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...that a workman who left the soap mixing machine on too long was responsible for making Ivory Soap? He was so embarrassed by his mistake that he threw the mess in a stream. Imagine his dismay when the evidence of his error floated to the surface! Result: Ivory soap, the soap that floats.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7380987 | Device and method for closing and filling sacks The invention relates to a device (10) for closing an opening or filling through an opening in a sack (25) for storing materials (26). The device (10) comprises an elongated means (11) for introduction into the sack (25) thr... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7328548 | Devices and methods for introducing air into, or removing air from, containers A device comprising a plug positioned within a housing to regulate air within a container, for example, plastic storage containers or bags. The plug is positioned within the housing to occlude a port hole in the housing. The housing is positioned within a container ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325381 | Devices and methods for introducing air into, or removing air from, containers Devices comprising a plug positioned within a housing to regulate air within a container, for example, plastic storage containers or bags. One embodiment utilizes a plug that occludes an opening in a housing. The plug is displaced from the opening to inject or evacu... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7316666 | Fluid warming cassette with rails and a stiffening member A fluid warming cassette useful in a system for warming parenteral fluids is provided. The cassette comprises a thermally conductive, flexible fluid container with a fluid channel. Rails are disposed in the fluid container near its periphery, and a stiffener is disp... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7241196 | Heated stuffed animal A heated stuffed animal includes a head portion, a torso portion and a plurality of limbs. Embedded within the animal is a heater assembly including an encircling heating element extending from a battery casing that is accessible via a slit on the rear surface of th... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7036642 | Laptop computer carrying case Laptop computer carrying case of a generally parallelepiped form for transporting laptop computers of small and oversized dimensions. The carrying/case includes a front panel, a rear panel spaced apart and opposed from the front panel and a pair of side panels attac... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6976370 | Portable cooler for beverage container A portable carrier for a beverage container includes a case (10) having an externally frusto-conical housing that fully encloses the beverage container, and a removable cooling core (70) that fits within the housing. A zipper (30) preferably ext... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6971550 | Spouting structure for liquid container and bag-in-box container A spouting structure includes a spout attached to the liquid container and having a mouthpiece, a cap screwed on the spout and having a top wall and a cylindrical protrusion protruding from a central part of the top wall having a bottom wall provided with an opening... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6273307 | Fitment for a pouch opening A fitment for being sealed to a collapsible pouch has a body having at least one side wall portion, which is provided with spaced steps defining spaced shoulders, an inner end, which faces the interior of the collapsible pouch when the fitment is sealed t... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6146655 | Flexible intra-oral bandage and drug delivery system A flexible intra-oral bandage and kit thereof including an hydrolyzable powder/water-wettable fiber mixture enclosed in a flexible, water-permeable, non-stick envelope. The envelope is immersed in water or medication so that the liquid is absorbed through... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6092933 | Stable-free-standing bag of heat sealable or weldable plastic foil A free-standing bag made of a heat-sealable or weldable plastic material and used for receiving therein liquids and/or pastes, said bag comprising two side walls connected to each other along their longitudinal edges, a foldable bottom element, which is d... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6045263 | Gift package A gift package that comprises a bag having generally parallel front and rear walls, each having a top edge, a bottom edge, and two lateral edges, a pair of generally parallel side walls, each having a top edge, a bottom edge, and two lateral edges, wherei... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6039182 | Bag An evacuable plastic storage bag comprises a pair of opposed walls that define, between them, an interior volume and a mouth. The bag has a Zip-locks.RTM. closure for releasably sealing the mouth closed. The wall has a hole therein which is reinforced by ... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5997586 | Dry-cleaning bag with an interior surface containing a dry-cleaning composition A bag for the cleaning and containment of soiled fabric articles is provided which comprises a fastening system that, when fastened provides a vapor impermeable container and an interior surface releasably impregnated with an effective amount of a gelled ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5957584 | Flexible tamper-evident package with integral fitment A flexible package having an integral fitment and integral protective tamper-evident structure protecting said fitment until removal of said protective structure by a user, is disclosed.... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5755425 | Fitting for flexible fuel bladder Disclosed is a fuel bladder having a flexible bladder wall with a fuel out aperture in which a tubular penetration body extends through the aperture and an interior flange on the tubular penetration abuts the interior side of the flexible bladder wall. A... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5290105 | Container made of flexible laminated sheet with insert for opening and reclosing Containers, in particular plastic bags, for limited doses of liquid, oil, cream doses, and the like, that can be easily opened and reclosed, and that are well sealed and resistant to from tearing and leakage. The container body (envelope) is formed of a t... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5275490 | Waste disposal bag with a bag collar and lid A waste disposal bag comprises (1) a bag part made of flexible material which has a closed lower end and an open upper end, (2) a bag collar made of relatively stiff material which is firmly attached to the upper end of the bag part, and (3) a lid which i... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5199793 | Collapsible storage bag A collapsible storage bag for holding large volumes of liquid which can be moved to a desired location where it serves as a temporary liquid storage container, then quickly emptied entirely and then folded up and moved to a new location. The storage bag i... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5190377 | Bingo purse A carrying case for carrying and storage of Bingo playing equipment such as Bingo chips, pencil markers, wands, paper and the like, said case comprising a lightweight, fabric, vinyl, or leather including a zippered opening and a series of pockets formed b... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5131553 | Tubular plastic shipping, storage and dispensing container and parts usable therewith A container (20) made of a rigid tubular conformation, each end (21, 22) of which is flattened to produce and provide outwardly protruding edges (25). A transition portion (33) between the flattened end portion (22) and undeformed body portion has a slope... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5094367 | Opening-closing device for a bag of flexible synthetic material having a finger gripping portion An opening-closing device for a flexible containing a liquid includes a cylindrical spout attached to the outer surface of the bag, and a stopper for the spout which includes a blade for perforating an area of the bag located within the spout when the bag... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5014872 | Sleeved containers with thin film lining A container is provided with an inner container body and an outer sleeve. The inner container body (which is preferably, but not necessarily, a one-piece structure) includes upper and lower essentially rigid portions and a flexible liner portion therebetw... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4997403 | Balloon lighting device A novelty balloon lighting device involving an inflated balloon having a plug fitted inside the neck of the balloon the plug having a bore formed therethrough and containing therein at least one concentric constriction ring, an elongated hollow tube havin... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4941755 | Device for manufacturing a container of flexible synthetic material Device for manufacturing a sachet of flexible synthetic material intended for packaging liquids, the said sachet initially being in the form of a cushion-like bag already full of liquid, this device enabling a means for gripping, stiffening and mounting i... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4898301 | Collapsible container for flowable media A container for storage of flowable media has a deformable fluidtight inner envelope, a deformable fluidtight outer envelope and a collapsible frame between the two envelopes. The frame has two mirror symmetrical sections which are pivotally connected to ... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4887913 | Bag for infusion solutions and the like and method of manufacturing the same A bag for infusion solutions and the like has a body part formed by a hose and having walls composed of a synthetic thermoplastic compound foil, and at least one connecting part formed of one piece with the body part and also composed of the foil. A hose ... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4854734 | Flexible containers A container for use in aseptic packaging which contains a resilient plug to seal the container. The plug is attached to the periphery of the inlet opening by resilient straps which allow the plug to be pushed into the opening to close it and which allow t... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4779997 | Closure for a port and closure assembly A closure for removably sealing a port is provided. The closure includes a guide member receivable within an opening of a port and a sleeve member extending for a length of the guide member and defining with the guide member an annular channel, at least a... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4713067 | Urinary collection system for male incontinent A body worn urinary collection system for a male incontinent is disclosed. A reusable, generally moistureproof and pliable penile sheath is shaped as an open-ended sack, and is sized to loosely overfit the male organ. The sack includes an oversized, first... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4618994 | Taps A tap for a urostomy or similar bag has a first valve member which includes a male valve element located in a cap. The cap has at least one drainage hole. A second valve member including a tubular female valve element is engageable with the male valve ele... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4614267 | Dual compartmented container A stoppered vial containing a medicament is secured through the edge of a flexible container. Mixing of the medicament in the vial with the contents of the flexible container is accomplished by removing the stopper from the vial by manipulation through th... | 09/30/1986 |
| 4603433 | Bag with handle usable as a stopper A bag made of flexible synthetic material is provided with a removable stiffening element that can serve as both a handle and a stopper element after the bag has been opened.... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4550825 | Multicompartment medicament container A composite package adapted for initially separately containing a dry medicament and a diluent therefor, the diluent containing package portion being a collapsible bag with an I.V. set fitment attachment port and an injection port, and a dry medicament co... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4498190 | Aquatic animal containing devices A device for containing live aquatic animals, e.g., lobsters, fish, etc., after they have been caught comprises a open mesh bag clamped or tied to a tubular member behind its entrance opening. A flexible flap is cantilevered to the tubular member and stru... | 02/05/1985 |
| 4487336 | Syringe closure assembly with attachable nozzle This invention discloses a syringe closure used with a nozzle and flexible bag in which fluid is initially flowed. This closure apparatus includes a retainer ring of generally tubular and tapered construction. This retainer ring has an outwardly disposed ... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4223810 | Syringe closure with attachable nozzle A closure for a syringe of the feminine or enema type wherein the nozzle of the syringe is intended to be transported separately from the flexible bag. The neck of the flexible bag which has a bead is secured on a support ledge of an inner connecting memb... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4190196 | Centrifuge tube cap Centrifuge tube cap has a plug which fits into the open end of the tube. A reduced diameter stud on the plug has an axial bore and extends outside of the tube thereby forming a shoulder at the lip of the tube. The peripheral portion of the shoulder is bev... | 02/26/1980 |
| 4169493 | Flexible hot water bottle A hot water bottle having an internally threaded neck. The threaded neck is formed as an insert and the bottle is formed by blow moulding around the insert. The insert is preferably of material which will melt superficially during moulding to become welde... | 10/02/1979 |
| 4069852 | Containers There is provided a container comprising a casing having an upper portion and a bottom, and a rope the ends of which are respectively anchored to the upper portion and the bottom of the container. The rope extends through the container space and part of t... | 01/24/1978 |
