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 |
| 7284493 | Easy-to-open sheet package body A sheet package body P has a first package body 1 and a second package body 2. The first package body 1 is disposed on the second package body 2 by overlapping in part, said overlapped portion L is set in a double chain stitch sewing mach... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7021826 | Lockable container having tamper evident lock unit The application describes a closeable bag, pouch or container with an opening which can be closed by means of a lock unit which cooperates with a disposable locking member to close the bag, pouch or container. The opening has first and second opposing sides. The loc... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6966696 | Methods for laundering delicate garments in a washing machine A product and process for laundering delicate or dry-clean only garments in a conventional home washing machine. The process represents a home version of the commercial wet-cleaning processes for cleaning of delicate garments. The product may comprise a liquid clean... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6948652 | Hinged clip for gable top carton A closing flap or clip is adapted to cap the edge of a carton in a first position and to free the access to a part of the edge in a second position. The flap passes from the first position to the second position by pivoting around a geometric axis that is perpendicu... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6805486 | Closure system A sheet material which may be used for a closure system adapted to receive surface fasteners. The sheet material may be used for the manufacture of containers, such as bags and provides a primary form of closure as well as a secondary form of closure which allows fo... | 10/19/2004 |
| 5924797 | Manually tearable closure seal device for envelopes A device for the closure and sealing of envelopes and the like. First and second elongated strips of plastic material are foldable upon each other along a narrow longitudinal hinge line. The first strip has a series of locking pins distributed along its l... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5797683 | Sealable bag A bag (2) with an access opening defined by a pair of edges and a closure (4) for closing the access opening is described. The closure (4) comprises a first bar (6, 8, 6a, 8a) secured to one edge and a second bar (6, 8, 6a, 8a) releasably connectable to t... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5692837 | Gussetted flexible package with reclosable mouth using a snap type reclosure strip A flexible, gussetted package and method of making it. The package has an interior for initially holding some product, e.g., whole coffee bean or ground coffee, under vacuum, and which includes a mouth portion arranged to be peeled open to provide access ... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5647670 | Body fluid containment bag A containment system is described which is useful for the containment of bodily fluids, such as emesis or urine. The fluid containment system is a flexible polymeric bag, preferably polyethylene, of unitary construction having a closed end and a large, no... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5600978 | Device for the closure of bags or the like and security seal A re-usable device for closing bags and the like, which may be sealed in a locked configuration by applying a security seal (24). The device (1) comprises two elongate parts (2, 3) the may be superimposed on each other, The first part (2), which is attach... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5524762 | Disposable litter bag system The invention provides a disposable litter bag system comprising a holder with a clip for holding a bundle of tear-off bags. Each bag is provided with a flap adjacent to a top opening in the bag having at least one flap opening for insertion therethrough ... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5294208 | Notebook-type personal organizer A notebook-type personal organizer comprises a multi-ring binder to which a plurality of leaves is connected. Plastic bags are connected to the binder, and each bag contains a pad of adhesive-backed paper sheets. The bags are adhered to a stiff posting sh... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5265960 | Collapsible reusable bag with integral handles A reusable lunch bag with a pair of handles that are adapted to secure the bag in a closed position. The bag has a front wall that is separated from a back wall by a pair of side walls. The front, back and side walls are attached to a bottom wall. The wal... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5240105 | Multi-purpose eyeglasses pouch A multi-purpose eyeglasses pouch includes a pouch body formed from a rectangular piece of cloth and having three sides provided with a row of evenly distributed holes. The pouch body is folded so as to align the holes in two opposite sides of the pouch bo... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5110641 | Melt-dispersible package for melt-processible polymers The subject invention provides a package for a heat seal sensitive polymer comprising a thermoplastic bag sealed at one end with a thermoplastic polymeric thread, both the thermoplastic bag material and the thermoplastic thread material having a melt temp... | 05/05/1992 |
| 4983047 | Envelope with closure and seal device A security envelope for transporting confidential papers or money is disclosed having a high degree of security, being easy to close and seal as well as simple to manufacture. The envelope of the invention is provided with a closure and seal device having... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4932557 | Garbage bag clip A clip for securing a flexible bag to a rigid container is molded from synthetic plastic material and has a strip-like body portion, a first pointed projection extending from the lower surface of the body portion adjacent one end thereof, and a second poi... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4902140 | Detachable handle for shipping sacks A shipping sack having side walls defining a mouth from which contents may be discharged, includes a non-reclosable stitched fastener across and closing the mouth. The stitched fastener includes a removable chain stitch and a removable rip tape for facili... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4456122 | Package and display system A combined package and display system for fabric goods includes a transparent or translucent polyethylene package, heat sealed or otherwise secured about its periphery, containing the goods and suitable advertising material. Where the product is, for exam... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4420857 | Bag fastener A fastener is provided which is useful with a flexible article having a plurality of orifices, such as a conventional laundry bag. The fastener is adapted to be held in one of the orifices and thus carried with the bag for immediate availability. The fast... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4197982 | Device for the inviolable closing of bags A device for closing and sealing bags which eliminates the tightening of the mouth, and makes the operation simple, rapid and safe. The device, according to the invention, comprises a flat housing with an open bottom which receives the folded mouth (prefe... | 04/15/1980 |
| 4140163 | Garment trolley bar shroud A bag-like shroud is provided for a garment trolley bar for the purpose of both protecting, and preventing displacement in transit of, hanger-hung garments carried by said trolley bar.... | 02/20/1979 |
| 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 |
| 3967668 | Carrier for loose articles A carrier for loose articles. The carrier preferably includes an elongated towel fixedly carrying inwardly of each of its opposed ends a pair of grommets which are situated adjacent opposed side edges of the towel, respectively. An elongated cord is forme... | 07/06/1976 |
