...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8087828 | Synthetic resin bag having an easy opening function There is provided a synthetic resin bag having an easy-opening function in which an opening operation can be easily made on a side of an opening section of a bag body while it is prevented on a side of an interior section of the bag body and comprising two front and... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7422142 | Package with a re-sealable closure for opening and closing A re-sealable package includes a closure label and a main body. The closure label has a picking end and an adhesive on a first side of the closure label. The main body has a plastic film formed in a desired shape to generate a wrapping. The main body also has severa... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7371008 | Tamper-indicating resealable closure A tamper indicating, resealable closure for a package includes first and second film layers releasably adhesively joined together such that the first and second film layers are at least partially separable when the second film layer is pulled away from the first fil... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364359 | Laminated film, method for production thereof, bag and package using the laminated film, and method for separation thereof A laminated film includes an outer-layer-film, a water-soluble film, and an intermediate layer interposed between the outer-layer-film and the water-soluble film. The intermediate layer contains a high-pressure polyethylene oxidized to a prescribed degree on a surfa... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7350688 | Resealable food container A container for a food product includes a wrapper which surrounds a frame. The container can be any polygonal shape which is defined by the shape of the frame. The wrapper forms a top of the container which has an access opening. A sealing cover is adhesively sealed... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351458 | Plastics bags and methods of making the same A plastics bag has at least one seal (34, 36) extending parallel to the mouth of the bag to close the sides. Preferably, a reclosable zipper seal (36) is provided below a top seal (34). A novel tag is provided, secured to the zipper seal (36 | 04/01/2008 |
| 7340807 | Pouch and resealable closure mechanism therefor including a plurality of interlocking closure elements A resealable closure mechanism includes first and second closure strips. The first closure strip includes a plurality of discontinuous closure elements and the second closure strip includes a plurality of discontinuous closure elements. One or more of the discontinu... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341160 | Reclosable package having an accessible zipper and a method for making the same A reclosable package includes a tray, a top sheet, and a fastener. The tray has a well for receiving contents and a peripheral flange surrounding the well. The top sheet is attached to the peripheral flange. The fastener has two interlocking members, one attached to... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7322494 | Collapsa-can A collapsible fuel container can that is used to store a small quantity of gasoline or other fuel. The collapsible fuel container can be flattened by pushing the sides together, causing the collapsible fuel container to compactly fold. The collapsible fuel container... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7316052 | Closure profile and die plate for extruding same A reclosable pouch includes interlocking male and female closure elements having elongate hollow closure profiles. The male closure profile has a hollow shaft section, and the female closure profile has a channel with at least one hollow side. A set of pleated grip ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7313879 | Slip proof protective holder for sheet material A protective holder for displaying a generally thin article includes a first member formed from a translucent material and a second member which is permanently attached to the first member to form a pocket open along one edge of at least one of the first member and ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7302783 | Method for filling a package for compressible flat articles A method for filling a package for compressible flat articles. The method includes the steps of arranging a stack of articles to be received inside the package, compressing the stack, opening and tenting the bottom of the package, and charging the package with the s... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7264414 | Dispenser assembly for dispensing liquid onto a removable sheet contained by an implement A dispenser includes a cradle (2) including generally upright sidewalls (4, 6), a handle (40) having a top and a bottom, and a plurality of sheets (30) releasably attached to the bottom of the handle (40), such that the plurality o... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7247329 | Double sealed pizza package and method of making A hermetic package for a food product having a first wall, a second wall and a receiving cavity. The first wall defines a first portion of the receiving cavity and a first flange surrounding the first portion of the receiving cavity. The second wall defines a second... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7237953 | Reclosable bag The reclosable bag has a gusset side structure so that the bag can be self-supporting on its bottom surface. The reclosable structure can be an internal structure or an external structure. As an external structure the front and rear walls extend above the reclosable... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7217033 | Aseptic packaging for foods and systems and methods for aseptically packaging foods Flexible packages for use in an aseptic filling and sealing apparatus and systems incorporating the packages and apparatus. The packages are formed of a flexible material and include an openable line so that the package can be opened, filled and sealed with a produc... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7216764 | Easy-open packages A novel package wrapper is made of plastic film with a line of package-opening perforations through the film positioned in one face of the package and being overlaid by a piece of plastic tape which seals the perforations, the tape having a dry edge. The shrink wrap... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7213710 | Package for compressible flat articles The present invention relates to a package for compressible flat articles according to the preamble of claim 1. Moreover, the present invention is related to a method for filling such a package. ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7211035 | Method for manufacturing reclosable packaging bag A reclosable packaging bag comprises a main bag body having an opening portion and at least one heat-sealed portion; and a linear fastener provided on the opening portion of the main bag body. The linear fastener is provided along the opening portion of the main bag... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7171730 | Plastic chuck with highly airtight slider and bag body with the chuck A plastic zipper equipped with a slider, which zipper is imparted with high hermetical-sealability and facility in unsealing and reopening/reclosing. The zipper is capable of detection of its having been unsealed after sealing packaging, and a bag body is fitted wit... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7165888 | Resealable closures for packages and packages containing the same A resealable closure for a container is described which includes a container having a main body portion and an integral extended body portion foldable over a part of the main body portion; and a releasable enclosure comprising a release surface and a releasable adhe... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7147913 | Display strip The present invention relates to a display strip to hold commodity-containing bags. It can facilitate to make a process of attaching the bags thereto automate. It enables commodity-containing bags to be removed therefrom without having their appearance degraded. The... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7118520 | Method of producing a data disk holder with adhesive seal strip A method of producing an adhesively closable data disk holder having of a pair of heat-sealable plastic panels fused together to form an interior pocket with an opening thereto, wherein an additional adhesive layer is fused to the inner surface of one of the holder ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7104419 | Dispenser package arrangement; and, methods A package arrangement is provided. The package arrangement in general includes a blister pack having a backing construction secured thereto. In preferred arrangements, a removable header is provided. The backing construction preferably includes a flexible film havin... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7090397 | Single use container A single use container comprises a slider having first and second closable profiles having an adhesive or epoxy disposed thereon. The profiles are configured, for example, to prevent premature closing and bonding. ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086782 | Resealable bag for filling with food products and method A reclosable bag for filling with at least one food product. The reclosable bag generally includes at least one sheet of web material having at least two areas of structural weakness. At least one fold structure is located between and defined by the two areas of str... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7073309 | Method of using a reusable closure for packages Adhesive articles, particularly useful as reusable closures in the presence of moisture from refrigerated or frozen food packaging environments, comprising a moisture resistant substrate and a removable adhesive covering at least a portion of the substrate surface, ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7051877 | Napkin container having openable and sealable cover A napkin container includes an opening formed in one surface, and a cover device having a peripheral frame secured onto the container and having a pivotal cover adhesive onto the container for blocking the opening of the container. The cover may be solidly secured o... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7040483 | Packaging bag with weak sealed duct A packaging material capable of having a desired sealing strength with ease and a packaging bag using such material are provided. A packaging material, which serves as either one of a first and a second packaging materials to be heat-sealed to each other, includes a... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7011883 | Display strip The present invention relates to a display strip to hold commodity-containing bags. It can facilitate to make a process of attaching the bags thereto automate. It enables commodity-containing bags to be removed therefrom without having their appearance degraded. The... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7007423 | Adhesive label resealable package and label web The invention relates to an adhesive label, a resealable package provide with such a label and a label web. The package has an openable flap (14) defined by an arcuate indication (16). The label (12) is adhesively fixed to the package body for t... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6994471 | Tamper evident multi-wall packaging and associated methods A bag having a tamper evident closure and methods of forming the same are provided. The bag has a tube body with a front wall and a back wall positioned between a first end and a second end. A back flap extension member connects to and extends outwardly from the sec... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6994469 | Shirred elastic sheet material A retaining element for use with elastic sheet material is disclosed. In one form, the sheet material can be provided as a bag having first and second side walls. The retaining element can be in the form of an elastic strip attached to one of the side walls. The ret... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6984067 | Laminated film, method for production thereof, bag and package using the laminated film, and method for separation thereof A laminated film includes an outer-layer-film, a water-soluble film, and an intermediate layer interposed between the outer-layer-film and the water-soluble film. The intermediate layer contains high-pressure polyethylene oxidized to a prescribed degree on a surface... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6979379 | Method for preserving a perishable product A method is provided for preserving a perishable product contained in a sealed package. The package is adapted for being opened by a consumer to access the product and subsequently re-closed by the consumer for further storage of unused product remaining in the pack... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6971794 | Package having reclosable pour spout and method of forming same A package having a reclosable pour spout is disclosed, with the package including front and rear package panels which may be joined at respective side edges thereof by inwardly extending side gussets. An upper edge portion of the package is removable, including one ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6945400 | Child resistant senior friendly medicament label A blister card label form has a first sheet having first and second major surfaces. The first sheet is provided with removable portions and a permanent adhesive directly applied on its second major surface and a temporary adhesive directly applied on its second majo... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6929400 | Flexible reclosable container with easy opening A flexible container of the pouch type, made of material in film form, derived from a contoured tubular body formed by a film with longitudinal and transverse heat-seals of the two ends. The longitudinal heat-seal forms the edge of a longitudinal wing that is folded... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6918233 | Method for inserting one or more canisters into a flexible pouch in a predetermined orientation A method for inserting one or more canisters into a flexible pouch includes having the pouch with a re-sealable end portion for permitting insertion of the canisters. The pouch also includes a collapsible and flexible floor portion on which one or more of the canist... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6910806 | Resealable bag for filling with food product(S) and method A reclosable bag for filling with at least one food product. The reclosable bag generally includes at least one sheet of web material having at least two areas of structural weakness. At least one fold structure is located between and defined by the two areas of str... | 06/28/2005 |