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| 20080290098 | BAMBOO CONTAINER SUITABLE FOR MASS PRODUCTION - A modularized bamboo container suitable for mass production is disclosed to include a top frame and a bottom frame respectively made of bamboo frame elements processed through a hot press and defining a respective endless locating groove at the bottom or top side, a plurality of bamboo slats, which have their top and bottom ends respectively inserted into the endless top locating groove and the endless bottom locating grooves, and a reinforcing middle open frame attached to the bamboo slats at an inner side and spaced between the top frame and the bottom frame. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080290099 | Colorant Container - A container suitable for holding a fluid includes a body defining an interior volume and having a torso portion having a substantially square-shaped cross section, a shoulder portion joined above the torso portion and including a plurality of shoulder walls that define a substantially square cross-section, and a base portion, which may have a substantially square or octagonal cross section. The container body may be formed with indentations at each of its four bottom corners that are shaped to give the container relief from detrimental piercing contact with the lugs that are provided in the bottom of some square retention buckets used on commercial paint shakers. The body may be made substantially or entirely of polyethylene terephthalate. The container is particularly suited for colorants and pigment dispersions for tinting coatings and for shaking colorants and pigment dispersions prior to dispensing into a tinting machine. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20090057320 | CRATE WITH COLLAPSIBLE WALL - A crate, such as for transporting egg cartons or other items, includes a base, opposed side walls and a rear wall extending upward from the base. A front wall opposite the rear wall is selectably moveable between a closed position and a retracted, open position. In the retracted position, access to the interior of the crate is provided. In one embodiment, the front wall includes a plurality of pivotably connected sections, such that the front wall can be retracted to provide access to the interior. A latch selectively prevents movement of the front wall to the retracted position. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090084797 | MODULARIZED BAMBOO FRAME MEMBER SET - A modularized bamboo frame member set is disclosed in which bamboo poles are cut into straight bamboo strip elements and then the bamboo strip elements are processed into | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090095761 | Heating-Type Reservoir Tank - A pressure type reserve tank (TA) includes a liquid-tight outer circumferential wall portion ( | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090114659 | Pressed Paperboard Servingware With Arched Bottom Panel and Sharp Brim Transition - A disposable servingware container | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090250476 | CAST PART MADE OF ALUMINUM ALLOY, FUEL TANK, AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR THE SAME - A fuel tank for a vehicle is made of a cast aluminum alloy and has good ductility and toughness. The cast aluminum alloy is subjected to a heat treatment at a temperature of no less than about 350° C. and no more than about 390° C. to possess a Vickers hardness of about 70 HV or less. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090261113 | CONTAINER WITH INTEGRALLY-FORMED LEVELING MEMBER - A product container is configured with an integrally-formed means for facilitating the leveling of a product in a spoon or other measuring utensil as the spoon or measuring utensil is removed from the container. The product container permits the leveling means to be incorporated into a sidewall of the container or within the opening of the container. The product container provides the configuration of this type of structure while also allowing for unimpeded use of a sealing cover for use with the container to protect the container contents and to prevent inadvertent spillage of the container contents. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090294456 | Outer sleeve for a double walled cup and a process for manufacturing same - An outer sleeve for a double-walled cup and a process for manufacturing the outer sleeve are described, in which a flat-lying blank made from a paper material is joined in a tube shape by means of the overlapping of two longitudinal edges of the blank, and in which the outer sleeve in this form is provided with an inwardly rolled curled part. The curled-in part is glued or sealed onto the inside of outer sleeve in the area of the overlap. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090308881 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FUEL CONTAINER FOR MOTOR VEHICLES AND FUEL CONTAINER FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - The invention relates to a method for producing a fuel container and to a fuel container for motor vehicles. The method comprises the extrusion of web-type preforms, the shaping of the preforms in the first heat of the extrudate in a multi-part moulding tool to form shell-shaped intermediate products in a first step, and to form a one-piece, closed container in the same moulding tool in a second step, at least one tank-filling and/or operational venting device being fastened to the inner wall of at least one intermediate product between the first and second steps in such a manner that at least one preassembled part of the tank-filling and/or operational venting device with at least one connection fitting, at least one vent line and at least one functional component is connected to the inner wall by a material and/or form-fitting joint in one work cycle, the wall of the intermediate product being penetrated by the connection fitting during assembly, with the use of at least one conduit section of variable length as a part of the vent line. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100012668 | Environmental protection and sanitary straw cap - An environmental protection and sanitary straw cap is revealed. The straw cap is a hollow tube in which one end is a close end and the other end is an open end. A straw is inserted into the straw cap through the open end. A cut is arranged at a wall of the straw cap and part of the wall of the straw cap opposite to the cut is a connection section. The width of the connection section is smaller than a diameter of the straw cap. Thereby the straw covered with the straw cap achieves sanitation. Moreover, the straw cap is environmental protective due to the reduction of material used in production of the straw cap that covers only one end of the straw and its reuses. Furthermore, the straw cap can be applied to both straight straws and bendable straws. The applicability of the straw cap is enhanced. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100084413 | FERRITIC STAINLESS STEEL FOR HOT-WATER TANK WITH WELDED STRUCTURE, AND HOT-WATER TANK - Disclosed is a ferritic stainless steel for hot-water tanks with welded structure, comprising, in terms of % by mass, at most 0.02% of C, from 0.01 to 0.30% of Si, at most 1% of Mn, at most 0.04% of P, at most 0.03% of S, from more than 21 to 26% of Cr, at most 2% of Mo, from 0.05 to 0.6% of Nb, from 0.05 to 0.4% of Ti, at most 0.025% of N, and from 0.02 to 0.3% of Al, and optionally containing at least one of at most 2%, preferably from 0.1 to 2% of Ni and at most 1%, preferably from 0.1 to 1% of Cu, with a balance of Fe and inevitable impurities. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100096393 | BARRIER-FILM FORMING APPARATUS, BARRIER-FILM FORMING METHOD, AND BARRIER-FILM COATED CONTAINER - A barrier-film forming apparatus that forms a barrier film on an inner face of a container ( | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100176136 | Multi-Layered Plastic Polymeric Container for the Storage of Pharmaceutical Compositions - Multi-layered plastic polymeric container useful for the storage and conservation of pharmaceutical compositions, sterile or non sterile, which comprises an inner layer and an outer layer, a gas barrier layer, and adhesive layers. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100213202 | POLYLACTIC ACID SHRINK FILMS AND METHODS OF CASTING SAME - A heat-shrinkable polylactic acid (PLA) film and a method of its manufacture are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, the PLA films exhibit heat-induced shrinkage in the transverse direction with little to no concomitant shrinkage in the machine direction. The films may comprise any grade of PLA polymer, optionally including additives, such as antiblock, slip, plasticizers, viscosity enhancers and combinations thereof. A method of cast and tenner manufacture is disclosed, which includes a temperature conditioning step. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100224638 | Nanoparticle Thin-Film Coatings for Enhancement of Boiling Heat Transfer - A superhydrophilic thin film is formed on a metal surface of a boiler vessel to alter the wettability and roughness of the surface, which, in turn, changes the boiling behavior at the surface. The superhydrophilic film is formed by depositing a layer of a first ionic species on the surface from a solution. A second ionic species having a charge opposite to the that of the first ionic species is then deposited from solution onto the surface to produce a bilayer of the first ionic species and the oppositely charged second ionic species. The depositions are then repeated to form a plurality of bilayers, on top of the preceding bilayer. The bilayers are then heated, leaving the second ionic species on the metal surface to form a superhydrophilic film. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100270318 | PANEL ASSEMBLY FOR CARGO CONTAINERS - A panel assembly configured for mounting to a container includes a panel body having a major surface and a plurality of side surfaces. The major surface defines edge regions near an intersection of the major surface and the side surfaces. An edge member is attached to an edge region of the panel body. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100294781 | RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED PRODUCT OBTAINED FROM THE COMPOSITION - A resin composition of the present invention contains 99 to 30 parts by weight of a cyclic olefin polymer (A); 1 to 70 parts by weight of a soft copolymer (B) obtained by polymerizing at least two kinds of monomers selected from the group consisting of olefins, dienes, and aromatic vinyl hydrocarbons and having a glass transition temperature of 0° C. or lower; and relative to 100 parts by weight of total amount of the cyclic olefin polymer (A) and the soft copolymer (B), 0.001 to 1 part by weight of a radical initiator (C), 0 to 1 part by weight of a polyfunctional compound (D) having two or more radically polymerizable functional groups in a molecule, and 0.5 to 10 parts by weight of a nonionic or anionic antistatic agent (E). | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100294782 | Transport Container - The present invention relates to a transport container for the acceptance of any desired articles or products comprising a plurality of wall elements surrounding a hollow space, wherein at least one of the wall elements has a wall sheet, wherein the wall sheet has an inwardly disposed layer and an outwardly disposed layer which are connected to one another by means of one or more walls spaced apart from one another and wherein the inwardly disposed and/or the outwardly disposed layer of the wall sheet is connected to a cover layer. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100294783 | RIGID CONTAINER FOR CONTAINING FOODSTUFF COMPRISING FISH - The invention relates to a rigid container of foodstuff, the foodstuff comprising fish that is present in solid form. The closed container presents substantially no liquid. The invention also provides a method of manufacturing the container and apparatus for manufacturing the container. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100301058 | System and Method for Forming a Container Having a Grip Region - A container forming assembly and method includes receiving a parison within a cavity of a mold, enclosing the parison within the mold having a wall with a recess, inflating the parison in the mold to form a blow molded container where the blow molded container has a sidewall, a movable region formed at the recess, and a hinge circumscribing an interface between the sidewall and the movable region, and moving the movable region toward an interior of the blow molded container about the hinge before filling. Furthermore, a method for forming a container includes receiving a parison, enclosing the parison with a mold that includes a cavity, and inflating the parison in said mold to form a blow molded container with a moveable region at the cavity. The method further includes repositioning the moveable region before filling the blow molded container. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100308062 | FLEXIBLE TO RIGID PACKAGING ARTICLE AND METHOD OF USE AND MANUFACTURE - In one embodiment, a flexible packaging system comprises a flexible container and an inflatable hollow scaffolding component; wherein the flexible packaging system may be made rigid or semi-rigid by pressurizing the hollow scaffolding component. In some aspects, the pressurizing is accomplished by filling the hollow scaffolding component with gas or foam. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100320215 | PLASTIC CONTAINER COMPRISING CYCLIC POLYOLEFIN LAYER - The present invention provides and a plastic container and multilayered films, which comprises a heat-sealable seal layer, a cyclic polyolefin layer, and an outermost layer, wherein the seal layer comprises polypropylene, the cyclic polyolefin layer comprises a cyclic polyolefin polymer or a cyclic polyolefin copolymer, and the outermost layer comprises a layer containing polypropylene, and which further comprises a resin composition layer comprises a blended product of a propylene polymer and a styrene elastomer. The plastic container of the present invention can suppresses a reduction in the medicament content of a liquid-state medicament and is excellent in terms of shock resistance, handling ability during the filling of the container with the medicament, and the moldability and transparency of the container. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110036850 | SYNTHETIC RESIN CONTAINER WITH HIGH BARRIER PROPERTIES - A container made of synthetic resin which does not cause whitening or clouding in an unstretched portion even after long-period storage and which has excellent barrier properties. A PET bottle comprising a substrate layer made of PET and a barrier layer having a gas permeability lower than that of the substrate layer, wherein the barrier layer is made of a barrier material prepared by incorporating a polyamide containing m-xylene groups with an amorphous polyamide comprising both m-xylene isophthalamide structures and hexamethylene isophthalamide structures. A copolyamide composed of both a copolymer of m-xylenediamine and isophthalic acid and a copolymer of hexamethylenediamine and isophthalic acid is used as the amorphous polyamide. The content of the amorphous polyamide in the barrier layer is adjusted to 15 to 25 wt %. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110073605 | METHOD FOR MAKING SEED-CONTAINING MATERIALS FOR PACKAGING - A method and machine are disclosed for manufacturing a seed-containing material for a food or beverage container or sleeve. The method is automated by a machine which has a conveyor and one or more work stations. During the process, seeds and a securing material, such as an adhesive, are added to the sheet material and the materials are optionally laminated. The method uses a sheet material that may be pre-printed and pre-cut with a blank of a container. The container may be any type of food and beverage container such as a cup, plate, container sleeve, clam shell, or tray. The sheet material is then conveyed for further processing including removal of the blanks from the sheet material and formation into the final product. After its intended end-use, the final product may be planted in a yard, garden, or flower pot to yield flowers or trees depending on the seeds imbedded inside. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110079599 | Flexible organic waste receptacle - A receptacle for waste organic materials, comprising at least one flexible gas and liquid impermeable wall, a flexible gas and liquid impermeable lower surface in gas and liquid impermeable engagement with the at least one flexible gas and liquid impermeable wall wherein the at least one flexible gas and liquid impermeable wall and the flexible gas and liquid impermeable lower surface define an interior of the receptacle adapted to receive and contain the waste organic materials. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110101004 | POLYMERIC CEREAL CONTAINER AS WELL AS SYSTEM AND METHOD UTILIZING SAME - A polymeric cereal container includes a first wall, a cereal chamber at least partially formed by the first wall, and a container opening at least partially defined by the first wall. A first quantity of dry cereal can be received within the cereal chamber, and a second quantity of dry cereal can be provided separately. A method can include providing and filling a polymeric cereal container with a quantity of dry cereal. A system can operate to fill a polymeric cereal container with a quantity of dry cereal. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110101005 | DOUBLE WALLED BEVERAGE CONTAINER AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A double walled container is provided for insulating a beverage. An outer insulating shell or container is secured to the inner container that holds the beverage. A gap exists between the outer container and inner container and the air in the gap acts as an insulating barrier. The inner container is preferably a standard aluminum container. The outer container is preferably made from aluminum or a plastic polymer. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110163105 | HERMETIC PACKAGES WITH LASER SCORED VENT SYSTEMS - A hermetically sealed package, for example a freezable, microwavable package containing a food product, having a sealing film that includes a vent system that is scored by a laser into the package. The vent system includes at least one linear or non-linear vent pattern scored into a portion of the outer surface of the sealing film so as to form at least one weakened wall pattern. According to certain embodiments, the vent pattern may be scored by a laser to a depth that does not perforate the sealing film. The inner surface of the sealing film that is adjacent to the weakened wall pattern is directly exposed to pressure that is generated in the inner region of the package during heating. According to some embodiments, the vent pattern may have a vent pattern span that is approximately 1% to 50% of the size of the inner region span. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110163106 | Bisphenol A and Aromatic Glycidyl Ether-Free Coatings - Disclosed are Bisphenol A (BPA), Bisphenol F, Bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE), and Bisphenol F diglycidyl ether (BFDGE)-free coating compositions for metal substrates including an under-coat composition containing a polyester (co)polymer, and an under-coat cross-linker; and an over-coat composition containing a poly(vinyl chloride) (co)polymer dispersed in a substantially nonaqueous carrier liquid, an over-coat cross-linker, and a functional (meth)acrylic (co)polymer. Also provided is a method of coating a metal substrate using the BPA, BPF, BADGE and BFDGE-free coating system to produce a hardened protective coating useful in fabricating metal storage containers. The coated substrate is particularly useful in fabricating multi-part foodstuffs storage containers with “easy-open” end closures. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110174828 | CAN COATINGS - A coating composition includes a base coating resin; and an overlay coating resin; where the base coating resin includes micro-impressions and planar areas, where the following expression is satisfied for the coating composition: P*T | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110180553 | TEAR-OPEN PACKAGE - The present invention relates to a package ( | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110180554 | PALLET CONTAINER - The present invention relates to a pallet container ( | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110192854 | CABINET ASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY UNIT THEREOF - A cabinet assembly having at least one assembly unit and multiple cover plates. Each assembly unit has a tapered shell and mounting frame. The tapered shell is hollow and has a first end, a second end, multiple outer surfaces and multiple first fastener sets. A diameter of the second end is smaller than a diameter of the first end. Each multiple first fastener set is formed on a corresponding outer surface. The mounting frame is mounted around the second end of the tapered shell and has multiple exterior surfaces and multiple second fastener sets. Each exterior surface aligns with a corresponding outer surface of the tapered shell in a plane. Each second fastener set is formed on a corresponding exterior surface. The cover plates are detachably attached to the tapered shell and the mounting frame. The cabinet assembly is easily manufactured and assembled. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110204068 | DEVICE FOR STORING MAILPIECES - A storage device for a franking machine, which storage device comprises: a receptacle for receiving mailpieces ejected one-by-one by the franking machine; a longitudinal referencing wall extending over a longitudinal edge of the receptacle and against which the mailpieces rebound before they accumulate on the receptacle; and a vertical back wall extending along a side edge of the receptacle and that the mailpieces hit before they rebound against the longitudinal referencing wall; the vertical backwall forming an angle β with a perpendicular to the longitudinal referencing wall; and the receptacle being inclined relative to the horizontal and towards the longitudinal referencing wall at an angle φ so that the angle α between the receptacle and the longitudinal referencing wall forms an acute angle. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110204069 | THERMALLY INSULATED OPTICAL EFFECT CONTAINER AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME - An optical effect container ( | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110220667 | IMPACT-RESISTANT MODIFIED POLYAMIDE MOULDING COMPOUND AND CONTAINER FORMED THEREFROM - Disclosed is an impact-resistant modified polyamide moulding compound which is suitable in particular for the production of containers having a good oxygen barrier and low-temperature impact strength. Also disclosed are containers which are produced from the thermoplastic polyamide moulding compound. In particular, storage or transport containers for industrial chemicals, agrochemicals, the cosmetic industry, pharmaceutical industry or foodstuffs industry can be produced from the polyamide moulding compound of the invention. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110226786 | Curing Coatings on Glass Containers - A method of applying a coating to a glass container, which includes the steps of coating an exterior surface of the glass container with a thermally-curable coating material containing electrically-conductive nanoparticles, and exposing the coated container to radio frequency radiation such that absorption of the radio frequency radiation by the nanoparticles internally heats and cures the thermally-curable coating material on the exterior surface of the glass container to result in a cured coating on the glass container. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110240662 | COVER WITH ELASTIC PORTION FOR BAR-TYPE PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE - Provided is a bar-type portable terminal device cover having an elastic portion, which is capable of achieving, due to the provision of an elastic portion, convenient detachability of the cover while providing a streamlined configuration to allow complete protective surrounding of device corners by corner portions of the cover to thereby exclude the formation of cut grooves responsible for contamination risk, and which is also capable of significantly improving quality of the product due to having improved device protective performance and elegant external appearance. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110240663 | SILICA CONTAINER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A method for producing a silica container having a rotational symmetry is provided. The method includes, forming a preliminarily molded article by feeding a powdered substrate's raw material to an inner wall of an outer frame having aspiration holes with rotating the frame, and forming a silica substrate. The preliminarily molded article is aspirated from an outer peripheral side with controlling a humidity inside the outer frame by ventilating gases present in the outer frame with charging from inside the preliminarily molded article a gas mixture comprised of an O2 gas and an inert gas and made below a prescribed dew-point temperature by dehumidification, and at the same time heated from inside the preliminarily molded article by a discharge-heat melting method with carbon electrodes, thereby making an outer peripheral part of the preliminarily molded article to a sintered body while an inner peripheral part to a fused glass body. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110259901 | SUBSEA GRAVITY SEPARATOR - A large diameter subsea gravity separator for ultra deep water conditions of 2000 to more than 4000 m includes a vessel having a shell which defines a cylindrical tubular portion and closure portions at axially both ends of the tubular portion. The shell is a sandwich shell which is dimensioned to provide for a predetermined collapse resistance of at least MPa and includes an inner steel layer, an outer steel layer and a concrete layer completely filling the space between the inner steel layer and the outer steel layer. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110278311 | POLYMER FILM, A PACKAGING LAMINATE COMPRISING THE POLYMER FILM, A PACKAGING CONTAINER FORMED FROM THE PACKAGING LAMINATE AND A PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THE POLYMER FILM - A polymer film comprising a gas barrier coating of SiOx directly coated onto a first side of a polymer carrier layer. The film also comprises a heat sealable polyolefin layer arranged on a second side of the polymer carrier layer. The polymer film forms a part of a packaging laminate, and a packaging container can be produced from such a packaging laminate. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110278312 | HOUSING OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE FORMED BY DOUBLESHOT INJECTION MOLDING - A method for forming an enclosure for enclosing internal electronic components of an electronic device is provided, which comprises: performing a first injection molding process, the first injection molding process forming at least a first wall of the enclosure; allowing the at least a first wall of the enclosure to solidify; thereafter performing a second injection molding process, the second injection molding process forming at least a second wall of the enclosure, the at least a second wall of the enclosure fusing with the at least a first wall of the enclosure during the second injection molding process, the at least second wall of the enclosure forming at least one different side of the enclosure than the at least first wall of the enclosure; and allowing the at least a second wall of the enclosure to solidify, the at least a second wall of the enclosure being integrally formed with the at least a first wall of the enclosure to thereby form a single-piece multi-walled enclosure. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110284558 | Heat shrinkable bubble wrapping machine - This invention is to replace the need for a corrugated carton by wrapping an article with a heat shrinkable bubble wrap film. Heat shrinking the bubble wrap will allow the bubble wrap to shrink sufficiently to conform to an article such as a group of containers, e.g. bottles. Because of the inability of the bubble wrap film to tightly shrink around the containers, the containers can move and bump each other. To ensure stability, the bubble wrapped article is film wrapped with a heat shrink film and heat shrunk to provide an article that does not require a corrugated box for to ensure the integrity of the containers | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110284559 | CONTAINER FOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS - A sanitary container has a hollow cavity for storing a product in cleanliness. A wall portion of the container has a laminated structure of an inner layer and an outer layer. The outer layer is made of a cyclic olefin polymer containing at least one pigment selected from the group consisting of C.I. Pigment Yellow 147, C.I. Pigment Yellow 180 and C.I. Pigment Yellow 181 and added therein. The inner layer is made of a cyclic olefin polymer free of the at least one pigment. The sanitary container is superb in pigment dispersion (ultraviolet ray blocking property), is free of troublesome contamination of its content with pigment particles, and is also excellent in impact resistance strength, gas barrier properties and interface bonding. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110284560 | METHOD FOR MOUNTING LOGISTICS STRIPS TO AN INNER SURFACE OF A STORAGE CONTAINER SIDEWALL - A logistics strip defining at least one opening therethrough may be bonded to an inner surface of a storage container side wall. At least one channel may be formed in the inner surface of the side wall. A bonding medium may be applied to an underside of the logistics strip along opposite sides thereof with the at least one opening positioned therebetween. The at least one opening may then be aligned over the at least one channel. The underside of the logistics strip may then be contacted with the inner surface of the side wall such that the bonding medium contacts and bonds to the inner surface of the side wall on both sides of the at least one channel. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110290810 | DUAL CONSTITUENT CONTAINER AND FABRICATION PROCESS - A dual constituent container includes a compartment for liquids and an elongate inwardly directed recess open to the container exterior and isolated from the compartment. The container is formed by blow molding, using a mold that incorporates a shaping feature projected longitudinally into the mold cavity. The shaping feature incorporates an arrangement of longitudinal channels having a channel width such that when a thermoplastic preform is expanded into contact with the mold cavity walls and the shaping feature, portions of the expanded preform span the channels and cooperate with the channels to provide passages that accommodate pressurized air to facilitate separation of the expanded preform from the shaping feature. The same portions of the expanded preform can partially protrude into the channels, thus to form longitudinal ribs along the recess which aid in frictionally holding a secondary constituent. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110303685 | MULTILAYERED PLASTIC CONTAINER HAVING EXCELLENT DROP IMPACT RESISTANCE - A multilayered plastic container comprising, in at least a side wall portion of the container, an inner layer and an outer layer of a polyester resin, and an intermediate barrier layer of a barrier resin, wherein the lower end of the intermediate barrier layer in the radial direction of the container is positioned on the grounding portion of the container bottom portion or outside of the grounding portion of the container bottom portion in the radial direction of the container, featuring very excellent barrier property and drop impact resistance despite of its decreased thickness and weight. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110303686 | METALLIC COVER - A metallic cover includes a bottom base and four side walls perpendicularly extending from a periphery of the rectangular bottom base. The four side walls cooperatively define a cavity together with the rectangular bottom base. The bottom base and each of the side walls of the metallic cover are correspondingly connected at an edge. The side walls of the metallic cover are formed by cold forging, thus a thickness of each of the side walls of the metallic cover is greater than that of the bottom base. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110315696 | MODULAR RAINWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING - Provided herein is a modular rainwater collection system that may be easily transported through narrow openings (such as gates) and assembled with a minimum of tools. The rainwater collection system includes interlocking side panels that slide over one another to form the sides of the collection system. A liner installed within the collection system stores collected water. The modular assembly of the collection system allows for variations in height and shape to accommodate a homeowner's needs. Planter boxes or other storage containers may be hung on the exterior of the collection system for added functionality. A process for assembling the collection system is also provided. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120006833 | SHOWER NICHE KIT - A shower niche kit includes: at least one bottle and a shaving cream container sleeve. The at least one bottle is adapted to receive a liquid soap, a shampoo, or a conditioner. The shaving cream container sleeve is adapted to fit around and conceal a shaving cream container. The at least one bottle and the sleeve may have a similar pattern or design on them. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120012592 | CONTROLLED BASE FLASH FORMING A STANDING RING - A blow-molded plastic container comprising a base portion having a flexible standing ring radially extending therefrom. The flexible standing ring is disposed about a lowest most portion of the container and operable to support the container on a surface. The flexible standing ring defines an annular groove thereabout that collapses in response to internal vacuum forces and/or external loading forces. The container further comprises a body portion that extends from an upper portion to the base, such that the upper portion, the body portion and the base cooperate to define a receptacle chamber within the container into which product can be filled. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120012593 | STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR PRESSURE VESSEL - A pressure vessel structure includes a vessel main body, and a grid layer provided on a periphery of the vessel main body and including a plurality of grid lines formed by intersecting strip-form raw materials so as to overlap alternately. Thus, a burst pressure of the pressure vessel is increased. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120024869 | PRESSURIZED, GUSSETED PACKAGE, PACKAGED PRODUCTS, AND RELATED METHODS - Described are packages and packaged food and non-food products, wherein the packages include a sealed end with a non-square geometry, including gusseted packages prepared from flexible film materials that can be pressurized and that can be useful to contain food (e.g., dough) and non-food items. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120024870 | Container Bottom and Methods - Substantially triangular shaped container bottoms include a bottom wall with a concave surface. The container bottom can be used with a container body having an interior chamber for receiving at least one article. Exemplary embodiments include a container bottom attached to a container body wherein the container bottom includes a central surface area that is inwardly concave towards an interior chamber of the container body. Methods of loading a plurality of articles in a container are also provided. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120037646 | DOUBLE WALLED CONTAINER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A double walled container comprising an inner container having a sidewall ( | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120055938 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING CASE THEREOF - Disclosed is a mobile terminal and a method for fabricating a case thereof, the mobile terminal comprising a case defining an appearance of the mobile terminal, wherein the case includes a first base formed of a transparent material, a plurality of recess portions recessed into one surface of the first base, and a second base having a surface facing the plurality of recess portions, and disposed to be overlaid on the plurality of recess portions so as to form empty spaces defined by the plurality of recess portions and the surface facing the plurality of recess portions. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120061408 | MENU HOLDER - An open ended container comprising a top, bottom, front, back, right, and left sides, wherein the top side is open, the bottom side is slanted downward from the back to the front side, wherein the front side includes a flat area, and a back side including an attachment means, and wherein at least one of the sides comprises openings. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120067907 | CRATE - A crate, includes a bottom, two end walls, and two side walls. Each of the side walls comprises a first lateral edge adjacent to the first end wall, a second lateral edge adjacent to the second end wall, a lower edge adjacent to the bottom, and an upper edge distant from the bottom. Each side wall comprises a continuous stiffening member extending parallel to the lateral edges and at least partly to the upper edge. The continuous stiffening member comprises a stiffening portion extending at least in one area between the lateral edges from the upper edge in the direction towards the lower edge and back to the upper edge. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120067908 | Hydrophobic Coating Compositions and Articles Coated with Said Compositions - Hydrophobic coating compositions are provided as are processes to coat articles with the compositions. Extremely hydrophobic coatings are provided by the compositions. Compositions that include perfluorohexyl(meth)acrylate and a branched or high Tg monomer are provided as are articles coated with the polymerization product of the composition. Methods are also provided for forming hydrophobic coatings on articles. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120091152 | PRESSURE VESSEL - A pressure vessel, including: a body portion; and an inclined nozzle projecting from the body portion along an axis inclined relative to an inner surface of the body portion, wherein: a through hole of a circular section is formed through both the body portion and the inclined nozzle. At an intersecting portion between the inner surface of the body portion and a surface surrounding the through hole, there are formed round portions. The radius of each of the round portions at two positions in a major axis direction is smaller than the radius of each of round portions. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120091153 | REINFORCED CUP - A reinforced plastic foam cup including a body which defines an open top end and a closed bottom end, wherein the top end has a greater diameter than the bottom end. The body includes a reinforced tapered side wall that extends from the bottom end to the top end. A substantial portion of the reinforced tapered side wall includes a plastic foam layer, a pressure sensitive adhesive layer and a rigid material layer. Such reinforced plastic foam cup provides an improved tactile feel and enhanced insulation and rigidity properties. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120091154 | WATERPROOF BOX - The present invention is to provide a waterproof box capable of improving waterproof performance and workability, and space-saving. When high-pressure washing is performed, washing water injected toward the waterproof box hits a peripheral wall of a box main body, and then washing water is increased along the peripheral wall. Since the increased washing water hits a lower surface of a first waterproof portion of a main body side waterproof structure, some force of the water is reduced. Furthermore, a part of the increase washing water passes through a space arranged inside of a wall upward. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120097688 | Insulated Beverage Container - A container including a wall that defines an internal volume and an opening into the internal volume, the wall including an internal surface and an external surface, and being formed as a layered structure that includes a first layer positioned proximate the internal surface and a second layer positioned proximate the external surface, the second layer including major bosses extending into engagement with the first layer to space the second layer from the first layer. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120104004 | Process for the Production of a Cup and a Plurality of Cups - The present invention relates to a process for the production of a cup having a bottom and a sidewall attached to the bottom, wherein the sidewall preferably comprises a rolled rimat its upper edge opposite to the bottom, wherein the sidewall comprises a single layer or a plurality of layers, wherein at least one of the layers is produced from a paper material, carton, plastic, PLA, a renewable and/or a biodegradable resource and or any other comparable material, where-in at least one shaping is shaped into at least one of the layers of the sidewall, wherein the shaping is at least partially ring-shaped, wherein the shaping extends at least partially over the perimeter of the sidewall, wherein the shaping is inwardly or outwardly directed, wherein the shapings are compressed in height such that an edge of each shaping touches an opposite segment of the shaping and/or that both edges of each shaping touch each other and are joined together, and a cup produced by this process. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120145723 | ENCLOSURE WITH MOUNTING MEMBER - An enclosure includes an enclosure body and a mounting member. The enclosure body includes a bottom panel. The mounting member includes a mounting protrusion and a securing element. The securing element secures the mounting protrusion to an inner side of the bottom panel. The mounting protrusion includes a mounting portion and a stopper portion extending from the mounting portion. A cross section of the mounting portion is less than a cross section of the bottom panel taken along a plane parallel to the bottom panel. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120181290 | PACKAGE CARRIER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - In a manufacturing method of a package carrier, a substrate including a first metal layer, a second metal layer having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite to each other, and an insulating layer between the first and second metal layers is provided. The second metal layer has a greater thickness than the first metal layer. A first opening passing through the first metal layer and the insulating layer and exposing a portion of the top surface of the second metal layer is formed. The first metal layer is patterned to form a patterned conductive layer. Second openings are formed on the bottom surface of the second metal layer. The second metal layer is divided into thermal conductive blocks by the second openings that do not connect the first opening. A surface passivation layer is formed on the patterned conductive layer and the exposed portion of the top surface. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120205388 | Recyclable Thermoplastic Packaging - Methods and apparatuses disclosed herein relate to a recyclable thermoplastic unit that includes a casing body composed of a first thermoplastic having a first melting point. The casing body also includes a first locking mechanism that is configured to mate with a second locking mechanism of a sacrifice layer. The sacrifice layer is composed of a second thermoplastic and includes the second locking mechanism. The sacrifice layer has a melting point that is greater than the melting point of the casing body. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120217257 | SLEEVE STRUCTURE FOR A HAND-HELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A sleeve structure for a hand-held electronic device is assembled by a hard back cover and a soft plastic collar to enclose a hand-held electronic device, especially a tablet personal computer or a mobile phone. The hard back cover is made by Arcly and an entire surface manifests a pattern of diamonds to facilitate holding by a hand and increase fanciness and brightness. An inner surface of the back cover can be glued and attached with a laser reflection sticker which is printed with a pattern or can be processed with electroplating, depending on a shape design of the tablet personal computer or the mobile phone, thereby achieving fanciness and brightness. In addition, the soft plastic collar to enclose peripheries can prevent from scratching. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120234842 | Container Sidewall Connector - Presented is an improved panel and connector sidewall construction. While maintaining the benefits of standard structural panel designs, the post connector construction also achieves many benefits of traditional sheet and post designs, including simplified replacement of damaged interior panels. The design also allows for simplified replacement of the outer panels of the container while simultaneously providing an aerodynamic surface without protruding rivets. The sidewall construction also achieves the important objective of providing smooth trailer walls with minimal recesses, protrusions and snag points. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120298677 | Container having blind holes for pinhole resistance and associated method - A container that has a laminate that has a substrate with a gloss layer and a matte layer is provided. A portion of the laminate is located at a seal portion of the container, and a plurality of blind holes extend through the gloss layer but do not extend through any amount of the matte layer at the portion of the laminate that is located at the seal portion. The plurality of blind holes function to reduce the severity of pinholes at the seal portion. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120305576 | Package With Contrasting Graphics - A package includes an outer structure having at least one display face. The display face has a framing region and a focal region. The framing region has a framing pattern having a framing pattern complexity value and the focal region has a focal pattern having a focal pattern complexity value. The difference between the framing pattern complexity value and the focal pattern complexity value is at least 3. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120305577 | LIDS FOR SPILLPROOF CONTAINER ASSEMBLIES - A spillproof container assembly includes a container body and a lid body that is adapted to be fastened onto the container body by screwing. Both the container body and the lid body are advantageously provided with outwardly extending wing portions for enhancing the grippability of and properly orienting the container assembly for small children. The outwardly extending wing portions of the container body are aligned with the outwardly extending wing portions of the lid body. The lid body is provided with an acoustic waveguide, and sound generating structure is provided in communication with the acoustic waveguide for creating an audible feedback when the lid body has been tightened onto the container body to a predetermined relative position and tightness. The acoustic waveguide further functions as a viewing port that provides a visual feedback so that a user can visually verify the position of the lid body with respect to the container body. In addition, the wing portions of the lid body are designed to slightly interfere with and cam over respective upper platforms on the wing portions of the container body so that a user will be provided with a tactical feedback as a lid body is approaching an optimal amount of tightness with respect to the container body. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120312824 | METAL CAN FOR A FOOD PRODUCT - A metal can ( | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120312825 | Stair System for Oilfield Tank - A mobile storage tank includes a wall, a platform secured to the wall, and a structure that provides ascending access to the platform. The structure is configured to transition between a retracted position and an extended position. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120325831 | PACKAGES FOR CONSUMABLE PRODUCTS AND METHODS OF USING SAME | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130001237 | Glass Container Having Sub-Surface Wall Decoration and Method of Manufacture - A glass container has a multiplicity of three-dimensional discernible glass fracture patterns disposed between the inside and outside surfaces of the container wall. The fracture patterns preferably are disposed in a visually discernible non-random pattern, such as in the form of text, a logo, a decorative pattern or a combination thereof. The glass container wall thus decorated preferably is substantially stress-free. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130020335 | METAL SURFACES COMPRISING A THIN GLASS- OR CERAMIC TYPE PROTECTIVE LAYER HAVING HIGH CHEMICAL RESISTANCE AND IMPROVED NON-STICK PROPERTIES - The invention relates to articles comprising a metal surface provided with a glass-, glass-ceramic- or ceramic-type protective layer, characterized in that the protective layer comprises a base layer comprising a matrix made of an alkali and/or alkaline earth silicate and an alkali metal- and alkaline earth metal-free top layer comprising a matrix made of an oxidic silicon compound, and to a method for the manufacture of said articles. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130037556 | PACKAGING FOR A TEA POUCH - A packaging for a tea pouch, a method of making the packaging, and a tea pouch made from the packaging are disclosed. The packaging includes a paper substrate and a coextrusion including an ethylene vinyl alcohol layer. The ethylene vinyl alcohol layer is directly attached to the paper substrate. Packaging of this type exhibits excellent barrier properties, may be heat sealed under pressure to form a tea pouch without substantial amounts of squeeze out, and does not present the cost or disposal issues associated with some other types of packaging. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130043258 | CONTAINER WITH INTEGRATED DISPENSING CHUTE - A laundry basket incorporates a feature that allows an individual to deposit clothing directly from the basket into a washing machine, such as a front-loading washing machine, via a molded chute. The chute is integrated into the basket and is the correct size to allow it to be inserted into the typically round opening in the front of the appliance, hooked over the edge by the lip/handle, and the opposite end lifted up to deposit the clothing directly into the appliance with very little effort. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130048651 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PLASTIC CONTAINER HAVING A PLANAR ELECTRONIC ELEMENT, PLASTIC CONTAINER PRODUCED ACCORDING TO SAID METHOD, AND INJECTION MOLD FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD - In order to produce a plastic container ( | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130098927 | CAN MANUFACTURE - A method and apparatus are disclosed which are suitable for use in the manufacture of two-piece metal containers. In particular, a way of making cups from metal sheet is disclosed using a combination of stretching and drawing operations. The resulting cups have the advantage of having a base thickness that is thinner relative to the ingoing gauge of the metal sheet. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130098928 | APPLICATION OF DESIGNS TO PORTION OF FOOD CONTAINER - The present disclosure describes a process for applying a design to a sheet metal for use in a portion of a container, for example a cap or an end of a food container. Embodiments provide for applying a multi-color design in a single printing step to a sheet of metal to create a printed metal sheet that can then be rolled into a printed coil or cut to length. The printed metal sheet can then be cut pressed into can ends or caps. The ends or caps with the multi-color design can then be used to manufacture containers, such as a beverage container. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130105500 | DEVICE HOUSING AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING THE DEVICE HOUSING | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130105501 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A LEAK-TIGHT VESSEL, AND A LEAK-TIGH VESSEL | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130119075 | DRINKING VESSEL HAVING AN INNER SHELL OF A GLASS MATERIAL AND AN OUTER SHELL OF A NON-GLASS MATERIAL - A rugged drinking vessel and a method of manufacturing such a drinking vessel are disclosed. In one embodiment, the drinking vessel includes: (1) an outer shell constructed of a non-glass material and (2) an inner shell positioned substantially within the outer shell, wherein the inner shell is constructed of a glass material and is configured to hold a liquid. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130175281 | DRIPLESS CONTAINER - A container trapezoidal in shape for carrying liquids and loose materials. The body of container having an open top with opposite front and back side walls, opposite right and left side walls slanting inwards to a closed bottom. Three adjoining side walls having a flange at top rim angling down inside container forming an overhang. The edge of the flange is used to wipe excess liquid off of applicator. This excess paint drips into the container. The container includes a convenient pouring spout and supportive handle. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130256323 | POLAR SOLUBLE OXYGEN SCAVENGING COMPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES THEREOF - This specification discloses a composition of a melt blend comprising a continuos polyester phase, a cobalt of manganese compound and a first scavenging compound wherein the first scavenging compound comprises at least one allylic group and at least one polar moiety and at least some of the first scavenging compound or the oligomer or the polymer comprising the first scavenging compound is not present in the continuous polyester phase. The partial insolubility is essential for oxygen scavenging and the solubility is essential for reducing haze. The composition is useful in preforms, container walls, and films for packaging. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130284752 | FLUID TANK AND MOUNTING CONFIGURATION - A fluid tank is disclosed for use with a machine. The fluid tank may have a plurality of walls connected to each other to substantially enclose a volume. The fluid tank may also have a fill spout with a generally cylindrical shape and an external open end. The fill spout may be attached to at least one of the plurality of walls at only one axial side such that a majority of a periphery of the cylindrical shape is exposed to the atmosphere. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130299507 | CONTAINERS HAVING IMPROVED LOAD-BEARING CAPACITY - Containers having improved load-bearing features are provided. In a general embodiment, the present disclosure provides a container having at least one beveled portion at a location where a side wall meets a bottom wall. In another embodiment, a container includes a bottom wall and at least four side walls, the side walls forming corners where adjacent side walls meet. The corners have a beveled shape at a location where the corners meet the bottom wall. The containers of the present disclosure have an axial load compression capacity that is substantially the same as a similar container having a greater wall thickness without the at least one beveled portion. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130327780 | FLEXIBLE FILM CONTAINER AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - A flexible film container ( | 12-12-2013 |
| 20140117029 | Modular martini glass with sublimation chamber - A modular drinking glass, in one embodiment, is a martini glass with a sublimation chamber. The sublimation chamber accepts a dry ice pellet, and when liquid pass over the dry ice pellet, a cooling of the glass is achieved. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140190979 | CONTAINER FOR THE TRANSPORT AND TRANSFER OF NANOMATERIALS - Aspects of the invention are directed to a container comprising a tub, a basket, and a lid. The tub is adapted to hold a liquid and comprises a bottom and a tub sidewall having an upper rim defining an opening in the tub. The basket is disposed on the bottom of the tub and comprises a base and a basket sidewall. The base defines a perimeter, and the basket sidewall runs along at least a portion of this perimeter. The lid contacts the upper rim and comprises a filler piece. The filler piece occupies a volume inside the tub between the base and a plane defined by the upper rim. The container is adapted to hold a sensitive film stack without damage or degradation to the film stack. The container is further adapted to facilitate the easy transfer of the film stack to a new substrate. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140190980 | MOLDED RIBS FOR AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT TANK - A seed tank assembly for an agricultural implement including an exhaust opening configured to exhaust seeds from the seed tank assembly. The seed tank assembly further including at least one angled rib molded into the seed tank assembly, in which the at least one angled rib is configured to provide structural rigidity to the seed tank assembly and to direct the seeds toward the exhaust. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140197183 | INDEXABLE DISPENSER CARTRIDGE - An indexable cartridge and method that is useable in either a stagnant fluid environment or in a moving fluid environment with the indexable cartridge floatable in a stagnant fluid environment and securable in a moving fluid environment with the indexable cartridge having a housing having one or more diffusion ports and a sleeve having one or more diffusion ports indexable to a diffusion port alignment through resilient yielding of the sleeve while a set of ribs inhibit lateral flow therebetween. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140203027 | MULTILAYER PLASTIC TUBE - Packaging containing a PVDC barrier layer is manufactured without any significant orientation, with the result that the PVDC harrier layer remains flexible at significantly greater thicknesses than when it is oriented. This increased thickness compensates for the reduced barrier properties resulting from less crystallinity of the PVDC, and hence multilayer plastic tubing can be manufactured in which PVDC is used as a barrier layer instead of aluminum. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140353319 | Can with a Polygonal Cross Section - The present can includes a tubular body (C) formed by lateral walls of rectangular contour and which are connected, two by two, by longitudinal edges, said tubular body (C) being closed by an upper wall and a lower wall. Each lateral wall incorporates a structural reinforcing means defined by a plurality of depressions having a polygonal or circular contour and located side by side, without overlapping and occupying at least one portion of the area of each lateral wall | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140367395 | STORAGE CONTAINER - The provided containers ( | 12-18-2014 |
| 20150021342 | TUB INSERT - A tub insert for a tub or receptacle accommodating test objects or items, particularly for hand luggage, the tub insert has at least one indentation in the surface of the tub base and/or of the tub insert, particularly for accommodating receptacles containing liquids. The tub insert is part of the tub and/or can be retrofitted. The at least one base material of the tub insert is closed-porous and can be a foam, such as polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE), but preferably a PE LD 29. An upper layer or protective layer on the base material protects the latter. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150336310 | System and Method for Molding Multi-Layer Plastic Item Using Multiple Mold Cores - A method and system of injection molding a plastic item, such as a preform, is provided. The method and system relates to positioning a first core within a mold cavity such that a first space is defined between the inner surface of the mold cavity and the outer surface of the first core and injecting a flowable first plastic material into the first space to form a first preform layer. The method and system relate to positioning a second core within the mold cavity and within the first preform layer such that a second space is defined between the inner surface of the first preform layer and the outer surface of the second core and injecting a flowable second plastic material into the second space to form a second preform layer located inside the first preform layer. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150353240 | BEVERAGE CUP LID - A beverage cup lid having means for facilitating the rapid identification of its drinking orifice and drinking straw aperture components by beverage servers as well as consumers of the beverage, especially by the visually or neurologically impaired, and especially by drivers of motor vehicles. In various embodiments of the subject beverage cup lid, the orifice (or drinking straw aperture) is circumscribed by an area characterized by a high degree of contrast relative to the remaining external surface area of the lid such that the two areas are visually discernible from one another. In other embodiments, the two areas are tactilely discernible from one another. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150374152 | Double-Lipped Drink Holding Device - A double-lipped drink holding device facilitates engagement with a mouth to inhibit spillage while drinking. The device includes a bottom wall having a perimeter edge. A side wall is coupled to and extends upwardly from the perimeter edge of the bottom wall wherein the bottom wall and the side wall are configured for holding a liquid. A top edge of the side wall defines a top opening. An upper lip extends around the top edge. A lower lip extends around the side wall proximate the upper lip. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160023806 | MANUAL VALVE, TANK WALL, AND DRAIN DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A manual valve includes a knob and a stem projected from the knob. The stem has a pin and a recess. The pin is configured to be projected from the stem radially outward and to be retracted into the recess radially inward. The pin has a end surface configured to latch onto a pin seat when projected. The knob has a plug radially offset from a center axis of the stem. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160099558 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING INTRUSION INTO SPLICE CLOSURE - An apparatus and method are provided for preventing intrusion into a splice closure. The apparatus includes a pair of end wall plates, a first housing plate and a second housing plate affixed to an outer casing of the splice closure. Each end wall plate includes two or more end wall segments made of a formable metal and having a plurality of finger-shaped extensions that are bendable to conform to the contour of an end wall of the splice closure and around any cable(s) entering or exiting the splice closure. The first housing plate is made of a metal and pre-formed to conform to the contour of a first housing half of the outer casing of the splice closure. The second housing plate is made of a metal and pre-formed to conform to the contour of a second housing half of the outer casing of the splice closure. The first and second housing plates may be separable along a centerline of symmetry for use with an extended-length splice closure. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160107345 | PLASTIC INJECTION MOLDING AND PROCESS - Plastic containers are described herein that are injection molded with an high density polyethylene (HDPE) blow molding grade resin having a density of about 0.960 to about 0.965 g/cc, and a melt index of about 0.7 to about 1.0 g/10 min., at injection temperatures of about 570° F. to about 670° F., and mold cavity pressures of about 20,000 psig to about 27,000 psig. Relatively thin walled, rigid, containers, such as livestock feed containers, may be manufactured as described using about 20% to 50% less material while retaining strength and durability comparable to containers molded of HDPE injection molding grade resins. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160175893 | CONTAINER FOR CLEANING AN OBJECT SUBMERGED IN A FLUID COMPRISING FERROMAGNETIC COMPONENTS | 06-23-2016 |
