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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7374057 | Electrical junction assemblies for coupling electrical fixtures to suspended ceiling grids A T-bar clip assembly that securely couples to T-bar structures that are used to construct suspended ceiling is disclosed. The T-bar assembly is configured to support one or more electrical fixtures and provide power feeds to the one or more electrical fixtures. The... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7357257 | Thin plate supporting container A thin plate supporting container includes a container body for housing therein semiconductor wafers, a lid unit for closing the container body, and slotted plates for supporting the semiconductor wafers from opposing sides. There are provided an upper fitting porti... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7312395 | Adjustable electrical outlet box assembly An adjustable electrical outlet box assembly for mounting a duplex receptacle or similar electrical device within a wall. The adjustable box assembly includes a metal outlet box and a bracket that can slide with respect to the box. An adjustment screw, accessible fr... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7273288 | Ribbed telescope mirrors with thermal gradient control Ribbed mirrors allowing heat to be conducted past the glass during optical polish and application of coatings and methods of fabricating same. The method comprises placing a bridge of thermally conductive material in thermal contact with the mirror plate and the sup... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270338 | Insulating compartment for grocery cart An insulating compartment is combined with a type grocery cart characterized by an open basket having forwardly-tapering sidewalls and bottom wall which terminate in a common front wall, as well as having a top-hung rear flap-panel that swings up when the nose of a ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7152752 | Modular and transportable bookshelves In one embodiment of the present invention modules for both the display and transport of books are described. Each module of the one embodiment comprises an interlocking feature for coupling two modules together with an open side of the modules facing horizontally o... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7137552 | Portable electronic devices interconnected with convenient or foldable transaction cards Convenient transaction cards are provided that may be attached or interconnected with portable electronic devices, such as, portable communication devices, personal digital assistants, or other portable computing means. The transaction cards may be foldable to provi... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7134577 | Plastic lined metallic liquid dispenser A plastic lined metallic liquid soap dispenser (20) is formed consisting of a hollow metallic bottle (22) having a threaded neck, (24) and a plurality of separate metallic parts such as a bottom (26). A discrete plastic insert (38)... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7121424 | Closed wall structure mounted on a grooved base The present invention is a simulated stone structure having a base with an upfacing planar surface and a continuous groove formed in the surface. A plurality of mutually interlocking wall sections are engaged with the groove to form a continuous wall extending upwar... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7110833 | Plant operating apparatus and method In a CRT operation system for operation and monitoring of plant equipment in a plant worksite through a central control room and a network, an operation control personal computer is provided for monitoring and operating the plant equipment, and one or more wireless ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104552 | Plastic basket shopping cart An improved plastic basket shopping cart includes a cart base having an upwardly extending rear frame section with a handle and at least three wheels rotatably mounted on the cart base. A generally rectangular box shaped plastic basket is mounted on the cart base, a... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7083061 | Collapsible box with top access, side access and interconnected vertical stacking A collapsible box that provides access through both its top and front side. When set up, said box comprises a (i) horizontal upper section and (ii) horizontal lower section, said sections attached to each other via a pair of opposed vertical sidewalls. When said upp... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7059274 | Combinative pet cage A combinative pet cage comprises a front meshed board, a rear meshed board, a left meshed board, a right meshed board, a top meshed board, a bottom meshed board, a plurality of screw parts, and a plurality of connecting parts. The frame of each of the meshed boards ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7039291 | Card rack A racking device for arranging various electronic components is described. The rack has a frame for receiving one or more modules that can be positioned in the rack. The modules have a rear wall and a pair of side panels and a top and bottom panel extending from the... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7029013 | Seal member, and substrate storage container using the same A seal member for a substrate storage container disposed between an opening end portion of a container body and a cover, which container body and cover form the container and which container body has the opening end portion and stores substrates, is disclosed. The s... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7017773 | Waste container A waste container provides at least one protrusion spaced below a lip extending radially outwardly from an upper edge of the waste container. The at least one protrusion is spaced below the lip to permit a gripper from an automatic lifter to grasp the waste containe... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6997104 | Coffee maker A coffee maker includes a liquid container. A handle assembly includes a seat placed on the container. A pan is placed in the seat. A spring-biased discharge control assembly and a check valve are mounted to the pan. A lid assembly is fitted on top of the seat. An e... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6971517 | Attache style toolbox with an outer frame An attache style toolbox with an outer frame includes two hollow half bodies (10) to hold multiple tools and an outer frame (20) to hold the two half bodies (10). Each half body (10) has multiple strips (12) formed on an outer peri... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6945194 | Box stall for farm animals An animal holding pen comprises front, rear, left and right rigid plastic panels that interlock to one another by means of a coupling system including stainless steel fasteners that remain physically attached to the side panel assemblies when the front and rear pane... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6929149 | Frozen product vending machine A frozen product, upright-style vending machine having a pick and place mechanism moveable in three dimensions (X, Y, Z) with a fourth, rotational, degree of freedom (W) effected using the Z axis drive. The mechanism moves along tracks in the X-Y directions and is p... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6929147 | Modular dispenser A modular dispenser of sheet products including an open-ended case (10), a front panel (20), and a rear panel (30) is characterized in that the open-ended case is fitted with first longitudinal ribs (11, 12) by which the front and rear pa... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6930246 | Split junction box A junction box used to contain wiring associated with a static structure, such as a building, includes two parts that are releasably held together. Each part has at least one arcuate notch defined in an edge, with the notches being aligned with each other in the ass... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6915935 | Sheet dispensing system for rolled materials A dispensing system including a plurality of covered dispensers and an uncovered dispenser for readily dispensing sheet materials in a rapid and safe fashion. Each covered dispenser includes: a tray surface, arcuate in cross-section, for receiving a roll of sheet ma... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6896410 | Refuse disposal in severe environments Flexible and semi-rigid refuse containers are provided for long term storage of refuse in environments where permafrost conditions prevail. The preferred containers are formed from woven fiberglass coated with a UV resistant polymer such as PVC. ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6857533 | Motorcycle storage assembly A motorcycle storage assembly for protecting a motorcycle from the elements of the weather and also from possible theft. The motorcycle storage assembly includes a base member having a top side and a bottom side and being adapted to support a motorcycle thereupon; a... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6796890 | Extendable wet saw water shield The present invention is a splash shield housing for encompassing wet saws having a trough positioned along the interior of the housing for containing the overspray. The housing can be extended to encompass three sides of a wet saw with the extension maintaining the... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6568550 | Plastic container and method for producing the same A plastic container is constituted by upper and lower tank members and a filter. The filter has a cylinder portion, upper and lower flanges fixed to both ends of the cylinder portion respectively. The upper flange of the filter has a cylindrical flange po... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6568420 | Valve box Valve boxes of this invention comprise a housing including an inner chamber that extends axially through the housing from a housing base. The housing chamber includes a diameter that is defined by a housing sidewall surface that extends outwardly from the... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6536441 | Composite cigar portable structure A composite cigar portable structure includes a cigar tube, an end cap, a connecting tube, an elastic plate, a retaining ring, a combination member, and a lighter. Thus, the composite cigar portable structure may contain a cigar tube for receiving the cig... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6510958 | Plastic container A plastic container comprising two half-shells which are produced by means of injection molding and have parts of the components integrally formed on them during the injection molding. This does away with the need for fastening said components in the plas... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6504093 | Aircraft cable raceway A cabling apparatus that is easily retrofitted into the cabin of an aircraft for allowing containment and routing of cabling. The cabling apparatus is integrated into an interior compartment of an aircraft and may be adjacent to a seat of the aircraft. Th... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6491177 | Thin-plate accommodating/transporting container Disclosed is a thin-plate accommodating/transporting container including a container body for accomodating and supporting a plurality of thin plates while keeping the interior of the container clean, comprising: positioning means, provided at the container bod... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6450354 | Structure of a tool box A tool box includes two upper covers each having an upper flange provided an upper clasp and a lower flange provided with a lower clasp which are configured to engage firmly with an upper and lower recesses of the base so as to keep the upper covers firml... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6382447 | Packaging container with mitered end closure A packaging container is formed from preformed, rigid base and cover units of U-shaped cross-section, the cover unit configured so that the side walls fit within and are embraced by the side walls of the base unit when assembled as a container. The base u... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6365115 | Sterilization and storage container tray A surgical tray comprises a frame made of a synthetic plastic material having a metal plate insert floatably mounted in the frame and forming the tray bottom or floor.... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6351858 | Process for disposing of human wastes, a disposable container for collecting human wastes and a container-grinding machine A process for disposing of human wastes in an efficient and environmentally or pathologically safe manner, a grindable container for collecting human wastes and a crushing machine for said containers. The container is made of a grindable, biodegradable ma... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6273246 | Case comprising two shell bodies and an insert A case with two shell bodies (1) which may be assembled to each other transversely to the longitudinal axis of the case, comprises an insert (10) which is arranged parallel to the longitudinal axis of the case. One end of the insert may be inserted into o... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6253948 | Nestable container with expendable closure panel covering access opening in container wall A stackable nestable container has access openings in at least one of the side and end walls. The access openings are covered by a dispensable panel that can be removed for enabling access to the contents of the container. The container is therefore suita... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6168038 | Stackable container The invention concerns a stackable container consisting of a base box (1) and a lid (18) capable of being transported open in freight traffic and also filled and emptied once it has been stacked, and also of being closed and re-opened. For this purpose, t... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6099095 | Interlocking cabinet system A system for building metal cabinets with two first frame members each having a substantially rectangular shape with four elongated members that include first and second set of openings on their ends that cooperatively receive bendable tabs on the edges o... | 08/08/2000 |
