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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8141740 | Portable container A portable container system having a container body, including an external housing of a durable material and an internal liner constructed of a crystalline ceramic material is provided. A portion of the internal liner extends above the external housing through an op... | 03/27/2012 |
| 7455191 | Triangular mug and advertising means A beverage container having three elongated generally planar side surfaces with three rounded or blunted side edges and three corresponding pouring apexes at the triangular mouth thereof, sealed by a removable triangular lid with a V-shaped orifice, to provide impro... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7380685 | Containers, sleeves and lids therefor, assemblies thereof, and holding structure therefor Containers, lids, and sleeve structures are disclosed. Particularly, sleeve structures configured for insulating, stabilizing, or both insulating and stabilizing a container are disclosed. Further, a sleeve structure including a plurality of circumferentially adjace... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7354544 | Method for manufacturing a long-term storage container A method for manufacturing a long-term storage container for storage of radioactive material to inhibit radioactive radiation therefrom, said container having a bottom and upright wall extending therefrom, the top of said container to be closed by a screw-on radioac... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7344767 | Self-cooling beverage container with permeable wall A self-cooling container for water or other beverage utilizing a non-porous moisture vapor permeable membrane is provided. The membrane allows moisture vapor to escape while preventing penetration of contaminants including liquids, particulates, and bacteria. Evapor... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7344028 | Insulated tote for beverage box A portable tote is provided which has flexible, insulating walls to insulate the contents of the tote from the environment and maintain e.g., a reduced temperature of its contents. The tote is configured to receive a beverage box, in particular, an elongated twelve ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7337915 | Insulating beverage container holder A holder for a beverage container wherein the insulating sleeve includes internal ribs proximate to the top and bottom for gripping the container. An inwardly extending flange at the bottom of the sleeve is provided with a plurality of suction cups for stable affixa... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335188 | Lumbar puncture fluid collection device A device for collecting spinal fluid during a lumbar puncture or other medical procedure includes: a) an upper, generally cup-shaped portion including an open top, an upper cup side wall, an upper cup base plate at a lower end of the upper cup side wall, and a drain... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7322918 | Soft container and method of manufacturing the container, and highly viscous conditioned liquid filled body The flexible container relating to the present invention comprises a cylindrical member (10) made from flexible film, a bottom plate member (12) which is harder than the flexible film, fitted into the inner side of a first end section of the cylindrica... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7314148 | Containers, sleeves and lids therefor, assemblies thereof, and holding structure therefor Containers, lids, and sleeve structures are disclosed. Particularly, sleeve structures configured for insulating, stabilizing, or both insulating and stabilizing a container are disclosed. Further, a sleeve structure including a plurality of circumferentially adjace... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7306113 | Drinking container with exterior shell A portable drinking container is provided. The drinking container comprises a drinking vessel, a separate skirt around the drinking vessel and a foam material located in a second cavity between the skirt and the drinking vessel. The drinking vessel has a sidewall de... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7290679 | Foldable air insulating sleeve A foldable air insulating sleeve for insulating beverage and food containers is herein provided. More particularly, the foldable air insulating sleeve secures a cup in a manner that leaves a pocket of air surrounding the cup. This provides for improved temperature r... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287656 | Container for promoting thermal transfer The container 10 of the preferred embodiment comprises an outer shell 12 and an inner membrane 14 which cooperatively define a first compartment 16 and a second compartment 18. The first compartment 16 defines a first openin... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7270244 | Polycarbonate double walled liquid holding vessel A double walled polycarbonate liquid holding vessel. The vessel may have an inner wall and an outer wall that are coupled to each other in a manner that defines an air tight gap therebetween. A resealable unit may be provided with the vessel that permits resealable ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7198171 | Liquid holding vessel with separately attached handle A fluid holding vessel that has a liquid holding member, a bottom attached handle and a base member. The liquid holding member may have a shell and a lining, and preferably has an exposed side wall made of plastic with a seamless surface. The principal components of... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7152766 | Metal re-sealable beverage container with pour spout An all-metal beverage can with a pour spout is disclosed. The can includes a can body for containing a beverage and a closure member. The closure contains a metal pour spout and a cap covering the pour spout. The pour spout and cap are in a recessed condition within... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7121112 | Counter top cooler with individual container pockets A cooler for a counter top has a bottom panel having lateral and transverse edge portions and a plurality of upright panels attached thereto and extending upward therefrom forming a vessel with an interior adapted to hold ice. The plurality of upright panels include... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7118005 | Individual bottle coolers The present invention relates to a method of promoting bottled beverage products by promoting an individual bottle cooler made specifically for that bottled beverage product. The bottle cooler preferably comprises a container for containing ice and/or water that is ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7104413 | Ceramic metallic liquid holding vessel A vessel for holding liquid having an outer ceramic shell and an inner metallic lining. The metallic lining may extend over the top of the shell to provide protection from damage. A base member may be provided. The metallic material may be any food safe metal, inclu... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100393 | Beverage cooler with adjustable platform A beverage cooler includes a receptacle, adjustable platform and raising mechanism. The receptacle has a bottom, walls and an open top. The platform has at least one orifice, at least one guide and a threaded orifice. The raising mechanism includes at least one trac... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7083064 | Devices for the release of the dividing wall from coupling with reservoirs or buckets A bucket having a detachable dividing wall slidable or movable in side and bottom wall grooves with cam levers located on the wall at the bucket rim for detaching the dividing wall from the bucket. ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7040115 | Insulated container assembly having insertable cooling and heating gel packs An insulated container assembly, which has a main body portion and a lid hingedly attached to the main body portion. The main body portion has four walls and is substantially rectangular in shape. The walls of the main body portion define an area for receiving and h... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6976370 | Portable cooler for beverage container A portable carrier for a beverage container includes a case (10) having an externally frusto-conical housing that fully encloses the beverage container, and a removable cooling core (70) that fits within the housing. A zipper (30) preferably ext... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6938793 | Thermal preservation insert for food storage container A freezer insert, a warmer insert or a freezer/warmer insert designed for use inside plastic food containers conforms to the bottom of the various sizes and shapes of the most popular plastic food containers sold under brand names such as Ziplock, Glad, Tupperware. ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6925834 | Portable cooler including ice sheet having refrigerant cubes A portable cooler having one or more ice sheets including built-in refrigerant cubes. The cooler comprises an outer fabric shell and one or more sets of spaced apart refrigerant cubes encapsulated in plastic to form ice sheets that are attached to the interior walls... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6921179 | Insulated and luminescent drinking vessel A drinking vessel is provided with an insulated wall structure including an inner wall, an outer wall, and a void between the inner and outer walls providing an insulative barrier for maintaining the temperature of the liquid contents within a desired range for exte... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6913165 | Cocktail shaker A Cocktail shaker which has a head adapted for releasably sealing an insulated container, having at least one plastic wall, where the container may be used as a drinking vessel. The cocktail shaker head has a metal selectively closeable stainer or filter portion and... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6852381 | Insulated beverage or food container An insulating beverage or food container or sleeve is produced with a foam layer disposed on an inner surface of a paper stock. A polymer shrink film layer is arranged in a position along an inside surface of the beverage container. The foam layer is sandwiched betw... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6846529 | Low density paperboard articles The invention provides a low density paperboard material for use in producing an insulated container, and is especially well-suited for making cups. The paperboard material comprises a paperboard web including wood fibers and expanded microspheres, and has a relativ... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6799613 | Devices and method for preparing beverages, particularly café au lait A device and method for preparing café au lait by introducing milk into a drinking vessel to a level below its open top; and introducing hot coffee into the drinking vessel via a flow restrictor member formed with a plurality of holes of such size, number and distr... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6702138 | Insulated beverage container and lid assembly An insulated beverage container (100) has a tumbler (110), a handle assembly (120) including a collar (122) attached to the top of the tumbler, and a valved lid assembly (200). The tumbler has multiple wall construction, wherein the inner two walls (114, ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6629431 | Pedestal cooler with coaster base A cooler for cooling individual beverage containers and the liquid therein using ice has a pedestal fastened to a coaster base. The pedestal has a truncated bell shape and is wider at its top than at its bottom The top portion of the pedestal contains a t... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6629618 | Thermally insulated glass bottle A thermally insulated glass bottle is provided as an insulated glass bottle made from glass with an interstitial space in the sides and bottom. The sides and bottom of the glass are double-walled, forming an interstitial space for insulating purposes. The... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6604649 | Container for the thermostatic preservation of liquids A container for the thermostatic preservation of liquids, to be used particularly for leisure, sport and for infants, including a shell (8), formed by two coupled portions (9, 10), and forming a cavity (11) for accommodating a vessel (12) which contains t... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6588621 | Beverage bottle cooling method and apparatus with assembly for holding ice and water The present invention relates to a beverage bottle cooling method and apparatus comprising a container for containing ice and/or water that is adapted to have a commercial beverage bottle positioned substantially therein, wherein regular ice and/or water ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6585127 | Champagne glass set A champagne glass set in the present invention has a container, a positioning plate and a plurality of glass pieces as main components. The positioning plate has a ring groove disposed at its bottom and a pan-like supporting surface provided with a plural... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6571564 | Timed container warmer and cooler Disclosed is an invention related to a warmer and cooler for a container that is programmably timed to engage a heating and/or cooling unit. The invention may be adapted for use with a baby bottle to facilitate nighttime feedings by programming when the u... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6561375 | Spill resistant dishware Spill resistant dishware which has a bottom annular edge with this bottom annular edge adapted to rest on a supporting surface. A low tack adhesive is applied to the bottom annular edge. This dishware is capable of being fixed in position on the supportin... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6530496 | Weight biased vacuum flask A vacuum-insulated container for transporting and dispensing beverages or food products has a stainless steel vacuum-insulated liner surrounded by a body. The body includes several cylindrical sections attached together. Expanding foam is sprayed between ... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6516967 | Canned and bottled beverage holder A holder for a beverage container, typically a beverage can or a beverage bottle, to provide supplemental cooling to the beverage. The holder includes one or more support ridges, a pedestal, or other beverage container support means to support the bottom ... | 02/11/2003 |
