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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7261467 | Flexible container bag A flexible container bag having a pallet function. To the bottom part of a flexible container bag body (2), tubular soft fork pocket members (3) are fixed at two positions. The fork pocket member (3) has opposite end parts in the longitudinal di... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7249435 | Device for holding a bucket of frozen chum A device for holding a bucket of frozen chum is fabricated primarily out of flexible plastic material that is integrally formed with a toroidal sleeve there around. The toroidal sleeve has a plastic foam floatation element housed therein, so that a frozen bucket of ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7163340 | Folding bag construction A folding bag has a generally rectangular parallelepiped shape with rigid lateral front and backsides and a flexible bottom panel with a diagonal slit that enables folding of the bag into a compact flat configuration. A rigid folding panel is provided on the inside ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 6945442 | Framed soft sided carrier for tools A collapsible bag or container includes first and second major pockets separated by a connecting web into which a metal frame is removably inserted. Alternatively, a plastic or rigid board member is substituted for the metal frame. Loops and handles project through ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6565290 | Carrier bag for pneumatic delivery system A carrier for a pneumatic delivery system includes a bag-shaped body that is fabricated from a flexible material. The carrier includes a sealing plate and a weight disposed at the front of the body and an alignment ring disposed toward the rear of the bod... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6478463 | Tool storage bag A tool storage bag is provided for storing tools and accessories at a work site. The tool storage bag has straps that allow for even distribution of the load during transit. The bag also includes a wear-resistant pocket design and a reinforced bottom cons... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6447165 | Shipping container that can be stiffened The invention relates to a flexible shipping container (10) for bulk material, comprising a carrying bag (1) having a bottom (3) with at least one pocket (2.1, 2.2, 2.3) or flap (27) attached to it, such that a flat stiffening element can be inserted betw... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6248296 | Disposable beaker sheath A method and apparatus maintains a level of sterilization during medical procedures operative upon a bacteriologically contaminated workpiece. A bacteriologically impermeable sheath is placed around the workpiece for maintaining bacteriological separation... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6146016 | Handle closure system A mating closure system includes a first closure element and a second closure element, where at least one of the closure elements includes a cut-out opening. Preferably both closure elements include matching cut-out openings. The cut-out opening may be fo... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6132090 | Container A container, a container receiving sleeve cap and a process of unloading and receiving a filled material at a receiving facility that does not require expensive, exclusively specialized areas, such as clean rooms, for preventing the filled material from b... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6127168 | Containers useful for cell cultures and other applications The subject invention provides inexpensive and convenient containers for holding a variety of substances. Although the containers of the subject invention are particularly well adapted for use in cell culture procedures, the versatile nature of these cont... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6113270 | Flexible container with supporting side beams A flexible bulk shipping container having supporting side beams positioned vertically about the side wall panel of the container. The side beams are made of a rigid material and act to distribute lateral bulge forces evenly throughout the container to pre... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6102569 | Folding collapsible storage box A folding collapsible storage box, which includes a fabric box body having rectangular horizontal top and bottom sides and four rectangular vertical peripheral sides, four horizontal rods respectively fastened to the box body along the border of the recta... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6073372 | Method of advertising A rectangular cardboard insert has small pieces cut from its corners to form a flat base and four edges. The lines forming the intersections of the base with the various edges are scored to help guide the edges as they are folded up. The inserts may be st... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6068402 | Foldable cooler The present invention provides a novel foldable softwalled cooler for preventing temperature change of heated or cooled items placed therein. The structure generally includes flexible walls having an insulating material therein and a bottom connected to t... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6048099 | Soft-sided insulated container A soft-sided insulative container includes a base, a rear wall and three side walls extending upward from the base, and a cover. The base, rear wall and cover are integrally formed, with the cover connected to the rear wall with a folding hinge. The side ... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5947277 | Attractive hanging receptacle for plastic bags A decorative receptacle for plastic shopping bags as well as a variety of other, different types of articles, the receptacle comprising an upper member having the general structure and appearance of an upper portion of a doll body, whether a human figure ... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5897211 | Flexible bulk container with supporting side beams A flexible bulk shipping container having supporting side beams positioned vertically about the side wall panel of the container. The side beams are made of a rigid material and act to distribute lateral bulge forces evenly throughout the container to pre... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5850911 | Bag with integral cup holders A bag for carrying liquid containers and other goods within the bag. The bag has a bottom panel and a plurality of side panels attached to the bottom panel such that the side panels in combination with the bottom panel define an interior space of the bag.... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5785175 | Flexible bulk bag with improved base A bulk bag is provided which includes a base for cooperating with a forklift to allow transportation of the bag, and has a plurality of side walls extending upwardly from the base to collectively define a space for receiving bulk material. The base includ... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5660478 | Container for holding fluent material A container for holding fluent material comprises a bag of flexible material defining a volume for containing a load of material, a rigid base for supporting the bag, and tension members within the bag for constraining the bag to assume a shape in which t... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5653318 | Detachable hard-shell bottom for soft-sided medical kits A hard-shell bottom for releasable attachment to a soft-sided carrying case has a lower exterior surface comprising a fluid impermeable base platform having a lower surface and substantially vertical side surfaces contiguous to the lower surface and exten... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5632558 | Container for compressed articles A container, for a compressed block of tobacco, the container comprising a rectangular bottom, front, rear and two side walls (15,16,17,18), of which at least the front, rear and side walls are formed of pliable, non-shape sustaining fabric, the front, re... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5603573 | Multi-use bag Multi-use bag, particularly for the transport of a small animal. The bag according to the invention comprises a support (11) comprising three interconnected panels (14, 15) to form an assembly of U-shaped profile, open at two opposite ends, and a containe... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5586655 | Line storage device A light-weight, portable, container which facilitates the storage and retrieval of flexible, elongated elements, such as line, cord, rope, hose, wire and the like is disclosed. The line storage device incorporates a base portion which enables the device t... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5553733 | Article cover A cover for articles, such as wastebasket liners and tissue boxes, has a rigid end substantially coextensive with a first end of an article to be covered. A soft tubular pleated sidewall has a first end secured to the rigid end of the cover. The sidewall ... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5467853 | Children's activity case A child's activity case opens up to form a desk that sits on a child's lap. The activity case can be filled with toys, coloring books, crayons, etc., to keep a child occupied during times that children have to keep sitting such as in a car. The case compr... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5462711 | Disposable beaker sheath A method and apparatus maintains a level of sterilization during medical procedures operative upon a bacteriologically contaminated workpiece. A bacteriologically impermeable sheath is placed around the workpiece for maintaining bacteriological separation... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5439109 | Line storage device A light-weight, portable, container which facilitates the storage and retrieval of flexible, elongated elements, such as line, cord, rope, hose, wire and the like is disclosed. The line storage device incorporates a base portion which enables the device t... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5393143 | Bag and method of making the same A bag construction comprising an outer bag and an inner bag contained therewithin and a method of making the same is described. The bag construction is made from a tube length having inner and outer portions, by cross sealing the inner portions and foldin... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5249692 | Vapor seal A vapor seal for use in a container holding an air curable liquid for preventing the surface of the liquid from being exposed to air to eliminate skinning thereon when the container is stored in a partially full state. The vapor seal generally comprises a... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5213418 | Reusable bag A reusable bag includes a base. A plurality of side panels are affixed to the base and extend from the base in substantially the same direction. The base and sides of the reusable bag are formed of a semi-rigid form maintaining material which maintains it... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5190089 | Protective collapsible bag assembly for appliance items A collapsible bag assembly is described which provides a barrier for protecting an appliance item against flood water damage. The bag assembly includes a) a water impermeable flexible tube of plastic sheeting which is open at the top and closed at the bot... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5161895 | Gift sack with drawstring or the like and method for making the same A gift sack with a drawstring or the like member and method for making the same are disclosed. The method includes providing a sheet material of a predetermined dimension and including a heat-sealable resin-coating on one side thereof. The sheet material ... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5158369 | Stabilized flexible container for flowable materials A stabilized flexible container for receiving flowable materials includes a top wall, a bottom wall, and a perimeter wall formed from four double layered side walls seamed together along adjacent side edges. The exterior layer of the double layered side w... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5065879 | Collapsible multi-layer insulator for a beverage container A multi-layer insulator for a beverage container which includes an externally threaded base and a main sleeve extending upwardly from the base and having a collapsible side wall. The main sleeve comprises an exterior fabric layer, an interior fabric or ne... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5033613 | Carrying package and receptacle for a soap product A combined carrying package and soap bar receptacle structure is disclosed. The structure comprises a pair of aligned plates adapted to receive a soap bar product therebetween. The surfaces of the plates in contact with the soap bar product have a plurali... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5014872 | Sleeved containers with thin film lining A container is provided with an inner container body and an outer sleeve. The inner container body (which is preferably, but not necessarily, a one-piece structure) includes upper and lower essentially rigid portions and a flexible liner portion therebetw... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4949863 | Isolator for work in an aseptic environment An isolator (10) formed to facilitate the entry and exit of products into and out of the isolator, the wall (12) of which includes an upper part (16) and a lower part (18) capable of being disconnected completely along one section of the isolator. The upp... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4930903 | Gift wrapping package A gift wrap package includes a paper bag of conventional type having a square folded bottom and side folds providing a bag of generally rectilinear shape. An insert inside the bag supports one or more of the bag sides and gives the bag the appearance of a... | 06/05/1990 |
