Did You Know...
...that while attempting to develop a super strong glue, 3M employee Spencer Silver accidentally developed a glue that was so weak it would barely hold two pieces of paper together? However, his colleague Art Fry needed the glue. Fry sang with his church choir and marked the pages of his hymnal with small scraps of paper that often fell out. He used Silver's glue to hold the papers in place. Today we call this invention Post-it Notes.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8136717 | Cooler carton with zipper opening feature A paperboard carton doubles as a shipping container for articles such as beverage cans and a cooler for containing ice to cool the articles when the carton is opened. The top portion of the carton is breached by removing an opening strip defined by zipper rules. Onc... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8109433 | Gusseted carton A carton is formed from a blank having gusseted corners that in part form an interior carton volume. The interior volume of the carton can be varied by placing the carton in an expanded configuration. The carton can include a bottom receptacle portion that may be li... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8100320 | Cooler carton A cooler carton for items such as beverage containers is erected from a blank. The erected carton has top panels forming a top with a central longitudinal perforation line and oblique cut-creases and perforation lines extending from ends of the central perforation l... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8087568 | Collapsible carton A carton includes scores that create pleats fashioned in the walls of the carton. As weight from subsequently stacked materials impinge on the carton, the side walls collapse in a substantially uniform manner leaving the carton top in tact and substantially level wi... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8033447 | Container storage box for deformable container containing fine particles for image formation A container storage box containing and storing a deformable container includes a plurality of rigid sidewall faces that contain and store the deformable container while preventing random deformation of the deformable container and large and small end faces of both t... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7934636 | Single-piece packaging plate foldable to form boxes having different sizes A single-piece packaging plate foldable to form boxes having different sizes is provided for a product having a variable size. The packaging plate has an elongated plate portion, two side plate portions and two wing portions. The elongated plate portion has a plural... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7866538 | Container box An apparatus includes container. The container includes a polygonal bottom panel comprising of N sides, N sidewalls and N flaps. Each flap is located between two adjacent sidewalls. The flaps are capable of unfolding to increase the volume of the container. N is a p... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7748603 | Carton with handle A carton has a handle that allows a user to carry the carton when closed, and that extends to allow a user to carry the carton when the carton is in an open configuration. The carton includes gusseted end panels that create a partially closed bottom receptacle in th... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7721940 | Cardboard box having an expandable volume A box for packaging objects, said box including a first belt made up of four vertical panels and terminated by a return tab, each vertical panel being extended by two opposite side flaps designed so that, once they have been folded over at right angles, they form a ... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7717318 | Cooler carton A cooler carton for items such as beverage containers is erected from a blank (11) having a unique configuration of panels (12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 41, 47, 56, 66, 96, 99), tabs (28, 29, 31, 32), flaps (111), creases (18, 19, 21, 22, 33, 3... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7611042 | Carton and blank for expandable carton A blank for forming a carton of the end loading type for containing a plurality of beverage cans, the capacity of the carton can be increased to accommodate the insertion of ice-cubes into the carton for cooling the beverage cans contained therein, the blank for for... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7455214 | Adjustable volume storage container The present application contemplates an adjustable volume storage container. The container is formed from two panels (10). The panels are made from a heavy duty paper board or corrugated cardboard, or the like, and are foldable. The panels (10) are pre... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7407086 | Base for display units, for instance display units for food products A base for display units that can be made as a product of the paper-transformation industry including a box-like body with a lateral wall that extends between a bottom part and a top part. The base also includes a wall on which rests a display unit selectively mobil... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7350670 | Bag-in-box container A bag-in-box beverage container and dispenser is provided, incorporating an outer box fabricated preferably from corrugated paperboard material, and an inner liquid containing bag, fabricated from a suitable material. The outer box has two pairs of opposing side pan... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7325685 | Secondary latchkey mechanism and method for reticle SMIF pods A reticle SMIF pod includes a dome having a plurality of latchkeys and a cassette having a plurality of primary engagement locations thereon into which the latchkeys are intended to engage when sealing the cassette to the dome. A plurality of secondary engagement lo... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322467 | Tissue box caddy A receptacle stores and keeps items, such as toiletries and medicine, within close proximity to a tissue box. The receptacle includes a bottom wall, a plurality of walls and a hook element. The plurality of walls extends outwardly from the bottom wall to define a st... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7314147 | Collapsible storage container for office and personal use A collapsible storage container apparatus having a base which has a first set of opposing edges and a second set of opposing edges. The container also includes a first set of opposing panels wherein each panel has a fold-over portion having at least one connector an... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7273156 | Adjustable sheet dispenser A dispenser for sheet materials includes a top portion, a bottom portion, and a restraining member preventing the top and bottom portion from separating. The top portion and the bottom portion can telescope to vary the dispenser's overall height. In one embodiment, ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270332 | Activity sets A play activity set including a target at which objects may be directed, a plurality of objects for throwing at the target, the plurality of objects including at least a first object with a first opening therethrough and a second object with a second opening thereth... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7258265 | Point of purchase display carton A display carton including a corrugated board assembly having an initial flat unassembled state and an assembled state and a clear front wall having an initial flat unassembled state and an assembled state. The corrugated board assembly is structured and arranged in... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7225929 | Adjustable height wafer box An adjustable height wafer box for the transportation of coin-stacked semiconductor wafers is disclosed. The adjustable height wafer box comprises a base plate, a cover plate, a plurality of ring insert plates and elastomer bumpers. The ring insert plates are stacke... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7222735 | Rail packaging A packaging (10) for a component (12) can be attached by means of at least one attachment element (14) to a mounting surface of a superordinate component, whereby the component (12) has an upper surface (12a), a bottom surfa... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7188713 | Mat, carrier combination A mat/carrier foldable between a substantially flat configuration and a storage configuration is provided. The mat/carrier comprises a mat/carrier component having a base panel, a plurality of side panels, and at least one intermediate panel intermediate adjacent si... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7175047 | Carton with an improved dispensing feature A carton with an improved dispenser at one of the carton which preserves the integrity of the carton when the carton is opened by permitting a bottom end flap attached to the bottom panel to remain in place and also a portion of each side end flap that is adjacent t... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172110 | Economical, stackable container for retail goods A container for transporting meat, produce, and other goods contains a bottom wall, side walls, and end walls. The end walls include hinged platform structures movable between a closed position and an open position. The closed position enables stable stacking of mul... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7100798 | Carton with an improved dispensing feature A carton with an improved dispenser at one of the carton which preserves the integrity of the carton when the carton is opened by permitting a bottom end flap attached to the bottom panel to remain in place and also a portion of each side end flap that is adjacent t... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097042 | Portable accessory box A portable accessory box is disclosed. The portable accessory box comprises: a bottom plate; two side rectangular bodies fixedly connected to two sides of the bottom plate; and a lower side plate fixedly connected to the lower side of the bottom plate. The portable ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7097034 | Carrier A carrier for cans, bottles, containers, or stackable items. In particular, the carrier can also cool or heat the cans, bottles, or other containers. ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7070089 | Multi-dimensioned easily adjustable single sheet container formula with indicia A multidimensional and easily adjusted container may be created from a single sheet container template having a plurality of horizontal and vertical fold lines and perforation lines extending along portions of the fold lines. A large number of containers having a va... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7059272 | Collapsible/expandable pet litter box and method of constructing same A collapsible/expandable pet litter box includes a disposable compact box assembly having a base, a removable lid covering the base, and internally folded flaps connected to the base. The flaps are capable of being unfolded and extended upwardly from the base so as ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7004377 | Food serving apparatus A food serving apparatus having a flat food-supporting member consisting of a material sized to prevent served food from contacting unsanitary surfaces, and having sufficient rigidity, to support one or more food items. The food-supporting member has at least one fo... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6976602 | Foldable insulated food box A lower receptacle section with a flat base and upwardly sloping side walls mates with an upper cover section a flat top and downwardly sloping side walls. A hinge connects portion of the lower section lip to a portion of the upper cover section lip. Integrally form... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6973686 | Corrugated cardboard crib Disclosed is a baby crib or cradle constructed from foldable material, preferably corrugated cardboard that forms multiple elements from a single sheet of material, and supports the baby above the ground. In kit form, the crib may be supplied in a partially assemble... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6971132 | Mattress with hand supports A mattress for use in hospital, nursing homes, and the like, incorporates hand supports with hand grips built into the sides of the mattress. Raised bolsters built into the top surface of the mattress adjacent to its lateral edges help to prevent the patient from fa... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6945450 | Beverage cooler carton A beverage cooler carton is provided which is intended to receive ice or other cooling means to keep contents packaged therein cool. The carton is made of a material which is impervious to liquid which may be contained within the carton during use. The carton includ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6935557 | Separable bowl forming carton A separable bowl forming carton retains an inner package, wherein the separable bowl forming packaging is selectively separated into separate components which can be deformed along preset fold lines to define a bowl periphery having a greater number of facets than t... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6918488 | Packaging for disposable items A package for dispensing articles intended for one time use only, such as skin plasters or adhesive bandages, medicaments, and disposable handkerchiefs, where the articles are placed on top of each other, or on top of and side-by-side of each other, to form a layer ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6915946 | Packaging container with integral rigidizer A packaging container is formed form a preformed, rigid first unit of U-shaped cross-section having a generally flat base wall and opposing side walls and a preformed, rigid second unit of U-shaped cross-section having a generally flat base wall and opposing side wa... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6915947 | Adjustable width paperboard tote tray A novel adjustable width paperboard or corrugated paper tray having a tray telescopically associated with a tray support. Engagement devices, preferably in the form of a plurality of spaced serrations or triangular shaped projections associated with each inner wall ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6808107 | Economical, stackable container for retail goods A container for transporting meat, produce, and other goods contains a bottom wall, side walls, and end walls. The end walls include hinged platform structures movable between a closed position and an open position. The closed position enables stable stacking of mul... | 10/26/2004 |
