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...that to encourage use of his new invention, the shopping cart, market owner Sylvan Goldman hired fake shoppers to push the carts around his store in Oklahoma City? Seems his customers were reluctant to give up their hand-carried baskets.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7273026 | Roller follower body The present invention relates to a roller follower, comprising an outer surface, enclosing a first cavity, a second cavity, and a transition opening, wherein the first cavity includes a first inner surface configured to house a cylindrical insert the second cavity i... | 09/25/2007 |
| 6680029 | Incense match An incense device is provided and comprises an elongated incense stick that in one embodiment includes an opening. An ignition device including a head portion and a shaft portion is secured to the incense stick. In another embodiment, an ignition head is ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6613289 | Incense match An incense device is provided and comprises an elongated extruded incense sleeve having a central axial opening formed in the incense sleeve. A wooden match having a stem portion and a head is associated with the incense sleeve. Particularly, the stem por... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6136053 | Method and apparatus for starting fires The present invention provides an ignitable fire starting system, including the fuel and the means to ignite. A method is disclosed comprised of the steps of soaking a strip of cloth in a liquid fuel and laying one or more sources of ignition on the fuel ... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5865862 | Match design with burn preventative safety stem construction and selectively impregnable scenting composition means A match design exhibiting burn preventative safety stem construction with a match head having an ignitable composition formed thereon. An elongate stem includes a first end and a second end with the match head being formed onto the first end. The elongate... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5830245 | Portable fuel element A portable fuel element made from stacked sheets of cardboard impregnated and held together with paraffin wax. In a preferred embodiment, each portable fuel element contains at least one match that is protected from moisture by the paraffin wax and cardbo... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5662719 | Lighter apparatus A lighter or igniter apparatus for igniting fireworks, pyrotechnic set pieces or ordnance has a carrier tape with a first face coated with adhesive and a strip of fuel such as gunpowder applied to the first face at a location spaced from the opposite side... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5279628 | Fire starting survival tool and method of using same A fire starting kit is configured for easy lighting of fires, particularly by those involved in camping and other outdoor activities. The fire starting kit includes an elongated hollow case having a first casing section and a second casing section which f... | 01/18/1994 |
| 4899721 | Charcoal stove casing set A charcoal stove casing set including a presspaper casing provided with a solid alcohol trough and a match stick fire striking assembly, the casing having an inner space for receiving a mixture of charcoal chips, wood flour and black earth formed with a p... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4698068 | Fire starter A fire igniting device which includes a rod of an ignitable material, particularly magnesium, and has a pyrophoric element adhered to the rod along its length. A head is secured to the rod, and also may be fitted to a case, so that a spent rod can be remo... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4610694 | Match A match having a scent compound released upon burning is described, in which the igniting tip end of the matchstick is coated with a first layer consisting of an adsorbent, a scent compound and/or a deodorant and a binder and, onto this first layer, with ... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4583940 | Igniter for combustible material An igniter for combustible material includes a support, an element of a material capable of being ignited by friction, a movable friction-strip having a surface portion treated to produce ignition of the element by friction, and a plate secured to the sup... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4540419 | Humidity resistant matches and process for the manufacture thereof In accordance with the invention humidity resistant matches having excellent and improved humidity resistance as well as excellent strike sensitivity are provided using a polyacrylic or substituted polyacrylic acid as the binder and zinc oxide as the fill... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4459131 | Match A match will sustain burning for a limited period of time comprising a splint having a combustible head and a cut-out extending defining spaced apart arms extending from adjacent the head to below any burn sustaining coating on the match.... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4208189 | Match splints and matches made therewith A match splint is formed from a rigid core member, which can be substantially non-porous, e.g. of glass, metal or plastic, or porous, e.g. of wood or wood substitute, with an absorbent layer of finely divided particles or fibres adhering to the core adjac... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4205958 | Method for the manufacture of matches A method for the manufacture of matches which comprises applying to a match splint, before the formation thereon of the match head, a surface coating of an aqueous dispersion comprising (i) a low melting point solid fuel e.g. paraffin wax, (ii) a finely d... | 06/03/1980 |
| 4200437 | Method for the manufacture of matches A method for the manufacture of matches which comprises applying to a match splint, before the formation thereon of the match head, a surface coating of an aqueous dispersion comprising (i) a low melting point solid fuel e.g. paraffin wax, (ii) a finely d... | 04/29/1980 |
| 4138225 | Match with cellulose nitrate instead of sulfur A match head composition is prepared by blending the components of the composition with a binder and water, and wherein the combustion agent of the composition is cellulose nitrate powder wetted with more than 20 weight percent of water and having a parti... | 02/06/1979 |
| 4136770 | Safety matchbook and matches A match which is difficult for young children to ignite utilizes a protective coating on the tip of a match head which prevents ignition of the sulfur and potassium chlorate-containing mixture when an attempt is made to strike the match in the usual manne... | 01/30/1979 |
| 4108611 | Plastic fuel, products made therefrom and a novel method for starting and promoting fires using the fuel This product provides a method for starting and promoting friendly fires utilizing a solid acrylic plastic as a "fire starter". This method is especially useful for initiating charcoal and wood fires for recreational purposes. This invention further provi... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4058208 | Book matches with safety lighting features A matchbook of generally conventional design is provided, but the free edge of the front flap or cover thereof includes an integral backturned portion opposing the inner surface of the front panel or cover. The matches are provided with an ignitable coati... | 11/15/1977 |
| 4040879 | Process for preparing a match head composition containing particulate nitrocellulose and no sulfur A match head composition is prepared by mixing and kneading the component agents of the composition with glue and water, characterized in that wetted powdery cellulose nitrate containing more than 20 percent of water and having grain size of less than 840... | 08/09/1977 |
