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Combination Beverage Container and Spittoon
A combination beverage container and spittoon includes a bottom portion including outer wall and a first inner wall defining a spittoon space.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7669473 | Pressure-based aircraft fuel capacity monitoring system and method Dynamic monitoring of the amount of fuel remaining in an aircraft fuel tank is effected by delivering a constant volume flow of an inert gas into the fuel through the respective open distal ends of a sensor conduit tube and a reference conduit tube, each of which ex... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7659903 | Aircraft flat panel display system An aircraft cockpit flight deck data display system for displaying, on a viewable display screen, typically anti-aliased graphical imaging data derived from aircraft sensors, generates or receives graphics processing language (GPL) commands that define the informati... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7656383 | Method and apparatus for illuminating a flat panel display with a variably-adjustable backlight A backlit flat panel display includes a fluorescent tube positioned for illuminating the display, and a plurality of display illuminating LEDs on the periphery of the display. The fluorescent tube illuminates the display through a first range of brightness above a p... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7346854 | Method and apparatus for facilitating entry of manually-adjustable data setting in an aircraft cockpit A system and method for facilitating user entry of a manually-adjustable data setting in an aircraft cockpit normally presents an image of the data setting on the display at a predetermined size. When the user commences to manipulate a control for manually adjusting... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7342512 | Aircraft flat panel display system A flat panel display system for an aircraft display includes a graphics rendering computer for rendering of anti-aliased graphical imaging data derived from aircraft sensors for full-field imaging on a cockpit display screen. A comparator processor independently gen... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7012553 | Aircraft flat panel display system A flat panel display system for an aircraft display includes a graphics rendering computer for rendering of anti-aliased graphical imaging data derived from aircraft sensors for full-field imaging on a cockpit display screen. A comparator processor independently gen... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6913451 | Vacuum pump with fail-safe vanes A vacuum vane pump for generating a vacuum condition for aircraft instruments includes a rotor having a peripheral surface eccentrically mounted in a housing having a confrontingly opposed inner surface so that the opposed surfaces define a crescent-shaped chamber. ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6879365 | Low reflectivity flat panel display An improved flat panel display provides reduced reflection of incident light on the display to improve display visibility. The display includes a transparent top cover panel such as glass which is bonded or laminated to the display polarizer. The outer viewing surfa... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6791476 | Aircraft flat panel display system A flat panel display system for an aircraft display includes a graphics rendering computer for rendering of anti-aliased graphical imaging data derived from aircraft sensors for full-field imaging on a cockpit display screen. A comparator processor independently gen... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6693558 | Aircraft flat panel display system A flat panel display system for an aircraft display includes a graphics rendering computer for rendering of anti-aliased graphical imaging data derived from aircraft sensors for full-field imaging on a cockpit display screen. A comparator processor indepe... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6661578 | Image display generator for a head-up display An image display generator for use in a head-up display includes an array of light emitting devices such as LEDs or VCSELs formed on a semiconductor layer deposited on one surface of a glass like, e.g. Sapphire, sheet in which a plurality of lenses are fo... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6462703 | Method and system for high precision altitude measurement over hostile terrain A system and method for providing highly accurate measurements of the altitude above ground level (AGL) of an aircraft flying over local terrain. A current AGL altitude of the aircraft over local terrain is obtained by activating a radar altimeter on the ... | 10/08/2002 |
