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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8011532 | Baking cups and method of manufacturing baking cups Embodiments of the invention provide a baking cup having a base section, a periphery section, and at least one tab extending beyond the periphery section. The tab(s) is configured to allow a user to lift and remove the baking cup from a baking utensil mold without h... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7766186 | Refuse container system A refuse container system for facilitating lifting, carrying and dispensing refuse to be disposed of includes a container having a cavity extending into the container through a top end thereof. The cavity receives refuse to be disposed of. Each of a plurality of han... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7419071 | Flexible mold with grasping handles A flexible, silicone mold having a bowl and a peripheral rim that defines an opening to the bowl. Two substantially flat grasping zones are disposed along substantially opposite ends of the rim and the grasping zones have sufficient dimensions to permit control of t... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7377299 | Purse with malleable handles A purse including an article storage assembly and at least two handles. Each of the at least two handles includes a first handle portion having a first end attached to the article storage assembly and a second end, and a second handle portion having a first end atta... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7347329 | Substrate carrier A carrier for transporting silicon semiconductor wafers during semiconductor wafer processing operations including an enclosure, a door and a flange structured to interface with a machine so that the carrier can be lifted by the machine. A lift saddle connects the f... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7275650 | Method and apparatus for storing grease A double walled container is provided by an inner container that is fitted within an outer container. End flaps are provided on the outer container for engaging the inner container and closing the gap between the inner container and the outer container. The method i... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7216766 | Thin plate storage container with handled supporting member A wafer storage container has a container body and a lid. The container body has lid support inserts in a lid receptacle, and the lid has corner inserts for contact with the lid support inserts to support the lid. A supporting member is attached to the container bod... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7185783 | Fastcan Outdoor and indoor debris receptacles that can be formed from molded plastic. The receptacles include an open upper end with a D-shaped configuration and a closed bottom end with a substantially circular bottom configuration. The receptacles can have a generally cyl... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7077283 | Trash can assembly A trash can assembly has a shell, a liner fitted inside the shell, a lid fitted over the top end of the shell, a foot pedal positioned adjacent the bottom end of the shell, a link assembly coupling the foot pedal and the lid, and a support block provided adjacent th... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7036693 | Paint container A paint container includes a body having a bottom, a plurality of side walls, and a top. An attachment mechanism is located proximate the top. A cap is configured to be secured to the attachment mechanism. A spout extends upward proximate the top and is at least par... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7021486 | Drinking flask A drinking flask cap is a convenient, three-position, push-pull lid. The top of the lid forms a drinking basis, and the drinking basin can be sealed with a hygienic cap. The cap can be removed and placed on the bottom of the flask for convenient storage and provides... | 04/04/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6978908 | Drinking vessel with adjustable handles A drinking vessel with adjustable handles for a juvenile is disclosed. The drinking vessel features two handles that can be adjusted apart from each other at varying fixed or articulated angles. Furthermore, the two handles can be adjusted without the intervention o... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6971530 | Plastic container having stepped neck finish The improved plastic container and preform is light weight and includes a base, a cylindrical sidewall projecting upwardly from the base, and a neck finish projecting upwardly from the sidewall and having an opening to the inside of the container. The neck finish in... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6959827 | Drinking vessel with adjustable handles A drinking vessel with adjustable handles for a juvenile is disclosed. The drinking vessel features two handles that can be adjusted apart from each other at varying fixed or articulated angles. Furthermore, the two handles can be adjusted without the intervention o... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6910577 | Ergonomic tool box This invention relates to a novel design of ergonomic tool box. More particularly, this invention relates to a novel construction of ergonomic tool box which has upper and lower handles for ease of carrying, and an indented side which enables the ergonomic tool box ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6808081 | Refuse or recycling pail The present invention 10 discloses a refuse and recycling container 12 for cans, bottles or paper that includes a light weight container body 12 with integrally formed bottom 14 and side wall 16 wherein the upper end of the side wa... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6581796 | Trash receptacle A trash receptacle includes an upper rim, four sidewalls, and a lid. The trash receptacle includes a pair of recessed channel portions disposed in opposite sidewalls. A pair of handles are disposed in each of the channel portions. The channel portions eac... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6536192 | Drill bit packages and methods A plastic canister for storing and shipping drill bits, especially roller cone drill bit, has a pin-holder built into the lid of the canister for ease of field dressing the bit. The lid and body of the container are slip fit to one another and indexed to ... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6471221 | Trash can system A trash can system has a container. The container has a large upper periphery with a front and a rear. The container also has a small lower periphery with a front and a rear. Between the upper and lower peripheries, the container also has a side wall. The... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6382458 | Transportation container A transportation container includes a body having a plurality of side walls, a bottom and an open upper end, a pair of handles mounted on the body so as to be rotated inside or outside the body and including grip portions having both ends respectively, a ... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6315191 | Box handles "BOX HANDLES" are handles that are applied to an ordinary shipping box in order to make the box easier to lift and carry. The handles are made of two parts, one being the handle, the other being the handle re-inforcement piece. The two parts are attached ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6062415 | Trowel holding lid A new trowel holding lid for storing a trowel when not in use. The inventive device includes a base having upper and lower surfaces. A wall is extended from the upper surface of the base and defines an interior space. The wall has a top edge which defines... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6029843 | Cookware lid A lid for a cooking vessel includes a substantially planar member, a raised periphery and a beveled portion. The substantially planar member has top and bottom surfaces and at least one opening formed therein proximate an edge thereof. The beveled portion... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6026982 | Non-grip holder for containers A holder for a container which is attached to the side of the container. The holder has an outer wall which, with the side of the container, defines a chamber therebetween with an opening to the chamber. The user's hand is inserted in the opening such tha... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6019241 | Paint tray with storable carrying handle A paint tray having storable carrying handles. The paint tray is of generally standard configuration, having a ramped bottom surface leading toward a more rectangular reservoir area. The non-uniform distribution of paint in the tray typically makes it dif... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6003703 | Bottle handling system The bottle handle system uses a bottle having horizontal recesses in its sidewalls. Handle structures are provided with engagement portions that extend into the recesses in the sides of the bottle and provide handle portions that enable a user to readily ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5967362 | Garbage can with lifting supports A new garbage can with lifting supports for reducing an amount of effort needed to lift and empty the garbage can. The inventive device includes a container having an open upper end, a closed lower end, and a side wall therebetween. The open upper end has... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5947325 | Housing with finger grooves to facilitate lifting of the same A housing includes opposite side walls, each of which has an outer wall surface formed with an elongated horizontally extending finger groove adapted for insertion of four fingers on one hand of a person lifting the housing. The outer wall surface of each... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5897021 | Bucket A container for one-handed transport and pouring of contents therefrom includes a vessel having an outlet with first and second handle assemblies pivotally mounted to the sides of the vessel. A first handle assembly includes a wire band having first and s... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5862941 | Container with ergonomically positioned hand grips A container of the type which can be lifted and carried by a person, the container comprising a bottom wall, a top wall, a back wall, which faces the person's body when the container is carried, a front wall opposite to the back wall, two opposed side wal... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5860560 | Horizontal loading container A multiple tier dessert container includes a container, a lid, a plurality of trays, and at least one handle. The container has a top surface, a bottom surface, a first end, a second end, a first side and a second side. The perimeter of the first end of t... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5856176 | Culture dish A culture dish for growing cultures such as tissue cells, bacteria and the like. The culture dish includes a handle extending therefrom that can be easily grasped by a user when lifting or handling the culture dish. The culture dish can also include a lid... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5779084 | Laundry receptacle with flexible cover A laundry receptacle with a flexible cover and handles comprises a structurally rigid receptacle portion and a flexible covering assembly. The rigid receptacle portion may be of a variety of sizes and shapes. The flexible covering assembly is comprised of... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5715968 | Hand carried shopping basket A hand carried shopping basket 2 is configured so that it may be carried with a shopper's arm 6 hanging closer to the shopper's body 8 with the palm facing naturally and in an anatomically-neutral position toward the body. The shopping basket has two elon... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5706966 | Multiple tier dessert container A multiple tier dessert container includes a container, a lid, a plurality of trays, and at least one handle. The container has a top surface, a bottom surface, a first end, a second end, a first side and a second side. The perimeter of the first end of t... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5702001 | Container and method for relaxing snags during dispensement of strip material A container having panels that contain a bag of strip material. The container is movable between a confining position enclosing the bag of strip material and a position in which the bag is relaxed so as to relax snags of looped elastic material that may h... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5671864 | Non-grip holder for containers A holder for a container which is attached to the side of the container. The holder has an outer wall and an inner wall defining a chamber therebetween with an opening to the chamber. The user's hand is inserted in the opening such that a forceful grip is... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5597088 | Cooking pot cover The invention is directed to a cover for a cooking pot, the cover formed by a cover ring fashioned as a zone of an imaginary spherical section directed toward the pot and of a cover surface resting on the cover ring, whereby the width of the cover ring am... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5547104 | Waste container with dump handle A waste container having a container body to an upper portion of which is pivotally mounted a lid. A wheel and axle assembly is mounted to a lower portion of the container body to aid in the movement of the waste container. The waste container has an uppe... | 08/20/1996 |
