For A Filament Or Space Discharge Bulb Or Tube Patents (Class 206/418)
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Patent number: 11834255Abstract: A light device holder includes a first paper wall, a second paper wall, a first lateral wall, a second lateral wall and a spacer plate. The light device holder is designed containing and enclosing multiple light bulbs. The second paper wall is opposite to the first paper wall. Two sides of the first paper wall and the second paper wall are respectively connected to edges of the first lateral wall and the second lateral wall forming a rectangular container space. The spacer plate has a first plate part and a second plate part. The first plate part engages an inner surface of the first paper wall. The second plate part is folded from the first plate part to extend as a tilt surface to divide the rectangular container space into a first space part and a second space part.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2021Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: XIAMEN LEEDARSON LIGHTING CO., LTDInventors: Yuanlong Zou, Ruixiu Hou, Qidi Huang, Yinghong Yao
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Patent number: 11820574Abstract: A shipping assembly is described. The assembly includes a shipping container, a bottom structure, and a top structure. The bottom and top structures retain objects in a spaced-apart arrangement within the shipping container. A paperboard sheet is folded into three horizontal layers to form the bottom structure. A first layer has apertures to retain the objects. A second layer is below and spaced apart from the first layer with a substantially flat surface below the first apertures. A third layer is below and spaced apart from the second layer. Another paperboard sheet is folded into two horizontal layers to form the top structure. A fourth layer has another set of apertures to retain the objects. A fifth layer is above and spaced apart from the fourth layer. The apertures are align to position the objects in the shipping container.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Federal Express CorporationInventor: Yongquan Zhou
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Patent number: 11655065Abstract: A container includes a plurality of panels connected together at fold lines configured for extending at least partially around an interior space, including a front panel, a first side panel, a back panel and a second side panel. A plurality of end flaps are included, each end flap foldably connected to a respective one of the panels. The end flaps are overlapped with one another to enclose an end of the interior space. An air cell flap is foldably connected to at least one of the end flaps and/or one of the panels, wherein the air cell flap is within the interior space and is inwardly offset from the end flaps to define an air cell between the air cell flap and the end flaps to protect product within the interior space.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2019Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: WestRock Shared Services, LLCInventors: Kevin M. Simpkins, Craig W. Buscema
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Patent number: 11447314Abstract: A separation structure includes a support seat having at least one passage defined transversely therethrough. At least two notches are defined from the top of the support seat. Each notch includes a guide portion and a positioning portion. The guide portion opens through the top of the support seat and narrows toward the root portion of the support seat. The positioning portion communicates with the guide portion. The transmission part of a lock is positioned in the positioning portion of the notch via the guide portion. Two operational ends of the lock are located on two sides of the support seat. A user extends his/her finger through the passage to carry the support seat and the locks. The support seats can be piled up to save space.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2020Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Taiwan Fu Hsing Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventor: Wan-Lin Hsieh
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Patent number: 11358748Abstract: The present invention relates to a box (1) for receiving a luminaire (10), comprising a box body (2) delimiting a space (3) for receiving and supporting a luminaire (10) within the box body (2), an opening (4) delimited by a circumferential edge (5) of the box body (2) for putting the luminaire (10) into and taking the luminaire (10) out of the box (1), and a tap (6) for hanging-up the box (1) carrying the luminaire (10) at a corresponding receiving section. The tap (6) comprises a connection portion (7) extending from the box body (2), and a hanger portion (8) being distant from the box body (2) and laterally extending from the connection portion (7). The present invention further relates to a method for installing a luminaire (10), in particular a built-in luminaire (10) which is providing within a box (1) according to the present invention supporting said luminaire (10) within the space (3) of its box body (2).Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2018Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Tridonic GmbH & Co KGInventor: Barry Warren
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Patent number: 11325306Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure relate to a build material container for a three-dimensional printing system. The container has an external casing with an upper surface, a lower compartment to receive a build material reservoir, at least one load-bearing element, and an upper compartment below the upper surface. The upper compartment and the lower compartment are separated by a lower surface. The at least one load-bearing element is arranged below the lower surface. The upper compartment has stiffening members arranged to distribute load received from the upper surface to the at least one load-bearing element.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2018Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Xavier Gasso, Carlos Martinez Castellanos, Ivan Ferrero
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Patent number: 11279534Abstract: Tamper-evident plastic container comprises a base portion having a sidewall and a base flange, and a lid portion having a lid tab joined to the base flange by a hinge, wherein the lid portion has an open and a closed position. The lid portion is configured to lockingly engage the base portion in the closed position. One of the base flange or the lid tab has a non-linear path of weakness formed therein to define a frangible connection, wherein the frangible connection is configured to be ruptured to initially open the lid portion from the closed position. The non-linear path of weakness is spaced from the hinge to define a tamper indicator region between the non-linear path of weakness and the hinge, wherein the tamper indicator region remains joined to the hinge after the frangible connection is ruptured. Methods of containing a product in a tamper-evident container are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2019Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: PACTIV LLCInventor: Brian M. Murphy
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Patent number: 11220389Abstract: An insert made of corrugated paper is easily assembled, uses no glue, allows shipping of glass, such as stemware, in any orientation, reduces packing material and reduces shipping costs. In addition, customers receiving the glass can easily unpack the glass and reuse the insert for storing the glass, as the insert can be opened and closed without ripping. The insert has multiple cutouts matching a profile of a bowl of the glass. U-shaped channels are formed by folding the insert along scored lines. The U-shaped channels maintain the glass away from a side of a box in which the insert is placed. The edges of the corrugated paper along the multiple cutouts envelope the bowl of the glass and remove weight and any potential shock that can be transmitted to the glass.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2020Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Brent Lindberg, Brent Stephen Nelson, Kyle Jeffrey Jacob Lindenman, Jae Jeon
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Patent number: 11161684Abstract: A device for preventing immediate access to an object such as a key to a gun safety lock includes a platform adapted to receive the object. A container receives the platform and object. The container is filled with a fusible liquid such as water, the water is frozen and forms a body around the object. The container may include indicia such as photographs, quick response codes and telephone numbers for suicide prevention hotlines.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2020Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignees: The United States Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs, University of Pittsburgh—Of The Commonwealth System of Higher EducationInventors: Sabah Ocasio, Heather Caron, Garrett G. Grindle, Rory A. Cooper, Benjamin Gebrosky, Katherine E. Gaines
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Patent number: 10473279Abstract: A wide-angle linear LED lighting device includes a polygonal lampshade, a base and at least two LED modules. The polygonal lampshade includes at least two lateral parts and an installation part. The base is disposed within the polygonal lampshade and disposed on an inner surface of the installation part. There is an included angle between the base and the inner surface of the installation part. The at least two LED modules are disposed on the base. The light beams emitted by the at least two LED modules are outputted from different lateral parts of the polygonal lampshade. The light-outputting characteristics of the wide-angle linear LED lighting device are correlated with the included angle and the at least two LED modules.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2017Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventors: Wei-Ting Chien, Chia-Wen Hsu
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Patent number: 10343812Abstract: A display box is provided for housing and retaining a cylindrical container. The box may include two side walls and a front and rear wall, a top lid extending from an upper end of one of the walls and a bottom lid extending from the lower end of the same or a different wall. At least one elongate flap further extends from the lower end of one of said side walls or rear wall, said flap being provided with crease lines along which said flap may be folded. The flap has an end portion adhered to the inner surface of the wall from which the flap extends, a first lateral portion having a proximal end adjacent the wall and a distal end extending into the box. A vertical portion extends down from the distal end of the first lateral portion and a second lateral portion connects a lower end of the vertical portion and a distal end of a base portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2017Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventor: Dan Zhu
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Patent number: 10010108Abstract: A method of displaying an electronic vaping device, display packages, blanks for forming a display package for containing an elongated body housing an electronic vaping device, and a method of manufacturing a display package for an electronic vaping device, include establishing a box structure having an inner cavity and a side portion, dividing the side portion into a lower retention portion, an upper retention portion, and a window recess portion, the dividing including establishing a side recess panel at a location along a first side panel of the box structure, establishing a front recess panel along a front panel of the box structure, and establishing the window recess portion by folding the first and front recess panels into the box structure. The front recess panel is attached to the side recess panel, and the front recess panel has a width greater than that of the side recess panel.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2015Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLCInventor: Scott A. Fath
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Patent number: 9821942Abstract: A retail display card holds a product such as a flashlight in a tilted or skewed orientation with respect to the general plane of the top and bottom surfaces of the display card. In this manner, substantially the entire front lens of the flashlight is held above the plane of the card and substantially the entire rear on-off switch of the flashlight is held below the plane of the card. This allows a potential purchaser to easily access the on-off switch and view a substantially unobstructed beam of light produced by the flashlight.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2016Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Inventor: Douglas Kaye
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Patent number: 9676510Abstract: Unitary blank can include a first body portion, a second body portion joined to the first, a third body portion joined to the second, and a fourth body portion joined to the third. A first flap can extend from the fourth body portion and can have a first engagement portion adjacent to the fourth body portion, a second engagement portion opposite the fourth body portion, and a central portion defined therebetween. At least one inwardly folding panel can be disposed between adjacent body portions along a corresponding body fold line. First, second, third, and fourth base portions can extend from the first, second, third, and fourth body portion, respectively. Food containers and methods are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2015Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: Pactiv LLCInventor: Angela E. Learn
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Patent number: 9387952Abstract: A foldable packaging which may include a liquid-resistant paperboard form that is foldable to provide an attractive stackable container that resists water leakage, can be assembled without fastening hardware and has concealed gussets. The packaging can be folded into overlapping flaps and wings which are folded and interlocked to define a generally trapezoidal packaging which can receive a variety of different pot sizes and types. The die cut pattern forming the packaging can be of a universal shape but formed in a variety of different sizes to accommodate different sized potted plants.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2014Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: MULTI PACKAGING SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Dennis M. Kaltman, Richard C. Thibault, John R. Widener, Carol J. Moore
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Patent number: 9221594Abstract: A system is disclosed for minimizing damage to a compact light assembly having a battery, a light and an on-off switch. An outer package snugly holds an inner package formed with a series of spaced-apart slots. A light assembly is snugly frictionally held in each slot to protect the light assembly from damage due to shipping and/or rough handling. The packaging system also prevents the unintended activation of the on-off switch due to rough handling.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2013Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Inventor: Glenn Bushee
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Patent number: 8974581Abstract: Disclosed is an Hg capture system adapted for advantageous placement within a container housing a fluorescent lamp. Such Hg capture system includes a substrate impregnated with between about 0.08 and 0.23 g/cm2 carbon carrying between about 5% and 15% sulfur, basis carbon weight, reacted with between about 0.02 to about 1% by weight iodine, basis sulfur weight. The corresponding method for scouring released vaporous Hg housed within a container includes providing a source of carbon carrying between about 5% and 15% sulfur, basis carbon weight, reacted with between about 0.02 to about 1% by weight iodine, basis sulfur weight; and placing within the container a substrate bearing an effective amount of the iodine reacted sulfur for scouring Hg released within the container.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2013Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: VaporLok Technology, LLCInventors: J. Louis Kovach, Clinton B. Summers
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Publication number: 20150008151Abstract: The invention discloses a pin protector for protecting pins of light bulbs from damage during transportation. The protector is made of plastic and includes a top having at least one recessed hole for inserting pins of light bulbs into, a bottom and a surrounding side structure. This particular feature mechanically protects the pins when there is an external force.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2013Publication date: January 8, 2015Applicant: ATG ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventor: YaXi Ni
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Patent number: 8887915Abstract: Embodiments include a lamp and collapsing lampshade packaging, shipping and display device. The device includes a shell, with a hood, central trunk and bottom receptacle, and which further includes a graphic depiction of the collapsible lampshade on a display panel which may be deployed when the device is used for display purposes, thus making it appear that the collapsible lampshade is assembled and mounted on the displayed lamp. The panel may be permanently affixed in a fold-out manner to the top of the device or alternatively it may be separable from it. In the case of a permanent panel, a releasable holding secures the panel close to the shell during storage or transit. For a separable panel, releasable fixing allows panel deployment on the face of the hood for viewing. The device may store more than one lamp and the panel may include renderings of more than one lampshade.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2006Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Canel Lighting Co. LtdInventor: Chou Shih Bin
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Publication number: 20140319002Abstract: A packaging assembly for packaging a light bulb device. The packaging assembly includes a package and a flexible ribbon. The package is sized and shape in accordance with a size and shape of at least one light bulb device. The flexible ribbon extends from the package and displays product information. In some embodiments, the package has a clamshell-like design, including first and second packaging sections connected at a hinge. In other embodiments, the package forms a first hanger hole and the ribbon forms a second hanger hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2014Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: Forever Bulb, LLCInventors: David W. Carroll, Wendell Carroll
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Publication number: 20140291183Abstract: Disclosed is an Hg capture system adapted for advantageous placement within a container housing a fluorescent lamp. Such Hg capture system includes a substrate impregnated with between about 0.08 and 0.23 g/cm2 carbon carrying between about 5% and 15% sulfur, basis carbon weight, reacted with between about 0.02 to about 1% by weight iodine, basis sulfur weight. The corresponding method for scouring released vaporous Hg housed within a container includes providing a source of carbon carrying between about 5% and 15% sulfur, basis carbon weight, reacted with between about 0.02 to about 1% by weight iodine, basis sulfur weight; and placing within the container a substrate bearing an effective amount of the iodine reacted sulfur for scouring Hg released within the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2013Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: VaporLok Technology, LLCInventors: J. Louis Kovach, Clinton B. Summers
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Publication number: 20130193017Abstract: A system is disclosed for minimizing damage to a compact light assembly having a battery, a light and an on-off switch. An outer package snugly holds an inner package formed with a series of spaced-apart slots. A light assembly is snugly frictionally held in each slot to protect the light assembly from damage due to shipping and/or rough handling. The packaging system also prevents the unintended activation of the on-off switch due to rough handling.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2013Publication date: August 1, 2013Inventor: Glenn Bushee
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Publication number: 20110089064Abstract: Disclosed is a storage case for light bulbs of varying size within a protective and portable case. The case organizes and stores both new and used light bulbs in a central location. The case includes a back panel or shelves with receptacles for receiving the base of a light bulb. The shelves can be trays which can slide in and out of the case. Additionally, the case may include drawers.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2009Publication date: April 21, 2011Inventor: Jay Swann
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Patent number: 7918413Abstract: A string of holiday lights and storage device and method that includes a spool made of two coaxially aligned, circular plates spaced apart by at least a transversely aligned first axle. The axle is attached to a handle located outside the circular plate which allows the axle to be manually rotated. Located parallel to the first axle is a second axle located between the circular plates or two lateral extending arms. Disposed between the two axles is a wide, flexible support strap designed to be wound in opposite directions onto each axle. During use, the end of a string of holiday lights is inserted against the inside surface of the support strap. As the strap is wound onto the first axle, the string of lights is also automatically wound into the first axle so that it is held in position against the outer surface of the axle.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2008Date of Patent: April 5, 2011Inventor: Ib R. Odderson
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Patent number: 7900852Abstract: A combination of a cover and a sprinkler head. The sprinkler head includes a fusible linkage mounted within a frame and having a protruding portion. The cover includes a first member adjacent to the protruding portion of the fusible linkage. The first member has a first connecting end and a first fastening end opposite the first connecting end. A second member is opposite to the first member and has a second connecting end and a second fastening end opposite the second connecting end. The first and second connecting ends are coupled to each other. A first projection and a second projection extend from the first member toward the second member and are in spaced relation to each other for receiving the protruding portion of the fusible linkage.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2008Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: The Viking CorporationInventor: Shawn Feenstra
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Patent number: 7757967Abstract: A protection device for a fire-fighting/protection instrument and its operational components. The device includes a proximal end surface and a distal end surface with a wall member extending therebetween having an outer surface and an inner surface. The proximal and distal end surfaces define a chamber with the wall member for housing at least a portion of the instrument. The wall member includes a first portion and a second portion defining at least one pivot axis therebetween. At least one of the first and second portions further defines a core element disposed between a first lateral member and a second lateral member. The inner surface of the device includes a plurality of projections for supporting the instrument in the chamber.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2007Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Tyco Fire Products LPInventor: Su Yang
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Patent number: 7641051Abstract: A convertible display package and a wallet arranged to be hung from a support. The package includes a tray and a housing. The tray has a base wall, a peripheral side wall, an open top and a hollow interior. The wallet is located within the tray's interior. The housing is similarly constructed, except that its side wall includes a gap. The tray is arranged to be located within the housing, with its sidewall adjacent the housing's sidewall and with its open top within the housing's open top so that the wallet is visible. The tray is arranged to be slid out of the housing through the gap. A pair of magnets are provided for releasably holding the tray within the housing. The housing can be reversibly disposed with respect to the tray to form a lid with the base wall of the housing closing the open top of the tray.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2006Date of Patent: January 5, 2010Assignee: Reborn Products Co., Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Ford, Allan L. Ford
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Publication number: 20090095133Abstract: The present invention provides methods and devices for the safe and cost efficient storage, transport and disposal of mercury. A puncture resistant container is provided having an interior element comprising a mercury sequestering substance to permit the safe storage, transport or disposal of mercury containing light bulbs and to capture mercury vapor by chemical sequestration in the event that the bulb breaks during storage, transport or disposal. The mercury sequestering element may be removable to facilitate further processing and reclamation of sequestered mercury using various methods known in the art.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2008Publication date: April 16, 2009Inventor: Edward T. Maggio
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Patent number: 7410054Abstract: Provided is a system, apparatus and methods of use for the safe and easy handling and disposing of light bulbs. The system provides a disposal tube comprising one or more layers of puncture resistant material and a means for absorbing metals or gasses that may be released when the light bulb is broken, such as by externally striking the disposal tube and the bulb contained therein. The invention also provides a method for using the disposal tube as a means to safely handle and store the light bulbs.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2004Date of Patent: August 12, 2008Assignee: MDS, Inc.Inventors: Will Shatford, Robert L. Czubiak
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Patent number: 7377088Abstract: A package (10) for a bulb (12) having a bulbous, light-emitting end (14) and a socket end (16), has a first thin-walled plastic body (18a) arrayed along a longitudinal axis (20) and having a closed end (22) and an open end (24), the open end (24) having a diameter D transverse to the longitudinal axis sufficient to admit insertion of the bulbous, light emitting end (14) of the bulb (12), the closed end (22) of the first thin-walled plastic body (18a) formed with at least one internal surface support (26) extending away from the longitudinal axis (20) in a plane transverse to the longitudinal axis and substantially contiguous with a curve of the bulbous light emitting end (14), the open end (24) providing a circumferential coupling area (28); and a second thin-walled plastic body (18b) formed with a socket receiving end (32) and a mating coupling area (34) formed to conform to the circumferential coupling area (28) and coupled thereto.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2007Date of Patent: May 27, 2008Assignee: Osram Sylvania IncInventors: Jeffrey P. Buschmann, James E. Oetken
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Patent number: 7353945Abstract: The folded pack consists of one piece, this part being produced from a substantially rectangular strip of board-like material (board blank), which is folded at fold lines (2-7) running transversely with respect to its longitudinal axis and spaced apart along the axis, the base part wrapping around the object to be packed by at least 360° and consisting of a front wall (8), a base part (9) and two side walls (10, 11) for holding the object (21) to be packed, the pack surrounding the elongated object in the shape of a parallelepiped, at least one viewing window (18) being cut out of the front wall (8) and one side wall (11), at least one edge zone of the viewing window (17) providing a holding function for the object (21).Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2005Date of Patent: April 8, 2008Assignee: Patent-Trehand-Gesellschaft für elektrische Glühlampen mbHInventor: Herbert Roderwieser
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Patent number: 7273189Abstract: A cover mountable on a support frame for protecting a frangible item mounted within the frame is disclosed. The cover has first and second cover portions engaging the frame on opposite sides of the item. A hinge connects first ends of the covers together and a releasable fastener connects the other ends. Fingers extend from one or both of the cover portions toward the opposite cover portion and are positioned in spaced relation to the ends of the cover portions. The fingers and the ends of the cover portions define spaces at opposite ends of the cover which receive and engage portions of the support frame. The fingers are in spaced relation to one another and define a space between them for receiving the frangible item. The fingers are sized and spaced so that they transfer any force on the cover to the frame exclusively. The covers have an arcuate shape to provide increased stiffness.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2003Date of Patent: September 25, 2007Assignee: Victaulic CompanyInventors: Stephen R. Ide, Richard D. Schilling
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Patent number: 6811081Abstract: The present invention relates to an article and method for identification, classification, and inventory tracking of articles in bulk. The article has a first state and a second state. The state is the condition of the article including such states as new, used, broken, or depleted. When the article is new, it will have a perception indicating its state. The perception will be different from other perceptions of the article because of an identifiable characteristic which differentiates it from articles being in other states. The article has a second perception that is representative of a second state of the article. The second perception may be fixed upon or within the article or, in the alternative, the first perception may be such that, when the article changes state, the first perception changes into the second perception.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2002Date of Patent: November 2, 2004Inventor: David E. Carlson
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Publication number: 20040188298Abstract: Provided is a system, apparatus and methods of use for the safe and easy handling and disposing of light bulbs. The system provides a disposal tube comprising one or more layers of puncture resistant material and a means for absorbing metals or gasses that may be released when the light bulb is broken, such as by externally striking the disposal tube and the bulb contained therein. The invention also provides a method for using the disposal tube as a means to safely handle and store the light bulbs.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2004Publication date: September 30, 2004Inventors: Will Shatford, Robert L. Czubiak
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Patent number: 6776335Abstract: The present invention relates to an article and method for identification, classification, and inventory tracking of articles in bulk. The article has a first state and a second state. The state is the condition of the article including such states as new, used, broken, or depleted. When the article is new, it will have a perception indicating its state. The perception will be different from other perceptions of the article because of an identifiable characteristic which differentiates it from articles being in other states. The article has a second perception that is representative of a second state of the article. The second perception may be fixed upon or within the article or, in the alternative, the first perception may be such that, when the article changes state, the first perception changes into the second perception.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2000Date of Patent: August 17, 2004Inventor: David E. Carlson
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Patent number: 6752263Abstract: An article of manufacture is provided. The article of manufacture includes a sheet of foldable material. The sheet of foldable material is configured to be folded a first way to form a container for an object. The sheet of foldable material is configured to be folded a second way to form a shade.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2001Date of Patent: June 22, 2004Inventor: Stephanie Dubsky
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Publication number: 20040099556Abstract: A locking system for two linear fluorescent lamps comprises an endcap (10) formed to receive two linear fluorescent lamps (12, 14) (FIG. 3). The endcap (10) has two chambers (16, 18) formed by the outside surfaces of endcap (10) and a central partition (19). Each of the chambers has a forward portion (20) and a rearward portion (22). The endcap (10) has a height H equal to the diameter of the fluorescent lamps, a width W equal to twice the diameter of the fluorescent lamps and a length, for example, 4 to 6 inches, that is substantially less than the length of the lamps, which can be one to eight feet long. A stop (24) is formed in each of the chambers at the forward portion (20) to retain the lamps within the endcap. Each of the stops (24), in the form of a reverse corner, extends inwardly toward the center of the endcap and has a first leg (26) with a first dimension equal to the height H and a second leg (28) with a second dimension that is greater than one half of said height H but less than the height H.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2003Publication date: May 27, 2004Inventor: Gregory J. Hardy
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Publication number: 20040035744Abstract: A children's kit for illuminative decoration of the exterior shell (17) of a pumpkin, without requiring a carving knife. The kit (10) consists of packaging (12), light pegs (60), a pattern sheet (30), a tool (100), and light (25). The light pegs (60) are a light transmissive material that can be colored and have a length at least equal to the pumpkin shell thickness. Each light peg (60) has a first end (66) that is convergent to pierce the exterior shell wall (17) and is operative to collect light, a shaft portion (68) to transmit light to a second end with an enlarged peg head (62). The enlarged peg head (62) protrudes above the shell surface and is operative to disperse light. The pattern (30) locates the light pegs (60) on the pumpkin shell (15), with the tool (100) used to drive the light pegs (60) through the pumpkin shell. The light (25) is placed inside the open interior of the pumpkin (14) to illuminate the light pegs (60).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2003Publication date: February 26, 2004Inventors: Barry Brown, Michael Hennessey
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Patent number: 6662946Abstract: A carton for holding one or more articles, for example light bulbs, includes an article engaging panel having at least one retaining aperture provided in the engaging panel for receiving and retaining at least one article such that one portion of the at least one article protrudes therethrough, a pair of opposed side walls extending upwardly from the engaging panel to shield the one portion and terminating at the respective free upper edges of the side walls to allow access to the one portion, and a cover arrangement for containing the other portion of the at least one article. The side walls extends away from the cover arrangement. The cover arrangement includes a series of hingedly interconnected panels including a pair of opposed terminal panels. The terminal panels of the cover arrangement are connected to the side walls respectively to form a tubular structure for enveloping the other portion of the at least one article.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2001Date of Patent: December 16, 2003Assignee: Meadwestvaco Packaging Systems, LLCInventor: Martinus C. M. Bakx
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Publication number: 20020153270Abstract: A neon light system for extending the useful life and durability of neon lighting products. The neon light system includes a container having an interior portion, a volume of fluid filler positioned within the interior portion, and a length of glass tubing positioned within the fluid filler. The filler is allowed to harden with only portions of the glass tubing exposed above the upper surface of the filler thereby creating the display or sign utilizing neon lighting methods.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2001Publication date: October 24, 2002Inventor: Jeffrey D. Voigt
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Patent number: 6450660Abstract: A spare bulb holder arrangement for a quartz-halogen-type bulb used in a worklight that holds the bulb securely and safely against the rigors of use to which worklights can be subjected. The bulb holder is used with an elongate double-ended bulb of the sort that has an elongate envelope with end portions at each end of the envelope that are adapted for mounting the bulb in a worklight. The spare bulb holder includes an elongate bulb housing sized to receive a spare bulb, a spare bulb support structure sized to be received within the bulb housing, and a housing end cap for closing the bulb housing and for removing and inserting the spare bulb support structure. The support structure includes first and second bulb engaging members that are spaced apart from one another and that are disposed on the support structure to lie in registration with the end portions of the bulb.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2000Date of Patent: September 17, 2002Assignee: EML Technologies LLCInventor: Wade Lee
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Publication number: 20020125163Abstract: The invention is a device and means for storing and shipping fragile sculptures such as lamps. A cardboard structure encloses the top portion of a sculpture such as a lamp, while providing a base that receives the bottom part of a sculpture. The cardboard structure has a top holder and a bottom holder joined by a backing member.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2001Publication date: September 12, 2002Inventor: Hsih Bin Chou
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Patent number: 6302270Abstract: A packaging carton holds a luminaire which is to be fixed to any support by fasteners which are to be fixed to the support. The packaging carton has a portion which can be easily detached from the closed packaging. The fasteners are placed in the packaging behind the detachable portion so that they can be removed without the rest of the packaging being opened.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2000Date of Patent: October 16, 2001Assignee: U.S. Philips CorporationInventors: José Diaz, Thierry Fleury, Serge Lavergne
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Patent number: 6161694Abstract: The invention relates to a unit pack for a linear lamp. The pack is desig as a single-piece tubular folding box. It has four side walls (10, 11, 12, 13) which form a tubular sleeve of trapezoidal cross section. At its top end, the folding box is provided with an integrally formed hanging tab (15).Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2000Date of Patent: December 19, 2000Assignee: Patent-Treuhand-Gesellschaft fuer elektrische Gluehlampen mbHInventor: Horst Gedack
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Patent number: 6016919Abstract: A packaging container is provided which allows an enclosed product to be viewed, inspected, and handled without the risk of damage, soiling, or theft. In an exemplary embodiment the container comprises an outer portion and an inner portion, wherein the product may be contained within the inner portion and the inner portion may be at least partially removed from the outer portion. As a specific example, the container may comprise a rigid outer box and a transparent flexible inner bag attached to the outer box. The inner bag, in conjunction with the box, forms an enclosure for the product, and allows the product to be at least partially removed from the rigid box while still being fully enclosed by the packaging container. The container may be closed or sealed at one end and partially blocked at the other end through the use of displaceable barriers.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 1997Date of Patent: January 25, 2000Assignee: Motion Design, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey A. Smith, Richard N. Beneroff, Eric Kim
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Patent number: 5992627Abstract: The present invention relates to a packing device for the receiving of the Christmas lamp string. It is to provide the Christmas lamp string after usage to be easily wound around the outer edges of connecting columns mainly by the positioning disks of both sides with the connecting columns binding together to achieve the purpose of receiving packing. Thus, it is very convenient to be taken out for usage next time. It is able to improve the disadvantage of hard to store the lamp string in the pass, and increase the practical effects.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 1998Date of Patent: November 30, 1999Inventor: Chong Yung Lai
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Patent number: 5971151Abstract: A combined holder for displaying and packaging a decorative midget lamp assembly, which can be satisfied with beauty of concentrative random twinkling and flickering of the plurality of light sources displacing toward left and right generating from on-off controlling operation of the light sources, the holder can effectively use a cover portion formed in the package condition where the portion of the power cable occupying approximately 80% of space in the overall decorative midget lamp assembly is hidden, as a space for displaying a fantastic picture, and the holder can also ornament it on a tree or other structures after taking out it from the holder as usual.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 1998Date of Patent: October 26, 1999Inventor: Hisayuki Tanaka
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Patent number: 5934468Abstract: A light bulb holster (10) is provided in which pockets (18,36) are used to hold a plurality of tubular bulbs (22). A flap (28) is operable to cover the top ends of the bulbs (22) during transport and to secure the holster (10) to a ladder brace at the work site. A pouch (40) is provided on top of the holster (10), near the openings of the pockets (18, 36), for storing ballasts (48). Additional pockets (50) are also provided on top of the pouch (40) for storage of tags (54), starters (56), and nuts and bolts (58). Furthermore, at least one slot (62) may be included between at least two of the additional pockets (50) for holding a fastening tool (68) for the nuts and bolts (58), such as a screwdriver, wrench, or power tool.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 1997Date of Patent: August 10, 1999Inventor: Ronnie Scott
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Patent number: 5899377Abstract: A wrapper-type box for transporting a sandwich. The box is formed from a one-piece flat blank of stiff but foldable cardboard. The blank has a main part with a plurality of parallel fold lines which divide the main part into four adjacent side walls. The main part is folded about the fold lines to assume an elongate tubular body of rectangular configuration. An edge flap and a top wall overlap and have cooperating locking tabs and slots to secure the main part in an assembled condition The edge flap also has a looplike handle formed therein. The one-piece blank also includes a pair of flaps associated with and projecting outwardly from each end. To effect closure of the end of the tubular body, the pair of flaps are folded inwardly into the box interior through a sufficient angle so that a tab on one flap passes over the other flap and projects into a slot provided on the other flap.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 1997Date of Patent: May 4, 1999Assignee: Arvco Container CorporationInventors: Scott Speese, David M. Hanna
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Patent number: 5845989Abstract: A halogen work light (11) with an integral spare bulb container (31) is disclosed. The spare bulb container (31) is attached to the support frame (15) of the halogen work light (11) by welding, for example. The spare bulb container includes a tubular housing (33) and a pair of end pieces (35) that friction fit into the ends of the housing (33). The end pieces include longitudinal holes (43) for receiving the ends of a halogen bulb (45). The end pieces are formed of a soft, resilient material, such as rubber.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 1997Date of Patent: December 8, 1998Inventor: Monte A. Leen