Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7364064 | Carton A carton is disclosed. In this carton, a first connection plate is connected to an upper plate, a second connection plate is connected to the first connection plate, and a partition plate is connected to the second connection plate. When the partition plate is pulle... | 04/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7147101 | Container for housing a premium A container apparatus for simultaneously housing a product and a premium, the apparatus comprising a carton and a premium item. The carton includes a front panel, a back panel and two opposing side panels defining an interior region, and a top closure and a bottom c... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7044305 | Toy carrying package A toy carrying package having an appearance of a toolbox, and having a handle for convenient transport and a window for viewing an interior of a compartment of the toy carrying package. The compartment is formed from a single sheet of foldable stock material having ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7036716 | Carton A carton is disclosed. In this carton, a first connection plate is connected to an upper plate, a second connection plate is connected to the first connection plate, and a partition plate is connected to the second connection plate. When the partition plate is pulle... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7028839 | Blank and box for vials and packaging process The invention relates to a blank that comprises a lid portion of a box; a folding portion which can be erected to form an internal support (S) to house vials, ampoules, miniature bottles or similar articles endowed with a body, a neck and a head, that comprises at l... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7007837 | Box with article-retaining structure A box comprising one or both of first and second article-retaining structures, with the first article-retaining structure comprising a first panel attached to a top edge of a wall panel of the box and the second article-retaining structure comprising a first panel a... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7000774 | Universal packaging for hand-held electronic devices and accessories A universal packaging solution for use in packaging cellular telephones and other hand-held electronic devices in cartons adapted with an insert formed from a single piece of cardboard that is die-cut and folded so as to form a packaging container suitable for housi... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997317 | Device for taking blood samples to tested, for example for the level of glucose contained therein A device for taking a blood sample to be tested, for example for the level of glucose contained therein, presents a container (1) containing at least one lancet (5) for puncturing a part of the patient's body in order to cause blood to emerge, and at l... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6971524 | One-piece gift box A one-piece gift box that includes an angled gift support. Gift restraints are provided for restraining the gift on the gift support. Preferably, the gift is in the shape of a card, such as the shape of a credit card, and is preferably what is known as a giftcard, s... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6915949 | Multi-layered pizza pie box A rectangular box for transporting multiple pizza pies in a stacked formation formed by a single cardboard blank having scoring and cut-outs for assembling into a multiple pizza box. The box has a bottom wall, four side walls and a lid hinged to one of the side wall... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6685026 | One-piece container with integral internal cushioning supports A container which is formed from a one-piece blank so as to define a pair of side wall structures which support a fragile article in spaced relation from all external sides of the container. The side wall structures are folded so as to form generally tubu... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6509047 | Microwavable package containing a snack food and topping Snacks such as tortilla chips with melted nacho cheese toppings have become increasingly popular in recent years, and the dispensing of such snacks, as a single unit, in microwavable packages, for either home or vending stand use is desirable. A major pro... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6484928 | Two compartment carton for granular materials The invention relates to a side fill carton used for example for granular materials comprising an extra panel (15) between the top (11) and the bottom (13) panels and thus forming a second compartment (8) in which a three dimensional object (7), such as a... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6481618 | Divisible transport box A transport box (1) formed from a blank of cardboard, corrugated board or like material, having a bottom section (2) with end flaps (3), atop section (4) with end flaps (5), and longitudinal side walls (6) with end flaps (7, 8), the end flaps forming at l... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6474540 | Integral insert packaging A product package formed from a one piece box blank that is pre-scored to define the panels of the box and an insert portion for defining a product compartment within a larger box interior. The insert portion includes a front panel, a side panel and an en... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6394338 | Convertible container for food and condiment Disclosed herein is a construction for a single piece blank and a container formed therefrom. The container is convertible between a single-compartment container and a multiple-compartment container. The container is characterized by having a rear panel d... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6386370 | Tiered shadowbox pop-up structures Three-dimensional structures are preferably formed of folded printed material which becomes three-dimensional and exhibits a shadowbox effect when in the open position, but which remains substantially two-dimensional when closed. The structures are formed... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6296121 | Separation unit for shipping carton A packaging box, and in particular a unitary package for a plurality of electrical wiring devices which also provides integral but detachable instruction cards. The detachable cards are at least as numerous as the devices, and each card is only removed al... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6237842 | One-piece multiple-compartment shipping and display box A multiple compartment shipping and display box includes a plurality of compartments and is made from a single piece of material. The box includes two channel-beam structures that are used to form two end compartments. A shelf extends between the two-chan... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6209785 | Boxes A box (200) for solid and semi-solid food products is formed from a blank and has a body portion, a base portion and a lid portion, the lid portion having a tear-away strip for opening the sealed box. Side panels (22) of the body portion have overlapping ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6112978 | Integral insert packaging A product package formed from a one piece box blank that is pre-scored to define the panels of the box and an insert portion for defining a product compartment within a larger box interior. The insert portion includes a front panel, a side panel and an en... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6095408 | One-piece multiple-compartment shipping and display box A multiple compartment shipping and display box includes a plurality of compartments and is made from a single piece of material. The box includes two channel-beam structures that are used to form two end compartments. A shelf extends between the two-chan... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6059180 | Reinforced paperboard box for storage and shipping of elongated items A reinforced paperboard box for storage and shipping of elongated items is described. The box is formed from a single piece of paperboard and may be rapidly assembled without the use of tools. The box comprises an elongated rectangular bottom panel, first... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6053402 | Multi-compartment carton A multi-compartment carton includes at least a first compartment and a second compartment coupled to the first compartment. An internal wall of the carton separates the compartments. In one embodiment, at least one of the compartments has a transparent vi... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5971265 | Reinforced paperboard box for storage and shipping of elongated items A reinforced paperboard box for storage and shipping of elongated items is described. The box is formed from a single piece of paperboard and may be rapidly assembled without the use of tools. The box comprises an elongated rectangular bottom panel, first... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5938109 | Carton and one-piece production blank therefor A carton is disclosed adapted to package a plurality of items for shipment, especially laptop computers and accessories. The carton includes a sidewall, end closures formed by plurality of flaps, and a shelf assembly forming compartments in the carton. Th... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5871145 | One-piece blank for a folding box A folding box for packing articles in which the folding box has a one-piece parallelepiped body. An insert for the articles and a compartment for a package leaflet is disposed in the body. The one-piece blank of the folding box is embodied such that the f... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5772110 | Stackable series of interconnected boxes A stackable series of interconnected boxes of equal size die cut from a single cardboard blank. When assembled, the boxes are oriented in a stack so that the lid of each box faces upwardly. Access to each succeeding box is provided by the alternate hingin... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5762262 | Collapsible containers A collapsible container (30) includes a collapsible section (31), having orthogonally shaped walls (3), each having a fold line (6) extending in a common direction from a bottom corner (7) on a bottom edge (8) to a diagonally opposite top corner (9) on a ... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5566830 | Sample display and distribution device A collapsible sleeve having an inner wall and outer wall defining a longitudinal bore for displaying and distributing a product sample. A support wall is disposed within the bore. The support wall may be comprised of a plurality of inner panels projecting... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5495983 | Shipping and storage container with integral divider insert A container has partitions that are formed from panels that are connected to the sidewall of the container. These panels have a reduced length relative to the length of the container. The shortcoming allows for a space for the heads of golf clubs to be sh... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5447269 | Multiple unit box and blank therefor A box for storing at least two individually packaged food products including a horizontal separator panel for separating the products and contributing to the strength of the subject box. The box also includes angled upper side walls to increase its rigidi... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5445314 | Space saver pizza box and method of use A space saving pizza box and method of use with the box being half as wide as it is long containing upper and lower stacked compartments with one-half of a circular pizza in each compartment and a panel separating the two compartments that is a cover for ... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5439107 | Support for a pair of textile articles of footwear This invention relates to a support for a pair of textile articles of footwear, made from a sheet of foldable, rigid or semi-rigid material, comprising: a principal rectangular part, with two transverse zones of fold which define three foldable sides, and... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5316211 | Hand carrying case Disclosed is a hand carrying case made by folding up a unitary base sheet, comprising a back panel connected between a front panel and a cover flap by a bottom panel and a top panel and connected between two reinforcing side strips by two side panels, a p... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5259631 | Embroidery floss and accessories box A box for storing embroidery floss and supplies includes a plurality of cells for receiving flat spools of skeins of floss, and an enlarged compartment for receiving embroidery accessories. The box includes a bottom wall, front and back walls, opposite si... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5242107 | Paperboard packages for fragile articles A packaging apparatus having an interior structure for supporting an object and an exterior structure for protecting the object, comprising at least front, rear, left side, and right side panels, a glue flap connected to the right side panel, an opposing ... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5226532 | Gift container and greeting card holder A gift container and greeting card holder is formed from a cutout blank (10) with three panels (12,14,16). The first and third panels (12,16) have removable central portions (31,76) defined by lines of perforations including strips (34,80,82) which are pu... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5190211 | Snack display A snack display is formed from a unitary blank. The blank includes a plurality of parallel spaced apart cross pieces together with a pair of side pieces foldably joined to opposite ends of the cross pieces respectively. The side pieces are of arcuate cros... | 03/02/1993 |
