British merchant Peter Durand invented the tin can in 1810.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7383670 | Panel bracket system A corner brace configured to support a tile-bearing panel includes a pair of transverse brackets, disposed at a transverse angle to one another and being configured to be disposed in a corner between the tile-bearing panel and another panel or a support surface. At ... | 06/10/2008 |
| D492836 | Animal chew | 07/13/2004 |
| 5623008 | Rubber composition for glass-run Disclosed is (1) a rubber composition used for molding a glass-run equipped with a urethane lubricating layer on the sliding area of the glass, which comprises an EPDM and an adhesive modifier, wherein the adhesive modifier comprises glycidyl ether, and a... | 04/22/1997 |
| 4662143 | Method for the manufacture of a conical tubular member, and a member manufactured according to the method A conical tubular member has inwardly directed profilings (2, 2', 3, 3'), formed over a core with grooves arranged to receive the profilings (2, 2', 3, 3') and having a conical shape substantially corresponding to the internal shape of the member to be ma... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4544300 | Slide connectors with locking means This invention relates to the slide connectors with locking means which are used to removably connect two boards in L-connection and/or three boards in T-connection and/or four boards in a cross connection. The slide connectors with locking means comprise... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4542754 | Filtered cigarette A smoking article, such as a cigarette, includes generally cylindrically shaped, hollow tubular section located in coaxial abutment to one end of the tobacco column of the cigarette and a generally cylindrically shaped filter rod located in coaxial abutme... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4536879 | Pyrotechnic lamp A long-life pyrotechnic lamp particularly suited for use in a compact, low-cost laser employing a solid-state laser rod which is pumped by the optical radiation of a pyrotechnic lamp employing the direct combustion of a metal in a flowing oxygen-containin... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4532747 | Expandable connector and method of using same to form curved structural framework A structural framework (20) is constructed from primary members (22) that are interconnected in adjacent side-by-side relationship by an expanable, unitary fastener member (26) receivable within the aligned slots (28) formed in the primary members (22). T... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4465481 | Single piece wound drain catheter The present invention comprises both a single piece wound drain catheter and the die from which such a catheter is extruded. The wound drain catheter of the present invention comprises a single, continuous flexible elongate member having a drain segment, ... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4270737 | Securing fencing material to posts Fencing comprises fencing material secured to a post by means of a resiliently deformable clip which is inserted into an opening in the post and rotated through an angle to snap into a stable position in which it resists rotation and also resists being pu... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4238915 | Tile setting assembly, tile wall and method for building a tile wall A tile setting assembly is made up of a panel which spans at least two pillars of a building and has a plurality of spaced parallel projections on one surface, and a plurality of holding members which are secured to the panel while abutting against the pr... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4216632 | Support member and method of manufacture A tapered support member for disparate articles is assembled from elongated, strip-like sections that form an open frame when joined by a plurality of separator fasteners which progressively space the sections further apart along the member's longitudinal... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4126978 | Apparatus for interconnecting panels Apparatus for interconnecting panels is disclosed which includes a plurality of members which are attached to panel edges and a plurality of core elements. Each core element has a pair of longitudinally extending arms which cross at the axial center of th... | 11/28/1978 |
| 4069638 | Structure of lightweight bars and connector means therefore A lightweight bar comprising a hollow, elongated member having channels within and extending along its faces, said member being composed of sheet material formed into the required configuration of the member and having a pair of edges joined together to c... | 01/24/1978 |
| 3966342 | Interior structure frame assembly An interior structure frame assembly which comprises at least two identical upright pillars disposed in opposite and spaced relationship to each other each having a plurality of vertical openings in its outer periphery extending the length of the associat... | 06/29/1976 |