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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 |
| 5979258 | Power shifter control system A power shifter control system for transmitting shifting operation of a change lever (1) via shift cable (5) to a power shifter (2), which incudes a motor (3) for amplifying the transmitted shifting operation force and providing amplified shifting operati... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5936137 | Process for destroying halogenated compounds A method of destroying halogenated compounds by a vapor phase chemical reaction using an alkali metal vapor, alkaline earth metal vapor, or a combination of the two, in a heated reactor to produce mineralized or solid products. The production of solid pro... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5883584 | Earth observation method Two sensors are carried on board a spacecraft: a first, low resolution "preview" sensor, and a second high resolution "fine sensor", the latter having sensing parameters which can be adjusted to satisfy the needs of a particular customer. The instantaneou... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5818916 | Method and apparatus for preventing return dial tone fraud in a cellular paystation A cellular paystation system has a transceiver, paystation and an interface. The cellular paystation system operates to prevent return dial tone fraud by providing from the interface a first dial tone to a calling party using the paystation when an off-ho... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5802843 | Method and apparatus for diagnosing engine exhaust gas purification system A diagnosis apparatus for diagnosing a catalytic converter of a motor vehicle as to whether the catalyst suffers deterioration by estimating a temperature of the catalyst or that of the exhaust gas in the vicinity of the catalyst on the basis of a plurali... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5779915 | Method of removing chlorine and halogen-oxygen compounds from water by catalytic reduction The invention concerns a method of removing substances present in water, in particular halogen-oxygen compounds which remain in the water as residues of disinfecting or are formed as by-products of oxidative water treatment. According to the invention, th... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5779939 | Corrosion preventing composition comprising lactobionic acid amides Corrosion prevention compositions which contain lactobionic acid N-alkylamides, and further having a pH below 9.0, are described. In particular, lactobionic acid N-alkylamides in which the saturated or unsaturated alkyl group bonded via the amide function... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5712007 | Tubular casing for food products This invention relates to a tubular casing for location around food products prior to cooking or curing that produce a quilted-like surface pattern to the surface of the food product. The invention comprises a first tubular portion that is knitted in cont... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5681927 | Metal-radionuclide-labeled proteins and glycoproteins for diagnosis and therapy Chelated radionuclide compositions are provided for conjugation to polypeptides and carbohydrates. The resulting conjugates may be used in diagnosis and therapy.... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5657924 | Method for wave soldering with lead-free solder materials A method is available for wave-soldering component groups, especially printed circuit boards with shielding from the environment, in which lead-free or at least low-lead solders, especially tin solders, with a melting point of more than 210° C., are used... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5653258 | Vent valve A vent valve for a thermostatic valve of a coolant circuit of an internal combustion engine has a ball with a radius and a diameter and serving as a sealing element, and a one-piece metal cage for the ball. The cage has a pot-shaped part with an inside di... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5625558 | Drive-by-wire vehicle engine output control system Described herein is a drive-by-wire vehicle engine output control system. The system permits good-response acceleration by a driver's simple and reasonable operation, i.e., by operating an accelerator pedal and also a prompt response even when a sudden lo... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5601507 | Mechanical gearing The invention relates to a mechanical gearing. This comprises a frame, a first shaft mounted rotatably on the frame and carrying a pair of friction wheels which are disposed at a distance from each other and which have mutually facing friction surfaces to... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5601175 | Lubrication system for one-way clutch An end bearing for a one-way clutch is disclosed. The end bearing is provided in its inner or outer peripheral wall with at least one lube oil groove which is oblique to a central axis of the one-way clutch to introduce a lube oil into the one-way clutch.... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5599111 | Double-row, ball bearing and method of producing the same The double-row ball bearing having a stationary shaft, a rotatable outer ring and balls between them is set in an inspection apparatus, so that the acoustic sound produced as the outer ring is rotated with the shaft inserted inside the balls is detected b... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5598809 | Teat A teat for feeding liquids to animals adapted to be fastened to a source of liquid such as a pipe or drum in use to project outwardly from the source. The teat has a resilient outer end which is closed apart from a slit in it which slit is itself normally... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5591557 | Liquid developer including organo titanate charge control agent for electrostatography A liquid developer for electrostatography comprising a silicone fluid, marker particles and a charge control agent which is soluble in the silicone fluid. The charge control agent may be an organo-metallic compound such as an organo titanate selected from... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5589272 | Glazing A transparent glass/plastic material composite pane, comprising at least one transparent plastic pane, at least one glass pane and according to demand an adhesion-promoting intermediate layer between the glass pane and the plastic pane, the glass pane bei... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5587251 | Ceramic gas supply components for fuel cells comprising zirconium oxide solid electrolyte Electrically insulating ceramic gas supply plenums for solid electrolyte fuel cells in which the plenums are formed from a mixture of ceramic components and the proportions of the components in the mixture are adjusted to match the coefficient of thermal ... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5585085 | Removal of water and/or hydrocarbons from hydrogen fluoride A process for removing water and/or carbon compounds from hydrogen fluoride by contacting the hydrogen fluoride to be purified with elemental fluorine.... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5582005 | Exhaust arrangement for a gasoline The invention relates to a gasoline engine having a catalyst for reducing the emission pollutants, with an oxygen absorption device located in the exhaust line upstream of the catalyst. According to the invention, the gasoline engine is operated in a firs... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5580867 | Myocardial protection during ischemia and reperfusion Myocardial protection is achieved by administering to a patient an effective amount of a benzothiazepine derivative. The benzothiazepine derivatives have the following general chemical formula: ##STR1## wherein R1 represents hydrogen or me... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5569382 | Belt filter device having a cleaning spray head A belt filter device for the cleaning of contaminated liquids has an upper dirt chamber which receives the contaminated liquid. Underneath this dirt chamber, a clean chamber is arranged. Between the dirt chamber and the clean chamber, a filter bottom is p... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5564747 | Trigger device Accommodated within a trigger casing are a firing pin arranged movably toward a detonator, an inertia body formed of a permanent magnet and defining along a central axis thereof a through-hole through which the pin extends freely, and a cylindrical perman... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5560330 | Intake manifold and process for making it The proposal is for a suction pipe consisting of a number of individual suction pipes (10, 16, 17, 18) connected on the intake side to a manifold (11). According to the invention, the manifold is made in one piece with the suction pipes by the blow-moldin... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5558305 | Measuring arrangement useful for controlling the attitude of a three-axis stabilized satellite, corresponding evaluation process, regulating system and process A measurement arrangement is useful for controlling the attitude of a three-axis stabilized satellite equipped with sun-sensors for determining the orientation of the sun (sun vector) with respect to a satellite-fixed coordinate system, as well as with sp... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5558052 | Internal-combustion engine switchable valve tappet A tappet is provided with a hydraulically actuated piston and a clutch member so that the valve is inoperative in a first switching position, whereas, it carries out lifting movements for controlling the charge cycle in a second switching position. The ta... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5557922 | Turbine Surfaces of the static blades of a turbine are heated by a high temperature, high pressure working gas or heating gas passing through inner passages formed inside the static blades, so that the working gas which passes through interspaces defined between ... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5558812 | Liquid enzyme formulations Liquid enzyme formulations which contain the enzyme in the form of aqueous enzyme particle suspension, colloidal fillers and a liquid alkylene oxide polymer based on ethylenediamine and having a molecular weight in the range from 500 to 8200. The liquid e... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5554284 | Backwashable filter for fluids A backwashable fluid filter formed with a filter element which is disposed so that it can be rotated about its axis inside the filter housing by a drive mechanism and through which a radial flow passes. A backwashing device is provided which includes a di... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5554205 | Air filter for the interior of a motor vehicle An air filter, particularly for ventilating the interior of motor vehicles, is provided. The air filter includes a housing having an unfiltered-air inlet and a clean-air outlet, as well as a filter medium folded in an accordion-like shape. The filter medi... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5553909 | Small two-seater car A small two-seater car, which has a driver seat and a passenger seat disposed laterally adjacent one another and in facing relationship to an asymmetric dashboard. The passenger seat is arranged to be longitudinally offset to the rear with respect to the ... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5551743 | Arrangement of a rear lid or the like on the body frame of a motor vehicle An arrangement of a rear lid or the like on the body frame of a motor vehicle, particularly for vehicles with a storable roof structure, with a pivoted mounting of the rear lid by which the rear lid can be swung up into an erect loading position around an... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5551746 | Side window arrangement for a vehicle A side window arrangement is disclosed which has main and auxiliary window cutouts which are separated from one another and are arranged one behind the other in the opening direction of the window, a window side pane having an opening which can be moved i... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5549435 | Chamber and a chamber combination for a vacuum facility and a method for transporting through at least one workpiece A chamber for a vacuum facility comprises at least one opening for the through-transport of workpieces, particularly of circular-disk-shaped workpieces such as storage disks during their treatment, and a transport arrangement, which is movable in a driven... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5548536 | Method for determining quantities which characterize the driving behavior The invention relates to a method for determining quantities which characterize driving behavior. Signals indicative of steering angle, longitudinal speed of the vehicle, and two transverse accelerations located one behind the other in the longitudinal di... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5548049 | Copolymers of allyliminodiacetic acid with unsaturated carboxylic acids and their use as complexing agents, peroxide stabilizers, builders in washing and cleaning products and dispersing agents Polymers consisting of (a) 1-50% weight of N-allyliminodiacetic acid and its salts; (b) 50-99% weight of one or several unsaturated, polymerisable carboxylic acids having the formula (I), in which R1 stands for hydrogen, C1-C.sub.4 a... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5547291 | Preloaded rolling bearing units A preloaded rolling bearing unit of the double row type has a pair of inner rings which have a raceway formed on a peripheral face at a location displaced in the axial direction from a central portion thereof, a first cylindrical portion axially protrudin... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5547290 | Rolling bearing unit with rotational speed sensor A rolling bearing unit comprises outer and inner ring members, a cover having an open and portion fitted to the outer ring member and a rotational speed sensor which is mounted in the cover to detect the rotation of the inner ring member, such that the co... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5546900 | Intake assembly for a multi-cylinder internal-combustion engine An intake assembly for a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine which has at least first and second intake ducts of different lengths for each cylinder which proceed from an intake distributor and converge shortly before an intake valve. The shorter se... | 08/20/1996 |
