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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4741435 | Package assembly including a transparent sleeve having locking flanges A package assembly comprising a main container portion having an open side, a tubular sleeve member of transparent material engageable over the container portion and locking flanges for detaching mounting the sleeve member on the main container portion.... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4722441 | Package structure for semiconductors A semiconductor package having a special cap shell wherein a flat molding having a window space with at least one level difference around the window space at the inside thereof is fitted with an ultraviolet-light transmissible lid at the level difference ... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4700883 | Tubular package and end cap forming component of same A flexible, semi-rigid plastic sheet is folded at opposed sides to form double layer folds perpendicular to the plane of a central portion of sheet material defining end cap side walls joined by a crease and forming slots for seating edges of rectangular ... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4656995 | Surgical apparatus for contouring implants Surgical apparatus for use in contouring medical implants comprises a transparent enclosure adapted to be located on a metallic work surface in an operating theater, the enclosure being sized to enable manipulation of an implant therein by a surgeon for c... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4629089 | Protective device for child-proofing a VCR A child-proofing device for an electrical or an electronic appliance includes a panel for covering the controls on the appliance. The panel is made from a material which is rigid or at least semirigid to prevent operation of the controls through the panel... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4620642 | Resilient plug closure A fluid container lid is disclosed which includes an outer rim and a curved sealing collar coupled to the inner portion of the top rim and extending downwardly therefrom. The fluid container lid further includes an outwardly extending annular locking shou... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4585142 | High-capacity food warmer cover A food warmer cover is equipped with an inclined door which forms an effective seal against a pair of shoulders formed in the enclosure of the cover. The door pivots about the tops of the shoulders and slides horizontally into the enclosure to make room f... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4582220 | Construction for gas meter cover A gas meter in which the index and register thereof is directly housed within the main gas chamber of the meter itself. An integrally molded plastic cover which is visually transparent provides the means for mounting the index and in part forms the gas ch... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4558794 | Container with vessel for retention of telltales A vessel for use with a closure member of type having a telltale therein for tamper indication and movable in first and second opposite senses relative to said vessel for joinder and removal. The vessel comprises the customary neck terminating in a vessel... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4544075 | Hydraulic pressure cylinder with integrated reservoir A hydraulic pressure cylinder with an integrated reservoir which includes a cylinder body of strengthened resin, a reservoir tank of strengthened resin molded with the cylinder body as one body and having a wall portion and an opening formed in the wall p... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4535910 | Tank cap for powered machine A tank cap for closing the filling port of a fuel or lubricating oil tank of a power-driven portable machine such as a chain saw. The tank cap is made of a transparent plastic material and is provided with a protrusion protruding outwardly from the main s... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4522311 | Lid with a see-through plate A lid with a see-through plate to open and close an opening portion of an apparatus has a lid body which has an opening for visually checking the interior of the apparatus, a ring-shaped engaging groove formed along the periphery of the opening, and proje... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4508216 | Housing for an intraocular lens and method of using the same A housing for an intraocular lens having opposed walls and having a lens in at least one of these walls which is the same in magnitude and opposite in sign to the optical power of the lens intended to be housed therein. The housing bears indicia of the op... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4496044 | Flexible covering support bracket An arrangement for covering the contents of a container with a flexible sheet without contacting the surface thereof, which includes a support bracket formed from an elongated resilient wire or plastic strip, having U-shaped end portions for engaging oppo... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4487117 | Cooking appliance with lid and open work basket A cooking appliance including a vat for containing food during cooking, having a lid for engaging the vat. The lid has a transparent portion forming a double window consisting exclusively of an upper window and a lower window congruently placed on top of ... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4486018 | Puzzle and transparent container therefore A puzzle assembly having a plurality of pieces which are identical and which interfit without interlocking are assembled in a recess of the base of a container and the container is closed by a cover hinged to the base. When the cover is closed, the puzzle... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4469238 | Protective cover arrangement for equipment A protective cover arrangement for a computer or a similar machine which has a panel provided with an opening through which access may be had to switches or similar control or actuating devices, this opening being surrounded at least along a part of its p... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4436213 | Container having tamper evident seal and imaged polymer film useful as such a seal There is provided a tamper evident container seal comprising a normally transparent polymer film which can be rendered translucent by stretching and transparent by relaxing. There is also provided a polymer film useful as a seal of the same type of film w... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4422560 | Frypan lid A frypan lid comprises an upper transparent plastic cover and a lower heat resistant plastic collar fixedly connected to the transparent cover and adapted to fit on a rim of the frying pan. The collar acts as a heat insulating body between the cover and t... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4407504 | Amusement device An amusement device consists of a box-like structure having a transparent lid which may be opened through the proper positioning of a plurality of tumblers contained on an exterior face of the structure. The transparent lid is of a spring biased construct... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4406457 | Method of and apparatus for mounting playfield window A pinball machine having multi-level playfields with a transparent window mounted in at least an upper level playfield to allow observation therethrough to a lower level playfield. The window is mounted on a ledge in an opening in the upper level playfiel... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4376490 | Observing window device for liquid tanks A flanged cup-shaped transparent pane member is fitted in a window opening formed in the tank wall and held liquid-tight against the latter by means of a pane retainer plate which is inserted along the wall inside into the pane member through slit means p... | 03/15/1983 |
| 4364666 | Machine for mixing and cooling batches of dry powder ingredients and water A machine for mixing and cooling batches of dry powder ingredients and water comprising, a horizontal mixing cylinder open at one end and having a rotary mixer in the cylinder. Refrigerating mechanism is provided for cooling the walls of the cylinder and ... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4335825 | Reservoir tank The invention is related to a reservoir tank receiving liquid therein and having a peep hole in a side wall for visually inspecting the interior of the tank. The peep hole is formed by a cup-shaped member having a transparent bottom wall, a cylindrical si... | 06/22/1982 |
| 4320831 | Plastic containers for small valuable articles A container of molded plastic material for storing, shipping or displaying precious gems, coins or other small valuable articles which require special handling. The container is comprised of three separate components,--a base providing a seat or storage r... | 03/23/1982 |
| 4312459 | Paint can rim cover and lid combination A paint can rim cover and lid combination for use with a paint can having a rim defining a top opening for the can including an annular rim cover of flexible material having a channel-shaped cross section of a width approximating that of the rim to provid... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4311492 | Vacuum tube filter cover A soft, flexible cover which is adapted to be attached over the open top of a container has a transparent section for viewing the contents of a container with which the cover is used, a filter section for removing entrained matter from air entering the co... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4245749 | Safety device A safety device for a pressure vessel having an opening therein in which is positioned an upstanding base secured around the vessel opening with a frangible diaphragm covering the opening. A protective cap covers the base with the frangible diaphragm and ... | 01/20/1981 |
| 4220134 | Toaster/oven accessory container An accessory cooking container for toaster/ovens comprises a pan and a cover, the pan having a generally rectangular flat bottom surrounded by upstanding sidewalls and a peripheral flange extending outwardly from the tops of the sidewalls. A lip bounds th... | 09/02/1980 |
| 4113137 | Camera housing optical sealing method and device A new and improved device and method for hermetically sealing a lens window to a camera housing, which permits removal of the window from a pressurized housing without danger to the technician due to rapid or explosive decompression. The device comprises ... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4100613 | Food processing apparatus The center portion of the lid for a high speed food processing apparatus is flexible, preferably transparent and is supported by a rigid lid support member. The outer portion of the lid is stiff so that the center portion acts as a spring when compressed ... | 07/11/1978 |
| 4069935 | Child resistant closure A screw-on child resistant double cap closure in which the inner screw cap has printing and coloration on the exterior surface of its crown and the cover is transparent. The cover and the screw cap include two halves of a selectively engagable, normally d... | 01/24/1978 |
| 4013214 | Plastic display container having hinged cover A container moldable from a resilient, semirigid plastic material includes a transparent cover member and an opaque base member. The cover member includes a depending peripheral skirt having an angled slot formed in the junction of the skirt with a wall o... | 03/22/1977 |
| 3999680 | Cooking utensil A cooking utensil, such as a frying pan for reducing splattering comprises an open top base member having a bottom and an upstanding sidewall integrally formed therewith. The sidewall is provided with a plurality of apertures disposed therearound. A lid w... | 12/28/1976 |
| 3963120 | Container for dental materials and the like A container for prepackaging materials, as for example silver alloy and mercury for dental amalgam, which must be kept separate until just prior to combination and use is disclosed which comprises two chambers. During storage of the materials, the two cha... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3951301 | Sight glass assembly A sight glass assembly comprising a housing having an opening therethrough, the opening having an enlarged section providing a shoulder, a face plate having an opening registered with the opening in the housing, mounted on the housing in opposed relation ... | 04/20/1976 |
