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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8132687 | Double-walled container and method of manufacture A double-walled container and method of manufacturing are disclosed. A first container having a smaller diameter than a second container is inserted into the second container. A portion of the first container is expanded and/or a portion of the second container may ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 7438200 | Temperature retaining food container A temperature-retaining food container includes an outer shell having an inner chamber that can be filled with a temperature storing medium. The shell is shaped to provide an expansion zone within the chamber to permit expansion of the medium. A support is formed to... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438199 | Vacuum release trash container apparatus An open-topped, vacuum release trash container apparatus for use with trash container bags, the apparatus comprised of a hollow container comprising a continuous substantially vertical side wall, the side wall having an inner wall and an outer wall, a bottom joined ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7350824 | Drain fitting A drain fitting has a unitary body with a lower section and an upper section upstanding from the lower section. The lower section encompasses a space and is open to the drain line to be cleaned. The upper section has a side wall and an inner wall which forms a chann... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7344045 | Container for holding a cryogenic fluid A double-walled vacuum-insulated container for holding a cryogenic fluid comprises a support structure for supporting an inner vessel within an outer vessel. The container has an elongated horizontal axis. A conduit extending between the inner and outer vessels has ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7322970 | Liquid handling member with inner materials having good creep recovery and high expansion factor The present invention is a deformable liquid handling member, having an inner region circumscribed and hermetically sealed by a wall region, which comprises a membrane assembly to separate a first zone outside of the member from a second zone within the inner region... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7235708 | Absorbent article comprising an absorbent structure The invention relates to an absorbent article, such as a diaper, an incontinence guard, a sanitary napkin or the like, including a liquid-permeable upper surface and an absorbent structure exhibiting a planar extension. The absorbent structure includes an acquisitio... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7163113 | Vent disc with center knob A member that positions a vent disc in an end of a container is provided. The member has at least one projection extending from the vent disc virtually solely for positioning the vent disc in its secured position in the end of a container. The at least one projectio... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7108821 | Method for making double-wall shells by centrifuging A method of fabricating a double-walled shell of fiber reinforced plastic material is by centrifuging. The outer wall of the shell is made by projecting glass fibers and resin in a liquid phase against an inside face of a cylindrical mold rotating about its horizont... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7077281 | Cover mounting structure of waterproof box A cover mounting structure of a waterproof box 1 which is composed of a container body 2 and a cover 3 to be mounted on an opening of the container body 2. The container body 2 includes side walls in a double-wall structure compose... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6953125 | High energy shock absorbing wall structure and container using same The shock-absorbing wall structure can be used to equip transport containers which may suffer major falls, generating very high energy on impact. It is chiefly made up of several layers of a cellular bearing structure (7, 7N, 7N+1 . . . ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6913421 | Diving tank pocket buoyancy compensator with adjustable pressure valve A diving-tank-pocket buoyancy compensator has an expandable diving-tank pocket (1) that envelopes a diving tank (2) which the diving-tank pocket is articulated for containing in addition to at least an inflated buoyancy air cell (3). The buoyanc... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6729534 | Blank for a disposable thermally insulated container A container blank comprises at least one substrate layer made of disposable material and at least one film layer disposed substantially over the substrate layer and having at least one portion adapted to shrink away from the substrate layer upon application of heat.... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6719163 | Polymeric fuel container A fuel container with a wall of at least two wall shells which are separated at least partially from each other by an air gap between them. The dual shell wall structure helps to substantially improve the mechanical properties of the fuel container. Preferably, each... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6685220 | Airbelt and airbelt apparatus An airbelt is provided that passes smoothly through an anchor and winds around a retractor. The airbelt includes a non-inflating section and a flat hollow-cylindrical inflating section. A bag is arranged only within the inflating section. An end of the ba... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6655542 | Ink tank An ink tank producing a stable negative pressure regardless of material used is provided. In the ink tank, inner and outer walls include a bonding region having a bonding force distribution. With this arrangement, since the inner wall separates from the o... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6612458 | Double-wall fuel container A double-wall fuel container of plastic material is composed of at least two shell portions which are welded together. The half-shell portions are each in the form of double-wall blow moldings, with a gap being kept free at least in a region-wise manner b... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6536657 | Disposable thermally insulated cup and method for manufacturing the same A disposable cup comprises a side wall having an outer surface, an inner surface, and at least one air pocket formed on the inner surface. The air pockets are formed by shrink film being adhered to the inner surface in at least one pattern and adapted to ... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6505752 | Vacuum insulated coffee server A coffee server for serving brewed coffee is insulated with a partial vacuum pulled in a void (36) between the walls of an outer vessel (20) and an inner vessel (32). The outer and inner vessels are fabricated of metal and have a top narrow neck opening (... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6491180 | Fuel tank A fuel tank for a motor vehicle comprising a wall composed of two shells arranged one above the other. The outer shell of the wall preferably has an inlet orifice and an outlet orifice. A filter element is arranged in front of the outlet orifice. Scavengi... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6371328 | Heat insulating container The present invention is disclosed to provide a heat insulating container constructed to avoid the deterioration of an appearance or to prevent the noisy sound from occurring by the scraps generated in the course of welding. An inner casing is arranged in... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6241095 | Three-dimensional rotating cup A three-dimensional rotating cup includes an exterior fixed cup, an interior fixed cup and a middle rotating layer. The middle rotating layer is inside the exterior fixed cup. The interior fixed cup is inside the middle rotating layer and a transparent fl... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6161720 | Constant temperature beverage cup The invention is a drinking vessel that keeps coffee or other hot beverages hot, yet readily drinkable. The basic design of the invention is an inner beverage vessel and an outer beverage chamber with an insulator chamber of air between them. There is a s... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6152319 | Thermally insulated synthetic resin container and thermally insulated synthetic resin lid The present invention relates to a thermally insulated synthetic resin container, which is a thermally insulated container having a double walled structure and being made of synthetic resin, which reduces the thermal conduction loss from the mouth portion... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6083579 | Blow molded article A blow molded hollow doubled wall article wherein the inner wall has an edge portion and a central portion adjacent the edge portion, including at least one opening in the central portion providing access to the space between the inner and outer walls and... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6074677 | Tubular container having vacuum packed inner bag A vacuum packed food container has a vacuum packed inner bag and a clear or transparent outer container body. The inner bag within the container body has a food product therein. The food product is preferably a food chip, such as a potato chip or a masa b... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6070754 | Carrying case with inserted nameplate A double-walled thermoplastic article includes a double-walled body having inner and outer walls and an insert having visible portions and recessed runner sections. The body includes an insert portion in which its inner and outer walls are contiguous. The... | 06/06/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6006937 | Container having a body, cap, and intermediary part A container, including a jar closed by a cap, the jar being of the type that includes a container body formed by a first peripheral wall, forming a housing intended to receive the contents of the container. An intermediary part is adapted to be affixed to... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5988493 | Composite container for vacuum packaging of products A composite container is provided for vacuum packaging of products which is constructed, as follows. A hollow body portion defines a desired shape for the container and has an inside surface. A liner layer is in superimposed position within the body porti... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5918761 | Vacuum insulated travel mug An insulated container and cover construction comprises an outer container shell (24) terminating in an opening (26) having a surrounding edge (28), an inner container shell (30) nested within the outer container shell (24) and having an opening (32) surr... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5904264 | Thermally insulated double-walled synthetic resin container and thermally insulated double-walled synthetic resin lid A thermally insulated double-walled synthetic resin container having a thermal insulator layer filled with a low thermal conductivity gas, wherein the inner container and the outer container are formed from a chemical resistant resin, a hole portion is pr... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5894948 | Novelty mug assembly A mug assembly comprises an internal mug adapted to be positioned inside an external mug. The external mug comprises a substantially transparent cylindrical container wall having an outer surface and an inner surface. The internal mug comprises a substant... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5731052 | Substantially rigid thermally insulating panel and method for manufacturing it Rigid thermally insulating panel (1) which consists of at least two flexible composite sheets (2) spaced apart by a great number of flexible strands (3) arranged so that in the inflated state the two composite sheets (2) are held apart and in predetermine... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5713512 | Polymeric insulated container A polymeric cup adapted to hold foods and to receive a sheath with a substantially smooth exterior surface to form an insulated container is set forth. The substantially smooth exterior surface allows for the displaying of printed material. The polymeric ... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5706969 | Insulated container, insulating material, and manufacturing method of the insulated container The present invention relates to an insulated container used for example as a cooler box, a thermos flask or an insulated lunch box, a suitable insulating material for such a container and a method for its manufacture. The insulated container of the prese... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5689920 | Modular containment system for hazardous materials A modular containment system, primarily for secondary containment of potentially hazardous materials, includes a series of interconnectable berm members which can be interlocked together to form virtually any desired containment perimeter. A sheet of flex... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5685451 | Carrying case with inserted nameplate A double-walled thermoplastic article includes a double-walled body having inner and outer walls and an insert having visible portions and recessed runner sections. The body includes an insert portion in which its inner and outer walls are contiguous. The... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5678725 | Thermally insulated container A thermally insulated container of the present invention is a double-walled container in an integral body in which an inner casing is arranged in an outer casing so as to maintain a space therebetween, wherein the space is charged with a gas having a low ... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5664313 | Method of making double-wall tank for the storage of liquids A method is disclosed for manufacturing from a rigid single-wall tank having spindle members attached to and extending outwardly of each of its end portions a rigid double-wall tank for the storage of liquids. The method includes applying to the exterior ... | 09/09/1997 |
