Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7942310 | Container A container that can be constructed from a blank is disclosed. The container can include four side walls and can be divided into multiple cells. The size or shape of the cell(s) can be substantially similar or can be varied. For instance, the cell(s) can be varied t... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7543734 | Packing box An exemplary box includes four sidewalls, four covers, two inner flaps, and two out flaps. The sidewalls are continuously connected together end by end and enclose a chamber therein. The covers extend from top edges of the sidewalls respectively for covering the cha... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7337909 | Advertising/promotional display and/or storage system By providing a pre-printed housing member which is shipped or stored in a completely folded, flat configuration and quickly and easily erected from its flat, generally two-dimensional configuration into a three-dimensional promotional display and product holding or ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331508 | Stackable container with support flanges A container is disclosed having a plurality of interconnected panels forming sidewalls surrounding a central space. Flaps extend from lower sidewall edges and fold along fold lines to form a bottom. Support flanges are arranged along upper sidewall edges on opposite... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7255262 | Single piece bulk bin blank and container The present invention is directed to a divided bulk bin container and blank. In accordance with the present invention, a single sheet of foldable material is cut and scored to define container blank. The blank includes a pair of opposed first side panels and a pair ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7219871 | Pyramid easel A Pyramid Easel display holder for primarily flat objects includes ten main contiguous, triangular and polygonal (modified triangular) planes with additional contiguous triangular and trapezoid planes as part of optional base(s). On each of two display sides, object... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7172109 | Shipping box for objects The disclosure relates to a shipping box for objects that makes it possible, as desired, to separate objects to be mailed inside the shipping box without having to turn to additional external separation means. For this purpose, the shipping box includes four side wa... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7128969 | Method for the production of biologically-degradable packagings made from biaxially-drawn films The invention relates to a method for the plastic shaping of a biaxially-drawn film, comprising at least one base layer, containing at least one polymer (I), made from at least one hydroxycarboxylic acid and ≧0.2 wt %, based on the weight of the layer, of a thermo... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7086563 | Dispensing carton for bandages and the like The parallelepiped-shaped carton made of paperboard or the like, for packaging and dispensing bandages or other products, comprises in at least one B of the two main faces one or two windows B1, B2 and in the internal volume of the carton a wall F with... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7080772 | Tray container and blank A tray and a blank for forming a tray for holding foodstuff or the like which tray is formed from paperboard or like foldable sheet material and can be erected from a flat collapsed condition into a position of use. The tray comprises a plurality of panels for formi... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7081077 | Displayable modular container for produce A stackable produce container is formed from a flat one-piece blank, typically of corrugated paper stock. The container has reinforced corners and is divided into compartments by transverse ribs which provide resistance to bulging under load and when exposed to high... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7064857 | Advertising method and apparatus A method for advertising, comprising the steps of generating a high-quality image; placing one or more advertising data in a predetermined location of the high-quality image; and fixing the high-quality image and advertising data to a utilitarian object. The adverti... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7036718 | Offset dove tail locks A container for carrying produce having dove tail locks is created from a container blank having nonsymmetrical, offset dove tail locks on the edges of the blank. When the blank is on a larger paperboard substrate having multiple blanks, the dove tail locks of a bla... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6840437 | Box formed from a foldable blank sheet A box formed from a foldable blank sheet includes a bottom panel, left and right panels, front and rear panels, and a top panel. A left reinforcing panel is hinged to the left panel and lies against a left portion of the bottom panel. A right reinforcing panel is hi... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6676012 | Displayable modular container for produce A stackable produce container is formed from a flat one-piece blank, typically of corrugated paper stock. The container has reinforced corners and is divided into compartments by transverse ribs which provide resistance to bulging under load and when expo... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6547126 | Packaging box with fixed partitions A partition for a packaging box having a bottom, two opposing sides, and two opposing ends. The partition includes four panels. The first panel is located between and substantially parallel to the ends, between and substantially perpendicular to the sides... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6471121 | Stackable tray with divider A container is described having a series of bottom panels and a center divider. The center divider divides the container into compartments. Extended outer end panels are provided at the end edges of one compartment, and unextended outer end panels are pro... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6116568 | Apparatus for forming voids under concrete floors A reinforced box-like structure for forming a void area in a concrete formation. The structure includes a bottom panel having a plurality of spaced apart, parallel base partitions and a top panel having a plurality of spaced apart, parallel top partitions... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6047884 | Boxes with angled inner panels A box with a side panels and at least one closing panel has at least one inner panel associated with one of the closing panels, wherein when the closing panel is in its open position, the inner panel is substantially parallel to that closing panel, and wh... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6045038 | Double panel boxes A box includes a plurality of outer panels collectively bounding an accommodation space for accommodating at least one item. At least some of the outer side panels have integrally formed inner side panels. The inner side panels may be automatically distan... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6012630 | Container with multiple transverse dividers A compartmented container made from a single blank of material containing a plurality of transverse dividers positioned to receive a single longitudinal partition from the bottom of the carton such that the number of substantially uniform separate cells a... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5979747 | Carrier for packages A carrier for multiple packages. The carrier is particularly suitable for packages containing household products such as detergent bottles or cartons. The carrier includes dividing walls which in two embodiments are hinged together at the top. The dividin... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5909840 | Clamshell carton with partitions A clamshell carton wherein the tray includes a partition panel integral with the upper edge of the front wall and folded to overlie the interior of the front wall and a major portion of the bottom panel. The partition panel including a partition section s... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5908152 | Multi-compartment box including a lid A multi-compartment box comprising a compartment portion including two compartments with a divider therebetween, and a lid connected to the compartment portion by a hinge. The divider between the two compartments is arranged substantially normal to the hi... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5871147 | Double panel boxes A box includes a plurality of outer panels collectively bounding an accommodation space for accommodating at least one item. At least some of the outer panels have integrally formed inner panels and distancing flaps for holding the item accommodated at a ... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5857612 | Double panel boxes A box includes a plurality of outer panels collectively bounding an accommodation space for accommodating at least one item. At least some of the outer side panels have integrally formed inner side panels. The inner side panels may be automatically distan... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5855315 | Reclosable food container A blank for making a single or dual cavity container and the corresponding containers. In a dual cavity embodiment, the blank is scored to define a pair of bottom panels, two pairs of end panels, and a pair each of lateral and opposing side panels. The pa... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5848695 | Side-loading basket carrier A basket-style carrier which is loaded through open ends. End panel forming flaps are connected to the edges of a central handle panel and end panel flaps are connected to the edges of bottom panel sections on either side of the handle panel. After loadin... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5769309 | Cushioned boxes An integrally cushioned box includes a plurality of panels collectively bounding an accommodation space for accommodating at least one item. At least some of such panels have integrally formed structures for holding the item accommodated in a resilient ma... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5722583 | Cardboard packaging A cardboard package is disclosed which comprises two subsidiary boxes (10, 11) which are initially joined to one another at a central fold line. The subsidiary boxes can be separated in the region of a central folding edge (14) at the central fold line be... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5699957 | Multiple compartment separable container A multi-compartment container for packaging a plurality of articles such as bottles, comprises two or more compartment units and a frangible connecting portion. Each compartment unit comprises a base panel, opposed side panels, opposed end panels and a to... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5601231 | Partitioned meal tray or container and blank for forming same A partitioned meal tray or container for holding food products is formed from a blank, and comprises a planar base and a plurality of sidewalls, the tray or container further comprising a plurality of internal partitions running parallel to the planar bas... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5588583 | Paperboard container having flexible product dividing keel A paperboard multiple compartment tray-type container erectable from a blank, having a product dividing keel which provides structure as well as flexibility to the container. The container may have tapered or vertical sides. The container is formed from a... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5579990 | Carton for glass A box-shaped carton for holding a plurality of glassware articles or the like and for visibly displaying at least one of said articles. The carton includes a cutout opening in at least one of the vertical perimeter corners and extending into each side pan... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5575420 | Compartment carton A carton including a tray having two compartments therein divided by a transverse divider wall with the bottom panel of one compartment integral with the lower edge of the divider wall and the bottom panel of the second compartment integral with the upper... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5538179 | Convertible container A convertible food container including two outwardly opening shells having inner walls interconnected along a common upper edge thereof for hinged movement of the shells between an open tray-forming position and a closed carton-forming position. The inner... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5487504 | Paperboard tray and cover assembly A paperboard tray is provided with sidewalls forming a T-shaped beam. Optional corner posts may be provided to further increase the stacking strength of the tray. An optional cover may also be employed to provide a sealed container assembly.... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5419486 | Multi-sided container A multi-sided container for storing and heating food prepared from a blank of paperboard includes a bottom panel and upstanding end, corner and side walls. A first set of angular panels are connected to the corner walls and the base panel. The first angul... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5402931 | Carton with lid sealed to tray end flanges and lid flaps sealed to tray sides A carton package comprising a plurality of blanks of carton material cut and scored so as to provide one or more tray compartments and a separate lid part. The lid part includes a lid panel having a pair of opposed end edges defined by a pair of opposed p... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5390820 | Elevating dispensing device for flexible sheet material An elevating dispenser for flexible sheet materials and more particularly for interleafed cosmetology end papers. The flexible sheets are contained in a carton with a dispensing aperture in the top wall. The dispensing aperture has flaps to retain the end... | 02/21/1995 |
