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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7353981 | Method of making a composite metal sheet A composite metal sheet for use in making lightweight cookware or as a food warming tray comprising a layer of aluminum roll bonded to a layer of stainless steel defining a food-contacting surface on a first side. The food warming tray embodiment also includes a lay... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7335428 | Cooking vessel comprising a base made of a multilayer material and a side wall, and article of multilayer material The invention relates to a cooking vessel comprising a base made of a multilayer material and a side wall, the said multilayer material comprising, in succession from the outside of the vessel to the inside of the vessel: an outer part, having a thickness eE | 02/26/2008 |
| 7320277 | Cooking utensil Cooking utensil suitable for heating on both thermal and induction heat sources, comprising a container having a container bottom to which a base is connected, the base comprising a peripheral wall and a bottom side and having a layered structure. An inner region of... | 01/22/2008 |
| D550043 | Food service tray | 09/04/2007 |
| 7150279 | Cooking vessel with multiply ringed bottom surface A cooking vessel is formed with one or more annular rings rising above a laminate structure that exposes at least one more thermally conductive material of a contrasting color. The raised rings reveal the nature of the thermally conductive material, yet protect it f... | 12/19/2006 |
| 6648159 | Collapsible three-dimensional enclosure, and a method of manufacturing thereof A collapsible, reusable, general purpose shipping box is made from an inexpensive polymer composition, and can be mass produced by extrusion or coextrusion. The boxes are extruded or coextruded in an almost wasteless production as endless webs of inner la... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6439418 | Attaching system for a container and a base A container having a container portion attached to a base portion where the container has a base section and a floor section, and the base portion has a floor supporting section, at least one protruding member extending from one of the floor sections of t... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6422233 | Cooking utensil with a base constituted of a composite structure This invention concerns a cooking utensil having a base constituted by a composite structure including an insert plate in aluminum and an external plate in stainless steel with perforations allowing the insert plate in aluminum to be flush with it, charac... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6330956 | Molded plastic pet bowl A molded plastic bowl is formed with a non-slip molded base. Venting is provided during molding of the base to the pre-formed bowl to allow molding gasses to escape the base molding cavity. Venting can be provided through the floor of the bowl, along its ... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6312641 | Method of making containers and preforms incorporating barrier materials A container of the type adapted to contain an ingestible product and configured to having a multi-layer wall portion. The wall portion includes a multi-component layer having at least two discreet sublayers with an interface extending between the sublayer... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6286705 | Container having tapered sidewall made from sheet material and lid to seal same A package is provided with a lid and container that are heat sealed together. A multi-ply sheet material is provided for being thermoformed to define the container which has a tapering wall and bulge-resistant bottom end. Prior to thermoforming the contai... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6179203 | Selectively reinforced multi-ply food container A multi-ply food container. The multi-ply food container has selective reinforcement at the center of the food container, and regions of a raised side wall and/or rim which are not reinforced. The reinforcement is preferably done by joining an additional ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6173858 | Modified two-piece thermoformed cup Two-piece cups formed, e.g., from a thermoformable plastics material, include a bottom wall disc which is bonded to an inwardly turned annular bottom flange of the side wall by an upwardly and inwardly sloped transition wall. The transition wall allows th... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6045905 | Polyester film for laminating metal can end substrate surface The present invention relates to a coextruded laminated film for laminating the external surface of a metal can end substrate comprising: a polyester (A) layer having the ratio of the ethylene terephthalate units or ethylene naphthalate units to the whole este... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5984156 | Beverage container construction and holder therefor A low profile beverage container holder having a base support for supporting the beverage container and a wall which extends around the base and thereby defines a cavity for receiving the beverage container. The holder is also provided with a wedging stru... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5915580 | Container covering Disclosed is a container covering. The covering has an opening for receiving the container, and includes a body, a base and a support member attached to the base and the body. The support member promotes maintaining the covering in an upright position whe... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5894787 | Energy-efficient kettle A kettle has a bottom provided with a heating surface for making a direct contact with a heat source. The heating surface has a plurality of protuberances for increasing the overall heating area of the heating surface, so as to enhance the energy efficien... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5839598 | Combination lid and spill tray A blow molded combination lid and spill tray has a top wall and a downwardly depending skirt thereabout, the top wall formed from a pair of upper and lower circular walls. The upper and lower circular walls have a central feed circular recess, plurality o... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5833894 | Sheet of expanded plastics material with absorbent properties towards aqueous liquids A sheet of expanded plastics material with absorbent properties towards aqueous liquids has a structure with intercommunicating cells and comprises at least one surfactant and at least one lubricating agent. The invention also relates to a tray (1) of pla... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5788111 | Drinking vessel An inside surface of a drinking vessel is treated with a material suitable for providing nucleation sites to encourage the formation of bubbles in a liquid containing a gas such as carbon dioxide or CO2 /nitrogen mixture. The material may be pr... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5746344 | Tank connector construction A tank connector assembly including a metal spud member having an internally threaded portion and a cylindrical wall portion. An insert member of polymer material having a cylindrical wall portion. The insert member is mounted inside the cylindrical wall ... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5711290 | Bottom structure for multi-ply impact bonded bottom cookwares An improved bottom structure for multi-ply impact bonded bottom cookware is disclosed. The bottom structure with an aluminum ply has a stainless capsule that capsules the edge portion of the aluminum ply to compensate for the thermal brittleness of the al... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5647271 | Kitchenware with thermal conducting system A kitchen cooking utensil composed of a receptacle having a thermal conducting bottom (2) intended to be heated especially by induction, the bottom being composed of, from an upper surface to a lower surface of the bottom, at least one metal plate (5) mad... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5582319 | Can end formed from laminated metal sheet A can end is formed from a metal sheet having adhered thereto a coating of a semi-crystalline thermoplastic polyester film. The can end comprises a central panel, a panel wall dependent from the periphery of the centre panel, an annular countersink bead e... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5582321 | Beverage can holding device A beverage can holding device includes a foam-insulated containment portion dimensioned for receipt of a beverage can therein. The device includes a handle having a generally C-shaped configuration. The handle has an upper end portion having a recess form... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5564590 | Cooking vessel having multiple bottom structure and method for production thereof A cooking vessel having a multiple bottom structure. The cooking vessel strengthens the structure of a bottom plate, made of copper, copper alloy, aluminum or aluminum alloy, by simple insertion of a reinforcing member on the bottom plate. The reinforcing... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5553733 | Article cover A cover for articles, such as wastebasket liners and tissue boxes, has a rigid end substantially coextensive with a first end of an article to be covered. A soft tubular pleated sidewall has a first end secured to the rigid end of the cover. The sidewall ... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5551415 | Capsular base laterally carrying graphic elements, for a cooking utensil The capsular heat-radiating base for a stainless steel cooking utensil is characterised in that a lateral wall of the external stainless steel covering of the capsular base which faces the utensil is perforated to allow the metal of good conductivity cont... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5507409 | Container for shipping liquid resin or adhesive A container for transporting and storing a liquid comprising an outer container; an inner liner and a top closure film, both inner liner and top closure being films comprising at least one plastic layer and an impermeable layer, and a sealant disposed abo... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5507220 | Cooking utensil A cooking utensil having three layer member includes a thermal retaining space between the intermediate member and the outer member, an air passage formed vertically in a part of the circumference between the side walls of the outer member and the interme... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5487329 | Cooking or boiling pot A cooking pot or boiling pot whose austenitic sheet metal base has an aluminum or copper alloy plate bonded thereto and a cover member bonded to the plate and formed with recesses in which insets are received. The cover member can be composed of austeniti... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5400917 | Box Construction and method A closure assembly is disclosed in which a first layer matches a side element in shape, and a spacer is fitted to establish a space for containing glue.... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5318182 | Stackable and reversible trays for storing drawing sheets, paper stock, and the like A stackable tray for paper stock, drawings sheets, or the like comprising a bottom panel, opposing side walls extending upwardly from the bottom panel along the side edges thereof, and front and walls extending upwardly from the bottom panel along the fro... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5316841 | Laminated sheet for a lid of a container for instant food cooked with hot water A laminated sheet for a lid of a container for instant food cooked with hot water, comprising a metallic foil and a synthetic paper affixed to the metallic foil is disclosed. Self sealing of the container is achieved after the lid is partly peeled and hot... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5308418 | Packing container for liquid, especially pressurized contents A packing container is disclosed in which an end wall of the packing container has an opening formed therein for emptying the contents of the container. The opening in the end wall is covered by a cover strip which is detachably secured to the end wall. T... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5242077 | Friction fit container partition A removable partition for dividing a container into compartments. In a first embodiment the partition takes the form of an upper paper disk and a lower foam disk. The edges of the partition are bent upwardly such that the edge portion of the foam will con... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5240137 | Method of manufacturing a cooking utensil A method of manufacturing a cooking utensil comprising a round container for the food, the container comprising a base, a plate of heat-conducting material and a cap enclosing the plate. A plate is inserted into the enclosing cap and leaves an annular flo... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5219086 | Packing container for liquid, especially pressurized contents A packing container is disclosed in which an end wall of the packing container has an opening formed therein for emptying the contents of the container. The opening in the end wall is covered by a cover strip which is detachably secured to the end wall. T... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5158199 | Temporary diaper storage container An improved diaper container to temporarily store soiled diapers prior to final disposal thereof which is characterized by an outer fluid impervious shell provided with a removably mounted liner. The liner comprises a pad of non-woven synthetic fibers imp... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5154311 | Cooking pans of capsular base type with a profiled lateral band In a cooking pan with a capsular base the lateral wall of the protection covering of the capsular base is shaped with raised portions and/or depressions obtained by providing corresponding recesses and/or projections in the relative region of the die of t... | 10/13/1992 |
