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...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186537 | Vented closure for container A vented closure is provided for use on a liquid container. The body of the closure (16) includes a dispensing port and a vent (28) extending therethrough with the vent adjacent the dispensing port (26). The tube (32) extends through the ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8157121 | Disposable container of liquid food products and a cap of a disposable container of liquid food products The present invention relates to a disposable container of liquid food products or a cap thereof, having two independent round straw holes to be inserted by two ends of one bent drinking tube, wherein one of the straw holes is provided on a raised block which is on ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 7934620 | Leakage protection A flexible check valve is introduced within a fluid path for leakage protection. The flexible check valve can be a duckbill/crossbill valve comprising multiple flexible members that restrict the flow of fluid in a tubular member. The flexible check valve is preferab... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7918363 | Resealable beverage container A resealable beverage container includes a main body having a cylindrical sidewall, a bottom wall, and a lid. The lid includes an opening formed through its thickness. The main body of the container defines an interior cavity for holding a beverage. A tubular member... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7845513 | Beverage container or container lid with drinking straw A beverage straw-containing device includes: (a) a generally circular-shaped beverage container lid; (b) a generally circular-shaped beverage container; and (c) a bendable or flexible straw, the straw being ring-shaped, coiled, or angled in its storage position and ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7837056 | Snap-fit valve A flexible check valve is introduced within a fluid path for leakage protection. The flexible check valve is preferably a crossbill used in conjunction with a drinking straw to prevent undesired liquid leakage from a container such as a drink box. A transition secti... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7461757 | Beverage container with self-retentive straw The invention provides a straw and beverage container combination wherein the straw has retention means such as a convoluted portion adjacent one end that resists removal of the straw from the central aperture of the container lid when a lid is attached to the conta... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7402092 | Drinking cup A drinking cup that has a removable lid with three different types of drink delivery novelties. The first is a rotary drive dispenser. In which fluid is drawn up in a straw. At the top of the straw is a rotary arm, which is free to rotate. As the fluid is brought up... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7314183 | Squirt resistant and spill resistant straw/fluid delivery passage A spill or squirt resistant fluid management system is described. The system primarily includes: (1) a first fluid passage portion having a first open end; (2) a second fluid passage portion having a second open end; (3) a fluid accumulator portion disposed between,... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311231 | Disposable pouch hydration system A hydration pouch with a releasable coupling is disclosed. In one embodiment, the hydration pouch is a flexible bag or pouch with a separate inlet and outlet. A hose or tube is provided for a user to draw refreshment from the pouch. A bite valve is provided at one e... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309136 | Cup with a fountain The present invention relates to a cup or a drinking container and in particular, to a drinking cup a spouting-water and lighting effect during drinking. The cup comprises a liquid container, a liquid output pipe, a spray pipe, a lighting circuit, etc, characterized... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7219813 | Beverage container for holding a compact disc A beverage container (1) includes a cup-type compartment (2) having an opening (3) and a cover (4) to be placed on the opening (3), the cover (4) having an inner component (5) and an outer component (6) detacha... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7219811 | Baby feeding bottle with draw tube A baby feeding bottle includes a dispenser body having an upper opening and a hollow interior. A flexible fluid container is supported by the dispenser body. An elongated flow tube has a first end disposed adjacent to the upper opening of the dispenser body and a se... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7217434 | Condiment dispenser for beverage container A container for condiments, e.g., nuts and nuggets of chocolates, comprising a cylinder with a bottom side mountable on the top of a standard cup/can. In one version, a bottom side is displaced from the bottom edge of the cylinder to form a skirt on the bottom edge ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7214397 | Plug for sucking a beverage A plug for sucking a beverage from a bottle or the like includes a housing and supporting means for housing and supporting a dissolvable food praline, the beverage being delivered through the plug through a window formed between the outer contour of the praline and ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210602 | Cap arrangement for a bottle A multifunctional bottle cap is disclosed, which includes a cap body having a lower portion with internal threads for connecting to a neck of a bottle, and an upper portion having an upwardly protruding nozzle with an outlet opening at an edge portion of the nozzle;... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204385 | Vented drinking vessel in the style of a racecar fueling tank A vented drinking vessel in the style of a racecar fueling tank of the types used at pit stops during NASCAR® races. The vented drinking vessel includes a vent tube or solid handle that looks similar to the vent tube of a racecar fueling tank. The vented container ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7189134 | Interactive beverage bottle top Beverage bottle tops having interactive elements or performing interactive actions are disclosed. The beverage bottle tops are capable of conveying liquid from the bottle to a person. The beverage bottle tops include interactive elements, structures, or acts, which ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7182242 | Food container for use with a beverage receptacle A food container includes an upper portion having a generally frusto-conicle upwardly tapered food containing portion which is adapted to be superimposed on a cover of a beverage container with the cover serving as a base. The food container also includes an integra... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7172085 | Squeezable, fillable feeding device An easy to use, squeezable device with a soft, flexible tube for feeding liquid nutrition to a person, includes: a) a squeezable bottle portion for holding the ingestible liquid therewithin, the bottle portion comprising an opening... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7156255 | Self-righting sipper cup A self-righting sipper cup includes an inner cup member positioned in an interior space defined by an outer cup member. The inner cup's bottom defines an outlet port. A channel connects the outlet port to a drinking slot surrounded by a drinking spout. The inner cup... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156264 | Removable cap assembly A removable cap assembly having a cap, a stopper and a sipper tube. The cap has a curved side wall which has an inner and outer surface. From this wall extends a top portion. A boss extends perpendicularly from the top portion. The boss has a bottom portion and a to... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7147126 | Cup assembly A cup for reducing or eliminating spillage or shake-out is provided. The cup has a cap and a spill and shake-out inhibiting element. The spill and shake-out inhibiting element is a dispensing tunnel, which provides for the formation of a pressure differential betwee... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7143958 | Misting bottle system A housing has walls terminating with an opening and a circular aperture adapted to hold a bottle. A fan assembly has a motor within the housing. The fan assembly has propellers exterior of the housing. The fan assembly has a rotatable shaft and a button. The button ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7134570 | Smooth spouted disposable lid for a cup A disposable lid for a cup has an annular clamp which is adapted to be seated on the rim of the cup and to grip the interior and exterior walls of the lip of the cup so as to firmly fix the lid to the cup and a frustoconical spout which extends upwardly from the rim... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7124907 | Sippy straw cup A closure for a container adapted to house a beverage therein, the closure comprising: (a) a cap having a mating feature adapted to interface with a corresponding feature of a container to secure the cap thereto, the cap also including an orifice therethrough and a ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7093735 | Drinking vessel with retractable straw A drinking vessel with retractable straw is provided having a container sealed by an upper lid. A straw linearly actuated within said upper lid such as to extend in a vertical, linearly actuated manner between an extended position and a retracted position. ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7080916 | Special effects drinking lid and straw The present invention is for special effects drinking lid and straw, which can be used with various drinking containers. The specially designed container lid has special effects mechanisms that can illuminate the container lid, the container itself, the straw as wel... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7070075 | Hydration system with improved fluid reservoir Hydration systems with improved fluid reservoirs. An elongate drinking tube extends from the reservoir and includes a distal end upon which a mouthpiece may be mounted. In some embodiments, the mouthpiece is a self-sealing mouthpiece. The reservoir includes a fill p... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7063243 | Hydration system with improved fluid reservoir Hydration systems with improved fluid reservoirs. The reservoirs include a fill port with a neck having an opening. The hydration systems further include a closure member, such as a cap, that selectively seals the opening, and an elongate drink tube through which a ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059490 | Beverage can lid with articulated neck A beverage can lid (10) is provided with an articulated neck (15) which can be lifted after partly tearing a closure seal (13) to drink the beverage contained in the can and which can be then folded down together with the seal so as to close her... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7044316 | Straw set with a ventilating structure A straw set with a ventilating structure includes a nipple connected to a circular base with a circular air guiding trench, an air hole that passes through, and a chamber with two axles attached underneath. Underneath, a straw base consists of an inner circular wall... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7011255 | Squirt resistant and spill resistant straw/fluid delivery passage A spill or squirt resistant fluid management system is described. The system primarily includes: (1) a first fluid passage portion having a first open end; (2) a second fluid passage portion having a second open end; (3) a fluid accumulator portion disposed between,... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7007502 | In-car hydration systems Systems and methods for a liquid delivery system for a race vehicle to provide the driver of the race vehicle with readily available cool fluids are disclosed. One embodiment is directed to an insulated bag mounted in the race vehicle having a collapsible fluid blad... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6945425 | Internal to external self-bouyant straw system An internal to external self-buoyant straw system for the safe and sanitary removal of contents from aluminum can lift tab containers. The system includes a top straw component (14) cylindrical and hollow in fabrication which vertically slides within close to... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6932239 | Protective mask drinking tube coupling device and method of use A coupling device is provided for allowing one wearing a protective mask to drink fluids from a standard drinking fluid container. The device includes a punch at one end, a central body, and a capture port at the other end of the central body. The punch punctures a ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6929135 | Stopper and straw within a bottle preventing leakage and providing for drinking a beverage A bottle holding a beverage includes a straw and stopper combination that is moved into a deployed position within the neck of the bottle after the cap of the bottle is removed. In this position, an air path through the stopper provides for air flow into the bottle ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6834763 | Personal identification for improved hygiene A personal identification method and system for improving personal hygiene in which provision is made for identifying a beverage, food product, or the like, with a particular person so that another person does not inadvertently access the identified item unintention... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6820780 | Neck-supported fluid reservoir, hydration systems and pack assemblies including the same A hydration system with an improved fluid reservoir. A drinking tube extends from an outlet port of the reservoir and includes a distal end upon which a mouthpiece may be mounted. In some embodiments, the reservoir includes a relatively large-diameter fill port. In ... | 11/23/2004 |
