hingedly interconnected for movement between open and closed conditions, each panel having one end wall, one side wall and one latch flange arranged complementary w... | 07/24/1979 |
| 4155448 | Record cleaner A phonograph record cleaner having a pair of soft pile covered projections extending downwardly from a cleaner body with a still brush and a soft brush also extending downwardly between the projections. During cleaning of a record, the cleaner is oriented... | 05/22/1979 |
| 4139121 | Tamper-proof dispensing carton A tamper-proof dispensing carton particularly suited for packaging of elongated articles is of generally rectangular configuration including a top panel having a central arcuate opening, with a strip extending diametrically across the opening to divide th... | 02/13/1979 |
| 4134171 | Separable paint brush and holder assembly A paint brush assembly includes a pair of complete, handle-equipped brushes frictionally, but removably held in side-by-side relationship by a tubular holder to provide a unitary, relatively wider bristle brush assembly. The wider brush assembly may be ea... | 01/16/1979 |
| 4128173 | Peritoneal fluid treatment apparatus, package and method The cannula of a conventional intravascular catheter is placed into the peritoneal cavity through a small shallow incision in antiseptically prepared skin. The stylet or trocar of the conventional catheter is removed; and a stainless steel elongated flexi... | 12/05/1978 |
| 4060215 | Slotted tool handle A handle for a paint brush or similar tool which facilitates the removal of the paint brush from a display device where the brushes are stacked on a cantilever-type display arm. The paint brush handle includes a generally vertical slot adapted to slidably... | 11/29/1977 |
| 4054343 | Prescription drug-dispensing apparatus The present invention includes a cassette-type dispenser for use in the dispensing of drugs contained in strip packages. The cassette-type dispenser is filled periodically by a pharmacy to contain a particular type medication for a patient. The medication... | 10/18/1977 |
| 3976195 | Sealed package of swab or applicator stick and medicinal material to be applied thereby An improved assembly is provided of a sealed package, one or more disposable handled swabs or applicator sticks and a medicinal material to be applied by the heads of the swabs or applicator sticks. Where the medicinal material is a liquid, the liquid is ... | 08/24/1976 |
