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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7571831 | Mop bucket system with wave reduction capability A mop bucket system includes a liquid-retaining portion and an energy-dissipation device. The liquid-retaining portion is configured to retain liquid. It has a bottom wall portion, a first sidewall portion, a second sidewall portion facing the first sidewall portion... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7337943 | Disposable servingware containers with flange tabs Disposable containers include peripheral tabs which are useful for positioning and processing the containers and operate as separators. In a preferred embodiment, the tabs correspond to tabs on a paperboard blank where the tabs are useful for controlling the orienta... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7293846 | Storage bin assembly for a refrigerator A refrigerator includes a storage bin assembly removably mounted to an inner liner of a door. The storage bin assembly includes a base portion having a frontal opening, and a face portion. The frontal opening is defined by first and second side portions, as well as ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7258246 | Baking tray A tray for use in baking bread, baguettes, crusty rolls, or the like comprising a contoured baking sheet fabricated from a single piece of material and at least one support member attached to the baking sheet. The support member includes a plurality of protrusions t... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7124883 | Dual-lid cigarette container and method of packaging cigarettes A package or container for holding two or more types or brands of smoking articles, such as cigarettes, having a generally rectangular shape with two openings on opposite sides of the container and a method of making the same is disclosed. The container has two lids... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7070725 | Method of making part having insert assembly A method (10) includes the steps of placing an insert (12) into a mold cavity (20), molding an insulating layer (30) of a homogeneous and continuous composition (28) over the insert (12). The next step includes placing the i... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7044321 | School supply station A school supply station for storing classroom items includes an annular inner wall that defines an interior bin receiving area, an annular outer wall spaced radially outward from and connected to the inner annular wall by a series of bottom walls, and a plurality of... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040498 | Wallboard mud container apparatus A container apparatus, for storing sheetrock mud, includes a lid portion and a container portion attached to the bottom of the lid portion by an air-tight seal. The container portion includes a floor portion and wall portions projecting upward from the floor portion... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7036684 | Diagonally divided bottle with curved line of division distinct from edge curve A diagonally divided bottle in accordance with the preferred embodiments preferably has a greater width than depth. The bottle includes an outer wall, a diagonal inner wall and a bottom wall. The outer wall and the bottom wall cooperate to form an interior divided b... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7017770 | Multi-chamber tube with partition of enhanced stiffness In a multi-chamber tube in which a partition extending longitudinally through the body portion of the tube divides the interior thereof into the plurality of chambers each for containing respective substances to be discharged in combination from the tube unwanted fl... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7014078 | Container A paint container includes a top, a bottom, and at least one side wall. A handle is pivotally attached to the body proximate the top. A finger recess is disposed in the bottom and an access recess is positioned between the bottom and at least one side wall. A user m... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7000576 | Container for liquids A container for liquids is proposed, with a first chamber for a first liquid and an additional chamber for a second liquid. Between these two chambers at least one additional chamber is provided for the mechanically joining together the liquid-filled chambers. This ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997318 | Packing apparatus for liquid crystal display modules A liquid crystal display module packing apparatus having a rectangular lower plate, first and second side walls that extend from sides of the lower plate, and an upper plate that extends from an upper edge of the first side wall. To provide structural support, a plu... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6932213 | Baby teeth collector box with pillow toothbox A receptacle (30) having multiple smaller compartments (42) for receiving baby teeth, and a larger compartment (74) for housing a smaller removable receptacle (56) used for placing a baby tooth under a child's pillow. Receptacle (30 | 08/23/2005 |
| 6918508 | Reusable produce crate with detachable lid A container for housing produce comprising a generally rectangular bottom, generally rectangular opposed first and second side and end walls extending upwardly and outwardly from the bottom, and a pivot member on an upper edge of the first side wall. A lid comprisin... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6685041 | Dual-chamber container and closure package A one-piece integrally molded container includes a finish having a deck and a pair of outlet openings surrounded by associated annular walls. A peripheral ring extends upwardly from the deck, and has a radial lip that helps retain the container in the mol... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6681956 | Drum assembly for dispensing a plurality of fluids The drum assembly of the present claimed invention is used for washing and is comprised of a primary container and a supplementary container integral as a single structure. The primary container may be filled with water and the supplementary container may... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6612459 | Nestable multiple compartment tray for faux painting material and applicators A nestable multiple compartment tray (10) for faux painting material and applicators is provided. The tray (10) comprises a rigid one-piece monolithic housing which comprises a bottom wall structure (11) presenting an outer perimeter defined by a pluralit... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6410310 | Cell culture expansion plate An improved cell culture plate for in vitro cultivation of cells and/or tissue cultures, the cell culture plate comprising a base member and a flat removable lid, the base having the external dimensions of a standard cell culture plate and further having ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6390324 | Multi-chambered container In a process for making a multi-chambered container that is lightweight, relatively inexpensive to produce, and that requires less external reinforcement against flexure than conventional multi-chambered containers do, a parison is heated and inflated to ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6357988 | Segregated waste collection system A divided cart has plural waste compartments and a divided intermediate transfer container has corresponding plural compartments. A deflector assembly on the intermediate transfer container deflects waste into the respective compartments as the divided ca... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6357616 | Attachable holder for exercise devices An attachable holder for exercise devices including a housing having an open upper end a closed lower end. The closed lower end has an elongated recess formed therein. The elongated recess is dimensioned for receiving the horizontal support bar of the pie... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6325251 | Combination fuel tank and tool holder apparatus A combination fuel tank and tool holder apparatus having dual fuel compartments for gasoline and oil and hand pumps. Holders for chain saw tools such as a saw wedge, chip brush, saw files, and a screwdriver and socket wrench combination are provided on th... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6321929 | Basket with integrally-formed receptacle and method of using same A shopping basket has four walls, a bottom and handles for allowing the basket to be carried, and one wall of the basket is provided with a section that projects either outwardly from or inwardly into the shopping basket and is adapted to serve as a recep... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6221449 | Preform for producing containers with an inner partition from a thermoplastic material A preform (9) made of thermoplastic material and including a body (11) provided with an at least partially longitudinally extending inner partition (10). The preform is used for molding and particularly blow molding or stretch-blow molding a container wit... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6182851 | Vacuum processing chambers and method for producing A structure and method are present where a sidewall of a load lock chamber is formed by extrusion, to produce a reproducible tubular structure to form the walls of a vacuum chamber with greatly improved vacuum performance. The use of an extruded structure... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6155447 | Worm farm organizer insert for compost bins The Worm Form Organizer Insert for Compost Bins is disclosed. The device is an insert designed for commercially available domestic anaerobic style compost bins and fits independently freestanding and self supporting within and comprises 2 central hubs (7,... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6138963 | Paint cup and brush holder A paint cup and brush holder configured in an uprightly disposed conical shape having a compartment for containing paint and an adjacent compartment for holding a brush. A doctor exists between the two compartments and at a level lower than the upper edge... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6109435 | Tool kit for containing truck repair tools A tool kit for containing truck or tractor repair tools and parts includes an elongate, unitary body adapted to be supported by the upper peripheral portion of a front tire on either side of a cab-over-engine tractor. The body has a front section and a re... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6098805 | Dual bucket assembly A dual bucket assembly (10) comprises a dual bucket (20) including first and second containers (30, 50) adapted for holding liquid. Each container includes a peripheral wall (31, 51) having a proximal portion (34, 54) adjacent the other container and a no... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6062389 | Dual bucket assembly A dual bucket assembly (10) comprises a dual bucket (20) including first and second containers (30,50) adapted for holding liquid, a connecting member (70) and a bail (80). Each container includes a peripheral wall (31,51) having an upper end (32,52) havi... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6035766 | Multi-heating zone cooking pot construction A multi heating zone cooking pot construction (10) including a receptacle unit comprising a receptacle member (20) having a base portion (21) and a peripheral sidewall (22) which are formed integrally with a divider unit (12) including a main divider wall... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5981292 | Insert for sample cup A sample cup insert has a tubular wall and a flange extending inwardly at an acute angle from the tubular wall. When the sample cup, into which the sample cup insert is inserted, is filled with sample and sealed by a film that forms a window through which... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5971197 | Multi-chambered container A plastic container that has more than one chamber and that is constructed so as to be stiffer than conventional molded multi-chambered containers includes a bottom wall, a neck, and a main body that has defined therein a first pinched-in area and a secon... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5968453 | Reagent cartridge A single compartment, non-wedged shaped reagent cartridge for use in an automated clinical chemistry analyzer. The cartridge comprises a hollow relatively narrow reagent compartment formed by an axially elongated, bottom, an axially elongated top, a front... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5928681 | Multi-chambered container production mold In a process for making a multi-chambered container that is lightweight, relatively inexpensive to produce, and that requires less external reinforcement against flexure than conventional multi-chambered containers do, a parison is heated and inflated to ... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5924591 | Annular pizza pan with solid bottom A pizza pan has a short vertical wall extending upwardly from near the center of its bottom so as to form a flat annular cooking surface. The bottom has no hole at the center of the annular cooking surface. A disclosed method of cooking pizza includes for... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5921429 | Container for multiple side-by-side stacks of fragile articles A plastic container for multiple side-by-side stacks of fragile articles has a single blow molded body. The body has side walls and at least one internal partition extending from near a continuously rimmed open top to near a closed bottom end of the body.... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5915581 | Compartmental container for serving food products A two-piece container including a plate having a peripheral rim and a cover having a peripheral flange. The flange of the cover has a depending portion adapted to overlappingly engage the rim of the plate in a releasable interlocking relationship. In one ... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5900086 | Process for producing a tubular body and process for producing a tube with the use of the tubular body A process produces a tubular body with at least one dividing wall extending across its length and forming longitudinal chambers disposed next to each other. A foil strip is used whereby a dividing-wall strip or a section of dividing-wall strip is cut to l... | 05/04/1999 |
