Did You Know...
...that the inventor of the electric motor was a blacksmith named Thomas Davenport? Described as "a brilliantly unsuccessful inventor", Davenport invented the first rotary electric motor. In 1836 he headed out -- on foot -- from his Vermont home to file a patent application at the Patent Office in Washington, D.C. By the time he got there, he had squandered away his money and couldn't afford the $30 filing fee so he turned around and went home. When he later mailed in his application with money he'd raised, the Patent office was destroyed in a fire. He did finally get credit for his invention on Feb. 5, 1837.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7484652 | Disposable lid and handle combination for container A disposable lid and handle combination for a container for food products, for example, and a blank for such combination which is die cut from a sheet of laminated paperboard without generation of inner scrap. ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7441693 | Handle structure for cartons A handle structure for cartons has a handle body and two symmetrical fastening pairs disposed at two ends of the handle body. Each fastening pair includes an inside L frame, an outside L frame, and a flexible ligament connecting the inside L frame and the outside L ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7380703 | Carton for storing and carrying objects A storage and carrying carton formed of a foldable sheet of material and adapted to be secured in a closed disposition with a flexible closure strap. The sheet of material is configured such that when folded into the carton configuration, it defines an upper flap th... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7331506 | Carton handle A carton handle comprising a first base portion; a second base portion; a pair of retaining flanges which are extended outwardly on each side of the first and the second base portions; a connecting portion connecting the first and second base portions and a ring str... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7290679 | Foldable air insulating sleeve A foldable air insulating sleeve for insulating beverage and food containers is herein provided. More particularly, the foldable air insulating sleeve secures a cup in a manner that leaves a pocket of air surrounding the cup. This provides for improved temperature r... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7249703 | Device for assisting in the removal of contents from its packaging Foldout tabs for assisting with the removal of contents from a carton. When extended, the foldout tabs provide a leverage point on which a user may place one or both feet so that while pulling the contents from within the carton, the carton does not exhibit its norm... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7000962 | Stick-on handle for boxes and containers A handle-frame set for attachment to a container or a bulky object to facilitate lifting and carrying of said container or bulky object, comprising a frame part and a handle part with the resultant handle formed by displacement of the lower portion of the frame part... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997653 | Debris collection device and method A collection device for use with a drill to capture debris ejected from drilling into a surface includes a body formed of flexible material having a first, substantially flat, configuration and a second erect configuration defining a cavity. The body includes a hole... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6986456 | Packing box The packing box includes a bottom containment box comprising a containment space and a bottom base, the bottom base comprising two first length-wise flaps and two first width-wise flaps; a loop clamped between the length-wise flap and the width-wise flap of the bott... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6948618 | Protective packaging system A protective packaging system is disclosed, comprising a protective pouch open on one side. A closure tape is attached to the pouch's open side. The pouch also has an attachment block affixed to the outer surface. The attachment block has a layer of adhesive on its ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6931907 | Curved building panel with stress-reducing apertures A longitudinally curved building panel, such as a wall or ceiling panel, comprising upstanding lateral side flanges having a plurality of stress-reduction apertures and a mounting bracket for suspending a pair of adjacent building panels. ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6918533 | Handled container A container of the gable top variety having a handle which resides within the bounds of the footprint of the container while further providing for the placement of a pouring spout on the top end of the container. In accordance with a further aspect of the invention,... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6557751 | Recyclable beverage container handle A recyclable beverage container handle is disclosed, fabricated from sheet material, such as cardboard or any other recyclable or biodegradable material. The handle comprises a cylindrical portion for receiving a beverage container and an "A" shaped handl... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6375239 | Handle attachment for a box A handle attachment for a box for providing a convenient and easy way of carrying boxes with no handles. The handle attachment for a box includes a piece of rigid material being essentially flat and having rounded corners with the piece of rigid material ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6343735 | Insulating sleeve An improved sleeve for insulating a user's hand from a hot beverage cup is disclosed that includes first and second wing portions extending outwardly from the container side wall and spaced apart therefrom by spacer elements to form air gaps between the w... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6315191 | Box handles "BOX HANDLES" are handles that are applied to an ordinary shipping box in order to make the box easier to lift and carry. The handles are made of two parts, one being the handle, the other being the handle re-inforcement piece. The two parts are attached ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6302319 | Party tray carrier The present invention is directed toward an insulated party tray carrier. The party tray carriers of the present invention comprise a top wall, a bottom wall, a back wall, a front wall and side walls. The walls of the present invention are insulated to re... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6182887 | Package with extended top panel and a blank therefor A package with an extended top panel has a front wall, a rear wall and a pair of parallel side walls. The package includes at least one top panel that seals to the package at a sealing region. A plane through the sealing region is spaced from a central ve... | 02/06/2001 |
| 5992733 | Handle arrangement for a paperboard carton There is provided a carton having end panels 13, side panels 15, a top panel 12 and a base. A plastic strap handle 27 is adhesively secured to the two end panels between pairs of cuts 23 which extend across the hinge between the top panel 12 and the end p... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5772109 | Carton handle assembly A handle assembly is provided for use with cartons having vertical tabs extending above the carton. At least one elongated receiver structure has a longitudinal slot defined therethrough for receipt of the vertical tab. The longitudinal slot defines a plu... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5743400 | Carrier and/or connector for a series of packages A carrying and/or uniting device (1), designed for mainly parallelepiped-shaped packages (4), having outer fastening tapes (8), provided with glue and designed to fasten the device onto a set of packages (49). The device is subdivided into plurality of lo... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5579941 | Medication control and dispensing package assemblage An improved medication dispensing and control assembly is disclosed in which a carton has sidewalls defining a medication dispensing opening, which carton has at least one sidewall provided with a positioning slot for secure positioning in a tray. The car... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5458723 | Method of forming a strengthened bond in a paperboard product and products therefrom A method for adhesively bonding opposed paperboard surfaces to each other to form a strengthened bond in a paperboard product and paperboard products formed thereof, comprising the steps of (A) applying a green-strength adhesive to at least a portion of t... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5437390 | Medication control and dispensing package assemblage An improved medication dispensing and control assembly is disclosed in which a carton has sidewalls defining a medication dispensing opening, which carton has a bendable top wall connected to the sidewalls in such a manner as to allow the top wall to move... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5209394 | Carton for detergent A carton having two broad sides, two narrow sides and a tear tape spaced from the top and functionally extending through part or all of three of the sides but not extending completely through the fourth side. The fourth side is one of the narrow sides and... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5185904 | Plastic carrying handles Flexible plastic carrying handle adapted for self-stick application as handling assist for large books, e.g. directories, catalogues and other disposable or renewable publications. The handles comprise a continuous contact base strip and a hand grip secti... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5169058 | Pizza tote A pizza tote is provided for a foldable pizza box being of a one piece construction and having a top panel, a bottom panel, a central panel, with the top panel and the bottom panel each having three side panels. The pizza tote consists of a pair of elonga... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5145108 | Tape handle for carrying boxes An apparatus is provided for forming a tape handle for a box. The apparatus comprises a mechanism for applying to a box a strip of box sealing tape that has an adhesive side and a back side. A strip of handle tape having an adhesive side and a back side a... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5143280 | Package for flowable contents with an integrally moulded handle having mould-engaging stabilizing means A liquids package is described which has, formed by a longitudinal sealing seam, a tube at the ends of which bottom and top (4) are provided, of which the top (4) consists partially of thermoplastics synthetic material with no carrier material, is injecti... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5059034 | Carrier bag Carrier bag with a closed top surface, in the area of which a handle is provided that is a single-piece construction, the two opposite long ends of which are sealed directly or indirectly to edges of the top surface.... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5004145 | Carton handling device A large capacity biodegradable container handling device for easy transport. The handle is designed for facile attachment to the container and for grasping with the tips of the fingers. The handle includes a backing panel to provide support for the main b... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4981255 | Carry pack Carry pack made from plastic film that is enclosed on all sides and has a handle for carrying the pack. The handle has two layers, has a folding line at its end facing the top panel of the pack and is sealed to the top panel in the area of this folding li... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4836367 | Compartmented food container with handled partition A food container formed from a first sheet of paperboard and a second sheet, preferably of an insulating material, the first sheet having side, end, bottom, and top wall portions, foldable relative to one another, and attachable at selected locations, to ... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4817797 | Closed package with a composite binding member/handle and a grasping cavity Closed package with a composite binding member/handle and a grasping cavity. A closed composite package with a peripheral binding member for the presentation for sale of a product sensitive to light, characterized in that the body (1) of the package is fo... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4804134 | Fluid container with handle Described is a fluid pack comprising a tube which is formed by a longitudinal sealing seam and at the ends of which are disposed a bottom (5) and a top (6) of which the top (6) comprises thermoplastic material without a carrier material, is injected on th... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4779731 | Cluster package construction with reinforcing and tear structure A cluster package comprising at least one articles, a wrap of sheet material enclosing the article therein, and a generally rectangular reinforement patch affixed to a portion of the wrap. The reinforcement patch has a pair of openings defined therein in ... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4763833 | Tote carrier with integrally formed handle straps A tote carrier formed from a generally planar blank of sheet material cut and scored to comprise a rectangular bottom panel, a pair of side wall panels and a pair of end wall panels hingedly connected to the bottom panel, and a pair of end foldover panels... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4747485 | Carton with recessed ends blank therefor A carton accommodating a group of articles disposed in at least three parallel rows (C) in which the arrangement of the articles in rows is such that a void (CR) is present at each end of the carton intermediate the outer rows (RL, RR) of articles. The ca... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4718598 | Liquids package with handle The invention describes a liquids package includes a tube formed by a longitudinal sealing seam and a bottom. A cover, which consists of thermoplastics synthetic material with no carrier mateial, is molded onto the tube and comprises a pourer device. The ... | 01/12/1988 |
