Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7318392 | Protective wrap around encasement for a pet carrier A protective encasement or wrap for a pet carrier for helping prevent drafts and to provide water resistance, includes a cover member which can be of one piece of material, that when laid out on a flat surface, and with the animal carrier placed in its center, will ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7235273 | Tie down reinforced infusion bag The present invention 10 discloses an infusion bag 18 having means for selectively inserting any desired dry beverage material 16. The disposable infusion bag 18 has spaced apart reinforced elements 20 fixedly attached to the bag m... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7014363 | Plastic gusset bag with closure and cut-out handle A tubular sleeve having an open top, a closed bottom wall, a front and back faces and a pair of opposing side walls connecting the front and back faces. The side walls are formed with at least one gusset allowing the front and back faces to extend from each other. | 03/21/2006 |
| 6928415 | Method of delivering groceries purchased over the internet Groceries ordered over the Internet by a particular time in the early evening may be delivered by the next morning to a location within a 5-6 hour delivery radius of a warehouse. The grocery order is filled at the warehouse, where the groceries are placed in a tote ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6213640 | Bag suspending device The invention concerns the field of bags provided with a suspending device which can be recycled by the same method as the bag, and enabling automatic assembly. The suspending device is characterized in that it is formed by an integral plastic piece, with... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6127009 | Dispenser unit, process for manufacturing the same and its use A dispenser unit has a flexible polymer bag, a joining part (10, 11) and a stiff hard part (20). The joining part has an inner layer (11) welded to the hard part and an outer polymer layer (10) welded to the inner material of the flexible bag. The inner m... | 10/03/2000 |
| 5503476 | Pre-sort and organization laundry apparatus The present invention relates to an apparatus for presorting laundry having a pair of laundry compartments easily accessible to the user. The apparatus includes a closure panel for closing the compartments. The closure panel includes an aperture in which ... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5192134 | Re-usable flexible bulk containers A flexible bulk container for the handling and storage of flowable or powdered bulk materials is provided which includes the combination of a flexible and collapsible bulk bag bottom component having an encircling first side wall, a bottom end with an ope... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5068945 | Fastener A fastener particularly adapted for securing an end of a cord in an opening in an object comprises a cylindrical shaped body. Extending through the fastener body is a passageway to hold an end of the cord, for example. In practice, the fastener preferably... | 12/03/1991 |
| 4974968 | Bag having holes for retaining pins A tubular bag is made of synthetic thermoplastic material preferably provided with side gussets. The bag is closed at one end by a transverse seam weld and at the other end has an opening which is defined by edge portions of respective side walls of the b... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4946065 | Holder for hand-carrying plastic bags or supporting same within trash container with bag handle inserted in space under holder A plastic open-ended generally U-shaped holder (25) has three sides (31, 33 and 35) of suitable area for advertising. The free ends of the legs of the U are bent together and flared out to form a slot (37). This can be parted with the fingers so as to fit... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4930903 | Gift wrapping package A gift wrap package includes a paper bag of conventional type having a square folded bottom and side folds providing a bag of generally rectilinear shape. An insert inside the bag supports one or more of the bag sides and gives the bag the appearance of a... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4834553 | Plastic film package with a hanger A package is provided which is formed of a plastic film such as polyethylene or polypropylene. The package is formed to define an internal chamber to accommodate an article to be packed. A slit is provided in the wall and a hanger is provided a part of wh... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4832506 | Flexible container to be filled with bulk material and method for its manufacture A flexible container is formed of a single piece of material and includes a bottom, a top and side walls, with two opposite openings in top portions of the side walls below the top. The material of the top is folded or gathered from the opposite openings ... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4830238 | Carrying device A carrying device for retaining articles on the handle of a mobile apparatus comprising, an elongated elastic member for placement on the handle, and a pocket assembly having a plurality of pockets depending from the elastic member for retaining the artic... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4809353 | Carrier with simultaneous formation of carrying handle and decorative bow A decorative bow and a carrying handle are simultaneously formed on a container for carrying the container and an object received therein in a decorative carrier.... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4779736 | Tubular plastic shipping, storage and dispensing container This invention pertains to a container made of a rigid tubular conformation. Each end of the tube is flattened at a substantial central portion to produce and provide a protruding end portion, and in this flattened and sloped end or portion at least one a... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4595101 | Portable food carrying device A portable food carrying device comprising means for supporting at least one substantially flat food item in a predetermined orientation, and means for enveloping and for insulating the supporting means comprising an insulated, flexible container includin... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4570820 | Resealable dispensing container for folded towels This invention relates to a container for a stack of folded, preferably treated, towels, comprising a flexible, water-impermeable envelope having in the interior space thereof a movable apertured stiffening plate.... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4493419 | Thermoplastic bag and bag pack A bag pack of a plurality of stacked thermoplastic bag structures each bag comprising a front and rear bag wall and an open mouth top portion. Handles are integral extensions of the bag walls. The bags are bonded together via bonding means in association ... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4445230 | Bag with integral closure tie A bag construction with integral tie means is provided cut from an elongated flattened tube of bag material, such as a thin walled plastic sheath. The flattened tube of material is cut with a lazy-U cut that extends across the entire width thereof to prov... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4273174 | Handbag A container is formed of a composite piece of material having at least two different facing fabrics or a flexible sheet material having facings of complementary colors and/or textures. The material is folded at midlength to form two equal sidewalls joined... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4210244 | Carrier and handle therefor A carrier as for tools, luggage and the like in which the carrier base is flexible fabric arranged for rolling or folding and in which a tab extending from the outer surface of the carrier base and substantially midway of its ends forms a handle when exte... | 07/01/1980 |
| 4134225 | Collapsible bait trap A collapsible bait trap for fishermen and the like having a flexible container member of cylindrical configuration with one end substantially closed and the other end basically open, together with a flexible member with a small central aperture provided t... | 01/16/1979 |
| 4127155 | Waterproof bag with waterproof divider A carrying bag is provided with an opening and includes two side panels. The side panels are laminated on their inner surfaces with a waterproof material and are separated by one or more waterproof, flexible dividers secured in the bag. Each divider essen... | 11/28/1978 |
| 4112541 | Handle for bags particularly of net or plastic material A handle for bags particularly of a net or plastic material has a closed loop carrying member to the bottom portion of which is connected a bendable strip substantially parallel to the carrying member. The strip is foldable back upon itself to form two st... | 09/12/1978 |
