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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7546927 | Product tray insert A product tray insert that helps hold a vertical post in place is provided. The insert is placed within a product tray and has upwardly folding retaining flaps that capture the bottoms of the vertical posts between the flaps and a side of the tray. The tray insert i... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7419063 | Nestable and liftable oven rack Rack includes a left upright frame, a right upright frame, and a connector extending between and joining the left and right frames. The connector defines at least one passage extending along the left upright frame, for example, so that another rack may be nested wit... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7392913 | Self-adjusting volume display and merchandise dispensing system An upstanding Self-Adjusting Volume Display and Merchandise Dispensing System designed to increase merchandise and order picking dispensing efficiency and solve major space problems in a direct marketing distribution facility and other product display situations. Th... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7367460 | Customizable display unit A customizable display rack for displaying a plurality of differently-sized products. The display rack is comprised of a housing with two opposing side walls, a rear wall and a front wall, each extending from a bottom wall to form an enclosed space that is accessibl... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7348216 | Rework process for removing residual UV adhesive from C4 wafer surfaces A method for the removal of residual UV radiation-sensitive adhesive from the surfaces of semiconductor wafers, remaining thereon from protective UV radiation-sensitive tapes which were stripped from the semiconductor wafers. Moreover, provided is an arrangement for... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7281476 | Book rack and pencil tray combination A book rack and pencil tray combination has a book rack and a pencil case attached to the bottom wall of the book rack. The pencil case is optionally attached to the bottom wall of the book rack by a pencil case attachment plate attached to the bottom wall of the pe... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7252803 | Heating of microtitre well plates in centrifugal evaporators A method of protectively heating a microtitre well plate from below using infra-red radiation in a centrifugal evaporator, wherein a barrier plate is placed in contact with and surrounding the lower ends of the wells. The barrier plate is adapted to convey heat ener... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7063219 | Adjustable wine rack An adjustable wine rack supports one or more wine bottles in a substantially horizontal or inclined position. The adjustable wine rack generally includes a frame that may be rollably disposed within a refrigerator. The frame supports a bottle support that is adjusta... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7063311 | Portable fiber optic workstation assembly A portable fiber optic workstation assembly includes a base. A bracket is attached to and extends upwardly from the base. A post has a bottom end and an upper end. The bracket is adapted for releasably attaching the bottom end of the post to the base such that the p... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7028855 | Hanger spacer and transport assembly utilizing same An apparatus for receiving and separating a plurality of hangers having respective necks. The apparatus comprises a body of a substantially rigid material extending along a longitudinal axis. The body has opposite first and second surfaces and a plurality of longitu... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7025216 | Cap for household appliances A cover plate for household appliances having enhanced utilization potential by being at least partially provided with a raised edge on a perimeter thereof. ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7022053 | Barbell/dumbbell training support device A barbell/dumbbell training support device includes a base with distal ends, a cross support laterally extending equidistantly from each distal end of the base for a predetermined distance, the cross supports being configured to prevent tipping of the support device... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7007813 | Serving tray with function of keeping food fresh A serving tray with function of keeping food fresh in the present invention includes a rotary tray provided with at least one compartment; at least one receiving pan; and a base plate disposed below the rotary tray. In using, after a user puts ice cubes into the at ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6997335 | Integral shelf organizer and brochure dispenser A point-of-sale shelf organizer for product containers which includes a product container organizer; and, an integral literature dispensing chamber. In one of the embodiments of this invention, the front of the organizer includes a mini bill-board extension for disp... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6968961 | Organizer for tools An organizer having a main body portion and a lip portion. The main body portion includes one or more wells, each well having a longitudinal length and a depth, well walls, and a front portion having an opening for receiving at least a portion of a tool. The lip por... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6967337 | Toothbrush cleaning assembly A toothbrush cleaning assembly includes a housing having a bottom wall and a peripheral wall that is attached to and extends upwardly from the bottom wall. An upper edge of the peripheral wall defines an opening extending into the housing. A cover is selectively pos... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6948622 | Modular footwear display and storage system and method A modular footwear display system includes a display module having a display surface for supporting an item of footwear and a divider for identifying boxed footwear associated with the displayed item of footwear. The display module has at least one mounting fixture ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6929130 | Expandable dish drainer An expandable dish rack with a drainage channel and port. The rack is expandable to hold larger dishes and increase its capacity. ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6877194 | Open frame tray clip A clip is provided for holding a stack of trays and a tray cover. The clip has a base having a width providing clearance for a width of a tray and a cut-away relief area for finger access. First and second opposing resilient side walls and a resilient back wall exte... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6749208 | Nestable platter cart A platter cart has a wheeled base and at least one vertical support extending upwardly from each side of the base at a location spaced between the front and rear end of the base. A series of front shelves are secured to extend forwardly from the supports at spaced i... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6648154 | Produce display device A one piece display stand for the point-of-sale display of produce, such as bananas, manufactured out of a closed cell foam material and of solid construction, with generally flat sides and bottom and a top surface having a number of concave troughs for h... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6591990 | Desk organizer A highly functional desk organizer includes a base (10) with a bottom surface (12) and a top surface (16), (108) with a thickness that is relatively small in relation to the periphery of the base (10). An array of three pockets (26), (28), (30); (110), (1... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6484894 | Merchandiser display fixture A merchandise display fixture for connection to an upright of a gondola display. The display fixture includes a cavity defined by a wall having front, rear, and side wall portions; and at least one mounting hook that extends from the rear portion of the w... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6471080 | Floating partition for filing equipment A floating partition provides a visual divide along a long section of boxes in a rack and box filing system. The floating partition has a thin panel with top and bottom fingers. The fingers rest on respective rails of the system rack. A bottom edge of the... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6436357 | Instrument bracket for use with a sterilizable tray A sterilizable bracket (10) for supporting medical instruments (22) includes a resilient body (12) that surrounds and encapsulates a relatively rigid metal skeleton (14) which is attached to a plurality of studs (16) which secure the bracket (10) to a ste... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6398068 | Container having lateral supporting handles A container (10) has a tray-like bottom (11) and a cover (12). The bottom (11) has two protrusions or supporting handles (13, 14), suitable to hang the bottom on two parallel guides, located in a horizontal plane. The container has a nose or hook at its f... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6315125 | Storage device and assembly method for magnets for a voice coil motor A storage tray for storing magnetized magnets for assembly in a disc drive. The tray includes a base having a support surface and a cover sized to cover the support surface. The base is formed of a material having magnetic properties for attracting magnet... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6203035 | Nestable platter cart A platter cart for carrying a plurality of loaded trays has an upwardly extending, wheeled support frame and a plurality of spaced horizontal shelves secured between the opposite sides of the frame. Each shelf comprises a bar extending between the sides o... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6113961 | Apparatus and methods for pasteurizing in-shell eggs An apparatus, a method and a flat for pasteurizing a plurality of layers of in-shell eggs without substantially impairing the functionality of the in-shell eggs. The apparatus includes a fluid bath, heat exchangers, a means for vertically perturbating the... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6019381 | Multiple use hand trucks fitted to carry laundry baskets A hand truck with a load carrying nose plate usable as a two-wheeled product transporter, and alternatively as a carrier for a fabric receptacle has a two-wheel supported frame assembly mounting a nose plate to project generally perpendicularly. A support... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6018931 | Method and support for supporting packages only at their edges during steam sterilization A method and a support for supporting a package in a steam sterilizer, featuring support members configured and positioned to support only at least a portion of at least two opposed side edges, but not a side face, of the package. A diamond shape is parti... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6010016 | Modular tray system A modular tray system comprising a tray portion releasably fastenable to support members for supporting the tray which communicate with attachment means for attaching, preferably releasably attaching, the support members to transport means for transportin... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5951134 | Two piece collar bin A two piece bin for mounting to a refrigerator door having a transparent container portion and surrounding collar portion welded thereto, the collar portion having a portion on a front side being tubular for a light weight yet sturdy structure. The bin ha... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5899041 | Supporting member for lattice structures A supporting element for lattice structures comprises at least one channel shaped structural section including an endwall flanked by obliquely oriented adjoining wings. Regularly longitudinally spaced securement notches are provided for securing lattice o... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5893469 | Supporting rack assembly for a washbasin A rack assembly includes two stands each including two upright legs and a supporting section disposed there between. Two connecting rods are each mounted between the two upright legs of a corresponding one of the two stands. At least one supporting rack i... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5823367 | Adapter for holding a pan in a food serving station An adapter for mounting an oversize or sheet pan over at least two wells of a food serving station includes a frame structure surrounding a central aperture. The adapter includes a lower support surface designed to rest on the upper surface of a serving s... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5685442 | Package containers rack frame A package containers rack frame for storing, transferring and displaying relative light-weight packages. The rack frame is constructed of a pair of side frames and a plurality of support bases which are removable from the side frames. The support bases ar... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5678705 | Modular device in container-trays for preserving food A modular device for keeping and storing food products in container trays includes a plurality of hinged supports supporting one or more container trays each having an ideally rectangular configuration and a hollow interior. Each container is topped at it... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5624042 | Variable width product merchandising display unit having detachable/reattachable side track portions A product support module adaptable for interlocking engagement with substantially similarly constructed modules to form a selectable width composite display assembly for merchandising products therefrom, each product module including a plurality of fricti... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5582305 | Modular display compartment A modular compartment for displaying products therein. The modular compartment comprises in one unit a front panel, a pair of side panels which interlock with the front panel, and a back panel which interlocks with the side panels. The side panels have sn... | 12/10/1996 |
