Patents Examined by Byron P. Gehman
  • Patent number: 5195633
    Abstract: A display for holding a golf ball for viewing includes a pair of body members, including a front body member having an opening for viewing a portion of the golf ball surface, and an internal opening behind the viewing opening for accommodating the ball such that it is trapped between the two body members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1993
    Inventor: David Kaminski
  • Patent number: 5092469
    Abstract: A multilayer container having a flange portion and an easily-openable packaging container packaged by using the multilayer container, wherein the interlaminar strength of the multilayer container is smaller than the peeling strength between the flange portion and the lid member, and a ring notch is provided to an inner surface layer of the flange portion inside a heat seal portion.The packaging container has both of a good sealing property and an easy openability and has an excellent resistance to boiling and a retort treatment, and the peeled surface has a good appearance.A method for producing the multilayer container and a method for producing the packaging container, and an apparatus to be used for producing the multilayer container, and a method for filling and packaging, and an apparatus for filling and packaging are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1992
    Assignee: Idemitsu Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukio Takata, Takeshi Shinohara
  • Patent number: 5064062
    Abstract: A camera case comprising two mating shells. A swivelable mounting device on the first shell allows a camera to be mounted to that shell for taking photographs. In their mated relationship, the shells fully enclose the camera. The shells are connected by a flexible or hinged strap, or by the swivelable camera mounting device itself, whereby the second shell can be rotated so as to serve as a stable base supporting the first shell, with the camera mounted to it for taking photographs, on any convenient generally horizontal surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1991
    Inventor: Stephen W. Miller
  • Patent number: 5048677
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a package for a flashlight or similar consumer product that permits a consumer to touch and feel the flashlight without removing it from its secure position within the package. The package comprises a cardboard box arranged in the shape of a "C". The box comprises first and second arms that extend parallel from one side of a support structure to define a display volume between the horizontal arms of the "C". First and second holders are embedded in the first and second arms, respectively, to face each other and hold the flashlight in place. The product is held in the display volume by securing its respective ends to the holders. The package, comprising at least the support structure, the arms and the holders, permits a consumer sufficient access to the product to use his tactile senses to access the product without having to first open the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1991
    Assignee: Rayovac Corporation
    Inventor: Richard L. Pedracine
  • Patent number: 5027946
    Abstract: An improved wrapper or shroud for packaging shingles which is composed of a heat reflective layer and a heat absorptive layer. The wrapper enhances temperature reduction in packages of shingles exposed to high ambient temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1991
    Assignee: Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation
    Inventor: William B. Parsons
  • Patent number: 5011016
    Abstract: A file sheet for filing information recording media in which the information recording media can be inserted in and extracted from any upper and lower direction. Therefore, it is also possible to bind a single kind of file sheets in a spread apart manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1991
    Assignee: Slidex Corporation
    Inventor: Jiro Ozeki
  • Patent number: 4942973
    Abstract: A container having at least one detachable component particularly useful for dispensing a liquid or powder fabric conditioner. The component breaks or detaches in response to temperature change. Thus, when the container is placed in a clothes washer, the washing cycle is set to a warm or hot temperature and the final rinsing cycle is set to cold. The cold water causes the component to separate, so that the conditioner is released into the rinse water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 24, 1990
    Inventor: Stuart S. Bowie
  • Patent number: 4877139
    Abstract: A tear band opening device disposed on an opening-closing flap of a container which comprises a non-tearable plastic or metal tear band positioned on the inside thereof along a perforated punch line and a non-tearable plastic guide strip. Thus, the tear band disposed between the guide strip and a glued portion disposed on the inside of the flap thereof is in substantially parallel relationship to the guide strip for use in easily and readily opening the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1989
    Inventor: Myun H. Kim