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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176599 | Cinching and bundling tie A cinching and bundling tie consisting of a planar strap having multiple teeth along both edges that engage when the strap is tied around an object or objects. The tie is self engaging, re-usable, simple in design, effective in its performance, easy to use, quick to... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8015671 | Strap with enhanced stiffness A plastic strap particularly useful for automated strapping machines is formed with an integrated, longitudinally disposed rib for enhancing the stiffness of the strap. The strap is formed with at least one rib extending longitudinally from a first end of the strap ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7444717 | Display panel arrangement having a detachable fastening element A detachable fastening element to fasten a panel on a front side of a display panel includes a pressing portion, a locating plate, two elastic pressing members, and two hooks. The pressing portion presses the panel on the front side of the display panel. The display... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7267682 | Anastomosis staple An anastomosis staple has a base from which multiple deformable tines extend. At least one tine may be offset from at least one other tine. The tines are moveable from a first configuration to a second configuration. The staple optionally includes at least one align... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7263790 | Releasable closures for removable display surfaces A precisely measured removable cover for reusable beverage containers with releasable closures. The cover has a flexible sheet with a graphical display imprinted on one side and a cover fastener for removably fastening the cover to a container. The sheet is advantag... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7157152 | Copper-tin-oxygen alloy plating The present invention relates to a Cu—Sn—O alloy plating having an oxygen content of 0.3 to 50 at %, a copper content of 20 to 80 at %, and a tin content of 10 to 70 at % in the plating. The present invention provides a copper tin alloy plating that has excellen... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7111819 | Stop ring and a hydraulic/pneumatic device equipped with a stop ring A stop ring is made of an elastic member curved substantially in a plane into a ring shape having a first end and a second end spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction. The first end is bent in a plane to incline inward with respect to a radial di... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7007367 | Apparatus and method for securing items to a hangable merchandiser An apparatus and process for simultaneously securing a plurality of display articles onto a hangable merchandiser are disclosed. The apparatus includes a strip shaped hangar and a detachable handle secured to the strip. The handle is used to secure the display artic... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6973812 | Attachment device for keys and other items An attachment device for attaching, e.g., a key ring is disclosed wherein the device facilitates the reversible attachment of various connecting means, such a device having a shoulder connected to a post and such post having at least one aperture running therethroug... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6401786 | Device for making stretch cushion strap assemblies A laminated stretch cushion strap assembly having a stretchable cover, a stretchable cushion filler and a stretchable bottom or bottom fabric. The cover includes a stretchable top fabric, a first adhesive web layer positioned on one side of the top fabric... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6270877 | Appliques for garments and methods for making same An applique is provided for applying to garments, and the like and other substrates for decorative effect comprising a decoratively shaped perimeter and relief pattern, a plush layer having a pre-cut periphery, and a vinyl overlay encapsulating the periph... | 08/07/2001 |
| 4787553 | Corner fastening device A cardboard box or tray corner fastening device which includes pins to extend down into the flutes of the cardboard at a corner either across or with the line of the flutes. The pins extend from a planar support which provides a support surface for stacki... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4301575 | Packaging clip A clip for releasably securing at least one package of the type adapted for hanging on a display bracket, the clip comprising a bayonet portion for guiding the package onto a bracket, and a securing loop that is opened and closed by means of a spring-type... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4180891 | Fastener for bands or the like A fastener for bands or the like, particularly on pants, skirts, pockets or the like with a catch rail which is fastened on one band-part on which catch rail a slide can be displaced, the slide being fastened on the other band-part, which slide carries a ... | 01/01/1980 |
| 4164058 | Decorative ring-like structure and method of making same A decorative ring-like structure includes a generally longitudinally split cylindrical sleeve having a fabric tube snuggly received thereover. The fabric tube has a length substantially greater than the circumference of the sleeve to provide a decorative ... | 08/14/1979 |
| 4070735 | Shower curtain fastener A shower curtain fastener with a short flexible strip formed with integral suction cups on one face and ridges and depressions on an opposite face. The ridges and depressions define an expanded surface area to which an adhesive layer is applied. A cover s... | 01/31/1978 |
| 3979776 | Disposable bib A disposable bib is secured onto the shoulders of a baby, wherein the bib covers the chest and abdomen of the baby. The bib consists of an elongated, substantially rectangular sheet, wherein a U-shaped cut out is contained along the upper edge of the shee... | 09/14/1976 |
