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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7344038 | Insulated container for liquids The Invention is a container for holding a liquid, such as a single-use beverage bottle. Gas-filled annular rings appear on a portion of the surface of the bottle. The air-filled annular rings partially insulate the bottle and slow the rate of heat transfer to and f... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7328876 | Cup holder insert for a console A cup holder, including a cover being formed of an elasticized piece of material and having an upper opening providing access to an interior pocket, the upper opening and interior pocket being defined by an interior side and bottom of the cover, and the cover having... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7287487 | Portable water bottle, cup and dish assembly for humans and pets The present invention provides a portable water bottle, cup and dish assembly and method for humans and pets wherein a readily accessible water bottle and cup are integrally housed within a delivery dish. The portable water bottle, cup and dish assembly provides a b... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7270244 | Polycarbonate double walled liquid holding vessel A double walled polycarbonate liquid holding vessel. The vessel may have an inner wall and an outer wall that are coupled to each other in a manner that defines an air tight gap therebetween. A resealable unit may be provided with the vessel that permits resealable ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7201285 | Dual function insulating holder for bottle or can An insulating holder for holding a beverage in a bottle or a can having a lower cylindrical enclosure which receives an upper enclosure having a dome-shaped upper end. The upper and lower enclosures are provided with mating threads or other mating devices to hold th... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7197831 | Closure system for a fill opening on a chalk line reel housing A chalk line reel having a housing and a closure assembly. The housing has a storage space for a supply of chalk and a spool around which a supply of flexible line can be wrapped. The housing further has a wall with a fill opening therethrough in communication with ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7185782 | Drinking device A drinking device having a fluid-containing portion is provided. The fluid-containing portion includes a first end having an opening and a second end substantially opposed thereto. The opening in the first end of the fluid-containing portion is typically larger than... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7163113 | Vent disc with center knob A member that positions a vent disc in an end of a container is provided. The member has at least one projection extending from the vent disc virtually solely for positioning the vent disc in its secured position in the end of a container. The at least one projectio... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7156255 | Self-righting sipper cup A self-righting sipper cup includes an inner cup member positioned in an interior space defined by an outer cup member. The inner cup's bottom defines an outlet port. A channel connects the outlet port to a drinking slot surrounded by a drinking spout. The inner cup... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7059491 | Apparatus and method for observing chemical substances An apparatus and method for observing a chemical substance. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a vessel having a base portion and an at least partially transparent wall portion depending from and extending away from the base portion. The base portion and the ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059387 | Thermal receptacle with phase change material A liquid receptacle for rapidly lowering the temperature of a liquid contained therein to a warm range suitable for human contact and maintaining the liquid in the warm range for an extended period of time includes an inner vessel with an open upper end and a closed... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7051901 | Air barrier device for protecting liquid fluids in opened containers A device inhibits oxidation of wine remaining in a bottle. A stopper and an inflatable bladder replace the cork. In a first embodiment, a wine duct formed in the stopper is open when the stopper is in an extended position and is closed when the stopper is retracted.... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7025232 | Liquid-candy dispensing sprayer and container assembly A liquid-candy dispenser having a container and an extendable and rotatable dispensing nozzle sprayer that is adapted to be moved in multi-directions for fun and to permit better dispensing of the candy in children's mouths. The extendable and rotatable dispensing n... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021490 | Drink container with molded straw and method of manufacture A combination drinking container and straw and method of manufacture. The container has at least one straw retaining member molded into either the outer or inner surface of the container wall, or a portion of the wall may be shaped to include a constricted stem. A m... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6968888 | Thermal receptacle with phase change material A liquid receptacle for rapidly lowering the temperature of a liquid contained therein to a warm range suitable for human contact and maintaining the liquid in the warm range for an extended period of time includes an inner vessel with an open upper end and a closed... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6938788 | Squeezable beverage bottle A squeezable bottle is provided that has a hollow body with an intermediate panel section that is bounded by upper and lower recessed reinforcing rings. The intermediate panel comprises a plurality of recessed gripper rings, each of which is bounded by a pair a rais... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6915917 | Heat insulating container and its manufacturing method A heat insulating container and its manufacturing method is provided. The heat insulating container comprises an inner container and an outer glass container, in which the breakage of the glass containers can be prevented even if a minute flaw is formed on either of... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6910597 | Collection container assembly The present invention is a container assembly that includes an inner tube formed from a plastic that is substantially inert to bodily fluids and an outer tube that is formed from a different plastic. Collectively, the container assembly is useful for providing an ef... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6749078 | Collection assembly The present invention is a container assembly that includes an inner tube formed from a plastic that is substantially inert to bodily fluids and an outer tube that is formed from a different plastic. Collectively, the container assembly is useful for providing an ef... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6736295 | High flow carafe A vacuum insulated carafe having high flow characteristics is taught, which includes a double wall metallic body (22) with the air evacuated from the space between the walls forming an insulating layer. The body has a top (26) and a bottom (28) ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6651835 | Collection container assembly The present invention is a container assembly that includes an inner tube formed from a plastic that is substantially inert to bodily fluids and an outer tube that is formed from a different plastic. Collectively, the container assembly is useful for prov... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6634417 | Thermal receptacle with phase change material A liquid receptacle for rapidly lowering the temperature of a liquid contained therein to a warm range suitable for human contact and maintaining the liquid in the warm range for an extended period of time includes an inner vessel with an open upper end a... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6631819 | Insulated and luminescent nursing bottle A baby bottle has a main body with an upper portion and a lower portion, and a neck provided with threads for removably attaching a standard nipple and collar thereto. An insulated structure of the main body includes an inner wall, an outer wall, and an a... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6536620 | Vacuum bottle with dual interlocking cups and modular base assembly A vacuum-insulated beverage container has a body and a vacuum-insulated liner enclosed by the body. Seals between the body and the liner prevent all types of leaks of the beverage held in the liner. A handle is attached to the container using a method tha... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6505752 | Vacuum insulated coffee server A coffee server for serving brewed coffee is insulated with a partial vacuum pulled in a void (36) between the walls of an outer vessel (20) and an inner vessel (32). The outer and inner vessels are fabricated of metal and have a top narrow neck opening (... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6386387 | Multi-layer container A multi-layer container is constructed to include a transparent outer container body, the outer container body having a bottom center through hole and multiple peripheral through holes and an opaque design printed on an outer surface thereof, an inner con... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6354452 | Collection container assembly The present invention is a container assembly that includes an inner tube formed from a plastic that is substantially inert to bodily fluids and an outer tube that is formed from a different plastic. Collectively, the container assembly is useful for prov... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6308846 | Double-walled bottle A bottle with thermally shielded body, comprising a first component which forms a tubular internal body having a closed bottom, an upper neck with an opening for filling and pouring a beverage, and, between the body and the neck, an annular region for cou... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6164469 | Thermal insulated bottle A thermal insulated bottle comprising an inner container (2) adapted to receive a liquid, enclosed within an outer housing (3) and coupled thereto by sealing connection elements (4) to define therebetween a substantially airtight hollow space (5), ornamen... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6119888 | Portable insulating receptacles The portable insulating receptacle has a receptacle main body containing an inner shell, an outer shell and a heat-insulating section defined between the inner shell and the outer shell, and a cover removably applied to an opening of the receptacle main b... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6109006 | Process for making extruded pet containers A method for extruding, calibrating, and cooling a multi-layer profile comprising polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and a barrier material, and the product produced by such method. The method further encompasses the use of a standard can seamer and standar... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6105799 | Thermal container having improved supporting units therein to securely hold the insulated vessel within the outer structure thereof The present invention, the object of which is to provide a replacement unit for heat insulated pot for repairing heat insulated pot in the case where the inner bottle made of glass of the heat insulated pot is broken, is characterized in that it is a repl... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6050443 | Double layer mug A double layer mug includes an outer layer, an inner layer, an annular ring, and a grip. The outer layer is transparent, having an engage member on an outer surface. The inner layer can endure high temperature, having an inner annular projection. Between ... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6000565 | Weaning binder for nursing (feeding) bottles A tubular shaped binder for nursing (feeding) bottles, its surfaces are covered with smooth and soft textured materials; beneath the covering of the binder, batting filler (20) is embedded, and the binder is formed is with a device; its function is to kee... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5968618 | Thermal coffee carafe A thermal coffee carafe for maintaining the thermal energy of a fluid contained within the carafe. The carafe has a heat resistant outer shell capable of resting on a conventional coffee maker appliance's heat generation surface without any deformation. T... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5952068 | Syntactic foam insulated container A single walled container for storing hot or cold foods or liquids having a layer of insulation comprised of void containing particles held together with a binder applied to the outer part of the sidewall. The insulation layer provides a controlled amount... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5913445 | Insulated synthetic resin container and insulated synthetic resin lid An insulated synthetic resin container 1 is provided by forming a container having a double walled structure by integrating a synthetic resin inner container 4 and a synthetic resin outer container 3 separated by a space 5 and forming an insulating layer ... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5806528 | In-line temperature sensing devices, systems and methods Devices, systems and methods for measuring and providing a visual indication of the temperature of a fluid prior to its delivery to a patient are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, in an irrigation fluid delivery system having a fluid delivery... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5799811 | Insulated flask with attachment for associate assembly An insulated flask has a cup assembly and a handle assembly alternately mounted on the flask body, the cup assembly comprising two telescopically stacks cups releasably mounted to the flask body by an annular collar, the cups having nested handles. The ha... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5769262 | Thermally-insulated double-walled synthetic-resin container A thermally-insulated double-walled container is disclosed made of synthetic resin which is formed by joining together an inner container and an outer container in a unitary fashion to form a space therebetween; wherein a thermoinsulating layer is formed ... | 06/23/1998 |