Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8056717 | Overwrap for packaged articles An overwrap provides cushioning and protection for an object, stored in a bag or other container, during transport and/or storage. The overwrap has a generally smooth exterior surface and textured interior surface that is pliable for conforming to bumps or other rai... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7597195 | Method for packaging a photosensitive film roll, resin case therefor, method for recovering and reusing the case, and photosensitive film roll package and method for conveying the same A method for packaging a photosensitive film roll, which includes packaging the photosensitive film roll with a resin case. The photosensitive film roll is formed in a step by winding around a core, a photosensitive film comprising a supporting film and a photosensi... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7404485 | Paper roll wrap, wrapped paper roll, and method for wrapping a paper roll A roll wrap for wrapping a paper roll is provided. The roll wrap includes an outer wrapper and a header. The outer wrapper is constructed for circumscribing the periphery of the paper roll long a length of the paper roll from a first end of the paper roll to a secon... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7374803 | Band-like matter fastening seal, roll photo film, apparatus and methods for manufacturing a band-like matter unit A band-like matter fastening seal for fixing a wound end of a band-like matter that is wound in a roll form to the body of said band-like matter, includes: a first attaching part adhered to said end of the band-like matter; a second attaching part having an attachin... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7357252 | Protective device for spooled and/or reeled materials A reusable device for protecting spooled materials such as wire, cable, fiber or others during their transport, storage, and warehousing. The device is wrapped circumferentially around the spooled material, secured, and is sufficiently impact resistant to prevent un... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353944 | Roll package and method of making same A roll package includes a material roll that is provided with the protective covering material. The material roll has an outer surface defining an axis. The protective covering material is axially wrapped about the material roll in a plurality of overlapping layers.... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7331457 | Cardboard box for containing and dispensing large quantities of wire The cardboard box for containing and dispensing large quantities of wire, especially metal wire for welding, comprises a cubic external container with an open top side, an octagonal-base internal container, fitting snugly into the external container and being destin... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7303072 | Newspaper cover with attached sealed package and process A plastic newspaper cover having an attached package overlay with the package containing an item such as advertisements, coupons, samples, notices, etc. The cover or sleeve and package are formed from folded thin polymeric heat-sealable sheets which are overlaid tha... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7281629 | End piece and wide line ribbon package A package for a wide line, film ribbon which utilizes a pair of spaced-apart end pieces which engages a pair of spaced-apart end pieces engaging the end edges of the ribbon roll stored within the roll in multiple turns. A sheet of corrugated material is formed into ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7222781 | Device for pulling out packing material from a container in order to band a stack of bank notes A simple and reliable device is provided which pulls out packing material from a container in order to band a stack of bank notes. The container has an upper lip with an element interacting with the packing material. A vertically reciprocating pickup mechanism is mo... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7168561 | Packaged roll of textile fabric and method of packaging same Packaging rolls and a method of packaging rolls of textile fabric are provided in which a roll of textile fabric having first and second transverse ends and a longitudinal length is inserted within a polymeric bag disposed over the roll. The polymeric bag includes a... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7152735 | Cover for a recyclable container A removable cover for a container and a container having the removable cover. The cover may be adapted with an opening to enable wire to pass through the cover with the cover disposed on the container. The container may be adapted to be lifted by inserting a fork, o... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7128235 | Bathroom caddy for disposable wet wipes A dual arm caddy to be attached to the spindle of a wall mounted toilet paper holder for carrying disposable wet wipes. The upper portion of each arm is attached by hooking the spindle, and the lower, utility portion is attached to a container inclined from front to... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7097911 | Multi-layered flame retardant wrap A layered flame retardant system and method is disclosed comprising a first flame retardant stable layer for covering a solid combustible material and a second moisture protecting polyolefin stretch film layer. The polyolefin stretch film layer further compactly aff... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7080734 | Industrial reel wrap with scored folding An industrial reel wrap is designed for wrapping an industrial reel having a central spool and a pair of end plates connected thereto. The reel wrap includes a central portion that is spannable across a distance between the end plates of the reel. The reel wrap addi... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7077268 | Packaging for a reel of magnetic tape Described is a packaging (10) for a magnetic tape reel (12) wound on to a core element (32), comprising a tray element (14) with a bottom (16) from which a central centering projection (20) for centeredly fixing the core ele... | 07/18/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7037882 | Composition and material for cleaning printing machines The invention is a cleaning material for cleaning printing machines. The cleaning material is comprised of a fabric that has been impregnated with a cleaning composition having branched chain monobasic and/or dibasic esters that contain 2-ethyl hexanoate. The cleani... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036663 | Roll package A package of a roll, particularly a paper web roll comprising a wrapper, particularly a paper web wrapper wound stagewise into at least two wrappings about the roll in an overlap fashion. The paper web wrapper is wound about the roll in a slightly helical manner so ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7017742 | Recyclable container adapted for movement by a lifting device and method for making same A container for storing material, such as welding wire. The container is adapted to be lifted by inserting a fork, or other lifting member, of a lifting device into the container. The container may comprise a fiber drum having one or more openings, or recesses, adap... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6966514 | Device for decurling a sheet of paper taken from a roll The invention is directed to a roll assembly comprising an elongated, substantially rigid, cylindrical roll; a carrier sheet wrapped around the roll, having an inner edge attached to the roll in parallel with the roll axis and upper and lower surfaces with opposed l... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6935502 | Industrial reel wrap with overlapping end tabs An industrial reel wrap is designed for wrapping an industrial reel having a central spool and a pair of end plates connected thereto. The reel wrap includes a central portion that is spannable across a distance between the end plates of the reel. The reel wrap addi... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6929148 | Bathroom caddy for disposable wet wipes A dual arm caddy to be attached to the spindle of a wall mounted toilet paper holder for carrying disposable wet wipes. The upper portion of each arm is attached by hooking the spindle, and the lower, utility portion is attached to a container inclined from front to... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6924243 | High performance fire-retardant kraft facing for fiberglass insulation A process for preparing a fiberglass insulation product, including the steps of: (a) providing a layer of fire-retardant kraft paper, (b) coating the fire-retardant kraft paper layer with from 2 to 10 pounds of HDPE or of polypropylene per 3000 square feet of the pa... | 08/02/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6857586 | Rolled article, and method of and apparatus for processing rolled article An apparatus for processing a rolled article has a rotary supporting mechanism for rotatably supporting opposite ends of a photosensitive roll, an end drawing mechanism for drawing a sheet end of the photosensitive roll to a prescribed length, a pressing mechanism f... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6840067 | Modified shuss knitted netting A knitted netting includes longitudinal polyolefin ribbons and lateral polyolefin ribbons knitted with the longitudinal polyolefin ribbons to form knitted netting. The lateral polyolefin ribbons of the knitted netting have an actual shuss length more than 110% of a ... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6814232 | Industrial reel wrap with double crease separating center and tabs An industrial reel wrap is designed for wrapping an industrial reel having a central spool and a pair of end plates connected thereto. The reel wrap includes a central portion that is spannable across a distance between the end plates of the reel. The reel wrap addi... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6802420 | Photosensitive material roll A light-shielded photosensitive material roll equipped with adapters is provided in which a photosensitive material sheet, which has been unwound once, can be wound up again smoothly. The photosensitive material roll, which can be mounted in a predetermined machine,... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6789672 | Packaging apparatus for roll product and package of roll product When packaging a roll product in which a belt-shaped sensitized material has been wound around a core with a light shielding sheet, the packaging apparatus is capable of forming an angle pleated portion of a gather-folded portion which covers a roll end surface with... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6779662 | Moisture resistant coil package A package for a metal coil to prevent condensation of moisture on the metal coil comprises a lower sleeve and an upper sleeve. The lower sleeve comprises a cushion, a moisture barrier secured to the cushion, and a generally cylindrical insulating wrapper secured to ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6752550 | Holding mechanism for replacement ink ribbon A holding mechanism 10 for holding an ink ribbon 20 includes a transparent shell 11 and a board 12. The transparent shell 11 of the ink ribbon 20 is provided with wind slack preventive portions 11a to 11... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6695248 | Photosensitive material roll A light-shielded photosensitive material roll is provided in which a length of a light-shielding flanged cylinder is a length of an extent which enables easy insertion, industrially, of the flanged cylinder into a winding core of the photosensitive materi... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6655618 | Indicator of the proper direction of exit of paper and of other materials in rolls It is presented here an invention which aims at providing a simple indicator of direction for the exit of paper and of other materials in rolls of the respective materials installed as rotate reels. The invention is characterised by presenting a column fo... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6619478 | Light-shielding packaging system for photosensitive web roll A light-shielding packaging for a roll of continuous photosensitive web wound on a core having on its each end a light-shielding flange disc has at its leading end a light-shielding leader sheet. The leader sheet is composed of a longitudinal light-shield... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6521551 | Modified shuss knitted netting A knitted netting includes longitudinal polyolefin ribbons and lateral polyolefin ribbons knitted with the longitudinal polyolefin ribbons to form knitted netting. The lateral polyolefin ribbons of the knitted netting have an actual shuss length more than... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6481575 | Cardboard box for containing and dispensing large quantities of wire The cardboard box for containing and dispensing large quantities of wire, especially metal wire for welding, comprises a cubic external container with an open top side, an octagonal-base internal container, fitting snugly into the external container and b... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6446804 | Roll package and manufacturing method The invention relates to a roll package for a roll having a longitudinal roll axis, a pair of spaced roll ends and an outer roll surface extending between the roll ends and radially spaced from said longitudinal roll axis. The roll package comprises a fir... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6439384 | Method and apparatus for wrapping, protecting and preventing corrosion on coiled metal An apparatus and method for enclosing and protecting a metal coil in VPCI impregnated materials such that the metal coil can be transported in an eye horizontal orientation. The apparatus includes a metal coil that has an eye at its center and a vapor pha... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6375008 | Light shielding packaging system for photosensitive web roll A light-shielding packaging for a roll of continuous photosensitive web wound on a core having on its each end a light-shielding flange disc has at its leading end a heat-shrinkable light-shielding leader sheet having a thickness of 30 to 200 μm which sh... | 04/23/2002 |
