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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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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
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| 20090061251 | Laser circuit etching by additive deposition In one embodiment the present invention includes a direct-write laser lithography system. The system includes a reel-to-reel feed system that presents a metal tape to a laser for direct patterning of the metal. The laser beam is swept laterally across the tape by a movi... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090061112 | Laser circuit etching by subtractive deposition In one embodiment the present invention includes a direct-write laser lithography system. The system includes a reel-to-reel feed system that presents the clear film-side of a single-sided metal-clad tape to a laser for direct patterning of the metal. The laser beam is ... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090044271 | INPUT AND OUTPUT VALIDATION The present description refers in particular to a computer-implemented method, a computer system, and a computer program product for input validation and output validation to prevent SQL injections. In one aspect, an embodiment of the invention involves a service (e.g.,... | 02/12/2009 |
| 20090039384 | POWER RECTIFIERS AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME In one embodiment the present invention includes a semiconductor rectifier device comprising a first, second, and third semiconductor regions and a gate. The first semiconductor region is of a first conductivity type. The second semiconductor region is adjacent to the f... | 02/12/2009 |
| 20090024533 | Payment systems and methods In one embodiment the present invention includes a payment system for a commercial transaction. The payment system includes an account server that a consumer accesses using the consumer's mobile telephone number. The account server updates the consumer's account and the... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20080319653 | Navigation system and methods for route navigation Embodiments of the present invention include systems and methods for improved navigation using the global positioning system (GPS). A method of improved navigation includes transmitting a destination to a navigation server through a wireless communication channel. The m... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20080319652 | Navigation system and methods for map navigation Embodiments of the present invention include systems and methods for improved navigation using the global positioning system (GPS). A method of improved navigation includes transmitting position information from a first GPS-enabled device to a navigation server through ... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20070106686 | Unstructured data editing through category comparison Embodiments of the present invention include methods for editing and scanning unstructured data and text by using one or more external categories of data for the purpose of finding words and phrases in the unstructured environment which correspond to words and phrases i... | 05/10/2007 |
| 20070067258 | Method and a system for performing a multidimensional categorization of a document repository The present invention refers to a method for performing a multidimensional categorization of a document repository (1) used for storing objects in category hierarchies within a computer system, wherein a mapping of objects being stored in a source category hierar... | 03/22/2007 |
