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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7322466 | Container with promotional base The present application refers to a container comprising a cup, a joint and a base, wherein the latter defines a cavity where a lid is coupled to form a cavity, allowing the placement of an object that may be a decorative figure, a toy or a promotional means. In ano... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7178687 | Moldable plastic container with hourglass profile A molded plastic container with a sidewall having a general hourglass configuration. The container structure includes an upper rim, a bottom and a sidewall that extends between the upper rim and the bottom. The sidewall includes a lower frustum section, a narrow mid... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7140504 | Separable two-component drinking system A separable two-component drinking system comprising an upper component with a tapering side wall and a cylindrical lower axial extension, the side wall and the lower extension having a common central axis; and a lower component with a generally annular lateral exte... | 11/28/2006 |
| 6945418 | Rack mountable beverage bottle This invention discloses a storage vessel, namely a wine bottle having a liquid volumetric capacity of from about 750 milliliters to about 1,500 milliliters and including an integral pedestal base configured to fit typical glassware fixtures employed in restaurants ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6905038 | Container with large open end and opposed closed smaller end, and concave end cap with detachable closure and inner threaded openings for both ends of container A container with a large open end and a smaller neck, with external threading and extended collars on large open end to mate with internal threads of a large socket on concave base end cap, and secure closure band correspondingly, and threading and extended collar o... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6662959 | Wine bottle convertible to wine glass A wine bottle convertible to a wine glass permitting the consumption of the wine directly therefrom is provided. The wine bottle may be sized to house a single serving of wine. The convertible wine bottle comprises four main elements which are assembled a... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6640989 | Composite container with integral support, related method and mold A composite container with an integral support, as well as a mold and method for forming such a container, are disclosed. The support may include a first end having a plurality of radially extending slits communicating with a central bore. Hence, when the... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6189715 | Snifter for alcoholic beverages such as brandy, spirits and liquors A snifter for alcoholic beverages such as brandy, spirits and liquors including a glass having a softly flared container (1), with a bowl (2) extending therefrom and including two parts, a first lower part (20) flaring more sharply, extended by a second, ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6164473 | Beverage container/drinking vessel A container can be configured as either a bottle or a drinking vessel. The bottle has a base which is detachable. A drinking vessel is formed by removing the base from the hollow body of the bottle, inverting the hollow body of the bottle, and reattaching... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6135303 | Utility vessel with holding means between the vessel portion and the base element In a utility vessel with a holding device which is arranged between a base element and a vessel portion and includes a projection which is arranged on the vessel portion and which at least partially narrows, and a receiving device for the projection, the ... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6085924 | Plastic container for carbonated beverages A blow molded plastic container for carbonated beverages includes an upper mouth-forming portion, a cylindrical sidewall portion and a lower base-forming portion, all of the portions being generally symmetrically situated about a central longitudinal axis... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5996825 | Bi-nestable container for consumables A two-piece, plastic, container particularly attractive for serving Margarita drinks and other well-known cocktails. A receptacle portion includes double flared side walls with a two-stage tapered plug on the bottom. The upper-stage of the plug secures th... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5884792 | Preform for a hot fill pressure container This relates to the packaging of a hot liquid product in a container having little resistance to internal vacuum wherein immediately after the container has been filled, the container is internally pressurized and closed. This particularly relates to an i... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5842590 | Bi-nestable margarita glass apparatus and method An apparatus and method for providing a two-piece, plastic, container particularly attractive for serving Margarita drinks and other well-known cocktails. A receptacle portion includes double flared side walls with a two-stage tapered plug on the bottom. ... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5549210 | Wide stance footed bottle with radially non-uniform circumference footprint Hollow plastic blow-molded containers have a tubular bodies and integral improved, self-supporting bases. The bases have distinctly shaped supporting feet disposed on legs at or near the periphery of the container bottom. The container legs extend outward... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5513764 | Stemware assembly including a crystal stem and a china foot and method of making the same A stemware assembly includes bowl, stem and foot portions in which the bowl and stem are made of glass, preferably crystal, and the foot is made of ceramic, preferably china, and further in which the glass stem and the crystal foot are joined together by ... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5383558 | Sealed container A sealed container includes a base jar for containing a substance and a removable lid for closing and sealing the base jar. The base jar includes a bottom wall, a side enclosure extending upwardly from the bottom wall having an upper portion with a screw ... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5360133 | Bulk material container with a support stand therefor A container for bulk material and the like, and the method of manufacture therefor. The container comprises a bottom wall with side walls extending upwardly from the bottom wall and oriented such that when the side walls are substantially vertical, the bo... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5014865 | Stem ware Drinking implements or utensils are devised by assembling various components having distinctive decorative features. A cup assembly is provided with a threaded ferrule at the base thereof for receiving a threaded pin at the end of a stem assembly. A decor... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4872569 | Drinking vessels A drinking vessel comprises a first vessel member adapted to hold a liquid and a second vessel member associated with, but separated from, the first vessel member to form a barrier against the formation of condensation on the exterior surface of the secon... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4178976 | Unitary, hermetically-sealed but pierceable dispensing container A unitary, hermetically-sealed but pierceable dispensing container, suitable for packaging parenteral solutions, is made from a flexible, generally tubular body of thermoplastic material utilizing a form, fill and seal technique and a movable, composite m... | 12/18/1979 |
| 4103774 | Capsule A capsule for containing a commodity, sold by a slot machine, includes a main body having a holding portion for holding a commodity; a cover member for covering an opening of the holding portion, demountable from the main body; and a combining means forme... | 08/01/1978 |
| 3935946 | Mesh covered nested display containers A transparent, vertically disposed, upwardly opening, rigid container including a base, and a protective, elongated, tubular outer envelope of diamond-like mesh, one end of which extends across said base and the sides of which cover the outer surface of t... | 02/03/1976 |