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LIFETIME BRANDS INC	1000 STEWART AVENUE GARDEN CITY NY 11530

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• F16D:COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION

• 2015 Application Filing Year
• F16D Class
• 1523 Applications Filed
• 1279 Patents Issued To-Date
• 83.98 % Issued To-Date

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Inventor Name	Address	# of filed Patents	Total Citations
Drinkwater, William Edwin	Greenlawn, US	7	43
# of filed Patents : 7 Total Citations : 43

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DATE PUBLISHED	PUBLICATION/PATENT NO.	PUBLICATION TYPE
February 06, 2018	US,9885394,B2   US9885394B2	GRANTED PATENT AS SECOND PUBLICATION
November 05, 2015	US,20150316949,A1   US20150316949A1	FIRST PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATION

Full Text

US Patent No: 6557725

Article discharging device

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Abstract

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An article discharging device having a main body (1) with an opening (1a) which is provided in a front side, comprising: a container (2) for containing and holding an article therein, which comprises a front wall (2b) at least a portion of which is transparent and an article entrance (8) formed in an upper side, wherein the container (2) is able to close the opening and the article held in the container can be viewed through the transparent portion of the front wall in a closed state, and the container can be rotated reciprocally around a predetermined axis (2a), to take the closed state or an article entrance exposed state.

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