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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7410054 | Light bulb disposal tube Provided is a system, apparatus and methods of use for the safe and easy handling and disposing of light bulbs. The system provides a disposal tube comprising one or more layers of puncture resistant material and a means for absorbing metals or gasses that may be re... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7377088 | Method for packaging a light bulb A package (10) for a bulb (12) having a bulbous, light-emitting end (14) and a socket end (16), has a first thin-walled plastic body (18a) arrayed along a longitudinal axis (20) and having a closed end (22) and... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7357253 | Package for lightbulbs and method of making same A package includes four outer walls and an internal wall running between two of the outer walls. The four outer walls and the internal wall define first and second cells. First and second pivot members are disposed in the first and second cells. A first pair of hing... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353945 | Folded pack The folded pack consists of one piece, this part being produced from a substantially rectangular strip of board-like material (board blank), which is folded at fold lines (2-7) running transversely with respect to its longitudinal axis and spaced apart... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7329017 | Parabolic reflector protective insert The present invention involves a method and apparatus of protecting a lighting element within a parabolic reflective housing. The apparatus involves a lighting element-protective member for use in within a light reflector housing cavity wherein lighting element prot... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7320406 | Carton insert and packaged carton An insert suitable for placement within a carton. The insert comprises a support panel capable of supporting an article to be located within the carton, and a pair of leg panels extending convergently downwardly from the opposing side edges of the support panel into... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7273189 | Protective cover for frangible bulb A cover mountable on a support frame for protecting a frangible item mounted within the frame is disclosed. The cover has first and second cover portions engaging the frame on opposite sides of the item. A hinge connects first ends of the covers together and a relea... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7243815 | Thermoformed package A container is formed in a blank having two body halves interconnected by a hinge. The container body is at least partially clear to allow inspection of an article held in the interior. The container optionally includes an integrally formed carrying handle. Empty co... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7137508 | Folding box for displaying an article The invention relates to a folding box (1) for displaying and/or packaging an article (90). The folding box comprises a rear wall (2), on which in each case one side wall (3), (4) is articulated laterally, a base flap (5) is... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7118022 | Enhanced device for assisting in the removal of contents from its packaging Foldout tabs for assisting with the removal of contents from a carton. When extended, the foldout tabs provide a leverage point on which a user may place one or both feet so that while pulling the contents from within the carton, the carton does not exhibit its norm... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7101512 | Cassette and delivery system A cassette is received within a sleeve having an open end. Specially folded flaps at the open end are applied to center the cassette in the sleeve and to reduce a width of the open end of the sleeve. ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7093412 | Glass base material packing method A method of packing a glass base material (10, 20, 30), which is a base material of an optical fiber comprising packing the glass base material (10, 20, 30) into a cylindrical container (16, 26, 36). The packing has: putting the glass base mater... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7054133 | Electronic textile touch light controller A capacitive light/dimmer switch which uses soft or fuzzy fabrics made with electronic textiles instead of, or as an extension of, metal or plastic plates. The soft fabric material, which may be in the form of a pompom, tassel, fur, or other electronic trim element,... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7014160 | Washing machine base for securing a central mechanism A washing machine base that protects and cushions the washing machine and secures the washing machine transmission or other mechanism suspended below the washer tub during assembly and shipping, even if the appliance is tilted. The base may be formed entirely from c... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6968950 | Interactive merchandising packaging The present invention provides an interactive merchandising packaging that includes at least one opening formed therein whereby a user can test the utility of the packaged product with items external to the packaging without removing the product from the packaging. ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6910600 | In-line windowed facial tissue carton Disclosed herein is a facial tissue container comprising: a top face having a plurality of top face portions, the top face portions for creating a facial tissue container opening; a bottom face disposed opposite the top face and having a plurality of bottom face por... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6811081 | Article and method for identification, classification, and inventory tracking The present invention relates to an article and method for identification, classification, and inventory tracking of articles in bulk. The article has a first state and a second state. The state is the condition of the article including such states as new, used, bro... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6776335 | Article and method for identification, classification, and inventory tracking The present invention relates to an article and method for identification, classification, and inventory tracking of articles in bulk. The article has a first state and a second state. The state is the condition of the article including such states as new, used, bro... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6752263 | Container for an object which can be refolded to serve other purposes An article of manufacture is provided. The article of manufacture includes a sheet of foldable material. The sheet of foldable material is configured to be folded a first way to form a container for an object. The sheet of foldable material is configured to be folde... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6662946 | Wraparound carton with upwardly extending side walls A carton for holding one or more articles, for example light bulbs, includes an article engaging panel having at least one retaining aperture provided in the engaging panel for receiving and retaining at least one article such that one portion of the at l... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6450660 | Spare halogen bulb holder A spare bulb holder arrangement for a quartz-halogen-type bulb used in a worklight that holds the bulb securely and safely against the rigors of use to which worklights can be subjected. The bulb holder is used with an elongate double-ended bulb of the so... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6302270 | Packaging carton for a luminaire A packaging carton holds a luminaire which is to be fixed to any support by fasteners which are to be fixed to the support. The packaging carton has a portion which can be easily detached from the closed packaging. The fasteners are placed in the packagin... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6161694 | Pack for a linear lamp The invention relates to a unit pack for a linear lamp. The pack is desig as a single-piece tubular folding box. It has four side walls (10, 11, 12, 13) which form a tubular sleeve of trapezoidal cross section. At its top end, the folding box is provided... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6016919 | Packaging container for allowing inspection of contents A packaging container is provided which allows an enclosed product to be viewed, inspected, and handled without the risk of damage, soiling, or theft. In an exemplary embodiment the container comprises an outer portion and an inner portion, wherein the pr... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5992627 | Packing device for the receiving of the Christmas lamp string The present invention relates to a packing device for the receiving of the Christmas lamp string. It is to provide the Christmas lamp string after usage to be easily wound around the outer edges of connecting columns mainly by the positioning disks of bot... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5971151 | Combined holder for displaying and packaging midget lamp assembly A combined holder for displaying and packaging a decorative midget lamp assembly, which can be satisfied with beauty of concentrative random twinkling and flickering of the plurality of light sources displacing toward left and right generating from on-off... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5934468 | Fluorescent light holster A light bulb holster (10) is provided in which pockets (18,36) are used to hold a plurality of tubular bulbs (22). A flap (28) is operable to cover the top ends of the bulbs (22) during transport and to secure the holster (10) to a ladder brace at the wor... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5899377 | Sandwich box A wrapper-type box for transporting a sandwich. The box is formed from a one-piece flat blank of stiff but foldable cardboard. The blank has a main part with a plurality of parallel fold lines which divide the main part into four adjacent side walls. The ... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5845989 | Integral spare bulb container for halogen work light A halogen work light (11) with an integral spare bulb container (31) is disclosed. The spare bulb container (31) is attached to the support frame (15) of the halogen work light (11) by welding, for example. The spare bulb container includes a tubular hous... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5833070 | Stretched polychlorotrifluoroethylene film, process for the production thereof and packaged product using the film A stretched PCTFE (polychlorotrifluoroethylene) film is provided with a good moisture-proofness (low moisture permeability) even at a relatively small thickness and at a small crystallinity The film is characterized by a crystallinity A (%) of 15-75% and ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5819917 | Flashlight accessory An accessory (10) for attachment to a flashlight (F). The accessory carries replacement batteries (B) and a replacement bulb (L) for the flashlight. A housing (12) may be either circular or rectangular in cross-section. The length of the housing correspon... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5813534 | Package for an article A package for an article such as a light bulb having an elongated sheet with two spaced ends. A layer of shrink wrap material overlies at least a portion of one side of the sheet and the layer of shrink wrap material is attached to the sheet at spaced int... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5730289 | Box and insert for shipping glass bottles Disclosed herein is a box insert for protecting bottles. The box insert is formed from a piece of cardboard with fold lines. When the cardboard is folded along the lines and a bottle is placed within the cardboard, the bottle's sides are surrounded by car... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5702002 | Packed electric lamp The packaging carton of the packed electric lamp has an incision line through diagonally opposed edges in respective side walls adjoining these edges. Boundary lines extend in each of the two side walls from said incision line to a point P of the edge, wh... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5695057 | Thermo-formed packing element for flourescent tube A unitary, thermo-formed synthetic resin packing element (10) is provided which is adapted to fit over the ends of a pair of fluorescent tubes (50, 52). The element (10) includes a pair of elongated, juxtaposed, interconnected tubular members (16, 18) eac... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5692611 | Packed electric lamp The packed electric lamp has a back wall with a first sleeve comprising a base and a first fixation wall with an opening, and a second sleeve comprising a top and a second fixation wall with an opening. Side walls are connected to the back wall and fasten... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5515971 | Apparatus for transporting lamp bulbs An apparatus for transporting lamp bulbs such as a fluorescent tube includes a central housing assembly, a finger access port through which a finger can be inserted to partially push a retained fluorescent tube out of the apparatus is located on one end o... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5507387 | Foldable box for packaging of an electric lamp To retain an electric lamp in position within the box, in which the elect lamp has a base with projecting terminal pins (21), in such a manner that the pins (21) cannot push through and extend from the box. The box is formed with dust flaps (10, 11) whic... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5503273 | Folding box for retaining a fluorescent lamp having multiple parallel U-shaped discharge vessels To securely retain a multi-unit folded fluorescent lamp (L) having a gap d, 21d) between adjacent legs of the lamp in position in an elongated box (1'), the box is formed from a blank (1) having a top panel (15) which overlies an intermediate panel (16) ... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5394985 | Packed electric lamp and blank The electric lamp (4) is packed in an elongate container (1) having an M-shaped elongate insert (2) which comprises a V-shaped seat (21) for the lamp. A removable cover (3) is present over a central portion (25) of the seat (21). A spacer (5) keeps the co... | 03/07/1995 |
