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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7922029 | Receptacle having a top inlet, side outlet, and facilitated cleaning A cylindrical receptacle has an open space accessible from above, and an optional cover. An outer shell, an inner liner, and a pair of oppositely moving doors that slide about the circumference define the receptacle. The vertically extending side wall has an opening... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7641069 | Vacuum processing apparatus The invention provides a highly reliable plasma processing apparatus having stable sealing performance. The vacuum processing apparatus comprises a vacuum vessel having its inside decompressed; an opening disposed in a wall of the vacuum vessel for communicating the... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7353961 | Outlet box knockout An electrical outlet box molded of plastic material has a knockout arrangement in a box wall that is formed by inner, intermediate and outer circular grooves that are eccentrically positioned to overlap at a tangent location and define inner, intermediate and outer ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7337929 | Device with dual dispensing system A device for packaging and dispensing a product, in particular a cosmetic product, which includes a container holding the product. The container is surmounted by a neck, such that a free edge of the neck delineates a first dispensing aperture for the product. A deta... | 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 |
| 7285928 | Container for use with flexible bags A container includes a fan that is reversible so air can be removed from the container as a flexible bag is placed into the container and ambient air can be forced into the container when the flexible bag is being removed from the container. This will facilitate pla... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7243810 | Interlocking valve box and lid An improved underground box and lid for use in irrigation systems and other underground systems is provided. A single box can be inverted, combined and interlocked with a second box to form a single enclosed structure that is twice as high. This can be used for thos... | 07/17/2007 |
| RE39721 | Discharge outlet for double wall containment tank assembly A discharge outlet is provided for attachment to a double wall containment tank assembly having an inner tank and an outer containment vessel. The discharge outlet includes a conduit fluidically connected to the fluid receiving chamber of the inner tank and extendin... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7160417 | Cassette for a load-lock A cassette for holding substrate in a load-lock comprising an outer casing having a front surface with multiple slots and two sidewalls having holes at the bottom section thereof. Braces are set at the corner edges inside the outer casing and side plates are attache... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7080751 | Removable liner coupled to a receptacle for collection of debris A complete cleaning of a container is achieved by the use of a removable polyethylene liner which removes all debris and avoids contact of the debris with the container at all times. Therefore cleanup of the container is quick, easy and simple. The liner is preforme... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7080749 | Drum closure overcap and combination An integrally molded all plastic drum closure overcap for application over a primary dispensing closure consisting of a snap-on cap surrounded by a frangibly connected tamper detecting band. The band is joined to a tear strip formed in the cap so as to enable destru... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7052048 | Through flange A through-flange for attaching a pipe to the curved sidewall of a vessel. A flange portion of the through-flange is contoured to match the curvature of the sidewall and thus can be glued directly to the sidewall. A retaining ring also being contoured to match the si... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7051892 | Water bottle for a dispenser A plastic, blow-molded, disposable water bottle adapted for use with a dispenser, said bottle having a basically spherical or elliptical shape, a footed base portion, and a unique neck geometry. ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7042695 | Plastic container with electric dissipation capability The invention relates to a multi-layer plastic container (10) for the storage and transport of materials in particular with an explosion risk, comprising at least two layers of plastic, whereby the inner layer (14) is not electrically conducting and th... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7017761 | Container comprising an inner pouch A container comprises a substantially dimensionally stable outer wall and an easily deformable inner pouch which gradually contracts upon discharge of the contents of the container. As a result, pressure compensation is provided in the increasing space between the o... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7017771 | Pressure vessel A pressure vessel having a relief area onto which a flange of a side port can be attached. The relief area includes a planar mating surface raised from the cylindrical sidewall of the vessel. A method for forming the pressure vessel includes providing a cylindrical ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7013925 | Accumulator tank assembly and method Some embodiments of the present invention provide an accumulator tank assembly and method in which a flexible bladder is received within an accumulator tank. The accumulator tank and the flexible bladder can each have an inlet aperture through which fluid is receive... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6994699 | Port, a container and a method for accessing a port A port, a container and a method for accessing a port for injecting or withdrawing a liquid from the container are provided. The port may allow for the administration of, for example, a drug, to a patient and may be located on the container. The port has a septum ha... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6981608 | Beverage can A beverage can with a bottom end, a top end, and a side wall extending therebetween. A first weakening score is formed in the top end, and a second weakening score is formed near the bottom end of the can. The beverage can has a first tab selectively displaceable be... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6921192 | Bone cement mixing apparatus A bone cement mixing apparatus includes a bowl, an attachable/detachable lid, and a handle extending from the bowl. The bowl incorporates a bone cement vapor removal system that allows the extraction of bone cement vapors or fumes even after the lid has been detache... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6702135 | Universal dumpster The invention is a universal dumpster adapted for use with both conventional front loading and roll-off refuse collection trucks. A universal dumpster according to this invention includes a floor, a pair of side walls, and a pair of end walls. The floor, ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6666349 | Septic system tank A septic system tank vertical wall has vertically overlapping grooved rings having specific diameters for receiving existing sealing couplers for septic system pipe. One wall of the groove has portions at different angles from the wall. The grooves are at... | 12/23/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6651837 | Vacuum waste tank A vacuum waste tank for use in a vacuum drainage system. The tank has a vacuum intake for attachment to a vacuum source and a waste water intake for attachment to a vacuum pipe. The vacuum source creates a negative pressure in the tank and vacuum pipe so ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6634676 | Rotomolded containment fitting and method of use An inlet/outlet, rotomolded, flexible containment fitting for polyolefin double wall vessels attachable externally to a vessel's outer, sidewall. The molded flexible containment fitting having a corrugated wall portion and circular flanges at each end, on... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6612124 | Simplified food-preparation table with easy accessibility of temperature-protected food A food-preparation table includes (a) a table base (18) having a top member (20) with a top surface (16) and pan-receiving space(s) (22) beneath the top member holding thermally-useful air, and pan-supporting surfaces (14) adjacent to the space(s), and (b... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6598242 | Low profile transportable sewage holding tank A low profile transportable holding tank for accepting waste from portable toilets. The holding tank is carried on a flatbed vehicle and has a flat deck for cargo, thus effectively increasing the cargo-carrying capacity of the vehicle compared with that a... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6530497 | Transport drum for liquids A plastic transporting container for liquids, in particular high-purity liquids, has a submersion tube (1) which extends from a top wall (2) of the container to the container base (3) and is integrally formed in the transporting container. At its end whic... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530479 | Housing for suturing tools A housing for suturing tools including a cylindrical housing having an upper end, a lower end, a cylindrical side wall therebetween, and a hollow interior. The cylindrical housing has a central dividing wall disposed within the hollow interior extending b... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6390331 | Transport and storage container for liquids A transport and storage container for liquids has a flexible inner container of an inner envelope of plastic material and an outer envelope of a woven material. The container also has a cage of crossing horizontal and vertical cage rods of metal as well a... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6318581 | Discharge outlet for double wall containment tank assembly A discharge outlet is provided for attachment to a double wall containment tank assembly having an inner tank and an outer containment vessel. The discharge outlet includes a conduit fluidically connected to the fluid receiving chamber of the inner tank a... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6296132 | Universal dumpster The invention is a universal dumpster adapted for use with both conventional front loading and conventional roll-off refuse collection trucks. A universal dumpster according to this invention includes a floor, a pair of side walls, and a pair of end walls... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6276558 | Method for producing a container and container with pressure equalization openings The receptacle consists of a stiff outer receptacle and an easily deformable inner bag resting on said outer receptacle, and is produced in a coextrusion-type blow molding process. The outer receptacle contains at least one pressure compensating opening t... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6250491 | Side openable can A side openable can is disclosed. The side openable can has a bottom sealed end, a sidewall and a top sealed end. An opening means for producing an opening at the upper portion of the sidewall, is provided on the upper portion of the sidewall. In another ... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6237775 | Stacking food pan with louvered ventilation means A food pan with at least one louvered vent in an upper area of a wall of the pan. The louvered vents allow air flow across the top of a serving table to be directed more efficiently toward the surface of the contents of the pan. The vents enable tempered ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6227402 | Pressure container A pressure container in accordance with the invention is provided with a mouth piece having a cylindrical boss portion and a flange portion which is protruded from an outer periphery of the boss portion and a synthetic resin liner which is integrally form... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6179154 | Insert for an opening in a composite material pressure vessel A pressure vessel insert comprises a plate having an outboard surface and an inboard surface interconnected by outer edge surfaces, and defining an aperture extending therethrough from the outboard surface to the inboard surface. The plate is provided wit... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6135308 | Boss for a filament wound pressure vessel An improvement of boss for a pressure vessel which has a plastic internal liner and a filament wound around outer shell and an opening at one end of the outer shell. The boss is made by pressing a metallic material and has a double wall neck projecting ou... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6065627 | Bung for a pressure vessel A bung is provided for sealing an opening in a pressure vessel. The bung includes an annular body portion and a flange extending radially outwardly for one end of the body. In one embodiment the flange includes an inner inclined surface adjacent the annul... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6007884 | Flexible plastic containers In a method for manufacturing flexible plastic containers by two die molds, in the connecting seam of which at least one insert for filling and/or emptying the container is introduced, comprising press faces running perpendicular to the wall of the contai... | 12/28/1999 |
