Did You Know...
...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 |
| 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 |
| 7210615 | Corner wrap tray A container comprising a box having a bottom wall, side walls and end walls extending upwardly from the bottom wall, corner panels extending from either the end walls or the side walls and attached to outer faces of the side walls or the end walls, reinforcing panel... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7048681 | Method and apparatus for adjusting a length of the inflow conduit on a ventricular assist device An inflow conduit system including an inflow conduit having a distal end, a proximal end, and a body portion extending therebetween, and an apical cuff assembly having a sleeve portion and a ring portion. When in use, the apical cuff assembly is disposed over the in... | 05/23/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6932214 | Disposable car fast food box A disposable fast food box/container with a pair of semi-circular handles for convenient carrying and a drink holder therein. The handles include strap portions that are attached to the lid that allow a vehicle seat belt to be passed thereunder and serve to hold the... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6851602 | Straight-edged packaging container and device for forming same A packaging container is formed from preformed, rigid base and cover units of U-shaped cross-section having a generally flat bottom wall. The base unit is configured so that its side walls fit within and are embraced by side walls of the cover unit when assembled as... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6601757 | Integrated rigid set up gift box An integrated, pre-decorated, rigid set-up gift box including a ribbon, a lid, and a box container defining a ribbon channel in the floor thereof and ribbon feedthroughs to permit the lid to be tied to the box container with the ribbon to thereby form an ... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6578346 | Appliance package and method therefor An appliance packaging assembly and method therefor, including a reinforced tray disposed under the appliance, a plurality of rigid posts disposed between the tray and alongside the appliance, a transparent film disposed about the posts and the appliance,... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6382447 | Packaging container with mitered end closure A packaging container is formed from preformed, rigid base and cover units of U-shaped cross-section, the cover unit configured so that the side walls fit within and are embraced by the side walls of the base unit when assembled as a container. The base u... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6371364 | Cellular plastic packaging container and assembly comprising such a container and its lid Packing box (2) of polygonal general shape that widens out, is made from a flat cellular plastic blank that is cut and folded. The box (2) comprises a base (4) and side walls (5, 6) which are formed from side panels of the blank and are joined together, a... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6196408 | Release strip for tubular containers and methods and apparatus of applying same A release strip for tubular containers is provided and includes a tab portion. An elongate portion of the release strip is releasably adhered to an outer surface of the tubular body of the container with a first adhesive application. The tab portion exten... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6155419 | Appliance package cover An appliance packaging assembly and method therefor, including a reinforced tray disposed under the appliance, a plurality of rigid posts disposed between the tray and alongside the appliance, a transparent film disposed about the posts and the appliance,... | 12/05/2000 |
| 5765748 | Box cover A box cover having a cover plate, multiple side plates, a fixing device, at least one fixing string, and optionally multiple fold lines for the convenience of assembly of the box cover. The side plates are installed on the periphery of the cover plate and... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5156328 | Secured cover assembly for containers A securable cover for containers is provided, the cover having top and side panels in registry with the upper, lower or both ends of the container. The side panels have opposed and aligned apertures in each corner thereof which receives a flexible strap. ... | 10/20/1992 |
| 4976374 | Packing container A packing container for lengthy articles in which U-shaped base and cover units, formed from laminated paperboard, are arranged so that the sidewalls of the base unit fit within the sidewalls of the cover unit when the two are assembled. End caps close of... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4844262 | Easy access, moisture resistant, resuable, two-piece carton An easy-access, moisture resistant, reusable, two-piece carton especially adapted for holding computer forms. The carton of the present invention is reusable in the sense that it is usable first for shipping of items such as one-ply cut sheet forms and su... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4768704 | Button fastener A button fastener for use with a storage carton having a stud on one button member which is extended through the side wall of the storage carton. Another button member then is engaged with the stud so as to receive the stud in a bore in it and the two but... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4614266 | Musical gift package A gift package is disclosed having a box portion cut from a blank of paperboard, or other suitable material, to be formed with a bottom wall and side walls connected thereto along respective fold lines to extend upwardly and, preferably, diverge outwardly... | 09/30/1986 |
| 4283003 | Reclosable envelope An envelope having a first tab adhered to the flap and a second tab adhered to the main body portion with means for releasably interconnecting the tabs. In one embodiment the second tab includes three elongated fingers, each integral with the tab and cut ... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4101052 | Containers for transferring merchandise between distribution service centers and retail stores, while security sealed in either an expanded or a reduced volume configuration Modifications are made to earlier like purpose containers, set forth in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,438,562 and 3,917,154, to fill the commercial requirement for such containers which will perform some of the functions in a less demanding way at a lower cost. These ... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4067493 | Carton handle and top retainer A box includes an open topped body and a removable cover, the body having a pair of opposite apertures in its peripheral wall directly below the cover skirt wall. A short elastic retainer and a long flexible cord bail have opposite pairs of ends thereof j... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4018338 | Box and lid therefor A molded box and lid have peripheral walls with opposite draft. The lid has hinge means for inward bending movement of at least portions of the lid sidewalls into hugging relationship with the outer upper surfaces of the box peripheral wall to compensate ... | 04/19/1977 |
| 3997056 | Tamper-proof closure for a container A container having a base, a sidewall extending from the periphery of the base and defining an open top, and a closure sealing the open top, is provided with a secondary closure. The secondary closure comprises a band of heat-shrinkable thermoplastic adhe... | 12/14/1976 |
| 3973356 | Flower caddy A caddy providing a protective enclosure for the delivery and display of house plants and cut flowers. The caddy includes a receptacle and interfitting cover. The cover is telescopically slidable over the receptacle and the height is adjustable for accomm... | 08/10/1976 |
| 3954219 | Packaging A packaging container is made from folding blanks of corrugated board or similarly suitable material in the form of a hollow body with at least one end covered by an overlapping end cap secured by circumferential handling of the end cap and clips extendin... | 05/04/1976 |
| 3937392 | Knock-down, collapsible, drum container A knock-down, collapsible drum container assembly, comprising a pair of polygonal tubular members one adapted to fit within the other and comprising outer and inner tubular members of said container, each of said members being collapsible to a substantial... | 02/10/1976 |
