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...that in the early 1940s GE engineer James Wright was charged with a task of utmost importance to the war effort: develop a cheap substitute for rubber that could be used to produce tires, gas masks and a whole host of military gear. Wright tackled the task diligently -- and wound up inventing Silly Putty.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8016155 | Dispenser capable of dispensing sheet-like articles A dispenser is disclosed which is capable of dispensing articles from two locations. The dispenser includes first and second members pivotally connected together by a first hinge to form a first entrance into the dispenser. The first and second members are capable o... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7938294 | High capacity napkin dispenser A large capacity napkin dispenser for in counter mounting includes: (a) an elongate housing having a generally rectangular cross-section for receiving a stack of napkins; (b) a faceplate with a dispensing aperture, the faceplate being hinged to the housing so as to ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7530472 | Wipes dispensing system Provided is a wipes dispensing system including a dispenser having a dispensing aperture, a pouch containing an interleaved stack of wipes or a rolled perforated web of wipes contained within the dispenser and accessed through the dispensing aperture, and a mounting... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7416083 | Container for housing wet sheet package A container for housing a package includes a case made of a flexible sheet. The package is adhered to a frame around a dispensing opening of the container through a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. The frame has a lid. When the lid is opened, wet sheets can be tak... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7367470 | Multi-posture folded towel dispenser A free-standing dispenser for inter-folded towels capable of being placed in a wide variety of postures having an opening which facilitates one handed dispensing. ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7356980 | Automated method for packaging food An automated food processing system and method is provided that allows food to be dispensed, fried and packaged in a suitable container, which may be an individual portion-sized container. In one embodiment, the system includes separate automated modules for dispens... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7337594 | Food dispensing device and method An automated food processing system and method is provided that allows food to be dispensed, fried and packaged in a suitable container, which may be an individual portion-sized container. In one embodiment, the system includes separate automated modules for dispens... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7303776 | Automated food processing system and method An automated food processing system and method that allows food to be dispensed, fried and packaged in a suitable container, such as an individual portion-sized container. The system includes separate automated modules for dispensing, frying and packaging the food. ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7275655 | Center pull tissue dispenser and related mechanism A center pull tissue dispenser having an openable enclosure, and a base member located within the enclosure to support a coreless roll of towel material. The end face of the roll is placed on the same base member, and an opening in a wall of the openable enclosure d... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7178690 | Tissue dispensing cover A cover and a dispenser for a tissue package, said dispenser comprising a tissue dispensing aperture and a manipulating opening, both opening into a tissue-containing space of the package. The tissue dispensing aperture is sized for dispensing one tissue at a time w... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7131609 | Dispenser for sheet material A dispenser adapted to dispense sheet material therefrom is provided and includes a housing including a base and a cover. The base includes a platform configured to support sheet material. The platform includes a dispensing disk and the platform has an outer perimet... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7051899 | Carousel-type holder for dispensers for tape marker flags and POST-IT stacks A carousel-type holder for dispensing tape marker flags and flexible sheet material from a stack including a plurality of sheets disposed one on top of another, each sheet having a band of relatively releasable repositionable adhesive coated along one edge thereof, ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7007820 | Dental hygiene vending machine A dental hygiene vending machine comprises a housing having multiple dispensing compartments. A dispensing coil is rotatably connected to the housing and is capable of actuation. A cover is hingedly connected to the housing. The cover has multiple cutouts that subst... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6960157 | Automated system and method for handling food containers An automated food processing system and method is provided that allows food to be dispensed, fried and packaged in a suitable container, which may be an individual portion-sized container. In one embodiment, the system includes separate automated modules for dispens... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6929147 | Modular dispenser A modular dispenser of sheet products including an open-ended case (10), a front panel (20), and a rear panel (30) is characterized in that the open-ended case is fitted with first longitudinal ribs (11, 12) by which the front and rear pa... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6920999 | Folded sheet dispenser having an overfill prevention mechanism A dispenser is provided for dispensing stacked folded sheets. The dispenser includes a housing defining an internal storage space for the stack of sheets. A cover member is pivotally attached to the housing and is movable between an open position and a closed positi... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6520372 | Folded sheet dispenser having an overfill prevention device A dispenser for dispensing stacked folded sheets includes a housing defining an internal storage space for a supply of folded sheets, for example folded paper towels or tissues. The housing includes a cover member that is movable between an open position ... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6328252 | Dispenser of paper sheets in roll form with central unwinding A dispenser of individual sheets by unwinding from the center of a product in roll form, without a central tube, having a plurality of successive sheets forming a coiled strip, a free end of which projects toward the outside of the roll from the center, o... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6164442 | Multi-part, multi-fold, multi-compartment portable carrying and storage case A multi-part, multi-fold, multi-compartment portable carrying and storage case, includes a lower case section including a first bottom wall and a first peripheral wall upstanding from a peripheral edge of the first bottom wall. A first storage compartment... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6131764 | Wall mounted coffee filter dispenser A wall mounted closed container for storing and dispensing single coffee filters one at a time from a stacked nest of basket type coffee filters. The container has top and a bottom hinged cover plates to provide access to the container. The top cover plat... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6068157 | Stacked-paper dispenser A stacked-paper dispenser in which a stack of paper is accommodated for dispensing a piece of paper is provided with: an accommodating member for accommodating the stack of paper therein; a stacked-paper placing base on which the stack of paper is placed,... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5884805 | Overfill prevention system for folded sheet dispenser An overfill prevention system for an folded sheet dispenser. The system is composed of: 1) a cover including a front face, a first side panel, a second side panel and a top panel; 2) a mounting frame adapted to hold a supply of folded sheets and to engage... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5765718 | Center pull sheet dispensing apparatus A center pull towel dispenser includes two housing members which pivot about a vertical pivot axis. A support plate supports the coreless roll product on end with the lead end of the coreless roll product passing through a bottom wall disposed under the s... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5749492 | Sheet dispenser and method A Sheet Dispenser for dispensing of flexible and foldable sheets, such as paper towels and the like from a center fed roll thereof. The Sheet Dispenser of the present invention relies upon a member, such as a plate, which may be in the form of or part of ... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5642836 | Single piece towel dispenser A towel dispenser consisting of a single unitary molded piece and having a container with a front, a back, right and left sides, and a top, forming a box with an open bottom, arcuate slots in each side, and a bottom member joined to the back with a living... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5553736 | Vending apparatus A vending apparatus for supplying articles such as snacks is disclosed. Articles to be dispensed from the apparatus travel horizontally in a direction parallel with the front surface of the apparatus to a position from which the articles drop through a ve... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5462197 | Towelette dispensing device for cleaning a toilet seat A towelette dispensing device is provided, for cleaning a toilet seat on a toilet bowl, which consists of a receptacle mountable onto a vertical flat surface adjacent the toilet seat. A package of towelettes can be inserted into the receptacle. A towelett... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5358140 | Adhesive bandage dispensing system An adhesive bandage dispensing system includes an elongated strand of individually sterile-wrapped adhesive bandages and a reusable dispenser for storing and dispensing the bandages. Each bandage is contained in a separate sterile compartment of an otherw... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5335811 | Perforated paper towel dispenser A dispenser for dispensing a sheet of perforated paper towelling off a roll of paper towelling. The dispenser has a casing with a mounting for the roll in its upper portion and an outlet at the bottom. The outlet is substantially narrower than the width o... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5137173 | Sheet dispensers A dispenser for dispensing disposable wipes or the like having an aperture (30) in one face of the dispenser through which wipes may be dispensed. The aperture comprises a central opening (32) and two relatively thin elongated openings (34) which extend o... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5131561 | Universal napkin dispenser with interchangeable face plates A dispenser for folded paper napkins including a door hinged to an opening of a housing and a face plate detachably secured to the door. The face plate includes a dispensing opening through which napkins are withdrawn from the dispenser. The new dispenser... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5096089 | Disposable glove dispenser A dispensing apparatus for thin, disposable plastic gloves wherein the gloves may be reliably removed one at a time in a simple manner. The apparatus comprises a generally rectangular enclosure for housing a removably mounted packet containing a plurality... | 03/17/1992 |
| 4938382 | Dispensing cabinet for paper sheets A cabinet for dispensing a sheet of paper from a stack of paper sheets in the cabinet. Means are provided in the cabinet for restricting the length of the stack of paper that can be placed in the cabinet when the cabinet is open. The restricting means is ... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4844293 | Disposable glove dispensing apparatus A dispensing apparatus for disposable, thin plastic gloves is disclosed wherein said gloves may be retrieved by the user one at a time in a relatively simple manner. The apparatus comprises a box-like, generally rectangular enclosure for housing a removab... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4413769 | Carton with internal partition A collapsible folding carton having an integral, internal partition joined to the bottom wall and one end wall and being free from attachment to other walls of the carton.... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4191307 | Dispenser for plastic bags Disclosed herein is a plastic wall-mounted dispenser primarily for coreless rolled sheet material and in which the plastic material, typically polypropylene, from which the dispenser is made is somewhat yieldable under stress. The dispenser is mounted in ... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4185753 | Device for dispensing end wraps This invention provides a device for dispensing flexible sheets of absorbent paper or other fiberous material. The sheets are preferably end-wrap papers used in the art of cosmetology and particularly for permanently setting waves in hair. The device empl... | 01/29/1980 |
| 4134519 | Dispenser for elongate thin flexible articles A dispenser for elongate thin flexible articles that are stacked within a cartridge package is comprised of a cartridge holder to be vertically positioned and having a front access door and interior projections whereby a cartridge may be placed in the hol... | 01/16/1979 |
