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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7441657 | Cover for a welding wire container A cover for a welding wire container has a top side and a slot in the top side. The slot allows for welding wire to be pulled from a welding wire container. On the outside of the cover, a holding-down device is provided. The holding-down device is adapted to hold an... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7404485 | Paper roll wrap, wrapped paper roll, and method for wrapping a paper roll A roll wrap for wrapping a paper roll is provided. The roll wrap includes an outer wrapper and a header. The outer wrapper is constructed for circumscribing the periphery of the paper roll long a length of the paper roll from a first end of the paper roll to a secon... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7325683 | Welding wire container A large capacity welding wire container for storing welding wire, in which an outer shell, an inner shell, a base plate and upper and lower fixtures are mostly made of paper as well as application of steel is minimized so that the container is readily discarded afte... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7309038 | Endless wire container and method of using the same A container for packaging and unwinding a coil of welding wire to allow an uninterrupted flow of the welding wire from one the container to another container. The coil of welding wire, including a coiled portion having a top and a bottom, a first extension of wire e... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7281629 | End piece and wide line ribbon package A package for a wide line, film ribbon which utilizes a pair of spaced-apart end pieces which engages a pair of spaced-apart end pieces engaging the end edges of the ribbon roll stored within the roll in multiple turns. A sheet of corrugated material is formed into ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7255254 | Dispenser apparatus and method for a continuous roll of plastic bag material A self-contained dispenser apparatus configured to dispense a continuous feed of plastic bag material wound in a coreless roll thereof. The dispenser apparatus includes a base portion defining an opening into a receiving bay thereof. A cover assembly is removably mo... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7171895 | Stencil material roll A stencil material roll includes stencil material in a continuous length rolled around a core tube and a memory IC which stores predetermined information. The memory IC is mounted on a wall portion which forms a part of the core tube or on a wall portion fixed to th... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168561 | Packaged roll of textile fabric and method of packaging same Packaging rolls and a method of packaging rolls of textile fabric are provided in which a roll of textile fabric having first and second transverse ends and a longitudinal length is inserted within a polymeric bag disposed over the roll. The polymeric bag includes a... | 01/30/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7083331 | Stuff sack In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a compressible stuff sack comprising a first sheet of flexible material having two opposite sides and a second sheet of flexible material having two opposite sides. The opposite sides of the first sheet are attached to ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7036663 | Roll package A package of a roll, particularly a paper web roll comprising a wrapper, particularly a paper web wrapper wound stagewise into at least two wrappings about the roll in an overlap fashion. The paper web wrapper is wound about the roll in a slightly helical manner so ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6994291 | End-board for a core-wound roll product packaging system An end-board for supporting and handling a core-wound roll of material, such as a roll of polymer film. The end-board includes a support plate having a product face, an outer face, a core support aperture, and a core channel, the core support aperture adapted to sup... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6962595 | Integrated anastomosis system A single integrated tool is used both to create an opening in a vessel wall and deploy an anastomosis device into that opening, thereby simplifying an anastomosis procedure such as a coronary artery bypass graft procedure. The creation of the opening and deployment ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6948680 | Device and method for storing electric cable and electric cable components A device and method for storing an electric cable of predetermined length and at least one electric cable component. The device comprises a reel having a drum around which the electric cable can be wound and a pair of flanges disposed about the drum, the drum and fl... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6789961 | Photographic film container, film assembly and loading method A method of loading a film assembly comprising a first film container (13) which may be a conventional film cassette and an additional film container (15, 102, 202, 302, 402, 502) having a length of film wound in one of the containers and extending to ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6776966 | Canister for inventorying identification test devices in an automated microbiological analyzer A closed elongate canister having a generally rectangular cross-section formed by a front wall, a five-section back wall and two side walls, the walls of dimensions to house a plurality of ID test rotors stacked one atop another within the canister. ... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6439384 | Method and apparatus for wrapping, protecting and preventing corrosion on coiled metal An apparatus and method for enclosing and protecting a metal coil in VPCI impregnated materials such that the metal coil can be transported in an eye horizontal orientation. The apparatus includes a metal coil that has an eye at its center and a vapor pha... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6409017 | Use of inhibitor in optical fiber reel covers The disclosed invention includes a composition for an optical fiber reel cover. The cured composition includes a polymer and a light inhibitor. The invention also includes a method of making an optical fiber reel cover with the inventive composition. The ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6364188 | Tape dispenser A tape dispenser comprising a hub unit and a housing that can be removed from the hub unit to dispense tape. The hub unit comprises a hub for holding a roll of tape, and two flanges, one on each of the opposite ends of the hub. One of the flanges optional... | 04/02/2002 |
| 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 |
| 5921391 | Container for storing and transporting wire, cord and the like A container for the transportation and/or temporary storage of filament like materials, such as wire, cord, rope and cable, fabricated preferably from corrugated paperboard material and comprising a cylindrical outer tube having a bottom wall at one end w... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5832327 | Photographic film cassette A cassette shell of a photographic film cassette is made up of a first steel material. The first steel material comprises a steel plate. On one face of the steel plate, a black resin layer is formed. On the other face of the steel plate, a print layer and... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5819936 | Film container having centering rib elements A cylindrical container for containing a film cassette includes a bottom surface having a pair of radially extending rib members for engaging with a centering apparatus. According to the invention, the radially extending members are diametrically opposed ... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5794775 | Packaging container for elastic filar material An improved packaging container for elastic filar material is disclosed in which the wound elastic material has uniform density and no tension. The packaging container is the form of a cylindrical wall with an open top end and an open bottom end. The cyli... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5791473 | Film canister with independent sealing surfaces A reusable container for a photographic film includes a body section having an open end, and a cap for covering the open end including an engagement portion for engaging the open end of the container body. According to the invention, the engagement portio... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5779035 | Reusable plastic containers as packaging material for disposable plastic garbage bags contained therein and method of packaging with reusable plastic containers as packaging material A multi-purpose container (10) is provided. The container has a lid (14) having an edge (60) and a ridge (54) rising from a top surface of the lid (14). The multi-purpose container also has a container portion (12) defining an opening (25) for the contain... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5660303 | Plastic case for photographic film cassette A plastic case for protecting a photographic film cassette from moisture consists of a case body having a closed bottom and a lid to be fitted to an open top of the case body. The case body has a horizontal contour at least in its engaging portion with th... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5655658 | Cassette container having effective centering capability A cylindrical container for containing a film cassette includes a bottom surface having a pair of radially extending rib members for engaging with a centering apparatus. According to the invention, the radially extending members are diametrically opposed ... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5601190 | Newspaper pouch The newspaper carrying pouch is provided with attachment means (4, 5) for securing on a carrying strap, newspaper wagon (12) or the like. For filling up of the newspaper carrying pouch (1) an opening (6) is provided. The newspaper carrying pouch (1) is co... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5552769 | Combined alarm system and window covering assembly A combined alarm system and window covering assembly includes a top housing, a bottom rail having two ends, a covering, a conductive wire and two resiliently biased reed relay switches. The covering is mechanically coupled to the top housing and the botto... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5544831 | Yarn caddy A yarn caddy including a generally tubular body for holding a sequence of skeins, the body having an open top end and an open bottom end; a rigid end cap removably sealing the bottom end of the body and with the end cap openable for allowing access within... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5542534 | Packaging system for receiving a film web wound up in roll form onto a winding sleeve A packaging system for a film roll containing, inter alia, a highly sensitive film web is disclosed. The system is made up of at least two end walls, with centrally arranged cylindrical plug-on protuberances or centering protuberances for receiving the wi... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5497879 | Film status cap Disclosed is a film canister with an invertible cap having a first side and a symmetrical second side. Each side has oppositely facing circular engagement channels and are each engageable with a body portion that is sized for receiving and containing a ro... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5443872 | Container for photographic film cartridge Container bodies for a photographic film cartridge which has solved white powder generation problem by devising the Rockwell hardness, a blend of lubricants, a blend of polypropylene resins or a combination of a particular resin composition and groove for... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5440289 | Combined alarm system and window covering assembly A combined alarm system and window covering assembly has a top housing assembly, a bottom housing and a covering. A conductive wire extends from the top housing assembly down to the bottom assembly and up from the bottom assembly to the top housing assemb... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5415279 | Sleeving device, kit, and method A sleeving device includes two side brackets. These brackets are secured to the side edges of a flap of a shipping box that contains a roll of sleeving material. The side brackets each engage a respective side edge of the flap in a respective channel. One... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5396990 | Vertical packaging of webbing rolls The invention relates to a system for the vertical packaging of webbing rolls. The system consists of a tier of webbing rolls consisting of a bottom tray, a plurality of webbing rolls positioned thereon, each roll enclosed within a cushioning sleeve and a... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5366085 | Header assembly for paper roll packaging A packaged roll of paper or other sheet material has a protective sheet of material wrapped around the circumference of the roll with overlapping longitudinally-extending edge portions secured together. The said protective sheet extends beyond the roll at... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5287965 | Light storage device A storage device for storing Christmas lights assembled from a vertical core section, a pair of horizontal end sections, and a sheath. The device is constructed from corrugated cardboard. Each opposing end of each of the four sides of the core section inc... | 02/22/1994 |
