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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7410077 | Storage container and dispenser for rolled web products A container is disclosed for storage and dispensing of web roll products such as gift wrap. The container includes an elongated housing. A cylindrical barrel assembly is rotatably supported within the housing, and includes a plurality of roll storage cavities each h... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7389877 | Apparatus for packaging electronic components including a reel entrained with desiccating material An apparatus for packaging electronic components, particularly integrated circuits, which includes a carrier tape into or on which the integrated circuits can be secured, a packing reel, to which is secured the carrier tape, wherein one or more components of the pac... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7377388 | Welding wire package A package for containing and dispensing wire from a coil of welding wire. The package having an outer layer with a bottom and an outer side wall having an upper edge defining a box opening for removing the wire from the package. The package further including an inne... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7367452 | Retainer ring for a wire package and method of using the same A retainer ring is provided for use in a welding wire package having looped magnetic welding wire. The ring is a flat sheet of flexible permanent magnet material with an outer periphery and an inner periphery and includes printed material on the ring which can be cu... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7353947 | Welding wire drum and unitized package for same A unitized package of a plurality of drums filled with coiled welding wire, each drum comprising a cylindrical body, a top rim, a bottom rim and a bottom circular wall fixed to the bottom rim and having a peripheral shape. The package comprises: a spacer between the... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7337561 | Shoe sole traction-enhancing device This disclosure relates to a method of using a traction-enhancing device to enhance the traction between a sole of a shoe and a hard court athletic surface. The method includes rolling an adhesive roll of the traction-enhancing device against the sole of the shoe. T... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334383 | Package and method of forming the package A package including an endless belt; a first cylindrical body contacting an inner surface of the endless belt at a first pressure; a second cylindrical body contacting another inner surface of the endless belt at a second pressure; and a third cylindrical body conta... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7309038 | Endless wire container and method of using the same A container for packaging and unwinding a coil of welding wire to allow an uninterrupted flow of the welding wire from one the container to another container. The coil of welding wire, including a coiled portion having a top and a bottom, a first extension of wire e... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7294378 | Roll of wet wipes There is provided a roll of wet wipes that may be used in a system and apparatus for dispensing wet wipes. The system may include a housing, a tray and a cartridge. The cartridge has the ability to be inserted into the dispenser in a pre-selected manner based on the... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7252193 | Storage Portable container apparatus and method for co-storing work articles including working implements and their associated elongated elements such as cable, power cord, hose, wire, string, thread, yarn, rope, bridle or leash elements. The container retains a collection ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7246964 | Note pen A note pen paper system, which includes a roller assembly having an elongated tube member and a knob member. The elongated tube member has a first and second end, where the knob member is coupled to the first end of the elongated tube member. The knob member has a b... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7246703 | Guitar string case A packaging system for musical instrument strings comprising: a cylindrical disk-shaped casing comprising a top casing member and a mate-able bottom casing member; and at least one insertable string module, said module comprising a flat disk for supporting a wound s... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7243699 | Window shade with conical winding shaft A window shade assembly for motor vehicles is provided. The window shade assembly includes a window shade element that is cut into a trapezoidal shape in order to be optimally adapted to the shape of the corresponding window. The winding shaft for this window shade ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7236166 | High-resolution rapid manufacturing The present invention is a method for forming an object, the method comprising jetting a first material to form a plurality of layers that define a support structure increment, and extruding a second material to form a layer of the object. The layer of the object su... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7234188 | Lint removal apparatus with edge orientation A lint roll apparatus includes an orienting mechanism for orienting the free edge of the outermost sheet of a adhesive roll with a predetermined point on a roll support. Orientation is implemented by cooperating stop members on the roll and the roll support, by a sl... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7225925 | Shock absorbent packaging structure A packaging structure for a container. The packaging structure includes a main frame including a first portion, a second portion and a connecting plate connecting the first and second portions, and a plurality of separators inserted in first and second grooves defin... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7222734 | Welding wire package with lifting strap A package for containing a coil of wire having an outer cylindrical surface extending about a coil axis, a top and an oppositely facing bottom has a base for supporting the bottom of a wire coil when the wire coil is in the package. At least one side wall extends up... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7216665 | Retractable reel A retractable reel includes a housing having a front cover and a rear cover, the rear cover including a first opening and the front cover including a second opening, a trough extending radially inward from the second opening to a center of the front cover, the troug... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7194829 | Labeler for pipes, conduits, tubes, and rods A pipe or conduit labeler includes a saddle leg having an inside diameter equal to or slightly smaller than an outside diameter of a pipe or conduit to be labeled. The saddle leg is molded to a saddle stem which in turn is molded to a sign plate. A user either write... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7168562 | Roll container with presser plates A container for a long electrode sheet for electric double layer capacitor includes a cover closing the opening of the container body, a sealing member sealing a gap between the container body and the cover, a stem fixed to either the container body or the cover so ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7124904 | Reversible child resistant closure A reversible child resistant closure system including a closure and container a container having a neck portion, an engaging means and an axis extending therethrough about which the closure is rotatable. The closure has a child resistant mode when applied to the con... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7114213 | Free-standing lint roller with case A lint roller with a case is provided. The lint roller has a handle and a roller support section. A case is provided as well to fit over the support section when the lint roller is not in use. The handle has a lip at one end that is the same shape and thickness as a... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7111351 | Lint roller handle and cover A lint roller which includes a handle, a roller, a roller support section located on an inner part of said handle, an adhesive tape roll and a cover arranged to interconnect with the handle. The cover provides protection for the adhesive tape roll preventing the adh... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7070044 | Suture reel dispenser with end of suture indicator A dispenser for suture, including a suture reel on which the suture is mounted and an indicator that the suture is soon to be depleted. The indicator can be a visual marking on the suture, or it can be an audible and/or vibratory effect obtained by the dispenser hou... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7063245 | System for dispensing plurality of wet wipes There is provided a wet wipes dispensing system. The system includes a plurality of separably joined wet wipes and the plurality of separably joined wet wipes include a lubricant. The system also includes a dispenser including a sealed chamber, the sealed chamber ho... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7048484 | Method of shipping and storing removable tread belts for very large tires An improved method of shipping and storing tires having a removable tread belt mounted to a tire carcass which are typically used on large vehicles such as earthmovers. The method includes shipping the tread belt separately from the tire carcass; and holding two opp... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7048225 | Narrow paper towel roll and holder A paper towel roll having a width of 12.7 to 15.24 centimeters (5 to 6 inches) is provided, along with a holder configured to hold the roll. The holder is composed of a plastic resin molded in a flattened condition and including a pair of arm portions that are folde... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040567 | Dispenser for perforated sheet material providing flat sheet delivery A disposable dispenser adapted to dispense sheet material is provided. The dispenser includes a housing configured to provide a shipping carton for a roll of sheet material as well as a dispenser housing for dispensing sheets of material therefrom. The housing inclu... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7032792 | Cable tie convenience container A convenience container (e.g., bag, tote, or case), mounted on a person (e.g., via a belt or belt loop), work bench, or work area, simplifies access and organization of tie wraps or cable ties in the work environment. The can be made of a heavy canvas cloth and incl... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7007799 | Box for payout of a filamentary product A box for payout of a filamentary product such as cable or wire that is wound in a coil inside of the box. The box is constructed to retain the coil securely and utilize material in an efficient manner. Particularly, the box is adapted to retain a figure-eight coil ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6986421 | Packaging system for coiled goods In a packaging system for coiled goods, a length of flexible material is wound into a coil. A hole is extended diametrically through the coil and a rod is extended through the hole. Fasteners are secured to the opposite end of the rod to secure the flexible material... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6983840 | Package and method of forming the package A package including an endless belt; a first cylindrical body contacting an inner surface of the endless belt at a first pressure; a second cylindrical body contacting another inner surface of the endless belt at a second pressure; and a third cylindrical body conta... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6951089 | Endless belt mercantile storage and display system, apparatus and method An endless drive belt storage and display module enables a plurality of endless drive belts of different sizes to be placed circumferentially, one inside the other, in a way that makes optimal use of available space, causes minimal belt bending, enables easy removal... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6938767 | Container for welding wire A container for welding wire comprises a box-like body having a bottom and a side wall, the side wall having a polygonal cross section with corners, and stabilizing elements arranged at at least some of the corners. The stabilizing elements extend upwardly from the ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935801 | Pen having unwindable note paper sheet A pen includes a housing having a slot, an ink reservoir received in the housing, and a sheet material received in the housing and movable out of the housing via the slot of the housing for noting purposes. The housing includes a rotatable tube, and the sheet materi... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6926655 | Method of packaging a web, and a package produced thereby The invention relates to a method and package for packaging a web. In the method of the invention, a web is slit into two or more narrower webs which are folded into superimposed layers. The method comprises the steps of directing the webs to a nip formed by two rot... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6913876 | Photothermographic material A photothermographic material is disclosed, comprising a support, an organic silver salt, a light-sensitive silver halide, a reducing agent and a contrast-increasing agent, wherein the photothermographic material further comprises a secondary or tertiary amino group... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6905018 | Packaging apparatus for wrapping and folding flexible photoreceptor belts Packaging apparatus is provided for packaging a flexible photoconductive belt loop to prevent light from shocking the flexible photoconductive belt loop during shipping and during loading into an image reproduction machine. The packaging apparatus includes (a) a cut... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6899226 | Reinforced box with roll suspension A container for goods having an axial dimension has a pair of supports spaced apart axially relative to the goods for supporting the goods. A reinforcement extends between the supports and is connected to each of the supports at at least four spaced-apart locations.... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6871811 | Film cartridge including light blocking fabric A film container incorporating a light-blocking pile fabric composite disposed in bounding relation to a slit opening in the container. The pile fabric composite includes a heat curable resilient polymeric stiffening primer disposed across the underside of a pile fa... | 03/29/2005 |
