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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8113373 | Vessel structure with threaded coupling of upper cover to containing body A vessel includes a containing body, an upper cover, a thing holding member, and a bottom cover; the containing body has an upper opening; the upper cover is threadedly joined on the containing body to cover the opening; the upper cover has a drink outlet, and a mov... | 02/14/2012 |
| 7866501 | Tubular rivet connection for components of metal, plastic or wood, especially for assembling transport and storage containers for liquids and flowable material A tubular rivet connection is provided for assembling a transport and storage container that has a support frame, an inner plastic container with a filling socket and a discharge socket, and an exterior jacket. The support frame for the inner container has corner an... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7726503 | Ergonomic plastic container and package system A packing that includes a bottle and/or a bottle and box combination wherein the container may have a first handle portion, a second handle portion, and a bottom grip portion. The first handle portion can extend in a front to back direction and the second handle por... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7419832 | Blood collection tube with surfactant Improvements in blood collection and testing. In one aspect, an improved method of manufacturing a blood collection tube, particularly illustrated for use in sedimentation rate testing, including providing an elongated glass tube with an open first end for receiving... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7380679 | Connectable containers Connectable containers provide a vessel with a cavity formed by walls with interconnecting structures whereby multiple containers can be connected in series or chains in different arrangements. A cap to each container with an operable cover enables holding and dispe... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7288192 | Wastewater treatment station in shipping container A standard 20 ft or 40 ft sea-freight shipping container is configured as a septic tank, or as an aerobic trickle filter station. The shipping-container is lined with a watertight shell or liner. The liner may be a preferabricated separate structure inserted into th... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7249686 | Food serving tray with draining compartments A hand-portable serving tray having a compartmented food carrier releasably engaged over a collector tray, the food carrier comprising a plurality of upstanding walls dividing a plurality of close-pack compartments. Within each compartment is at least one hole on a ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7230823 | Protective membrane for touch screen device A protective membrane is disclosed for an electronic device that has a touch screen. The touch screen is protected with a membrane adapted to the specific contour and profile of the electronic device and allows the user to use the touch screen interface with no shor... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7186549 | Container for shipping items in aircraft A container for shipping items in an aircraft includes a shipping compartment and an expandable chamber for receiving gas from the shipping compartment. At least one conduit connects the expandable chamber to the shipping department so as to permit the flow of gas t... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7114624 | Fluid distribution device having a bottle and a decorative case A fluid distribution device, in particular of cosmetic product, of the type including a bottle adapted to contain fluid and having a distribution orifice. A decorative case covers the bottle. The case has a body and retaining elements adapted to retain the body with... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7108133 | Pallet container The invention is directed to a pallet container assembly with a thin-walled rigid inner container of thermoplastic material for the storage and transport of liquid or flowable contents, including a cage-like bar frame closely surrounding as support jacket the inner ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7074174 | Methods and apparatus for encapsulating hazardous debris A method of collecting, treating, transporting and disposing of hazardous debris which combines the standards of macroencapsulation and microencapsulation and involves the use of a liner to contain hazardous debris together with reagents that reduce leachability of ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7036662 | Transport and storage container for liquids A transport and storage container for liquids has a pallet bottom frame, a latticework enclosure connected to the bottom frame, and an inner container received in the enclosure. The vertical rods of the latticework enclosure are connected to upper and lower peripher... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7004365 | Transport cage with enclosed case A transport cage (“cage”) and enclosed case combination, wherein the cage is adapted to attach to a vehicle rack where the cage functions simultaneously as a transport container and as a supplemental rack. The cage comprises a first and second tubular framework ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6995976 | Protective membrane for touch screen device A protective membrane is disclosed for an electronic device that has a touch screen. The touch screen is protected with a membrane adapted to the specific contour and profile of the electronic device and allows the user to use the touch screen interface with no shor... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6971536 | Pallet container A pallet container includes a bottle, an enclosure for the bottle as well as a plastic pallet. The enclosure is a grid connected to a plastic pallet by having a lower horizontal circumferential rod received in a laterally opening circumferential groove in the plasti... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6953127 | Rapid deploy hazmat containment device A portable rapidly deploying hazardous material containment device is disclosed, which is adapted to receive and retain hazardous materials. The containment device includes a framework may be easily and rapidly manipulated between an erect open configuration and a c... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6945419 | Container for cosmetic products A container (9) for cosmetic products in general constituted by an extractable cartridge (1), by an outer body (3), and by a cap (5) includes removable locking elements (8) provided between the cartridge and the outer body. ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6923347 | Assembly for packaging a product, especially a cosmetic product An assembly for packaging a product such as a cosmetic product in the form of a cream or a gel. The assembly includes a flexible container or pot containing the product, with the container having a first end closed by a bottom and a second end, opposite the first, f... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6905043 | Receptacle with compartmented peripheral wall for display of personalized graphics/text A receptacle with compartmented peripheral walls for displaying personalized and changeable graphics is disclosed. The receptacle has an inner cylinder and a transparent outer cylinder which are spaced apart by vertical spacers which divide the cavity between the cy... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6892896 | Stovetop grid frame receptacle of disposable aluminum foil cooking liners An assembly for the cooking of food on the surface element burners of any range or stove consisting of a circumferential skeletal metal frame with handhold wherein the interior repository capacity formed by the skeletal frame therein serves as a receptacle area to a... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6892933 | Packaging system for shipping liquid or particulate material A packaging system for shipping liquid or particulate material comprises a cardboard carton, a plastic materials storage liner shaped and sized to fit in the carton, and a sleeve that surrounds and is adapted to support the liner at its top end. The liner is formed ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6883674 | Holder for use in semiconductor device manufacturing and bio-medical sample processing Multipurpose holders for electronic components utilized during a fabrication process must allow the components to be submerged into baths of hydrofluoric acid, rinsed in de-ionized water (D.I.), placed into baths of alcohol for dehydration, and ultimately dried prio... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6758360 | Pallet container with grid support structure A pallet container is provided comprising an inner plastic container (10) for transporting liquids. The inner container (10) is secured to a pallet (20) by means of a grid support structure (30). The intersections (9) of the first ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6736261 | Sliding shell package for smoking articles and method Smoking articles, such as filter cigarettes, are packaged in a metal box which is curved to a shape that conforms to the curvature of the human body so that the box can be comfortably carried in a shirt or pant pocket. The metal box comprises a lid and a five-sided ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6719162 | Pallet container The invention is directed to a pallet container assembly with a thin-walled rigid inner container of thermoplastic material for the storage and transport of liquid or flowable contents, including a cage-like bar frame closely surrounding as support jacket the inner ... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6588620 | Knockdown hamper A knockdown, or collapsible, hamper including a frame formed from two generally U-shaped supports with bottom portions and upstanding members. The bottom portions are pivotally connected and positioned perpendicularly with respect to one another for assem... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6575328 | Joint compound container and insulating pad A removable insulation grip member used with a compound container fabricated from metal has a body with a magnetic material layer connected to the body. The magnetic materials layer is used to connect the body to the container. The magnetic material layer... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6550628 | Grid of a cage of a pallet container A grid has crossing grid bars, wherein the first grid bars extending in a first direction are made of an open profile having outwardly bent-away borders positioned in a common plane and wherein the second grid bars extending in a second direction are made... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6514009 | Subterranean storage vessel system A storage vessel system for subterranean installation and a method for constructing such a system. The system includes a storage vessel and a support structure for supporting the storage vessel so that the weight of the storage vessel and any upward buoya... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6450356 | Methods for encapsulating waste material and systems therefor A method for encapsulating waste material and a waste encapsulation system are disclosed. The system includes a transportable, rigid container with a rigid liner that is then sealed to, encapsulate the waste material within the sealed liner.... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6401951 | Enclosure system An enclosure system for providing a visual barrier with respect to various objects, including a tank of the type used to store fuel, water and other liquid and gaseous materials. The enclosure system includes an enclosure and a lid covering the enclosure.... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6386384 | Full jacket gas cylinder A protective device for gas cylinders is provided that protects the body of the gas cylinder from damage, is light, does not affect the required heat exchange from the environment to the liquified gas within the gas cylinder and renders the gas cylinder a... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6360907 | Pallet container The invention refers to a pallet container (10) including a bottom pallet (12), a plastic receptacle (14) arranged thereon and a support jacket (16) closely surrounding the plastic receptacle (14) and fixedly connected (but detachably) on the bottom side ... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6296138 | Container liner and lining system A liner and lining system for use with an upwardly-opening container, in which the liner includes a storage receptacle such as a pocket. The lining system comprises a liner body received within the container and an insert received within the liner body. T... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6290082 | Pallet container with grid support structure A pallet container is provided comprising an inner plastic container for transporting liquids. The inner container is secured to a pallet by means of a grid support structure. The intersections of the first and second grid elements are connected by penetr... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6264054 | Vacuum airtight container A vacuum airtight container is provided in which the air left inside an inner container can be discharged by pushing and pulling the inner container and an outer container with respect to each other, and a production cost can be reduced. In order to attai... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6254309 | Submersible storage vessel system The invention is directed at a submersible storage vessel system and components thereof. The system includes a storage vessel and a support structure for supporting the storage vessel such that a downward gravitational force applied to the storage vessel ... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6247594 | Fluid tank assembly A fluid tank assembly is designed for stacking with similar assemblies. The fluid tank assembly includes a base having a plurality of upright stacking legs, a tank having a liquid-receiving chamber received on and supported by the base, and couplers for c... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6199713 | Reusable container having a protective coating and method for the recovery thereof A reusable container, in particular for environmentally harmful substances, such as paint, adhesive and the like, comprises a container body (1), the inside and/or outside of which is provided with a protective coating (7, 6) which consists of a material ... | 03/13/2001 |
