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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5024328 | Foam packing frame and blank for forming the same A packaging frame to protect parts formed from a blank including interior cuts and minimal cutouts, said blank being operable shift to and form a single piece frame having an exterior quadrilateral to interfit within a packing container and conform to the... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5018621 | Cylindrical container and dispenser for spherical objects A resilient cylindrical tubular container for spherical objects such as medicinal pills, includes a stopper with flexible fingers extending into the tube to restrain the objects from movement during shipment. An adsorbent desiccant cushion in the bottom o... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5012923 | Subdivided flare-holding container A subdividing structure is fitted and secured within and disposed at the bottom of a carton, box, package of similar container structure to receive and position within the container road flares for transportation storage and use. The subdividing structure... | 05/07/1991 |
| 5007538 | Interleaved spiral wrapping of foam product and stretch film for packaging carbonless paper rolls A method and apparatus are provided for producing a foam wrapped package for protecting a roll of pressure-sensitive carbonless copy paper. Interleaved foam and film are wrapped under tension around the outer periphery of the roll of carbonless paper by s... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5002184 | Soft case protection for a hand held computer A soft case which encloses a portable device such as a hand held computer has a top cover portion which overlies a large screen at the front or top of the computer. This cover portion has a flat, soft foam pad which engages against the glass screen to cus... | 03/26/1991 |
| 5002401 | Article holder and carrier An article holder and carrier includes a box-like container having fabric walls reinforced with soft, shock-absorbing material and adapted to disconnect along an edge between two walls and around three edges of a base panel to unfold to a flat position fo... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4988001 | Multi-unit package for magnetic tapes wound on to cores Package for pancakes, consisting of plate-like plastic pallets (1) which protect the outer pancakes and, if necessary, raised rubs (3) in the center of the pallets, the diameter of which corresponds to the inside diameter of the bores of the winding cores... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4986419 | Packaging for point of sale display, shipment and storage of cassette recordings and methods A packaging system for one or more cassette tape recordings, providing for an improved and simplified point of sale display, shipment and storage, with clear identification of the contents exposed at all times. The system further comprising a printed exte... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4979616 | Syringe disposal container A syringe disposal container which is characterized in a preferred embodiment by a bottom panel provided with upward-standing tabs along one side and on both ends and tab-receiving slots or seats spaced along the opposite side and also in the ends, with a... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4972954 | Product supporting shock resistant packaging insert To form a product supporting packaging insert, a substantially rectangular flat blank of a material such as polyproplene foam, corrugated cardboard, or honeycomb cardboard is die cut to form a lateral end segment at one end of the blank, a pair of longitu... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4964514 | Customized plastic tray and method of making same A method and apparatus is disclosed that enables a consumer to store a wide variety of items in a customized storage unit. The customized storage unit consists of a plastic storage tray that has a pattern of item-receiving compartments formed therein that... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4964509 | Universal shipping container for hazardous liquids A shipping or secondary container, which can safely transport a plurality of breakable primary containers of a variety of sizes and shapes, has a pair of rigid shells that mate. A batt of sorptive material fills each shell, and a normally tacky, discontin... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4964529 | Gas tank container A container for enclosing a liquified gas tank protects the tank from rough handling and prevents the corrosion from exposure to the atmosphere. The container comprises a vertical cylindrical shell with bottom cap attached thereto, formed of resilient pla... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4955480 | Portable insulated carrier A portable carrier for transporting pharmaceutical preparations while protecting those preparations against degradation by ambient temperature conditions, which carrier comprises three blocks of expanded polystyrene foam. One of these three blocks is a ce... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4953705 | Package having detent-engaged cushioning lining There is described a package comprising a container and a lining, the package including at least one slot to receive a tab. The slot is bounded on one side by the container and on the other side by the cushioning material, which is formed with an abutment... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4949840 | Specimen collection kit for mailing A combination clinical specimen collection vial and shipping means, including packaging components, are provided, which are uniquely adapted and acceptable for shipment and delivery through regular first-class mailing-delivery systems, for both domestic a... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4942963 | Container for storage batteries An improved container for electric storage batteries is embodied as a single piece of plastic material having a structure consisting of a relatively thin outer coat of said material, which is compact and of high density, and of a larger-thickness inner co... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4941572 | Method and package for fresh cut flower arrangements and plants The package (10) for shipping and storing articles such as cut flower arrangements (14) includes a flower container (12) lower portion is provided with a water-containing absorbent foam block (18) receiving the flower stems (38) in pierced relation and a ... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4936459 | Interleaved spiral wrapping of foam product and stretch film for packaging carbonless paper rolls A method and apparatus are provided for producing a foam wrapped package for protecting a roll of pressure-sensitive carbonless copy paper. Interleaved foam and film are wrapped under tension around the outer periphery of the roll of carbonless paper by s... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4936450 | Combined shipping and display merchandiser The invention is embodied in a container which is used to both ship and display cookware such as frying pans. The container is made up of two identical trays which support opposite sides of parallel rows of pans. Each tray has two rows of cavities and a s... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4934534 | Soft container for dental appliances A soft container for dental appliances includes a shell having a top and a bottom panel interconnected by a hinge panel. All of the shell panels are formed of a single piece of water repellent fabric. A lip extends along the periphery of the top and botto... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4927023 | Spacer member and method of forming the same A spacer member is adhered to a tape having adhesives at opposite faces thereof and a release layer is adhered to the first named tape to releasably connect multiple spacer members and expose adhesive at one face for adhering a spacer member to a fragile ... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4921103 | Ventilated rack case A ventilated rack case for alternatively transporting and operating a rack mountable unit of electronic equipment includes an inner rectangular frame, which is open at the front and back, shock absorbing material, e.g. foam, surrounding the frame, and an ... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4915222 | Electromagnetically and electrostatically protected see-through packaging unit for printed circuit boards A protective package unit for shipping printed circuit boards provides an outer container into which one or more printed circuit boards can cushionably reside while encompassed in a see-through bag providing protection from electromagnetic radiation and e... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4911962 | Insulating system for thermally-insulated containers Insulating system for thermally insulated containers, composed of a shock-absorbing layer, made of soft elastic closed-cell foam, glued to an inside surface of the container, and an insulating layer made of hard foam applied in a floating manner to this l... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4903493 | Heat sink protective packaging for thermolabile goods There is disclosed an improved heat sink composition and a method for preparing said composition to protect thermolabile goods from degradation or destruction from high temperatures. A representative composition includes sodium sulfate, sodium sulfate dec... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4899880 | Foam packaging separator A packaging separator adapted to be disposed in load bearing engagement between a pair of articles, such as windshields. The separator includes a sheet-like supporting element constructed of a generally nonresilient plastic foam and having enlarged oppose... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4899884 | Shipping and sales packing for stacked waffle cornets Cornet piles are placed in a support groove in a block member of a stiff lightweight material, with the block member having upstanding portions capable of supporting an overlying packing to thereby protect the cornet pile. The bottom of the block member i... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4892196 | Partition wall for packing compressors A package for packing a plurality of compressors including a plurality of partition walls for securely laying and stacking compressors is disclosed. The compressors and partition walls are stacked in alternating layers on a pallet. A stretch film is wrapp... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4889750 | Conductive coatings and foams for anti-static protection, energy absorption, and electromagnetic compatibility Improved compositions are disclosed which are useful in providing a conductive layer of coating on a surface to provide protection against harmful electrostatic discharges. Also disclosed are compositions useful in absorbing and dissipating mechanical and... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4884684 | Containment device for biological materials A containment device for sealing and protecting containers of biological materials. The device comprises a resilient cushion of aqueous fluid sorbent material having a plurality of openings. Each opening is adapted for receiving a respective container of ... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4884692 | Apparatus and method for storage and transportation of 3.5 inch floppy disks A non-metallic and non-magnetic case for storing and/or transporting at least 200 and preferably over 300 floppy disks. The case is provided with a tray that contains filler blocks of foam that are configured so that individual blocks may be selectively r... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4883179 | Angled packing material Packing members which are formed from expanded plastic foam sheet, such as polystrene, wherein the sheet is resilient. The sheet is provided with a backing which may be formed of bendable paper. A typical packing member will be formed by dividing the shee... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4881562 | Heart valve and xenograft washing system A packaged prosthesis and a system and method for washing prosthetic and other implants with a biologically compatible wash solution prior to implantation, which allows for complete washing of valve and graft tissue to remove preservatives used to store t... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4872562 | Gable-top container A gable-top container made from a scored blank of paperboard and the like includes at least one fillet permanently attached to the outside surface of at least one of the panels which form the spout. The fillet comprises a thin strip of stiff material cons... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4872563 | Protective enclosure for hazardous material primary containers This invention relates to a method and device for transporting hazardous materials, especially materials such as biological samples contained in vials. The device comprises an enclosure having a top that locks onto a body section so as to substantially pr... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4869369 | Foam braced packaging and method and apparatus for constructing same A method and apparatus for manufacturing custom-sized foam braced packaging. The apparatus includes means for automatically adjusting the assembler to meet the particular needs of individual package sizes without the requirement for retooling being impose... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4867307 | Ski and pole case A ski and pole case 10 constructed from a pair of hemicylindrical forms 11 and 12. The hemicylindrical forms 11 and 12 are manufactured of a closed cell water resistant cushioned foam. Each of the hemicylindrical forms 11 and 12 has a cutout 13 and 14 in ... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4863023 | Shipping and storage container for syringes The container of the present invention for storing and shipping syringes comprises a base with a plurality of ports, each adapted to receive a syringe, and a cover which fits over the syringes and locks onto the base. The base is made of insulative materi... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4856656 | Multi-layer film and package The first invention provides a multi-layer film comprising (A) a low density polyethylene-based resin layer, (B) a polyolefin-based resin expanded layer and (C) a high density polyethylene-based resin layer. The second invention provides a package comprising (... | 08/15/1989 |
