Did You Know...
...that the inventor of the electric motor was a blacksmith named Thomas Davenport? Described as "a brilliantly unsuccessful inventor", Davenport invented the first rotary electric motor. In 1836 he headed out -- on foot -- from his Vermont home to file a patent application at the Patent Office in Washington, D.C. By the time he got there, he had squandered away his money and couldn't afford the $30 filing fee so he turned around and went home. When he later mailed in his application with money he'd raised, the Patent office was destroyed in a fire. He did finally get credit for his invention on Feb. 5, 1837.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7926658 | Blister package having securement mechanism and method of forming and filling the blister package A blister package and a method of forming and filling the blister package are disclosed. The blister package includes a first member having a three-dimensional bubble, a peripheral flange having a major portion and a minor portion, and at least one area bounded by a... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7857133 | Windshield wiper packaging A windshield wiper package for containing a windshield wiper includes a front portion having a recess for receiving the windshield wiper, a back portion connected to the front portion for containing the windshield wiper within the recess, and an opening disposed in ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7614499 | Packaging unit with slidable casing A packaging unit is provided, especially for a wiper blade. The packaging unit has a container for receiving at least one object and a casing that is able to be slid over the container, the casing covering the container at least partially. The casing has a section h... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7387206 | Childproof, senior-friendly blister pack A blister pack for dispensing pills that is childproof yet senior-friendly. The blister pack includes a substantially tear-resistant housing that encloses one or more blisters contained on a blister sheet and surrounded by criss-cross grain material to provide cut o... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7353939 | Pill cases with a retractable display assembly A pill case includes a pill holding portion having at least one pill holding compartment for receiving and retaining a pill, and a retractable display assembly in operative association with the pill holding portion, wherein the retractable display assembly includes ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350645 | Product security system for hanging merchandise The present invention is a security system for preventing theft of hanging merchandise. The present invention includes a security package system for a product to be placed on a hanging display, the package comprising: (a) a product package of a relatively thin plast... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341160 | Reclosable package having an accessible zipper and a method for making the same A reclosable package includes a tray, a top sheet, and a fastener. The tray has a well for receiving contents and a peripheral flange surrounding the well. The top sheet is attached to the peripheral flange. The fastener has two interlocking members, one attached to... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7322473 | Plastic packaging with at least one welded knob The invention relates to a plastic packaging (1) made from a packaging dish (2) and a cover lid (3). The cover lid (3) is at least partially sealed to the packaging dish (2) in a peelable manner and the cover lid (3), or the... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7188728 | Child-resistant and senior-friendly blister card package The present invention is a novel child-resistant senior-friendly blister card packaging that is cheap and easy to manufacture. The packaging requires a push-peel-push method for opening, which is cognitively and physically challenging for children and mentally impai... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7070049 | Offset product package for suspension-type display A suspension-type packaging arrangement for a product includes an upper engagement section having an opening to receive a hook or the like, a lower product support section, and an intermediate display section located between the upper engagement section and the lowe... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7063211 | Child-resistant and senior-friendly blister card package The present invention is a novel child-resistant senior-friendly blister card packaging that is cheap and easy to manufacture. The packaging requires a push-peel-push method for opening, which is cognitively and physically challenging for children and mentally impai... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7036664 | Method and apparatus for making and locking members for dispensing packaging products A method and an apparatus for packaging, displaying, dispensing, and storing at least one product, having an inner packaging member and an outer packaging member, the outer packaging member being slidably mounted over the inner packaging member. The inner packaging ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6726015 | Medicant package This invention includes an improved child-resistant medicant package. The package may be in the form of a card that has a first page connected by a fold line to a second page. The second page may have a first and a second side with a moveable member mounted in betwe... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6695143 | Pilfer-proof package A package for a product includes a base plate on which the product is disposed, and a bridge disposed on the base plate in overlying relationship to a first portion of the product. A lid is disposed in overlying relationship to a second portion of the pro... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6675972 | Childproof blister packaging A childproof packaging having three portions which are formed from a single sheet of suitable card or plastics material. In use, a blister pack is placed into the first portion having apertures which correlate with a respective cup or indentation in the b... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6523689 | Reclosable container with removable backing card A reclosable blister container in which a backing card is slidably and removably retained in the blister without requiring staples or adhesives. The blister includes elongated grooves on opposite sides thereof that slidingly receive the backing card. The ... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6401926 | Child-resistant blister package A child-resistant apparatus for dispensing articles which comprises a housing for retaining a blister package wherein the housing comprises a dispensing aperture; optionally, but preferably, a blister package comprising at least one blister cell containin... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6394275 | Child resistant package A child resistant package having a panel that obstructs removal of the articles being held within the package. When the package is fully opened or fully closed, the panel offers resistance to the removal of the articles contained therein. Only when the pa... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6168020 | Reclosable sleeve package A reclosable sleeve package that includes a container and a sleeve which slides freely over the container. The container has a tab at one end, a space to hold a commercial article at the other end, and an opening along a portion of the container to allow ... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6053319 | Packaging card for a device, such as a pen refill, as well as a method for packaging such a device A packaging card holding a device, such as a refill for a pen, and a method for packaging such a device are provided. The card has a front panel, a center panel and a back panel. The center panel may be transposed with respect to the front panel and the b... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6039188 | Socket displaying device A socket displaying device includes a back plate with two grooves defined in two sides thereof and a stop extends from the first end of the back plate. A frame is slidably engaged with the two grooves of the back plate and has two side plates between whic... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5944177 | Packaging container A packaging container prevents folded margins from becoming loose and prevents a mount from slipping out or the folded margins from hooking each other which might be caused by the loose folded margins. The packaging container comprises a main body having ... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5938031 | Storage container for advanced photo system film canisters and index prints A tray for storing a container housing a film cartridge used in the Advanced Photo System is disclosed. The container has a rectangular, flat card member with a box-like blister member attached thereto for holding the film cartridge. The tray has a pair o... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5927507 | Replacement band display container Top and bottom transparent plastic parts with oppositely inclined side edges slide together to form a box-like enclosure. The top part has a slot at the upper end. The bottom part has a protrusion at its upper end which is received in the slot as the part... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5915559 | Sliding blister package A medicament package for dispensing a medicament and storing an unused portion of the medicament is provided. The package has at least one panel, which has at least one whole medicament compartment and a storage blister. The storage blister is movably cou... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5878887 | Child-resistant blister package A child-resistant blister package having a tray adapted to receive a blister card with at least one blister compartment is provided. The tray includes a first slide component. A cover having a top and a second slide component is provided. The second slide... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5875893 | Product display package A transparent plastic package for containing and displaying a product for sale, the package having front and rear panels releasably joined, the front panel having a forwardly extending projection with a spherical dome forming a cavity for receiving and di... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5850916 | Tool package Package for an elongated tool, comprising a frame with two longitudinal sides (12), a first cross-bar (13) with centering support (15) for a first end of the tool, a second cross-bar (14) with a hole (17) through which the second end of the tool can be pu... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5730291 | Protective display for card-type item A protective display for a card-type item with a backing card includes a base and a frame assembly. The base includes a field portion generally surrounding the frame assembly. The frame assembly includes a panel and a plurality of rails extending forwardl... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5718331 | T-shirt storage and display apparatus A t-shirt storage and display apparatus includes a clear frame. A cardboard insert is removably received within the clear frame. A t-shirt is positioned between the cardboard insert and the clear frame whereby a logo on the t-shirt can be viewed through t... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5437371 | Child resistant blister package There is disclosed a child resistant blister package comprising a conventional blister package having cavities containing unit doses of medication. The blister package is adapted to receive a locking member which is slidably secured to the blister package... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5383556 | Packing for small objects with slider closure Packing in particular for small objects, such as sweets, screws and the like, which packing includes a packing unit (1, 23) which has been produced by folding a foil, sheet or plate (2, 22) and then bonding, welding and/or otherwise joining parts thereof,... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5353922 | Retainer for a combined surgical needle-suture device possessing a needle shield with needle tip stop feature A retainer for a combined surgical needle-suture device possesses a needle shield featuring a stop element which prevents the tip of the needle from puncturing the package in which the retainer is held.... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5297679 | Blister package and storage device A blister package for containing a product has a tub and a base. The tub slidably engages the base and is slidable between a storage position, used for storing the product, and a removal position, used for removing the product. A panel is secured to the b... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5211303 | Dual container system with selective locking feature A secure container system comprising a first container with a second container mounted thereon, the containers having adjacent sides that are complementary to one another. The first container includes two pairs of spaced channels and the second container ... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5186345 | Container This invention relates to a container and in particular to one which mainly includes a body portion having a space provided with a first elongated member at the left side and a second elongated member at the right side on which there are a plurality of ho... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5168999 | System for packaging string lights A packaging system compactly packages a string of lights for retail sale and for storage after use. The packaging system includes a tray and a container. The tray has support members for supporting the lights and a connecting member for connecting the sup... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5105939 | Combined retail package and carrying case A retail display formed of a display card and a transparent carrying case and having peripheral indentations along opposing ends of the case, the peripheral indentations having locking edges facing their respective ends of the case, the display card inclu... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5046616 | Card display plaque A device for holding and displaying collectable cards and the like has a base including a planar portion having a card receiving area thereon for receiving a collectable card. The base includes a ridge upstanding from the planar portion and substantially ... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5027947 | Reclosable sleeved blister package A reclosable package includes a container to hold a commercial article. A portion of the back of the container is left open to form an area sufficient to remove the commercial article from the container. A sleeve, working in a sliding relationship with th... | 07/02/1991 |
