Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186534 | Stackable low depth tray A tray includes a base, a pair of opposed side walls extending along side edges of the base and a pair of opposed end walls extending along end edges of the base. A central lateral divider extends between the side walls. The central lateral divider has a width appro... | 05/29/2012 |
| 6454120 | Two liter bottle crate A low depth bottle crate has a peripheral wall of uniform height, the peripheral wall including a pair of side walls and a pair of end walls. A longitudinal interior partition extends between the end walls and a plurality of transverse interior partitions... | 09/24/2002 |
| 5938011 | Multiple container package and method of assembly A multiple-container package that includes a plastic tray having a base with an integral peripheral wall, a plurality of pockets in the base and flange portions extending along opposite sides of the peripheral wall. A plurality of filled and closed contai... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5901715 | Container for cosmetic products and the like A container for cosmetic products that includes a base, a cover, and a connector to link the base and the cover together. The connector includes at least one elastic strip having a first end coupled to the base and a second end hinged to the inside of the... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5772064 | Window-sided plastic bottle case A plurality of substantially identical bottles each have a generally cylindrical body centered on a bottle axis and having a lower end and a ring on the lower end and of greater diameter than the respective body to project radially therepast. A plastic ca... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5701994 | Multiple bottle packages A multiple bottle package including a plastic tray including a base wall, an integral peripheral wall extending upwardly from the base wall, and an integral peripheral flange extending radially outwardly from the upper edge of the peripheral. The base wal... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5657864 | Basket-style carrier with open article-viewing areas A basket-style carrier containing openings in the side and end panels through which the lower portions of packaged articles can be seen. Flaps connected to one or more opening edges are folded into the interior of the carrier so as to block the pricing ba... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5489532 | Automatic test apparatus for antimicrobial drugs An automatic test apparatus for use in a test method to determine antimicrobial drugs. The test apparatus comprises a first aluminum, electrically heatable block with holes for the insertion of test containers and a separate, second cooling aluminum block... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5263602 | Container system for recycling beverage cans and the like A container system for recycling beverage cans and the like is provided, which consists of a plurality of containers, each having an upper flange and a contoured vertical inner surface, so as to permit the stacking of discarded beverage cans and the like ... | 11/23/1993 |
| 4854465 | Container having depression for confining smaller containers This invention is a container that serves as a marketing and transporting device for wholesalers and retailers of unit volume (e.g., U.S. quart) oil containers, such as high density, polyethylene (HDPE) containers being marketed by various petroleum compa... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4538742 | Plastic bottle case and bottle packaging with such case In a plastic case for individual bottles or bottles in cardboard carriers, the bottles are positioned slightly spaced from one another in straight lines by columns projecting up from the bottom of the case. Except at ends of the case, the columns are arra... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4295576 | Molded case for returnable beverage bottles A bottle case integrally molded from thermoplastic resin has at least one separator column subdivided into partial pillars rising from the floor of the case for separating bottles in the case sufficiently to prevent breakage in handling and transportation... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4071162 | Bottle pack crate and bottle pack therefor A crate for beverage bottles and the like has separators for the bottles in the form of clusters of pillars extending upward from the lattice work bottom of the crate, each cluster being centered on the intersection of four bottle cells of the crate. The ... | 01/31/1978 |
| 4036391 | Plastic bottle case A plastic bottle case comprises four side walls, a bottom and a plurality of partitions extending between only two opposite side walls, the partitions having spaced V-shaped laterally projecting portions and a projection extending parallel to the opposite... | 07/19/1977 |
| 3986628 | Bottle packing A bottle packing comprises a plastic bottle case receiving a plurality of cardboard or plastic bottle carriers. The case is divided by wedge-like compartment walls having sloping sides in which cutouts are provided to receive lower portions of bottles. Th... | 10/19/1976 |
| 3972441 | Plastic bottle case A plastic bottle case adapted to receive for transport and storage bottles in carriers and also individual bottles has side walls which are higher than the bottles, a bottom spaced upwardly from the lower edges of the side walls and adapted to support bot... | 08/03/1976 |
| 3952909 | Bottle case of plastic A plastic case for transportation of loose bottles and also multi-bottle packs has low partitions dividing the case into individual bottle compartments. Side walls of the case have a height at least equal to the height of the partitions plus the height of... | 04/27/1976 |
