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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7225921 | Large compact disk package with sliding cover members The invention is a case for receiving at least one data storage disk. The case is comprised of two cover members and a base. The case opens by sliding one or both cover members away from each other to allow removal of the disk from the base. The present improved DVD... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7066436 | Box device A box device includes a box body having a housing portion with an upper opening, and a front movable member and a rear movable member slidably disposed in front and rear directions in the box body for opening and closing the upper opening of the housing portion. The... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7040114 | Storage unit A storage unit having at least one storage compartment, to store various food and beverage at respective optimum temperatures, and to allow various food and beverage to be conveniently stored in and removed from the at least one storage compartment. The storage unit... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6596983 | Perimetric detection system and automated container Systems and elements are disclosed for creating a continuous, collimated detection zone for an automatically-actuated device or container, such as an automatic waste container, wherein the detection zone can be made to match the opening periphery of the c... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6568552 | Systems and methods for low contamination, high throughput handling of workpieces for vacuum processing A workpiece handling system with dual load locks, a transport chamber and a process chamber. Workpieces may be retrieved from one load lock for processing at vacuum pressure, while workpieces are unloaded from the other load lock at the pressure of the su... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6435587 | Console A console includes a housing with a central storage area selectively enclosed by first and second sliding tray assemblies which move between a closed position adjacent one another to an open position distal from one another for gaining access to the centr... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6168059 | Storage compartment with a displaceable lid arrangement A storage compartment is covered by two lids that can be opened by a handle in such a manner that the two lids expose a storage compartment from the middle to the edges. An additional compartment is connected to the handle. This compartment, depending on ... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6138831 | Multi-purpose organizing container system A multi-purpose organizing container system for storing various items for facilitating entertainment and refreshment during travel. The multi-purpose organizing container system includes an outer housing, a plurality of compartments for holding various it... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5584192 | Refrigerated shelf merchandiser A merchandiser for merchandising refrigerated food products comprised as a support structure having two ends, refrigerated merchandising shelves spanning between the ends of the support structure, and a refrigerator for refrigerating product located on th... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5484731 | Multiwell in-vitro fertilization plate A plate assembly for useful for in vitro fertilization procuedures such as receiving ova and for forming, evaluating, holding, manipulating and culturing embryos includes a base with an apportioned top surface and a sidewall. The top surface has a plurali... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5261736 | Safety top modular door closure system for a vapor degreaser A safety top modular door closure system is provided for a vapor degreaser and consists of a mechanism for mounting an open bottom of an enclosure to a top access area of a solvent fluid holding tank of the vapor degreaser. A horizontal sliding double doo... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5168959 | Oil receiving container A container includes a plurality of spaced, "U" shaped grooves to receive a first lid and a second lid, wherein the first lid includes a matrix of apertures for reception of the pouring spout portions of fluid bottles such as those containing engine oil t... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5167341 | Lid assembly for roll-off sludge containers An immproved lid assembly for roll-off sludge containers is provided wher the lid assembly is supported by oppositely disposed lip portions which extend longitudinally along each side of an opening formed in an upper side of the sludge container. The lid... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5042683 | Containment storage apparatus A secondary containment apparatus for use in combination with primary containers for hazardous wastes such as drums or large barrels, comprising a generally rectangular base member and two generally rectangular lid members of a size sufficient to enclose ... | 08/27/1991 |
| 4974898 | Telescoping cover for storage facilities A telescoping cover for storage facilities, particularly vehicle cargo beds, which utilizes a plurality of cover sections in successive mutual telescopically receivable relation that slide on guideways in a self-cleaning manner. In the preferred embodimen... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4960150 | Movable safety cover for vehicle service pit A movable safety cover for covering an elongated opening in a floor. Has a plurality of deck carriers positioned adjacently and supported on each elongated side of the opening by a respective carrier track. Has track roller members mounted at each end of ... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4844279 | Organizer chest An organizer chest with a plurality of rows of compartments for convenient use by a workman to hold tools and a wide variety of separate items; the chest is composed of a plurality of externally accessible rows of compartments peripherally arranged about ... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4762242 | Retractable cover for an opening having limited stacking space A retractable cover for closing an opening in a substantially flat surface. The cover has particular application for closing the oil change pit in the floor of a vehicle service facility. The cover comprises a plurality of stacked flat members, each of th... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4757913 | Cover unit for food warmer A cover unit for a food warmer of the type comprising a food container. The cover unit comprises a frame for connection to the food container, a plurality of door members slidably supported on the frame and independently movable relative to said frame and... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4744614 | Bait box and rack assembly A bait box and rack comprising an air tight and water tight bait box and a rack mountable in a boat in which a plurality of such bait boxes can be held and secured in place by detachable securing means such as corresponding snap-in projections and recesse... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4653662 | Waste container with movable hatch lids An elongate waste storage container having two top hatches serving as inlets for loading the container. The hatches are sealed by movable hatch lids. A trolley running on a track on the top of the container is arranged to pick up one of the lids at a time... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4625878 | Structure of container possible for bulk cargo carriage in addition to original utility An improved container possible for bulk cargo carriage in addition to original utility having a door structure on the top surface and on the floor of the container in a central place. When the two doors are closed, water tight, it is used as an ordinary d... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4603787 | Multi-use job box A multi-use job box comprises an open top open front box-like structure having a base having a front edge, a pair of lateral edges and a back edge, a back wall and a pair of side walls, the back wall and the side walls proceeding upwardly from respective ... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4502610 | Hopper cover The present invention is directed to a hopper cover having a pair of covering members and mechanism for moving each of the covering members toward and away from the other. Stops ultimately prevent the covering members from falling from the hopper, while m... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4473156 | Method and apparatus for accurately selecting storing and dispensing pills An apparatus for accurately selecting, storing and dipensing multiple varieties of pills at preselected time intervals such as morning, noon, evening and night includes a separate pill container for each unique variety of pill to be dispensed. Each pill c... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4062445 | Medicine dispensers In a portable dispenser for medicines such as pills, tablets, capsules, etc., and which includes a case housing a plurality of separate medicine receptacles or compartments corresponding to certain periods in each day in the course of a week, and which ha... | 12/13/1977 |
| 4037827 | Food product mixer with an improved door mechanism A food product mixer with a pair of door openings in its front panel includes a door mechanism with a pair of slideable doors. Each door is slideable on a pair of sliding rods toward and away from the opening with which it is associated. Means are provide... | 07/26/1977 |
| 4009796 | Storage locker A multi-use indoor/outdoor storage locker comprising a rectangular box-like frame, a plurality of panels affixed to said frame, and a top lid and a front door, each of which has rigid plastic runners thereon and which are smoothly slidable into an open or... | 03/01/1977 |
