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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7392903 | Bedside disposal of contaminated sharps A disposal device used for the disposal of hazardous contaminated sharps, such as hypodermic needles, generated from treating patients. The disposal device is compact enough to fit in medical kits and hospital trays and is able to be used at the patient's bedside, t... | 07/01/2008 |
| 6895898 | Prefabricated pet house and method for the assembly thereof A pet house substantially formed from a unitary blank of material, foldable from a collapsed state for shipping and storage to an erect state for use. The house includes a bottom having four edges. The house also includes first and second side walls and first and se... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6598737 | Angled dispenser box for sutures A suture dispenser box is provided that has an angled design such that the suture dispenser box may be received in at least two differently formatted storage racks. The suture dispenser box has a plurality of panels including at least two panels that have... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6125998 | Whistle case A whistle case that is adapted to house and keep clean and quiet a whistle that has a mouthpiece portion and a remaining portion with a slot and a loop that extends therefrom and a ball that is movably contained therein. The whistle case includes a case s... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6116425 | Sorting tray A sorting tray (10) includes a substantially planar sorting surface (12) bounded by an upwardly- and outwardly-extending sidewall (14). The sorting surface (12) includes a sorting portion (20) and a nozzle portion (22). The nozzle portion (22) necks down ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6068821 | Electronic device having a protective framework An electronic device (1), for example a test pack for use in determining the efficacy of a sterilization cycle in a sterilizer, is provided with a protective framework (10) comprising two impact-absorbing ring-like members (11, 12) located on opposed side... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5927498 | Packaging of stand-up, flexible pouches A package for a plurality of stand-up pouches in which a rectilinear container holds the pouches with closed top portions of the pouch and is arranged between adjacent base portions of the pouches in the second row to occupy a minimum space. The container... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5899354 | Drinking mug A drinking mug including a body having a lipid-receiving interior volume with a handle connected to the body and extending outwardly therefrom. The body has a first eye relief channel extending longitudinally along the body and a second eye relief channel... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5738260 | Wheel chock storage device A new Wheel Chock Storage Device for providing a device for storing a wheel chock on an automobile bumper. The inventive device includes a wheel chock storage container, a wheel chock retention strap, and a bumper attachment. The bumper attachment is atta... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5638982 | Ball-like beverage container A container adapted to store a beverage and, when empty, to function as a playball. The container includes a spherical shell formed of a flexible synthetic plastic material having a tubular neck projecting therefrom on which is received a screw-on cap. Th... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5520280 | Bicycle shipping container A rigid and compact bicycle shipping container is used to ship a bicycle having a detached front wheel, a rear wheel, a pair of pedals, handle bars, and a frame with a front fork. The container comprises opposing top and bottom walls, a pair of side walls... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5487468 | Cigarette package design A cigarette package is dimensioned to hold an array of cigarettes in multiple rows and comprises a plurality of vertical walls defining a hexagon in cross-section. The walls are dimensioned to bear against an array of cigarettes in the package and having ... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5272093 | Reagent containment and delivery tray and method of use A high-precision liquid reagent delivery system is provided for convenient and efficient gravity flow delivery of substantially the entire volume of reagent contained within a sealed formed tray. The delivery system comprises a formed tray defining a curv... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5135222 | Multi-mode playball A multi-mode playball whose components are a shaped casing of flexible material having an opening therein that is closable by a drawstring whose end portions, when the string is drawn, then extend from the closed opening, and a toy balloon, which in its u... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5125531 | Carrying case for personal articles An improved carrying case for personal articles wherein the case has a lower part and a cover hinged to the lower part. The lower part and cover forms a water-tight enclosure or case when a hasp releasably connects the outer end of the lower part to the c... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5102360 | Shipboard container for survival equipment A shipboard container for storing survival equipment at an above-deck location on seagoing vessel is provided, the container being of an elongated tube shape having an end cap at either end thereof, at least one of which is detachable or removable to allo... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5086921 | Storing element for ring travellers for spinning or twisting machines An elongate, flexible storing or magazine element serves to receive at its outside ring travellers to be used in spinning or twisting machines. The storing element comprises a profiled strip composed of a retaining member and a back or spine member. The r... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5085879 | Lobster packaging and display unit A lobster packaging and display unit that is preferably made of molded plastic material and free of any sharp edge or corner and comprises at least one and preferably two trays, each shaped and sized to receive and conform to a lobster and to display this... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5071002 | Invertible holder for containers A multi-sided, invertible holder for beverage containers or the like comprises a hollow receptacle with a plurality of pairs of flat sides. A preferred embodiment is a hollow cube configuration having six flat sides. Four sides have holes through side wal... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5064073 | One piece capsule with optional insert and tape seal A one piece, spherical capsule with a hole through which products can be inserted and removed. The hole could accommodate an insert containing a separate product for vending two products in one container. Products will be sealed inside by a single tape se... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5063940 | Mouthguard packaging A mouthguard that has an integral tethering strap is packaged by forming a loop at the distal end of the strap and then folding the strap back over the front of the U-shaped mouthguard body so as to nest the loop within the U-shaped body. The mouthguard i... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5056657 | Display case for a folded memorial flag A displaying case for a folded memorial flag which is self supporting and is dimensioned and arranged to maintain the folded memorial flag in a centered position. The casing includes a transparent front facing and either an opaque or transparent backing m... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5022236 | Storage apparatus, particularly with automatic insertion and retrieval A cryogenic storage apparatus comprises a housing with an automatically operated access door. A holder device disposed in the housing supports a plurality of specimen-containing ampules, while a conveyor moves the holder device, together with the pluralit... | 06/11/1991 |
| 5016755 | Heat sealed disposable paint bag and method Trapezoidal sections are simultaneously heat sealed and cut from a long strip of sheet plastic folded over double or in tubular form. Cutting one long corner and inserting air opens the interior volume of the trapezoid. Crimping the long ends horizontally... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4944402 | Pyramid cosmetic container A pyramid cosmetic container of a pyramid structure which is divided into a top housing for retaining a lipstick and a base housing of truncated pyramid in shape including a plurality of compartments in slidable engagement therebetween thus enabling easy ... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4925047 | Multipurpose shaped pitcher and surgical kit and wrap system The surgical kit contains a pair of nested circular basins, one or more nested kidney-shaped pans, and one or more nested heart-shaped pitchers. Other surgical needs may also be packed in the basin. A drape having a sterile side is wrapped around the basi... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4876136 | Lipstick sampling device Wax-base or emollient-base cosmetic compositions may be provided as samples on carrying sheets by providing the carrying sheet with a window sheet having a hole therein to expose said cosmetic composition, and a cover sheet over said window sheet to prote... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4832211 | Container for liquids There is provided a new and useful bottle for containing and pouring liquids comprising a body section having bottom, front, back and first and second sides, and a neck section, the first side including a lower section, and an upper elongated sloped shoul... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4781773 | Manufacturing containers from multilayered material A method of manufacturing containers, the method comprising the steps of (a) extruding an elongate tube of plastics material, the tube having a rectangular outer cross-section and an elongate central cylindrical cavity; (b) cutting the tube transversely i... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4779736 | Tubular plastic shipping, storage and dispensing container This invention pertains to a container made of a rigid tubular conformation. Each end of the tube is flattened at a substantial central portion to produce and provide a protruding end portion, and in this flattened and sloped end or portion at least one a... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4767002 | Multiple circuit board carrier/shipper The present invention is directed to an electrically conductive container with beveled edges and an improved blow molded carrier for efficiently storing and transporting such cases. The carrier has raised portions along its interior base which accommodate... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4739835 | Quick response glass bulb sprinkler A sprinkler head having a body portion with a fluid outlet port closed by a valve member retained in the closed position by a bulb of frangible material having three or more planar sides of uniform thickness and containing a heat-expansible fluid, the end... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4694956 | Display receptacle for deciduous teeth Disclosed is a display receptacle for deciduous teeth in which transparent compartments for individual teeth are arranged in upper and lower arcuate rows along the facing rims of hingedly connected housing members. Each compartment opens to receive a part... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4691822 | Container and holder for dispensing baking soda A container and holder assembly especially adapted for containing baking soda including a hollow container adapted to be mounted in a vertical position, the container having an elongated, generally cylindrical handle of sufficient diameter to be easily gr... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4684026 | Inflatable bags A false bottom in a cylindrical storage tank is formed from an array of two or more concentric series of inflated bags that individually have the shape of either an isosceles triangle or a truncated isosceles triangle.... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4620527 | Endoscope container and support apparatus An endoscope container and support apparatus for supporting the control head and containing the flexible shaft of a fiber optic flexible endoscope, which apparatus is characterized by a container having an open top and a curved bottom designed to receive ... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4527688 | Toy storage case A case for storing a collection of toy vehicles or models which simulates the appearance of the steering wheel of a vehicle. The case includes top and bottom members, each having a circular profile, which mate in a clamshell manner. The members are connec... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4451381 | Composite plug for stake-hole of salt blocks, salt block product, and method of using same A salt block product and method of making and using same of a type suitable for use in forming a brine for regenerating and rejuvenating water conditioning ion exchange beds comprising integral block of salt having a stake hole extending inwardly of one s... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4444795 | Frozen confection and packaging module A serving kit and package for confections includes an unfilled ice cream cone nested in the bottom of a conformally shaped conical jacket which is scored for separation along an annular line located below the rim of the ice cream cone. The upper end of th... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4437570 | Shipping carton with case knife protection for inner cartons A shipping carton which contains other product cartons is designed so that it can be cut open with a knife without exposing the contained product cartons to damage by the knife. At least one side wall of the shipping carton is inwardly bowed so that the i... | 03/20/1984 |
