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A Cloaking System designed to operate in the visible light spectrum, utilizes optoelectronics and/or photonic components to conceal an object within it.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8136690 | Sensing the amount of liquid in a vessel A vessel comprising a fluid-confining surface, a basal surface disposed below the fluid-confining surface, and a light guide. The light guide includes a first window partly defining the basal surface and a second window partly defining the fluid-confining surface, w... | 03/20/2012 |
| 7367145 | Novelty item A novelty item has a base and a display extending upwardly from the base. The display comprises at least a first segment and at least a second segment each having an outer cylindrical wall and an inner cylindrical wall, the inner and outer walls separated from one a... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7247017 | Melting plate candles The present invention relates to melting plate candles which employ heat conductive elements to distribute heat from a burning flame at a wick to a support plate for a solid fuel and to the body of said solid fuel, so as to more rapidly liquify the solid fuel, such ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7240609 | Rigid framed wine barrel with replaceable wood panels A wine barrel having a rigid external reusable frame with replaceable wooden side panels and substantially identical upper and lower wooden ends assembled within the rigid external frame to provide a wooden enclosure for the wine. A liquid tight container is provide... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7166388 | Brazed ceramic seal for batteries This invention is a sealed battery case and a method for making it, including a brazed ceramic ring that separates the positive and negative ends of the battery while providing a leak-tight seal. A brazing material is used that comprises greater than 50% gold. The c... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7108150 | Trash receptacle unit A tubular member is releasably mounted on a base and encircles a trash bag that rests on the base. Once the trash bag is filled, the tubular member is released from the base and removed from the filled trash bag. The filled trash bag can then be removed and discarde... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7100789 | Metallic beverage can end with improved chuck wall and countersink The present invention describes a beverage can end which utilizes less material and has an improved internal buckle strength based on the geometric configuration of a chuck wall, inner panel wall and central panel, and which utilizes an inwardly oriented concave arc... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7070053 | System, method, and apparatuses for maintaining, tracking, transporting and identifying the integrity of a disposable specimen container with a re-usable transponder A method of maintaining, tracking and identifying the integrity of a disposable specimen container comprising the steps of: writing to an RFID device attached to an individual specimen vial information including the date and a unique identification of the vial; putt... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7059187 | Seamless pressure vessel A seamless marine fuel tank having directly mechanically fastened component parts such as a fuel withdrawal assembly and a direct-sight fuel gauge system. The fuel withdrawal system contains a split-nut fastening device which fastens the system to the tank and allow... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7055706 | Drink bottle A drink bottle has a side wall and a floor together forming an interior drink space, an array of tubes extending away from the floor, defining an downwardly open compartment and a plurality of windows, having upper ends in fluid communication with the drink space at... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7000793 | Hot-fill container base structure The invention provides a base structure of a container. The base structure includes a support heel that defines any number of touch points for contact with a horizontal surface. The support heel includes inner and outer portions that merge with the container's corru... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6969458 | Filter A filter having a thin metal flanged embedded within an open wall portion of a transparent plastic housing. The metal flange is permanently and non-detachably embedded within the wall and connected to a filter cover plate to create a fluid-tight seal. The resulting ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6945424 | Newspaper recycling container A newspaper recycling container includes a main body having a peripheral sidewall formed by a plurality of panels hingedly connected together, the panels including tab sections at lower edges thereof which can be bent inwardly and secured to an adjacent panel to ret... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6889858 | Multiple label container A container including a plurality of side walls, a top, a handle, a bumper, and a substantially planar label surface. The top has a neck and is joined to a top portion of the side walls. The handle is formed in a region adjacent the top and extends between two adjac... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6877607 | Can end A can end (1) having a chuck wall (3) which is inclined at an angle of between 30° and 60°. The chuck wall (3) is provided with an image (9) such as a logo, pattern, printed or etched image, typically for promotional purposes. ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6719514 | Process for producing a metal can with an insert piece for packaging, for example, a foodstuff, and a can of this nature A process for producing a metal can, having a cylindrical body, a base and a lid, of the type in which the base has a cylindrical recess which projects into the inside of the can, in which process: a) a combination of a body and a base is produced, by deep-drawing a... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6672468 | Universal container for chemical transportation A plastic bottle is disclosed, which comprises a cylindrical sidewall having a predetermined thickness, an upper mouth-forming portion, a neck extending from this mouth-forming portion, a dome-shaped portion between the neck and one axial end of the cylin... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6669049 | Blow-molded container and closure, and method and apparatus for making same A blow-molded plastic container and reinforced lid are simultaneously produced in a blow mold. A lid is reinforced by having a portion of the lid formed by blow molding techniques and another portion of the lid formed by compression molding techniques. Th... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6467646 | Box-shaped container of synthetic resin material A box shaped container having reinforcing ribs on its bottom has strips or a bottom plate formed unitarily with the container during the injection molding thereof and swingable about a film hinge on other ligature over the ribbed structure where it can be... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6409035 | Hollow plastic bottles Biaxially oriented, hollow plastic bottle of thermoplastic material having an improved base. The base includes a plurality of circumferential rings occupying substantially the entire space between the central portion of the base and the outer supporting r... | 06/25/2002 |
| 5901871 | Box for storing and simultaneously exposing small goods A box for storing and simultaneously exposing small goods comprises a wall shell (3) opening upwards composed of a number of upright walls (4, 5) and a plate (7) being vertically adjustable between upper and lower end positions to support the goods. A sec... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5205472 | Fan coil unit A fan coil unit which includes a primary pan disposed in a housing and setting-off therewith opposite first and second chamber portions housing a condensation coil and a fan, respectively; an air passage is provided in the primary pan through which air is... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5152420 | Recycle trash container A container for holding cans (C) or the like includes a base container portion (11) and a cover (12). The base container (11) includes a bottom surface (13) with side walls (14, 15) and a rear wall (16) extending upwardly therefrom forming rims (20, 21) d... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5131560 | Fan coil unit A fan coil unit includes a coil supported above a primary pan defining therebetween a gap which is closed by a thin flexible water impermeable bellows which prevents air from a fan from being blown through the gap and instead directs the air through the c... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5092488 | Composite wine aging container with reversible wood end covers A composite wine container for aging quality wines which comprises a cylindrical metal drum with a depending annular flange at both ends thereof to receive a gasket. Two circular wood end covers are placed at each end of the metal drum to effect closure o... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5014536 | Method and apparatus for drawing sheet metal can stock New technology for deep drawing can bodies for use in the manufacture of two-piece cans for food and beverage products from precoated flat-rolled sheet metal can stock in which damage to can stock precoated on both surfaces with an organic coating is avoi... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4998643 | Composite wine aging container A composite wine container for aging quality wines which comprises a cylindrical metal drum with a depending annular flange at both ends thereof to receive a gasket. Two circular wood end covers are placed at each end of the metal drum to effect closure o... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4991735 | Pressure resistant end shell for a container and method and apparatus for forming the same An end shell for a container, as well as a method and an apparatus for making the same, is provided, comprising a central wall and an annular groove around and below the general plane of the central wall. The annular groove is defined inwardly by a panel ... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4984708 | Redrawing method and drawn-redrawn can The present invention provides a redrawing method which comprises holding a preliminarily drawn cup of a covered metal sheet by an annular holding member inserted in the cup and a redrawing die, and relatively moving the redrawing die and a redrawing punc... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4976367 | Easily emptied food can A container for food or the like comprises a cylindrical wall enclosed by a top and a bottom lid. The cylindrical wall has a slight angle, thereby being wider at the top lid than at the bottom lid. The bottom lid contains a round vent hole having its lip ... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4960207 | Bakery tray with blind stacking and unstacking A unitary molded plastic bakery tray, with the end walls higher than the side walls to provide a 90 degree cross-nesting, and the end walls having interengaging feet and rails to provide for 180 degree oriented high stacking and like oriented low stacking... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4923080 | Trash receptacle A trash receptacle is formed from a hollow body member having a pivotal door formed by a hinged side wall portion. Cooperating latch members retain the door in a closed position. An interior floor within the hollow body member may be horizontal or may be ... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4880151 | Pressurized spray paint container A pressurized spray paint container having a spray control nozzle at the top with an internal transport tube attached to the nozzle and extending to the bottom of the container. The container bottom is bulged outward so that the container cannot be rested... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4606472 | Reinforced can end The invention herein relates to a method of and apparatus forming a reinforced pressure resistant can end by gripping a central panel of a metallic blank between an axially aligned reform pad and an indent ring, the reform pad being in internal concentric... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4556097 | Mold plug and method for sealing an ingot mold A plug for closing the opening in the bottom of a top pouring ingot mold is comprised of a preformed plug body having top and bottom ends and an outer peripheral surface providing a contour generally corresponding with that of the mold opening to be plugg... | 12/03/1985 |
| 4515285 | Valve plates for container valves and method of manufacturing same A valve plate is manufactured by stamping round two-ply blanks out of two superimposed strips of material and shaping the valve plate out of the blanks while retaining the double ply. The plate is provided with a dome by this process. The outer ply is now... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4247026 | Vehicle cargo container A cargo sleeve removably mounted into the cargo area of standard passenger vehicles such as station wagons or the like or which may be removably mounted to the top of the vehicle which is characterized by a container means including a top opening, side wa... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4068778 | Void cap A void cap having a stepped configuration converging to a discharge end enhances blending action by disrupting the sliding action of the materials as they pass along the void cap. Sloped angles at each of the stepped configurations facilitate discharge of... | 01/17/1978 |
| 4043451 | Shipping container for silicone semiconductor wafers A shipping container for silicone semiconductor wafers including an elongate receptacle with lid with interior wafer-locating ribs and resilient arcuately curved wafer supports positioned beneath and over the edges of the wafers and resiliently clamping s... | 08/23/1977 |
| 3940006 | Refuse hopper A refuse collection apparatus in which a packing panel having a curved packing surface is moved through a hopper. The hopper may include a vertically inclined forward packing surface so that refuse is packed between the curved packing surface and the vert... | 02/24/1976 |
