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Receptacles December patent applications/inventions, industry category 12/09

20090321433 - Protective electrical box cover: A protective cover for electrical and communication boxes, which prevents the box from being covered by paneling. The cover is substantially in shape of a protrusion, extending outward ¾ of an inch past the outer lip of the box. The said cover is strongly but removably attached to said box... Agent: Gearhart Law, LLC

20090321434 - Multipurpose storage device and method: A convertible device that converts between an activity mat and a storage container to capture and store numerous articles. Upon reclosing the activity mat, the articles are recaptured into the storage container. The device includes walls and a base, webbing connected between each adjacent wall pair, and a joint connected... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20090321435 - Water handling system: A water handling system features collapsible containers which have ports on either side. The ports allow multiple containers to be connected together so that they can be filled in sequential order. The ports have quick-connect fittings by means of which a cap, an inter-container connector, and/or a spout member can... Agent: Novak Druce + Quigg LLP

20090321436 - Modular packaging for elongated drill tools: Packaging for elongated articles comprises a plurality of modular plastics units capable of assembling together to form an elongated packaging. Each unit has a lower portion engageable with an upper portion to close the unit and form therebetween a bore and a bore opening in at least one end of... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090321438 - Housings: The invention relates generally to housings such as storage containers and to containers for sets of items that are likely to be selected either singly or in groups. In particular, but not necessarily so restricted, the present invention relates to a housing for receiving items for recording/recorded media such as... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20090321437 - Packet for articles of elongated shape: A packet filled with articles of elongated shape comprises a substantially parallelepiped outer wrapper presenting a front wall, a rear wall or back, two flank walls, a top and a base, and scored or punched with a cutout delimiting a closure flap; the cutout appears as transverse line occupying a... Agent: Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, P.L.C

20090321439 - Explosion inhibiting material and method of manufacture: A filling material formed into a device for inhibiting an explosion of a fuel container includes an expanded metal sheet being perforated with evenly spaced slits extending parallel in longitudinal direction of the bank and stretched transversely to the longitudinal extension to form openings in the sheet.... Agent: Mcnees Wallace & Nurick LLC

20090321440 - Double-walled container and method of manufacture: A double-walled container and method of manufacturing are disclosed. A first container having a smaller diameter than a second container is inserted into the second container. A portion of the first container is expanded and/or a portion of the second container may be narrowed so that first and second container... Agent: Intellectual Property

20090321441 - Filler tube for a tank: A filler tube for a tank made of plastic for preventing an incorrect filling of the tank is provided with a permanent magnet, which is accommodated in a liquid-tight manner, and with a plastic holder for holding the permanent magnet. The aim of the invention is to provide a filler... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090321443 - Method for filling a vessel with a gas entrained beverage and a consumable consumer product including the beverage: A method for filling a vessel with a gas entrained beverage includes providing a vessel and a cap assembly, wherein the cap assembly includes a closure including a beverage outlet opening, a hollow dip tube connected with the closure and in fluid communication with the beverage outlet opening via a... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20090321442 - Utility cover having a bowl cavity and a removable lid: There is provided a utility access opening cover. The cover includes a bowl element having bowl upper and lower faces and a bowl wall disposed about a bowl axis. The bowl wall extends between the bowl upper and lower faces. The bowl wall defining a bowl cavity configured to receive... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20090321444 - Fuel container for a motor vehicle: A fuel container for a motor vehicle has a structural unit that includes of a separator and an activated carbon filter that forms a ventilation device. The structural unit is attached in a chamber for the collection of fuel and has common container for the retention of the separator and... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20090321445 - Container with buffered cover: A container, adapted to be opened/closed automatically by induction actuated, includes a container body, cover, motor and actuating device, wherein the motor is connected to the driven element of the cover through the actuating device. The dustbin includes a sensing and controlling device of the stroke of the cover, wherein... Agent: David And Raymond Patent Firm

20090321446 - Interlocking cookware vessel and lids: An article of cookware has a lid that locks by rotation with respect to the rim, wherein the lid and the cookware article each have opposing handle that engage to form the lock mechanism. The gripping portion of the handle can be a short U shaped handle or an elongation... Agent: Meyer Corporation, U.s. Attn: Edward S. Sherman, Esq.

20090321447 - Vertical round container for storing liquids, and arrangement comprising a plurality of containers: A vertical round container (1) for storing liquids comprises a floating cover (6) covering the surface of the liquid. The cover is sealed in relation to the container wall by means of flexible sealing elements (18, 19) and includes, on the lower side thereof, at least one compartment (62) which... Agent: Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC

20090321448 - Method and system of a detachable nose faceplate: Detachable nose faceplate. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are systems including: a faceplate that defines a front side, a back side and a nose aperture, the faceplate configured to removably attach to a surface; a nose portion that defines a top side, a bottom side, a nose edge... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C. David A. Rose

20090321449 - Waste bin: The present invention is directed to a wheelie bin that has a foot pedal to open the lid thereby allowing a person to place their waste within the bin without touching the lid. The position of the foot pedal and pivotal linkages are mounted to the bin in a non-obstuctive... Agent: Shoemaker And Mattare, Ltd

20090321450 - Multi-compartments packaging for the preparation of mono or multi-taste products: A packaging for ready-to-use products, either mono- or multi-taste, comprising a container, constituted by diverse peripheral compartments and by two further chambers, in which the first internal chamber is also destined to contain one or more components of the product, to be kept separate from the other components until the... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20090321451 - Containment apparatus for controlled rate freezing and long term cryogenic storage: A containment apparatus (10) having a floor wall (12) with four side walls (16) extending therefrom and an opening (13) at the top. Each of the side walls (16) and the floor wall (12) include apertures (20) defined within to allow air to flow freely throughout the containment apparatus. A... Agent: Lisa Allen

20090321452 - System for insulating a cyrogenic tank and method of insulating said tank: Cryogenic tank insulation system comprising blocks of insulating materials placed, at low temperature, so as to be essentially touching on one face of the structure of said tank, the blocks being placed between said face of the structure and an impervious deformable wall which defines at least one portion of... Agent: Air Liquide Intellectual Property

20090321453 - Food cooking appliance having a ferritic stainless steel bottom and a ferritic or austenitic stainless steel bowl: y

20090321454 - Paper baking utensil: A paper baking utensil includes a foldable body and a retaining member mounted on and enclosed around the foldable body. The foldable body is a sheet plate made of paper and is provided with a plurality of folding lines. The foldable body has a determined profile by bending and folding... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20090321455 - Fish bowl: The present invention is an article of manufacture comprising a dish and a marker moveably affixed upon or within the dish, wherein the marker can be moved with a utensil. In a preferred embodiment, a dish is constructed that has an inner section and an outer section, and a space... Agent: Richard Gearhart, Esq.

20090321457 - Devise holder apparatus: In one aspect, a medical device holder apparatus may include a housing molded into a predetermined shape and size that accommodates the medical device. Also included is a flange attached to the housing. The flange has a surface attachment side in which an adhesive is disposed on and aids in... Agent: Baril Corp./gtpp

20090321456 - Object storage device: An object storage device that includes a base and a deformable body having a bottom surface fixed to the base is provided. The body also includes body end surfaces, a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis extending between the body end surfaces, and a plurality of fingers. Each of the fingers... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20090321458 - Child drinking vessel: A non-spillable drinking vessel is disclosed that includes a detachable lid assembly with an anti-spill tip or a detachable spill stopper, a body with an interior for containing liquid, and a detachable base. The detachable base of the vessel is a sealed compartment containing LED lights and/or sound and associated... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20090321459 - Splatter shield for range top burner: Disclosed herein is a splatter shield. The splatter shield includes an upper shield, a lower shield disposed underneath the upper shield, and an opening in the upper shield. The lower shield is inverted from the upper shield.... Agent: Kirk E. Neet

20090321460 - Holder for disposable paper container: A disposable paper container holder in the form of a circular-truncated-cone-shaped casing having open top and bottom ends. The disposable paper container holder comprises a body having an inner surface and an outer surface, and a plurality of dimples distributed throughout the body of the casing. The dimples comprises a... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP

20090321461 - Venting tubing system for a fuel tank: A fuel tank comprising at least one fuel vapor accessory articulately coupled with a fuel tubing extending from the fuel tank. The tubing is secured to an inside upper wall of the fuel tank.... Agent: The Nath Law Group

20090321462 - Container positive snap seal: An easily closable and open able container system includes a number of features which facilitate easy opening and closing while maintaining a high seal, which will give a feedback to the user to let the user know that a seal is formed. A circumferentially inwardly disposed angled groove is formed... Agent: Curtis L. Harrington

20090321463 - Edge-tearing tamper evident container: A food container formed from plastic, can be loaded with food and then closed by a clerk, and thereafter cannot be opened without tearing apart first sides (24, 26) of the base (12) and lid (16). The container is formed by a single sheet of plastic that forms a base... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090314774 - Article stacking apparatus: An apparatus for receiving and storing a plurality of nestable articles comprising an elongate tubular receptacle for receiving and storing the plurality of articles as a nested stack of articles. The receptacle has an open article-receiving end and a partially open other end for retaining the nested stack of articles... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP 111 E. Wayne Street

20090314775 - Label with a security feature and container with a label: The invention relates to a label to be used as a security feature with a substrate layer and with an optically changeable section which can be microstructured, wherein the optically changeable section is connected to the substrate layer. Thus, the technical problem of creating a label of the type previously... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus

20090314776 - Caps, containers and methods: A pressure cap comprises a closing part associable with an opening of a container engaging means associable with a neck of said container, said engaging means being provided with retaining means for engaging in a projection of said container, a line of intended opening in said engaging means interposed between... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090314777 - Container closure with segmented fusion ring: A container provides sealed storage for contents. The container includes a composite top member formed of a panel and a frame. The panel includes an opening for providing access to the contents of the package. The frame includes a closure member that is molded in an open position, and which... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson S.c.

20090314778 - Closure assembly for container including internal and external caps which are handled as one cluster: A closure assembly for a container including an internal cap and an external cap which are handled as one cluster is disclosed. The internal cap is tightly fitted into an outlet opening of a container and having a flange formed on an insertion portion, and the external cap has a... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20090314779 - Container with pedal operated lid: A container has one or more foot pedals for opening respective one or more lids of the container. The foot pedals extend outwardly from a foot pedal portion of on the outer periphery of the container body. The foot pedal portion can be metal and flush with the outer periphery... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP

20090314780 - Plastic container with double lock lid: An all plastic container comprising the combination of injection molded pail and lid. The lid initially locks onto the container at upper and lower undercuts and seals thereto by virtue of an inverted U-shaped peripheral section. A tear line is formed in the lid skirt to facilitate removal of the... Agent: Young Basile

20090314781 - Closure for filling and sealing receptacles containing medicinal fluids and method for filling a receptacle with a medicinal fluid and sealing the receptacle: The present invention relates to a closure for filling and sealing receptacles containing medicinal fluids, a method for filling a receptacle with a medicinal fluid and sealing the receptacle. The closure used in the method comprises a mounting piece that may be attached to the receptacle and a connector piece... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090314782 - Liquid container: A liquid container is provided that has an opening at the bottom for supplying or removing a liquid, and a groove is formed in the container bottom in the container interior in the area of the opening.... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (gme)

20090314783 - Ambient pressure-responsive variable volume fuel tank: An apparatus is provided for a fuel tank system for an air vehicle. The system comprises a container having an interior adapted to hold fuel, the container comprising a first opening placing the interior in fluid communication with the ambient atmosphere, and a volumetrically-adjustable sizing device adapted to change volume... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090314784 - Bowl holder: A bowl holder for a bowl adapted for serving a hot meal includes a top structure configured for a removable placement of the bowl into the bowl holder, a bottom plate, and sidewalls disposed between the top structure and the bottom plate near perimeters thereof.... Agent: Catalina & Associates A Professional Corporation

20090314785 - Damage and leakage barrier in all-composite pressure vessels and storage tanks: A linerless tank structure has a body that defines an enclosed interior volume. The body has a cylindrical section having an axis of symmetry and a dome section coupled with the cylindrical section. The construction of the pressure vessel includes multiple fiber plies. At least one of the fiber plies... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090314786 - Insulated water-tight container: An insulated container for shipping, transporting, or storing warm or cold items is disclosed, useful for maintaining temperature of items stored or shipped within the container, the container assembly consisting of at least one layer of rigid or semi-rigid material, and at least one layer of flexible, thermally insulating, water-resistant... Agent: Thomas W. Cook

20090314787 - Deicer anchoring system: A system for preventing a deicer from being removed from a liquid receptacle includes a deicer, an anchoring assembly and a tether. The deicer includes a main body and a heating element. The heating element is configured to heat liquid within the liquid receptacle. The anchoring assembly is configured to... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090314788 - Angle-shaped magnetic paint brush holder: An angle-shaped paintbrush holder that is attached to the outer portion of a paint container is disclosed. The holder comprises a brush vessel having an angle shaped opening created by a tall inside wall, which would rest vertically against the paint container, and three short exterior walls toward the bottom... Agent: Randall Cecil Douglas

20090314789 - Mouth piece assembly: A mouth piece assembly includes a mouth piece unit having a pivot which is pivotably connected to a first connector so that the mouth piece unit is pivotable about an axis of the pivot relative to the first connector. The first connector is pivotably inserted into a second connector so... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090314790 - Inflatable element for internal use in the container of a transport or storage device; method for inflating the element: The invention relates to an inflatable element (4) (also indicated as airbag) for use interiorly in a holder (2), the holder being suitable for storing or transporting a liquid load, whereby the inflatable element is provided with a accordion partition or otherwise stretchable or elastically foldable wall or walls (7,... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090314791 - Bulk container corner sling adapter: A bulk container for storing materials comprises a tank having a peripheral side wall connected to a generally rectangular top wall. A lifting lug is secured to the tank at each corner of the top wall. Each lifting lug comprises a generally L-shaped metal plate having first and second legs.... Agent: Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer

20090314792 - Closure device for closing a container, and method of producing such a closure device: The invention relates to a closure device having a two-part base element and a swing-action lid, wherein the swing-action lid is fastened on the base element by means of a hinge device which provides at least two independent pivot axes which are spaced apart from one another. The invention also... Agent: Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer

20090308863 - Housing: A housing (1), especially an explosion-proof housing, comprises at least one lower housing part (3) which is provided with a housing wall and has a housing opening (5) that can be closed by an articulated cover (4), wherein the articulated cover (4) is mounted by means of an articulation device... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090308864 - Chemical storage tank: A chemical storage tank includes at least a main body and two sealing members combined together with each other. The main body is formed as a cylinder or other shapes, integrally made of acid-proof and alkali-proof plastic materials, with a storage space formed inside it for storing any chemical material... Agent: J.c. Patents

20090308865 - Fuel container and method for maintenance of a fuel container: The invention relates to a fuel container of plastics material with functional components arranged inside the container which are fastened to the container wall and at least some of which are connected to electric or hydraulic lines and/or are interconnected via such lines. The invention further relates to a method... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC

20090308866 - Bulk container: The present invention relates to a foldable bulk container (10) including a base (12) and a plurality of walls (14 & 16) surrounding the base (12). In use, the walls (14 & 16) are adapted to fold down over the base (12). At least one of the walls (14 &... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090308867 - Collapsible bottle: A collapsible bottle for storing foods, beverages and chemicals is provided. The bottle contains at least two telescoping sections. The interior has a bladder which provides an water proof seal, the cap can be any style to accommodate the need for usage. The bottle is preferably a one use system.... Agent: J. Gordon Thomson

20090308868 - Flow limiter production process: The invention refers to a production process for producing a container for loosely stored products, characterized in that a flow-limiting device (12) is provided with a seal (50, 52) and inserted into a container cap (56), and that the combination of sealed flow-limiting device (12) and container cap (56) is... Agent: Sandra J. Thompson

20090308869 - Recycled tire trash can: A recycled tire trash can, which includes: (a) a main member having an open top, a bottom and at least one sidewall, the main member being composed at least of a binder and rubber, the rubber being shredded rubber from recycled tires; (b) at least one handle; and (c) a... Agent: Deirdra M. Meagher

20090308870 - Storage container with collapsible lid and utensil: A storage container with collapsible lid and utensil. The present invention consists of a base having a flexible and collapsible silicone lid or hood. This hood or lid allows for easy opening and closing without popping off or unscrewing. This hood or lid also ensures that when closed the food... Agent: White-welker & Welker, LLC

20090308871 - Liner for container with side door: A moisture proof liner and method for installing the liner in an elongated container for shipping cargo is provided. The method may include the steps of providing said liner to be placed in the container, cutting an access opening in at least one of the side panels, attaching a lateral... Agent: King & Schickli, PLLC

20090308872 - Fluid port for laminated devices: A container is formed from flexible top and bottom sheets and further includes an energy-deformable conduit. Contemplated containers include a plurality of compartments and a sample receiving compartment, wherein the conduit allows feeding a fluid into the sample compartment without feeding the fluid in the remaining compartments, which is preferably... Agent: Fish & Associates, PC Robert D. Fish

20090308873 - Storage container having two-compartment structure: Disclosed herein is a storage container having a two-compartment structure, which includes a main container used at home and an auxiliary container separated from the main container and carried during a user's journey or business trip. The storage container, which is sealed by lids, includes: a main container 4 and... Agent: Hyun Jong Park Park & AssociatesIPLaw LLC

20090308874 - Activation of a pressure relief device: A pressure vessel for storage of a pressurized fluid is provided. The pressure vessel includes a composite layer having an outer surface and an inner surface. The inner surface defines an internal cavity. The pressure vessel further includes at least one pressure relief device in fluid communication with the internal... Agent: Fraser Clemens Martin & Miller LLC

20090308875 - Device for opposing sloshing in a flexible tank: A device (D) for opposing sloshing in a flexible tank (21) provided with a top cushion (22) and having a bottom (23) and a plurality of sides (24), the device includes at least first and second ties (1 and 2). The first and second ties (1 and 2) are secured... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090308876 - Aboveground rectangular secondary containment generator base tank with internal flexible bladder: The present invention is a containment tank or a generator set including an outer tank and an inner flexible tank that offers a storage area for diesel fuel for a diesel engine powered generator set. So that the generator set diesel engine have ready source of clean diesel fuel the... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson S.c.

20090308877 - Emergency relief vent for fuel storage tanks: A relief vent assembly for a fuel storage tank includes a vent body defining a chamber to provide a substantially axially smooth and unencumbered path of flow for pressurized fluid to vent out from the tank. Such a path of flow allows the pressurized fluid to remain laminar throughout approximately... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20090308878 - Carafe with off centre opening: A vacuum insulated carafe has a stainless steel body, with a stainless steel outer sidewall closed off, in part, by a cap. The cap has an eccentric opening and a reservoir affixed to the rim. The eccentric opening of the cap forms an off centre mouth that leads into the... Agent: Michael Molins Molins & Co.

20090308879 - Method of distributing beer: A method of distributing beer includes the steps of providing a beer staging structure adjacent a retail location for the sale of beer, stocking beer in the structure and advertising for the beer on the structure.... Agent: King & Schickli, PLLC

20090308880 - Fixedly expandible collapsed beverage container: A container is provided in a folded, minimally-sized, configuration. Ends of the container are folded down onto two of four sides to allow folding without bunching or crushing of the sides through the use of predefined preferential folds. Folding a container into a flattened shape is a procedure that is... Agent: Marion E. "gene" Cavanaugh

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... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC

20090308882 - Straw-receptive drink-through cup lid: A beverage cup lid is disclosed. Such a lid may include a central cover portion and a raised spout portion extending from the central cover portion. The raised spout portion may define a drinking opening therethrough. The drinking opening may have a circular perimeter. The raised spout portion may be... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20090308883 - Container with lid: A container with lid, in particular a bucket with lid, has a container wall, a container bottom and a container opening, which is defined by an upper edge of the container, and structure in the upper part of the container for fixing the lid or a peripheral, inwardly protruding frame,... Agent: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP

20090302034 - Enclosure with a lead-through and a grommet: An enclosure which has a lead-through for passing a rod-like element through a wall of the enclosure, and a grommet for sealing a rod-like element to a wall of an enclosure, the grommet having a passage for passing the rod-like element therealong through the grommet and the passage having its... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20090302035 - Rupture disc with machined line of opening: A reverse acting rupture disc and methods of forming the same are provided. Generally, the rupture disc comprises a bulged portion and a circumscribing flange area surrounding the bulged portion. The bulged portion includes a mechanically formed line-of-opening recess comprising a singular channel. In certain embodiments, the mechanical process by... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20090302036 - Container for storing products: A container for storing products includes a tub and a cover which is equipped with a seal positioned in a peripheral groove formed in the inner face of the cover. The tub includes an inner and outer flat peripheral rim, the cover including a vertical peripheral rim designed to cover... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090302037 - Reclosable pouring element for composite cardboard/plastic packaging: A re-closable pouring element for cardboard/plastic composite packages, especially for drinks packages, which comprises an encompassing fixing flange as well as a frame element that is provided with an outer thread and an inner thread, a cutting element that has an outer thread, and a screw cap having an inner... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20090302038 - Beverage dispensing assembly: A regulator which can be used with a beverage dispensing assembly is disclosed. The regulator includes a seal and a moveable valve stem that cooperates with the seal. A beverage dispenser is also disclosed.... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20090302039 - Container for liquid substances that includes a cannula with easy-open cap: The container for liquid substances consists of a vessel containing said substance, of suitable dimensions for the liquid to be dispensed, which ends in an elongated cannula with a cylindrical or slightly tapered outer configuration, wherein the closed end of the cannula has a thinner section to which the body... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090302040 - Multi-component packaging system and method for manufacture: A storage means provides sealed storage for contents. A closure means is fused to a container by application of an electro-magnetic field providing a permanent and hermetic seal between the closure and the container. The closure further includes a removable panel to provide access to the contents of the container.... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson S.c.

20090302041 - Bag dispenser for trash receptacle: The bag dispenser includes a container enclosing a roll of end to end connected plastic trash bags. Spindle elements are fixed to the end flaps of the container and extend in opposite directions towards the interior of the container. The spindle elements are adapted to be received within openings in... Agent: Epstein Drangel Bazerman & James, LLP

20090302042 - Baking tray: A baking tray includes an outer shell and a bottom plate positioned within the outer shell for supporting a food item. The bottom plate is removable from the outer shell to separate the food item from the outer shell. The baking tray also includes a divider assembly positionable within the... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20090302043 - Wash-free dinnerware with surface-mounted insulating layer: The present invention provides a wash-free dinnerware, which is characterized in that, the surface of the wash-free dinnerware is provided with an insulating layer made of food-grade, high-temperature thermoplastic or thermosetting plastic materials; the insulating layer is formed onto the surface of wash-free dinnerware by means of thermal shrinkage, or... Agent: Yh Chan

20090302044 - Cover for an underplate: A cover for an underplate made of a discoidal shaped stretchable material which diameter is larger than that of said underplate is provided. The periphery of the cover includes a fastening element having elastic memory disposed thereabout.... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20090302045 - Integrated plastic liner for propellant tanks for micro g conditions: The present invention relates to propellant tanks for space platforms, launchers and every sort of space transport craft.... Agent: Juneau Partners

20090302046 - Collapsible containers: Collapsible containers dimensioned to integrate into less-than-load operations are provided. The container may include a base, a pair of first and second opposing walls, each first and second opposing wall including a top edge, two side edges and a bottom edge. The container further includes a top panel removably attached... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

20090302047 - Absorptive insulative cup sleeve: An absorptive insulative cup sleeve is formed in normally open condition which can easily be stored in a flat condition by cutting a flat, elongated band body from blank stock fabric so as to have top and bottom arcuate edges concentric to and in parallel with each other, and end... Agent: Bruce E. Harang

20090294442 - Lid opening/closing system for closed container, contained object insertion/takeout system having same lid opening/closing system, and substrate processing method using same lid opening/closing system: A tunnel is provided between a portion on a support mechanism on which a pod is loaded and a mini environment that is in communication with a FIMS. The pod is located in the tunnel when a lid of the pod is detached from the pod after the lid is... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090294443 - Liquid enclosure with automatic air bleeding valve: A liquid enclosure has an automatic air bleeding valve that selectively forms a fluid pathway connecting a liquid holding chamber to an ambient environment for bleeding air from the liquid holding chamber. The valve is in a first stage when a liquid in the liquid holding chamber is below a... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20090294444 - Apparatus and method for gaining operational access to a pressure vessel: The disclosure includes embodiments of an apparatus and a method for gaining operational access to a pressure vessel. In one embodiment, an apparatus is described that is shaped and formed to replace a conventional manway portal cover of a pressure vessel. The apparatus includes an aperture that allows for an... Agent: Luedeka, Neely & Graham, P.C.

20090294445 - Closure for packaging containers: A closure for a container is provided, including a first closure member with a male feature protruding from a first interface surface thereof. A retaining ring is configured to mate with and thereby attach the first closure member to the first flap. A second closure member has a female feature... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20090294446 - Cover apparatus: Broadly, the present invention is of a cover apparatus for a container with an interior and having an open end defined by a sidewall edge portion. The cover apparatus includes an annular element with structure to removably engage the sidewall edge portion. Further included in the cover apparatus is a... Agent: Jackson Esquire Roger A. Jackson

20090294447 - Closure with lid and slidable latch system: The present dispensing closure system includes a closure base, which can be configured for securement to an associated container, and a lid hingedly connected to the closure base for movement between closed and open positions, wherein in the closed position of the lid, the lid coacts to close and seal... Agent: Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer

20090294448 - Lockable merchandise storage container: A lockable merchandise storage container has a lock slide disposed within a lock housing that is connected to a portion of the container. The container includes a base and lid with the lid movable between open and closed positions. The lid has at least one hook. The lock housing is... Agent: Fred Zollinger Iii

20090294449 - Polymer drum ring and lever system: A two piece polymer clamping ring and lever system for retaining removable lids to containers. The clamping ring comprises a split circular ring, having an inwardly opening generally U-shaped channel formed of polymeric material, having first and second ends, an outer circumferential wall and oppositely disposed inwardly facing sidewalls. The... Agent: Dale W. Taylor

20090294450 - Fuel tank cap for a fuel tank: A fuel tank cap for a fuel tank of an engine. The fuel tank cap includes a fuel cap cover, a housing having a side wall, a bottom wall, and a receptacle, a fuel vapor adsorption material positioned within the receptacle, an inlet disposed near the bottom wall and configured... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20090294451 - Residential recycling bin: A bin and method for its use in recycling residential recyclable materials are described. The bin comprises a left and right sidewall, a base, and front wall; the front wall is lower than the other three walls, and when two bins are stacked in a 0° stacking configuration, the lower... Agent: Ungaretti & Harris LLP Intellectual Property Group - Patents

20090294452 - Receptacle connectable on top of a cap closure: An upper cap 1 has a thread 5 to engage with a thread 7 of a container cap closure 6. The upper cap 1 provides a receptacle in which any required commodity can be contained such as a novelty car as shown. Clockwise or counter-clockwise rotation of the cap 1,... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20090294453 - Stackable low permeation fuel tank: A marine fuel tank that is stackable due to matching protrusions and recesses on the top and bottom and meets the new low hydrocarbon emission standard. In addition, the tank has side recesses that match straps and a handle that is designed to lift and pour. The tank is generally... Agent: Clifford H. Kraft

20090294454 - Utensil shaped container: A spoon or utensil shaped food and or liquid chamber or container that may be designed to contain or store a foodstuff and or liquid or other contents, and may be attached to or part of or within one or more chambers or container.... Agent: Withrow & Terranova, P.l.l.c.

20090294455 - Insulated container with asymmetric lifting arrangement: A soft-sided insulated container assembly includes a collapsible cooler body made of insulated panels. The body is to be carried by an arrangement of lifting apparatus that includes asymmetrically arranged fittings. One lifting fitting may be an inboard shoulder strap. Another fitting may an handle located on an outboard portion... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

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... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20090294457 - Container for products containing aromatic compounds: A container is provided for substances that contain an antibacterial compound. The container is comprised of a tube body and a tube shoulder that includes a tube nozzle. The tube body may have a laminate structure. The tube shoulder may be comprised of an alkene based polymer such as a... Agent: Colgate-palmolive Company

20090294458 - Foamed film for shrink labels: The present invention provides a foamed film for shrink labels which is capable of being accommodated by the new continuous attachment system for shrink labels, and in which a long foamed film for shrink labels is wound around the body of a container, and is cut at the inner-position where... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20090294459 - Coffee cup lid: A lid for a cup for reducing or preventing spills. The lid includes a top wall for covering the cup and a rim for securing the lid to the cup and providing a seal around the lip of the cup. A spout in the lid enables drinking without removal of... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20090294461 - Beverage container for sealed beverage and spout plug therefor: A beverage container (5) for sealed beverage is totally or partially made of antibacterial packing paper on which two or more openable closed holes (1, 3) are provided. When opened, one (3) of the closed holes (1, 3) is adapted to communicate the beverage in the container with an atmosphere,... Agent: Burns & Levinson, LLP

20090294460 - Coffee cup lid: A lid for a cup for reducing or preventing spills. The lid includes a top wall for covering the cup and a rim for securing the lid to the cup and providing a seal around the lip of the cup. A spout in the lid enables drinking without removal of... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20090294462 - Tub-its: Tub-its decorative covers for plastic grocery store food tubs and/or plastic bottles are designed to transform the use and appearance of the food tubs. They are light-weight, and fit snugly over the tubs/bottles so that tubs/bottles can now creatively match décor for home, picnic, camping, sandbox, and other fun areas.... Agent: Shirley J. Lovett

20090294463 - Wine glass insulator: A device for enveloping the exterior of drinking containers. The device includes a flexible wrap placed on the exterior of a drinking container, the flexible wrap shaped to accommodate stemware, glassware, wine glasses, and the like. The device secures to the drinking container, and provides insulation and handling grip for... Agent: Duncan G. Byers PC