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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7748525 | Closure and container combination for reducing headspace gas A closure and container combination for packaging and sealing a commodity in a container that reduces headspace gases, in particular oxygen, allowing the packaged commodity to have a longer shelf life. ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7556146 | Package including container and method of packing, with packing kit, container to provide package A packing kit for packing a container which contains a fluid together with a first gas, and thereby providing a package including the container, the packing kit including a packing bag which is adapted to fluid-tightly accommodate the container together with a secon... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7418982 | Substrate carrier and facility interface and apparatus including same A carrier comprises an enclosure, a cabinet and at least one substrate holder. The enclosure comprises a door. The cabinet is coupled to the carrier. The cabinet comprises at least one valve and contains at least one reduction fluid. The substrate holder is disposed... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7347324 | Packaged container containing ocular perfusion/washing solution and process for producing the same The present invention provides an improved packaged container containing an ocular perfusion/washing solution, the solution being securely prevented from generating gas bubbles that impede operation when used as an ocular perfusion/washing solution in cataract surge... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343080 | System and method of testing humidity in a sealed MEMS device One embodiment provides a method of testing humidity, comprising: determining a property of a device which encloses a plurality of interferometric modulators; and determining a relative humidity value or a degree of the relative humidity inside the device based at l... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7331481 | Gas-tight or partly gas-permeable transport package, and method and apparatus for manufacturing same A package, comprising an outer package formed from relatively rigid material and an inner package formed from at least two layers of film material, the two layers of film material being gas-tightly connected to each other near their circumference by means of an inhe... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7311649 | Sculpted perforated header for reclosable packages A machine direction method of manufacture of reclosable packages is disclosed wherein a semi-circular or similarly shaped perforated pattern is punched in the web in registration with the package side seals. Continuous lines of perforation are punched in the web par... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7299603 | Front opening shipping box and method of operating the same A method of operating a front opening shipping box is provided. The operating method comprises providing a front opening shipping box. The front opening shipping box includes at least a container body, at least an air extraction pipeline and at least a gas inlet pip... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7294354 | Container with gas release feature A gas release container comprises a container body having a bottom wall and a side wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall and terminating at an upper edge, a removable closure affixed to the upper edge in a substantially gas-tight manner, and a gas release val... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290660 | Storage system having a disposable vacuum bag The present invention provides a storage system having a storage device having at least one polymeric sheet sealed along a portion of its' periphery to provide an opening to a storage space; a resealable closure structure adapted to seal the opening to the storage s... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7284806 | Ink-jet recording apparatus and method of introducing ink in the same A method of introducing ink in an ink-jet recording apparatus including an ink-jet printing head which ejects, to a recording medium, the ink through nozzles thereof, the method including the steps of a first ink-introducing step of initially introducing a first ink... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7263814 | Method and apparatus for supplying gas to an area An apparatus for supplying one or more gases, such as oxygen, to a target area, comprising a top layer and a bottom layer sealed around the perimeter of the layers to form a reservoir between the layers, wherein the top layer is not gas-permeable and the bottom laye... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258520 | Methods and apparatus for using substrate carrier movement to actuate substrate carrier door opening/closing A system for opening a substrate carrier includes a substrate carrier having an openable portion. The substrate carrier also has an opening mechanism coupled to the openable portion. A substrate transfer location has a support adapted to support a substrate carrier.... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7244489 | Foamed article with absorbing characteristics on one side and non-absorbing characteristics on the other side and method for producing same There is provided a multi-layered foamed article. The foam article has a layer of foam material on either side of an inner peel layer disposed roughly in the middle of the foam. The portion of the foam in closest proximity to the peel layer is subjected to the great... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7241481 | Method of removing sulfur odors from packages An article, such as a polymeric film, sachet, purge control pad, or label, includes a sulfur scavenger. In some embodiments, an oxygen scavenger is also included. A method includes providing an article, including a sulfur scavenger and an oxygen scavenger; and subje... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7215865 | Envelope for optical fibres Enclosure and method for sealingly enclosing a space into and/or from which at least one optical fibre is fed to connect to at least one optical component, by providing a flexible protective sheet of substantially moisture resistant material having a pair of sealing... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7193512 | Load safeguard systems A system for improved monitoring of changes in the location and conditions surrounding vehicles and shippable property, utilizing fixed and moveable logic processors, which communicate with each other as well as receivers. Non-continuous signaling may be used to pro... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7185764 | Wafer shipping device and storage method for preventing fluoridation in bonding pads A wafer-shipping device and a wafer storage method for protecting bonding pads from fluoridation. First, at least one through hole is drilled in the shipping box. The wafer is then placed in the shipping box. A packaging bag containing the shipping box is put into a... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7168562 | Roll container with presser plates A container for a long electrode sheet for electric double layer capacitor includes a cover closing the opening of the container body, a sealing member sealing a gap between the container body and the cover, a stem fixed to either the container body or the cover so ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165376 | Method for producing gas exchange package To provide a method of manufacturing a gas displacement package that can cope with packages with various sizes and shapes, and a sealing packaging container, and a package. A method of manufacturing a gas displacement package and a sealing packaging container, and a... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163338 | Reclosable package having offset pull tab feature and related method of manufacture A tamper-evident reclosable bag having a pull tab feature that facilitates opening of a header by a consumer. The pull tab feature is provided by an offset between the top and bottom webs (or front and rear walls) of the package. One web has a cutout while the other... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7156248 | Overcap closures with rolled apron Overcap (1, 11, 12) designed to overcap a neck (80) of a bottle (8) closed by a cork (82) containing a liquid to be packaged (83, 84) includes a rolled skirt (3) and a top (2) fixed to the rolled skirt around a circul... | 01/02/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7137738 | Recloseable storage bag with porous evacuation portal A recloseable storage bag is disclosed which may include first and second sides having closed sides and an open top. Primary closure members may be provided proximate the top, with a secondary closure element being provided in one of the sides to enable gas to be ev... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7121414 | Semiconductor cassette reducer A semiconductor cassette reducer has a first substantially U-shaped plate and a second substantially U-shaped plate. A number of wafer supports connect the first substantially U-shaped plate to the second substantially U-shaped plate. Several retention springs are a... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7115294 | Combination hot dog and beverage dispenser A container for bulk items of food, particularly hot dogs, comprising a box with a bottom side mountable on the top of a standard cup/can holding a beverage. A drinking straw is inserted through a side sleeve in the container and an opening in the top of the cup/can... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7112169 | Plastic bag and method A system and method for preparing a plastic bag especially useful for carrying electronic products by extruding spaced apart ribs onto the interior surfaces so that the bag volume is greater, so that a greater amount of VCI or anti-static material can be carried in ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7097063 | Plate container with detachable cover A plate container with detachable cover is disclosed. The container includes a base in the form of a plate and a cover. The plate and the cover include first and second closure portions, respectively, which are engageable with each other to maintain the cover in a s... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7093710 | Ink-package assembly, and method of producing the same An ink-package assembly including an ink package fluid-tightly containing a mass of an ink, and a sealing wrapper fluid-tightly enclosing the ink package, wherein an interior space of the sealing wrapper is charged with an inert gas such as a helium gas, which has a... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7088421 | Lithographic apparatus, device manufacturing method, and device manufactured thereby A transport unit transfers a substrate between a chamber enclosing a substrate table and a processing unit that process a substrate before and after exposure in a substantially contaminant free environment to minimize the exposure of the resist on the substrate to t... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7070379 | Semiconductor fabrication apparatus having FOUP index in apparatus installation area A semiconductor fabrication apparatus, located in an apparatus installation area, includes a front-opening unified pod (FOUP) index, a plate, a first transfer device, a second transfer device, and an engineering FOUP index and multiple processing chambers. The FOUP ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066950 | Vapor therapy treatment device and method for generating therapeutic vapor treatment A vapor therapy treatment device and method for generating a therapeutic vapor is disclosed. The vapor therapy treatment device includes a cushion having an inner space with water-absorbing material therein. The cushion includes a cover having an outer surface and a... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7051901 | Air barrier device for protecting liquid fluids in opened containers A device inhibits oxidation of wine remaining in a bottle. A stopper and an inflatable bladder replace the cork. In a first embodiment, a wine duct formed in the stopper is open when the stopper is in an extended position and is closed when the stopper is retracted.... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7007444 | Method of fabricating a stackable package for displaying products A compact and stackable package for displaying and protecting food and other consumer products is produced by a method wherein the package can be built around the consumer product utilizing primary components which can be shipped to the assembly location in essentia... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004313 | Disposable dispenser with fragrance delivery system Disposable dispensers for stacks of tissue products are provided that include one or more odor control agents and one or more means for containing and releasing the odor control agents. When the means for containing and releasing the odor control agents is activated... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6990763 | Encasement system An encasement system for a display article comprising a transparent top section, a bottom section, a side section disposed directly adjacent the transparent top section and bottom section, the side section having an extending arm, the extending arm having a top segm... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6988613 | Composition for IVF A solid, stable composition containing a meiosis activating substance can be prepared by adding a protein or a phosphoglycid in the presence of an atmosphere having a low content of oxygen, for example in vacuo. ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6976347 | Surface pasteurization method A method for processing a food product involves transporting the food product through a plurality of stations including a loading station, a pasteurization station, and a closing station. The surface of the food product is pasteurized by convectively transferring he... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6945392 | Gas-venting container A container includes a housing for containing an O2-generating composition. The housing includes a venting layer and a structural layer associated with the venting layer. The venting layer has a venting layer O2 passage rate and a venting layer... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6928793 | Method for packaging diagnostic specimens A method and packaging for diagnostic specimens meeting regulatory conditions comprising an inner bladder and a containment envelope. The diagnostic specimen may be placed inside the inner bladder which may be sealed. The containment envelope comprises a sheet havin... | 08/16/2005 |
