Did You Know...
...that the inventor of the electric motor was a blacksmith named Thomas Davenport? Described as "a brilliantly unsuccessful inventor", Davenport invented the first rotary electric motor. In 1836 he headed out -- on foot -- from his Vermont home to file a patent application at the Patent Office in Washington, D.C. By the time he got there, he had squandered away his money and couldn't afford the $30 filing fee so he turned around and went home. When he later mailed in his application with money he'd raised, the Patent office was destroyed in a fire. He did finally get credit for his invention on Feb. 5, 1837.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8110233 | Method of dispensing a solid product A product packaging for a solid product comprises a base, a lid, and a seal. The base has a top, sides, and a bottom forming a cavity configured and arranged to receive a solid product, and the base has an exterior surface. A texture is on the exterior surface of th... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7851003 | Method of making a beverage using a beverage assembly A portable beverage system is provided for allowing consumers to combine one or more portions of beverage or other concentrates with a liquid to form a drink. The system includes an inner storage container for the portions and an outer container for mixing the porti... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7815954 | Frozen confection dispenser and associated methods A dispenser for a soft-serve food product includes a housing having a dispensing chute and a piston having a head positioned therewithin. A lateral wall, the piston head, and a front door define an enclosed hollow space. The head is slidable within the lateral wall ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7402328 | Stable sodium-free or low-sodium aqueous solution of agreeable saltiness taste A stable sodium-free aqueous seasoning solution of agreeable salty taste, adapted as a substitute for common salt in cooked and uncooked foodstuffs, containing purified water, an organic acid, a potassium salt, a calcium salt, and a magnesium salt. The mineral solut... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7337594 | Food dispensing device and method An automated food processing system and method is provided that allows food to be dispensed, fried and packaged in a suitable container, which may be an individual portion-sized container. In one embodiment, the system includes separate automated modules for dispens... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7328551 | Method and system for kitting smart cards with a shrink wrap license Smart Cards are kitted by preprinting a piece of film with a licensing agreement, wrapping the film around the Smart Card and sealing the package. The kitted Smart Card is much smaller and thus easier and cheaper to store and transport than standard #10 envelopes. T... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325386 | Double action vertical form-fill-seal apparatus This is a double acting, multi-lane machine and method for the forming, filling and sealing of plastic or paper film pouches of various sizes commonly used to hold liquid viscous, dry, particulated or powdery materials or other substances. The machine includes a fou... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7309418 | Water contaminant indicators A filtering device for a gravity-flow liquid treatment system includes a first filter component that can be either exposed or adjacent to a substantially transparent region in at least a portion of a filter housing. The first filter component is capable of providing... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303683 | Microorganism-removing filter medium having high isoelectric material and low melt index binder A filter medium capable of removing microorganisms from a fluid such as water. The filter medium includes particles of activated carbon, particles of a substantially insoluble inorganic material having an isoelectric point greater than the fluid being filtered. A lo... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7299600 | Device for sealing lengths of filter paper A device for sealing filter bags for products for infusion, where each filter bag is made from a flat web (1) of filter paper and has applied to it a tag (1b) and a tie string (1a) connecting the tag (1b) to the filte... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7300547 | Absorbent sheet exhibiting resistance to moisture penetration An absorbent paper sheet is treated with an aqueous wax dispersion such that the sheet includes a fused wax and emulsifier residue in an amount of from about 1 to about 20 weight percent of the sheet based on the combined weight of the fiber, wax residue and an emul... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7214397 | Plug for sucking a beverage A plug for sucking a beverage from a bottle or the like includes a housing and supporting means for housing and supporting a dissolvable food praline, the beverage being delivered through the plug through a window formed between the outer contour of the praline and ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7175037 | Segregated container for holding multiple substances A segregated container for holding multiple substances including an outer container, and inner container, a sealing member, and a sealing cap. The inner container is at least partially slidably received within the outer container. The sealing member is releasably se... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7147799 | Methods of using an oxygen scavenger An oxygen scavenging packet containing an iron-based oxygen scavenger and an electrolyte is set forth in which the rate of uptake of oxygen is increased by virtue of the introduction into the packet of an oxygen uptake accelerator containing water. Methods of increa... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7134566 | Container lid with closure member A lid for a container holding a flowable substance has an annular top wall. A side wall depends from the top wall, and has a mounting portion for connecting the lid on the container. The top wall has an opening that is adapted to permit the flow of the substance thr... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131551 | Container lid with closure member A lid for a container holding a flowable substance wherein the lid has a body with a top wall, a side wall, and a mounting portion for connecting the lid on the container. The body has a drink opening and at least one retaining member positioned in the top wall in v... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7083818 | Party tray A party tray includes a support tray and, on the support tray, a sealed package made up of transparent container body and a polymeric sealing sheet sealed to the rim of the container body. The sealed package contains foodstuffs, in particular respiring foodstuffs su... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7063229 | Single handed container for mixing foods The present invention is a container for dispensing two foods simultaneously, such as for example a beverage, such as milk, and a particulate food, such as cereal. The container has an outer cup, an inner cup that fits in the outer cup forming a space between the tw... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7036684 | Diagonally divided bottle with curved line of division distinct from edge curve A diagonally divided bottle in accordance with the preferred embodiments preferably has a greater width than depth. The bottle includes an outer wall, a diagonal inner wall and a bottom wall. The outer wall and the bottom wall cooperate to form an interior divided b... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7033625 | Labelless, rolled food item and its fabrication A rolled food item (110) is fabricated by rolling a strip of support material (16) and food (14) about its leading end (136) into a roll. Prior to its rolling into the roll, a deposit (144) of water is sprayed onto the food (14 | 04/25/2006 |
| 7013619 | Property and evidence preservation system A method of preserving evidence and later returning the same utilizing a package having an optically transparent film incorporating the evidence and a signed itemization thereof to produce a tamper evident package. ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7005152 | Receptacle cap having aromatic properties A device and method for adding the perception of flavoring to a product that is consumed from a receptacle. The device is a cover for a receptacle, wherein a person can drink from a receptacle through the structure of the cover. At least a portion of the receptacle ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6966166 | High-speed continuous action form-fill-seal machine and methods This is a high-speed, multi-lane machine and method for the continuous forming, filling and sealing of plastic or film pouches of various sizes commonly used to hold fluids, liquids, and viscous materials or other substances. The machine includes a film roll station... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6926846 | Methods of using an oxygen scavenger An oxygen scavenging packet containing an iron-based oxygen scavenger and an electrolyte is set forth in which the rate of uptake of oxygen is increased by virtue of the introduction into the packet of an oxygen uptake accelerator containing water. Methods of increa... | 08/09/2005 |
| RE38770 | Collapsible container A collapsible container is disclosed having a top portion and a base portion joined by a generally cylindrical side wall structure, the generally cylindrical side wall structure has a central axis and a collapsible helical portion and the collapsible helical portion... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6913777 | Portable, side-by-side compartment container and method for separately storing and dispensing two consumable products, especially cereal and milk A portable, single-use container for separately containing a first and second consumable products. The container includes a first compartment and a second compartment. The first compartment tapers at an upper portion thereof to form a spout. The spout facilitates di... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6901935 | Device for removing artificial fingernails and fingernail polish An artificial nail and polish remover includes a container for holding a quantity of solvent. The container defines a top opening, a semi-circular receptacle communicating with the top opening and a circular receptacle communicating with the top opening. The semi-ci... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6896920 | Packaging for beverage containing gas in solution A sealed beverage package including a container with a beverage and an insert sealed therein. The insert holds a gas that upon opening the container interacts with the beverage to produce a froth in the beverage. The insert is designed to float in the beverage and i... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6863912 | Shrimp and surimi tray A circular tray has a sloping surface extending upwardly from a central base to form a circular support ridge. A retaining ridge concentrically surrounds the support ridge. The support ridge is configured to support a plurality of shrimp arranged to form a nearly ar... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6803067 | Method of preparing and using a scoopable dough product A scoopable dough can be used to prepare cut biscuits, drop biscuits, dumplings, flat bread, crackers, pizza dough, doughnuts, fritters, hushpuppies, muffins, pastry crusts, coffee cake, quick bread, scones, cobbler-type crust, and the like. A scoopable dough can be... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6759071 | Method for manufacture of container for storage and serving of breastmilk A disposable, aseptic package for storage and serving of perishable beverages, such as human breast milk. The package is generally cylindrical in shape, the top of which is provided with a circular flange about the circumference of the package, such that the filled ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6756068 | Method and apparatus for vending food products from a roller-type grilling apparatus A method and apparatus for vending food products from a roller-type grilling machine includes a packaging system that extends the product life on the grilling machine by keeping the food product from directly contacting the grilling machine. By packaging the product... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6746699 | Infusion bag with string This invention concerns an infusion bag, especially for tea, which has a top part with folded down corners and a middle part folded over it, to which a string with two free ends is attached that goes from one side of the top part through a hole in the folded down pa... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6733804 | Multi-chambered infusion bag, especially for tea An infusion bag for preparing tea including a suspension unit having a grasping area and at least two chambers for containing an amount of a substance, the chambers each having a top side and being connected to one another at respective top sides to form a common ed... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6689462 | Process of making high-strength polyethylene fibers The invention relates to high-strength polyethylene fibers of mainly ethylene component having an intrinsic viscosity [η], when fibrous, of no less than 5, and having a strength of no less than 20 g/d and an elasticity modulus of no less than 500 g/d, an... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6641854 | Single handed container for mixing foods The invention discloses a method and an apparatus for a food container which includes an inner member (which can be a cup or a bottle) for holding a particulate food; an outer member (which can be a second cup or a second bottle) adapted to receive the in... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6638549 | System for storage and delivery of powdered nutritional supplements An apparatus for storing and delivering a powdered nutritional supplement comprises: a) an elongated tube; and b) a volume of powdered nutritional supplement contained within the tube. The ends of the tube may be sealed to retain the powdered supplement w... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6632493 | Multi-layered plastic container providing good product drainage Disclosed is a multi-layered plastic container (10) that substantially enhances product drainage and reduces product residual levels trapped in the container, especially for viscous liquid products, including oil-in-water emulsions, water-in-oil emulsions... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6620444 | Two-compartment container for and method of admixing a flavour to a beverage The present invention is directed to a two-compartment container for receiving a flavour for the mixture thereof with a main beverage liquid in a beverage container immediately after opening the beverage container, one compartment of which comprises a sma... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6610339 | Bowl-in-one A portable container for storing an edible liquid separate from an edible dry component is disclosed. The container permits a user to easily mix the edible liquid with the dry component in a readily transportable container without spilling the contents. A... | 08/26/2003 |
