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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7997412 | Dry ingredients container A container comprises a storage compartment and a lid. The storage compartment may be formed of plastic, and may include indicia of measuring. The lid may be removably attached to the storage compartment by a latching mechanism. The latching mechanism may be sturdy ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7913849 | Lunch box with configurable handle, accessories, containers, and display inserts A lunch box system includes a hollow body, two lids, a handle, and interchangeable display inserts. The hollow body has an external rib around the sides of the hollow body. The external rib defines holes along its length. The handle detachably secures to any two of ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7857135 | Flexible composite snack package A combination product/napkin package is provided. The combination package includes a product wrapper and a napkin. The product wrapper comprises a sheet of flexible film that is foldable around the product and has edges sealable around a periphery to enclose and sea... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7815050 | Flexible snack package with finger wiping feature A combination product/napkin package is provided. A package includes a product wrapper and a finger wiping patch. The product wrapper comprises a sheet of flexible film that is foldable around the product and has edges sealable around a periphery to enclose and seal... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7806271 | Audio caddy A container for recreational or food items comprises a housing with a handle and a lid made of durable plastic and a compartment inside the housing. A portable CD player/radio and a battery compartment for rechargeable batteries are built in the housing under the co... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7748536 | Container for snack foods A snack holder includes a generally cylindrical cup sized and shaped lower section and a larger container or multiple container upper or adjacent section for holding snack foods, additional cups and the like. The snack holder is formed from a single sheet of paper o... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7686168 | Container A container for transporting and handling materials such as ice has a side wall having a top, a middle and a bottom. The side wall forms a containing portion. The top has an opening to the containing portion. The side wall has a recess adjacent to the bottom. The co... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7401701 | Multi-compartment package attachment apparatus and method A multi-compartment package attachment apparatus and method for coupling a plurality of items with a package, for example a food package. Printed items such as marketing materials or promotional flyers may be inserted into a first compartment while condiments, napki... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7387202 | Sanitary, portable feeding kit for children A convenient, portable, “all-in-one” kit that contains all of the feeding accessories that a child would require for a meal, and also provides a sanitary environment for eating the meal. The kit is comprised of members including a container member, which is a cu... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7363923 | cooking range assembly and monolithic drip pan A cook top includes a one-piece drip pan beneath all burners for collecting spillage and drips originating at the burners. Burner assemblies having burners therein are located by and supported on the drip pan. Grates are provided above the burners and have chamfered... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360256 | Food container and bib A food container and bib wherein the container may be in the form of a sack or box for receiving prepared foods and the bib will be in folded form and removably attached to the container to facilitate use of the bib during the consumption of the foods in the contain... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359096 | Floating window A floating window, suitable for use in a flatbed scanner. The flatbed scanner has at least a top lid and a chassis. The floating window includes a transparent flat panel disposed under an opening of a top lid. A supporting structure and a limiting structure are furt... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353939 | Pill cases with a retractable display assembly A pill case includes a pill holding portion having at least one pill holding compartment for receiving and retaining a pill, and a retractable display assembly in operative association with the pill holding portion, wherein the retractable display assembly includes ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7334684 | Versatile lunch box A versatile lunch box is provided, comprising a rectangular inner box unit with removably mounted compartment dividers within guide slots, an outer fabric cover with a zippered front flap having utensil and napkin holders and an inner pouch, with the outside of the ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7326428 | Multi-compartment container and lid assembly A divided container system comprising a master tray having an interior portion and a peripheral top edge, at least one insertable sub-tray positionable within the interior portion of the master tray, wherein each sub-tray includes a peripheral top edge and an interi... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7311196 | Hinged necktie container A container for storing a necktie comprises a bottom, and a plurality of side walls extending from the bottom. The side walls include a back side wall, a front side wall, and at least two shoulder side walls. A top cover sized to seat upon the side walls is also inc... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7299919 | Displayable indicia box A displayable indicia box. A lid is operatively connected to a body. Viewing apparatus is associated with the body and/or the lid and allows viewing of indicia. The viewing apparatus includes the body and/or the lid having at least one slot therein and at least one ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7275642 | Cosmetic case A cosmetic case including a case body and an associated lid opening and closing the same, is adapted to have an ornamental exchangeable cover replaceably attached to at least either of the lid and the case body to cover them, and hence, the cosmetic case satisfies u... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7264120 | Container lid information dial kit A container lid includes a recess that rotatably houses a dial. The dial may be manufactured from the material of the package in which the lid is sold, or the package in which an item being stored in the container is sold. The dial includes a handle that is pivotabl... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7232197 | Fire-safe electronic data storage protection device A fire-safe electronic data storage protection device is provided which allows all-time data storage backup and protection. A preferred embodiment of the device includes a fire-proof enclosure having an openable and closeable door which can be opened after the devic... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7226628 | Combined coffee package and dispenser A thin sheet of sealed coffee grounds comprises a plurality of filter packs, a rigid substrate sheet, a flexible barrier sheet sealed to the substrate sheet via a plurality of ring-shaped seals to form a plurality of chambers to contain the plurality of filter packs... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7175041 | Cap with attached utensil A cap/utensil combination having a cap having a cap top with an inner surface having at least a contact area thereof that is substantially smooth, and having at least one upwardly standing sidewall attached to the cap top, sidewall having an inner surface. The inner... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7150346 | Bag system A bag system for a breast pump system is provided. The bag system separates used and unused components of the breast pump system, provides thermal isolation for stored breast milk, and orientates the breast pump so that it is readily useable and accessible. ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7128222 | Hanger and backcard for packages A backcard for use with compartmentalized containers, particularly food containers, that provides a hanging feature and an information feature. The backcard may be secured to the container or package with glue lines properly placed on the package, or glue placed on ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7051879 | Tube for packaging a product and a sample associated with the product A packaging arrangement for a product and a sample associated with the product. The packaging includes a flexible tube having a first end which delimits an outlet hole a second end opposite the first which is closed at an end closure zone formed by fastening an end ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7044483 | Stacking cooler A cooler is composed of a number of stackable units. Each unit has inner and outer shells with an air space between them. The outer shell has bottom, side and end panels connected together forming an outer tub with a drain. An inner shell has bottom, side and end pa... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7013671 | Lunch bottle pack A liquid container is encased in an insulated jacket type pack, which has back-straps and a handle for ease of carrying, pockets for storage and zippered openings for access to the liquid container. The liquid container has recessed drink holders located near the bo... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7004323 | Lunch box with divider structure A lunch box includes a housing that has top and bottom surfaces. The housing further has sidewalls integral with the bottom surface and preferably extending upwardly therefrom. Support members are secured to the plurality of sidewalls. The divider plates are removab... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6945397 | Customer customizable interactive packaging and method for using same A package contains a product and a card. The package includes a window which permits viewing of the card from outside the package. A seller can insert the seller's card into the package through a slot in the package. The package can then be delivered to a recipient ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6927373 | Cooking apparatus equipped with audio player A cooking apparatus including an audio player; a body with a player seat to which the audio player is attached and from which the audio player is detached; and at least one speaker to output sound signals reproduced by the audio player. The cooking apparatus of the ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6923017 | Cooling container having a coolant and pressure relief apparatus A container comprises a first container portion and a second container portion joined to the first container portion to define a sealed cavity therebetween. A coolant is disposed within the sealed cavity. The container further comprises a pressure relief apparatus o... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6919096 | Cake-shaped cookie package and display Apparatus for serving bakery products including an upright cake-shaped body having an upper wall and product-receiving slots descending downwardly from the upper wall. The upper wall includes one or more slots descending downwardly therefrom and which are smaller th... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6906292 | Sample tray heater module A heater module is described that includes a heat distribution plate including a bottom portion having first and second sides and a plurality of projections extending away from one of the sides. A heat source is provided for heating the heat distribution plate, and,... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6808072 | Apparatus for cleansing hands A cleaning member, specifically a pad or cloth which is preferably saturated with a wet cleansing solution and is retained within a sealed enclosure and attached to, embedded in or in some way captured by a food holding means to facilitate cleansing during and after... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6609942 | Spherical toy ball bags The present invention is a toy for amusement. The toy has a panel having one or more spherical toy balls, commonly known as "floating eyeballs," Jet Balls™ or Glide Balls™, affixed to the panel in a bulging manner. The panel may have graphic depiction... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6604645 | Container lid and implement A lid (2) for a container (1) which lid comprises: a cover portion (5) adapted to extend over the container (1); an implement (3) adapted for use with contents (27) of the container, and a hinge (4, 6) connecting the cover portion (5) to the implement (3)... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6516951 | Display container for individual food servings A display container formed from a one-piece blank and having a base panel and four side panels, wherein a portion of the base panel is folded up to form an internal compartment. A triangular segment of the front panel is folded against the side of the int... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6412653 | Plastic moulded container with detachable eating utensil The invention relates to a moulded plastic container which defines at least one receptacle for receiving a food material or the like, the container further including a utensil such as a spoon which is frangibly detachable from the container when the utens... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6371298 | Adjustable cutting board apparatus An adjustable cutting board apparatus for eliminating the user from having to stoop over to use the cutting board. The adjustable cutting board apparatus includes a carrying case having an open front, an open top, and also having side, back, and bottom wa... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6371288 | Student traveling kit My invention is a Student Traveling Kit. The kit is made up of a sturdy carrying case, divided into special compartments and including a lightweight plastic desk top. The kit is also decorated so it can be easily identified.... | 04/16/2002 |
