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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 |
| 8182867 | Producing composite nanoparticles containing organic ions A method for producing a composite nanoparticle, including the steps of, collapsing at least a portion of a polyelectrolyte polymer in solution about one or more precursor moieties to form a composite precursor moiety having a mean diameter in the range between abou... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8153414 | Microbial delivery system The present invention provides methods and compositions for treating or preventing allergic responses, particularly anaphylactic allergic responses, in subjects who are allergic to allergens or susceptible to allergies. Methods of the present invention utilize admin... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8101163 | Transdermal compositions The present invention is directed to transdermal compositions and the uses thereof. These compositions include at least one of the following components: a C1-C6 dialkyl, C12-C30 dialkyl quaternary ammonium salt, a C12... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8084397 | Methods to produce polymer nanoparticles and formulations of active ingredients The present invention provides a composition including a polymer nanoparticle and at least one agricultural active compound incorporated with the nanoparticle, wherein the nanoparticle are less than 100 nm in diameter, and the polymer includes a polyelectrolyte.... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8082790 | Solid-state inertial sensor on chip Monolithic solid-state inertial sensor. The sensor detects rotation rate about three orthogonal axes and includes a micromachined monolithic piezoelectric crystalline structure including an equal number of vibratory drive and detection tines on each side of an axis ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8062668 | Stimuli-responsive systems for controlled drug delivery A method of delivering a therapeutic agent by providing a cross-linked polymer encapsulating the therapeutic agent to a site in a patient. The degradation rate of the cross-linked polymer is correlated with a local concentration of an indicator, and the therapeutic ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8058314 | Conductance of improperly folded proteins through the secretory pathway and related methods for treating disease This invention provides the methodology and agents for treating any disease or clinical condition which is at least partly the result of endoplasmic reticulum-associated retention of proteins. Thus, the methods and agents of the present invention provide for the rel... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8043863 | MS methods to evaluate glycans The present disclosure provides, among other things, methods for the identification of sulfated glycans in a mixture of glycans. ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8030459 | Oxime conjugates and methods for their formation and use The present invention relates to biodegradable biocompatible polyketals, methods for their preparation, and methods for creating animals by administration of biodegradable biocompatible polyketals. In one aspect, a method for forming the biodegradable biocompatible ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8029797 | Multivalent HIV immunogenic compositions comprising a pool of lipidated and nonlipidated peptides representing Gag and Env variable regions An anti-HIV vaccine composition is disclosed. The vaccine comprises an combination of immunogenic peptide mixtures, which mixtures may be prepared in a single synthesis. The composition collectively represents the in vivo variability seen in immunogenic epitopes fro... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8022178 | Modified self-assembling peptides The present invention provides a self-assembling peptide comprising: (a) a first amino acid domain that mediates self-assembly, wherein the domain comprises alternating hydrophobic and hydrophilic amino acids that are complementary and structurally compatible and se... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8016935 | Anti-corrosion pigments coming from dust of an electric arc furnace and containing sacrificial calcium An anticorrosion ferrite-based pigment, derived from a hydrometallurgical purification process of EAF dust. EAF dust is generated in an electric arc furnace for carbon steel production by processing scrap metal, direct reduced iron and/or pre-reduced hematite, and u... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8012629 | Batteries containing bismuth glass compositions Disclosed are glass compositions, glass fiber compositions, glass fiber battery separators, glass fiber filter media, battery additives and active materials formed with glass compositions disclosed, glass fiber radiation shields, and glass fiber paper compositions. ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8003166 | Composite nanoparticles, nanoparticles and methods for producing same In various aspects provided are methods for producing a nanoparticle within a cross-linked, collapsed polymeric material. In various embodiments, the methods comprise (a) providing a polymeric solution comprising a polymeric material; (b) collapsing at least a porti... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8000904 | Methods and products related to the improved analysis of carbohydrates The invention relates, in part, to the improved analysis of carbohydrates. In particular, the invention relates to the analysis of carbohydrates, such as N-glycans and O-glycans found on proteins. Improved methods, therefore, for the study of glycosylation patterns ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7985594 | Biradical polarizing agents for dynamic nuclear polarization The present invention provides methods for performing dynamic nuclear polarization using biradicals with a structure of formula (I) as described herein. In general, the methods involve (a) providing a frozen sample in a magnetic field, wherein the frozen sample incl... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7981411 | Use of live bacteria for growth promotion in animals The present invention relates to the use of F4+ non-pathogenic Escherichia coli strains to promote growth in an animal. The present invention also relates to the use of such strains to homogenize growth among a herd of animals. More specifically, t... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7967890 | Producing nanoparticles using nanoscale polymer templates In various aspects provided are methods for producing a nanoparticle within a cross-linked, collapsed polymeric material. In various embodiments, the methods comprise (a) providing a shape-static polymer template with a size in the range between about 1 nm to about ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7964277 | Composite nanoparticles, nanoparticles and methods for producing same In various aspects provided are methods for producing a nanoparticle within a cross-linked, collapsed polymeric material, said method including (a) providing a polymeric solution comprising a polymeric material; (b) collapsing at least a portion of the polymeric mat... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7943800 | Migrastatin analogs and uses thereof The present invention provides compounds having formula (I), and additionally provides methods for the synthesis thereof, compositions thereof, and methods for the use thereof in the treatment of various disorders including cancer, metastasis and disorders involving... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7939166 | Glass compositions Disclosed are glass compositions, glass fiber compositions, glass fiber battery separators, glass fiber filter media, battery additives and active materials formed with glass compositions disclosed, glass fiber radiation shields, and glass fiber paper compositions. ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7935500 | Identifying calcineurin activators for treatment of schizophrenia The present invention provides targets, methods, and reagents for the diagnosis and treatment of schizophrenia and related conditions. The invention provides methods for the diagnosis of schizophrenia and susceptibility to schizophrenia by detection of polymorphisms... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7932343 | Biomaterial The present invention provides a triblock copolymer and a viscoelastic biostable foam comprising the same. ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7927608 | polypeptides and polynucleotides encoding same and their use in vaccinal and diagnostic applications The present invention relates to the field of Streptococcus. More specifically, the present invention relates to the identification of polypeptides and polynucleotide sequences encoding the same which are involved in the pathogenic mechanism of S. suis... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7923041 | Compositions and methods for enhancing cognitive function Disclosed are compositions for promoting general health and well-being, comprising an extract of a botanical raw material, wherein said extract inhibits the carboxyl demethylating activity of a protein phosphatase, and methods of making and using same. ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7906235 | Pentacyclic anion salts or tetrazapentalene derivatives and their uses as ionic conducting materials The invention relates to ionic compounds in which the anionic load has been delocalized. A compound disclosed by the invention includes an anionic portion combined with at least one cationic portion Mm+ in sufficient numbers to ensure overall electronic n... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7879977 | Methods and reagents for decreasing clinical reaction to allergy It has been determined that allergens, which are characterized by both humoral (IgE) and cellular (T cell) binding sites, can be modified to be less allergenic by modifying the IgE binding sites. The IgE binding sites can be converted to non-IgE binding sites by mas... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7853558 | Intelligent augmentation of media content Embodiments of the present disclosure include methods (and corresponding systems and computer program products) that augment visual elements in documents with rich media content and provide the rich media content based on user interaction with the augmented visual e... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7851641 | Compounds useful for treating neurodegenerative disorders As described herein, the present invention provides compounds useful for treating or lessening the severity of a neurodegenerative disorder. The present invention also provides methods of treating or lessening the severity of such disorders wherein said method compr... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7843912 | Systems and methods of fine grained interception of network communications on a virtual private network A method for intercepting communication of a client to a destination on a virtual private network includes an agent executing on the client that intercepts a network communication of the client. The agent provides a virtual private network connection from a first ne... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7829672 | Modulation of sodium channels in dorsal root ganglia A novel tetrodotoxin resistant sodium channel is described, along with isolated nucleotides that encode this receptor. Methods for identifying agents that modulate the Na+ current through the receptor are provided, as well as related therapeutic and diagn... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7827237 | Systems and methods for identifying long matches of data in a compression history Systems and methods of storing previously transmitted data and using it to reduce bandwidth usage and accelerate future communications are described. By using algorithms to identify long compression history matches, a network device may improve compression efficient... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7816084 | TLE3 as a marker for chemotherapy Methods of using TLE3 as a marker for predicting the likelihood that a patient's cancer will respond to chemotherapy. Methods of using TLE3 as a marker for selecting a chemotherapy for a cancer. ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7811774 | Reagents and methods for use in cancer diagnosis, classification and therapy Methods and reagents for classifying tumors and for identifying new tumor classes and subclasses. Methods for correlating tumor class or subclass with therapeutic regimen or outcome, for identifying appropriate (new or known) therapies for particular classes or subc... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7811757 | Methods for disease detection The present invention provides methods for detecting disease by analysis of a patient sample to determine the integrity of nucleic acids in the sample. ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7809818 | Systems and method of using HTTP head command for prefetching The present solution provides a variety of techniques for accelerating and optimizing network traffic, such as HTTP based network traffic. The solution described herein provides techniques in the areas of proxy caching, protocol acceleration, domain name resolution ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7803552 | Biomarkers for predicting prostate cancer progression The present invention relates to the identification and use of gene expression profiles with clinical relevance to prostate cancer. In particular, the invention provides the identity of genes whose expression, at the transcriptional and protein levels, is correlated... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7799339 | Hybrid block copolymer micelles with mixed stereochemistry for encapsulation of hydrophobic agents The present invention relates to the field of polymer chemistry and more particularly to multiblock copolymers and micelles comprising the same. ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7797724 | Methods and apparatus for secure online access on a client device A method of securely accessing at a client device content from a server without using the non-volatile memory of the client device is disclosed. The bypassing of non-volatile memory lessens the security risk of unauthorized viewing of the server originated content. ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7794965 | Method of identifying modulators of PP2A methylase The invention relates to methylated proteins that control protein phosphorylation, particularly phosphoesterases, such as PP2A. It relates to screening methods for determining agents that affect methylation of these proteins and thus also modulate the level of phosp... | 09/14/2010 |
