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...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7699167 | Rolled goods handler A container for goods having an axial dimension is provided, comprising a first end support having four corners and being oriented in a first plane, a second end support having four corners and being oriented in a second plane spaced axially from the first plane, at... | 04/20/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7341220 | Roll support member and recording material package employing same A roll support member is provided that is used for suspending in a packaging case a roll-form recording material wound around a core. The roll support member includes a four corner-cut square flange portion having a thickness and an insertion portion that projects c... | 03/11/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7255298 | Magazine and image recording apparatus in which magazine is used In a magazine, when a lid is opened for loading a recording material, a discrimination pin is unlocked and shifted from a first position to a second position. When a magazine is set to a printer processor, a positioning pin presses the discrimination pin to shift to... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7210407 | Wallpaper printing franchise method Franchising an on-demand wallpaper printing business comprises a number of steps. Franchisees are provided with an on-demand printer. The printer is built into a cabinet in which is located a media path which extends from a media loading area to a printhead and from... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7201272 | Consumer tote for wallpaper printer A consumer tote for a roll of wallpaper is disclosed. The tote has a disposable exterior with a main access flap and a pair of core access openings, one at each end. The tote has an interior in which may be located a disposable core. The core aligns with the access ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7188816 | Pallet for coil-like transferred object, structural body for loading coil-like transferred object on pallet, structural body for storing coil-like transferred object loading pallet in container, and transferring method A pallet P of the present invention consists of a pallet main body 1, four mount sections 2 provided on the pallet main body 1, and a lower open space 5 provided below the pallet main body 1 and having open four sides. The pallet m... | 03/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6994291 | End-board for a core-wound roll product packaging system An end-board for supporting and handling a core-wound roll of material, such as a roll of polymer film. The end-board includes a support plate having a product face, an outer face, a core support aperture, and a core channel, the core support aperture adapted to sup... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6942096 | Light shielding flange Paired light shielding flange members, each having: a hollow cylindrical boss section to be inserted into a core around which a photosensitive material has been wound, wherein a plurality of rip sections are formed on the exterior surface of the cylindrical b... | 09/13/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6805240 | End cap support for jumbo rolls of material An end cap support for the protruding end of a jumbo roll of paper or other materials (weighing between 2,000 and 4,000 pounds) includes at least one corrugated paper panel bonded to at least one lightweight rigid panel, preferably comprising luaun wood that resists... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6805239 | Support for large rolls of material An end cap support system for a roll of material on a core which is in a crate or carton for shipping and storage. Two end cap supports each have an opening therein in which the protruding ends of the core are received. The end cap supports are formed from first and... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6783833 | Protector for sheet metal coils A protector for sheet metal coil is formed of plastic with a flange and sleeve which are joined together at a ridge portion. The protectors incorporate symmetrically disposed groupings of stacking features or components which include a finger within a stacking acces... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6506547 | Roll Package A roll package comprising a spool, a length of web material wound about the spool, and a length of a protective material wound about the length of web material. The length of a protective material has a moisture vapor transmission rate of less than about ... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6276623 | Solder support and dispensing device A solder support and dispensing device for preventing the jamming of solder during the dispensing thereof. The solder support and dispensing device includes a base member having an open top, a first end wall, side walls, a bottom wall, and an open second ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6095330 | Light-tight packaging entity for strip-shaped light sensitive material A light-tight packaging entity includes rigid side covers (4) and a flexible light-tight covering film (3), which envelops the curved surface of a file roll (1) and is shrunk onto outer edges (5) of the side covers (4) to keep incident light away. This pa... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6048676 | Light-tight package for a roll of light-sensitive material An improved light-tight package for a roll of light-sensitive strip material. The package includes a substantially straight, light-tight end cover for each end surface of the roll, and a light-tight flexible circumferential cover secured to the end covers... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6003667 | Wire storing and dispensing package An improved wire and cable packaging system for use with a spool wound with wire rotatable about a spiral-wrapped paper tube includes a container and a unitary insert, disposable in the container, both made of cardboard. The container includes a pair of r... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5960954 | Packaging for thermal transfer ribbons A packaging apparatus for packaging thermal transfer ribbons and other material having similar packaging requirements is provided. The packaging apparatus includes a pair of flat pieces having protrusions for locating pairs of thermal transfer ribbons and... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5941387 | Lightproof package of photosensitive strip material A lightproof package of photographic strip material, which is wound around a core and forms a hollow-cylinder film roll, its outer circumferential surface enclosed by a cover sheet, its inner circumferential surface enclosed by the core, and its end faces... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5938141 | Holder for paper towel roll A holder for a paper towel roll in which wound about a tubular core is a band of absorbent paper sheeting divided by perforation lines into a series of interconnected towel sections. The roll is rotatably supported by the holder to permit a user to unwind... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5904329 | Roll-paper supporting member A pair of supporting members is removably attached to a containing box for supporting a roll sheet that consists of a cylindrical core and a recording sheet wound thereon. Each supporting member has a flat portion with an upper edge, a lower edge, and a c... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5861204 | Roll protection shield and method and apparatus for forming same The present invention provides a molded shield for use as a protector for a roll. The shield comprises a first section for insertion into an end of the roll, the first section having a degree of curvature approximating that of an inside surface of the rol... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5829592 | End caps This invention relates to end caps for supporting cylindrical rolls of material with the axes of the rolls extending vertically. The end caps are formed in one piece of molded pulp to secure and protect the rolls during shipment.... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5827584 | Injection molded article for photographic photosensitive material, molding method thereof and package using the same An injection molded article for photographic photosensitive materials is disclosed, which is formed of a noncrystalline resin composition containing 50 wt % or more of a noncrystalline resin having a melt flow rate of from 1 to 60 g/10 min, a flexural mod... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5806786 | Web roll container A container, for example a photographic paper magazine, includes a core about which photographic paper is wound in a form of a roll. A container body contains the roll with the core in a rotatable manner. An outlet slit is formed in the container body and... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5775501 | Packaging for photographic paper Daylight loading packaging for photographic paper in the form of rolls comprising lateral, annular flanges and a casing lengthening piece welded to the flanges, which casing lengthening piece is connected at one end to the start of the paper roll and is f... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5775515 | Method and apparatus for wrapping coils, and the wrapped product A method and apparatus for wrapping coils of metallic strip and the like to protect against atmospheric corrosion, and the wrapped product are described. A plastic film sleeve is inserted through the open cylindrical center and held in place by flanged co... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5738210 | Light-tight package An improved light-tight package for a roll of a length of web material such as photographic paper or film. The package includes an opaque leader wound around the roll. Folded-over portions of opaque tearable flexible end disks are held in place by adhesiv... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5704479 | Wire storing and dispensing package An improved wire and cable packaging system for use with a spool wound with wire rotatable about a spiral-wrapped paper tube includes a container and a unitary insert, disposable in the container, both made of cardboard. The container includes a pair of r... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5690225 | Support for annular bodies and support with stacked annular bodies A support for at least a single annular body or a plurality of stacked annular bodies, comprising a hollow cylinder and retaining bodies with flanges and annular attachments and also provided with hook devices for at least one tensioning element, whereby ... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5634570 | Dispenser for linerless labels An inexpensive material dispenser for a roll or rolls of linerless labels may be in tube form, or constructed from a folded sheet blank. The tube may be removably closed at one or both ends and have an exterior peripheral surface with at least a portion o... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5620093 | End wall made from formable material An end wall of formable material for a reel, comprising: a rectangular plate having first and second rounded corner faces, said first face facing the reel and having an annular cap, said second face facing outwardly from the reel and being stiffened by ribs, a... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5543270 | Molded article for photographic photosensitive material, molding method and package A molded article for a photographic photosensitive material formed of a resin composition comprising of (a) 50 wt. % or more of a rubber-containing aromatic monovinyl resin having a melt flow index of 3 to 40 g/10 minutes, a bending elastic modulus of 20,... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5542534 | Packaging system for receiving a film web wound up in roll form onto a winding sleeve A packaging system for a film roll containing, inter alia, a highly sensitive film web is disclosed. The system is made up of at least two end walls, with centrally arranged cylindrical plug-on protuberances or centering protuberances for receiving the wi... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5526930 | Light-tight package An improved light-tight package for a roll (10) of a length (14) of web material such as photographic paper or film. The package includes an opaque leader (22) wound around the roll. Folded-over portions (48,50) of opaque tearable end disks (32,34) are he... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5515970 | Light-tight package An improved light-tight package for a roll (10) of a length (14) light-sensitive material such as photographic film or paper includes an opaque leader (22) wound around the roll. Folded-over portions (48, 50) of opaque end disks (32, 34) are held in place... | 05/14/1996 |
