Did You Know...
...that while attempting to develop a super strong glue, 3M employee Spencer Silver accidentally developed a glue that was so weak it would barely hold two pieces of paper together? However, his colleague Art Fry needed the glue. Fry sang with his church choir and marked the pages of his hymnal with small scraps of paper that often fell out. He used Silver's glue to hold the papers in place. Today we call this invention Post-it Notes.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7360493 | Modular pallet and method A pallet is formed of two or more sections formed of plastic materials. The sections are adjustably fixed together using elongated connectors dimensioned to fit closely in channels with each of the connectors extending between a channel of one section and a channel ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7322480 | Method and apparatus for palletizing a product A corrugate palletized container is provided that includes a base defining at least one channel, the channel operable to accept a lifting device therein and a plurality of side walls extending from the base, the plurality of side walls defining a storage space betwe... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7290664 | Corrugated board packaging assembly To provide a corrugated board packaging assembly, in which its assembly and disassembly is easy, there is no bulky storage, and handling of a set during storage and transfer is possible, and which is suitable for repeated use. In a corrugated board packaging assembl... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7267060 | Stackable cargo bin A heavy-duty cargo bin unit configured for rugged use in hostile environments, such as in the oil drilling and production industry. The cargo bin unit is of a generally rectilinear construction, and preferably fabricated of heavy gauge steel. Supports or skids are p... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7261467 | Flexible container bag A flexible container bag having a pallet function. To the bottom part of a flexible container bag body (2), tubular soft fork pocket members (3) are fixed at two positions. The fork pocket member (3) has opposite end parts in the longitudinal di... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7240799 | Foldable container A foldable container includes a base panel and a pair of folding panels coupled with the base panel via a folding device, wherein the folding device includes a first load-carrying arrangement positioned on the base panel and a second load-carrying arrangement provid... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7228594 | Fluid levitating caster integrating load lifting device A fluid levitating caster lifts a heavy load “(17)” off a floor “(18)” with near friction-less-ness for transport has integrated a load lifting device. This extra rise height “(ER)” lifting feature accommodates moving loads “(17)... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7210579 | Glass sheet packing apparatus, a glass sheet packing method and a packed body A glass sheet packing apparatus has a base plate 3 for supporting a plurality of glass sheets 10 in parallel and upright; a side frame 2 for holding faces of a group of glass sheets loaded on the base plate; and a top frame 4 for holding ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7210615 | Corner wrap tray A container comprising a box having a bottom wall, side walls and end walls extending upwardly from the bottom wall, corner panels extending from either the end walls or the side walls and attached to outer faces of the side walls or the end walls, reinforcing panel... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207443 | Bulk bag A bulk bag having side walls; and a bottom wallis provided wherein a pair of laterally spaced generally flexible sleeves are associated with the bottom wall with each sleeve operatively receiving a generally rigid tubular element adapted to receive a tine of a forkl... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204397 | Cargo container attachment A cargo container attachment for a small vehicle such as a lawn tractor is provided. The container is removably attached to the rear of the vehicle and includes a cargo box storage space with a pivotally mounted swingable tailgate. The container is designed to be us... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7175573 | Exercising device having multiple functions An exercising device includes a shaft, a rotation disk, a weight, two connecting members, two handles, two fixing members, and two pull cords. Thus, each of the two pull cords is attached to or removed from a respective one of the two fixing members, and one of the ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175498 | Combination toy building block and container for holding liquids and the like A combination toy building block and container for holding liquids and the like, wherein the functional configuration of the device permits both the carrying of a dispensable substance and the stacking of multiple containers, thereby enabling the imaginative play co... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7128209 | Bulk shipping box assembly with detachable pallet A shipping box (11), shipping box and pallet assembly (10), and a blank (B1, B2, B3) for making the shipping box. The box has integral attaching tabs (38) projecting downwardly therefrom, with at least one slot (... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7107912 | Pallet-type support frame for transport and storage containers for liquids A pallet-type support frame for transport and storage containers for liquids having an inner plastic container and an outer metal jacket has a sheet metal bottom for supporting the inner container. The bottom has a shape matched to the drainage bottom or the flat bo... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7090078 | Shipping frame for securely transporting an engine assembly A shipping frame assembly for transporting an object. The shipping frame assembly has at least one pallet adapted to receive the object and at least one coupling member removably mounted to the pallet, for securing the object to the pallet. The pallet includes a sup... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7048118 | Support post with locking feature An improved open-sided package assembly 10 for protecting and cushioning a product 12 such as a large appliance, the assembly 10 comprising a molded EPS base 14 and top cap 20 and four support posts 16, 18 extending from the... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7044300 | Packaging container for containing plural rolls of strip material A packaging container contains plural roll containing wrappers, which have rolls of motion picture photo film. An upper case has a lower opening at a lower end, for containing the plural roll containing wrappers. A lower end panel closes the lower opening. Four thro... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7028859 | Deck storage box The present invention relates to kit for a deck storage box utilizing injection molded plastic panels capable of being packaged and shipped in a knocked-down state and constructed into a secure enclosure. The storage device is also constructed to allow interchangeab... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7025208 | Bulk bag with integral pallets A bulk bag with integral pallets includes a flexible bag body having a bottom and sidewalls. Two elongate pallet members are provided having axially extending openings adapted to receive fork tines from a fork lift. Each of the two elongate pallet members has at lea... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7017499 | Reinforcement plate for the bottom of a pallet-like support base supported on corner and center feet and on a base frame, especially for pallet containers A reinforcement plate for the bottom of a pallet-like support base supported on corner and center feet and on a base frame, especially for pallet containers, is provided with a stacking aid for stacking several reinforcement plates for shipping and storage purposes.... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7004344 | Collapsible bin A collapsible bin includes a lid and a box. The lid defines a lid plane and includes a flange extending in a plane parallel to the lid plane, the flange including an opening. The box includes a wall a channel with a flange contact surface and a bolt moveable in a di... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6966449 | Bulk box A bulk box (200) comprising a base panel (202) and four side panels (204, 206) individually formed and assembled into a container. The bottom surface (232) of the base panel (202) comprises a matrix of pedestals (236) with t... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6941877 | Loading member A loading member with a substantially L-shaped cross section and which jointly with a corresponding loading member may be arranged at the bottom of a box, each member being provided at one of two respective parallel lower edges of the box. The loading members are re... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6935500 | Bulk bag with support system An improved fabric bulk bag with pallet combination, of the type having wall portions, a top portion, and a floor portion, all defining a space for storing bulk therein, and in a first embodiment providing a pair of channels, substantially parallel in relation, secu... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6926144 | Bulk bag pallet tube apparatus An improved fabric bulk bag, of the type having wall portions, a top portion, and a floor portion, all defining a space for storing bulk therein, and further providing a pair of channels, substantially parallel in relation, secured along the outer surface of the flo... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6915905 | Packing buffer material A packing cushion material located between a packing article and a packing box to buffer shocks applied from the outside to protect electronic appliances such as audio apparatus and speaker apparatus and other articles housed and packed in the packing box is formed ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6913145 | Welding wire container with ribbed walls and a mating retainer ring A package for containing and dispensing a coil of welding wire having a coil axis parallel to a package axis, a coil top transverse to the coil axis and radially inner and outer surfaces parallel to the coil axis. The welding wire package includes a container having... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6902061 | Collapsible liquid box A collapsible box for storing liquids, the box capable of being stacked while filled and then collapsed for convenient storage and return shipping when not filled. The box includes a base having a lip extending upwardly along the edges of the bottom panel. An upper ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6837377 | Stackable open top containers A container including a rigid plastic pallet and a tubular sleeve positioned in upstanding fashion on the pallet to form the container. The pallet includes a platform portion adapted to receive a lower edge of the tubular sleeve and a plurality of peripherally space... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6663041 | Apparatus for storing, transporting and delivering roll-formed flat printing material for a machine processing such material A device for storing, transporting and feeding a roll-forming web of printing material for a machine for processing the material. The device has a housing that surrounds and includes a receptacle for the roll. The housing is manipulatable in a manner anal... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6619477 | Pallet and transportation container A transportation container comprising a plywood mount panel, a metal pipe leg disposed under the mount panel, vertical-panel support members each mounted on the upper face of the mount panel and disposed along the sides of the mount panel, solid hardboard... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6581769 | Corrugated shipping container with self-hinged door A corrugated collapsible shipping container is disclosed which includes a rigid pallet having side panels, a back panel and a front door panel extending upwardly from the pallet, one side panel and the back panel formed from a sheet of corrugated material... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6557708 | Cardboard pallet-type container/exhibitor The present invention relates to a cardboard pallet-like container which also acts as an exhibitor. The container is obtained from a single sheet of die-cut and folded cardboard by means of which the entire structure is obtained. The container is a parallelepi... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6533121 | Palletized bulk bag A palletized container for bulk materials comprises a bag made of reticulated material having a bottom and sides. Inflatable bladders are mounted to the bag bottom which bound two channels that are spaced apart a distance to receive two spaced tines of a ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6467625 | Bulk bag A bulk bag comprising a flexible body having a bottom and sidewalls and at least one pair of tubular fork tine receiving members including a rigidifying insert and a flexible sleeve depending from the bottom of the body for removably inserting the rigidif... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6213305 | Bulk bag A bulk bag includes a flexible body having a bottom. At least one pair of tubular fork tine receiving members are arranged in parallel spaced relation across the bottom of the body. Fork tines from a forklift are insertable into the receiving members to l... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6168222 | Shipping method for extruded shapes A method and apparatus for shipping a bundle containing elongated articles comprises a stretch film wrapping a plurality of elongated articles and at least one lift strap. Looped ends of the lift straps are routed though holes cut in the stretch film. An ... | 01/02/2001 |
| 5960958 | Cable tray packaging A palletized bundle of stacked elongate cable trays includes a pair of endcaps placed over each longitudinal end of the stack of cable trays. The endcaps are each cinched by a shipping strap to pallet spacer skids provided under each endcap. Each pallet s... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5823348 | Suspension package A suspension package includes a frame having first and second opposed ends. Two C-shaped product restraints are mounted to pivotable flaps at respective ends of the frame. The product restraints extend around three sides of a product being packaged, and o... | 10/20/1998 |
