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234:, a scientific vessel for storing liquefied gases. It was not a household item fit for everyday use like carrying warm coffee. In 1903, the German glass blower Reinhold Burger received a German patent for an isolating vessel for everyday use. In 1904, Burger registered the trademark Thermos for his patent. In 1906, the company
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regardless of manufacturer. From around 1910 until 1922, the
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Thermos's own publicization and lack of diligence in defending the trademark. Aladdin (or any company) could mark its bottles with a lowercase "thermos", while the Thermos company retained the uppercase usage. This decision rendered the trademark partially
272:. A group of citizens under the group "Norwich Boomers" rallied the community to purchase 27 acres of land for $ 750 an acre so that it could be used for the Thermos. The house of Dr. William H. Mason was also on the property, and it was also a part of the purchase. The
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February 14, 1912, it would make Norwich the home of the Thermos Plant and that Thermos would use Norwich's name on its advertising.
536:. It is unclear what the Thermos website really means by the strange expression "in over 115 countries"; it could suggest "exactly 116", or that whoever put together the website materials wasn't certain of the true number and stopped counting at 115.
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announced intent to sell "thermos bottles", and the
Thermos trademark holder (then named the 'King-Seeley Thermos Company') sued for infringement. In 1962, Judge Robert Anderson ruled that
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in recognition of its inventor, though he did not register a patent or trademark for his invention. When Burger and
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