Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7735678 | Container and combination packaging The invention relates to an outer container for holding an inner container in particular where the inner container has a sensitive product. The outer container comprises at least one of a moveable display board; retaining formations for retaining a hygroscopic eleme... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7350642 | Metal packaging A packaging comprising a first and second outer part of metallic material, an inner part of non-metallic material made in one piece and comprising a first and second opposed side between which an element can be stored and a hinging part forming at least one hinge co... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7322493 | Dispensing closure having complete peripheral seal A dispensing closure for a container comprising a closure body adapted to be mounted on the container. The closure body has a dispensing orifice and a sealing cap. A pair of adjacently spaced living hinges connect the sealing cap to the closure body for movement bet... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7314150 | Dispensing closure with cap structure having dual living hinges A dispensing closure for a container includes a closure body, a cap and a hinge body joining the cap to the body. The closure body includes an upper wall having an orifice and further includes an upper skirt depending from the upper wall, and a lower skirt depending... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7246716 | Disposable cup lid with condiment tab A disposable cup lid for placement onto the rim of a drinking cup has a cover portion having a drinking access port and a condiment opening, a rim portion, a reclosable and tearable fold-back condiment tab, a hinge, a post and a recess. The cup lid is structured in ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7225947 | Pouring spout seal for composite packagings The spout seal for combipacks consists of a bottom part (2) and a hinged lid (1) attached to it for opening and closing the seal. The bottom part (2) is fused onto a combipack with its level bottom side. It has a circular, upward-projecting over... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7156253 | Single-piece paper cup sip adaptor An adaptor enables a child to drink from a cup having a bead extending around an open end of the cup. The adaptor has an annular collar that supports the cup by engaging a lower portion of a bead of the cup around a substantial portion of a periphery of the bead. A ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7124909 | Hinged lid container A container including a receptacle with a closed bottom, an interior space, and an open top encircled by a top receptacle edge, a lid for closing the top of the receptacle where the lid is pivotably attached at a portion of the top receptacle edge and includes a por... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7073679 | Closed injection moulded closure providing mating upper and lower parts coupled by integrally formed hinge connections A closed injection moulded plastic closure (20) having a first closure part and a second closure part (22). The first closure part is connected to the second closure part by snap-on hinged connection. The first and second closure parts have no main hin... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7073663 | Sleeveless transparent polypropylene optical disc storage units Novel optical disc storage units comprising transparent polypropylene are provided. Such storage units exhibit sufficient impact resistance to protect the target disc and sufficient clarity that any informational literature may be placed entirely within the storage ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7066476 | Side attachable cover/seat for a cart carrying box A molded cover/seat secures over an opening in a carrying box on a two-wheeled cart to serve as a cover and a seat. The cover/seat has a smooth top for sitting and a ribbed waffle pattern bottom for strength. An encircling flange with interior corner protrusions sec... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7051872 | Metal packaging A packaging comprising a first and second outer part of metallic material, an inner part of non-metallic material made in one piece and comprising a first and second opposed side between which an element can be stored and a hinging part forming at least one hinge co... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6951292 | Container with a hinged lid A container (10) with a hinged lid comprises a container body (11), a hinged lid (23) hinged on the container body (11), and a bottom wall (12) tightly covering the open lower end of the container body (11). A rubber plate | 10/04/2005 |
| 6945583 | Trim panel assembly having an integrated door bumper and method of manufacture In at least certain embodiments, the present invention relates to a trim panel assembly and a method of making the same. The trim panel assembly comprises a housing having a perimeter portion defining an opening. The housing comprises a housing panel and a housing s... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6938791 | Cold box lid A lid for a cold box has a shell-like configuration with front and rear shell members hingedly connected. The front shell member pivots relative to the rear shell member to provide access to the interior of the cold box when the front shell member is lifted by a han... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6910623 | Paperboard can with an integrated lid having a hinge on the lid A substantially paperboard container for releasably dispensing contents contained therein is convertible from a substantially sealed orientation to a substantially open, dispensing orientation and back to the substantially sealed orientation. The paperboard containe... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6910584 | Display box having a hinge including a flexible and rigid portion A display box including a base tray and lid, the lid being connected to the base tray by a hinge element formed integrally with the lid. The hinge element includes a formed flexible hinge portion having inner and outer webs extending between the lid and base tray ac... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6783029 | Fixing head for tubes A tube provided with a head and a skirt having an orthogonal cross section of particular shape in which the largest inscribed circle has a diameter D. The head, which is designed for fixing of a rigid closure, is provided with a circular cylindrical wall extending t... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6761283 | Food product container with closure The invention provides a container for viscous dressing products that includes a jar and a closure or lid. The lid may be hingedly attached to the container so as to remain attached to the jar after opening. The container provides protection for the viscous dressing... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6732873 | Container lid A lid for a container is provided generally comprising a main body and a door having a flip section pivotally connected to a push section, the push section pivotally connected to the main body. The main body includes a recess that defines a pivot wall. The flip sect... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6729497 | Paintball container A paintball container comprises a body 12 and a lid 14. The lid 14 is hinged to the body 12 at one side, and has a tab 42 at the other side to facilitate opening of the container. The body 12 has a guard 26 formed on ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6637628 | Liquid container with closure A liquid container with at least one opening and a closure having a graspable lug for opening the closure. The closure includes at least one lever arm for controlling the opening operation, with the lever arm's free end bearing against a the container dur... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6634525 | Storage and dispensing container for paint An improved container for storing, dispensing and handling viscous and semi-viscous fluids such as paint and the like, having novel spout and other design features that enable substantially dripless dispensing and improved handling and storage.... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6634060 | Coordinated multi-axis hinge and closure using the same A coordinated multi axis hinge arrangement provides a snap action between stable open and closed states. When the hinges operate between the stable open and closed states across a dead center position, resilient forces imparted by torsionally rigid connec... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6631820 | Tamper-evident dispensing closure with partial breakaway cover A closure structure includes a closure body having a deck and depending sidewall, and a dispensing orifice through said deck. A closure cap has a lid part attached by a hinge to the body, and a cover part frangibly connected to the lid part, on a side of ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6572909 | Container having single-cycle hinge and use thereof A plastic container has a base and a lid hinged together by a hinge. The hinge has a series of relatively thick sections joined together by a series of relatively thin sections. The thin sections are sufficiently thin to be severed upon an initial folding... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6548808 | Optical sensor holder An optical sensor holder to detect only the light beam coming through a window by a sensor unit without increasing the number of component parts and without complicated assembling procedure, comprising: an opening to accommodate the photo sensors on its b... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6530500 | Storage and dispensing container for viscous fluids, paints and the like, and method of minimizing dripping An improved container for storing, dispensing and handling viscous and semi-viscous fluids such as paint and the like, having novel spout and other design features that enable substantially dripless dispensing and improved handling and storage... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6511568 | Structures of polymers made from single site catalysts Copolymers of ethylene and alpha olefins that have been formed by the polymerization reaction in the presence of a single site catalyst, such as a metallocene, are used to form collapsible dispensing containers and/or components thereof. Blends of the cop... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6488187 | Sifter dispensing cap and base In a preferred embodiment, a sifter dispensing cap base for attachment to a package containing material to be dispensed, including: a vertical cylindrical shell portion; a web portion covering an upper end of the vertical cylindrical shell portion; the we... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6460718 | Container with a threaded cap having a stepped sealing ring with a plurality of narrow sealing surfaces A plastic cap has one or more hinged flaps that cover openings in the cap, as well as a stepped sealing ring against which the top of a plastic bottle seals. The sealing ring is stepped, much like the rows of seats in a circular stadium. This stepped arra... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6460712 | One-piece tamper-evident closure system with a resealable, hinged lid A closure structure is provided for a container that has an opening to the container interior. The closure structure includes a closure base for extending around the container opening. A lid is provided on the closure base and is connected to the base by ... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6412664 | Cap for dispensing viscous liquids A cap for use in dispensing viscous liquids from containers without the accompaniment of lower viscosity liquid present in the container. The cap has a top portion with an outside surface and an inside surface and an elongated conduit formed at a pre-dete... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6409403 | Glue stick A glue stick product allows a user to hold the product in a natural pen-like orientation when applying glue to a substrate. The product has a cap which is separable along a mating line offset from perpendicular at about 35° with the upper part of the cap... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6394323 | Dispenser package for fluent products and method of manufacture A dispenser package for a fluent product that includes a plastic container having an axially extending cylindrical neck, and a closure secured to the open end of the neck. The closure includes a plastic fitment having a dispensing opening and a cylindrica... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6378718 | Beverage can A beverage can. In order to obtain distribution in hygienic conditions of fluid contained in the can a protection element is provided, which has a first and a second laminar portion which are superimposed and connected in a manner which is hermetically se... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6367639 | Safety container providing optional opening and closing arrangements A safety container incorporates a slidable locking pin with an integral but separately lockable locking tab. The locking pin is internally biased by an integral S-spring which, in cooperation with the lid on the container, urges the pin to slide in a slid... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6325239 | Stackable, self-supporting container with sliding mechanical closure The present invention provides a container comprising: (a) a semi-enclosed container body including a tubular structure having two open ends and a bottom panel enclosing one end of the container body, the other end of the tubular structure opposite from t... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6305563 | One-piece dispensing structure and method and apparatus for making same A one-piece dispensing structure is molded by a process combining a co-injection molding first phase with a bi-injection molding second phase. In the first phase, a skin material and core material are co-injected into a mold cavity first region to form mo... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6270867 | Structures of polymers made from single site catalysts Copolymers of ethylene and alpha olefins that have been formed by the polymerization reaction in the presence of a single site catalyst, such as a metallocene, are used to form collapsible dispensing containers and/or components thereof. Blends of the cop... | 08/07/2001 |
