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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 |
| 8006840 | Adapter for wire dispensing carton An adapter for inserting into a carton containing a non-reel coil of filamentary material or wire has a shaft-receiving sleeve supported by a box structure. The adapter's box structure has top and back walls joined at right angles and reinforced by side walls. Knobs... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7896160 | System for supplying tubular geotextile material for perforated drain pipes Tubular geotextile fabric is mounted on a collapsible supply cartridge, which may be shipped to a perforated drain pipe manufacturer, distributor, or retailer in collapsed form to save shipping space. Upon receipt by the manufacturer or the others, the collapsible t... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7451873 | Packaging card for a spooled material A packaging card for holding a refill spool. The packaging card includes a hanger cut-out for hanging the refill spool on a display rack. The packaging card comprises a main panel, a bottom panel, a support panel and an end panel. The main panel is connected to the ... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7441721 | Device for preventing welding wire from tangling Disclosed is a welding wire tangling-prevention device for preventing tangling of a welding wire received in a large-capacity pail pack in the form of a vertically-extending tube-shaped wound body including eccentrically-stacked continuous spiral loops, when the wel... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7370825 | Towel roll holder and dispenser and blank for forming container for the towel roll holder and dispenser A towel roll holder and dispenser has a housing for receiving a towel roll therewithin. The housing has a pair of sidewalls, a base connected to the sidewalls for mounting the housing on a support surface, and a pair of cover members pivotable in opposing directions... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7311285 | Box and a shipping method for a cable drum The present invention provides a box and a method of shipping a cable drum enabling the cable to be unwound in full or in part while the drum is inside said box. The shipping box comprises a bottomless chest for surrounding the drum and a device for unwinding the ca... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303164 | Fishing line package and dispenser and method A fishing line package and dispenser is disclosed. An illustrative embodiment of the fishing line package and dispenser includes a housing, a fishing line spool provided in the housing, a fishing line wound on the fishing line spool, a display tab extending from the... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7252194 | Trash container liner dispenser box including a reinforcing insert A dispenser for trash container liners including a rigid box containing a supply of liners in the form of a cylindrical roll of a continuous strip of liners. The liners extend through an open slot in the top of the box and the innermost liner of the roll is securely... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7213784 | Plastic bobbin and a method of manufacturing such a bobbin A bobbin (1) of plastic has a cylinder (2) and, formed integrally therewith, circumferential end flanges (3) and is made of a U-shaped channel. Each end flange (3) consists of a plurality of spaced-apart, essentially radial flange element... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7206065 | Methods and apparatus for automation of the testing and measurement of optical fiber A system and methods for automating the testing of optical fiber are described. According to one aspect of the present invention, an automated conveyor system moves spools of optical fiber contained on pallets from testing station to testing station. According to an... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7204452 | Dispenser for elongate material A dispenser for an elongate material is provided having a support and a spool rotatably mounted in the support. The spool includes a core and two ends extending radially outward from the core. At least one ring on the support encircles a respective end of the spool.... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201272 | Consumer tote for wallpaper printer A consumer tote for a roll of wallpaper is disclosed. The tote has a disposable exterior with a main access flap and a pair of core access openings, one at each end. The tote has an interior in which may be located a disposable core. The core aligns with the access ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7191968 | System for handling welding wire and method of handling welding wire using the system A coiled supply of welding wire in combination with a container. The container has a main body defining an upwardly opening receptacle with bottom wall and a radially inwardly facing surface on a peripheral wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall. The container... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7152735 | Cover for a recyclable container A removable cover for a container and a container having the removable cover. The cover may be adapted with an opening to enable wire to pass through the cover with the cover disposed on the container. The container may be adapted to be lifted by inserting a fork, o... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7147102 | Consumer tote with core A consumer tote for a roll of wallpaper is provided. The tote comprises a disposable exterior in which formed a main access flap and a pair of axially disposed core access openings. The tote has an interior in which is located a disposable core which is aligned with... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7111734 | Edge protector A blank sheet of foldable material having a plurality of laterally spaced parallel fold lines dividing the sheet into five consecutive panels to allow for folding of the panels into overlapping engagement. A first leg formed from folding panels two and three so that... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7090078 | Shipping frame for securely transporting an engine assembly A shipping frame assembly for transporting an object. The shipping frame assembly has at least one pallet adapted to receive the object and at least one coupling member removably mounted to the pallet, for securing the object to the pallet. The pallet includes a sup... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7048484 | Method of shipping and storing removable tread belts for very large tires An improved method of shipping and storing tires having a removable tread belt mounted to a tire carcass which are typically used on large vehicles such as earthmovers. The method includes shipping the tread belt separately from the tire carcass; and holding two opp... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7048121 | Sealed case A sealed case includes an elongated trunk member including an overlapped part made by overlapping parts of an inside end portion and an outside end portion apart from each other in a vertical axis direction of a sheet material and first and second end portions each ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7043888 | Wound film dispenser with exterior retainer and method for manufacturing same A wound film dispenser with exterior retainer and method of assembling same are disclosed. The wound film dispenser includes a base to which a lid is hingedly attached via a fold. The interior end walls of the base include false walls which are biased into the base.... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7044300 | Packaging container for containing plural rolls of strip material A packaging container contains plural roll containing wrappers, which have rolls of motion picture photo film. An upper case has a lower opening at a lower end, for containing the plural roll containing wrappers. A lower end panel closes the lower opening. Four thro... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7032792 | Cable tie convenience container A convenience container (e.g., bag, tote, or case), mounted on a person (e.g., via a belt or belt loop), work bench, or work area, simplifies access and organization of tie wraps or cable ties in the work environment. The can be made of a heavy canvas cloth and incl... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7025300 | Optimus csb (installation) dispensing tool and multi-belt hoisting clamp A method and apparatus for installing a plurality of coated steel belts as tension members for an elevator system. A dispenser is employed that retains a plurality of rolled steel belts aligned vertically in said dispenser. An axel passing through the side walls of ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7017742 | Recyclable container adapted for movement by a lifting device and method for making same A container for storing material, such as welding wire. The container is adapted to be lifted by inserting a fork, or other lifting member, of a lifting device into the container. The container may comprise a fiber drum having one or more openings, or recesses, adap... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7007799 | Box for payout of a filamentary product A box for payout of a filamentary product such as cable or wire that is wound in a coil inside of the box. The box is constructed to retain the coil securely and utilize material in an efficient manner. Particularly, the box is adapted to retain a figure-eight coil ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6976583 | Transportation and dispenser box made of cardboard and including a roll or items to be used in garages A box for supplying items to be used in garages such as seat covers, steering wheel covers, floor carpets, trash bags, replacement parts bags, foils for sealing the interior of doors and bags for tires includes a portion being made of cardboard and including a plura... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6938767 | Container for welding wire A container for welding wire comprises a box-like body having a bottom and a side wall, the side wall having a polygonal cross section with corners, and stabilizing elements arranged at at least some of the corners. The stabilizing elements extend upwardly from the ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935501 | Wound film dispenser with exterior retainer and method of manufacturing same A wound film dispenser with exterior retainer and method of assembling same are disclosed. The wound film dispenser includes a base to which a lid is hingedly attached via a fold. The interior end walls of the base include false walls which are biased into the base.... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6913145 | Welding wire container with ribbed walls and a mating retainer ring A package for containing and dispensing a coil of welding wire having a coil axis parallel to a package axis, a coil top transverse to the coil axis and radially inner and outer surfaces parallel to the coil axis. The welding wire package includes a container having... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6868969 | Packaging container for randomly shaped objects A packaging container is formed from preformed, rigid base and cover units of U-shaped cross-section. The case unit is configured so that its side walls fit within and are embraced by side walls of the cover unit when assembled as a container. The side walls of the ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6827217 | Welding wire container In a welding wire container, an inner cylinder is inserted inside a bottomed outer cylinder, a pedestal is disposed at a bottom of the inner cylinder, and a bag formed by a resin film is disposed between the outer and inner cylinders. A welding wire is received arou... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6817162 | Wound film dispenser with interior retainers and method for manufacturing same A dispenser for rolls of wound film is disclosed, as well as a method of manufacturing such a dispenser. The dispenser includes a trunk to which a lid is hingedly attached. First and second end walls of the trunk include retainers adapted to penetrate into hollow en... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6698589 | Container for holding rolls of wrapping paper A container is provided for receiving and holding individual rolls of wrapping paper. The container includes a surrounding sidewall structure, a bottom and an open top. Provided over the open top is an insert panel that includes a series of openings. Each... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6640973 | Storage box for doctor blades employed in servicing of the face of a roll in a paper/board machine The invention concerns a storage box A 0 (10) for doctor blades employed in servicing of the face of a roll in a paper/board machine. The box is a polygon construction, in whose interior the reel (R) formed by doctor blades (t1, t2) ... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6571951 | Rotating dispenser for multiple items of various sizes A dispenser container for simultaneously holding and dispensing different sized items, such as plastic bags, that are usually packed by same size individually side-by-side or in a roll, with a box to be dispensed from the box via a slot or aperture. The d... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6564942 | Wound film dispenser and method for manufacturing same A carton for retaining, suspending, and dispensing rolls of wound web material and a method of manufacturing same are disclosed. The carton is a trunk to which a lid is hinged to allow the lid to be opened and closed and thereby allow access to the roll o... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6564943 | Container for welding wire A container for packaging and unwinding a welding wire comprising: a square cardboard box with four vertical side walls and four vertically extending corners, each defining an apex, a center cylindrical core, an inner vertically extending tubular liner wi... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6382551 | Multiple-size bag dispenser A reusable container for holding and dispensing rolls of disposal bags of large, medium and small axial lengths has a top panel, a bottom panel and first and second side panels formed from a unitary piece of corrugated cardboard, or the like, into a paral... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6299095 | Light strand storage device A storage device for light strands includes a hollow housing having a shaft rotably mounted therein. The housing includes a bottom wall, a pair of opposing side walls, a rear wall, an open top and an open front. Attached to the front edge of the bottom wa... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6283405 | Dispenser for trash container liners A dispenser for trash container liners including a rigid triangular box containing a supply of liners in the form of a cylindrical roll of a continuous strip of liners. The liners extend through an open slot in a side of the box and the innermost liner of... | 09/04/2001 |
