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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6902061 | Collapsible liquid box A collapsible box for storing liquids, the box capable of being stacked while filled and then collapsed for convenient storage and return shipping when not filled. The box includes a base having a lip extending upwardly along the edges of the bottom panel. An upper ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6892881 | Holding device for use with catheter packaging A packaging system for an elongate medical device includes a sheet of material which defines a generally planar surface for receiving the elongated medical device thereon. A plurality of butterfly tabs are adhesively attached to the planar surface at selected locati... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6817472 | Packaging component and containment system particularly useful for packaging radiators A packaging component and packaging system are disclosed. In an embodiment specifically adapted as a system for packaging vehicular radiators, the invention provides a generally planar tray member component as a blank having two opposed sides, with a portion of each... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6796421 | Flexible pressure vessel, apparatus and method for making same A flexible pressure vessel is constructed from at least one pair of upper and mating lower dome shaped cell portions. Upper and lower passageway portions extend outwardly from each cell portion to surrounding sheet material. The portions are joined to form a passage... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6776283 | Portable display and storage case A case for storing and displaying spools of thread is disclosed. The case comprises two trays preferably connected by a plurality of hinges. Inside each tray are elongate spines that extend longitudinally. Pins connected to the spine extend in a direction perpendicu... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6769542 | Multi purpose bathroom storage accessory A bathroom accessory in the form of three canisters with lids connected together, to conveniently store often needed tools near the bathroom commode. These tools include a suction-type plunger device, extra rolls of toilet tissue, and a brush to clean a toilet, all ... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6749076 | High-strength laminate panel container The explosion resistant cargo container includes a frame including a main section and an angled projecting section, and is formed from a plurality of support members. The frame is covered with one or more explosion resistant sheets to form the explosion resistant si... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6742654 | Container and display system incorporating the container In order to provide a container and display system incorporating the container for a retail environment, the combination includes a product container and a display container. The product container comprises a base portion and a lid portion and, likewise, the display... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6742655 | Cushioning material and container also serving for cushioning using the cushioning material as container A cushioning member formed by stacking a plurality of sheet-like cushioning materials and surrounding the periphery of the cushioning materials with a sheet-like member. ... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6722502 | Inflatable corner cushion An inflatable corner cushion for protecting a corner of an object is disclosed. The inflatable corner cushion may have two triangular, inflatable cushions. Each cushion may have two edges meeting to form a V-shape. The two edges may be sealed together along the V-sh... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6719139 | Antipilferage package and method for making same A package for holding an article has a front portion with a sheet generally defining a plane and has an outer rim. The package also has a back portion with an area and an outer periphery. The back portion is configured to be secured to said front portion. An inner o... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6712214 | Stackable display tray A stackable display tray including a shell having a plurality of sides defined by an equal number of corners, a substantially closed bottom having bottom corners corresponding with the corners of the shell, and a top having top corners corresponding with the corners... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6708834 | Housing for intrinsically-safe electronics A housing comprised of a first member, a second member, a seal, and electronics. The first member has a body comprised of a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion of the first member comprises at least one pin protruding from the first end... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6675504 | Shoe sole provided with spikes or hobnailed means A shoe sole (6) provided with a number of rigid spikes or nails (12) on its face in contact with the ground, said spikes or nails being not fixedly secured to the sole but being able to pass from a first extracted position in contact with the ground to a ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6675973 | Suspension packaging assembly A packaging assembly includes a frame member and a retention member which is not permanently affixed to the frame member. The frame member can include a variety of features which allow the retention member to be tightened around an article to be packaged ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6665955 | Footwear sole and method for forming the same A footwear sole include a rubber inner sole and a textile outer sole. The textile outer sole is at least partially impregnated into at least one surface of the inner sole. A method of forming a footwear sole includes the steps of forming at least one inne... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6662963 | Vessel A vessel including a vessel body formed of metal and having an approximately cylindrical wall, a bottom and a cover, and a plastic ring provided at each of opposite ends of the vessel body and extending radially beyond the vessel body, with at least one o... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6651814 | Carrier for coiled filaments A carrier for coiled filaments comprises a longitudinal base having a first end including a reinforced edge, a second end, and a first ledge opposite a second ledge. There is a raised platform between the first ledge and the second ledge. The raised platf... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6648131 | Flexible pressure vessel, apparatus and method for making same A flexible pressure vessel is constructed from at least one pair of upper and mating lower dome shaped cell portions. The dome portions are molded from sheets of resilient material and joined together by radio frequency welding or high-strength adhesives.... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6640991 | Methods and apparatus for minimizing waste disposal space A receptacle is fabricated to be folded prior to disposal to minimize waste disposal space. The receptacle includes a first portion including a plurality of fold lines and having a first surface area. The fold lines permit the receptacle to be folded prio... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6634494 | Watertight protective device for holding a measuring or display device A protective device for holding an apparatus having an interaction field is formed from a dimensionally stable protective housing having a lower housing part and an upper housing part. The lower housing part and the upper housing part are releasably conne... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6629600 | CD container in elastically flexible material and punched sheet for the manufacture thereof CD container essentially formed of a box body obtained by suitably folding a punched sheet material, comprising a substantially rectangular bottom wall (5) connected along one side to an above-lying front wall (8), which is also substantially rectangular,... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6625904 | Footwear system A footwear system having an essentially oblong platform formed of an elastomeric material having a first aperture offset from a long axis of the platform adjacent to a forward end. A U-shaped cut through a rearward end of the platform forms a first strap ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6626324 | Plastic container having a crystallinity gradient A plastic container including a portion of a sidewall having an interior surface with an interior crystallinity, and an exterior surface with an exterior crystallinity. The interior crystallinity is greater than the exterior crystallinity. The higher crys... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6612440 | Banana protective device A banana protective device for storing and transporting a banana carefully. The banana protective device includes a container having a first cover member and a second cover member being hingedly attached to the first cover member and being adapted to stor... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6601724 | Collapsible merchandizing container A collapsible display container includes a base and a pair of opposed side walls each pivotably attached to the base. The side walls are orientable between an assembled position and a second position. At least one of the side walls includes a display memb... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6581304 | Safety shoe A safety shoe includes an upper, a steel toe, an outsole and a partial insole tuck for preventing rearward movement of the steel toe.... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6578708 | Portable laptop workstation A combined carrying case and workstation for computer components includes a first shell having a first cavity therein. A second shell is pivotally connected to the first shell for pivoting between a closed position, where the second shell is against the f... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6568526 | Stackable compact disk case The disk storage case is composed of a circular setting portion for setting the disk-like member such as a compact disk thereon, a disk holding portion for holding the disk-like member vertically and annularly arranged at a center of a setting face of the... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6568103 | Speed lacing device A speed lacing device for an article of footwear having a rigid portion comprising a curved neck and a fastening tail that together define an almost-friction-free sliding surface for a lacing cord, the lacing cord being in contact with the sliding surface... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6564934 | Dispenser system with binary dispensing array The various embodiments of the invention are directed to systems for the dispensing and mixing of agents, such as paint colorants, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, or beverage additives such as sweeteners and creamers, by means of a binary array of dispensers.... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6560898 | Liner lacing with heel locking A liner having an envelope made in a single piece and provided with an opening for the introduction of the foot. The opening is a slit made on one side of the envelope demarcated by a pair of overlapping flaps which are subject to an adjustment device wit... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6557708 | Cardboard pallet-type container/exhibitor The present invention relates to a cardboard pallet-like container which also acts as an exhibitor. The container is obtained from a single sheet of die-cut and folded cardboard by means of which the entire structure is obtained. The container is a parallelepi... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6547077 | Tool holder A tool holder for elongate tools, in particular drill bits, having a front wall part, having a receiving device for the tools and having a rear wall part, the two wall parts being movable relative to one another in order to release a filling and removal o... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6536138 | Device for positioning a pair of overlapping flaps A device for guiding a flap of a closure and, more particularly, a flap of a closure of an article of footwear. More particularly, the invention is directed to an article of footwear in the form of a sports boot equipped with at least two semi-rigid upper... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6530471 | Storage bag A storage bag comprising a sealable bag of a liquid and gas impermeable sheet material and a liquid absorbing sheet contained therein, said liquid absorbing sheet being set in said sealable bag with a covering sheet preventing meat or fish from directly c... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6527109 | Container cap with liquid-dissolvable additive A cap for a water bottle or other liquid container. The cap has a liquid-dissolvable disk in it that dissolves in the water when the bottle is shaken. The preferred cap also has an annular cavity between inner and outer walls in the sidewall of the cap in... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6520334 | Storage container resembling a pager A storage container resembling a pager for storing and organizing items in a discrete and disguised manner. The storage container resembling a pager includes a housing that has a front wall and a back wall. A bottom wall and a first side wall and a second... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6520366 | Beverage container holders Beverage container holders which typically include a single-cup beverage container holder, a dual-cup beverage container holder, a three-cup beverage container holder and a four-cup beverage container holder. The respective beverage container holders are ... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6510945 | Tool free, easy-opening insulation package An easy-opening insulation package for containing a stack of resilient insulation batts, such as but not limited to glass fiber insulation batts, is formed from a sheet material. The sheet material completely encircles the batts and has a stress riser tha... | 01/28/2003 |
