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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7874449 | Snack tray with dispensing compartment A thermoformed dispensing container comprises a plastic tray with a dispensing cavity having side walls that include a circular radial side wall portion with a gap, and a disc-shaped thermoformed plastic lid positioned for rotation within the circular radial side wa... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7413074 | Two compartment bottle with mixing device A bottle is described herein. The bottle generally includes a first end, a second end, at least one removable support, at least one support groove clip operably connected to the at least one removable support, a first opening disposed at the first end, a second open... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7341143 | Storage device for disk media with a cylinder closing means An openable and closeable media case comprising a case with grooves on its interior sides that suspend a disk stored in the case, and a rotating cylindrical closure that secures a disk within the case. The case opens and by the rotating cylindrical closure. A slot i... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7331478 | Dual chamber nursery bottle A dual chamber nursery bottle including upper and lower cylindrical shaped chambers disposed on a common axis one above the other and separated from one another by a rotatable valve assembly that is disposed on the common axis and in contact with the upper and lower... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7111748 | Stable thermos multi-cup A novel combination cup for carrying soft drinks and snacks within one cup structure is comprised of: 1) an upper cup body, 2) a lid cover for the upper cup body, 3) an insulating plate 4) a ring, and, 5) a lower cup body jointed together. The upper cup body lid cov... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7073515 | Lockable ashtray The invention is directed to a lockable ashtray comprising a cover defining at least one aperture therein, a hinge connecting the cover to a lower section. The cover is reversibly locked to the lower section or the cylinder shaped vessel. A Tray for holding cigarett... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7028687 | Escape hood An escape hood, comprising a respirator, having an air filter suitable for filtering toxic air contaminants and positioning members to retain the respirator in a respiratory path of the user; an optical lens; a expanding member, permitting hood to expand from a comp... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6953199 | Container assembly with supplementary support structure A container assembly designed for the collection, temporary storage and transport of refuse, waste material or other objects including a housing having a hollow interior in which the refuse is collected and stored and further including a supplementary support struct... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6942141 | Secure delivery apparatus Security apparatus (10) for the secure receipt and retention of articles (30) delivered thereto. The security apparatus (10) comprises a housing (12) having an upper chamber (14) and a lower chamber (16) separated from one a... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6932231 | Beverage cup lid with a condiment addition well A spill-resistant beverage cup lid which includes a well for adding liquid or powder condiments to a hot beverage and which also serves as a drinking portal is described. The well includes a plurality of apertures in a side wall of the well allowing the condiments t... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6928870 | Spice storage and dispensing spoon A spice storage and dispensing system is configured as a spoon and includes a handle for the storage of spice and a bowl for the measurement and dispensing of spice received from the handle. ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6926009 | Ashtray mechanism An ashtray includes doors that open and close and define a disposal path to a drawer when open. Cigarettes dropped on the doors will fall into the drawer when the doors are open. Cigarette disposal openings lead to the drawer and a cigarette grinder mechanism can be... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6920991 | Multi-chambered container and two-piece adapter A multi-chambered container assembly including a two-piece adapter having a base and a hollow member that cooperate to open and close a passage between a first chamber provided by a bottle and a second chamber formed in the hollow member. The base defines a first op... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6896920 | Packaging for beverage containing gas in solution A sealed beverage package including a container with a beverage and an insert sealed therein. The insert holds a gas that upon opening the container interacts with the beverage to produce a froth in the beverage. The insert is designed to float in the beverage and i... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6736969 | Paint bucket strainer A paint strainer dimensioned to fit in a vertical position in a paint bucket, in a vertical plane passing through the center of the paint bucket, dividing the paint bucket into a receiving side and a strained paint side. The paint strainer has a strainer frame aroun... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6551638 | Method of packaging a beverage containing gas in solution and a beverage package A method of packaging a beverage having gas in solution and a beverage package has a container 10 containing the beverage 6 to form a headspace 15. Floating on the beverage 6 is a hollow spherical capsule having a restricted aperture 7. During sealing of ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6412526 | Device for maintaining separate ingredients in liquid food products A device for maintaining ingredients separately within a container, of the type having a removable container cap applied on a neck with a central opening, has a sub-container body mounted in the container neck which is formed with a proximate end having s... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6263923 | Device for maintaining separate ingredients in liquid food products A device for maintaining ingredients separately within a container, of the type having a removable container cap applied on a neck with a central opening, has a sub-container body mounted in the container neck which is formed with a proximate end having s... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6230764 | Ice cream cone holder and drip collector device An ice cream cone holder and drip collector device (10, 100, 200) includes a sleeve (12, 14) having an open upper end (16). A drip catcher (18, 28) is attached to the sleeve (12, 14) and includes an inner wall (20) that extends downwardly from the periphe... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6186356 | Closure assembly for lined tanks, and vehicles equipped with the same This pressurized-gas storage assembly includes a pressure vessel having a gas storage chamber and access opening, a polar boss extending through the access opening, a plastic liner lining the gas storage chamber, and a fitting body. The plastic liner incl... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6027392 | Amusement device for collecting and storing secrets The present invention relates to an amusement device for collecting and storing secrets. The device includes two chambers, each chamber having an opening, which leads into the chamber. Each opening has an associated latch for covering and uncovering the o... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5873462 | Pen needle dispenser A pen needle dispenser having a cover rotatably mounted on a circular shaped container having a plurality of cavities, with each cavity dimensioned to receive a pen needle assembly with or without shields. The cover includes a slot that is rotated into al... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5823380 | Thermal combination cup and fluid container receptacle A thermal fluid receptacle, e.g., a vacuum flask, comprises a complete unit which is subdivided into a main fluid container A and a cup compartment B. Fluid from the main container may pass into the cup compartment by depressing a switch H and subsequentl... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5718509 | Materials dispersion apparatus with relatively slidable blocks A dispersion apparatus for microgravity experiments comprises two blocks in face to face relationships, each having an array of wells for containing liquids and being relatively slidable so that the wells in one of the blocks can be brought into communica... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5676244 | Food container The present invention relates to a container for storing a quantity of cereal and milk, the container including an upper section, a lower section, a partition separating the upper and lower sections, and a spoon. The upper section has a vent hole therein.... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5655680 | Odorless container An odorless container having a selectively openable peripheral constrictor that creates a seal between a holding chamber where waste is deposited and a storage chamber where waste is stored so that odors from the storage chamber do not escape when waste i... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5535913 | Odorless container An odorless container having a selectively openable flexible sleeve that creates a seal between a holding chamber where waste is deposited and a storage chamber where waste is stored so that odors from the storage chamber do not escape when waste is depos... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5525475 | Diffusion through a membrane assaying apparatus and method The diffusion through a membrane assaying apparatus and method facilitates rapid detection of small or larger molecular weight substances such as hazardous wastes, toxic chemicals or the like by using a semipermeable membrane having a predetermined molecu... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5427271 | Canteen with a spring biased valve actuated by a push button A canteen including a cylindrical container and a head threaded to the open top of the container, and also having a flip-up cap pivotally mounted on the head. A push-button is provided at the side of the head which, when actuated, flips up the cap to an p... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5406995 | Container assembly for mixing liquids in predetermined ratios A container assembly includes an outer container and at least one inner container whose internal volume has the same ratio to the remaining internal volume of the outer container as the desired ratio of liquids to be mixed. An orifice in the inner contain... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5402907 | Instantly assembled and mixed beverage vessel A beverage vessel includes: a hollow stem member having a lower chamber formed in the stem member for filling a first product such as a beverage additive or concentrate therein and a lower conical plug portion formed on a top end of the stem member, and a... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5271508 | Serving dish for stemmed grapes In the representative embodiment of the fruit server of the invention, a display container is arranged to support one or more bunches of grapes. Openings are arranged adjacent to a sloping wall portion of the container and respectively sized so that shoul... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5256160 | Medical device valving mechanism A disposable sample trap system having a cylindrical hollow sample trap body formed with a bottom end wall and an upper open end and with multiple dividers extending across the hollow of the body to divide the hollow of the body into a plurality of chambe... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5215214 | Multi-compartment liquid storage container A multi-compartment liquid storage container capable of separately storing two or more liquids which may become mixed upon pouring. The storage container comprises a primary container with an internal container of smaller diameter within the hollow of the... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5165327 | Coffeemaker A coffeemaker with a stand and a carafe. The stand includes a receiving tray to hold the carafe and keep the coffee hot,a water heater, and a basket for holding ground coffee and receiving heated water. The carafe has two concentric chambers of about equa... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5122025 | Multiple compartment body for waste products and the like A multiple compartment body comprises a housing having walls defining an interior storage area. An interior wall extends within the interior storage area for defining at least two compartments within the interior storage area. The interior wall is attache... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5105998 | Paint reservoir for spraying apparatus A first cup member (4) has (a) a first channel (18) which passes radially from the center of its bottom panel (6) along the inside surface of said bottom panel (6) and substantially axially, upwardly along the inside of its wall(s) (8) and (b) an outlet (... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5008083 | Apparatus for centrifugal separation of coal particles A gravimetric cell for centrifugal separation of fine coal by density has a cylindrical body and a butterfly valve or other apparatus for selectively sealing the body radially across the approximate center of the cylinder. A removable top is provided whic... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4953732 | Waste material collecting bin A waste material collecting bin has a storage container (24) for containing waste material fed into it via a rotary inlet valve (22). Prior to dropping into the container waste material rests on the valve adjacent the inlet and is there sprayed with treat... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4944419 | Compartmentalized refuse container In addition to a top opening, the container has at least one pair of apertures in a side wall thereof, through one of which a divider panel is removably inserted to form a false bottom for the relatively top portion of the container. The other aperture se... | 07/31/1990 |
