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...that to encourage use of his new invention, the shopping cart, market owner Sylvan Goldman hired fake shoppers to push the carts around his store in Oklahoma City? Seems his customers were reluctant to give up their hand-carried baskets.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8016110 | Air packaging product An air packaging device includes two layers of thermoplastic films, which form a sealable space where air is filled after first and second steps of heat-sealing process. The sealable space includes a number of independent sealed air chambers and a main air passage c... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7992713 | Disk drive package A package for a disk drive includes: an outer corrugated carton having: sidewall; a bottom attached to the sidewalls; and, and a cover pivotally attached to pivot about one of the sidewalls; a pair of frame members, each one having four sidewalls affixed to a corres... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7959002 | Air enclosure with multilayer different kinds of substrates An air enclosure with multilayer different kinds of substrates comprises an air cylinder sheet, at least one air chamber, at least one air entering passageway and a sheet body in which the air cylinder sheet comprises an air filling passageway; the chambers is posit... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7959003 | Air enclosure and check valve thereof capable of being filled with high pressure air In an air enclosure and a check valve capable of being filled with high pressure air, two first inner films are installed between two outer films, and two second inner films are then stacked together between the two first inner film. The two outer films and the two ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7938264 | Structure of air-packing device An air-packing device inflatable by compressed air for protecting a product, where the air-packing device is used in a pair to securely hold the product for protection. The air-packing device is configured by an inflated portion that has a plurality of air container... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7913848 | Air filling bag with outer film strengthening structure An air filling bag with an outer film strengthening structure includes two outer films and a main check valve, where the two outer films are adhered to each other to form an air chamber by means of hot sealing, in which each outer film includes the first film sheet ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7913847 | Packaging system for an object and method of packaging an object A packaging system in which an object can be maintained for shipping. The packaging system has a shell defining a space for reception of an object in a shipping state and an object engaging surface assembly that bounds at least a part of the space. The packaging sys... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7882954 | Packaging assemblies and method of fabricating same A packaging assembly in which discrete cushioning or blocking and bracing members are strategically positioned so as to provide improved protection of an article such as during shipment and storage. The assembly includes a substrate and a predetermined 2- or 3-dimen... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7874428 | Structure for air-packing device An air-packing device has an improved shock absorbing capability to protect a product in a container box. The air-packing device is comprised of first and second thermoplastic films where predetermined portions are bonded thereby creating a plurality of air containe... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7850007 | Apparatus for storing and transporting watercraft propellers An apparatus for carrying and storing watercraft propellers comprises a soft-shell enclosure having a rigid bottom member. The apparatus further comprises means for securing the propeller within the enclosure. An embodiment of the apparatus may shaped in the form of... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7832562 | Apparatus for inflating and sealing air-filled packing cushions A machine which inflates and seals pillows in packaging is compact in overall size, can be conveniently operated to produce varied lengths of strips of inflated pillow-type packaging as needed, can begin production of inflated pillow-type strip packaging immediately... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7828146 | Inflatable containers An inflatable container generally includes a flexible housing having an interior cavity and a flexible valve in operative association with the housing, wherein, when a first force is exerted on the housing and a second force is exerted on the valve, or the valve is ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7823729 | Inflatable packaging bag An inflatable packaging bag formed of a plurality of independent air bags joined to one another by way of heat-sealing, having an air inlet through which compressed air is supplied to inflate the independent air bags. Each independent air bag is formed of a top four... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7770731 | Apparatus using air cylinders as cushioning medium In an apparatus using air cylinders as a cushioning medium, an air cylinder sheet constructed by a plurality of air cylinders is divided into a first zone and a second zone. The plurality of air cylinders of the second zone is formed with a bridge section between th... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7757854 | Protective carrier for fragile articles A unitary, reusable, deformable protective normally flat body spatially conformable to an object to define a protective carrier including a hollow case or body member defining a continuous, uninterrupted cavity, the cavity being filled with a preferably unitary pref... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7726484 | Packaging material of gas-bag type, process for packaging article, and process for producing packaging material The objects of the present invention are to provide a packaging material of gas-bag type for packaging easily deformable parts or devices of office equipment or OA equipment having various sizes and shapes such as containers containing toner, containers containing d... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7665609 | Air-tightness strengthening air enclosure An air-tightness strengthening air enclosure comprises two outer films folded together vertically and two inner films disposed between the two outer films, the two inner films are adhered to each other by means of hot sealing and an air filling passageway is formed ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7604123 | Inflatable freight protection device with cinching cord A freight protection device for surrounding an article being transported to a destination by a shipping company and protect the article from being damaged. The freight protection device includes an outer cover, a bladder positioned within the outer cover, and an inf... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7584848 | Structure of air-packing device An air-packing device has an improved shock absorbing capability to protect a product in a container box. The air-packing device is comprised of first and second thermoplastic films where predetermined portions are bonded thereby creating a plurality of air containe... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7533772 | Structure of air-packing device An air-packing device has an improved shock absorbing capability to protect a product in a container box. The air-packing device is comprised of first and second thermoplastic films where predetermined portions are bonded thereby creating a plurality of air containe... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7448495 | Impact resistant cushion for electronic equipment with diagonal corner support and carrying cases including the same A cushion for use in the transportation of an article of electronic equipment in a carrying case includes a plurality of bolsters. A bolster is disposed so as to diagonally traverse the corner where the side wall of the carrying case meet to provide a shock absorbin... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7445117 | Structure of air-packing device An air-packing device has an improved shock absorbing capability to protect a product in a container box. The air-packing device is comprised of first and second thermoplastic films where predetermined portions are bonded thereby creating a plurality of air containe... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7422108 | Structure of air-packing device An air-packing device inflatable by compressed air for protecting a product, where the air-packing device is used in a pair to securely hold the product for protection. The air-packing device is configured by an inflated portion that has a plurality of air container... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7422109 | Structure of air-packing device An air-packing device has an improved shock absorbing capability to protect a product in a container box. The air-packing device is comprised of a plurality of edge air-packing blocks. Each edge air-packing device includes a wall portion that surrounds and supports ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7410057 | Structure of air-packing device An air-packing device has an improved shock absorbing capability to protect a product in a container box. The air-packing device is comprised of an enclosure portion that surrounds and supports a pocket portion that holds a product to be protected such that the pock... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7383953 | Shipping container and method for using the same Provided is a shipping container having a flexible outer casing, a shell insert that is removeably received within the casing's interior and a tillable insert removeably disposed within an interior of the shell for receiving a shipping parcel. The fillable insert st... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7377393 | Apparatus for protecting products from damage during shipment An arrangement of securing frame assemblies is provided within a shipping enclosure and engaging packages being handled. The frame assemblies have rigid frame members and distensible bags mounted on the frames. The distensible bags are, in use, distended as by being... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7361397 | Film material for air-filled packing cushions A machine which inflates and seals pillows in packaging is compact in overall size, can be conveniently operated to produce varied lengths of strips of inflated pillow-type packaging as needed, can begin production of inflated pillow-type strip packaging immediately... | 04/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7338445 | Hard disk drive medical monitor with shock-proofing A medical monitor is disclosed for implantation in a human body for monitoring biological activity and states as detected by implanted sensors. The medical monitor includes at least one hard disk drive. A transmitter and receiver for produces and transmits signals. ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7325688 | Pressurized water-soluble pouch A pressurized pouch is made of a water-soluble material, preferably PVA film, to hold a concentrated product for later mixing in a bottle to provide a water solution. Because of the interior pressure, the water-soluble pouch retains a semi-rigid resilient shape that... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322748 | Insulated food container Apparatus for storing food and for keeping it warm and moist comprising a substantially water impermeable pouch that bounds an insulated food warming chamber, the pouch having opposing substantially coextensive lips capable of being moved apart for providing passage... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7311204 | Packing method, packing member and manufacturing method therefor A packing member for packing an article, includes a medium accommodating portion for accommodating medium; a non-return valve for passing the medium to the medium accommodating portion and stopping the medium away from the medium accommodating portion; an introducin... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303076 | Fruit conformable resiliently compressible force absorption system A fruit protection and transportation system providing various apparatus and methods to absorb impact and compression forces to reduce damage to fruit (3). Particular embodiments of the invention comprise a fruit protector blank (1) of resiliently comp... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300206 | Self-emptying bag having a quick coupling buckle assembly, in particular for shoulder-strap A self-emptying bag having a quick coupling buckle assembly, in particular for shoulder-strap, has a buckle assembly (4) comprised of two parts (40, 41) that are respectively fixed to two sections (201, 202) of a shoulder-strap (200) of a... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7299925 | Flexible payload module with inflatable grippers A module for a payload that utilizes individual grippers in which each fill to a conical shape from an interior wall of the module toward a payload in the module. The shape of the grippers provides a holding strength on and lateral stability for the payload. The ang... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7297387 | Air-filling cushioning material and method for manufacturing the same The present invention provides an air-filling cushioning material which can sufficiently inflate cells and, in addition, which can hold the crease of the fold when being formed into a three-dimensional configuration. An air-filling cushioning material 1, in w... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7287545 | Sanitary check valve A check valve adapted for mounting between any flanges and specifically between sanitary flanges in a piping system, the check valve comprising a stationary portion and a flexible portion; the single-piece rigid stationary portion including and supporting a valve se... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7264116 | Protective laptop-briefcase with springs A protective portable computer briefcase for protecting and securely transporting a portable computer. The briefcase has a bottom part, a top cover part pivotally attached to the bottom part, and an interior flexible case located in the bottom part and which can rec... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261205 | Packaged system including a protective housing for a treatment device carried on a catheter The present invention is a packaged system that includes a housing to protect a treatment device mounted on a distal portion of a catheter. The housing holds the device suspended such that there is little or no contact between the housing and the device, protecting ... | 08/28/2007 |
