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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 |
| 20090131039 | Method and System for Determining the Dependence Between Device Parameters of a Mobile Telephone and Signal Parameters A method and a system for determining the dependence between several device-parameter values in each case of at least one device parameter of a mobile telephone (31, 32, . . . , 3m, 3n) and at least one signal... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090130796 | Sulfurization and Selenization of Electrodeposited Cigs Films by Thermal Annealing The invention relates to a method for production of thin layers of semiconductor alloys of the I-III-VI2 type, including sulphur, for photovoltaic applications, whereby a heterostructure is firstly deposited on a substrate comprising a thin layer of precursor... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090129939 | Apparatus for thermal dissipation and retention of float In an improved pump assembly having a fluid reservoir into which a stationary post extends, a sensor is supported by the post and a floating member is supported for travel between upper and lower portions of the post. A magnet is supported by the floating member, the se... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090128603 | Droplet Deposition Method and Apparatus In an ink jet printhead have an elongate ink chamber and a nozzle at one end, a continuous flow of ink is provided through a high impedance channel communicating with the chamber close to the nozzle. Ink is ejected through the nozzle by generating longitudinal acoustic ... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090126484 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THE FILLING LEVEL OF A CONTAINER, AND DEVICE FOR FILLING A CONTAINER A device and method for detecting the filling level of a container, such as a bottle, using a measuring probe that can be introduced into the container and comprises a resistance section which is electrically contacted at two points. The resistance section can be brough... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090125682 | Memory Card Programmable Timer Device and Method A timing device, that may be used in connection with food preparation, holding or service equipment, is programmable via a portable, replaceable media. In particularly, the timing device may be adapted to receive or associate with a media containing a set of instruction... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090125263 | High Resolution Time Measurement in a FPGA Various techniques are described for high resolution time measurement using a programmable device, such as an FPGA. The timing may be triggered by any event, depending on the applications of use. Once triggering has occurred, a START pulse begins propagating through the... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090124086 | METHOD OF FABRICATING A FLASH MEMORY DEVICE A method of fabricating a flash memory device, in which a pre-metal dielectric layer, a hard mask layer, and a first etch mask pattern are sequentially formed over a semiconductor substrate; an auxiliary layer is formed along a surface of the first etch mask pattern and... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090123766 | MODIFIED BARRIER LAYERS IN LINERS FOR CONTAINER CLOSURES, CAPABLE OF PROVIDING VARIBLE, CONTROLLED OXYGEN INGRESS A liner for bottle caps and method for controlling the oxygen diffusion rate of closures. The oxygen barrier layer of a laminated cap liner or seal over cork stopper for a container closure, such as a metal foil or PVDC, is provided with perforations, formed, for exampl... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090121618 | Solvents for PEDOT-Solutions for Ink-Jet Printing A composition for ink jet printing an opto-electrical device, the composition comprising: an electroluminescent or charge transporting organic material; and a high boiling point solvent having a boiling point higher than water.... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090121354 | Semiconductor Device and Method of Fabricating the Same In a method of fabricating a semiconductor device a plurality of metal lines is formed over a semiconductor substrate. A reaction-prevention layer is formed on the metal line of a region in which a via hole will be formed. An interlayer insulating layer is formed over t... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090120828 | Flexible, Stackable Container and Method and System for Manufacturing Same A flexible, stackable container for storing a quantity of a product may include a sealed package formed from a single sheet of film and retaining the quantity of the product disposed therein, and a lid fitment attached to a first side of the package. The first side of t... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090120588 | Labelling Machine A labelling machine for containers, including a basic machine provided with a docking station for a labelling unit, the labelling unit being adapted to be docked to and undocked from a target position at the basic machine with a predetermined sequence of relative moveme... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090120024 | FLEXIBLE PAINT FOR WALLS AND CEILINGS Wall and ceiling acrylic latex coating compositions having properties that prevent joints between adjacent wallboard panels from cracking during settling of new homes and during transportation of manufactured buildings, and otherwise prevents joint cracking from flexing... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090120013 | RISER PAN COMPONENT FOR ON-SITE WASTE SYSTEMS An integrally formed riser pan member for use as a modular component within an access passageway for an on-site waste disposal system, such as a septic tank, to receivably retain a secondary cover member within, the riser pan member including a cylindrical body having a... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090119406 | METHOD FOR DATA COMMUNICATION AND SYSTEM THEREOF The present invention discloses a system and method for data communication. In the system and method for data communication, a part of communication peers in the communication system are assigned as super peers, and each super peer forwards message according to its rout... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090119232 | Parcel franking device and method using same Parcel-franking apparatus which comprises: a plurality of lockers (2) provided with respective doors (3); a management unit (11); locks (4) each adapted to lock a respective door and under individual control individually; door position detect... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090118191 | Anti-Antiogenic Fragments of Pigment Epithelium-Derived Factor (PEDF) The present invention provides anti-angiogenic derived from pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) pharmaceutical compositions comprising the peptides, and methods of preventing angiogenesis. Such methods are useful in treating angiogenesis-associated disorders and di... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090118186 | Use of TRAIL Polypeptides to Treat Cancer A novel cytokine designated TRAIL induces apoptosis of certain target cells, including cancer cells and virally infected cells. Isolated DNA sequences encoding TRAIL are disclosed, along with expression vectors and transformed host cells useful in producing TRAIL polype... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090117495 | METHOD FOR FORMING A PATTERN IN A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A FLASH MEMORY DEVICE A pattern formation method of a semiconductor device, and to a manufacturing method of a flash memory, in which spacer patterning technology is performed while two hard mask layers having a different etching characteristics are used, such that the patterning can be perf... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090117237 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A WATER TEMPERATURE AND A PASTEURIZATION TUNNEL A method for adjusting or controlling the temperature of water released for product pasteurization, by taking into consideration the heat transfer into the products for the control of the water temperature. Further, a method for adjusting or controlling the water temper... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090117118 | ANTIBODIES SPECIFIC FOR SCLEROSTIN AND METHODS FOR INCREASING BONE MINERALIZATION Compositions and methods relating to antibodies that specifically bind to TGF-beta binding proteins are provided. These methods and compositions relate to altering bone mineral density by interfering with the interaction between a TGF-beta binding protein sclerostin and... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090116375 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SPACE-TIME CODING AND DECODING The present invention relates to methods for space-time coding and decoding in a wireless communication system with multiple antennas including: generating an orthogonal matrix according to signals to be transmitted; generating a coefficient matrix corresponding to the ... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090115530 | Doherty-Amplifier System A Doherty-amplifier system has several amplifier stages, of which the inputs are controlled via a control unit with different phase angles and/or signal amplitudes of an input signal. According to the invention, every output of every amplifier stage is connected directl... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090115318 | ORGANIC ELECTRONIC DEVICE STRUCTURES AND FABRICATION METHODS An organic electronic device structure, the structure comprising: a substrate; a base layer supported by said substrate and defining the base of a well for solvent-based deposition of organic electronic material; one or more spacer layers formed over said base layer; a ... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090114977 | NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE HAVING CHARGE TRAPPING LAYER AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Disclosed herein is a nonvolatile memory device having a charge trapping layer and a method of making the same. The nonvolatile memory device includes a substrate, a tunneling layer disposed on the substrate, a charge trapping layer disposed on the tunneling layer, a fi... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090114829 | Three-Dimensional, Position-Sensitive Radiation Detection Disclosed herein is a method of determining a characteristic of radiation detected by a radiation detector via a multiple-pixel event having a plurality of radiation interactions. The method includes determining a cathode-to-anode signal ratio for a selected interaction... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090114665 | Vibrating Bowl, Vibrating Bowl Feeder, and Vacuum Deposition System A vibrating bowl and the like are provided which are capable of accurately counting the number of objects to be fed. The vibrating bowl (10) includes: a concave portion (10a) capable of storing therein collectivity of objects (15) to be fed; ... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090114651 | Break-Open Valve For A Container The break-open valve (1) for a container (21) comprises a break-away element (4) which can be twisted off by turning an activator (3). The valve (1) can be used for hermetically sealing a container (21) until its first opening a... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090114541 | Method for Manufacturing Micro Wire, and Sensor Including the Micro Wire and Method for manufacturing the Sensor The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a micro wire. More particular, the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a micro wire, a sensor including the micro wire, and a method for manufacturing the sensor, having improved production ... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090114099 | BEVERAGE SYSTEM The present invention describes a beverage system (1) comprising a coffee machine (2) for preparing and dispensing hot beverages, and a water dispenser (3) for processing and dispensing drinking water; this system is inexpensive and it requires litt... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090113376 | Apparatus for OPC Automation and Method for Fabricating Semiconductor Device Using the Same An OPC automation apparatus and manufacturing method of a semiconductor device using the same, being capable of improving the fabrication yield of a semiconductor device by establishing a system and an OPC automation apparatus in which an engineer computer and a work st... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090112483 | Protocol For Risk Stratification of Ischemic Events and Optimized Individulaized Treatment A hemostasis analyzer, such as the Thrombelastograph® (TEG®) hemostasis analyzer is utilized to measure continuously in real time, the hemostasis process from the initial fibrin formation, through platelet-fibrin interaction and lysis to generate blood hemostasis para... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090112309 | Collapsible Heart Valve with Polymer Leaflets A Catheter Based Heart Valve (CBHV) is described herein which replaces a non functional, natural heart valve. The CBHV significantly reduces the invasiveness of the implantation procedure by being inserted with a catheter as opposed to open heart surgery. Additionally, ... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090112045 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ASBESTOS TREATMENT A vibratory system for asbestos treatment includes a trough with a heat-resistant liner, an opening, and a discharge end. The system also includes a transportation sub-system including a frame that may be coupled to the trough, as well as a vibration generator and resil... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090111973 | SIGIRR DNA and Polypeptides DNA encoding SIGIRR polypeptides and methods for using the encoded polypeptides are disclosed.... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090111702 | Methods of determining allergen response using microarray immunoassay techniques The present invention is directed to materials and methods that may be used in diagnosing and/or characterizing allergies. More specifically, the specification describes methods and compositions for making and using a plurality of peptides having allergen epitopes that ... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090111366 | Method and Device for Filling Paste-Like Substances Into Skins A device and a method for filling a paste-like substance into a skin, and having a filling tube through which the paste-like substance is pushed into the skin, and a casing brake which is arranged in the area of the ejection end of the filling tube and which presses the... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090111283 | METHOD FOR FORMING INTERLAYER INSULATING FILM OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE A method for forming an interlayer insulating film of a semiconductor device comprises forming an active pattern over a substrate, forming a spin-on dielectric film over the substrate including the active pattern, and irradiating an electron beam over the spin on dielec... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090111273 | Method for Manufacturing Semiconductor Device The invention defines a pillar pattern or an island pattern by forming a contact hole and filling the contact hole with a hard mask material by using a spacer formation process, so that the mask pattern formation process margin for island (e.g., pillar) pattern formatio... | 04/30/2009 |
