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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7621398 | Portable housing container The portable housing container is of the front and rear side opening type. When one side of the housing container is opened so that the first edge of the first plate may be separated from the third edge of the second plate, the first housing recess of the first plat... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7347911 | Devices and methods for manufacturing packaging materials Devices and methods for inflating and sealing packaging pillows from a material web are shown for consistently producing high-quality packaging pillows. A web of material is advanced past an inflation nozzle, inflated with gas, and sealed closed by a sealing element... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7311336 | Spine assembly There is provided a spine assembly for a book cover or loose-leaf folder. The cover or folder comprises a channel shaped spine member (4) connected by way of a hinge portion to cover boards and an associated device, perhaps incorporating a compass (36)... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7077636 | Foam-in-place apparatus, and methods of use and manufacture A foam-in-place apparatus includes a foam containment unit, a foam precursor storage unit, and a foam precursor heating unit, in one embodiment. During operation, the foam precursor heating unit is activated to provide activation heat to one or more foam precursor c... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7021853 | Body with outer detachable pouch A body and pouch combination including a body having a front cover and a rear cover pivotally coupled together. The front cover has a generally flat, planar outer surface having a body attachment structure located thereon. The combination includes a pouch that can c... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6945564 | Expense receipt diary with adhesive strip An expense receipt diary of a notebook-type (10) consisting of a front cover (12), a back cover (14), and a plurality of interior pages (16), secured together by binding (18) on one side. The front of each interior page (16)... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6886685 | Stationery article for carrying self-stick note pads A stationery article of manufacture for carrying one or more self-stick note pads in combination with one or more other items, such as, business cards, photo identification cards, credit cards, check books, calculators, personal digital assistants, a wireless e-mail... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6371295 | Paper booklet for lipstick imprint recording and method of using same A device for removing excess lipstick or for recording lipstick usage, includes a plurality of sheets suitable for receiving and retaining a clear lip-shaped lipstick imprint when the paper is "kissed". Each of the sheets of paper being composed of papers... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6186327 | Carpet sample book A carpet sample book is constructed from a single sheet of cardboard or other suitable material. The sheet is creased to define a number of panels. The sheet may be folded over itself to make the panels several layers thick. Cutouts are made through some ... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6183158 | Protective cover A flexible sheet protector is disclosed in one presently preferred embodiment as including first and second transparent sheets having at least one receiving pocket formed therebetween. Formed in spaced-apart relation to the retaining pocket of the flexibl... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6019539 | Flexible sheet protector A flexible sheet protector is disclosed in one presently preferred embodiment as including first and second transparent sheets having at least one retaining pocket formed therebetween. Formed in spaced-apart relation to the retaining or receiving pocket o... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5620096 | Inflatable packaging cushion with pocket There is provided an inflatable cushion inflated through a single inflation valve and having a pocket. The inflatable packaging cushion is made of flexible thermoplastic material adapted to be at least partially charged with air and including a containmen... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5373944 | Recording media case A recording media case suitable for filing recording media adapted to prevent the outer side of encased disk cartridges or the like accommodating the recording media from being exposed when the case is used while separate from a file, and thus adapted to ... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5316138 | Carpet display sample kit A carpet sample display kit having a carpet sample display rack mounted therein which supports carpet samples at an angle to the viewer to provide an efficient view of the carpet samples. The carpet rack has a plurality of spaced support members mounted a... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5251746 | Container for cassette, print stack, and index print A container is disclosed for a cassette housing an image bearing medium having recorded images, for a stack of photographic picture prints made from the recorded images, and for an index print having rows of small-size positive images that match the recor... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5251747 | Storage assemblage for index print sheets and cassettes A storage assemblage is disclosed for cassettes each of which holds an image bearing medium having recorded images and for index print sheets each of which has printed pictures that match the images on the image bearing medium in one of the cassettes. Acc... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5056663 | Adjustable protective book cover and method An adjustable book cover and method wherein the book cover comprises a generally rectangular protective cover material wherein the length of the cover material may be easily adjusted through the use of releasable hook and loop fasteners or adhesive materi... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5009326 | Insulated container system for shipping perishable products An insulated container for shipping perishable products is provided. An insulated container system (10) includes a telescoping container having a top (14) and a bottom (16). The top (14) and bottom (16) are each formed from a rectangular sheet (28) of cor... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4972952 | Photographic-slides storage/carrier unit A storage unit for photographic slides which is removably securable to an outer protective jacket, so that the storage unit may be easily removed, which is also provided with a plurality of holes for allowing it to be inserted and retained in a loose-leaf... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4973507 | Thin wood laminate panel and method of fabrication A thin wood dimensionally stable flat laminate panel made out of one or more wood veneer sheets attached to one or more sheets of core ply material such as chipboard by adhesive. The thickness of the panel is in the range of from about 0.080 inches to abo... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4940142 | Device for storing data diskettes in file folders A holder for retaining and storing individual data diskettes, especially 31/2 inch diskettes. The holder defines a receptacle that secures the diskette along three side edges, and in the direction normal to the plane of the diskette. A binder on the side ... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4705164 | Package for matches A match package includes a synthetic resin core in combination with cover members sandwiching the core to define a space of uniform height. The core includes partition walls dividing the space into oblong compartments. The walls are joined at one end to b... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4703943 | Sample book construction The invention provides an improved sample card and sample book arrangement having several permanently mounted specimens of fabrics attached to said book. Also attached to said sample book are a plurality of sample swatches of said fabric specimens which a... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4685570 | Activity tote A sheet of plastic material folded at the middle and forming a pair of side panels, with the juncture edge between the panels lowermost and the panels extending upwardly therefrom, forming a tote. The ends and top are open, and the panels can be opened to... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4441950 | Universal file with inner gluing back for thermal gluing systems Universal file with inner gluing back for thermal gluing systems of the type comprising substantially the combination of a front sheet, a rear sheet, a back and a layer of binding glue applied on the inner side of said back, characterized in that the said... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4396209 | Loose leaf binder A non-destructive loose leaf binder for securing and protecting loose leaves of paper is provided with a pressure member affixed to one of a pair of flexibly connected rigid panel members proximal to the flexible connection between the panel members. When... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4244069 | Method and apparatus for binding sheets A method and material for binding sheets, the material being formed of a heat shrinkable plastic having a strip of hot melt adhesive down the center thereof, placement of a stack of sheets to be bound within a cover having at least the backbone or spine p... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4193218 | Translucent storage pages for filing film slides Translucent plastic pages of an improved design for the filing of color film slides, wherein the storage trays are slightly indented to remove the slide emulsion from direct contact with the plastic. In accordance with a further feature, the translucent s... | 03/18/1980 |
| 4129212 | Carrier and storage binder for fabric samples A carrier and storage binder for fabric samples is provided having a structure advantageously designed for convenient display of fabric samples as well as portability and to also be structurally self supporting for storage in an upright position on shelve... | 12/12/1978 |
| 4002233 | Knock-down display case kit A knock-down case kit for different size contents including size panels having dovetail grooves slidably receiving complemental slides on the bottom edges of mirror-image top, bottom, front and back panels. The two bottom panels are hingedly connected to ... | 01/11/1977 |
| 3946867 | Book having a security cover A covered book comprises: a stack of aligned sheets, including a front and back cover, providing an edge surface; a first protective sheet located adjacent the outside of the front cover; a second protective sheet located adjacent the outside of the back ... | 03/30/1976 |
