Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8096098 | Method and system for handling containers Method and system for handling a plurality of hot-filled and capped containers having temporary deformations or distortions caused by vacuums induced in the containers. For each container, temporary deformations are confined or directed to a particular portion of th... | 01/17/2012 |
| 7325372 | Beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage material having a bottle closing machine for applying screw caps to bottles A beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage material having a bottle closing machine for applying screw caps to bottles. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 CF. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 CF. §1.72(b): A b... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318307 | Method and device for packaging and transporting electronic components The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for packaging and for transporting electronic devices. The devices include coverings made of a material that shrinks under the action of temperature that are pressed into receptacles of a belt-type carrier body. Ele... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7200975 | Beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material, having a transfer device for the transfer of containers from a transfer starwheel to the carousel of a container handling machine A beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material, having a transfer device for the transfer of containers from a transfer starwheel to the carousel of a container handling machine. A transfer device for container handling machine... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7143568 | Hermetically sealing a container with crushable material and reactive multilayer material Embodiments of the invention include a method for sealing a container. The method includes, providing at least two components of the container, positioning a crushable material between the at least two components, positioning a reactive multilayer material between t... | 12/05/2006 |
| 6820401 | Method and apparatus for tensioning cover tape A method and apparatus for packaging parts in compartments of a carrier tape and affixing a cover tape over the carrier tape to trap the parts in the compartments. The method and apparatus provide for deflecting a flange of the carrier tape and sealing the cover tap... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6672469 | Beverage bottle and method for closing a beverage bottle A beverage bottle, in particular a wine or sparkling wine bottle, having a bottle neck which leads into a pouring opening having a closure system which, on the one hand, makes it possible to prevent the stored beverage from being impaired in its taste eve... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6564531 | Blow molded container with memory shrink closure attachment and method of making the same A blow molded, bi-axially oriented plastic canister or container has a generally cylindrical body, a bottom, and a tapering upper portion, which terminates at a wide mouth or opening surrounded by a radially outwardly directed annular flange having an inw... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6523330 | Method and apparatus for capping, evacuating and folding collapsible plastic containers A method and apparatus for automated leak testing, capping, labelling, evacuating and loading collapsible plastic containers in bulk into magazine clips for subsequent handling operations is provided. The apparatus is compact and intergrated, defining dis... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6363695 | Method for closing a liquid packaging container The object of the invention is a method for use in connection with closing a liquid packaging container, the said container comprising a cylindrical or truncated cone-like casing part (1) and end members (2,3) connected to it, of which at least one (3) is... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6176069 | Method for the production of a composite carton container and composite carton container produced according to the method A container having a casing made from composite carton and constituting a container body, which is covered on its inside by a barrier layer and a plastic layer deposited thereon, is produced in such a fashion that the casing is rolled over in an outward d... | 01/23/2001 |
| 5901841 | Container, method of filling and closing, and blank used to form the container A container can be juxtaposed with another container to form an integrated package of containers. Each container is substantially triangular in horizontal section and forms first, second and third walls and has a top enclosed bottom. Each top of the conta... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5894711 | Box handling apparatus and method A box handling apparatus having particular application in the packaging of semiconductor wafers, includes a box opening assembly which can unlatch a lid from a bottom of the box and separate the lid from the bottom. Arms can grip an article, such as a waf... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5850724 | Pocket tape sealing and unsealing method and apparatus A component pocket tape which resists inadvertent unsealing includes a tape cover having discrete edge portions with gaps therebetween such that when one edge portion is unsealed or bent, subsequent edge portions will not unseal or bend unless such unseal... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5819507 | Method of filling a packaging container In a method of filling a packaging container, a liquid is charged in a container through an opening in a top end of the container to a first level below the top end of the container. The container has a deformable portion in a wall thereof so that an insi... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5802818 | Refilling ink jet cartridges An ink jet cartridge is refilled by establishing a fill opening extending from an outer portion of the cartridge into an interior ink bladder of the cartridge, applying pressure to sides of the cartridge to provide a decreased volume of the interior ink b... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5778639 | Process for fitting the bottom of a package The process relates to the fitting of a bottom of a package formed from a tubular body (1) of non-round section. The open end of the body (1) is inserted between two fixed opposed jaws (M1, M2). Since the distance between the jaws (M1, M2) is less than th... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5661889 | Process for producing a container and closure assembly A process for producing a container and closure assembly includes molding a preliminary container including a closed bottom portion, a body portion and a shoulder and neck portion. The shoulder and neck portion is separated from the body portion. An open ... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5656112 | Synthetic resin container including a mouthpiece sealed by a closure and a method for sealing the same A synthetic resin container including a mouthpiece sealed by a closure is to be used for medical drip infusion or the like. The closure has a tight-sealing synthetic resin stopper, and a leakage preventing rubber stopper for preventing liquid leakage when... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5646443 | Semiconductor package A semiconductor package has a guide in the form of a lug only at least two diagonally opposite corners on the upper surface thereof. A cap to be adhered to the package is configured to mate with the inside surfaces of the guides. The package is, therefore... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5588283 | Lidding machine A lidding and sealing machine for a pail. A pail holding tool set in or on a base and a lid press plate slidably engaged in a bridge on the same base align the pail and the lid for sealing when pressed together. Alignment guides depending from the edges o... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5440853 | Roller cover storing method Method of storing a wet-paint roller cover within a cylindrical tube having open distal and proximal ends; and sealing the open distal and proximal ends of the cylindrical tube by respective distal and proximal end caps.... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5232121 | Collapsed body bead for improved sidewall integrity of metal can packages A can body which is reinforced by collapsed radially inwardly directed beads. The beads may either be normal to the axis of the can body or slope at an angle thereto. Maximum axial strength is obtained when the beads are normal to the axis of the can body... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5137171 | Collapsed body bead for improved sidewall integrity of metal can packages A can body which is reinforced by collapsed radially inwardly directed beads. The beads may either be normal to the axis of the can body or slope at an angle thereto. Maximum axial strength is obtained when the beads are normal to the axis of the can body... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5119549 | Apparatus and method for applying end caps to cylindrical shells A pair of relatively movable jaws (306) are provided with magnetic holders (306-316) for holding end caps (24) to be applied to a substantially cylindrical shell (28) positioned between the jaws; so that, closing of the jaws installs the end caps on the e... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5090180 | Method and apparatus for producing sealed and filled containers A method and apparatus for producing a sealed and filled container in which a preform of crystallizable plastic material having a body, a closed bottom portion and an open mouth portion is filled with the goods to be sealed therein whereafter a mechanical... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5081817 | Carton handle apparatus A handle taping system provides a mechanism for a taping station that is actuated by the passage of any of a variety of articles or products being conveyed therepast. A length of a first pressure sensitive carrier tape, whose length is automatically deter... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5060453 | Hot fill container with reconfigurable convex volume control panel A blow-molded and tempered PET container specially adapted for hot filling includes a plurality of panels situated in circumferentially spaced locations around the periphery of the container, the panels bulging outwardly with respect to the body portion i... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5054265 | Method of aseptic packaging and closing containers A packaging container is closed by using a double seam 152 to secure over the container body 70 a cover 74 of smaller diameter than is usual, creating a radial space 104 around the cover chuck wall 122 into which the body sidewall 72 is deformed to form a... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5031383 | Method of forming a food package This invention pertains to a reclosable package having a body member, a base, a hermetic seal between the body member and base and snap locking projections in the side walls of the body member and base.... | 07/16/1991 |
| 5010714 | Packaging machine A packaging machine comprises a deep drawing station for deep drawing containers in a film sheet and a sealing station for sealing filled containers by means of a cover sheet. For obtaining a reclosable package means are provided for forming protuberances... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4992219 | Charcoal bed assembly A method and an apparatus are provided for securing a bed of charcoal under pressure in a plastic material housing in the manufacture of charcoal filter canisters for gas masks. The bed of particulate charcoal is placed in the housing and covered with a r... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4984415 | Method and apparatus for blockading an opening through a cylindrical mouthpiece of a synthetic resin container There is disclosed a simply constructed apparatus for and a ready method of blockading a mouthpiece of a transfusion synthetic resin container used for medical drip infusion. Based on the apparatus and the method thereof, insertion of an instillation need... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4976091 | Method and apparatus for filling tubes Apparatus and method for filling open-ended tubes to a level below the top of the open end of the tube with a hydraulic silicone elastomer wherein a first composition and a second composition are provided to a static mixer and the mixture is supplied to t... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4974393 | Apparatus and method for inserting objects into balloons The present invention is directed to apparatus and methods for inserting objects into balloons. The apparatus preferably includes a housing having a balloon chamber and a vacuum pump chamber therein. The balloon chamber is large enough to accommodate an i... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4975132 | Plastic closures for containers and cans and methods and apparatus for producing such closures A container or can having a body and end portion which include plastic free ends and which are joined and sealed by cooperatively curling the juxtaposed ends. The body portion has an opening surrounded by a free end suitable for curling. The container end... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4967538 | Inwardly reformable endwall for a container and a method of packaging a product in the container This invention relates to an endwall for a container having a panel portion surrounded by a substantially vertical wall portion which terminates into a narrow rim. The rim is connected to a sidewall of the container. The wall portion extends outward from ... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4945710 | Method of forming a reclosable package This invention pertains to a reclosable package having a body member, a base, a hermetic seal between the body member and base and snap locking projections in the side walls of the body member and base.... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4944134 | Method of forming a reclosable package This invention pertains to a reclosable package having a body member, a base, hermetic seal between the body member and base and snap-locking projections formed in the side walls of the body member and base.... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4939890 | Anti-rotation method and apparatus for bottle capping machines Method and apparatus are disclosed for preventing rotation of bottles in a capping machine while caps are screwed onto bottle necks with capper heads which develop slight axial forces. An especially configured stationary guide member develops an off-cente... | 07/10/1990 |
