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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8157094 | Container apparatus and container assembly A container apparatus includes a base plate, a sidewall and at least three wheels. The base plate has a first side and a second side. The sidewall is arranged on the first side of the base plate such that the base plate and the sidewall form a room. This room has an... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8069978 | Coin holder with edge view optics A coin holder having edge view optics. The coin holder includes a coin having an obverse side, a reverse side and a coin edge having features on the coin edge. The features can include lettering, decorative patterns or other features of interest. An optical frame is... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8011509 | Product package and prize for crane claw arcade game A package for storing a prize associated with a crane claw arcade game includes a sidewall, a first and second end panels, a cavity, at least one first side aperture, and optionally at least one second side aperture. The sidewall includes a plurality of side panels,... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7866472 | Greeting device A combined greeting and gift set comprising a greetings scroll (10) carrying printed matter and having a region for the insertion of a personal message by the user, means (14) to maintain the scroll in its rolled/up condition, a container (18) f... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7665607 | Collectable item A collectable item system for attachment to a container closure device and a method for distributing collectable items. The collectable item system includes a novelty object having a cavity area therein. A retainer is disposed in the cavity area of the novelty objec... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7628273 | Gift wrapping package and method of use A gift wrapping package is provided which furnishes enhanced ornamentation and ease of wrapping of gifts for special events. The gift wrapping package includes a housing which is retractable and expandable for forming a central cavity. In a retracted condition, gift... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7584846 | Shaped packaging for a refill A package includes a refill for a device and a configuration of the package that resembles at least a portion of the device with which the refill functionally interacts. The configuration of the package is indicative of the device and does not include same. In addit... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7371145 | Multipurpose souvenir kit Souvenir kits are disclosed, the kits including an assortment of multiple parts including a front member, a rear member, and at least one side member. At least the front member is thematically representative of an aspect of a particular travel destination. At least ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367450 | Memorabilia system and method A trunk houses an infant outfit and infant blanket appointed to clothe and swaddle a newborn infant on the momentous journey home from the hospital. Also included by the container are a plurality of cards adapted for documenting the joyous journey. The infant outfit... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360665 | Gift basket assemblies A basket assembly has an open top base container, a strap form handle having attachment clips at opposite ends snap-fitted into apertures on opposite wall portions of the base container adjacent the rim to upstand in bowed condition from the rim; a product/gift disp... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357265 | Container made of a transparent material having an insert in a side wall The invention discloses a container made of a transparent material. The container is of the type comprising, in one wall, a reserve into which is fixed a hollow sealed insert (4) containing a fluid in which particles can move. The container is characterized i... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350477 | Cake decorating mine The invention relates to a cake-surrounded, self-standing device for applying, and a method for applying a decorative colorful rain of edible particles or sugars to the existing frosting, icing or prepared surface of same cake by launching small edible and delicate ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347142 | Method for creating artistic works on residential lawns A method for creating an artistic work on a lawn includes: anchoring a first stencil to a lawn; applying paint of a first color in a first desired pattern on the lawn by applying paint over a first pattern of one or more openings in the first lawn stencil; anchoring... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347323 | Boxed and secured necktie package A package and packaging methods for retaining a necktie within a box serving as both a display fixture and a packaging container for the enclosed necktie. A member, affixed into the box at at least two spaced locations, is configured to secure the necktie in a rolle... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7337904 | Heart shaped package A package for dispensing pourable solid product includes a box having a pair of heart-shaped sides and a moveable slide for selectively opening and closing the product dispensing opening in the bottom portion of the box. Preferably the moveable slide is hingedly con... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7322466 | Container with promotional base The present application refers to a container comprising a cup, a joint and a base, wherein the latter defines a cavity where a lid is coupled to form a cavity, allowing the placement of an object that may be a decorative figure, a toy or a promotional means. In ano... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322478 | Refill container The present invention relates to a refill container, that holds and protects an internal tray filled with a cosmetic material. The refill container that holds the internal tray filled with the cosmetic material is made up of a mounting portion and an engaging portio... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320633 | Joining apparatus with rotatable magnet therein and built-up type toy with the same Disclosed is a built-up type toy having plural parts 10a of polyhedron shape equipped with joining surfaces 11a that are joined with other joining surfaces 11b of other parts 10b. The built-up type toy of the p... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7311196 | Hinged necktie container A container for storing a necktie comprises a bottom, and a plurality of side walls extending from the bottom. The side walls include a back side wall, a front side wall, and at least two shoulder side walls. A top cover sized to seat upon the side walls is also inc... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310841 | Stationery assembly A stationery assembly includes a body and a partition formed on a bottom of the body for closing the body. A sound device is received in the chamber. A stapler is upwardly secured on a bottom of the body. A lighting device is mounted in a front end of the body. A fi... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7302715 | Bath accessory holder and scoop A bath accessory collection, holder, and storage device includes a base, and a scoop, removably couplable to the base, having a drain for draining liquid therefrom. A handle is attached to the scoop, which is used to wield the scoop. A hanger is carried by one of th... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7290660 | Storage system having a disposable vacuum bag The present invention provides a storage system having a storage device having at least one polymeric sheet sealed along a portion of its' periphery to provide an opening to a storage space; a resealable closure structure adapted to seal the opening to the storage s... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7280349 | Method and apparatus for customizing a chassis A chassis customizing apparatus for coupling to an information handling system chassis includes a chassis cover having a chassis coupling member and means for displaying an image with the chassis cover. In an embodiment, the chassis cover is fabricated from a transp... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275642 | Cosmetic case A cosmetic case including a case body and an associated lid opening and closing the same, is adapted to have an ornamental exchangeable cover replaceably attached to at least either of the lid and the case body to cover them, and hence, the cosmetic case satisfies u... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7264132 | Box-like container with an interpenetrating structure and process for the realization thereof A box-like hollow body, particularly a container of various shapes and size, comprising at least an inner hollow body 3 and an outer hollow body 2, interpenetrating with each other so as to create an integral structure with particular characteristics o... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7249745 | Encapsulated end caps and method of making the same for a writing board tray A writing board support tray comprises a support tray having an end portion coated with an elastomeric material with the support tray and the elastomeric material being substantially inseparably bonded or attached to each other. Further, a writing board support tray... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7243477 | Packaging diaper with deceptive size including vacuum-sealing A method of disguisedly packaging an absorbent article includes the steps of: volumetrically reducing an absorbent article such that the volume of the absorbent article is less than a nominal volume of the absorbent article; and disposing the volumetrically reduced ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243809 | Gift wrapping package and method of use A gift wrapping package is provided which provides enhanced ornamentation and ease of wrapping of gifts for special events. The gift wrapping package includes a flat base and a dome-like cover which forms a central cavity. The dome-like cover is retractable and expa... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243482 | Gift wrapping package and method of use A gift wrapping package is provided which furnishes enhanced ornamentation and ease of wrapping of gifts for special events. The gift wrapping package includes a housing which is retractable and expandable for forming a central cavity. In a retracted condition, gift... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243813 | Domed food container A food container preferably for heated food, has a lid member and a base member. The base member has complimentary embossed portions in the bottom of the base member to engage a complimentary indented portion in the top surface of the lid member. The retaining mecha... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240795 | Multiple compartment pill dispenser The multiple compartment pill dispenser has a rotatable cap mechanism having two holes associated with the cap which are displaceable to be aligned with each of the compartments of the dispenser. There are two standard sized holes, one for small pills and one for la... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7232157 | Blank modular book to be enclosed in an artistic case to be filled out in writing by the members of successive generations of the same family during a long time Patent for a blank modular book (FIG. 1), the modules being distinguished by tags (1), each having the same number of pages, designed to be filled in by the members of each generation of the same Family, whatever they may want to write, each module bei... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7228986 | Base for food containers A base for a food container includes a pattern of rib units in a side wall of the container. The rib units are formed at multiple angles and depths to provide strength to the side wall. The base also includes a bottom with ribs of alternating heights and angles that... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7225733 | Making stencils for creating artistic works on residential lawns A method of making a plurality of the same combination of lawn stencils, which combination is used to create an artistic work on a lawn, includes: simultaneously cutting a first predetermined pattern of one or more openings in each sheet of a first stack of sheets b... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7222446 | Greeting card with gift holder Certain embodiments of the invention provide a greeting card having a holder element on the front surface of the greeting card. The holder element is capable of retaining a prepaid gift card or the like. One such embodiment provides the gift-giver with an opportunit... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7223150 | Illuminated elastomeric flying disc and its method of manufacture An internally illuminated toy having a flexible body that is made from an elastomeric gel. The flexible body defines an internal chamber that is accessible through a small access opening. An electronics module is provided that contains a light source. The electronic... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7210426 | Compressible pet carrier A pet carrier for transporting an animal includes a floor panel having a substantially rigid bottom, a pair of side panels each having a lower edge and an upper portion, the lower edges of each side panel attached to opposite ends of the floor panel, and an arcuate ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207439 | Convertible multi-use container A multi-functional container includes at least three components: a box portion, a lid portion, and a cover portion. The cover portion includes one or more pieces removably affixed to, and/or removably supported by, the box portion. The box portion is adorned with on... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7185660 | Artificial fingernail and method of making same An artificial fingernail and method of making an artificial fingernail is provided in which the artificial fingernail is pre-taped with an adhesive layer covered by a removable liner during the manufacturing process. In one aspect, the artificial fingernail includes... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185452 | Fingernail holder for fingernail polish bottle A product and method for the display of fingernail polish dried on an artificial fingernail which in turn is attached to a polish bottle containing the polish. In a preferred embodiment a fingernail holder is connected to a bottle cap of the fingernail polish bottle... | 03/06/2007 |
