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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7900770 | Cigarette box and blank set for same A cigarette box includes an inner case (2) enclosing a filter-cigarette inner pack and having an access opening (4) at the top thereof, and an outer case (8) enclosing the inner case (2) and having a push window (10) at the bottom ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7392899 | Sleeve with pull tab for cigarette pack and method of making A sleeve is wrapped around a package and enveloped within a film. The sleeve can be removed from the interior of the film and used independently of the package and film. The sleeve can include printed information for use by consumers such as product identifier infor... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7273145 | Cigarette pack comprising a slide and case A cigarette pack with a shell (10) and slide (11), the range of movement of the slide (11) within the shell (10) is limited, in particular by stops formed, on the one hand, on a stop tab (30) and, on the other hand, by a recess ( | 09/25/2007 |
| 7222762 | Mobile canister A mobile container includes a container, lid, and belt clip. The belt clip is adapted to be coupled to a belt worn by a person. ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7185778 | Barrier units and articles made therefrom Barrier units and articles made therefrom, particularly constraining bands of high strength and low weight for containing articles, especially in blast resistant container assemblies, are disclosed. The barrier unit comprises a surface having a regular polygonal per... | 03/06/2007 |
| 6631800 | Dispenser for fibers A dispenser for fibers for use by a sportsman and adapted to be attached to an article of clothing or gear worn by the sportsman. The dispenser is a capsule with a body and a cap with apertures that can be aligned. When the apertures are aligned, fibers c... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6474468 | Pack for smoking articles A cuboid pack for smoking articles is a shell and slide structure. The slide has a lid hinged on one minor side. Upon movement of the slide to an exposed position, hooks on the shell and slide interengage to pull open the lid via a tongue which is formed ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6290059 | Retractable cigar receiving tube A cigar receiving tube includes a first tube having two open ends and each open end has a protrusion extending radially outward from an outside thereof. Two second tubes are respectively movably mounted to the tow open ends of the first tube and a collar ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 5832934 | Hand held portable cigar humidor A hand held portable humidor for cigars including a humidifying material for maintaining a substantially constant relative humidity within the humidor, the humidor including an upper housing and a lower housing which is formed of a material less rigid tha... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5829581 | Pocket humidor The present invention relates to a portable humidor that allows for convenient storage and transport of cigars. A three-piece, rigid structure protects the cigars during transport and also includes a humidifying element that maintains the proper humidity ... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5277315 | Personal carrying container for cigarette and lighter A container for carrying cigarettes and a cigarette lighter having two open compartments wherein one open compartment slidably engages the second open compartment to form a sealed interior. The container includes a clip structure for attaching the contain... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5097948 | Cigarette pack In a hinge lid cigarette pack of which one pair of opposite walls are profiled to project beyond the elevation of the other pair of walls the lid is attached to a profiled wall by an improved hinge structure which does not distort the wall on opening.... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5011009 | Cigar storage and transportation container A cigar storage and transportation container is disclosed which includes inner and outer tubular components which are telescoped one within the other. A sealed container is achieved by closing the tubular members at opposite ends, and the interior of the ... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4923059 | Hinged top cigarette box A hinged top cigarette box is provided. The box has an inner sleeve nested inside an outer sleeve. Preferably both the inner sleeve member and the outer sleeve member are formed from the same laminate blank. The outer sleeve member has a cover member form... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4586605 | Cigarette pack A reclosable soft cigarette pack is provided. The pack has an inner foil sleeve telescopically received in an outer paper sleeve. A paperboard tab on the inner sleeve can be folded over the opening on the inner sleeve and positioned between the sleeves to... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4267926 | Box for smoking articles in the form of cigarettes or the like A box having inner and outer components made from individual cut blanks, the inner component including an integral tongue member arranged to form a loop which functions to actuate a folding lid.... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4240548 | Push pack A pack for containing cigarettes or other articles, and which includes a pivotable lid on an upper end of a carton which is opened or closed by a sliding sleeve around the outer side of the carton, the upper end of the sleeve being attached to the lid at ... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4099618 | Protective container for font disc segments A protective container for font disc segments. The container includes a housing portion for supporting the segment and a cap portion for closing the housing portion and, at the same time, for locking the segment against movement within the housing portion... | 07/11/1978 |
| 4049117 | Package having a slide actuated closure member A package for cigarettes or other articles comprised of a receptacle for housing the cigarettes or other articles and defining an open top for removal of said articles and an integral slide actuated lid structure including a closure member operatively con... | 09/20/1977 |
| 4047660 | Composite package A pilfer-resistant, composite package including a plastic cap member and a paperboard body member having integral flap means for retaining said cap member on said body member.... | 09/13/1977 |
| 4000812 | Caddy for cigarettes and the like A caddy for carrying a package of cigarettes and a cigarette lighter is disclosed. The caddy includes a housing having a cross sectional shape and area adapted to snugly receive the corresponding cross sectional shape and area of the cigarette package. Th... | 01/04/1977 |
| 3977520 | Package having a slide actuated closure member A package for cigarettes or other articles comprised of a receptacle for housing the cigarettes or other articles and defining an open top for removal of said articles and an integral slide actuated lid structure including a closure member operatively con... | 08/31/1976 |
