Did You Know...
...that in 1800 ether was first used by partyers as a fun diversion? Sniffing the gas led to hilarious and raucous laughter as people watched each other become more and more intoxicated and silly. Several doctors independently realized the value ether would have to anesthetize surgery patients. Of those who claimed rights to the "discovery," none had a happy ending. One had a seizure and died defending his rights. Another spent his life in an asylum because he had been denied acclaim. A third became addicted to chloroform and, in a New York City jail, he soaked a cloth in the drug, severed an artery and bled to death.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7565997 | Closable folding serving covered tray with beverage holder An apparatus for the containment of food items and for the optional transport of various types of beverage containers includes a bottom panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, a third side panel, a fourth side panel, a first top panel, a second top panel, a ... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7364064 | Carton A carton is disclosed. In this carton, a first connection plate is connected to an upper plate, a second connection plate is connected to the first connection plate, and a partition plate is connected to the second connection plate. When the partition plate is pulle... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7036716 | Carton A carton is disclosed. In this carton, a first connection plate is connected to an upper plate, a second connection plate is connected to the first connection plate, and a partition plate is connected to the second connection plate. When the partition plate is pulle... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7004314 | Multi-product container The present invention is directed to a multi-product container and container blank. In accordance with the present invention, a single sheet of foldable material is cut and scored to define a container blank. The blank includes a bottom panel, a front panel, a back ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6951277 | Shoe box divider A shoe box having one or more integrally formed dividers extending from the end of the shoe box, with the dividers shaped and sized to extend laterally across and to be positioned between a pair of shoes within the box to secure the shoes in fixed space relation to ... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6935504 | Passive interlock structure A passive interlock structure for use in containers (such as cartons and trays), particularly those fabricated from corrugated paperboard and the like, which permits the facilitated aligning of vertically stacked containers. The passive interlock structure feature i... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6926153 | Shipping box for retail products and method of assembling same A shipping box includes a bottom wall, a pair of opposing side walls extending from the bottom wall, a pair of top wall portions each extending from one of the side walls, a pair of top inserts each extending from one of the top wall portions, a pair of opposing end... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6913140 | Box with pocket of high stability for illustrative leaflet A box formed from a single piece of cardboard and defining in its interior a highly stable pocket into which an illustrative leaflet can be inserted during the box manufacture. ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6729475 | Shipper and display carton The carton can be used both as a shipper carton and a display carton. The carton comprises two or more channels for containing products. The channels can be opened to maintain the integrity of the carton for use as a display carton by maintaining the integrity of th... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6523684 | Flexible CD carrying and storage device A flexible CD carrying and storage device for carrying and storing compact discs. The flexible CD carrying and storage device includes a container having a back wall, side walls, front wall, bottom wall, an open top, a storage compartment disposed therein... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6509047 | Microwavable package containing a snack food and topping Snacks such as tortilla chips with melted nacho cheese toppings have become increasingly popular in recent years, and the dispensing of such snacks, as a single unit, in microwavable packages, for either home or vending stand use is desirable. A major pro... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6386369 | Shipper and display carton The carton comprises two or more channels for containing products. The channels can be opened to maintain the integrity of the carton for use as a display carton by maintaining the integrity of the base wall, but with the removal of substantially all of t... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6213389 | Take-out carrier A take-out carrier wherein the compartments thereof are divided by a partition wall secured, only in the fully erected position of the carrier, by complementary cohesive coatings on the partition wall flange and the bottom panel of the carrier, the carrie... | 04/10/2001 |
| 5890648 | Carton with sauce holder The tray of the carton is divided into larger and smaller compartments by a transverse intermediate wall. The tray outer end wall at the smaller compartment is integrally formed with a lid panel folded to overlie the smaller compartment and extend lateral... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5772110 | Stackable series of interconnected boxes A stackable series of interconnected boxes of equal size die cut from a single cardboard blank. When assembled, the boxes are oriented in a stack so that the lid of each box faces upwardly. Access to each succeeding box is provided by the alternate hingin... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5630544 | Food products container with pocket This invention relates to a collapsible container for holding food products having an attached collapsible pocket for holding condiments. The container has a flat, rectangular bottom and tapered front and rear walls connected thereto. Tapered side walls a... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5180052 | Display tray In accordance with the present invention, there is disclosed a display tray having a tray body with a bottom wall, opposing front and rear walls and an open top. At least one support wall is spaced between the rear walls and extends upward from the bottom... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5103972 | Container for picture-frame-like photographic print holder A sleeve for a photo print cassette and associated negatives includes a partition wall to define a first compartment for the cassette and a second compartment for the negatives. The partition wall may be integrally formed with the sleeve walls in one sing... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5012929 | Twin tray container A pair of relatively small spaced apart identical tray type containers for packaging products such as food are formed from a one-piece blank arranged so that, when completed with the contents enclosed, the containers can only be opened by ripping apart in... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4927008 | Multi-celled paperboard container with v-shaped windows A carton or container is provided having a plurality of cells each capable of containing an article, such as a plastic or glass bottle. Side walls of the container contain cut-out windows through which articles enclosed in the package may be viewed. The b... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4919302 | Tissue box with disposal compartment A tissue box with disposal compartment includes a conventional compartment for the holding and dispensing of new tissues, and a second compartment for the disposal of used tissue which folds out from a side of the new tissue compartment. The used tissue d... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4919269 | Multiple compartment container A multiple compartment, separable container includes a common top wall, with outer side walls connected to each side edge of the top wall. A bottom wall is connected to each outer side wall, with an inner side and a lap panel connected in turn. Each lap p... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4872589 | Liner/insert for refrigerated container A combination liner/insert (10) for segregating a top opening refrigerated container (30) such as a portable ice chest into a plurality of watertight compartments (26') and for protecting the interior of the ice chest (30) against damage caused by substan... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4817803 | Leak resistant multiple-compartment frozen food package A blank for being folded into a food container has one group of fold lines along which the blank is folded to form an elongate, tubular, rectangularly shaped food container. The blank is provided with a second set of closely spaced fold lines which extend... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4778055 | Display carton for holding upright articles A display carton for holding articles such as picnic plates and one or more different types of cups. The top and front panels contain cutouts which hold the cups in place and permit them to be seen in the display carton. The top panel is spaced from the b... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4757937 | Easy set-up tray An easy set-up tray wherein in addition to the usual well defined by a tray for receiving food products, there is a top panel for receiving other products, including containers for drinks and the like. Each tray is of a one-piece construction and is provi... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4705208 | Article display carton A multiple article display carton having the end walls of the display cells spaced from the end panels of the carton. Instead of gluing the end closure flaps together the top panel is provided with three foldably connected flaps designed to provide the as... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4694987 | Two compartment carryout carton A carryout carton for food products comprises a single tray element with a pair of integral lid members. A first locking means is provided for securing one lid member to the bottom wall of the tray and a second locking means is provided for securing the s... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4640417 | Display-packing unit for glasses and similar articles The invention provides a display packing for glasses and similar articles, which may be folded flat and is formed from a single strip of material. Said strap of material is divided into sections for forming the vertical an horizontal side walls of the fra... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4607784 | Foldable combination seat and portable container A cross-shaped rigid sheet is creased and folded in rectangular sections. An elongated rectangle is subdivided into four small rectangles: three wall-forming rectangles and one interior-support-forming rectangle. Interconnection by tabs and slots forms a ... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4530685 | Display box assembly A box assembly comprising a series of three corner connected boxes is formed from a unitary blank of sheet material. The unitary blank is suitably cut and scored to include along the length thereof twelve body panels, two pairs of tabs, each pair spaced a... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4458837 | Multicell carton and method Disclosed is a multicell carton having a base element with side panels, and gang lift elements formed as an extension from the side panels. More specifically, a breakaway strut panel is integrally formed with the initial panel, and thereafter folded over ... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4427108 | Stackable display unit A display unit comprising an elongated tray with walls which define a region accommodating a batch of sachets, the tray including longitudinal side walls with inwardly turned parts at each end, the said parts being capable of providing support for another... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4398636 | Article case and blank therefor An article case comprising interconnected top, bottom and side walls, end panels joined to the end edges of the top and bottom walls and being secured in overlapping relation at each end of the case, a pair of spaced rib panels extending between the top a... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4381057 | Display carriers for articles Carriers for at least one pair of articles, each article having two opposed ends, employing two-ply latches for restraining hollow, recessed or chimed ends of articles inserted substantially within a carrier and/or notched flap restraints for restraining ... | 04/26/1983 |
| 4349105 | Gun carton A carton for shipping and displaying a shotgun is disclosed. The carton is formed from a unitary blank of horizontally-extending, stock cover panels each having a hingedly-attached, vertically foldable panel which together divide the carton into separate ... | 09/14/1982 |
| 4342417 | End loaded compartmented carton An end loaded compartmented carton is formed from a cut and scored blank of paperboard that is preglued and shipped to the user in a generally flat folded condition for loading. The carton when squared is of essentially rectangular configuration and conta... | 08/03/1982 |
| 4294397 | Carton with self erecting partitions A tubular carton containing automatically self erecting internal longitudinal and transverse partition structures.... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4274579 | Cellular tray-type carton A multi-cell tray-type rectangular carton is disclosed which is formed in collapsed condition from a cut and scored blank of paperboard, or similar foldable sheet material, and which is adapted to be opened up into a tube with two rows of article receivin... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4256223 | Dual compartment display carton A display carton (10) is disclosed having two compartments (12, 14) which are movable between a carrying and a display configuration. A display panel (28, 30) with a display window opening (22, 24) therein is provided on each of the compartments (12, 14) ... | 03/17/1981 |
