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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 |
| 5984766 | Sample removing tool A sample removing tool comprises two partly spherical blades which are rotatably mounted on a carrier member about parallel axes. The cutting edges of the blades face each other and a portion of the cutting edges are arranged to lie in a nominal circle. T... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5860316 | Capacitance probe A proximity sensing apparatus comprising a capacitor and means for detecting the change in capacitance of the capacitor. The capacitor comprises two capacitive elements that are insulated from each other and are relatively movable. With at least one of th... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5793200 | Position responsive magnetic sensing elements for sensing the position of a member at a remote site The effective operating range of an actuator magnet on a position detecting array of solid state hall effect devices improved by the use of flux concentrating elements which direct the flux along the array of sensing devices. The flux concentrating elemen... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5571968 | Apparatus for mounting a plurality of ultrasonic probes for movement in specified directions for detecting defects in a body An apparatus for detecting defects comprises a pair of ultrasonic probes which are gimballed onto a pair of elongate members. A pair of yokes are gimballed onto the elongate members. Springs cause an interaction between the yokes and the ultrasonic probes... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5565687 | Liquid level monitor having a plurality of proximity sensors and a sensor actuating element Signal generating apparatus comprises a linear series of Hall-effect switches (44) arranged as a plurality of linear arrays in discrete probes (46a, 46b . . . 46n) which are butted end to end. Each switch is closed when in proximity of an actuating magnet... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5527632 | Hydrocarbon fuelled fuel cell power system A hydrocarbon fuelled fuel cell power system comprises a fuel cell stack, a reformer and a hydrogen store. The reformer is arranged periodically to supply reformate, which contains hydrogen, to the fuel cell stack and to the hydrogen store. The hydrogen s... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5465484 | Heat exchanger A plate-fin type of heat exchanger (100) facilitates exchange of heat between two or more process streams (101, 102). It comprises a matrix (M) of two different types of heat exchange plate elements (P1, P2) inter-digitated with each other. Adjacent plate... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5383518 | Heat exchanger A plate-fin type of heat exchanger (100) facilitates exchange of heat between two or more process streams (101, 102). It comprises a matrix (M) of two different types of heat exchange plate elements (P1, P2) inter-digitated with each other. Adjacent plate... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5323953 | Pressurised storage for gases A compressed gas storage tank comprises a multi-layer sheet metal sandwich structure with a predetermined pattern of solid state diffusion bonds between all the neighburing layers. After the sheets have been solid state diffusion bonded together in the fl... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5270950 | Apparatus and a method for locating a source of acoustic emission in a material An apparatus for locating a source of acoustic emission in a material comprises four spaced transducers coupled to the material. Each transducer produces an output signal corresponding to a detected acoustic emission activity, and each output signal is am... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5124554 | Explosives detector Apparatus for non-invasively inspecting an object, such as an item of luggage, for explosives material comprises a multi-channel thermal neutron inspection system having a plurality of neutron irradiation chambers. Simultaneous operation of several channe... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5102616 | Full pressure passive emergency core cooling and residual heat removal system for water cooled nuclear reactors A water cooled nuclear reactor comprises a reactor core, a primary water coolant circuit and a pressurizer arranged as an integral unit in a pressure vessel. A passive full pressure emergency core cooling and residual heat removal system is provided which... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5089218 | Water cooled nuclear reactor with a diaphragm pressurizers for low pressures and temperatures A water cooled nuclear reactor comprises a reactor core, a primary water coolant circuit and a pressuriser arranged as an integral unit in a pressure vessel. The pressure vessel is divided into an upper chamber and a lower chamber by a casing, the reactor... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5057994 | Control system for industrial plant A control system for an industrial plant comprises a plurality of instrument sets and a plurality of logic sets. The instrument sets have a number of sensors which detect parameters of the industrial plant, and have two serial link controllers which supply the... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5053190 | Water cooled nuclear reactor and pressurizer assembly A water cooled nuclear reactor comprises a reactor core, a primary water coolant circuit and a pressurizer arranged as an integral unit in a pressure vessel. The pressure vessel is divided into an upper chamber and a lower chamber by a casing, the reactor... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5045274 | Water cooled nuclear reactors In order to reduce any loss of primary water coolant from around a reactor core of a water cooled nuclear reactor caused by any failure of a pressure vessel, an inner vessel is positioned within and spaced from the pressure vessel. The reactor core and ma... | 09/03/1991 |
