Did You Know...
...that the x-ray was discovered purely by accident? When German physicist Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays in 1895, he put an activated Crookes tube in a book and went out to lunch. When he returned, he discovered that a key that had also been placed in the book showed up as an image on the developed film!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7407053 | Media holding package A boxed disc package has a box with a base and a foldable rigid creased board having multiple parallel creases. Mounting board-receiving panels and spines are formed and separated by the creases. Plural tray-holding boards are mounted on the board-receiving panels. ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7360379 | Laptop computer securing system A laptop computer securing system includes a luggage case that has a bottom wall and a peripheral wall that is attached to and extends upwardly from the bottom wall. The peripheral wall has an upper edge defining an opening into the luggage case. A cover is pivotall... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7350642 | Metal packaging A packaging comprising a first and second outer part of metallic material, an inner part of non-metallic material made in one piece and comprising a first and second opposed side between which an element can be stored and a hinging part forming at least one hinge co... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341143 | Storage device for disk media with a cylinder closing means An openable and closeable media case comprising a case with grooves on its interior sides that suspend a disk stored in the case, and a rotating cylindrical closure that secures a disk within the case. The case opens and by the rotating cylindrical closure. A slot i... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7328790 | Book with CD holder A combination book and slideable storage medium holder such as a CD holder received in a cavity of the slideable book cover. The slideable book cover designed to allow the CD holder to slide alternately to enclose or expose the CD that is associated with the book. T... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325678 | Goods protection device A goods protection device for the sale and/or rental distribution of information carrier discs, including CDs and DVDs, is disclosed. The goods protection device generally comprises a housing encasing a storage space. The housing is provided with a fastening unit co... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7308982 | Disc sleeve with retention feature A disc sleeve is provided for allowing safe storage of discs and/or information articles. The sleeve may include a disc access opening formed on a wall of the sleeve and an information article access opening along an edge of the sleeve. The sleeve also may include a... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7269124 | Protective divider and enclosure disc assembly for laser discs and laser disc drives A substantially circular disc of Totally Stable® 2095, wet laid, water based processed, cut away, 3.0 ounce, 0.018 to 0.040 inches, 18 to 40 mils thick, non-woven, 85% Acrylic Latex Polyester and 15% cellulose wood pulp fabric backing material and a substantially c... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264119 | Chained pouches system and method A storage system comprising two or more pouches, joined sequentially pouch-lip to pouch-lip by a flexible coupling portion, wherein each coupling portion flexes to permit manipulation of the joined set of pouches, combines advantageous modes of storage, display and ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7260962 | Case with internal lock A lockable storage case includes a top cover pivotably coupled to a bottom cover through a spine. The top cover includes loops or an upper lock receiving member and a lower lock receiving member defining a top cover lock insertion path. The bottom cover includes loo... | 08/28/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7246702 | Disk holder Apparatus for holding a disk-shape data carrier (6), e.g. a DC or a DVD, having a central aperture, the apparatus comprising a base portion (5), disk engaging means (1, 2, 4) for releaseably engaging the central aperture of the data carrier (... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7227816 | Container for optical disks, tray and magazine type player therefor The invention refers to a container (1) for optical disks (25), a tray (5) for such container (1) and a magazine type player (39) adapted to be used with such container (1). Object of the invention is to provide a container ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7189043 | Tethered retainer assembly A retainer for holding nuts, bolts and other components includes a pocket configured for retaining a portion of the component and having an entrance opening for insertion of the component into the pocket. A deflectable blocking element is disposed in the opening and... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188723 | Storage container for disk-shaped information carriers with unlocking button A storage container for disk-like information media, such as, for example, CDs and DVDs, has a lower part (1), a cover (2) pivotably connected to the lower part, and an unlocking button (7) which, in the locked state, can be caused to clamp the ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188350 | Promotional article and method for assembling the article A promotional article and a method for assembling the promotional article is disclosed. The promotional article includes a product, a flexible data carrier placed over the product, and a cover which secures the flexible data carrier to the product. The promotional a... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7178667 | Packaging device for disc-shaped items and related materials and method for packaging such discs and material An elongated packaging device is provided for packaging at least one disc-shaped item such as, for example, a recording media disc such as a CD, a CD-ROM or a DVD, together with other materials relating to such disc or otherwise in a stacked relationship. The packag... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7178568 | Novelty purse A woman's purse to be hand or shoulder carried, and which has a front face panel of a record jacket attached to a substrate and a rear surface panel formed of a vinyl record preferably laminated for protection, attached to a substrate. The two side and bottom panels... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7133291 | Carrier device and method for a multiple disc array An array storage system and associated method are provided comprising a multiple disc array. The multiple disc array comprises a partition defining attachment points for fixing each of a plurality of data storage devices to the partition arranged in a first and a se... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7066327 | Saw blade packaging A display package for presenting saw blades includes a first blister portion having a first extension portion. A second blister portion is coupled to the first blister portion and defines an inner space therebetween. The second blister portion includes a second exte... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7055688 | Hinged jewel case A jewel case (30) has a first housing section (31) and a second housing section (32) hinged to the first housing section (31). Two boxed hinge members (38, 39) are operatively connected to the first housing section (31). The... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7051871 | Optical disk containers The present invention relates generally to plastic containers which can be used for holding, organizing and securing optical disks including CDs, DVDs, mini CDs, and mini DVDs. Features of the apparatus serve to prevent dirt, dust, water, and other debris from enter... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7051874 | Security storage container A storage container includes a lid having a lid panel and an arm extending from the lid panel, the arm including a detent having a first surface parallel to the lid panel and a second surface having a taper extending at least a portion between the first surface and ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7051873 | Storage case for information carrier A storage case for a center-mounted information carrier includes two hinged parts formed of plastic—namely, a base and a lid. The base free ends is a generally smooth, bilaterally symmetrically curve formed by an upstanding flange of substantial thickness, while t... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048116 | Case for a disc-like article A CD case has a drawer which may be pulled out by a handle for access to a CD. The drawer can be easily inserted during production, and multiple drawers can be stacked in stable manner. A front wall engages in a groove in a drawer stacked on top of it to provide sta... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7048117 | Optical disc storage apparatus A container for housing optical discs includes a base and a lid. The disc is housed between the base and the lid. The base may have a retainer for releasably holding an optical disc against a surface thereof. The lid is pivotally coupled to the base by a pivot joint... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7021489 | Magnifying housing for containers A magnification device for use with a container, particularly a container for medicine, having a housing adapted to receive the container, where the housing is at least partly constructed of a magnifying material, and a structure for inhibiting the rotation of the c... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7014057 | Collapsible container A collapsible container includes a rectangular bottom, a front and a rear rectangular wall pivotally turnably connected to a front and a rear edge, respectively, of the bottom along two folding lines, two rectangular side walls pivotally turnably connected to two la... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011211 | Storage container for an appendage of a compact disc A storage container for an appendage of a compact disc comprises: a foldable board; a tray bonded to the foldable board, a recess formed on the tray, and a receiving cavity form at a bottom of the recess, at a bottom surface of the receiving cavity being formed a re... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7004316 | Apparatus for holding a media storage disk An apparatus is provided for holding a compact disk having a central hole. The apparatus includes a body portion and at least three arms. Each arm extends radially inward from a distal end connected to the body portion to an engageable end receivable within the cent... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6981587 | Compact disk mailer and file folder A CD mailer and pocket file, the pocket file having a two-ply front wall and a single ply rear wall. The two-ply wall has a slot in one of the plies to receive a CD into a CD retaining recess between the plies. A mailer flap connected to one of the walls along a fol... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6959822 | CD rack with CD holder having CD engaging projections A high capacity motorized rack holds a plurality of jewel case enclosed CDs in holders flexibly inter-connectable with each other to form a rotatable continuous loop. The loop is rotatably retained within a vertical rack housing and is driven by a motor, disposed wi... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6955267 | Storage and display rack for DVDs A high capacity motorized rack holds a plurality of DVD boxes or containers in holders flexibly inter-connectable with each other to form a rotatable continuous loop. The loop is rotatably retained within a vertical rack housing and is driven by a motor, disposed wi... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6931895 | Theft prevention device for information-stored disk A burglar proof apparatus is provided, wherein locking and unlocking devices are provided within the storage case so that the storage case may not be opened unless the unlocking device is used, whereby burglary can be reliably prevented. The apparatus includes a cas... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932215 | Disc storage box storing two discs A disc storage box includes a body having an inner face provided with two support seats each having an oblique shape. The inner face of the body is provided with two elastic snapping members each located at a center of the respective support seat and each having an ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6929004 | Medicament carrier There is provided a carrier comprising a sheet (10) having a first portion and a second portion; a retainer (20) in said first portion for containment of product; a fold in said second portion such that the second portion is foldable towards said retai... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6915911 | CD rack with dual disc case holder A high capacity motorized rack holds a plurality of jewel case enclosed CDs in holders flexibly inter-connectable with each other to form a rotatable continuous loop. The loop is rotatably retained within a vertical rack housing and is driven by a motor, disposed wi... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6913141 | Articulable media case A carrier/case for disc-like media is provided in the form of a puzzle device. Articulation of pivotable components reveals one or more storage areas into which the media may be placed and subsequently concealed. ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6910717 | Outside-hinged cover for protecting articles stored therein and method for fabricating same An object resembling the cover of a hardbound book comprises two panels connected by a spine. The outside hinge configuration of the invention prevents the spine from collapsing, even if there are no contents between the two panels. The invention lends itself to a w... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6902070 | CD Rack with dual disc case holder A high capacity motorized rack holds a plurality of jewel case enclosed CDs in holders flexibly inter-connectable with each other to form a rotatable continuous loop. The loop is rotatably retained within a vertical rack housing and is driven by a motor, disposed wi... | 06/07/2005 |
