Receptacles inventions 09/08

20080230538 - Pressurized water container: A pressurized water container for water fountains, ponds, swimming pools, and aquariums has at least two housing parts and at least one seal arranged between the at least two housing parts, wherein the at least two housing parts are connectable to one another in a lockable way. The at least... Agent: Gudrun E. Huckett Draudt

20080230539 - Chemical mixing station: A molded plastic mixing station housing for mixing water and chemical for car wash applications comprises a generally right hexahedron having a deep top recess which visually divides the housing into parallel spaced apart towers. A cylindrical mixing reservoir is recessed into the front of the housing such that a... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20080230540 - Packaging combination, container, casing and lid: The present invention refers to a packaging combination characterized by comprising a casing (1) having at least two openings (5, 6), and a casing coupler; a container (2) having a mouth (11), a container coupler and a container attachment mechanism, wherein the container (2) is at least partially housed inside... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080230541 - Lid for a container and a process for making the same: A lid (2) for a container (67), the lid (2) comprising a first plastic layer (15) including a portion having at least one colored pigment and a second plastic layer (14) including at least one thermochromic substance capable of becoming translucent upon reaching a predetermined temperature in response to heat... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080230542 - Item counting device for container lid: A container closure that counts items inserted into the container is disclosed. The closure includes a lid structure that has a container sealing means around a perimeter thereof and an aperture traversing the lid structure. A flap is adapted to substantially seal the aperture and is fixed with a hinge... Agent: Quickpatents, Inc.

20080230543 - Dual overlapping flip top closure assembly: A closure for a container having a mouth wherein the closure is adapted for sealable connection to the mouth of the container and includes an end wall at the upper end of the skirt for closing the mouth when the closure is mounted to the container. The closure includes an... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20080230544 - Hygiene cap for can: The present invention relates to a hygiene cap detachably provided for a can having a lid formed with an outlet and an opener for opening the outlet, the hygiene cap comprising a cap body interposed between an outer surface of the lid and the opener and rotating about the lid;... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20080230545 - Lid and container organization method and apparatus: A device providing a flexible tether between food storage containers and their specific lids, to aid in organization of and to prevent loss of the individual components. The ends of said tether have attachment means which may be affixed to a lid and to a container by a selection of... Agent: Ross Weene Design

20080230546 - Portion control plate cover: The present invention provides a device for increasing portion control in a diet. In one illustrative embodiment, the portion control device includes a cover member sized to cover at least a portion of an eating surface of a plate. The cover member may include a first surface having one or... Agent: Crompton, Seager & Tufte, LLC

20080230547 - Synthetic oil-filled double-bottom pot and pan: A double-bottom pot with synthetic, silicon heat transfer oil sealed in a cavity formed between them to the extent of 100 percent of its volume, to disperse and evenly spread to the food contents the heat from an applied flame or burner no matter how high the temperature.... Agent: Charles I. Brodsky

20080230548 - Can lid closure: A preferred embodiment of the disclosed can lid has a center panel having a central axis that is perpendicular to a diameter of the outer rim, or peripheral curl portion, of the can lid, an annular countersink surrounding the center panel, an arcuate portion extending radially outward from the annular... Agent: Storm LLP

20080230549 - Container: A container of a collapsible type for liquid contents, comprising a compartment (4) which is defined by two opposite side walls (2) and a bottom wall (3) and whose volume depends on the relative position of the walls (2, 3). The container comprises a product-enclosing portion (19) which is formed... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080230550 - Lid and container: A lid for a container is disclosed that has a series of seals. The first seal is a cork seal mechanism that is forced against the container interior at a top portion of the container. The second seal is created by at least two ribs that produce a spring-like force... Agent: Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis, LLP

20080223856 - Tear-off lid and method for its manufacture: The invention relates to a lid ring (20′) for production of a tear-off lid, whereby a hot-sealing coating (62) is only applied to the edge (68) of the dispensing opening (25). A material saving is thus possible relative to conventional full-surface application. A coating different from the hot-sealing coating can... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20080223857 - Blast resistant and blast directing container and assemblies: Blast resistant and blast directing container assemblies for receiving explosive articles and preventing or minimizing damage in the event of an explosion. The container assembly comprises a container of blast resistant material and a blast mitigating material located within the container. The container is collapsible for storage when empty. The... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080223858 - Universal support arrangement for semi-membrane tank walls: Embodiments of the invention relate to support arrangements for semi-membrane tank walls and, more particularly, to a universal support assembly for tanks that experience thermal expansion and contraction. One embodiment of the invention may include a tank assembly having at least one tank wall, a support structure at least partially... Agent: Brandon N. Sklar. Esq. (patent Prosecution) Kaye Scholer, LLP

20080223859 - Storage tank with inventory reduction: The disclosed floating-roof storage tank has an articulated floor with an annular outer portion, an intermediate transition portion, and a raised inner portion. Pipe elements or equipment that may hang from an outer, annular section on the roof or extend from the tank wall fit around the outside of the... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080223860 - Cookware: An article of cookware for use in an oven, wherein the artiste of cookware comprises a base having an upper surface, wherein at least a first region of the upper surface incorporates a plurality of upward protrusions, and wherein the uppermost regions of said protrusions are substantially coplanar for supporting... Agent: Hayes Soloway P.C.

20080223861 - Flexible bowl: A flexible bowl having a base, circumferential wall, and a contoured rim forming an open end and interior surface of the bowl. The bowl is constructed out of silicone or another like material. The circumferential walls are flexible to allow opposing sides to be bent towards each other forming a... Agent: Schweitzer Cornman Gross & Bondell LLP

20080223862 - Travel cooler with inflatable sidewalls: A portable cooler assembly comprises a base and an insulated container defining a cooler. The container includes an inflatable wall and a valve for inflating of the wall. The insulated container is removably coupled to the base, and the base defines a container receiving recess within which a bottom portion... Agent: Tillman Wright, PLLC

20080223863 - Foldable water tank with shielded hinges: A foldable water tank includes a foldable receptacle having a bottom wall and vertical sidewalls; and a folding frame to support the sidewalls in an upright position. The frame has first, second, third and fourth upper rails joined end-to-end. The frame has a folded position wherein the upper rails are... Agent: Shlesinger, Arkwright & Garvey LLP Suite 600

20080223864 - Recognition arrangement for disposable tableware: A recognition arrangement for disposable tableware comprises a tab body having a base portion and a plurality of character portions, and a user reference arrangement, wherein the user reference arrangement has means for selectively removing at least one of the character portions of the tab body that the user can... Agent: David And Raymond Patent Firm

20080223865 - Device for delivering fuel out of a fuel tank: A device for delivering fuel has a fuel delivery unit placed inside a fuel tank and which consists of a swirl pot with a fuel pump situated therein for delivering fuel out via a flow line to an internal combustion engine, and with a ventilation system located inside the fuel... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20080217330 - Produce containers and interchangeable, high-density packing system using same: A system for shipping produce including a shipping tray adapted to house a variety of different sized produce shipping containers. The produce shipping containers are sized such that when the tray is stocked with each size container only it can be filled and all of its space utilized. A produce... Agent: Michael A. Guth

20080217331 - Reservoir for a water treatment device and manufacturing method of the reservoir: A tank for a water-treatment device, comprising an internal coating (2), a hollow insert (10), with a collar (14) projecting externally from the coating (2), and an external covering (40), which is created by wrapping a bundle of glass fibre buried in a polymeric matrix around the coating. The covering... Agent: Shoemaker And Mattare, Ltd

20080217332 - Apparatus and method for collection of sharp medical disposables: Disclosed is a method to avoid and apparatus for avoiding sticking by a medical sharp following a medical procedure by creating an immediately available disposal point prior to the medical procedure by positioning a mouth of a sharps collection apparatus adjacent to a patient prior to the medical procedure to... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.c.

20080217334 - Closure with pour spout: A closure having a spout, and a container using such a closure are disclosed. The closure is formed of a paperboard panel surrounded by a plastic resin skirt formed around the panel in a mold. The spout is integrally molded with the skirt and is attached to an interior surface... Agent: Synnestvedt & Lechner, LLP

20080217333 - Devices suitable for removing, preparing, and storing materials: Devices suitable for removing materials from a container, preparing the materials for further use, and storing unused materials in the container for future use. Generally, the devices comprise an elongated portion defining (1) a handle and a blade and (2) an over-cap attached to the elongated portion.... Agent: Wendell Ray Guffey Nestle Purina Petcare Global Resources, Inc.

20080217335 - Vacuum seal cover of circular container: A vacuum seal cover of a circular container has a circular tabular seal ring, so that the container no longer needs a fixing protrusion, and the cover includes a sheathing hole, a plurality of air holes disposed around the cover, and an umbrella valve installed at the sheathing hole and... Agent: Joe Mckinney Muncy

20080217336 - Can for beverages comprising a protective lid: v

20080217337 - Container with tamperproof seal: A container with tamper-evident device includes an open packaging casing, a closure means for closing this open end, a connection means arranged between the closure means and the casing, and a tamper-evident device which is able to engage mechanically at the time of closing the container after filling. The tamper-evident... Agent: Dennison, Schultz & Macdonald

20080217338 - Plastic container having gasketless seal: A molded plastic container, such as a five gallon pail, that includes a lid and main body that are selectively attachable to each other without a resilient gasket. The main body of the plastic container includes a flexible sealing finger formed along the top rim of the main body. The... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20080217339 - Meter box assembly: A meter box assembly having a vault with a top wall, the top wall having a shelf and an opening to receive a removable lid, at least one electronic meter reading transmitter mounted in the shelf of the top wall, such that the lid may be removed from the meter... Agent: Rogers Towers, P.a.

20080217340 - Modular storage container: A modular storage container including multiple storage compartments and integrated compartment connectors is disclosed. The compartments may be repeatedly connected and disconnected for use as a single multi-compartment container or as separate containers with separate lids. Multiple compartments may be connected together into a single unit for storage, transport, and/or... Agent: James F. Goedken Julie A. Jager

20080217341 - Hygienic baking pan and methods for producing and using same: The present disclosure is directed toward an apparatus for preparing food products. Specifically, a hygienic baking pan comprises a panel having a continuously formed structure comprising at least two sides. The hygienic baking pan may also comprise a frame joined to the panel and/or a plurality of concave molds formed... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20080217342 - Cooler with an attachment element: A cooler device with an attachment element is disclosed. The attachment element is configure to removable connect the cooler to another object, such as a shopping cart.... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080217343 - Debris receptacle for a tool having a cutter: A debris receptacle for a tool having a cutter. The debris receptacle includes a debris plate attachable to the tool and a debris cover overlying the debris plate and spaced from the debris plate to form a debris reception zone between the debris plate and the debris cover. The debris... Agent: Michael J. Bendel, Esq.

20080217344 - Cream cup: A cream cup (10) comprises an internal cream-containing cup (11), and external cup lining (12) for receiving said internal cup and a spacer (21) which is placed between said internal cup and external cup lining and which, after being inserted into the cup lining (12), can be transferred from a... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20080217345 - Heat dispersing beverage lid: The Heat Dispersing Beverage Lid is a cover for a beverage container with a protruding and densely ridged lip. When one tilts the cup to sip from the lip, the hot beverage would be cooled in transit by passing through the ridges which serve as cooling flanges. This is useful... Agent: Brown & Michaels, Pc 400 M & T Bank Building

20080217346 - Filled polystyrene tear back container lids: The invention relates to tear-back thermoformed high impact polystyrene lids having from at least 10% to about 15% of filler and the specified configuration of the tear-back portion. In particular, the tear back lid comprises a tear back portion defined by two sets of tear back indentations and a left... Agent: Patent Group Ga030-43 Georgia-pacific Llc

20080217347 - Beverage container protective cover: The present invention provides a protective beverage cover for use in combination with a beverage can having a rim wall, a top wall, an unpunctured score-line defining an opening, a recessed base surrounding the unpunctured score-line, an annular groove formed by the junction of the rim wall and the top... Agent: Viktor Markaj

20080210687 - Demountable stub post: A demountable post extension (10) is configured for re-location, as an independent stub post (re-) mounting, with self-contained lockable clamp mounting facility, to inhibit transverse racking.... Agent: Bourque & Associates Intellectual Property Attorneys, P.A.

20080210688 - Uv resistant multilayered cellular confinement system: The present disclosure generally relates to a polymeric cellular confinement system which can be filled with soil, concrete, aggregate, earth materials, and the like. More specifically, the present disclosure concerns a cellular confinement system characterized by improved durability against damage generated by UV light, humidity, and aggressive soils, or combinations... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20080210689 - Self-sealing apparatus for chemical reaction vessel: According to an aspect of the invention, an apparatus for self-sealing of a reaction vessel, such that the reaction vessel may be repeatedly accessed by a fluid transfer mechanism and subsequently self-sealed, is detailed. The reaction vessel has an access opening, and the apparatus comprises a cap, a ball which... Agent: Alvin T. Rockhill

20080210690 - Safety closure for steam pressurized containers of household appliances: A safety closure for steam-pressurized containers of household appliances, such as steam irons, steam cleaners and the like. The safety closure is provided with an inner part that can be screwed onto the filling hole of the container, and with an outer part in the shape of a grip cap.... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080210691 - Sheet having elastic property and slip property, and solvent dispensing container using the sheet: s

20080210692 - Opening structure of fuel tank and fabricating method thereof: There are provided a structure of an opening portion for integrally forming an opening portion to a fuel tank main body made of a thermoplastic synthetic resin having at least an outer layer, an inner layer and a middle layer therebetween and its fabricating method. The opening portion is constituted... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080210693 - Premeable cooking surface: A cooking device including a permeable cooking layer having an outer cooking side and an inner side on the opposite surface from the outer side. A plurality of apertures are formed through the cooking layer from the inner side to the outer side. A heating layer is located adjacent to... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath Attn: Intellectual Property Group

20080210694 - Drinking vessel: A drinking vessel has a hollow cylindrical shell dimensioned to enable a user to ergonomically grasp the drinking vessel and a beverage-containing cup mounted inside the hollow cylindrical shell, the cup and hollow cylindrical member defining an annular air gap to thermally insulate the beverage contained in the cup of... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP

20080210695 - Insulated folding trivet and method of use: An insulated folding trivet comprising a bottom panel and side panels made of decorative fabric stores flat and folds up to form a trivet for use with hot or cold serving dishes. The sides are foldably attached to the bottom and include releasable connectors to hold the sides in their... Agent: Lathrop & Gage Lc

20080210696 - Metal reinforcement fiting: A metal reinforcement fitting 10 including a strip 12 curved vertically upward is attached to a bottom 20b of a transportation container 20, and thus upward force can be applied to the bottom 20b. The upward force of the metal reinforcement fitting 10 can suppress downward force of a heavy... Agent: Yokoi & Co., U.s.a., Inc.

20080210697 - Container with concertina side walls and base: A collapsible container or reservoir including at least one side wall region (4-7) and a basal wall region or base (8) surrounding a containment region having an upper opening or mouth (10) surrounded by a perimeter flange (9) at the ends of the side walls distal from the basal wall... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20080210698 - Toroidal container band: A toroidally shaped container band provides the ability to easily distinguish a container upon which the band is placed. A strip of flexible material having a first end and a second end is obtained. The strip of flexible material is formed into a toroidal shape. The first end is attached... Agent: Gates & Cooper LLP Howard Hughes Center

20080210699 - Container applied in medical drugs and cosmetic items packaging: Constructive disposition applied in medical drugs and cosmetic items packaging, or more particularly, the present Utility Model presents constructive and functional enhancements, specially developed for the utilization of the whole medical drugs or cosmetic items content, and for such, it is formed by two pieces, being one container (1) and... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20080210700 - Thermocycler: A thermocycler having a base fitted with a temperature-controlled receiving segment for reaction vials is provided. The thermocycler further includes a top, which can be moved into its operational position above the receiving segment and a hermetic seal or wall configured in the top in its operational position that extends... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP