"To place a man in a multi-stage rocket and project him into the controlling gravitational field of the moon where the passengers can make scientific observations, perhaps land alive, and then return to earth--all that constitutes a wild dream worthy of Jules Verne. I am bold enough to say that such a man-made voyage will never occur regardless of all future advances."
Lee deForest, American radio pioneer ; 1957
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7353947 | Welding wire drum and unitized package for same A unitized package of a plurality of drums filled with coiled welding wire, each drum comprising a cylindrical body, a top rim, a bottom rim and a bottom circular wall fixed to the bottom rim and having a peripheral shape. The package comprises: a spacer between the... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351466 | Dunnage conversion machine, method and dunnage product A dunnage conversion machine is characterized by a forming assembly which causes lateral edge portions of a substantially continuous sheet stock material to crumple and to fold upon themselves, leaving an unfolded central portion between the laterally spaced apart f... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7255910 | Domed packing material and methods A packing material has a plurality of separable layers of pliable material. Each layer has a region containing a plurality of domes in a pattern extending in two directions. The plurality of domes are nested together in the region. The plurality of domes each have a... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7223461 | High strength high gas barrier cellular cushioning product An inflatable cushioning article is made from a multilayer film having a seal layer, a gas barrier layer, and a tie layer adhering the seal layer to the gas barrier layer. The cushioning article has a plurality of inflatable chambers, with each of the chambers havin... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7220476 | Apparatus and method for forming inflated chambers An inflatable web, and method and apparatus for inflating the web, which generally includes two sheets having inner surfaces sealed to each other in a pattern defining a series of inflatable chambers of predetermined length, each of the chambers having at least one ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7011222 | Desiccant basket for medication containers A container insert includes: (a) a cup member having a central axis, the cup member being defined by a center base and a plurality of radiant support members, the radiant support members extending outwardly and upwardly from the center base with space therebetween; ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6982113 | High strength high gas barrier cellular cushioning product An inflatable cushioning article is made from a multilayer film having a seal layer, a gas barrier layer, and a tie layer adhering the seal layer to the gas barrier layer. The cushioning article has a plurality of inflatable chambers, with each of the chambers havin... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6969548 | Impact absorbing composite An impact absorbing composite structure (10), the impact absorbing composite structure including a plurality of impact absorbing members (18) and a flexible layer (16), each impact absorbing member (18) integral with the flexible layer ( | 11/29/2005 |
| 6926947 | Domed packing material A packing material having a plurality of domes formed therein, and methods for forming same are provided. A plurality of layers of a substrate are placed together to form a composite material with a plurality of layers, and domes are formed in the plurality of layer... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6871738 | Box for displaying casing receiving compact disk or for storing compact disk A display box includes a base and a cover mountable to the base. A frame together with an extension board is movably connected to the base which has an opening through which a casing for storing a compact disk is inserted and supported on the frame. The frame may al... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6835437 | Folded expand-on-site paper packaging A series of interconnected packing chip precursors that can be formed and transported economically to a packager as a flat sheet and then expanded at the site where they will be used into individual packing chips by folding and separation from the other chips. Prefe... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6817161 | Support for protecting containers holding breakable substrates An interposing cushion and method of application for stabilizing a cylindrical container placed in a rectangular cavity of a cushion structure. The interposing cushion includes a rectangular shaped base member adapted to fit a rectangular cavity in a cushion structu... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6740372 | Synthetic pillar and board made recyclable materials A pillar or board is formed of a casing, filling materials, and at least one plug. The casing is made of the discarded recyclable paper and is provided with at least one opening. The filling materials are sawdust and the discarded wood blocks, which are encased by t... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6619494 | Tablet package including a tablet hold-down device A package for tablet products that includes a container having an interior volume for holding the tablet products and a closure secured to a cylindrical finish of the container. A product hold-down device has an axially resilient central portion, a lower ... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6596352 | Decorative grass having a three-dimensional pattern and methods for producing same A method for making decorative grass having a three-dimensional pattern which constitutes at least a portion of the decor of the decorative grass. Printed designs or materials and/or embossed materials can also constitute a portion of the decor of the dec... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6586058 | Equipment packages for shock resistance The invention provides novel equipment packages, principally for portable equipment such as laptop computers, which provide decoupling, damping and shock isolation of acceleration sensitive components within the packages. Two principal embodiments are dis... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6571533 | Bottle handling device A bottle handling device for assisting in inserting a number of similar sized bottles into a secondary container, such as a partitionless beer carton. The device comprises a frame which, when inserted into the empty carton, provides a number of similar si... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6436511 | Cushioning conversion machine, method and product A cushioning conversion machine includes a plurality of laterally spaced apart upstream assemblies which advance the sheet stock material with a transversely reciprocating twisting motion and at least one downstream assembly that retards the advance of th... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6401931 | Collar stay storage device A collar stay storage device is provided in the form of a block having a slanted top portion with a plurality of slots extending into the block from the slanted top portion. Shims within the slots provide storage of different sized collar stays.... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6398051 | Tablet package including a tablet hold-down device A package for tablet products that includes a container having an interior volume for holding the tablet products and a closure secured to a cylindrical finish of the container. A product hold-down device has an axially resilient central portion, a lower ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6352153 | Solder ball container A cylindrical container with a bottom has an opening in which a projection is installed, the projection having a shape which will not deform solder balls when inserted into a packed layer of solder balls within the container. Its shape is such that its cr... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6345718 | Method and apparatus for immobilizing solder spheres A containing device and method to hold and immobilize solder spheres during storage and transport including a container portion having an open top terminal end and an opposing closed bottom terminal end with at least one side wall connecting each terminal... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6254945 | Cushioning product A cushioning product including a pillow-like portion made from multiple plies of a sheet-like stock material. The cushioning product is characterized by the pillow-like portion including an inner stuffing and a shell which surrounds the inner stuffing. Th... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6228501 | Porous body of polysaccharide or polysaccharide-clay composite, and process for its production A porous body of polysaccharide or polysaccharide-clay composite having fine pores, consisting essentially of a freeze-dried product of (a) an aqueous solution of at least one polysaccharide selected from the group consisting of starch, sodium alginate an... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6207249 | Cushioning product and method with stitching A cushioning conversion machine, method and product characterized by a connecting assembly that provides a mechanical interlock between overlapped portions of sheet-like stock material to prevent "unzippering" of a low density cushioning product produced ... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6190756 | Hollow connected body and packaging material This invention relates to a connected hollow structure and a packaging member suitable for use as a cushioning material, a protection frame material, a core material of a hollow panel and a carrier for carrying adsorbents. A connected hollow structure com... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6170659 | Spacing device used to hold small toys in compartments A spacing device (20), having a compressible body (22) with an upper surface (24) and a lower surface (26), is utilized to inhibit movement of a vehicle (32) stored in a container (34) having a plurality of compartments (78). The upper surface (24) is con... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6168847 | Pre-folded stock material for use in a cushioning conversion machine Pre-folded stock material for use in a cushioning conversion machine which converts the pre-folded stock material into a three-dimensional cushioning product. The stock material includes at least one ply having a plurality of layers at two of which are jo... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6132842 | Cushioning product A cushioning product having plural layers of a sheet-like stock material folded upon themselves to form a pillow-like portion. The lateral edges of the outer layer of the stock material are overlapped and connected together to maintain the geometry of the... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6037036 | Cushioning conversion machine with stitching wheels having hook projections A cushioning conversion machine, converting method and dunnage product characterized by a novel connecting assembly which provides a unique interlock between overlapped portions of sheet-like stock material forming a dunnage product to prevent "unzipperin... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5912058 | Shock absorber and package with shock absorbers Sheets of laminated paper are stacked and made into air-tight flat bags with air inlets. After air is supplied into the bags, the air inlets are air-tightly closed to form shock absorbers 50 encapsulating the air. The laminated paper is made by stacking o... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5882767 | Fan-folded stock material for use with a cushioning conversion machine A stock material for use with a cushioning conversion machine is provided. The stock material includes a plurality of superimposed plies of a sheet-like material which are fan-folded into a rectangonal stack. The superimposed plies include a series of alt... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5862914 | Inflatable package for protecting an article There is provided an inflatable packaging cushion for protecting an article and adapted to the shape and dimensions of an enclosed container. The inflatable packaging cushion has a plurality of inflatable chambers such that the sides and corners of the ar... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5853088 | Carton A carton for packaging primary containers arranged in at least three lateral rows in which the center of said rows has fewer containers than adjacent rows. The carton comprises a pair of superposed tray structures (70) which are connected together by a wr... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5799802 | Stemmed glassware separators Stemmed glassware separators including a plurality of separators. Each of the separators have a T-shaped upper portion and an arcuate lower portion. Each of the separators are slidably disposed within a hanging wine rack between two wine glasses hanging t... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5772031 | Package for an elongated medical product A package includes a cavity having a series of cavity slots transverse to the cavity's longitudinal axis. These slots permit a pair of stop plugs to be positioned to receive products of different lengths. Each stop plug has four lateral lugs for engaging ... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5755328 | Flutter valve assembly for inflatable packaging and the like A novel flat tubular plastic flutter valve for filling adjacent thin film evelope chambers into which it is peripherally sealed, as for cushioning and protecting items to be shipped within folder-over chambers, and in which the valve is notched to divide ... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5730288 | Insert for video cassette package A video cassette package insert is formed of a continuous strip of plastic, preferably in an hourglass configuration. The insert has spaced parallel end walls and concavely curved side walls and has a length and width substantially equal to a VHS cassette... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5715940 | Paper buffering material for pre-packing electronics products A paper buffering material for pre-packing an electronic product which can replace the conventional foamed polystyrene resin. The buffering material includes a paper panel of predetermined width and shape, which has a plurality of grooves in predetermined... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5698293 | Formed piece particularly for use as packing material method and apparatus for its manufacture and use A formed piece comprises a substantially cylindrical outer surface layer of sheet material extending along a longitudinal axis of the formed piece from a first end to a second end of the formed piece, and inner layers of sheet material within the outer su... | 12/16/1997 |