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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6607699 | Hair root collection kit A hair root collection kit for delivering hair samples to a laboratory for DNA analysis of the root sheaths includes a card with an adhesive strip extending thereacross for holding the hair samples on the card. With the hair samples on the card, the root ... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6390290 | Foldable material (cigarette) packaging A soft-carton-type cigarette pack made from a one-piece blank of paper or the like. A base wall is reinforced by a double-layered design of base tabs and, in addition, is provided with a reinforcing strip which runs around the inside. An opening aid is pr... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6030140 | Binder An improved binder formed of two cover portions made of rigid material joined together with a living hinge. A closure flap with a second living hinge joins the free ends of the cover opposite the binder spine. An improved method of attaching a pocket to t... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5018885 | Cassette for a printing ribbon for typewriters A cassette for a printing ribbon comprises a casing accommodating a supply spool which has a tube on which the printing ribbon is wound. An anti-unrolling element of plastics material comprises two portions of elongate shape, which are connected by means ... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4440207 | Antibacterial protective cap for connectors An article of manufacture and a method are provided where a protective cap for a connector provides antibacterial effect to the connector by fixedly lining a chamber of the protective cap with an absorbent material retaining an antiseptic. By mating a ski... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4346804 | Storing and handling of hollow rivets Loading of a pull-through blind riveting mandrel is effected by arranging on an elongated sleeve a plurality of hollow rivets assembled head-to-tail, threading the mandrel along the sleeve, and transferring the rivets to the mandrel while withdrawing the ... | 08/31/1982 |
