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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8322554 | Open/close device for pit cover A pit cover open/close device including a closing limiting stopper for a pit cover which is disposed in a position corresponding to a top of a roller of a chassis dynamometer, guides disposed on a stationary side of the pit in an opposed relation to both side faces ... | 12/04/2012 |
| 8245864 | Diaper pail A diaper pail includes a pail, an upper enclosure having a substantially smooth and continuous outer surface, and a drum assembly mounted within the upper enclosure for transferring a soiled diaper into a disposal bag while minimizing the release of odor from previo... | 08/21/2012 |
| 8141735 | Container for holding foodstuffs The invention relates to a novel container (1) for holding foodstuffs. The container is of the type used for a holding bulk food product to be dispensed by a self serving customer in the bulk food section of a supermarket or health food establishment. The con... | 03/27/2012 |
| 7607550 | Portable and stackable plastic multipurpose container Portable and stackable multipurpose containers are disclosed. The containers have an oval base and an oval top in communication with sides of the wall extending perpendicularly from the base. The oval top is slidably positioned to open from both sides, which are per... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7540391 | Door shutter A door shutter is disposed in a device having an opening, and side portions for defining the opening. The other side of the opening extends higher than the one side. Guide grooves are formed along the side portions. The shutter includes main bodies bendable in a sli... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7383835 | Barbecue grill A barbecue grill has a grill body, two hinge plates, a rear cover, a front cover and holding pins. The hinge plates are mounted on the grill body and respectively have a mounting foot and a mounting and adjustment panel. Each mounting and adjustment panel has a pivo... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7370773 | Child-resistant closure for dispensing containers The invention features a child resistant, moveable closure member and container device and an overcap and container device. The overcap has opposed end walls and opposed sidewalls, with at least one leading locking pin and at least one trailing locking pin in at lea... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7341143 | Storage device for disk media with a cylinder closing means An openable and closeable media case comprising a case with grooves on its interior sides that suspend a disk stored in the case, and a rotating cylindrical closure that secures a disk within the case. The case opens and by the rotating cylindrical closure. A slot i... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7326895 | Splatter lid A spatter guard for covering food in an oven. The guard includes: a first shell configured to cover food, having: a first semi-hemispherical barrier member with a plurality of apertures therein. Additionally, there is a second shell is pivotally coupled to the first... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7290661 | Cutlery tray with roll-top closure Apparatus 10 discloses a cutlery receptacle comprising a housing 13 having a roll-top cover 20 movable between an open 14 and closed 16 position with mating members 22, 32 of a locking mechanism incorporated respectively in ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7255241 | Beverage container with straw A straw adapter 2 is removably disposed in the opening of a beverage container 1, and a straw 22 is attached to the straw adapter 2. A straw cap 12 is mounted on the straw adapter 2, for covering the straw attached to the st... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7243809 | Gift wrapping package and method of use A gift wrapping package is provided which provides enhanced ornamentation and ease of wrapping of gifts for special events. The gift wrapping package includes a flat base and a dome-like cover which forms a central cavity. The dome-like cover is retractable and expa... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7195414 | Pressurized dispensing package and method for using the same A package for dispensing a pressurized material to be applied to the body. In one embodiment, the package comprises a container body having a cavity for containing a pressurized material to be applied to the body, the container body having an outer surface. An appli... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7140509 | Stop valve of a water bag suction hose A suction hose stop valve of a water bag comprised a holder having a central passage, a swivel cap and a suction hose penetrating through the central passage; a retaining member each on both sides of the central hole; a locking bolt each in front and rear of the hol... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7124907 | Sippy straw cup A closure for a container adapted to house a beverage therein, the closure comprising: (a) a cap having a mating feature adapted to interface with a corresponding feature of a container to secure the cap thereto, the cap also including an orifice therethrough and a ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7086511 | Suitcase, especially a pilot suitcase In a case, in particular a pilot case, comprising a bottom element (2), a cover element (4) and side as well as front wall elements (6,8), the cover element (4) is made up of a plurality of hingedly interconnected strips (10). ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7018267 | Transportable play assembly A transportable play design assembly with an open operative position, an alternative closed position and which may be folded to enclose play items therebetween when play time is concluded. The open operative position is utilized as a play surface. The alternative cl... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7001468 | Pressure energized pressure vessel opening and closing device and method of providing therefor A closure assembly coupled to a vessel including a chamber and an access port in communication with the chamber, the closure assembly comprising: a door assembly coupled to the vessel and configured to move between an open position and a closed position, the door as... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6948334 | Food serving container A food serving container for keeping food articles chilled while being served. The food serving container includes an exterior bowl member designed for being positioned on a support surface. A cooling member is selectively positioned against an interior surface of t... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6938805 | Refillable bottle and system of reuse A refillable container adapted to facilitate the purchase and use of larger volumes of consumer products and the selective discharge thereof. The refillable container includes a refill-discharge cap assembly allowing ease in filling the container while permitting th... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6920991 | Multi-chambered container and two-piece adapter A multi-chambered container assembly including a two-piece adapter having a base and a hollow member that cooperate to open and close a passage between a first chamber provided by a bottle and a second chamber formed in the hollow member. The base defines a first op... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6863189 | Quick opening closure for small liquid containers The closing device consisting of a sleeve that seals onto the neck of a bottle and that comprises an internal channel which opens, via a new orifice in a sliding-contact surface with associated slopes and slideways acting as guide means to a shut-off plate for closi... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6817480 | Receptacle covering device A receptacle covering devices for use with a food receptacle, namely an ice cream receptacle having a side wall with an inside diameter. The covering device has a planar sheet portion that is sized smaller than the inside diameter of the side wall to fit within the ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6805795 | Latch-assisted lid extractor The present invention relates to the latch-assisted lid extractor. The present invention includes a canister and a lid connected to the canister via a latch assembly. The latch assembly includes an over-center lock to removably secure the lid to the canister. Additi... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6418923 | Hood mounting device for barbecue grills A hood mounting device including at least one cam having a first surface and an aperture located on the bottom casting. At least one second surface is located on the grill hood and is configured such that the first and said second surfaces contact each ot... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6284966 | Power sphere nanosatellite A power sphere preferably used as part of a nanosatellite is formed using a plurality of flat panels solar arrays interconnected together by rotating hinges to approximate a spherical shape for use as an enclosure of a payload. The solar array panels are ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6217136 | Retainer and support device for food item A retainer and support device for a food item, e.g., a jawbreaker, includes a housing having a recessed wall defining a chamber for receiving the food item. A passageway extends through the recessed wall and a product engaging member extends through the p... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6213539 | Equipment transportation system A carrier system for transporting equipment, such as bicycles. The carrier of a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a partial enclosed compartment having a substantially oval shape. Two opposing lid members are pivotally mounted on each... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6116451 | Screw cap with anti-tamper strip A plastic anti-tamper strip (3) is provided at the lower edge of a screw cap (1). Bridges (20) form an approximately horizontal nominal rupture line, along which the anti-tamper strip can be separated from the screw cap (1) when a container, closed by sai... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6050433 | Container closure A container closure includes an access, which can receive a drinking straw, which is able to be folded down into a groove by the pivotal movement of member, which closes off the drinking straw by engaging it across an upstanding flange or projection.... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6048494 | Autoclave with improved heating and access An autoclave is disclosed which includes direct heating and improved access. The autoclave includes a heating system which is placed directly into the pressurized chamber such that materials which are placed directly into the autoclave are directly heated... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5957319 | Garbage container cover and liner protector A new garbage container cover and liner protector for preventing a trash liner from falling into the container. The inventive device includes a cylindrical container having an open upper end, a closed lower end and a cylindrical side wall therebetween. Th... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5897013 | Straw for drinking cup A straw assembly has a flexible first segment with at least one longitudinal glide ridge extending inwardly from a drinking end thereof, a retaining shoulder at a fixed distance from the drinking end, and an orienting finger extending from the retaining s... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5881896 | Refuse container with roll-back lid A refuse container (10) includes an open-top receptacle (12) that is selectively closed by a removable hood (14). The hood (14) carries a roll-back door (22) that is operatively connected to a foot pedal (16) by a pair of lifters (18). The container (10) ... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5788196 | Support stand for a chafing dish A support stand with a dome-shaped cover for containing and housing a pan for holding water and/or food above a burner assembly. The stand includes an upper support ring which has an inner and outer ring and a channel integrally formed therebetween for re... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5731763 | Video/TV access controller An access controller for a television, computer or display device includes a wireless transmitter and a receiving unit. The receiving unit has a tamper-proof housing that covers the device power line and protects receiving and switching circuitry. The rec... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5597500 | Container apparatus for food An apparatus for food includes a receptacle supported a frame with the receptacle being heated by a resistance heater from a supply of energy over an electric line, the receptacle and frame include means pivotally securing the same for each other, the piv... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5542560 | Protective and warming bonnet for food A protective and warming bonnet for food having two, preferably, semi-circularly curved braces 1,2 whose ends are connected to hinges (5,6). These braces may be pivoted from 0° to a maximum of 180° in relation to one another. A folding bellows 4 is arra... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5413243 | Sharps disposal container A sharps container apparatus comprising a container including a door manually movable between a closed position and an open position, and a rubber band for biasing the door toward the closed position, the container being completely closed when the door is... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5360132 | Collecting container for waste A collecting container (20) for waste, such as waste to be recycled, consisting of a container bin (1) provided with a lid (4) which functions to close the opening of the bin and is pivoted thereon so that the lid may be swung between a closed position an... | 11/01/1994 |
