Did You Know...
...Chester Carlson was a patent agent who tired of having to make multiple copies of patent applications using the only duplication method available at the time: carbon paper. In 1959 he came up with a new copying system and took it to IBM for evaluation. The "experts" at IBM determined potential sales to be only 5,000 units because people wouldn't want to use a bulky machine when they had carbon paper. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, the company founded on the system is Xerox.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7441514 | Pet dish and disposable liner The device is a Pet Dish for holding Disposable Liners. The dish is durable and washable, but the liner can be disposable, in a form that is conventionally available from a number of pre-existing supply sources. The dish is aesthetically pleasing. The dish and liner... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7392761 | Pet dish dispenser with disposable inserts A pet dish apparatus that includes a spring loaded base unit, on top of which sits a permanent feeding and watering bowl. Multiple disposable bowls are nested in the permanent bowl, which keeps them aligned both vertically and horizontally. A hinged ring like lid th... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7320292 | Pet feeding system and method of use A pet feeding system includes a dish having an upwardly projecting elongated handle. A liner is shaped and dimensioned to fit over the dish. An anti-rotation mechanism prevents the liner from rotating with respect to the dish. ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7207459 | Platter ensemble The present invention discloses a platter ensemble that has two platters inter nested or stack, so that they appear as one unit. The upper platter has a large recessed area to hold the foodstuff, such as lobster or other shellfish. This recessed area has slots or ho... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204202 | Pet dish and disposable liner A Pet Dish and Disposable Liner. The dish is durable and washable, but the liner is made from low-cost material such that it can be disposable, if desired. The dish and liner are both aesthetically pleasing, particularly since they resemble a pet's face. The dish an... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7163311 | Foodware having visual sensory stimulating or sensing means Active foodware comprises at least a plate unit that provides visual stimuli by having a power source and a visual sensory stimulating component to provide light emanating from the plate. Other devices can provide auditory and haptic stimuli. The plate unit can be a... | 01/16/2007 |
| RE39391 | Composite bowl A composite bowl has a seamless, one-piece, stainless steel inner body with a covering or outer body formed of a flexible and resilient frictional material. The outer body has an enlarged bead around the rim of the bowl and the stainless inner body is rolled around ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7047873 | Layered dome cake assembly An apparatus assembly for forming a layered dessert in a predetermined layered dome forming a hemispheric shape including a first mold having a dome shaped bowl with a closed semi-spherical end and an open end, and a ring shaped planar support base secured to said c... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6457601 | Dutch oven liner The present invention features a disposable, recyclable Dutch oven liner designed to simplify cooking with and cleaning a Dutch oven. Specifically, the Dutch oven liner of the present invention advantageously provides for a desirable cooking environment, ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6431389 | Composite bowl A composite bowl has a seamless, one-piece, stainless steel inner body with a covering or outer body formed of a flexible and resilient frictional material. The outer body has an enlarged bead around the rim of the bowl and the stainless inner body is rol... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6398060 | Protective apparatus for cookware A protective cover for protecting inner surfaces of cookware includes a non-selfsupporting surface that substantially overlies the inner surfaces. The protective cover may also include a handle portion attached to the non-selfsupporting surface that defin... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6050439 | Open-faced receptacle with removable fabric receiving face An improved open-faced receptacle with a removable fabric receiving face is provided. The receptacle comprises a frame, fabric which is selectively removable from around a portion of the frame creating a receiving face for the receptacle and a securing as... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5947314 | Open-faced receptacle with removable fabric receiving face An improved open-faced receptacle with a removable fabric receiving face is provided. The receptacle comprises a frame, fabric which is selectively removable from around a portion of the frame creating a receiving face for the receptacle and a securing as... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5829618 | Open-faced receptacle with removable fabric receiving face An improved open-faced receptacle with a removable fabric receiving face is provided. The receptacle comprises a frame, fabric which is selectively removable from around a portion of the frame creating a receiving face for the receptacle and a securing as... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5368183 | Meal tray system A food tray is provided which contains food, beverage, napkin and utensil compartments for receiving these items. Food compartment inserts which interlock with the tray and are secured therein are provided. A reusable cup and cold/hot insert(s) which is i... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5046633 | Structure of rice bowl A rice bowl, which comprises a plurality layers of plastic films smoothly secured thereto by means of a retainer ring and covering over the deep, rounded body thereof. The plastic films can be split off one after another each time after meal, so that the ... | 09/10/1991 |
| 4828134 | Layered cooking vessel A layered cooking vessel has a plurality of nested metal layers stacked from a highest one to a lowest one. Each one of the layers above the lowest one has a border folded downwardly to interlock with the next lower one of the layers. Each one of the laye... | 05/09/1989 |
