Did You Know...
...Chester Carlson was a patent agent who tired of having to make multiple copies of patent applications using the only duplication method available at the time: carbon paper. In 1959 he came up with a new copying system and took it to IBM for evaluation. The "experts" at IBM determined potential sales to be only 5,000 units because people wouldn't want to use a bulky machine when they had carbon paper. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, the company founded on the system is Xerox.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| RE42311 | Insulated food container Apparatus for storing food and for keeping it warm and moist comprising a substantially water impermeable pouch that bounds an insulated food warming chamber, the pouch having opposing substantially coextensive lips capable of being moved apart for providing passage... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7682080 | Foldable insulated bag A soft sided insulated cooler bag has a base and side panels. The base includes a rigid or semi-rigid reinforcement or batten that serve to provide a relatively hard or stiff edge about which the bag can be panel folded over on itself. The upper edge of the bag has ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7377692 | Thermal insulative device and method A thermally insulative device and an associated method of using the device for use in temporarily enshrouding a box are disclosed. The device includes the interconnected elements of a one-piece composite jacket, a plurality of primary coupling strips, a plurality of... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7353952 | Insulated compartmented lunch bag A bag has a first compartment for receiving a food item, a second compartment for receiving a beverage container, the second compartment having an open end for receiving the beverage container and a closed end opposite the open end. The closed end has a rounded prof... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7334684 | Versatile lunch box A versatile lunch box is provided, comprising a rectangular inner box unit with removably mounted compartment dividers within guide slots, an outer fabric cover with a zippered front flap having utensil and napkin holders and an inner pouch, with the outside of the ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7325679 | Environmentally controlled sports equipment bag A sports equipment bag includes a flexible elongated body defining an equipment storage region. The body includes at least one recloseable opening and an outwardly facing reflective barrier layer having a reflectivity of at least 80 percent. At least a portion of th... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322748 | Insulated food container Apparatus for storing food and for keeping it warm and moist comprising a substantially water impermeable pouch that bounds an insulated food warming chamber, the pouch having opposing substantially coextensive lips capable of being moved apart for providing passage... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7302810 | Quilted cooler with insulating gel liner A cooler is provided including a sidewall portion including an outer layer and an inner layer quilted to form a plurality of gel pockets and gel disposed in the plurality of gel pockets, wherein the cooler is foldable along regions between the gel pockets. In one em... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7297384 | Metallized heat resistant material with thermal barrier A laminated metallized film apparatus being fabricated through the use of roll-to-roll lamination machinery (e.g. using a gravure cylinder) which through the use of various combinations of adhesive, pressure, and temperature bonds various materials and substrates to... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7240513 | Thermally-controlled package A portable thermally-controlled container system includes an outer case providing a first inner chamber and configured to have an open position and a closed position, when in the open position the outer case is configured to receive items into the first inner chambe... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7219814 | Totes for bottles According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a carrier for transporting a bottle or bottles, is provided. The carrier includes a tote having a non-rigid front and rear panel secured to one another along a right side terminal edge, a left side terminal edge... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7201097 | Diaphragm pump The invention relates to a diaphragm pump for pumping aggressive and/or abrasive media, such as slurries, comprising a diaphragm housing mounted in a substantially vertically disposed pipe system, which substantially vertically disposed pipe system comprises at leas... | 04/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7163340 | Folding bag construction A folding bag has a generally rectangular parallelepiped shape with rigid lateral front and backsides and a flexible bottom panel with a diagonal slit that enables folding of the bag into a compact flat configuration. A rigid folding panel is provided on the inside ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7153025 | Carrying case for a container A carrying case for heated food containers, particularly slow cookers, has a flexible bottom wall, side wall and lid so that it can be adjusted to accommodate food containers of various different dimensions. A clamp assembly is provided for securely holding a lid on... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150346 | Bag system A bag system for a breast pump system is provided. The bag system separates used and unused components of the breast pump system, provides thermal isolation for stored breast milk, and orientates the breast pump so that it is readily useable and accessible. ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7143932 | Folding collapsible storage box A folding collapsible storage box is constructed to include a folding collapsible outer box, the outer box having front and back panels respectively internally reinforced with a rigid plate member and two opposite side panels respectively internally reinforced with ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140773 | Method and apparatus for packaging perishable goods An improved method and apparatus for packaging perishable goods comprises an inner insulating container that is quickly and easily formed from a flat sheet of metalized bubble pack material to a finished state that very closely approximates the size and dimensions o... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7106202 | Shipping container along with shipping method employing the same A container to receive a parcel for shipment to an intended recipient comprises a pouch having a pouch interior and a mouth, a closure movable between open and closed positions, and a protective insert structure removably disposed in the pouch interior to substantia... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7066647 | Collapsible containers A collapsible container including a plurality of adjacent side panels, each of the side panels having a flexible frame and a web having a perimeter secured to the frame. Each of the side panels has a bottom side, a top side and two lateral sides. Each of the lateral... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7040115 | Insulated container assembly having insertable cooling and heating gel packs An insulated container assembly, which has a main body portion and a lid hingedly attached to the main body portion. The main body portion has four walls and is substantially rectangular in shape. The walls of the main body portion define an area for receiving and h... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7004317 | Environmentally controlled sports equipment bag A sports equipment bag includes a flexible elongated body defining an equipment storage region. The body includes at least one recloseable opening and an outwardly facing reflective barrier layer having a reflectivity of at least 80 percent. At least a portion of th... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6913389 | Metallic laminated gusseted insulated bag A metallic laminated gusseted insulated bag includes a front and rear wall each having two lateral edges, a top edge, and a bottom edge; first and second side walls; a bottom member; and a means for hermetically closing the bag; wherein the front and rear walls are ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6821019 | Divided insulated container A portable soft sided insulated container has an impermeable liner that provides a liquid holding barrier. The liner is folded from a single monolithic plastic sheet to reduce or eliminate the need for heat welded seams. The liner seats within the container and has ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6779638 | Bag system A bag system for a breast pump system is provided. The bag system separates used and unused components of the breast pump system, provides thermal isolation for stored breast milk, and orientates the breast pump so that it is readily useable and accessible. ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6755568 | Inflatable insulating liners for shipping containers and method of manufacture An inflatable insulating panel consisting of a plurality of sheetform polyolefin layers, and its manner of fabrication, is provided. An outer peripheral seal forms an inflatable panel, with an intermediate interconnected web of layers formed out of an array of alter... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6729758 | Insulated container for keg beer An insulated container for keg beer having at least one of the following improvements: a securement for a spigot of a keg tap, a pocket for beer cups, and an airflow passageway to allow air flow into the container when the keg is removed. ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6652933 | Flexible insulated pouch A flexible insulated pouch. The flexible insulated pouch includes a pouch having multiple plies of closed cell polypropylene foam. The pouch is surrounded by a film bag made of material which acts as a moisture and oxygen barrier. The film bag is joined t... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6644063 | Divided insulated container A portable soft sided insulated container has an impermeable liner that provides a liquid holding barrier. The liner is folded from a single monolithic plastic sheet to reduce or eliminate the need for heat welded seams. The liner seats within the contain... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6612742 | Insulated container with internal harness An insulated beer-keg container having a freely hanging, or suspended, internal harness. The length of the harness is chosen independently of the lengths of the remaining materials of the container and sufficiently shorter than the lengths of those materi... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6601745 | Golf cart cooler A thermally insulated cooler adapted to attach to the front of a motorized golf cart. The cooler having a top wall, a bottom wall and a sidewall wherein the top, bottom and sidewalls are made of flexible, thermally insulating material. The cooler rests on... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6595687 | Expandable storage and carrying case A storage bag is disclosed with two embodiments wherein the bag is in the form of a rectangular parallelpiped having overlapping top flaps to form an enclosure. In one embodiment the front and back panels are biased toward one another by elastic incorpora... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6582124 | Insulated container and liner A portable soft sided insulated container has an impermeable liner that provides a liquid holding barrier. The liner is folded from a single monolithic plastic sheet to reduce or eliminate the need for heat welded seams. The liner seats within the contain... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6513974 | Inflatable insulating liners for shipping containers An insulating bag is provided having an inflatable, double outer layer defining an interior container space for thermally-sensitive cargo. A surface reflective to radiant thermal energy lies within the inflated outer layer as a layer on an interior surfac... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6450685 | Resealable metalized thermal bag A thin, lightweight, flexible bag for maintaining an initial inner temperature for an extended period of time has multilayered walls with a thermoplastic inner layer and a metalized outer layer. The mouth of the bag has a resealable closure.... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6443309 | Apparatus for packaging goods A fully collapsible shipping container is comprised of it least one sheet of a flexible, thermally insulating material. The sheet or sheets of material have mutually parallel linear side edge fastening margins. The sheet or sheets are folded to form a rec... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6364149 | Fluid container with a thermally responsive insulating side wall A self-insulating fluid container having a novel thermally responsive side wall is disclosed. The side wall is constituted of multiple layers that thermally respond to the presence of fluid of at least a predetermined temperature in the fluid container in... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6336577 | Backpack cooler A backpack cooler (10) designed to be worn on the back of a person includes a flexible enclosure (12) having backpack straps (14) affixed to the enclosure (12). The enclosure includes front, rear, side and bottom walls (18-24) and an openable top panel (2... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6286681 | Ventilated plastic bag A ventilated plastic bag particularly adapted for carrying hot food from fast food restaurants includes the following components. Front and rear wall sections are connected together to define a closed bottom area and an open top area. A handle or handles ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6276579 | Soft-sided beverage cooler A soft-sided container assembly is provided that includes a beverage container liner and an insulating cover for generally maintaining the temperature of the container contents during transport and/or short term storage. The container assembly is adapted ... | 08/21/2001 |
