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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7290775 | Stackable refuse cart A stackable refuse cart includes a container, an axle, a set of wheels. The container includes first and second axle supports. The first axle support supports the axle in an operative position to rotatably support the container. The second axle support supports the ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7264135 | Stackable container lid A stackable container lid comprising a lid member (80) having a center portion (83a), an edge portion (83b) top and bottom surfaces (82, 84) and closure means (88) adapted to cooperate with the closure device of a con... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258884 | Method employing a disposable brew basket for an electric coffee maker A method having the steps of: providing an electric coffee brewing machine; providing a single-use, disposable brew basket, inserting the disposable brew basket into the electric coffee brewing machine; brewing a single cup of coffee with the electric coffee brewing... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7228986 | Base for food containers A base for a food container includes a pattern of rib units in a side wall of the container. The rib units are formed at multiple angles and depths to provide strength to the side wall. The base also includes a bottom with ribs of alternating heights and angles that... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7204056 | Plant pot made from deep-drawn plastic A stackable deep-drawn plastic container has an at least slightly conical wall and a bottom connected to the conical wall. The wall has a rim area remote from the bottom. The rim area has a first ledge and a second ledge located below the first ledge. It also has an... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7172072 | Compartment plates having themes and method for manufacturing and packaging the same According to one embodiment of the present invention, an arrangement of plates for receiving food is disclosed. The arrangement of plates comprises a plurality of nestable plates, wherein the plates within the plurality of nestable plates have an animal theme. Each ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7124910 | Leak-resistant polymeric foam containers A leak-resistant hinged polymeric foam container comprises a base and a lid. The base comprises a bottom wall and a sidewall that encompasses and extends generally upwardly from the bottom wall. The sidewall comprises a first sealing area and a first generally upwar... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7104030 | Compartment plates having themes and method for manufacturing and packaging the same Arrangements of containers, cases of container packages, and methods of packaging arrangements of containers are described. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method of packaging an arrangement of containers includes producing a plurality of cont... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100770 | Cardboard container for drinks and process therefor A cardboard container for drinks and a process for making it is provided. The container has a perimetral wall (2) and a bottom wall and includes elements (4) for supporting another such container (1) nested inside. ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7081263 | Disposable brew basket for electric coffee maker A method includes the steps of: providing an electric coffee brewing machine; providing a single-use, disposable brew basket, inserting the disposable brew basket into the electric coffee brewing machine; brewing a single cup of coffee with the electric coffee brewi... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6960316 | Injection-molded plastic container or closure with turned-under rim and method of injection-molding same An injection-molded plastic container or closure has a sidewall extending from a base wall to a rim wall. An upper portion of a segment of the rim wall extends with both outward and inward directional components. A lower portion of the given segment extends with bot... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6644846 | Beverage tasting vessel with multiple rim portions The present invention is directed to a stackable, recyclable, plastic beverage tasting vessel, preferably used for tasting wine. The vessel comprises a bottom portion and a side wall extending upwardly and outwardly from the bottom portion and terminating... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6557720 | Food pan configured for nested stacking A pan for use with a well for receiving the pan is disclosed herein. The pan includes a bottom panel, a plurality of walls, and a ramp. The plurality of walls extend upwardly from the bottom panel and define a cavity. The plurality of walls also have an u... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6409374 | Beverage tasting vessel with aerating ridges and agitating ribs The present invention is directed to a stackable, recyclable, plastic beverage tasting vessel, preferably used for tasting wine. The vessel comprises a bottom portion and a side wall extending upwardly and outwardly from the bottom portion and terminating... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6318575 | Nesting insulated egg server An egg server for cooked eggsin the shell. The server includes a bottom wall from which a sidewall extends, to form an interior which partially receives an egg. An inclined support face is formed within the interior to accommodate a wide variety of egg si... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6276530 | Container A container 10 comprises walls 12 which are upstanding from a base 14 to define a space 16 within which items may be placed, such as for transportation or storage. The walls 12 are sloped to allow the container 10 to nest with a like container. The contai... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6138862 | Cup structure with heat isolation effect A cup structure with heat isolation effect is disclosed, thereby, if two cups according to the present invention are overlapped, the combined cups have a preferred heat isolation effect. The bottom of the cups are installed with respective isolation eleme... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6095332 | Stackable canister for fluid under pressure A canister includes a substantially cylindrical body having (i) a sidewall shell; (ii) a transition region; (iii) a dome portion extending from a convex annular portion to define at least a partially closed dome at one end of the body cylinder; (iv) and a... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6062388 | Stackable bins A stackable bin includes two spaced apart side walls, each having a front, rear, upper and lower edges; a rear wall having opposite side edges connecting the rear edges of the side walls together, an upper edge and a lower edge; the side walls and the rea... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6039205 | Ergonomic hand-held shopping basket A stackable shopping basket in which the proximal side wall is inwardly curved in a contour adapted to an adult human user's body. The opposite or distal side wall may also be curved with a contour that is symmetrical with the proximate side wall. The sid... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5641087 | Paint bucket for a mini roller A paint bucket having cylindrical side walls, a bottom, has two integrally-formed inclined rolling surfaces extending upward from the bottom and inward toward the center, which meet at a peak below the top rim and form rolling surfaces. The rolling surfac... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5590780 | Unit dose assembly An assembly comprising a container having a body portion and a nozzle at one end of reduced cross-section, a closure cap engagable over the nozzle portion, at least one internal rib in the container adjacent the juncture of the body portion and nozzle ext... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5489063 | Food container A plastic container has four trapezoidal walls that slant upward and outward to create a top that is larger than its bottom. Each sidewall has a closure flap that is connected to it by a living hinge. There are projections on two opposed sidewalls that ar... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5375719 | Receptacle configured for nested stacking A receptacle configured for nested stacking with a lower receptacle of the same construction includes walls intersecting at corners and with a bottom to form a well having an open top bounded by a rim. The rim lies generally in a first plane and has an in... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5333633 | Animal grooming cleaning device An improved animal grooming clipper cleaning, storing and transporting unit that has a top that seals to a base and an internal separation unit that separates clipper head assemblies placed within the separation unit, a strainer to allow grooming clipper ... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5261537 | Container A container used for containing powders such as a washing powder and the like has bottom stopper means for fixedly supporting another container when another container is inserted into the container. When a lot of containers are stored before containing co... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5235795 | System for the delivery, storage and disposal of medical supplies A system for the delivery, storage and disposal of medical supplies including a lidded receptacle for receiving the supplies and facilitating their delivery to a use site, such lidded container subsequently being employed in the collection and ultimate di... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5195639 | Stackable box Stackable box for storing and transportation of a number of similar objects, where the front and rear walls of the box being tapered downwards and being provided with upwards tapered webs for transversal support of the objects, the box being provided with... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5158203 | Segmented composite cylinder assembly A circumferential rib-stiffened hollow cylinder and method for fabrication thereof featuring construction of the cylinder from complementarily shaped nestled prefabricated rings and resultant circumferential ribs which are integral with the rest of the cy... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5137316 | Stackable plastic scoop A plastic stackable measuring scoop of the type which is frequently included in packages of granular detergents wherein a generally rectilinear scoop bowl has a front wall which slopes inwardly from top to bottom and a rear wall the central portion of whi... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5123461 | Nestable container for dispensing and draining liquid therefrom A container for dispensing and draining liquid held therein is disclosed wherein the container is nestable with like containers prior to filling and after the liquid therein has been dispensed. The container comprises a body including a longitudinal axis,... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5108768 | Cartridge for beverage making A cartridge of cup like shape having a substantially impervious frusta-conical wall provided with a first circumferential seal adjacent the open mouth of the cup and a second circumferential seal spaced toward the bottom of the cup. The bottom is perforat... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5088615 | Pail having an improved bail The present invention provides an apparatus for containing goods. A bail member is connected to a pail in such a manner that the pail and the pail member are able to withstand a centrifugally directed impact upon the bail member. A contact portion of the ... | 02/18/1992 |
| 4957217 | Coffee filter paper dispenser A dispenser mechanism is provided for removing a filter paper from a stack of filter papers without disturbing other papers of the stack. A gripper member is manually rotated to rotate the topmost filter paper relative to the next lower paper of the stack... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4930632 | Hazardous liquid containment tray There is disclosed a containment tray which is formed of plastic which is molded into a tray having upright perimeter walls and a bottom wall having transverse channels in its undersurface for receiving the conventional arms of a forklift or pallet jack. ... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4915216 | Surgical bowl A bowl for temporarily storing a coiled wire to be used to guide a catheter into the heart of a patient includes a plurality of angularly spaced lugs projecting inwardly from the inner surface thereof at a location near the vertical center of the bowl to ... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4909394 | Nestable lockable foamed thermoplastic container or cup A resilient, yieldable, nestable, tapered, foamed thermoplastic container or cup is provided each cup or container having an endless groove and endless lug extending from the inside and outside surfaces of the container or cup wall, the groove penetrating... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4848573 | Stackable packaging system A stacking system for containers placed in a shipping carton. The system includes at least one layer of containers and preferably multiple layers of containers with each container of each layer held in nonmoveable relationship between upper and lower tray... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4846350 | Hollow, stackable molded product with rigidifying skirt-shaped flange A hollow, stackable, injection-molded plastic product having a given stacking height includes a perimetric ledge extending generally in a lateral direction; an upper perimetric side wall extending generally upward from the ledge for a height exceeding the... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4832212 | Tip-free, stackable, disposable cup The invention is a stackable and stable, disposable drinking cup which, by virtue of a base wider than its top, and by virtue of an inner ridge upon the wall of the inverted cone which forms the base, provides for resistance to tipping and the ability to ... | 05/23/1989 |
