...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7828150 | Container for medicament powder There is provided a container for a medicament powder formed from a material comprising a desiccant. In one embodiment the container is a medicament dispenser comprising a body defining a reservoir for medicament in powder form, and an outlet in communication with s... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7802683 | Cover sheet member for pill receptacles and method of sealing a pill receptacle with a cover sheet member A pill receptacle has a number of recessed pill compartments formed therein. The method comprises the steps of providing a cover sheet member that has a sealing sheet with a top identification surface on which information can be printed and a bottom adhesive surface... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7422110 | Titration/compliance pack with increasing doses A titration package and method for enabling compliance with a regime of changing dosage of medication over a period of time includes a backing having an array of receivers with the array including a plurality of columns and a plurality of rows. A plurality of sets o... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419056 | Rigid plastic protective case for a blister pack A protective case for a blister pack containing medicines, includes a semi-rigid horizontal upper panel having cells delimiting housings open at the bottom and which are obturated by covers with each housing containing medicine. The case includes: ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7401702 | Child-resistant blister package A package includes a blank having a face panel and a back panel. The face panel includes apertures and face tabs. The back panel includes gates that correspond with apertures, and tab strips that overlap the gates and are adjoined to back tabs. A blister pack is sea... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7389875 | Locking sleeve package and blank therefor A package includes a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel connecting the top panel and the bottom panel to each other and a second side panel also connecting the top panel and the bottom panel to each other. The bottom panel, the first side panel, the top p... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7357255 | Packaged supply of individual doses of a personal care product A packaged supply of individual doses of a personal care product, e.g., strips of a water-soluble film that contains a pharmaceutically active material, comprises the combination of a) a tray; b) a plurality of substantially identical packets uniformly stacked in th... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7325703 | Multi-cavity blister package for storing and dispensing flowable substances A single-use, multi-chamber package for housing and common administration of at least two flowable substances. The package includes at least first and second product storage cavities; and at least first and second product application channels. At least one separatio... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325689 | Customizable fold-over card A pharmaceutical package assembly includes a tether having a fold-over card mating feature, and a fold-over card configured to house one or more pharmaceutical blisters, wherein the fold-over card includes a tether mating feature. One exemplary method of coupling th... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318436 | Medicament container with same side airflow inlet and outlet and method of use A medicament container configured to improve entrainment of the medicament in the air and to improve deposition of the medicament in the lungs includes an upper layer and a bottom layer with medicament disposed therebetween. The upper layer is punctured to provide f... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7287643 | Tooth care device, kit and method of use A tooth care device, a kit for a tooth care device and an associated method of using same are described for providing a convenient and hygienic way of transporting and using a tooth care product. The device includes a base, a gelcap, and a cover. The base has a plur... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7264117 | Orthodontic patient set-up tray An orthodontic set-up tray includes at least two sections, and each section includes at least one receptacle for receiving an orthodontic appliance. A coupling movably connects the sections together to enable relative movement between the sections. The coupling adva... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261206 | Medication dosage regimen communication device A medication regimen communication device for holding example medications within the cavities (2) of modular frames (100). Each frame displays one type of medication, and frames may be attachable to or detached from one another as needed. When attached... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7243798 | System and a method for a V-indent blister opening cavity A blister pack includes a cavity sheet including at least one product blister and an access blister associated with each of the at least one product blister, and a child resistant backing coupled to the cavity sheet, the child resistant backing including a weakened ... | 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 |
| 7189134 | Interactive beverage bottle top Beverage bottle tops having interactive elements or performing interactive actions are disclosed. The beverage bottle tops are capable of conveying liquid from the bottle to a person. The beverage bottle tops include interactive elements, structures, or acts, which ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7090079 | Child resistant package with slidable tray section A package made of cardboard, includes a sleeve and an insert, the sleeve being provided with at least one catch tab located on the inside of the sleeve and provided with at least one projection, so that the catch tab forms an angle with the upper wall of the sleeve.... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086532 | Titration/compliance pack with increasing doses A titration package and method for enabling compliance with a regime of changing dosage of medication over a period of time includes a backing having an array of receivers with the array including a plurality of columns and a plurality of rows. A plurality of sets o... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7025207 | Packaging comprising at least one carrier section bearing packaging item and method for the production and filling of said packaging A carrier section (2) is captively integrated into a box which is stabilized in a folding and glueing operation, said box comprising four side walls (5, 5′, 6, 6′) connected approximately at right angles to a base section (4). One of the sid... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7000763 | Consumer goods retail sale display package A package (6) includes a frame (7) into which product (34–37) is loaded from the back prior to being closed off by a card (8) which adheres to the back of the frame. The frame has openings (20–23) shaped to receive the product,... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997320 | Child-resistant packaging for tablets A child-resistant yet senior-friendly packaging for tablets, capsules or similar pharmaceutical products. The packaging is a blister pack (12) with at least one cup (22) that receives tablets (18) in an external package, arranged between a base ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6988618 | Child resistant blister pack dispenser with locking side tabs The child resistant multiple dosage blister pack dispenser includes a main housing bottom component for supporting and securing a blister pack. The bottom component has a first spring lock member for interaction with a second spring lock member located on a top comp... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6978894 | Blister package for pharmaceutical treatment card A blister package for a pharmaceutical treatment card suitable, the blister package having a plurality of individual blisters suitable for containing a pre-measured dosage of a pharmaceutical composition in the form of tablets, pills and capsules. In accordance with... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6974032 | Bend and peel packaging having controllable delamination A bend and peel child resistant and senior friendly tamper evident package comprising a blister sheet having blister pockets projecting from a front side thereof, a rupturable foil layer being adhered to the blister layer and reinforcing the paperboard material adhe... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6945400 | Child resistant senior friendly medicament label A blister card label form has a first sheet having first and second major surfaces. The first sheet is provided with removable portions and a permanent adhesive directly applied on its second major surface and a temporary adhesive directly applied on its second majo... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6708822 | Compositions and kits for compounding pharmaceuticals The invention provides compositions and methods for the convenient compounding of pharmaceuticals. Single and multiple unit of use kits are provided which contain all the necessary components required for preparing a compounded pharmaceutical. ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6705467 | Blister package A blister package (1) with a bottom part (2) with at least one depression (3) and a cover film (6) that is fastened to the bottom part (2), covers the depressions (3) and can be forced through, the depressions (3) con... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6648143 | Credit card-size carrier for a medicament The present invention is directed to a credit card-sized carrier for a medicament. The carrier is composed of a lower housing having a cavity which houses a medicament wafer. The cavity of the lower housing is defined by a flat base and connected sidewall... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6637596 | Press-through pack, sealing sheet for press-through pack, and preparation method of tablet A press-through pack and a sealing sheet for use in the same capable of easily taking out solid material such as tablet or the like contained storage recesses by only pushing action of fingers. The pack comprises an accommodation body (2) with plural stor... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6554136 | Medication organizer A portable dispenser for medical preparations comprising a box. An insert having several compartments arranged in columns and rows is adapted to be inserted into the box. A side cover which closes an opening in the side of the box is removable to allow th... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6516949 | Blister pill package with safety backing A non-through score line is made in the exposed surface of the blister sheet of a blister package. The non-through score line extends from one edge of an individual blister unit to an opposite or adjacent edge, i.e., across the corner of the blister unit.... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6516950 | Credit card-sized carrier for a medicament The present invention is directed to a credit card-sized carrier for a medicament. The carrier is composed of a lower housing having a cavity which houses a medicament wafer. The cavity of the lower housing is defined by a flat base and connected sidewall... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6412636 | Unit dose packaging system with child resistance and senior friendly features A two-piece package for housing and dispensing a unit dose product. The product to be dispensed is contained on an internal slide card that is removably and lockably engaged within an outer sleeve. The package provides a child resistant and user-friendly ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6382410 | Pill container A pill container for holding one or more pills and attached to a key chain. The pill container has an overall appearance of an enlarged pill for ease in viewing and quick identification. The pill container includes an open top housing and a housing cover ... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6345717 | Reinforced blister pack A blister pack wherein the material between the blisters is reinforced to confer rigidity relative to flexing deformation of the blister pack. The reinforcement may take the form of a reinforcing slab or sheet, or ribs in the blister pack material. The in... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6342248 | Dividable tablet and press-through pack A dividable tablet is not chipped, can be divided easily and accurately, has excellent impact resistance and rarely causes twining in the film-coating step, wherein a dividing line is formed along a center line on the upper surface of the tablet, ridgelin... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6244442 | Package, method of manufacturing the package and packet of the package A package (10) has blisters (11) each having an embossed hollow (12) with an open end, for containing a tablet (15), and a flange (13) extending around the open end of the embossed hollow (12). The flanges (13) of the blisters (11) are bonded to a coverin... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6230893 | Unit dose packaging system (udps) having a child resistant locking feature A two piece paperboard package that houses a unit dose product on an internal slide card within an outer paperboard shell. This package may have one or more internal or external lock(s) that prevent the slide card from being pulled out without triggering ... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6230894 | Child resistant package and method of dispensing medication The package is designed to require a sequence of opening steps too complex for a child to perform, but simple enough for an adult to perform. The package is formed from a top having a surface that projects from one face of the top sheet and forms a recess... | 05/15/2001 |