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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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| 8169474 | System for taking images of the face of an individual The invention relates to a system (100) for capturing images of the face of an individual comprising: an image capture device (110) having a line of sight (112) directed towards the place from where the individ... | 05/01/2012 |
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| 8114167 | Dynamically activated variable response socket technology A socket system in an artificial limb for amputees, the socket system being dynamically activated by weight-bearing loads and variable in response to shear forces imposed by weight-bearing loads. The socket system includes: a liner adapted to engage the residual lim... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8025589 | Set of golf clubs and method for identification of clubs A sport set (10) and methods for golf club identification are provided. The sports set (10) includes a plurality of clubs (10 and 12) with each club (10 or 12) or subset of the plurality of clubs (10 or 12) pro... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8000569 | Optical device comprising a compact dispersing system A fibre optic transmission application, in particular, an optical device that can be incorporated into telecommunications equipment as well as into test and measurement equipment with reduced insertion loss, reduced crosstalk effects and reduced height, with increas... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7997369 | Articulating cab assembly for excavator An articulating cab assembly for vehicles with an elevated frame, such as excavators, is described. The cab assembly includes a cab coupled to a pivot plate, wherein the pivot plate is coupled to a cab assembly mounting framework. A cab extendable link is pivotally ... | 08/16/2011 |
| D643159 | Pet collar | 08/09/2011 |
| 7963820 | Magnetic speaker sound module and balloon with weighted side A balloon with an attached magnetic speaker sound module. The sound module has a housing containing a magnetic speaker, a power source, and wiring connecting the magnetic speaker the power source. The magnetic speaker is mounted in the housing adjacent an aperture i... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7933582 | Telecommunication system with improved confidentiality A telecommunications system includes a personal item held by a user of the system, a first means of communication made available to the user and capable of communicating with the personal item and with a data transfer network, and a second means of communication cap... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7914385 | Dasher boards Dasher board assemblies and methods for making the same. An example dasher board assembly may include a dasher board frame. A facing panel may be coupled to the frame. An adhesive member may be disposed between the frame and the facing panel. The adhesive member may... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7913678 | Retracting containment arrow rest An arrow rest that contains the arrow shaft before, during, and after the shot. To give the archer a precise, accurate shot, pull-away support fingers 120 degrees apart move in a self centering radial motion towards the center of the arrow shaft when the archer draw... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7897194 | Synergistic super potent antioxidant cold pressed botanic oil blends A composition of cold pressed botanic oils exhibiting antioxidant activity. The composition is a combination of at least two oils, which can be black cumin oil, black raspberry oil, red raspberry oil, pomegranate oil, pumpkin oil, or sesame, flax, chardonnay grape s... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7895755 | Replaceable demolition shear piercing tip A heavy-duty demolition shear with a replaceable shearing tip has a lower jaw and an upper jaw piviotally connected to the lower jaw. The upper jaw has primary and secondary shear blades. A replaceable shearing tip is mounted to the upper jaw. The replaceable sheari... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7891002 | Generic method for detecting attack programs hidden in data chains This invention concerns a method for processing computer system input data including at least one detection step for a specific word INSTR present among said data. In the method according to the invention, the specific word to be detected represents an instru... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7883726 | Skin care compositions with botanic seed oils A topical skin care composition with a base skin care composition suitable for application to skin, and blends of botanic seed oils, prepared according to a cold press method. The base skin care composition uses a multivesicular emulsion skin care delivery system as... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7847688 | Method and apparatus of protecting a physical access A method of improving the rate of detection of attempts at fraud when a person passes through a controlled space based on the use of different sets of parameters issuing from at least two different sensor systems, some sets of parameters being based on correlations ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7874830 | Method for closing a molded bottle cap The invention concerns a closure system (100) for molded caps comprising: two guide rails (102), a carriage (108) able to move on each rail (102), a closure bar (110 | 01/25/2011 |
| 7874757 | Window cleaning apparatus with deionization cartridge A cleaning apparatus for cleaning surfaces connects to a water source, and uses a portable cylindrical deionized water unit, a garden hose, a replaceable ion exchange resin cartridge, a brush pole system, and a second hose. ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7841796 | Paint trim tool with adjustable valve A hand-held trim painting tool consists of a cylindrical body holding paint to be dispensed in a reservoir within the cylindrical body, a head attached to the body, a removable paint applicator attached to the head, a mechanism for loading paint into the reservoir, ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7780355 | Carry Bag A carry bag (10) intended to accommodate a surfboard, the bag (10) comprising a pair of major panels (11, 13) which have the general configuration of the surfboard to be accommodated by the bag (10), the major panels (11, 13) being... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7735412 | Apparatus for distributed production of beer A commercial multiple barrel beer brewing apparatus includes a brew kettle at a first location; a hopped wort holding vessel; a chiller for chilling the hopped wort stored in the holding vessel to a temperature range of approximately 29° F. to 40° F.; a transporta... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7735409 | Conversion kit and method for a RUGER® 10/22® semi-automatic .22 caliber rim fire gun to shoot .17 mach 2 cartridges A conversion kit and method for converting the RUGER® 10/22® semi-automatic .22 caliber rim fire rifle to shoot .17 HM 2 cartridges utilizes the original bolt in the receiver and replaces the bolt operating handle with increased weight to replace the original bolt... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7729505 | Method and device for watermarking an image The invention concerns a method of inserting a watermark in an image comprising at least three components, the method comprises the steps of decomposing at least one component of the image into detail sub-bands in various directions and comprising coefficients, each... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7725041 | All-optical intensity to DPSK converter An all-optical converter (10) for converting an intensity-modulated optical signal into an optical signal modulated to the DPSK format, includes a first input (152a) for a first intensity-modulated optical signal (12), a differential enco... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7721977 | Vibration reduction pad for hand-held paint spray guns A pad for handle grips of hand held paint spray guns. Frequent prolonged use of paint spray guns can result in the fatiguing and stressing of operator hands. Fatigue and stress can be aggravated by requiring the operator to hold his or her hand in essentially one po... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7715593 | Method and system for creating and operating biometrically enabled multi-purpose credential management devices A method and system used to integrate and control multiple secure credentialing approaches including magnetic stripes, bar codes, contact and contactless SmartCard chips, Short Message Systems (SMS), Global Positioning Systems (GPS), vicinity type Radio Frequency Id... | 05/11/2010 |
| D614716 | Semi-automatic pistol | 04/27/2010 |
| 7658661 | Ornamental sound module for a balloon An ornamental sound music module for a balloon has an ornamental suitably raised face with a peripheral lip or flange. A backer board is adhered to the rear of the ornamental face creating a housing. A central aperture is within the backer board with an annular supp... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7657066 | Method of determining the living character of an element carrying a fingerprint The present invention concerns a method of determining the living character of an element carrying a fingerprint. The method according to the invention is characterised in that it consists of making on the one hand at least one electrical measurement and on the othe... | 02/02/2010 |
| D608975 | Cemetery foot stone retainer pan | 01/26/2010 |
| 7567690 | Method of determining the living character of an element carrying a fingerprint The present invention concerns a method of determining the living character of an element carrying a fingerprint, consisting of making impedance measurements at various points on the said element by means of electrodes. The method according to the invention is chara... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7556447 | Metered twist paint stick An apparatus for painting a surface, having an absorbent paint applicator containing paint and contacting the surface; a tube filled with paint and connected to the applicator; and a metering device for incrementally metering paint onto the applicator from the tube.... | 07/07/2009 |
| D594337 | Scent wick bottle | 06/16/2009 |
| 7540380 | Roller rest enclosure An apparatus for temporarily storage of paint roller sleeves, the roller cage, and a portion of the handle assembly. The apparatus consists of an enclosure receiving the roller sleeve, the roller cage, and a portion of the handle assembly and also fully enclosing th... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7540248 | Kick boat A twin-hulled, single-person, collapsible boat, has a pair of open, canoe-shaped hulls; a removable, collapsible frame connecting the hulls together; and a removable, one-person seat assembly connected to the frame between the hulls. ... | 06/02/2009 |
| 6712361 | Computer game with cars and levers A mentally challenging game with computer and physical embodiments in which the goal is to move a primary object from its initial location through a system of platforms and levers to a particular destination. Horizontally movable counterweights also traverse this sy... | 03/30/2004 |
| D589116 | Airless spray gun with motor directly over the handle | 03/24/2009 |
| 7487942 | Pipe clamp A pipe clamp for clamping objects has wide, stable feet that prevent the clamp from tipping over. The feet are of such a height that the clamp handle can be rotated by the user without interference from the bench on which the pipe clamp rests. The clamping faces hav... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7475343 | Data processing apparatus and method for converting words to abbreviations, converting abbreviations to words, and selecting abbreviations for insertion into text A data processing method and apparatus for maintaining and customizing a list of words, phrases, and abbreviations that are standard in a profession, industry, trade or occupation, for insertion of abbreviations from the list into the text, for converting selected w... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7474225 | Fresh water intake monitoring system and method A system and method for continuously monitoring the intake of a fresh water system to detect pathogens, chemicals, and other biological contaminants. The apparatus consists of a number of monitoring and containment facilities which are inserted into a fresh water in... | 01/06/2009 |
