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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7249686 | Food serving tray with draining compartments A hand-portable serving tray having a compartmented food carrier releasably engaged over a collector tray, the food carrier comprising a plurality of upstanding walls dividing a plurality of close-pack compartments. Within each compartment is at least one hole on a ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 6968971 | Endcap assembly for a stowage bin An endcap assembly (10) for attachment to a front end of a stowage bin (12) is provided. The endcap assembly (10) includes an integral inner panel (16) and an outer panel (18) coupled to the inner panel (16). The integral in... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6902080 | Locking container A lockable container particularly suitable for storing confidential documents or recyclable material has a locking system provided by an elongate tongue that projects downwardly from the underside of the front of a hinged lid and passes through a slot in the materia... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6135307 | Cereal sieve bowl A cereal sieve bowl for separating cereal morsels from smaller crushed and powdery particulates of cereal in a package of cereal so that a user may enjoy a bowl of cereal without the distasteful smaller crushed and powdery particulates. The device include... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5908133 | Container incorporating liquid draining means, and related method A container for transporting particulate matter is initially in slurry form has a base and a sidewall portion extending upwardly therefrom and is characterized by a downwardly extending, integrally-formed peripheral drainage channel having a drainage open... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5595319 | Reusable container unit having spaced protective housings A reusable container unit for flowable materials, having enhanced puncture resistance and leak containment characteristics, and being readily handleable by conventional fork lift or the like equipment, comprising a substantially closed and continuous firs... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5579946 | Thermal insulating containers for retaining food and beverage A thermal insulating bowl or container which is for keeping the original temperature of the food or beverage contained therein. The thermal insulating container is to prevent heat transfer from occurring by radiation, convection and conduction. This is ac... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5511653 | Jewelry tray A jewelry tray includes a plastic grid-like frame including a peripheral supporting wall and a grid structure connected therewith, the grid structure including a intersecting bars that define a plurality of openings; a thin sheet of plastic forming a skin... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5507390 | Pile up tray for transporting goods A pile up tray includes a base piece shaped as a cask, cast to be a bottom of the tray in which a rising double marginal flange is provided and to which at least one other piece is jointed. The other piece forms at least part of the side walls of the tray... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5395007 | Reusable container unit A reusable container unit for flowable materials, having enhanced puncture resistance and leak containment characteristics, and being readily handleable by conventional fork lift or the like equipment, comprising a metallic, substantially closed and conti... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5337911 | Container with main lid and auxiliary lid hingedly mounted on the main-lid A container includes a main lid for closing the container and an auxiliary lid for closing an opening in the main lid. The auxiliary lid provides access to the container without opening the main lid. The auxiliary lid is hingedly attached to the main lid ... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5318182 | Stackable and reversible trays for storing drawing sheets, paper stock, and the like A stackable tray for paper stock, drawings sheets, or the like comprising a bottom panel, opposing side walls extending upwardly from the bottom panel along the side edges thereof, and front and walls extending upwardly from the bottom panel along the fro... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5228585 | Variable capacity vehicle-mounted cryogenic storage vessels and method of making same A vehicle-mounted double-walled ellipsoidal cryogenic storage vessel includes an inner vessel enclosed by an outer shell to form an insulation chamber therebetween. Both the inner vessel and the outer shell are formed in the same manner. An elliptical pre... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5205433 | Waste-collecting container A waste-collecting container for compostable waste, in which the interior consists of two spaces arranged one above the other, the lower space having the purpose of collecting a liquid from the compostable waste and the capability of discharging such liqu... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5180076 | Waste container A waste container includes a generally cylindrical double-wall drum having separate spaced-apart inner and outer sidewalls and separate spaced-apart inner and outer bottom walls. The inner and outer sidewalls are continuously connected along their upper e... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5096087 | Double containment and leak detection apparatus A double containment and leak detection apparatus and method including a tank having a bottom and a surrounding shell, with a containment baffle above the bottom and a leak detector in a containment space between the containment baffle and the tank bottom... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5071001 | Beverage container storage and transport apparatus An apparatus for the storage and transport of used and unused beverage containers is provided, wherein a matrix of tubular housings are arranged in a plurality of rows, including a central web directed orthogonally and medially of the tubes to secure the ... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5036999 | Waste-collecting container with a ventilating device A waste-collecting container comprising an upper lid 1 and a lower part 2 which can be closed off by means of the lid. In order to be able to store and collect compostable wastes in the collecting container, the invention provides that an insert floor 4 i... | 08/06/1991 |
| 4982860 | Extrusion for container with integral pallet An extrusion is provided which includes an upper double sidewall and a lower bulbous portion forming an integral pallet structure. This extrusion can be cut to suitable lengths and welded at the corners to form a sealed rectangular container bottom. A bot... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4961509 | Bulk paint containers and method of making same A replacement bottom for a bulk paint container is disclosed in which a drain valve is mounted above the lowermost extent of the container portion so that the bulk paint container can be picked up by a forklift in any one of four directions. The bulk pain... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4872582 | Weighted refuse container A weighted refuse container is set forth formed with a compartment formed within a false floor of the container. The compartment has threadedly formed thereto a removable container plug to enable the compartment to receive a quantity of fluid to counterwe... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4796344 | Method for avoiding thermal stresses in glass lined vessels The present invention minimizes the problem of thermal stresses in a glass lined vessel by providing a heat transfer sump in the bottom portion of the vessel. A heat transfer compartment is formed by enclosing the annular space between the exterior portio... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4782973 | Cushion bottom tank A liquid storage tank and flanged valve attachment for the tank are disclosed. The storage tank includes a double bottom wall, with the inner bottom wall formed to slope downwardly from all corners of the tank toward a discharge member. Such a downward sl... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4739895 | Upright tank construction with double bottom, and method of its manufacture To form a substance supported inner wall of a doublewall bottom and portion of the side wall of a tank, the inner wall is formed by a ridged, ribbed, puckered or embossed aluminum foil of, for example, 0.15 mm to 0.3 mm, preferably about 0.2 mm thickness,... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4651890 | Beverage can wipe stored in pouch affixed to can A readily openable pouch containing a moistened hygenic cleaning pad is attached to the bottom of a beverage can. The pad can be removed from the pouch and used to wipe and sanitize the can top and adjacent side wall prior to drinking from the can through... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4650086 | Portable hazardous waste container Portable hazardous waste containers can be used both for storage and transportation. Waste from an unsatisfactory container, an open pit, or a process stream can be placed in the container, which can then be shipped, if necessary, to a disposal site and t... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4627956 | Shock absorbers There is provided a shock absorber for containers for the transportation and/or storage of radioactive materials consisting of one or more radially or axially arranged chambers which are filled with shock absorbing material characterized by the shock abso... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4527707 | Devices for securing a debris holding tray to a glass or dish rack The invention relates to various embodiments of a device for securing a glass or dish rack to a debris holding tray for collecting waste fluid and debris from glasses, cups or dishes prior to washing in an automatic dishwasher.... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4520940 | Containers for liquids A flask, particularly for carrying alcoholic beverages, comprises a tubular body portion, having a seamless continuous internal surface, with respective inner end members fitted in the body portion to close the ends thereof and respective outer end member... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4489852 | Insulated cooking utensil Insulated cooking utensils comprising inner and outer cooking surfaces having an air chamber interposed therebetween for isolating or insulating the inner cooking surface from direct heat application during a cooking operation, a plurality of support memb... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4388996 | Self-righting training cup A weighted self-righting training cup comprises a lower hemispherical portion having a flat to define the cup bottom and an upper portion, the ratio of the diameter of the cup at the intersection of the upper and lower portions to the effective height of ... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4329919 | Time-energy conserving low cost home pressure cooking system An energy-time conserving low cost home pressure cooking system for canning, sterilizing and cooking food and the like, comprising method and apparatus, the illustrated apparatus comprising a pressure cooker having a short lower body or vessel and an elon... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4303170 | Self-righting training cup A self-righting training cup comprises a lower hemispherical portion having a flat to define the cup bottom and an upper cylindrical portion tangent with the lower portion, the diameter of the lower portion having a ratio to the effective liquid containin... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4165012 | Filler for pressure vessel In a pressure vessel having domed ends concave to the pressure, in certain situations, the space within the domes is undesirable. One or both ends may be equipped with space-filling inserts comprising multiple plates of aluminum or other light metal secur... | 08/21/1979 |
| 4098404 | Vacuum package with flexible end A vacuum package comprising a composite container of multi-ply paper and foil construction having the contents thereof retained in a vacuum environment, a container rigidifying end cap sealing one end thereof and a flexible tearable membrane sealing the o... | 07/04/1978 |
| 4096966 | Self-righting cups The present invention is concerned with self-righting drinking cups and provides for a two part cup, the first part of which is a generally hollow cylindrical liquid container, and the second part of which is a base for the liquid container. The base memb... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4069804 | Apparatus for attaching a fuel tank in an internal combustion engine Apparatus for attaching a fuel tank in an internal combustion engine, the apparatus comprising a wave-like seat plate including an assembly with alternately curved concavities and convexities therein, applied with said concavities to a lower surface of a ... | 01/24/1978 |
| 3934748 | Cookware containers The container of a cookware unit includes a cartridge member and a replaceable infix member, both of which are of substantially the same configuration and in which the infix member is removably positioned in the cavity of the cartridge member. A non-stick... | 01/27/1976 |