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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8006860 | Portable gum container There is disclosed a portable gum container, comprising a body. The body has a chewing gum holder, a sheet material dispenser, and a waste receptacle. The chewing gum holder is for holding chewing gum. The sheet material dispenser is for dispensing sheet material si... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7721909 | Tank A tank for an agricultural field sprayer having a fill region and a first closure. To avoid costly connections for lines at the tank and to reduce the cost of manufacture of the tank, the first closure can be rigidly connected to the tank and provided with an openin... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7635066 | Revolving storage device A storage device has a first and second supporting surface. The first and second supporting surfaces are connected to each other by a first riser. The first and second supporting surfaces each have lips. The distance between the lip for the first supporting surface ... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7313844 | Trash receptacle cleaning product A trash receptacle cleaning product has a trash receiving receptacle with side walls and a bottom wall. Side walls of the container extend past the bottom wall, forming a base for the container and a partially enclosed space below the bottom wall of the container. T... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7232136 | Trash cart The present invention is directed to a trash cart, namely an enclosed trash cart having a top and front doors that swing open on a hinged system. The enclosed trash cart is connected to at least one wheel axle having wheels that allow the cart to be transported from... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7228789 | Beverage container A beverage container for a carbonated beverage includes a floating hollow insert (1) comprising an upper moulding (2) and a lower moulding (3) defining a chamber for containing gas, a first one-way duck-bill type valve (4) integrally form... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7225937 | Package system A package system which combines an article and a container in an integrated package with the article secured in nested relationship within a recess of the container. The recess has sufficient depth such that portions of the side walls of the container extend outward... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7185782 | Drinking device A drinking device having a fluid-containing portion is provided. The fluid-containing portion includes a first end having an opening and a second end substantially opposed thereto. The opening in the first end of the fluid-containing portion is typically larger than... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182242 | Food container for use with a beverage receptacle A food container includes an upper portion having a generally frusto-conicle upwardly tapered food containing portion which is adapted to be superimposed on a cover of a beverage container with the cover serving as a base. The food container also includes an integra... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7168224 | Method of making a packaged radiation sensitive resist film-coated workpiece The present invention includes a packaged coated workpiece. The packaged coated workpiece has: (1) a workpiece coated with a resist film sensitive to optical radiation, particulates or chemical contaminants; (2) an inner barrier sealed to enclose the coated workpiec... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7121404 | Assembled multi-functional shoebox An assembled multi-functional shoebox comprises at least one rectangular box body. The rectangular box body further comprises a frame having a cruciform structure with each end having a right-angled isosceles triangle supporting plate; an upper cover firmly secured ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7082892 | Cat litter box A cat litter box is provided, comprising four side walls connected in a rectangular shape, a rounded top edge, two hinged bottom trap doors, and protective edges connected to the bottom trap doors to keep litter from emptying when the doors are closed. The cat litte... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7000798 | Rotating laundry storage A revolveable laundry hamper for individually storing laundry in a plurality of chambers into which garments and items requiring laundering can be separated according to wash cycle required. The laundry hamper consists of a box-like structure having four side doors ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6989217 | Battery loading device for portable electronic apparatus A battery chamber, in which a dry cell or a battery pack is selectively loaded, is provided in a corner of a digital camera. The battery pack is inserted through a loading gate of a side surface of the digital camera, and plural dry cells are inserted through a load... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6953199 | Container assembly with supplementary support structure A container assembly designed for the collection, temporary storage and transport of refuse, waste material or other objects including a housing having a hollow interior in which the refuse is collected and stored and further including a supplementary support struct... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6679380 | Cup carrier A cup carrier is described which has an integrally formed body portion having a base, walls and four cup-holding openings, wherein two of the cup holding openings define a first pair and two cup holding openings define a second pair, and the first pair of... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6672480 | Fluid dispensing system A fluid dispensing system comprises a container in a generally rectilinear configuration with a plurality of fluid receiving zones are provided within the walls. At least one suction cup has a mounting portion coupled to the rear wall of the container and... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6575296 | Drawing sheet and file folder portable retaining apparatus An apparatus is provided for retaining file folders and drawing sheets, including a file folder retaining tray portion having a tray portion forward end and a tray portion rearward end; and a coiled drawing sheet retaining portion joined to the tray porti... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6502713 | Container having storage area with separate chamber A beverage container includes a container body having a shape substantially similar to a conical frustum and having a storage area defined by a side wall and a bottom wall. The container body also includes an open end for receiving a fluid for being conta... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6364148 | Storage pod for underground mining machine The present invention provides a storage pod for storing equipment and parts for use in underground mining operations, said storage pod being self supporting and removable from a transport or operational vehicle whereupon said pod is carried in use, said ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6332554 | Storage box A storage box comprises a rectangular bottom, a rear wall, a front wall, a first end wall closing one end of said box, a second end wall hinged to one of the front and rear walls for opening and closing the other end of the box and a cover hinged to the r... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6062416 | Clothes hamper A container for sorting and storing items to be laundered is described. The container comprises two lower compartments for storing bulkier items and two inner compartments arranged to pivot within the container from a position wherein the inner compartmen... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6032819 | One piece molded container A fluid dispenser having a container, a cap for the container, and a dispenser valve for the container, the container being a one piece molded item having a front, a back, a left side, a right side and a bottom, with each of the sides having an outer wall... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6006936 | Mud pan for use in dry wall construction The mud pan of this invention includes the usual trough, with a bottom wall, parallel end walls and side walls diverging upwardly from the bottom wall, and a waste receptacle comprising an outer wall that extends in diverging relation from one side wall o... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5971193 | Container for swimming pool maintenance accessories and related methods A container for swimming pool maintenance accessories includes a generally rectangular bottom panel having opposing sides and opposing ends; a pair of generally rectangular opposing side panels extending upwardly from the respective sides of the bottom pa... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5911336 | Vacuum stabilizer and method for the manufacture thereof It is described a vacuum stabilizing device comprising a holder (100) impermeable to gases, in the form of a box open at its upper end, with edges folded and prolonged outwards to form a peripheral "wing" (104); a getter material (110) in the lower part o... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5816433 | Portable cooler A portable cooler 10 includes an insulated body 12 presenting an interior space and an open top, and an insulated cover 14 for closing off the body. A storage compartment 16 extends through an opening 26 in the side wall 20 of the body into the interior s... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5803294 | Container for conservation and consumption of several foodstuffs--foods and beverages The invention concerns a container for conserving different solids and/or liquids, especially foodstuffs, for example chocolate bars, peanuts or the like, and/or beverages, and for delivering these via an accordingly provided opening, having a main chambe... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5727719 | Beverage and food holder A beverage and food holder to be supported around the neck of the user and hang adjacent the chest of the user and having a sliding drawer member for receiving food, an adjustable sliding cup holder for detachably holding a variety of sizes of beverage cu... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5725117 | Apparatus for forming a container to hold a drinking cup at the bottom end of the container and to hold food in the upper portion of the container An apparatus for forming a unitary container to hold a drinking cup at the bottom end of the container and to hold food in the upper portion of the container. The container is generally a frusto-conical shaped structure such that a person can have one han... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5715969 | Container for health care product A health care product container having a generally rectangular cross section and closed at one end by a bottom wall molded integrally with the container vessel. The other end is provided with a filling opening which corresponds to the cross section of the... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5663051 | Separation apparatus and method Disclosed is an apparatus designed to be used for enriching specific cell types from cell mixtures. The apparatus includes a centrifugable device that includes a constriction defining a lower region and a defined cell separation medium. The constriction p... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5622278 | Ladder caddy A ladder caddy (10) for a stepladder (12) comprising a container (14) for storing articles therein. A structure (16) is for retaining the container (14) in a removable manner to an upper back portion of the stepladder (12), so that a person (18) standing ... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5611447 | Container for materials used with a charcoal dependent cooker A reusable molded plastic container, FIG. 2, which is conveniently shaped for storage and transportation of materials used with a charcoal dependent cooker such as a barbecue, smoker or grill. The container has cover 17f, 17b and 25 which open and close a... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5573131 | Apparatus for forming a container to hold a drinking cup at the bottom end of the container and to hold food in the upper portion of the container An attachment to the top of a softdrink cup typically used in fast food restaurants and snack bars. Conal container attachment (1) and locking device (2) come together to attach to the top of the drinking cup. In effect the cup attachment creates a space ... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5351851 | Container with insert area Containers including bottles of either cylindrical, rectangular or other geometric or sculptural form having at least one selected area of a sidewall thereof providing a depression or indentation to receive at least one article; solid, liquid, granular or... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5346091 | Multiple tray container A box includes an elongated surrounding wall and a plurality of trays. The surrounding wall has a plurality of interconnected vertical wall sections and two distal ends. Each of the vertical wall sections has an inner wall surface. Every two adjacent vert... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5289940 | Rotary fishing lure container A container is arranged with a central core support, with the core support having radially displaced vanes fixedly mounted relative to a central spine, wherein each vane fixedly mounts a floor and array of divider walls. The core support is mounted betwee... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5207319 | Container for floppy disk, compact disk or other members of similar configuration A disk container includes a main body having an insertion opening formed in a front portion thereof for inserting an article into the main body, and a top member attached to a top portion of the main body, the top member being adapted for performing a spe... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5129543 | Recycling container A recycling container is provided with an outer container formed with a flase bottom for supporting four inner containers for respectively receiving three different recyclables and the regular garbage of a family's refuse. The inner containers, which are ... | 07/14/1992 |
